1916 VPI Gobblers football | |
SAIAA champion | |
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Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
1916 record | 7–2 (4–0 SAIAA) |
Head coach | Jack E. Ingersoll (1st season) |
Captain | John Staub Caffee |
Home stadium | Miles Field |
Seasons |
Template:1916 SAIAA football standings The 1916 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1916 college football season. Led by Jack E. Ingersoll in his only year as head coach, the team went 7–2 and claims a South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) championship.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 30 | Richmond |
| W 13–0 | ||
October 7 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 10–0 | ||
October 14 | vs. West Virginia* | Charleston, WV (rivalry) | L 0–20 | ||
October 20 | at Yale* |
| L 0–19 | ||
October 28 | vs. North Carolina A&M | Norfolk, VA | W 40–0 | 3,000[2] | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m.[3] | vs. North Carolina |
| W 14–7 | |
November 11 | Wake Forest* |
| W 52–0 | ||
November 18 | Roanoke* |
| W 41–0[4] | ||
November 30 | 2:30 p.m.[5] | vs. VMI | W 23–14 | 5,000[6] | |
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- Source: HokieSports.com: 1916 Virginia Tech football schedule[7]
Players[]
The following players were members of the 1916 football team according to the roster published in the 1917 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[8]
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Center
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Substitutes
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References[]
- ↑ Conference Champions of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association,College Football Data Warehouse
- ↑ "Virginia Techs Win Handily From Aggies". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). October 29, 1916. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19161029.1.27&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1916--. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kings of Gridiron Battle for South Atlantic Honors". The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 1. November 4, 1916. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19161104.1.1&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1916--. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Roanoke College Beaten by V.P.I.". The World-News (Library of Virginia): p. 9. November 20, 1916. https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19161120.1.9&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-----1916--. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Football Enthusiasm Runs High in Roanoke". The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 1. November 30, 1916. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19161130.1.1&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1916--. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Cadets are Defeated After Freakish Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. 9. December 1, 1916. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19161201.1.9&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1916--. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1916–1917". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1917". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1917. p. 183. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1917/1917_BUGLE.pdf. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
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