1904 VPI football team
1904 VPI football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1904 record | 5–3 |
Head coach | John C. O'Connor (1st year) |
Captain | George C. Willson |
Home stadium | Gibboney Field |
The 1904 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1904 college football season. The team was led by their head coach John C. O'Connor and finished with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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October 1, 1904 | Richmond* | Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 18–0 | - | |||||
October 8, 1904[1] | Washington and Lee* | Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 24–0 | - | |||||
October 12, 1904 | Nashville* | Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 32–0 | - | |||||
October 22, 1904 | William & Mary* | Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 30–0 | - | |||||
October 29, 1904 | North Carolina* | Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA | L 0–6 | - | |||||
November 5, 1904 | vs. Virginia* | Broad Street Park[2] • Richmond, VA (Rivalry) | L 0–5 | 3,000[2] | |||||
November 19, 1904 | at Navy* | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | L 0–11 | - | |||||
November 24, 1904 | 3:20pm[3] | vs. VMI* | Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) | W 17–5 | 3,000[3] | ||||
*Non-conference game. |
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1904 Virginia Tech football schedule[4]
Players
The following players were members of the 1904 football team according to the roster published in the 1905 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[5]
VPI 1904 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterback
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Ends
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Substitutes
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References
- ↑ "V.P.I., 24; W. and L., 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 9, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "It Was A Desperate Struggle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 6, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "Blacksburg Boys Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1904–1905". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1905" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1905. p. 153. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
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