1901 VPI football team

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1901 VPI football
Conference Independent
1901 record 6–1
Head coach A. B. Morrison, Jr. (1st year)
Captain Kit DeCamps
Home stadium Sheib Field
Seasons
« 1900 1902 »

The 1901 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1901 college football season. The team was led by their head coach A. B. Morrison, Jr. and finished with a record of six wins and one loss (6–1).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28, 1901 at Roanoke* Salem, VA W 16–0   -
October 12, 1901 Washington and Lee* Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA W 11–0   -
October 19, 1901 at Georgetown* Washington, D. C. W 32–0   -
October 26, 1901 3:30pm[1] Virginia* Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) L 0–16   1,000[2]
October 31, 1901 at Clemson* Columbia, SC W 17–11   -
November 16, 1901 3:00pm[3] vs. UMBC* Broad Street Park[3] • Richmond, VA W 18–0   1,000[4]
November 28, 1901 2:30pm[5] vs. VMI* Norfolk, VA (Rivalry) W 21–0   5,000[5]
*Non-conference game.
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1901 Virginia Tech football schedule[6]

Players

The following players were members of the 1901 football team according to the roster published in the 1902 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[7][8]

VPI 1901 roster
Quarterback

Guards

  • Alvin Lee Abbott
  • George C. Willson

Tackles

Center

  • Joseph Clyde Steele
 Ends
  • Ramey
  • Creighton Childs Campbell
  • Joe Ware

Halfbacks

Fullback

 Substitutes
  • William Watson Davidson
  • Miller
  • Anderson Howard Sayers
  • Turner
  • Lalor Romaine Willcox

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1901–1902". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 10, 2015.
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