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1906 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–2
Head coach
Captain James A. Nutter
Home stadium Gibboney Field
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1906 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel   –   3 – 0 – 0
Kendall   –   2 – 0 – 0
Catholic University   –   1 – 0 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas A&M   –   6 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   8 – 2 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 0 – 1
Stetson   –   3 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 2
Howard (AL)   –   6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma   –   5 – 2 – 2
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 2
Kentucky State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 2 – 2
Florida   –   5 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   3 – 1 – 4
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 3
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
George Washington   –   4 – 3 – 2
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Grant   –   3 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 4 – 2
TCU   –   2 – 5 – 0
North Carolina   –   1 – 4 – 2
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 4 – 2
Roanoke   –   1 – 4 – 2
Rollins   –   1 – 3 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1906 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1906 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Sally Miles and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6vs. William & Mary
W 12–0450 [1] [2] [3]
October 8William & Mary
W 28–0
October 13at Clemson
T 0–0 [4]
October 27vs. North Carolina
T 0–04,000 [5] [6]
November 3 Roanoke
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 18–0 [7] [8]
November 10vs. Bucknell Norfolk, VAL 0–10 [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
November 172:30 p.m. Davidson
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0 [14]
November 24at Navy
L 0–5 [15] [16] [17] [18]
November 29vs. North Carolina A&M
W 6–010,000 [19] [20] [21]

Game summaries

William & Mary (First Game)

See also: 1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Grant (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Bonner (right guard), Garnett (right tackle), Worthington (right end), Montague (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Smith (fullback).

North Carolina

See also: 1906 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Grant (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Garnett (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Worthington (right end), Nutter (quarterback), Treadwell (left halfback), Bouman (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Hodgson.

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: Noland (left end), Kirk (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), E. M. Wilson (quarterback), Diffendal (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Bahen, Diffendal and Lawson.

Bucknell

The starting lineup for VPI was: Noland (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Hodgson.

Davidson

See also: 1906 Davidson football team

The VPI-Davidson game was originally scheduled to be played in Roanoke, Virginia, but was moved to Lynchburg, Virginia at the request of VPI. [22]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback).

Navy

See also: 1906 Navy Midshipmen football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Stiles.

North Carolina A&M

See also: 1906 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Treadwell.

Players

The following players were members of the 1906 football team according to the roster published in the 1907 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [23]

VPI 1906 roster
Quarterbacks
  • William Triplett Montague
  • Eugene Munson Wilson

Guards

  • George Hamilton Cunningham
  • Meade Montgomery Goodwyn

Tackles

  • William Lewis Branch
  • Charles Edward Diffendal

Center

  • Allen Burnley Johnson
 Ends

Halfbacks

  • Herbert David Hodgson
  • James Arthur Nutter (Capt.)

Fullback

  • Russell Wilmer Smith
 Substitutes
  • Grant
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell
  • Stiles

Coaching and training staff

  • Head coach: Sally Miles
  • Manager: C. B. Powell
  • Assistant manager: R. P. A. Johnson

References

  1. ^ "Football This Afternoon". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "William and Mary Easily Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1906. p. 34. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Blacksburg 12 William-Mary 0". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 8, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Clemson and V.P.I. Fail To Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1906. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Teams Fought To Tie In Fast Game Before Big Crowd". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1906. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "No Scoring Again". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 1, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "V.P.I. Defeats Roanoke College". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 4, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Roanoke Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 4, 1906. p. 22. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bucknell Game Ends In A Riot". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bucknell Wins From V.P.I." The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Bucknell-V.P.I. Ends In A Riot". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 18. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "V.P.I.=Bucknell Umpire Mobbed By Enthusiasts". Daily Press. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Bucknell Downs V.P.I." (PDF). The Orange and Blue. Bucknell University. November 12, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Techs Defeat The Tarheels". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 18, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Middies Make Poor Showing". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 23. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Annapolis, 5; V.P.I., 0". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "Navy Disappointed By Poor Showing". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 19. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "Middies Played Badly". Evening Star. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 65. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Virginia Team Won From A. & M." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  20. ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Scored Only Touchdown". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "Thanksgiving Day (Richmond)". The Red and White. North Carolina State University. December 1906. p. 42. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "To Transfer Football Game". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 24, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "The Bugle 1907" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1907. Retrieved November 17, 2015.


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