1940 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 5–5 2–3 Henry Redd 9th Jim Coleman John Henderson Miles Stadium The 1940 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1940 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5). VPI was ranked at No. 98 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern September 21 w y 1940 Catawba Indians Catawba Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 34–12 3,000 Tech Mobilizes For Marshall Game Saturday https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19400924.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Suffolk News-Herald September 24, 1940 5 August 8, 2023VPI Outscores Stubborn Catawba Eleven To Win 34-12 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TSWT19400922.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Southwest Times September 22, 1940 5 January 30, 2024Virginia Tech Victor https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1940/09/22/113105853.html?pageNumber=123 The New York Times September 22, 1940 123 February 15, 2024 September 28 l y y Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV 7–13 8,000 Marshall Defeats Gobblers: West Virginians Score In Last Minute to Win From Tech by 13 to 7 Richmond Times-Dispatch September 29, 1940 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120321503/marshall-defeats-gobblers-west/ Newspapers.com October 5 3:00 p.m. l y Richmond Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 7–13 6,000 UR Opens Conference Play Against Tech http://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19401004.2.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- University of Richmond The Richmond Collegian October 4, 1940 4 August 22, 2022Red and Blue Victors Over Tech https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19401011.2.38&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- University of Richmond The Richmond Collegian October 11, 1940 5 August 22, 2022https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112763267/richmond-jinx-holds-as-vpi-loses-137/ Bristol Herald Courier Richmond Jinx Holds as VPI Loses 13–7 October 6, 1940 November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 2:30 p.m. l y William & Mary City Stadium Richmond, VA 13–20 9,000 Colonial Echo https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/2159/1941-43.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Colonial Echo 1941 198 1941 August 22, 2022Korczowski Sparkles as W. & M. Topple Virginia Tech https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-10-13/ed-1/seq-32/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 13, 1940 32 August 23, 2022William and Mary Nips VPI, 20-13 Before 9,000 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TSWT19401013.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Southwest Times October 13, 1940 5 February 26, 2024 October 18 8:30 p.m. l y y Georgetown Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 4–46 15,000 Injury-Plagued Hoya Team Plays Host To Winless Gobblers This Friday https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1064396/19401016.pdf Georgetown University The Hoya October 16, 1940 4 August 22, 2022Hilltop Eleven Remains Unconquered Downing Plucky Gobbler Team, 46-4 https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1064395/19401023.pdf Georgetown University The Hoya October 23, 1940 4 August 22, 2022Georgetown Romps Over Virginia Tech https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-10-19/ed-1/seq-16/ Library of Congress The Evening Star October 19, 1940 16 August 23, 2022 October 26 2:30 p.m. w y Washington and Lee Lynchburg Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA 21–0 6,000-6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107996627/vpi-rises-up-to-slap-gens/ The Charlotte News VPI rises up to slap Gens October 27, 1940 August 22, 2022 Newspapers.comDefeat by VPI Fails to Mar Weekend For W&L Students on Lynchburg Trip https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/29903/RTP_19401029.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi October 29, 1940 3 August 22, 2022Gobblers Turn On W. & L. 21 To 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-10-27/ed-1/seq-9/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star-News October 27, 1940 9 August 23, 2022Oft Beaten Virginia Tech Scores Over Generals, 21-0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-10-27/ed-1/seq-28/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 27, 1940 28 August 23, 2022Generals Bow To Gobblers https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19401031.1.7&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News October 31, 1940 7 December 1, 2022 November 2 w y y Virginia Foreman Field Norfolk, VA rivalry 6–0 9,000 Va. Team Turns To W. & L. Tilt https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2764621 University of Virginia The Daily Progress November 4, 1940 6 August 22, 2022V.P.I. Upsets Virginia By 6 to 0 To Offset Early Beatings https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-11-03/ed-1/seq-38/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 3, 1940 38 August 23, 2022 November 9 2:30 p.m. w Furman Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 38–21 4,000 Crippled Purples Fall Victim To High-Scoring Tech Crew https://cdm16821.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16821coll21/id/22909/rec/1 Furman University The Furman Hornet November 15, 1940 5 August 22, 2022Furman Defeated By VPI, 38 to 21 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-11-10/ed-1/seq-9/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star-News November 10, 1940 9 August 23, 2022 November 16 2:00 p.m. w y y Centre Farris Stadium Danville, KY 10–6 4,000 Dedication To Highlight Homecoming https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-centre-college-cento/177621621/ The Centre College Cento Danville, Kentucky November 15, 1940 1 July 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Gobbler Defeat Centre College https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-11-17/ed-1/seq-6/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star-News November 17, 1940 6 August 23, 2022 November 21 2:15 p.m. l y VMI Maher Field Roanoke, VA rivalry 0–14 20,000-21,000 VMI Runs Rough-Shod Over Tech 14 to 0 http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/8418 Virginia Military Institute The V.M.I. Cadet November 25, 1940 1 August 22, 2022Joe Muha Leads Keydets to Win https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-11-22/ed-1/seq-7/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star-News November 22, 1940 7 August 23, 2022V. M. I. Trims Gobblers In Annual Turkey Day Battle https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19401128.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News November 28, 1940 2 December 1, 2022 Before the season The 1939 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 4–5–1 record and were led by Henry Redd in his eighth season as head coach. In December 1939, the VPI letterwinners chose linemen Jim Coleman and John Henderson as co-captains for the 1940 football season.V. P. I. Names Linemen As First Co-Captains https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1939-12-14/ed-1/seq-71/ Library of Congress The Evening Star December 14, 1939 71 January 14, 2025 Game summaries Catawba Catawba at VPI Catawba VPI 0 6 6 0 0 20 7 7 September 21, 1940 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA 3,000 Richard Carrington (UVA) VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Catawba at Miles Stadium. The starting lineup for VPI was: Lawson (left end), Coleman (left tackle), W. Tate (left guard), Zydiak (center), McClure (right guard), Judy (right tackle), J. Henderson (right end), Kern (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), James (right halfback), Hudson (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Belcher, Blandford, Chasen, Clark, Graves, Johnson, Morehead, Rucker, Sedwick, Smith, Strieff, Sullivan, B. Tate, Todd, Traynham, Unterzuber, Warriner and Wheeler. The starting lineup for Catawba was: Leo Morgan (left end), George Haley (left tackle), Hubert Menapace (left guard), Ed Ellis (center), Chub Richards (right guard), Bill Self (right tackle), Handley (right end), Ike Green (quarterback), Dwight Holshouser (left halfback), Culton (right halfback), Crayton Benson, Jr. (fullback). The substitutes were: Duke Burkholder, Capaccio, Clayton Gaddy, Steve Johnson, Levich, Morehead, Ranaschire, William Rodeffer, Dave Staley, Todderd, Army Tomaini, Werner and Wright. Marshall VPI at Marshall VPI Marshall 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 7 September 28, 1940 Fairfield StadiumHuntington, WV 8,000 1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team After their victory over Catawba, VPI played Marshall College at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The starting lineup for VPI was: Lawson (left end), Coleman (left tackle), McClure (left guard), Zydiak (center), W. Tate (right guard), Judy (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Kern (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Wheeler (right halfback), Hudson (fullback). The substitutes were: Warriner. The starting lineup for Marshall was: Jack Mattiford (left end), Stan Huffman (left tackle), Frank Mellie (left guard), Jim Roberts (center), Harry Clagg (right guard), Harold Cox (right tackle), Ed Ulinski (right end), Lorin Daniels (quarterback), Jackie Hunt (left halfback), Harley Kuhl (right halfback), Okey Lucas (fullback). The substitutes were: Andy D'Antoni and Jack Peters. Richmond Richmond at VPI Richmond VPI 6 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 October 5, 1940 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA 3:00 p.m. 6,000 "Pleasant" Richard Carrington (UVA) 1940 Richmond Spiders football team VPI's 1940 homecoming game was a loss to Richmond. The starting lineup for VPI was: Clark (left end), Coleman (left tackle), W. Tate (left guard), Zydiak (center), Graves (right guard), Judy (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Thomas (quarterback), Wheeler (left halfback), Kern (right halfback), Hudson (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Belcher, Chasen, James, Lawson, McClure, Morehead, Smith, Sullivan, Todd, Unterzuber, Warriner and Woolwine. The starting lineup for Richmond was: Dick Humbert (left end), Harold McVay (left tackle), Bert Milling (left guard), William Fitzhugh (center), Andy Fronczek (right guard), David Robertson (right tackle), Robert Erickson (right end), Art Jones (quarterback), Butcher (left halfback), Frank Baker (right halfback), Warren Pace (fullback). The substitutes were: Joseph Amrhein, Coxey Bowen, Vincent Collins, Lemuel Fitzgerald, John Griffin, Maxwell Katz, Joseph Mack, Moore and Gordon ReMine. William & Mary William & Mary vs. VPI W&M VPI 7 7 6 0 7 0 0 6 October 12, 1940 City StadiumRichmond, VA 9,000 Paul Magoffin 1940 William & Mary Indians football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Lawson (left end), Todd (left tackle), W. Tate (left guard), Zydiak (center), McClure (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Kern (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Wheeler (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Blandford, Chasen, Clark, Graves, Hudson, James, Johnson, Lawson, John Smith, Streiff, Sullivan, B. Tate, Unterzuber and Woolwine. The starting lineup for William & Mary was: Charles Gondak (left end), Cary Berry (left tackle), Buster Ramsey (left guard), William Goodlow (center), Ed Goodlow (right guard), Marvin Bass (right tackle), Alphonse Chestnut (right end), Waldo Matthews (quarterback), Harlie Masters (left halfback), Harold Fields (right halfback), Harvey Johnson (fullback). The substitutes were: Dick Adams, John Brodka, Abe Ferris, Glamini, Al Helsander, H. Hollingsworth, Jimmie Howard, Newell Irwin, Kickery, Glen Knox, John Korczowski, Al Vandeweghe and Hank Whitehouse. Georgetown VPI at Georgetown VPI Georgetown 0 2 0 2 7 12 6 21 October 18, 1940 Griffith StadiumWashington, DC 8:30 p.m. 15,000 J.R. Trimble (Duquesne) 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Lawson (left end), Coleman (left tackle), W. Tate (left guard), Zydiak (center), Anderson (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), Henderson (right end), James (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Kern (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Blandford, Chasen, Clark, Hudson, Johnson, McClure, Smith, Sullivan, Taylor, Unterzuber and Wheeler. The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Chris Pavich (left end), Earl Fullilove (left tackle), Marc Ostinato (left guard), Bill Erickson (center), Angelo Paternoster (right guard), Joe Daniels (right tackle), John Lascari (right end), Joe McFadden (quarterback), Julius Koshlap (left halfback), Lou Ghecas (right halfback), John Barrett (fullback). The substitutes were: Al Blozis, Ben Bulvin, Jack Doolan, Frank Dornfield, Louis P. Falcone, Al Kull, Art Lemke, Augie Lio, Al Lujack, Al Matuza, Bill McLaughlin, Edward Joseph McMahon, Dominick Montanero, Bill Nealon, George Perpich, James Reichey, Russ Sorce, Jack Spencer and Dave Wiley. Washington and Lee Washington & Lee vs. VPI W&L VPI 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 October 26, 1940 Lynchburg Municipal StadiumLynchburg, VA 2:30 p.m. 6,000-6,500 1940 Washington and Lee Generals football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Sullivan (left end), W. Tate (left tackle), McClure (left guard), Zydiak (center), Anderson (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Kern (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Smith (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Hudson, James, Lawson and Wheeler. The starting lineup for Washington & Lee was: Taylor Truehart (left end), Sanders Simmons (left tackle), Stephen Hanasik (left guard), John "Jack" Mangan (center), Francis Bryan (right guard), John Rulevich (right tackle), Courtney Wadlington (right end), Joe Baugher (quarterback), Preston Brown (left halfback), Robert "Bob" Pinck (right halfback), Alfred "Junie" Bishop (fullback). The substitutes were: John Ligon. Virginia Virginia vs. VPI UVA VPI 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 November 2, 1940 Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA 9,000 "Warm indian summer sun" Causey (South Carolina) 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Sullivan (left end), W. Tate (left tackle), McClure (left guard), Zydiak (center), Anderson (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Kern (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Smith (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Clark, Hudson, McKinney, Morehead, James and Wheeler. The starting lineup for Virginia was: White (left end), Harbinson (left tackle), Dickey (left guard), William Suhling III (center), John Sauerbeck (right guard), Morse (right tackle), Nick Gianakos (right end), Bill Dudley (quarterback), Bryant (left halfback), Crenshaw (right halfback), Cardozo (fullback). The substitutes were: Abbott, Aldrich, Goodwin, Gravatt, William Hill, Lee McLaughlin, Mirman, Murden, Leroy Neustedter, O'Grince, William Preston, Schlesinger and Waldrop. Furman Furman at VPI Furman VPI 0 14 0 7 14 7 7 10 November 9, 1940 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA 2:30 p.m. 4,000 "crisp, sunny weather" Ervin (Drake) 1940 Furman Purple Hurricane football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Clark (left end), W. Tate (left tackle), Anderson (left guard), Zydiak (center), McClure (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), J. Henderson (right end), Wheeler (quarterback), Kern (left halfback), Thomas (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Chasen, Graves, Hudson, James, Morehead, Rucker, Smith, Streiff, B. Tate and Unterzuber. The starting lineup for Furman was: William Seel (left end), Bill Cornwall (left tackle), Charles Edens (left guard), Bill Brubeck (center), Gates Barker (right guard), James McQueen (right tackle), Harold Mann (right end), Robert Fitzer (quarterback), Wallace Brubeck (left halfback), Ralph Hamer (right halfback), Dewey Proctor (fullback). The substitutes were: Jim Barnett, Junior Boles, Lynn Culbertson, Orvell Duncan, Lawrence Farry, Hicks, Waldo Hinson, Ralph Hodgson, George Lovell, Merrill McDaniel, Merritt Morris, Paul Sizemore, Ralph Trabakino and George Turner. Centre Centre vs. VPI Centre VPI 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 November 16, 1940 Farris StadiumDanville, KY 4,000 "Freezing temperature and high wind" Stanley Bach (Kentucky) 1940 Centre Colonels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Clark (left end), W. Tate (left tackle), Anderson (left guard), Zydiak (center), McClure (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), J. Henderson (right end), Wheeler (quarterback), Kern (left halfback), Thomas (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Hudson. The starting lineup for Centre was: Schultz (left end), James Campbell (left tackle), Skovron (left guard), William Hale (center), Jim Brakefield (right guard), Felchner (right tackle), Arnold Amundsen (right end), William Yates (quarterback), Stan Czekala (left halfback), Jack Haddock (right halfback), Smith (fullback). VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 November 21, 1940 Maher FieldRoanoke, VA 2:15 p.m. 20,000-21,000 "Half-way decent for a change, though a trifle on the warm side" 1940 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Clark (left end), W. Tate (left tackle), Anderson (left guard), Zydiak (center), McClure (right guard), Belcher (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Wheeler (quarterback), Kern (left halfback), Thomas (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Chasen, Graves, Hudson, Johnson, Morehead, Smith and Unterzuber. The starting lineup for VMI was: Luther Sexton (left end), Andrew Nelson (left tackle), Ray Reutt (left guard), Barney Skladany (center), Tom Thrasher (right guard), Harold Tipton (right tackle), Randolph Huyett (right end), Abisha "Bosh" Pritchard (quarterback), Carter Catlett (left halfback), Joe Muha (right halfback), Byron Walker (fullback). The substitutes were: Billy Clark, Clyde Ellington, James Matthews, William Nugent, Roy Replogle, James "Son" Shelby, Emil Sotnyk, William Walker and Gerald Williams. After the season On November 20, 1940, Henry Redd announced that he would resign as VPI head coach to become full-time secretary of the General Alumni Association and the director of the Tech Alumni Fund.Coach To Resign https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-11-21/ed-1/seq-14/ Library of Congress The Wilmington Morning Star November 21, 1940 14 December 29, 2022Redd Quits as Coach https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-11-21/ed-1/seq-42/ Library of Congress The Evening Star November 21, 1940 42 December 29, 2022 After considering other coaches to fill the vacancy (reportedly including Bunny OakesVitt Changes Mind About Exposing Indians' Uprising https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-01-25/ed-1/seq-16/ Library of Congress The Evening Star January 25, 1941 16 December 29, 2022 and John BarnhillV.P.I. To Name Grid Coach Soon https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1941-01-23/ed-1/seq-6/ Library of Congress The Wilmington Morning Star January 23, 1941 6 December 29, 2022), former Rice head coach Jimmy Kitts accepted the VPI head coaching position on February 13, 1941.Kitts Named to Grid Coaching Berth at Virginia Tech https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-02-13/ed-1/seq-55/ Library of Congress The Evening Star February 13, 1941 55 December 29, 2022 In December 1940, the VPI letterwinners chose linemen Bill Tate and Bill Zydiak as co-captains for the 1941 football season.Two Lead Virginia Tech https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-12-10/ed-1/seq-38/ Library of Congress The Evening Star December 10, 1940 38 December 29, 2022 Players Roster VPI 1940 roster Van Anderson Mason Harper Blandford Alton Belcher Bruce Brinkley Richard Carpenter Irvin Jean Chasen Gerald Clark William Claypool Jim Coleman (Capt.) William Davis Frank L. DeBord, Jr. Paul Gowen, Jr. Preston Graves John Henderson (Capt.) Willard Joseph Henderson Rankin Hudson Bill James William B. Johnson Ben Judy Dick Kern Bob Lawson Roger McClure Charles Thomas McCurdy Charles McKinney Paul McMullin Henry Morehead John Rucker Julian Sedwick Joe Smith John Smith Frank Arthur Streiff James Sullivan Benjamin Tate William "Bill" Tate Garrett Taylor Herbert Joseph Thomas Andy Todd Albert "Pete" Traynham Ralph Unterzuber Paul A. Warner George Warriner Gene Wheeler Jimmy Woolwine Bill Zydiak Varsity letter winners Twenty-four players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1940 VPI team.1940 VPI Letterwinners Virginia Tech January 2, 2023 https://hokiesports.com/sports/2018/5/1/football-player-letterwinners.aspx Player Hometown Notes Cecil Van Anderson Andersonville, Virginia World War II veteran (Major, Army Air Corps). Alton Harwood Belcher Petersburg, Virginia World War II veteran (2nd Lieutenant, Army). Participated in D-Day, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of the Bulge. Gerald Harley Clark Bristol, Tennessee James Emory Coleman (Capt.) Fayetteville, West Virginia Robert Preston Graves Salem, Virginia World War II and Vietnam War veteran (Colonel, Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal. John L. Henderson (Capt.) Sevierville, Tennessee Rankin McGuire Hudson Sweetwater, Tennessee William Wilson "Bill" James Hampton, Virginia World War II and Korean War veteran (1st Lieutenant, Army). Samuel Benjamin Judy Belleville, West Virginia Richard Davis Kern Winchester, Virginia World War II veteran (Major, Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. Robert "Bob" Lawson Cambria, Virginia Roger Nelson McClure Glasgow, West Virginia World War II veteran (Captain, Army). Joseph Franklin Smith Bristol, Virginia John O. Smith Beckley, West Virginia William Lee "Bill" Tate Pulaski, Virginia Garrett Ernest Taylor Victoria, Virginia Herbert Joseph Thomas South Charleston, West Virginia World War II veteran (Sergeant, Marines). Awarded the Medal of Honor. Andrew Wellington Todd Hampton, Virginia World War II veteran (Army). Albert Crawford "Pete" Traynham Richmond, Virginia Ralph Travis Unterzuber Belmont, Ohio World War II veteran (Army). George Daniel Warriner Montgomery County, Virginia World War II veteran (Captain, Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. Eugene Hagy Wheeler Big Stone Gap, Virginia World War II veteran (Army). James Walter Woolwine, Jr. Giles County, Virginia World War II veteran (Navy). William Daniel Zydiak Manville, New Jersey Coaching and training staff Head coach: Henry Redd Assistant coaches Backfield coach: Herbert McEver Line coach: Sumner D. Tilson Freshman coaches Freshman head coach: Red Laird Freshman line coach: John Kellison Assistant freshman coach and trainer: Willard D. Altman References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers