1906 VPI football team

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1906 Virginia Tech Hokies football
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Conference Independent
1906 record 5–2–2
Head coach Sally Miles (2nd year)
Captain James Arthur Nutter
Home stadium Gibboney Field
Seasons
« 1905 1907 »

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

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 6, 1906 vs. William & Mary* Fair Grounds[1]Roanoke, VA W 12–0   450[2]
October 8, 1906 William & Mary* Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA W 28–0   -
October 13, 1906 at Clemson* Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC T 0–0   -
October 27, 1906 vs. North Carolina* Broad Street Park[3]Richmond, VA T 0–0   4,000[3]
November 3, 1906 Roanoke* Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA W 18–0   -
November 10, 1906 vs. Bucknell* Norfolk, VA L 0–10   -
November 17, 1906 Davidson* Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA W 10–0   -
November 24, 1906 at Navy* Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD L 0–5   -
November 29, 1906 vs. North Carolina A&M* Broad Street Park[4]Richmond, VA W 6–0   10,000[4][5]
*Non-conference game.
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1906 Virginia Tech football schedule[6]

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.[7]

VPI 1906 roster
Quarterback
  • 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

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  6. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1906–1907". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 17, 2015.
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