Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
October 6, 1917 |
|
Hampden–Sydney* |
Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA |
W 12–0 |
- |
October 13, 1917 |
|
Emory and Henry* |
Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA |
W 59–6 |
- |
October 20, 1917 |
|
Davidson |
Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA |
W 13–7 |
- |
October 27, 1917 |
|
at Georgetown |
Georgetown Field • Washington, DC |
L 0–28 |
- |
November 3, 1917 |
|
Wake Forest* |
Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA |
W 50–0 |
- |
November 10, 1917 |
|
vs. West Virginia* |
Huntington, WV (Rivalry) |
L 3–27 |
4,000[1] |
November 17, 1917 |
|
vs. North Carolina A&M |
League Park[2] • Norfolk, VA |
T 7–7 |
3,500[3] |
November 24, 1917 |
|
Roanoke College* |
Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA |
W 70–0 |
- |
November 29, 1917 |
2:45pm[4] |
vs. VMI |
Fair Grounds[4] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) |
W 6–0 |
- |
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1917 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]
Players
The following players were members of the 1917 football team according to the roster published in the 1918 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]
VPI 1917 roster |
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Quarterback
Guards
- Henry Claybrook Lester
- Walter Weiss Rangely
Tackles
- Hank Crisp
- Guy Eugene McNeil
- Harry Temple Parrish (Capt.)
|
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Center
Ends
- Edwin Lee Roden
- William Lee Younger
Halfbacks
- John Rueben Benner
- Eugene Darrington Bock
- Philip Aylett Penton
|
|
Fullback
Substitutes
- John Franklin Chapman
- James Thomas Hardwick
- Victor Henry Miller
- John Temple Powers
- Mathew Philip Will
- Harry Robert Yates
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References
- ↑ "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- 1 2 "Roanoke Alive With Visitors For Big Annual Football Battle Between Techs and Cadets Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1917–1918". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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