1942 VPI Gobblers football team

1942 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Southern Conference
1942 record	7–2–1 (5–1–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Sumner D. Tilson (1st year) Herbert McEver (1st year)
Captain	William James
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1942 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#14 William & Mary $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
VPI	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Duke	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1942 college football season. The team was led by their head coaches Sumner D. Tilson and Herbert McEver and finished with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19, 1942		Catawba*	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	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
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
October 24, 1942		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg Memorial Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	W 19–6	-
October 31, 1942		vs. Virginia*	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Rivalry)	W 20–14	-
November 7, 1942		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	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	W 20–6	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1942 Virginia Tech football schedule

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

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.

VPI 1942 roster
	Fred Gill Ashworth Billy Shelby Barbour Baros Alton Harwood Belcher Mason H. Blandford Irvin Jean Chasen Daniel Clark William Earnest Davis John Peter Duda Ellas Joseph F. Foltz Nelson Fuller John E. Gallagher William Anderson Garth G. D. Hodges Joseph Hoffmann William Wilson James (Capt.) S. Johnson T. Johnson		William B. Johnson Samuel Benjamin Judy Frank Lawson John James Maskas Massie C. A. McClaugherty Roger Nelson McClure K. McWherter Augustus Paul Mengulas James Broaddus Norment Read Nichols Pierce John William Rucker Sagnerie Alfred Taylor A. F. Vincent Paul A. Warner William Elmer Wilson Wright