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1907 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainCharles Edward Diffendal
Home stadium Gibboney Field
Seasons
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina   –   3 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   2 – 0 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 0 – 0
Mississippi College   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   6 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Industrial   –   9 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Texas   –   6 – 1 – 1
Texas A&M   –   6 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   4 – 1 – 1
Florida   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
VPI   –   7 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 2 – 2
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
VMI   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 1
Baylor   –   4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas   –   4 – 4 – 1
Maryland   –   3 – 5 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 4 – 1
The Citadel   –   2 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 5 – 2
Chattanooga   –   0 – 5 – 1
Delaware   –   0 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   0 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1907 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1907 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob Williams and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Roanoke
W 33–0 [1]
October 12 Hampden–Sydney
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 18–0 [2]
October 19vs. Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VAW 5–01,400 [3] [4]
October 26vs. Davidson
L 5–121,500 [5] [6]
November 43:30 p.m.vs. Georgetown
W 20–01,000 [7] [8] [9]
November 93:00 p.m.vs. VMI
W 22–02,500–3,000 [10] [11] [12]
November 16 George Washington
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–0 [13] [14] [15]
November 23at Navy
L 0–12 [16] [17] [18] [19]
November 283:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–66,000–7,000 [20] [21] [22]

Game summaries

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), H. Jones (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Breckenridge (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), W. Jones (right halfback), B. Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Alder, Billups, Brown, Cooper, Gibbs, Gravely, Hicks, V. Hodgson, James, J. Jones, Lane, Pritchard, Sheppard, Watkins and Wilkinson.

Washington and Lee

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Varner (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), W. Jones (left halfback), Luttrell (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

Davidson

See also: 1907 Davidson football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Varner (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), V. Hodgson (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Billups, Brown, Cooper, Evans, Gibbs, Gravely, Hicks and W. Jones.

Georgetown

See also: 1907 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), B. Smith (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), V. Hodgson (right halfback), Diffendal (fullback). The substitutes were: Billups, Cooper, Gravely and Hicks.

VMI

See also: 1907 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), McMillan (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), Gravely (fullback). The substitutes were: Breckenridge, Cooper, Diffendal, V. Hodgson and B. Smith.

George Washington

See also: 1907 George Washington Hatchetites football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Cooper (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

Navy

See also: 1907 Navy Midshipmen football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Cooper (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Alder, Gravely, Sheppard and B. Smith.

North Carolina

See also: 1907 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), B. Smith (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Cooper, Gibbs, Gravely, Hicks, H. G. Jones, J. Jones and Varner.

Players

The following players were members of the 1907 football team according to the roster published in the 1908 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [23]

VPI 1907 roster
Quarterback
  • Edgar Seymour Sheppard

Guards

Tackles

  • Charles Edward Diffendal (Capt.)
  • Russell Wilmer Smith

Center

  • Allen Burnley Johnson
 Ends
  • Paul Phillippi Huffard
  • Bernard Lewis Smith

Halfbacks

  • Henry Evans Billups
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell

Fullback

  • Vivian Burnett Hodgson

Coaching and training staff

  • Head coach: Bob Williams
  • Manager: P. H. Noland
  • Assistant manager: J. L. Baum

References

  1. ^ "Yi! Yi! V.P.I.! Sis, Boom! O My!". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hampden-Sidney Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 13, 1907. p. 13. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Punting Gives V.P.I. Victory Over W. & L." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 20, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hard Fought Game at Lynchburg" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 26, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Davidson Beats Virginia Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 27, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Davidson 12, Polytechnics 5". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Blacksburg Boys Meet Georgetown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 2, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Georgetown-Tech Game For Monday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 3, 1907. p. 39. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Georgetown Easy For Blacksburg". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 5, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "Blacksburg Boys Defeat V.M.I. Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 10, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "Blacksburg 22, V.M.I. Nothing". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 10, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "V.P.I. 22; V.M.I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 12, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Va. Tech Beats Geo. Washington". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 17, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  14. ^ "Expected happens, defeated by V.P.I." The University Hatchet. November 20, 1907. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Hatchetites game, although crippled, bested by V.P.I." The Washington Times. November 17, 1907. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Virginia Techs Make Fine Show". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 24, 1907. p. 37. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  17. ^ "Navy Shuts Out Tech". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 24, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  18. ^ "Navy Defeats V. P. I." New-York Tribune. Library of Congress. November 24, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "Hopeful, Not Confident". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 24, 1907. p. 55. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina, Thursday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 24, 1907. p. 37. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  21. ^ "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 29, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "The Techs Win The Game". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 29, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  23. ^ "The Bugle 1908" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1908. p. 169. Retrieved November 17, 2015.


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