1907 VPI football team

The 1907 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1907 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob Williams and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).

1907 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
1907 record7–2
Head coach
CaptainCharles Edward Diffendal
Home stadiumGibboney Field
1907 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Carolina      3 0 0
Stetson      2 0 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial      1 0 0
Mississippi College      1 0 0
North Carolina A&M      6 0 1
Kentucky State      9 1 1
Texas      6 1 1
Davidson      4 1 1
Florida      4 1 1
Navy      9 2 1
VPI      7 2 0
William & Mary      6 3 0
Virginia      6 3 1
TCU      4 2 2
West Virginia      6 4 0
VMI      5 3 0
Tulane      3 2 0
Oklahoma      4 4 0
North Carolina      4 4 1
Baylor      4 3 1
Arkansas      3 4 1
Maryland      3 5 0
Georgetown      2 4 1
Howard (AL)      3 6 0
Oklahoma A&M      1 3 0
The Citadel      1 5 1
Chattanooga      0 5 1
Delaware      0 5 1
Catholic University      0 1 0
Spring Hill      0 1 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 5RoanokeW 33–0
October 12Hampden–Sydney
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 18–0
October 19vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAW 5–01,400[1]
October 26[2]vs. DavidsonRoanoke, VAL 5–121,500[2]
November 43:30 p.m.[3]vs. Georgetown
W 20–01,000[5]
November 93:00 p.m.[6]vs. VMIRoanoke, VA (rivalry)W 22–02,500–3,000[6]
November 16George Washington
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–0
November 23at NavyL 0–12
November 283:00 p.m.[7]vs. North Carolina
  • Broad Street Park[8]
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–66,000–7,000[9]
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1907 Virginia Tech football schedule[10]

Players

The following players were members of the 1907 football team according to the roster published in the 1908 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[11]

VPI 1907 roster
Quarterback
  • Edgar Seymour Sheppard

Guards

Tackles

  • Charles Edward Diffendal (Capt.)
  • Russell Wilmer Smith

Center

  • Allen Burnley Johnson
Ends
  • Paul Phillippi Huffard
  • Bernard Lewis Smith

Halfbacks

  • Henry Evans Billups
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell

Fullback

  • Vivian Burnett Hodgson

References

  1. "Punting Gives V.P.I. Victory Over W. & L." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 20, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. "Davidson Beats Virginia Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. "Blacksburg Boys Meet Georgetown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 2, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. "Georgetown-Tech Game For Monday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 3, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. "Georgetown Easy For Blacksburg". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 5, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. "Blacksburg Boys Defeat V.M.I. Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 10, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  7. "Foot Ball!". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F3. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  8. "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina Thursday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F2. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  9. "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  10. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1907–1908". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 17, 2015.
  11. "The Bugle 1908" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1908. p. 169. Retrieved 2015-11-17.


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