1906 VPI football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1906 VPI football Independent 5–2–2 Sally Miles 2nd James A. Nutter Gibboney Field The 1906 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1906 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Sally Miles and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2). Schedule October 6 w y William & Mary Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA 12–0 450 Football This Afternoon https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TVN19061006.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Evening News October 6, 1906 1 March 18, 2022William and Mary Easily Defeated https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-10-07/ed-1/seq-34/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 7, 1906 34 March 18, 2022Blacksburg 12 William-Mary 0 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TVN19061008.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Evening News October 8, 1906 3 December 11, 2022 October 8 w William & Mary Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 28–0 October 13 t y Clemson Bowman Field Calhoun, SC 0–0 Clemson and V.P.I. Fail To Score https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-10-14/ed-1/seq-15/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 14, 1906 15 March 18, 2022 October 27 3:00 p.m. t y North Carolina Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 0–0 4,000 Teams Fought To Tie In Fast Game Before Big Crowd http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-10-28/ed-1/seq-29/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 28, 1906 29 March 18, 2022No Scoring Again https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1906-11-01/ed-1/seq-1/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Tar Heel November 1, 1906 1 March 18, 2022 November 3 w Roanoke Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 18–0 V.P.I. Defeats Roanoke College https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TRT19061104.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times November 4, 1906 1 March 18, 2022Roanoke Defeated https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-11-04/ed-1/seq-22/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 4, 1906 22 March 18, 2022 November 10 3:00 p.m. l y Bucknell Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA 0–10 Bucknell Game Ends In A Riot https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-11-11/ed-1/seq-13/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 11, 1906 13 March 18, 2022Bucknell Wins From V.P.I. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1906-11-11/ed-1/seq-7/ Library of Congress The Washington Herald November 11, 1906 7 March 18, 2022Bucknell-V.P.I. Ends In A Riot https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1906-11-11/ed-1/seq-18/ Library of Congress The Washington Times November 11, 1906 18 March 18, 2022V.P.I.=Bucknell Umpire Mobbed By Enthusiasts https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045830/1906-11-11/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Daily Press November 11, 1906 1 March 18, 2022Bucknell Downs V.P.I. https://ia802704.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/9/items/orangeandblue_01_reel01/orangeandblue_01_reel01_pdf.zip&file=orangeandblue_01_reel01_pdf/orangeandblue_01_reel01_0740.pdf Bucknell University The Orange and Blue November 12, 1906 1 March 18, 2022 November 17 2:30 p.m. w Davidson Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 10–0 Techs Defeat The Tarheels https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-11-18/ed-1/seq-26/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 18, 1906 2 March 18, 2022 November 24 l y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–5 Middies Make Poor Showing https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-11-25/ed-1/seq-23/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 25, 1906 23 March 18, 2022Annapolis, 5; V.P.I., 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1906-11-25/ed-1/seq-9/ Library of Congress The Washington Herald November 25, 1906 9 March 18, 2022Navy Disappointed By Poor Showing https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1906-11-25/ed-1/seq-19/ Library of Congress The Washington Times November 25, 1906 19 March 18, 2022Middies Played Badly https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1906-11-25/ed-1/seq-65/ Library of Congress Evening Star November 25, 1906 65 March 18, 2022 November 29 w y North Carolina A&M Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 6–0 10,000 Virginia Team Won From A. & M. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-11-30/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 30, 1906 1 March 18, 2022Virginia Polytechnic Scored Only Touchdown https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=NEL19061130.1.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Richmond News Leader November 30, 1906 8 March 18, 2022Thanksgiving Day (Richmond) https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/LH1-N6-R4-v8n4#?c=&m=&s=&cv=41&xywh=-1742%2C0%2C5804%2C3441 North Carolina State University The Red and White December 1906 42 March 18, 2022 Before the season The 1905 VPI football team compiled a 9–1 record and were led by Sally Miles in his first season as head coach. Game summaries William & Mary (first game) 1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team VPI's first game of the season was a victory over William & Mary at the Fair Grounds in Roanoke, Virginia. The starting lineup for VPI was: Grant (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Bonner (right guard), Garnett (right tackle), Worthington (right end), Montague (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The starting lineup for William & Mary was: Dade (left end), George Hankins (left tackle), James Kirkmyer (left guard), C. Hall (center), G. A. B. Dovell (right guard), Robert Strong (right tackle), Grant (right end), G. A. Dovell (quarterback), Somers (left halfback), George Ferguson (right halfback), Henry Carter (fullback). William & Mary (second game) 1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team Clemson 1906 Clemson Tigers football team North Carolina North Carolina vs. VPI UNC VPI 0 0 0 0 October 27, 1906 Broad Street ParkRichmond, VA 3:00 p.m. 4,000 Joel Whitaker 1906 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Grant (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Garnett (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Worthington (right end), Treadwell (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Bouman (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Hodgson. The starting lineup for North Carolina was: James Davis (left end), Snowden Singletary (left tackle), Earle Thompson (left guard), George Rogers (center), James Morrow (right guard), John Thompson (right tackle), Wiley Pittman (right end), Joseph Mann (quarterback), Thomas McNeill (left halfback), Lucius Dunlap (right halfback), Romy Story (fullback). Roanoke 1906 Roanoke Maroons football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Noland (left end), Kirk (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), E. M. Wilson (quarterback), Diffendal (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Bahen and Lawson. The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Frey (left end), Stair (left tackle), Engleby (left guard), Sayers (center), Morton (right guard), Conther (right tackle), Tainy (right end), Link (quarterback), F. H. Hansbarger (left halfback), Bowers (right halfback), Kelly (fullback). Bucknell Bucknell vs. VPI Bucknell VPI 4 6 0 0 November 10, 1906 Lafayette FieldNorfolk, VA 3:00 p.m. Billy Suter The starting lineup for VPI was: Noland (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Hodgson. The starting lineup for Bucknell was: Ralph Winegardner (left end), Marion Sayre (left tackle), William Hawk (left guard), Charles O'Brien (center), Percy Shade (right guard), Girton Lenhart (right tackle), James Hayes (right end), Chester Niple (quarterback), Arthur McNinch (left halfback), Charles Baldwin (right halfback), Clark (fullback). Davidson Davidson vs. VPI Davidson VPI 0 0 10 0 November 17, 1906 Gibboney FieldBlacksburg, VA 2:30 p.m. Baird (Radford) 1906 Davidson football team The VPI-Davidson game was originally scheduled to be played in Roanoke, Virginia, but was moved to Lynchburg, Virginia at the request of VPI.To Transfer Football Game https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1906-10-24/ed-1/seq-7/ Library of Congress The Washington Herald October 24, 1906 7 March 18, 2022 However, the game was eventually played in Blacksburg. The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The starting lineup for Davidson was: Sadler (left end), John Walker (left tackle), Lentz (left guard), Norman B. Edgerton (center), Whitaker (right guard), Spicer (right tackle), J. Benedict Huntington (right end), Elliott (quarterback), Robert Denny (left halfback), George Miller (right halfback), McCoy (fullback). Navy VPI at Navy VPI Navy 0 0 5 0 November 24, 1906 Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD Gresham Poe 1906 Navy Midshipmen football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Stiles. The starting lineup for Navy was: Richard Bernard (left end), Percy Northcroft (left tackle), George Meyer (left guard), Frank Slingluff Jr. (center), Percy Wright (right guard), William Piersol (right tackle), Bill Dague (right end), Homer Norton (quarterback), A. H. Douglas (left halfback), Herbert Spencer (right halfback), Jonas H. Ingram (fullback). The substitutes were: Harold Boynton, Harris, Frank Leighton and Cary Magruder. North Carolina A&M North Carolina A&M vs. VPI NC A&M VPI 0 0 0 6 November 29, 1906 Broad Street ParkRichmond, VA 10,000 1906 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Treadwell. The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: Edwards (left end), Strayer (left tackle), Perkins (left guard), W. T. Temple (center), Vance Sykes (right guard), H. Beebe (right tackle), Samuel Stephens (right end), Eskridge (quarterback), Frank Thompson (left halfback), Arthur Wilson (right halfback), John Shuford (fullback). The substitutes were: A. E. Abernethy and L. C. Drake. Players The following players were members of the 1906 football team according to the roster published in the 1907 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.Virginia Tech Bugle http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1907/1907_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1907 1907 2015-11-17 VPI 1906 rosterQuarterbacks William Triplett Montague Eugene Munson Wilson Guards George Hamilton Cunningham Meade Montgomery Goodwyn Tackles William Lewis Branch Charles Edward Diffendal Center Allen Burnley JohnsonEnds Harry Varner Gustave Tucker Worthington Halfbacks Herbert David Hodgson James A. Nutter (Capt.) Fullback Russell Wilmer SmithSubstitutes Joseph Bernard Bahen Albert Roy Bauman Bonner Garnett Grant John Russell Kirk Ewing Waters Lawson Joseph Talmage Luttrell Philip Haxall Noland Herbert Newton Stiles Treadwell Coaching and training staff Head coach: Sally Miles Manager: Charles Buchanan Powell Assistant manager: Robert Pilson Albert Johnson References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI football