1945_VPI_Gobblers_football_team
1945 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
The 1945 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1945 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Herbert McEver and finished with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6).
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| 1945 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (2–5 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. North Carolina | L 0–14 | 6,000 | [1][2] | |
| October 13 | vs. William & Mary | L 0–38 | 9,000 | [3] | ||
| October 20 | Maryland | W 21–13 | 6,500 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | vs. Virginia* |
| L 13–31 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| November 3 | at NC State | L 0–6 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | at Clemson | L 0–35 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
| November 17 | Richmond |
| W 44–6 | [8] | ||
| November 22 | vs. VMI |
| L 0–7 | 23,000 | [9] | |
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The following players were members of the 1945 football team.
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- "Tar Heels Travel to Roanoke to Tackle McEver-Brothers Coached VPI Gridmen". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 6, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- "Colter Scores Twice To Lead Tar Heels To Win Over VPI". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 9, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- "Virginia Tech is beaten 38–0 by William & Mary". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V.P.I. Spills Maryland, 21-13, For Terps' First Defeat of Season". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cavaliers defeat Virginia Tech, 31–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Agromeck 1946". Agromeck. 1946. p. 196. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Tigers Bounce Back - Down VPI in Conference Game". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 27, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- "Tech 44, UR 6 - Beard, Ratliff pace Gobblers to easy victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Keydets edge Gobblers by last quarter score, 7–0". Daily Press. November 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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