1898 VPI football team

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The 1898 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1898 college football season. The team was led by their head coach J. Lewis Ingles and finished with a record of three wins and two losses (3–2).

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Record3–2
Headcoach
HomestadiumSheib Field
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1898 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSheib Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 â†’
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1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina â€“ 9–0–0
Central (KY) â€“ 3–0–1
Oklahoma â€“ 2–0–0
Navy â€“ 7–1–0
West Virginia â€“ 6–1–0
Marshall â€“ 4–1–0
Georgetown â€“ 7–3–0
Texas A&M â€“ 4–2–0
VMI â€“ 4–2–0
Arkansas Industrial â€“ 2–1–0
Centre â€“ 2–1–2
VPI â€“ 3–2–0
Virginia â€“ 6–5–0
Richmond â€“ 3–3–1
Davidson â€“ 1–1–0
William & Mary â€“ 1–1–0
South Carolina â€“ 1–2–0
Delaware â€“ 2–5–2
Columbian â€“ 3–6–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 1–2–0
Add-Ran â€“ 1–3–1
Maryland â€“ 2–6–1
Guilford â€“ 0–3–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 411:00 a.m.vs. North CarolinaL 6–28[1]
November 52:30 p.m.at Guilford*Greensboro, NCW 17–0[2]
November 7vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore*
L 0–23[3][4]
November 11King*W 58–0[5]
November 12Bellevue School*
  • Sheib Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game
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Game summaries

North Carolina

North Carolina vs. VPI
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Team 1 2Total
• UNC 11 17 28
VPI 6 0 6
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The starting lineup for VPI was: Hubbard (left end), Thomas (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Stull (center), Cox (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Jewell (right end), Bell (quarterback), Rorebeck (left halfback), Ingles (right halfback), Painter (fullback).

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Edwin Gregory (left end), S. E. Shull (left tackle), Cromartie (left guard), H. B. Cunningham (center), Isaac Phifer (right guard), Frank Bennett (right tackle), Herman Koehler (right end), Frank O. Rogers (quarterback), Jim MacRae (left halfback), Cartland (right halfback), Louis Graves (fullback). The substitutes were: E. V. Howell, Warren Kluttz and Miller.

Guilford

VPI at Guilford
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Team 1 2Total
• VPI 17 0 17
Guilford 0 0 0
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  • Date: November 5, 1898
  • Location: Greensboro, NC
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Referee: Cowan

The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), Thomas (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Stull (center), Cox (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Hubbard (right end), Bell (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Painter (fullback). The substitutes were: Huffard, McCrackin, McGavock and Roseback.

The starting lineup for Guilford was: Lewis (left end), Fox (left tackle), Foust (left guard), Bennett (center), Farlow (right guard), Wilson (right tackle), Hill (right end), Cowles (quarterback), Groome (left halfback), Moir (right halfback), Daniels (fullback).

Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland, Baltimore vs. VPI
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Team 1 2Total
• MB 17 6 23
VPI 0 0 0
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  • Date: November 7, 1898
  • Location: Rivermont Grounds
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Referee: Patrick

The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), Cox (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Stull (center), Thomas (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Hubbard (right end), Bell (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Painter (fullback). The substitutes were: Huffard, McCracken, McGavock and Rorebeck.

The starting lineup for Maryland, Baltimore was: Walker (left end), Nelson (left tackle), Dew (left guard), Gilbert (center), Cathell (right guard), Lewis (right tackle), Williams (right end), Green (quarterback), Lynch (left halfback), Frosher (right halfback), Whitaker (fullback). The substitutes were: Barrow, Emrick, Paget, Reese and Sellman.

King

Bellevue School

Players

The following players were members of the 1898 football team according to the roster published in the 1903 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[7]

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VPI 1898 roster
Quarterback
  • William Frazier Bell

Guards

Tackles

  • Sidney Johnson Thomas
  • Charles Morton Wood

Center

  • John Walter Stull
Ends
  • Archibald Blair Hubbard
  • Lindsay Louin Jewell

Halfbacks

  • Edward Wood Hardaway
  • John Brabson Huffard
  • J. Lewis Ingles
  • Curtis Grant Rorebeck

Fullback

  • Charles Whitfield Painter
Substitutes
  • Austin Aloysius McCracken
  • James Hamilton McGavock
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Coaching and training staff

References

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