1899 VPI football team

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The 1899 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1899 college football season. The team was led by their head coach James Morrison and finished with a record of four wins and one loss (4–1).

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Headcoach
CaptainW. F. Cox
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1899 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
CaptainW. F. Cox
Home stadiumSheib Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI â€“ 1–0–0
VPI â€“ 4–1–0
Delaware â€“ 6–2–0
Arkansas â€“ 3–1–1
Georgetown â€“ 5–2–1
Texas A&M â€“ 4–2–0
Oklahoma â€“ 2–1–0
Baylor â€“ 2–1–1
Guilford â€“ 2–1–1
Navy â€“ 5–3–0
Virginia â€“ 4–3–2
Add-Ran â€“ 0–0–1
Richmond â€“ 2–2–0
South Carolina â€“ 2–3–0
West Virginia â€“ 2–3–0
William & Mary â€“ 2–3–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 1–2–2
Davidson â€“ 1–3–1
Maryland â€“ 1–4–0
Marshall â€“ 0–0–1
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7St. Albans Lutheran Boys SchoolW 21–0[1]
October 21at Tennessee
W 5–0200[2][3]
November 11at Virginia
L 0–28[4][5]
November 18vs. Roanoke
W 45–0[6]
November 30vs. Washington and LeeRoanoke, VAW 35–02,500[7][8][9]
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Game summaries

St. Albans

VPI's first game of the season was a victory over St. Albans Lutheran Boys School at Sheib Field.

Tennessee

After their victory over St. Albans, VPI played the University of Tennessee at Baldwin Park in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Cancelled Second game against St. Albans

A second game against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School was scheduled to be played on November 4, 1899 in Radford, Virginia, but it was cancelled due to "an injury to a St. Albans man."[10]

Virginia

VPI at Virginia
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Team 1 2Total
VPI 0 0 0
• UVA 12 16 28
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The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Montgomery (center), Choice (right guard), Cox (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bell (quarterback), Huffard (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Carpenter (fullback). The substitutes were: Bean.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Robert Taylor (left end), John Loyd (left tackle), Malcolm Griffin (left guard), Paul Norfleet (center), Charles Haskel (right guard), George Henderson (right tackle), H. T. Summersgill (right end), David Lyman (quarterback), Harry Gerstle (left halfback), Albert Mallory (right halfback), Robert Coleman (fullback). The substitutes were: Julian Byrd, Burnley Lankford, Charles McGill, Brodie Nalle and Stuart.

Roanoke

Roanoke vs. VPI
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Team 1 2Total
Roanoke 0 0 0
• VPI 27 18 45
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  • Date: November 18, 1899
  • Location: Athletic Park
    Roanoke, VA
  • Referee: Montgomery

The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Montgomery (center), Choice (right guard), Cox (right tackle), Lewis (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Bell (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Carpenter (fullback).

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Heckel (left end), McClintie (left tackle), Patterson (left guard), Buck (center), Moss (right guard), Lemon (right tackle), C. Bear (right end), Spencer (quarterback), Hall (left halfback), Wilson (right halfback), J. Bear (fullback).

Washington and Lee

Washington & Lee vs. VPI
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Team 1 2Total
W&L 0 0 0
• VPI 28 7 35
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  • Date: November 30, 1899
  • Location: Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 2,500
  • Referee: Morrow

The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Montgomery (center), Choice (right guard), Cox (right tackle), Lewis (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Bell (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Carpenter (fullback).

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: T. Bledsoe (left end), McNeill (left tackle), Holmes (left guard), Allen (center), Harrison (right guard), Moore (right tackle), McPheters (right end), E. Bledsoe (quarterback), Jenkins (left halfback), Guion (right halfback), Booker (fullback). The substitutes were: Sloan.

Players

The following players were members of the 1899 football team according to the roster published in the 1903 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[11]

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VPI 1899 roster
Quarterback

Guards

Tackles

Center

  • R. W. Montgomery
Ends
  • Lindsay Louin Jewell
  • Harold Benjamin Lewis

Halfbacks

  • William Frazier Bell
  • Edward Wood Hardaway
  • John Brabson Huffard

Fullback

Substitutes
  • John Newton Ashton
  • Wyndham Randolph Bean
  • William Leonard Blair
  • Samuel Guy Bralley
  • McCulloch
  • William Stuart Moffett
  • Joseph Clyde Steele
  • Albert Y. Wootten
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Coaching and training staff

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