Template:1917 SAIAA football standings
The 1917 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1917 college football season . The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance October 6 Hampden–Sydney * W 12–0
October 13 [[{{{school}}}|Emory and Henry]]* Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 59–6
October 20 Davidson Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 13–7
October 27 at Georgetown L 0–28
November 3 Wake Forest * Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 50–0
November 10 vs. West Virginia * Huntington, WV (rivalry )L 3–274,000[1]
November 17 vs. North Carolina A&M T 7–73,500[3]
November 24 Roanoke * Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 70–0
November 29 2:45 p.m.[4] vs. VMI W 6–0
Source: HokieSports.com: 1917 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]
Players [ ]
The following players were members of the 1917 football team according to the roster published in the 1918 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]
VPI 1917 roster
Quarterback
Guards
Henry Claybrook Lester
Walter Weiss Rangely
Tackles
Hank Crisp
Guy Eugene McNeil
Harry Temple Parrish (Capt.)
Center
Ends
Edwin Lee Roden
William Lee Younger
Halfbacks
John Rueben Benner
Eugene Darrington Bock
Philip Aylett Penton
Fullback
Substitutes
John Franklin Chapman
James Thomas Hardwick
Victor Henry Miller
John Temple Powers
Mathew Philip Will
Harry Robert Yates
References [ ]
↑ "Techs Are Defeated" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). November 11, 1917. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19171111.1.27&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1917--# . Retrieved December 13, 2015 .
↑ "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests" . The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 2. November 17, 1917. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19171117.1.2&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1917--# . Retrieved December 13, 2015 .
↑ "Techs and Aggies Tie" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). November 18, 1917. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19171118.1.27&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1917--# . Retrieved December 13, 2015 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Roanoke Alive With Visitors For Big Annual Football Battle Between Techs and Cadets Today" . The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 1. November 29, 1917. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19171129.1.1&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1917-- . Retrieved December 13, 2015 .
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1917–1918". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 10, 2015.
↑ "The Bugle 1918" . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1918. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1918/1918_BUGLE.pdf . Retrieved 2015-12-13 .