1907 VPI football Conference Independent 1907 record 7–2 Head coach Bob Williams (1st season)Captain Charles Edward Diffendal Home stadium Gibboney Field Seasons
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).
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance October 5 Roanoke W 33–0
October 12 Hampden–Sydney Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA W 18–0
October 19 vs. Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA W 5–01,400[1]
October 26[2] vs. Davidson Roanoke, VA L 5–121,500[2]
November 4 3:30 p.m.[3] vs. Georgetown W 20–01,000[5]
November 9 3:00 p.m.[6] vs. VMI Roanoke, VA (rivalry ) W 22–02,500–3,000[6]
November 16 [[{{{school}}}|George Washington]] Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA W 34–0
November 23 at Navy L 0–12
November 28 3:00 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]
References [ ]
↑ "Punting Gives V.P.I. Victory Over W. & L." . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. F1. October 20, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071020.1.9&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Davidson Beats Virginia Techs" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. F1. October 27, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071027.1.11&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ "Blacksburg Boys Meet Georgetown" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. 7. November 2, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071102.1.5&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ "Georgetown-Tech Game For Monday" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. F1. November 3, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071103.1.39&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ "Georgetown Easy For Blacksburg" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. 7. November 5, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071105.1.7&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Blacksburg Boys Defeat V.M.I. Team" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. F1. November 10, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071110.1.9&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ "Foot Ball!" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. F3. November 24, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071124.1.39&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina Thursday" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. F2. November 24, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071124.1.38&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. 10. November 29, 1907. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19071129.1.10&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------ . Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1907–1908". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 17, 2015.
↑ "The Bugle 1908" . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1908. p. 169. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1908/1908_BUGLE.pdf . Retrieved 2015-11-17 .