Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 19, 1942 |
|
Catawba* |
Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA[1] |
W 28–14 |
- |
September 26, 1942 |
|
at Furman |
Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC |
W 7–6 |
- |
October 3, 1942 |
|
William & Mary |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
L 7–21 |
9,000[2] |
October 10, 1942 |
|
Davidson |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
W 16–0 |
- |
October 17, 1942 |
|
vs. Kentucky* |
Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA |
T 21–21 |
10,000[3] |
October 24, 1942 |
|
vs. Washington and Lee |
Lynchburg Memorial Stadium[4] • Lynchburg, VA |
W 19–6 |
- |
October 31, 1942 |
|
vs. Virginia* |
Foreman Field[5] • Norfolk, VA (Rivalry) |
W 20–14 |
- |
November 7, 1942 |
3:00pm[6] |
at Richmond |
City Stadium • Richmond, VA |
W 16–7 |
- |
November 14, 1942 |
|
at Army* |
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
L 7–19 |
- |
November 26, 1942 |
2:30pm[7] |
vs. VMI |
Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) |
W 20–6 |
- |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1942 Virginia Tech football schedule[8]
NFL Draft selections
NFL Draft Selections |
Year |
Round |
Pick |
Overall |
Name |
Team |
Position |
1944 |
14 |
11 |
142 |
John Maskas |
Boston Yanks |
Guard/Tackle |
|
Players
The following players were members of the 1942 football team according to the roster published in the 1943 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[9]
VPI 1942 roster |
|
- Fred Gill Ashworth
- Billy Shelby Barbour
- Barco
- Baros
- Alton Harwood Belcher
- Mason Harper Blandford
- Carter
- Irvin Jean Chasen
- Daniel Clark
- William Earnest Davis
- John Peter Duda
- Ellas
- Joseph F. Foltz
- Nelson Fuller
- John E. Gallagher
|
|
- William Anderson Garth
- Hines
- G. D. Hodges
- Joseph William Hoffmann, Jr.
- William Wilson James (Capt.)
- Samuel Johnson
- T. Johnson
- William B. Johnson
- Samuel Benjamin Judy
- Frank Lawson
- John James Maskas
- Massie
- Charles Allen McClaugherty
- Roger Nelson McClure
- K. McWherter
|
|
- Augustus Paul Mengulas
- James Broaddus Norment
- Read Nichols Pierce
- John William Rucker
- Robert Warren Sagnette
- Sharp
- Shelton
- Talbot
- Alfred Taylor
- A. F. Vincent
- Paul A. Warner
- William Elmer Wilson
- Wright
|
References
- ↑ "Sayakini 1943". Catawba College Sayakini. 1943. p. 75. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Tribesmen Take Va. Tech, 21–7, For Third Consecutive Win" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Virginia Tech Ties Kentucky With Rally". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 18, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Air Offense Clicks As Ground Attack Fails In 19-6 Loss" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 27, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Cavaliers' Late Rally Fails; Strong Tech Wins, 20–14". The Cavalier Daily. Google News Archives. November 2, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Red and Blue to Tackle Favored Gobblers". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 6, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ "600 Cadets Attended VPI Game". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1942–1943". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1943" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1943. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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