1906 VPI football team

1906 VPI football
Conference	Independent
1906 record	5–2–2
Head coach	Sally Miles (2nd year)
Captain	James Arthur Nutter
Home stadium	Gibboney Field

The 1906 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1906 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Sally Miles and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 6, 1906	vs. William & Mary*	Fair Grounds^[1] • Roanoke, VA	W 12–0	450^[2]
October 8, 1906	William & Mary*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 28–0	-
October 13, 1906	at Clemson*	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	T 0–0	-
October 27, 1906	vs. North Carolina*	Broad Street Park^[3] • Richmond, VA	T 0–0	4,000^[3]
November 3, 1906	Roanoke*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 18–0	-
November 10, 1906	vs. Bucknell*	Norfolk, VA	L 0–10	-
November 17, 1906	Davidson*	Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 10–0	-
November 24, 1906	at Navy*	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD	L 0–5	-
November 29, 1906	vs. North Carolina A&M*	Broad Street Park^[4] • Richmond, VA	W 6–0	10,000^[4]^[5]
*Non-conference game.

Source: HokieSports.com: 1906 Virginia Tech football schedule^[6]

Players

The following players were members of the 1906 football team according to the roster published in the 1907 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[7]

VPI 1906 roster

Quarterback

Eugene Munson Wilson

Guards

George Hamilton Cunningham
Meade Montgomery Goodwyn

Tackles

William Lewis Branch
Charles Edward Diffendal

Center

Allen Burnley Johnson

Ends

Harry Varner
Gustave Tucker Worthington

Halfbacks

Herbert David Hodgson
James Arthur Nutter (Capt.)

Fullback

Russell Wilmer Smith

Substitutes

Grant
Joseph Talmage Luttrell
Stiles

References

↑ "Football This Afternoon". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
↑ "William and Mary Easily Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1906. p. E2. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
1 2 "Teams Fought To Tie In Fast Game Before Big Crowd". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1906. p. F1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
1 2 "Virginia Team Won From A. & M.". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
↑ "Thanksgiving Day Gridiron Contests". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1906–1907". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 17, 2015.
↑ "The Bugle 1907" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1907. Retrieved 2015-11-17.

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