1942 VPI Gobblers football team

1942 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1942 record	7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Sumner D. Tilson & Herbert McEver (1st season)
Captain	William James
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons

1942 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
William & Mary †	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Virginia Tech	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Duke	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Washington & Lee	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1942 college football season. The team was led by their head coaches Sumner D. Tilson and Herbert McEver and finished with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19		vs. Catawba*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 28–14
September 26		at [[{{{school}}}|Furman]]	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 7–6
October 3		William & Mary	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–21	9,000
October 10		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 16–0
October 17		vs. Kentucky*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	T 21–21	10,000
October 24		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg Memorial Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 19–6
October 31		vs. Virginia*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	W 20–14
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 16–7
November 14		at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–19
November 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 20–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1942 Virginia Tech football schedule

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 1944 14 11 142 John Maskas Boston Yanks Guard/Tackle

Players

The following players were members of the 1942 football team according to the roster published in the 1943 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

VPI 1942 roster
	Fred Gill Ashworth Billy Shelby Barbour Barco Baros Alton Harwood Belcher Mason Harper Blandford Carter Irvin Jean Chasen Daniel Clark William Earnest Davis John Peter Duda Ellas Joseph F. Foltz Nelson Fuller John E. Gallagher		William Anderson Garth Hines G. D. Hodges Joseph William Hoffmann, Jr. William Wilson James (Capt.) Samuel Johnson T. Johnson William B. Johnson Samuel Benjamin Judy Frank Lawson John James Maskas Massie Charles Allen McClaugherty Roger Nelson McClure K. McWherter		Augustus Paul Mengulas James Broaddus Norment Read Nichols Pierce John William Rucker Robert Warren Sagnette Sharp Shelton Talbot Alfred Taylor A. F. Vincent Paul A. Warner William Elmer Wilson Wright