1947 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 4–5 4–3 Jimmy Kitts 3rd Billy Shelby Barbour Bobby Smith Miles Stadium The 1947 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 4–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the Southern Conference, and as outscored by a total of 191 to 162.1947 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 19, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1947-schedule.html VPI was ranked at No. 88 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Schedule 1947 AP y September 27 w Furman Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 20–6 10,000 V.P.I.'s Gobblers Race To 20-6 Win Over Hurricane: Pruitt Sparks Purples The Greenville News Scoop Latimer September 28, 1947 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28289053/vpis_gobblers_race_to_206_win_over/ Newspapers.com October 4 l y y Virginia rivalry Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA 7–41 22,000 Va. Cavaliers Run Roughshod On VPI Daily Press (Newport News, VA) Robert Moore October 5, 1947 11A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28612157/va_cavaliers_run_roughshod_on_vpi/ Newspapers.com October 11 l y William & Mary City Stadium Richmond, VA 7–21 10,000 WM On Warpath In Final Quarter To Beat VPI 21-7 Daily Press (Newport News, VA) October 12, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28502612/wm_on_warpath_in_final_quarter_to_beat/ Newspapers.com October 18 l y y Army 7 Michie Stadium West Point, NY 0–40 20,000 Army Rips VPI, 40-0; Rowan Scores 2 TDs The Daily News (New York City) Jim McCulley October 19, 1947 C41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28513780/army_rips_vpi_400_rowan_scores_2_tds/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y Maryland Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 19–21 12,500 Fourth Period Brings Defeat For Gobblers The Staunton News Leader October 26, 1947 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28603044/fourth_period_brings_defeat_for_gobblers/ Newspapers.com October 31 8:00 p.m. w y George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 42–6 5,000 VPI vs. George Washington Football Program https://www.ivanmorozov.com/memorabilia/game-programs/1947/h553d3e8c George Washington vs. V.P.I. The George Washington Athletic Review 1947 1 October 11, 2017Virginia Tech's Gobblers Start Early, Rout George Washington Eleven, 42-6 The Staunton News-Leader November 1, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28374441/virginia_techs_gobblers_start_early/ Newspapers.com November 8 w y Washington and Lee Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA 27–14 12,500 V.P.I. Eleven Tops Washington & Lee The Baltimore Sun November 9, 1947 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28419400/vpi_eleven_tops_washington_lee/ Newspapers.com November 15 w Richmond Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 26–14 5,500 Muddy Field Only Slight Deterrent To VPI In 26-14 Win Over Spiders The Staunton News-Leader November 16, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28300771/muddy_field_only_slight_deterrent_to/ Newspapers.com November 27 l y VMI rivalry Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA 14–28 29,000–33,000 Squadron Flies Over Gobblers 28–14 https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/9156/rec/10 Virginia Military Institute The V.M.I. Cadet December 1, 1947 1 February 2, 2016Virginia Tech Bugle https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1948/1948_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1948 1948 2016-01-23 1948 NFL draftees One VPI player was selected in the 1948 NFL draft, as follows:1948 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com February 19, 2019 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1947.htm October 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101031111101/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1947.htm dead 2 Virginia Tech Hokies Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 19512810337Sterling WingoLos Angeles RamsBack Roster The following players were members of the 1947 football team according to the roster published in the 1948 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. VPI 1947 roster Jim Adams Victor Anderson Frank H. Ballard Billy Shelby Barbour (Capt.) William Ernest Baucom Ralph Coe Beard Raymond Rucker Beasley Floyd Samuel Bowles Robert LeRoy Browder Maynard Leon David Bruce Thomas Craig Burns Donald Butkovsky Coy Lenard Chambers Joseph Litton Church Pete "Chip" Collum Jack Cooke Mervin K. Cox Billy Patrick DeNardo Richard T. DeShazo William Donovan Hubert Wallace Dutton Bruce Mills "Bud" Fisher Charles Mugler Forbes Robert Fracker Nelson Fuller John E. "Jack" Gallagher William Hughes Hegamyer Robert Hess Joseph William Hoffmann Jr. Oren Edward Hopkins Jack Ross Ittner Cary Kenyon Johnson Robert Edward Johnson Ted James Johnson Howard Jones Jimmy Kitts John Harry Kroehling Anthony Thomas Kujawa Carl Leonard John James Maskas J. Cordell McCraw Augustus Paul Mengulas Hamilton Otey Meriwether Ronald Garland Miller Elmo Natali Ross Moore Orr Horace Lee Pearce Erving Hascall Rand Frank Ransome Bernard Sizemore Bobby Smith (Capt.) G. L. "Pete" Smith Warren William Squires John Robert Stortz Bob Taylor Franklin Ray Taylor David Lacy Thomas W. Harry Walton Robert Franklin Webb Richard White Donald Lindbergh Whiteman William Elmer Wilson Sterling Lagrand Wingo Gerhard Charles Zekert Paul Ethan "Zig" Zender References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football