1948 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 0–8–1 0–6–1 Bob McNeish 1st Thomas C. Burns Miles Stadium The 1948 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1948 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob McNeish and finished with a record of zero wins, eight losses and one tie (0–8–1). VPI was ranked at No. 151 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1948 AP Eastern September 25 3:00 p.m. l George Washington Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 0–13 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70023372/gw-blanks-tech-130-in-opener/ Richmond Times-Dispatch GW blanks Tech, 13–0, in opener September 26, 1948 February 11, 2021 Newspapers.com October 2 3:00 p.m. l y y Virginia Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 0–28 17,500 Guepemen Ground V.P.I. Into Roanoke Turf, 28–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=cDbf6tmpeSoC&dat=19481005&printsec=frontpage The Cavalier Daily October 5, 1948 2 February 1, 2016 October 9 2:00 p.m. l y Maryland Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 0–28 11,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-unbeaten-maryland/137261277/ The Charlotte Observer Unbeaten Maryland routs VPI October 10, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 2:30 p.m. l y William & Mary Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 0–30 15,000 Joynes Tom McCray's Braves Roll Over Virginia Tech For 30–0 Win In Gobbler Homecoming Game https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/115/fh19481019.pdf?sequence=2 College of William & Mary The Flat Hat October 19, 1948 5 February 1, 2016 October 23 2:30 p.m. l y Duke 15 Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA 0–7 13,500 Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dukechronicle_dchnp49011/ Duke University The Duke Chronicle October 22, 1948 1 August 11, 2016 October 30 2:00 p.m. l y y Army 5 Michie Stadium West Point, NY 7–49 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-cadets-wreck-vir/137262938/ Asheville Citizen-Times Cadets wreck Virginia Tech for 6th win October 31, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 2:30 p.m. l y Washington and Lee Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA 7–14 8,000 Lonergan Ted Big Blue Scores 14-7 Triumph Over VPI; Bell and Leister Figure in General Tally https://repository.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/30344/RTP_19481109.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University Ring-tum Phi November 9, 1948 3 February 1, 2016https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108015423/virginia-tech-defeated-again-sinks-befo/ Daily Press Virginia Tech defeated again, sinks before W-L November 7, 1948 August 20, 2022 Newspapers.com November 13 2:30 p.m. t y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA 7–7 12,000 City Stadium Scene of Tilt http://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19481112.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# University of Richmond The Collegian November 12, 1948 1 August 15, 2016Virginia Tech Bugle http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1949/1949_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1949 180 1949 January 24, 2016 November 25 2:00 p.m. l y VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 7–33 29,000 VMI Bomb https://archive.org/stream/bomb1948memvirg#page/190/mode/2up Bomb 1949 190 1949 July 29, 2017 NFL draft selections = Pro Football Hall of Fame= Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame 2 Virginia Tech Hokies Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 19512810337Sterling WingoLos Angeles RamsBack Roster The following players were members of the 1948 football team according to the roster published in the 1949 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. VPI 1948 roster Victor Anderson Ralph Coe Beard Raymond Rucker Beasley James William Blair Thomas Craig Burns (Capt.) Ronald Herman Casto Coy Lenard Chambers Joseph Litton Church Pete "Chip" Collum Billy Patrick DeNardo Hubert Wallace Dutton Bruce Mills "Bud" Fisher Charles Mugler Forbes James Forrest Robert Fracker Richard "Bob" Gilley Richard D. Goodman Frank Hargrove William Hughes Hegamyer Robert Hess Andre Hodgson Holcomb Oren Edward Hopkins Tom Howard Jack Ross Ittner Johnson Charles Edward Kernan Jimmy Kitts Timothy Lawler Carl Leonard Bill Loomis Kerry Jennings McBroom Hamilton Otey Meriwether Roger Rowland Neel Oliver Ross Moore Orr Erving Hascall Rand Jay B. Ratliff Charles Ronald Raugh Roy Carrington Robinette Pete Smith Warren William Squires C. William Stultz Bob Taylor Franklin Ray Taylor David Lacy Thomas Vernon Robert James Wachter W. Harry Walton Robert Franklin Webb Richard White Donald Lindbergh Whiteman Sterling Lagrand Wingo Gerhard Charles Zekert Paul Ethan "Zig" Zender References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons Category:College football winless seasons VPI Gobblers football