1904_VPI_football_team

1904 VPI football team

American college football season

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).

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1904 VPI football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	John C. O'Connor (1st season)
Captain	George C. Willson
Home stadium	Gibboney Field
Seasons ← 1903 1905 →

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1904 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		7	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State		–		5	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		2	–	0	–	1
Davidson		–		6	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina		–		5	–	2	–	2
Virginia		–		6	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		3	–	1	–	2
West Virginia		–		6	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		5	–	3	–	0
George Washington		–		4	–	2	–	2
Arkansas		–		4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma		–		4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina		–		4	–	3	–	1
Stetson		–		2	–	2	–	0
Central Oklahoma		–		2	–	3	–	0
VMI		–		3	–	5	–	0
Kentucky University		–		3	–	4	–	0
Grant		–		2	–	3	–	0
Florida State College		–		2	–	3	–	0
Maryland		–		2	–	4	–	2
East Florida Seminary		–		1	–	2	–	0
Goldey College		–		1	–	2	–	0
Baylor		–		2	–	5	–	1
Louisiana Industrial		–		1	–	4	–	0
TCU		–		1	–	4	–	1
Delaware		–		1	–	5	–	1
Kendall		–		0	–	2	–	1
Rollins		–		0	–	1	–	0
Tusculum		–		0	–	2	–	0
Florida at Lake City		–		0	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma A&M		–		0	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Docs		–		0	–	7	–	0

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Richmond	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 18–0		^[1]^[2]
October 8		Washington and Lee	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 24–0		^[3]^[4]^[5]
October 12		Nashville	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 32–0		^[6]
October 22		William & Mary	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 30–0		^[7]
October 29		North Carolina	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	L 0–6		^[8]^[9]^[10]
November 5		vs. Virginia	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–5	3,000	^[11]^[12]^[13]
November 19		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–11		^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
November 24	3:20 p.m.	vs. VMI	Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 17–5	3,000	^[18]^[19]
All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Virginia

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), McCulloch (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), E. Harris (quarterback), G. Harris (left halfback), Conner (right halfback), Nutter (fullback).

Navy

The starting lineup for VPI was: Shuey (left end), Willson (left tackle), McCulloch (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), E. Harris (quarterback), G. Harris (left halfback), Conner (right halfback), Nutter (fullback). The substitutes were: Robins.

VMI

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.^[20]

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VPI 1904 roster

Quarterback

Edwin Rollins Harris

Guards

McCulloch
Frank Henry Stickling

Tackles

Bernard Daxon Hynes
George Cralle Willson (Capt.)

Center

Joseph Clay Stiles

Ends

Thomas Walker Lewis
Wilmer Nelson Robins

Halfbacks

Conner
George Newman Harris

Fullback

James Arthur Nutter

Substitutes

C. Ballard Cox
Murray Valentine Harlan
Harry A. Treadwell
Philip McGregor Shuey

Coaching and training staff

Head coach: John C. O'Connor
Manager: T. H. Lewis
Assistant managers
- H. H. Gary
- C. L. Lyon
"Second varsity" head coach: Sally Miles
"Second varsity" manager: J. de la Coya

References

[1]
"The Spiders Beaten". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 2, 1904. p. 14. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[2]
"V.P.I., 18; Richmond College, 0". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 2, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[3]
"V.P.I., 24; W. and L., 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 9, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[4]
"V.P.I., 24; W. and L., 0". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 9, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[5]
"V.P.I., 24; W. & L., 0" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 15, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
[6]
"V.P.I. Defeats Nashville". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 13, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[7]
"Game At Blacksburg". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 23, 1904. p. 23. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[8]
"V.P.I. Fails To Score". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 2, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[9]
"Carolina Defeats Polytechnic Cadets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 30, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[10]
"The Virginians Are Overthrown". The News & Observer. Library of Congress. October 30, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[11]
"It Was A Desperate Struggle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 6, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[12]
"Virginia Defeats V.P.I." The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 7, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[13]
"Referee Says Made Mistake". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. November 7, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[14]
"V.P.I. Beaten By Score Of 11 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 20, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[15]
"Virginia Tech Beaten By Navy". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 20, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[16]
"Annapolis Beats Virginia Eleven". New-York Tribune. Library of Congress. November 20, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[17]
"The Virginia Techs Beaten By Middies". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 20, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[18]
"Blacksburg Boys Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[19]
"V.P.I. Won". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
[20]
"The Bugle 1905" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1905. p. 153. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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