Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 20, 1941 |
|
Catawba* |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
W 22–2 |
– |
September 27, 1941 |
|
vs. Kentucky* |
duPont Manual Memorial Stadium[1] • Louisville, KY |
L 14–37 |
8,000[1] |
October 4, 1941 |
|
Georgetown* |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
W 3–0 |
– |
October 11, 1941 |
|
vs. William & Mary |
City Stadium • Richmond, VA |
L 7–16 |
12,000[2] |
October 18, 1941 |
2:30pm[3] |
at Davidson |
Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC |
W 16–0 |
5,000[4] |
October 25, 1941 |
|
vs. Washington and Lee |
Municipal Stadium[5] • Lynchburg, VA |
W 13–3 |
6,000[5] |
November 1, 1941 |
|
vs. Virginia* |
Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Rivalry) |
L 0–34 |
– |
November 8, 1941 |
2:30pm[6] |
vs. NC State |
Winston-Salem, NC |
W 14–13 |
10,000[7] |
November 20, 1941 |
|
vs. VMI |
Lynchburg, VA (Rivalry) |
L 10–15 |
19,000[8] |
November 29, 1941 |
2:30pm[9] |
Richmond |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
W 13–0 |
4,000[10] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1941 Virginia Tech football schedule[11]
NFL Draft selections
NFL Draft Selections |
Year |
Round |
Pick |
Overall |
Name |
Team |
Position |
1944 |
14 |
11 |
142 |
John Maskas |
Boston Yanks |
Guard/Tackle |
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Players
The following players were members of the 1941 football team according to the roster published in the 1942 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[12]
VPI 1941 roster |
|
- Van Anderson
- Bailey
- Alton Harwood Belcher
- Henry Peter Bisschop
- Mason Harper Blandford
- Irvin Jean Chasen
- Gerald Harley Clark
- William Earnest Davis
- Diggs
- Nelson Fuller
- John E. Gallagher
- William Anderson Garth
- William Wilson James
- Johnson
- William B. Johnson
- Samuel Benjamin Judy
- Richard Davis Kern
- Anthony Thomas Kujawa
- Robert Lawson
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- Lively
- John James Maskas
- Charles Allen McClaugherty
- Roger Nelson McClure
- John William Rucker
- Jay Simpson Rupert
- J. Sharpe
- William Alexandra Shelton
- Bobby Smith
- Benjamin Tate
- William Lee Tate (Capt.)
- Ralph Travis Unterzuber
- Charles Edward Varn
- Paul A. Warner
- Eugene Hagy Wheeler
- William Elmer Wilson
- Wright
- William Daniel Zydiak (Capt.)
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References
- 1 2 "8000 See Wildcats Trounce VPI, 37–14, In Season Opener At Manual Stadium". The Kentucky Kernel. University of Kentucky. September 30, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ "William and Mary Downs Fighting Tech Team By 16–7 Count" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 14, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Virginia Tech Brings Strong Team To Richardson Stadium Saturday" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 16, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Tech Power Bests 'Cats" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 23, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- 1 2 "Inspired Gobblers Smash Blue Hopes For Big Six Title" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Pack Proves Punch; Wants V.P.I. Win". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 7, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Agromeck 1942". Agromeck. 1942. p. 326. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ "Squadron Rolls Over VPI Gobblers, 15–10". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Spiders Close Season Against Virginia Tech Tomorrow". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 28, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Gridders Drop Season Finale To Tech, 0–13". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. December 5, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1941–1942". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1942" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1942. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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