1904 VPI football team

1904 VPI football
Conference	Independent
1904 record	5–3
Head coach	John C. O'Connor (1st year)
Captain	George C. Willson
Home stadium	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1, 1904		Richmond*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 18–0	-
October 8, 1904^[1]		Washington and Lee*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 24–0	-
October 12, 1904		Nashville*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 32–0	-
October 22, 1904		William & Mary*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 30–0	-
October 29, 1904		North Carolina*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	L 0–6	-
November 5, 1904		vs. Virginia*	Broad Street Park^[2] • Richmond, VA (Rivalry)	L 0–5	3,000^[2]
November 19, 1904		at Navy*	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD	L 0–11	-
November 24, 1904	3:20pm^[3]	vs. VMI*	Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	W 17–5	3,000^[3]
*Non-conference game.

Source: HokieSports.com: 1904 Virginia Tech football schedule^[4]

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.^[5]

VPI 1904 roster

Quarterback

Edwin Rollins Harris

Guards

McCulloch
Frank Henry Stickling

Tackles

Bernard Daxon Hynes
George C. Willson (Capt.)

Center

Joseph Clay Stiles

Ends

Thomas Walker Lewis
Wilmer Nelson Robins

Halfbacks

Conner
G. N. Harris

Fullback

James Arthur Nutter

Substitutes

C. Ballard Cox
Murray Valentine Harlan
Harry A. Treadwell
Philip McGregor Shuey

References

↑ "V.P.I., 24; W. and L., 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 9, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
1 2 "It Was A Desperate Struggle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 6, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
1 2 "Blacksburg Boys Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1904–1905". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 13, 2015.
↑ "The Bugle 1905" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1905. p. 153. Retrieved 2015-11-13.

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