1904 VPI football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1904 VPI football Independent 5–3 John C. O'Connor 1st George C. Willson Gibboney Field The 1904 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1904 college football season. The team was led by their head coach John C. O'Connor and finished with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3). Schedule October 1 3:45 p.m. w Richmond Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 18–0 The Spiders Beaten https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-10-02/ed-1/seq-14/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 2, 1904 14 March 20, 2022V.P.I., 18; Richmond College, 0 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TRT19041002.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times October 2, 1904 1 March 20, 2022 October 8 w 1904 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 24–0 V.P.I., 24; W. and L., 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-10-09/ed-1/seq-2/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 9, 1904 2 March 20, 2022V.P.I., 24; W. and L., 0 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TRT19041009.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times October 9, 1904 1 March 20, 2022V.P.I., 24; W. & L., 0 https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/27541/RG39_RTP_19041015.pdf Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi October 15, 1904 4 August 13, 2022 October 12 w Nashville Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 32–0 V.P.I. Defeats Nashville https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-10-13/ed-1/seq-7/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 13, 1904 7 March 20, 2022 October 22 3:45 p.m. w William & Mary Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 30–0 Game At Blacksburg https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-10-23/ed-1/seq-23/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 23, 1904 23 March 20, 2022 October 29 2:35 p.m. l North Carolina Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 0–6 ~1,000 V.P.I. Fails To Score https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1904-11-02/ed-1/seq-1/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Tar Heel November 2, 1904 1 March 20, 2022Carolina Defeats Polytechnic Cadets https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-10-30/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 30, 1904 1 March 20, 2022The Virginians Are Overthrown https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042104/1904-10-30/ed-1/seq-9/ Library of Congress The News & Observer October 30, 1904 9 March 20, 2022 November 5 l y Virginia Broad Street Park Richmond, VA rivalry 0–5 3,000 It Was A Desperate Struggle https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-11-06/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 6, 1904 1 March 20, 2022Virginia Defeats V.P.I. https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2087876 University of Virginia The Daily Progress November 7, 1904 8 March 20, 2022Referee Says Made Mistake https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=NEL19041107.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Richmond News Leader November 7, 1904 4 March 20, 2022 November 19 2:36 p.m. l y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–11 V.P.I. Beaten By Score Of 11 To 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-11-20/ed-1/seq-2/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 20, 1904 2 March 20, 2022Virginia Tech Beaten By Navy https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1904-11-20/ed-1/seq-10/ Library of Congress The Washington Times November 20, 1904 10 March 20, 2022Annapolis Beats Virginia Eleven https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1904-11-20/ed-1/seq-10/ Library of Congress New-York Tribune November 20, 1904 10 March 20, 2022The Virginia Techs Beaten By Middies https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TRT19041120.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times November 20, 1904 1 March 20, 2022 November 24 3:20 p.m. w y VMI Roanoke, VA rivalry 17–5 3,000 Blacksburg Boys Win https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1904-11-25/ed-1/seq-7/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 25, 1904 7 March 20, 2022V.P.I. Won https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TRT19041125.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times November 25, 1904 5 March 20, 2022 Before the season The 1903 VPI football team compiled a 5–1 record and were led by Charles Augustus Lueder in his only season as head coach. Game summaries Richmond Richmond vs. VPI Richmond VPI 0 0 6 12 October 1, 1904 Gibboney FieldBlacksburg, VA 3:45 p.m. 1904 Richmond Spiders football team VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Richmond at Gibboney Field. Washington and Lee Washington & Lee vs. VPI W&L VPI 0 0 18 6 October 8, 1904 Gibboney FieldBlacksburg, VA After their victory over Richmond, VPI played Washington and Lee University at Gibboney Field. Nashville Nashville vs. VPI Nashville VPI 0 0 22 10 October 12, 1904 Gibboney FieldBlacksburg, VA 1904 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team William & Mary William & Mary vs. VPI W&M VPI 0 0 26 4 October 22, 1904 Gibboney FieldBlacksburg, VA 3:45 p.m. 1904 William & Mary Orange and White football team North Carolina North Carolina vs. VPI UNC VPI 0 6 0 0 October 29, 1904 Gibboney FieldBlacksburg, VA 2:35 p.m. ~1,000 Baird 1904 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Miles (left end), Willson (left tackle), McColloch (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), E. Harris (quarterback), G. Harris (left halfback), Conner (right halfback), Nutter (fullback). The substitutes were: Cox, Harlan, and Robins. The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Newman Townsend (left end), Webber (left tackle), Perry Seagle (left guard), Roach Stewart (center), John Maness (right guard), Romy Story (right tackle), Barry (right end), Jacocks (quarterback), Baer (left halfback), Newton (right halfback), Roberson (fullback). The substitutes were: George Singletary, Sitton, John Winborne and Isaac Wright. Virginia Virginia vs. VPI UVA VPI 0 5 0 0 November 5, 1904 Broad Street ParkRichmond, VA 3,000 W. J. Thompson (Georgetown) 1904 Virginia Orange and Blue football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), McCulloch (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), E. Harris (quarterback), G. Harris (left halfback), Conner (right halfback), Nutter (fullback). The substitutes were: Cox. The starting lineup for Virginia was: W. Rice Warren (left end), Merritt Cooke Jr. (left tackle), George Kite (left guard), John Beckett (center), Terrence Murphy (right guard), Cothran (right tackle), Gray (right end), Oscar Randolph (quarterback), Edward Johnson (left halfback), John Purcell (right halfback), John Paul (fullback). The substitutes were: Springer. Navy VPI at Navy VPI Navy 0 0 6 5 November 19, 1904 Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD 2:36 p.m. Myron E. Witham 1904 Navy Midshipmen football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Shuey (left end), Willson (left tackle), McCulloch (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), E. Harris (quarterback), G. Harris (left halfback), Conner (right halfback), Nutter (fullback). The substitutes were: Robins. The starting lineup for Navy was: Bill Dague (left end), Louis Farley (left tackle), Nelson Goss (left guard), William McClintic (center), William Piersol (right guard), Ronan Grady (right tackle), Ken Whiting (right end), Homer Norton (quarterback), Herbert Spencer (left halfback), Stephen Doherty (right halfback), R. F. Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Richard Bernard, Jonathan Dowell, Stephen McKinney, Joseph O'Brien, Leo Welch and John Wilcox. VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 5 0 6 11 November 24, 1904 Roanoke, VA 3:20 p.m. 3,000 "cold wind" Williams 1904 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), McCulloch (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), E. Harris (quarterback), G. Harris (left halfback), Conner (right halfback), Nutter (fullback). The substitutes were: Cox, Harlan, Lewis and Treadwell. The starting lineup for VMI was: Rufus Morison (left end), David Etheridge (left tackle), Donald Fraser (left guard), William Riley (center), Alphonse Stude (right guard), Homer Pace (right tackle), Frank Steele (right end), Taliaferro (quarterback), Robert Massie (left halfback), William Beckner (right halfback), Russell James (fullback). The substitutes were: Mahlon Caffee and Richard Dodson. Players The following players were members of the 1904 football team according to the roster published in the 1905 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.Virginia Tech Bugle https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1905/1905_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1905 1905 153 2015-11-13 VPI 1904 rosterQuarterback Edwin Rollins Harris Guards McCulloch Frank Henry Stickling Tackles Bernard Daxon Hynes George Cralle Willson (Capt.) Center Joseph Clay StilesEnds Thomas Walker Lewis Wilmer Nelson Robins Halfbacks Conner George Newman Harris Fullback James Arthur NutterSubstitutes Leonard Ballard Cox Murray Valentine Harlan Miles Philip McGregor Shuey Harry A. Treadwell Coaching and training staff Head coach: John C. O'Connor Manager: T. H. Lewis Assistant managers H. H. Gary Charles Lumsden Lyon "Second varsity" head coach: Sally Miles "Second varsity" manager: Joaquin de la Coya References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI football