1908_VPI_football_team

1908 VPI football team

1908 VPI football team

American college football season


The 1908 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1908 college football season. The team was led by their head coach R. M. Brown and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

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Clemson

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Campbell (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

Princeton

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

VMI

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

Washington and Lee

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), A. Hodgson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Connolly and Gravely.

North Carolina

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: J. Jones.

North Carolina A&M

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Jones, Legge and Norris.

Players

The following players were members of the 1908 football team according to the roster published in the 1909 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[15]

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Coaching and training staff

  • Head coach: R. M. Brown
  • Manager: H. H. Hutchinson
  • Assistant manager: F. C. Stoneburner

References

  1. "Techs Outclass Hampden-Sidney". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 4, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. "Clemson---V.P.I. Game". The Tiger. Clemson University. October 15, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  3. "Tigers Were Hard Pushed". The Evening Star. Library of Congress. October 19, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. "V.P.I. Defeated". The Daily Princetonian. Princeton University. October 19, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. "Virginia "Poly" Scores On Tigers". The New York Times. October 18, 1908. p. 49. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. "V.P.I. The Winner By Small Margin". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. October 27, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. "Techs Play Rings Round W. & L." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 1, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  8. "V. P. I. Wins The Lynchburg Game" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 2, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  9. "Techs and Tarheels Ready For the Fray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 7, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  10. "Tech Outpoint Carolina Rivals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 8, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  11. "V.P.I. Defeats Carolina". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 12, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  12. "South Atlantic Football Championship". The GW Hatchet. George Washington University. November 19, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  13. "V.P.I. Meets Navy With Swift Front". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 22, 1908. p. 16. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  14. "Their Relations Are Broken Off". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 27, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  15. "The Bugle 1909" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1909. p. 152. Retrieved November 18, 2015.



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