1907 VPI football team
American college football season
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The 1907 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1907 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob Williams and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7â2).
| 1907 VPI football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7â2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Charles Edward Diffendal |
| Home stadium | Gibboney Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | â | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | â | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana Industrial | â | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | â | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | â | 6 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Industrial | â | 9 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | â | 9 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | â | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | â | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | â | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | â | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | â | 9 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | â | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | â | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | â | 4 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | â | 6 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | â | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | â | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | â | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | â | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | â | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | â | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | â | 3 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | â | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | â | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | â | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | â | 1 | â | 5 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham | â | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | â | 0 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | â | 0 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Normal | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | Roanoke | W 33â0 | [1] | |||
| October 12 | HampdenâSydney |
| W 18â0 | [2] | ||
| October 19 | vs. Washington and Lee | Lynchburg, VA | W 5â0 | 1,400 | [3][4] | |
| October 26 | 3:37 p.m. | vs. Davidson |
| L 5â12 | 1,500 | [5][6] |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Georgetown | W 20â0 | 1,000 | [7][8][9] | |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. VMI |
| W 22â0 | 2,500â3,000 | [10][11][12] |
| November 16 | George Washington |
| W 34â0 | [13][14][15] | ||
| November 23 | at Navy | L 0â12 | [16][17][18][19] | |||
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina |
| W 20â6 | 6,000â7,000 | [20][21][22] |
Before the season
The 1906 VPI football team compiled a 5â2â2 record and were led by Sally Miles in his second season as head coach.
Game summaries
Roanoke
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Roanoke | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 5 | 28 | 33 |
- Date: October 5, 1907
- Location: Gibboney Field
Blacksburg, VA - Referee: Sally Miles
VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Roanoke at Gibboney Field.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), H. Jones (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Breckenridge (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), W. Jones (right halfback), B. Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Alder, Billups, Brown, Cooper, Gibbs, Gravely, Hicks, V. Hodgson, James, J. Jones, Lane, Pritchard, Sheppard, Watkins and Wilkinson.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Gochenhouer (left end), Engleby (left tackle), Morton (left guard), Sayers (center), Carpenter (right guard), Price (right tackle), Fray (right end), Bowers (quarterback), Grewbill (left halfback), Taney (right halfback), Kelly (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson and Schreckhiser.
HampdenâSydney
After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played HampdenâSydney College at Gibboney Field.
Washington and Lee
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W&L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 5 | 0 | 5 |
- Date: October 19, 1907
- Location: Lynchburg, VA
- Game attendance: 1,400
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Varner (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), W. Jones (left halfback), Luttrell (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Hiram Dow (left end), H. M. White (left tackle), William Pipes (left guard), James Larrick (center), Richard Morales (right guard), Cleon Osbourn (right tackle), Roland Waddill (right end), L. W. Wilson (quarterback), C. W. Streit (left halfback), Edward Brown (right halfback), Edwin Alderson (fullback). The substitutes were: Henry Smartt.
Davidson
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⢠Davidson | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| VPI | 5 | 0 | 5 |
- Date: October 26, 1907
- Location: Fair Grounds
Roanoke, VA - Game start: 3:37 p.m.
- Game attendance: 1,500
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Varner (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), V. Hodgson (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Billups, Brown, Cooper, Evans, Gibbs, Gravely, Hicks and W. Jones.
The starting lineup for Davidson was: DeWitt Kluttz (left end), W. R. Moore (left tackle), John Axford (left guard), Norman B. Edgerton (center), Daniels (right guard), LeRoy Dunn (right tackle), Wilkinson (right end), Elliott (quarterback), Clarence Clark (left halfback), Robert Denny (right halfback), William Morton (fullback). The substitutes were: John James and Tom Warlick.
Georgetown
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 5 | 15 | 20 |
- Date: November 4, 1907
- Location: Broad Street Park
Richmond, VA - Game start: 3:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 1,000
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), B. Smith (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), V. Hodgson (right halfback), Diffendal (fullback). The substitutes were: Billups, Cooper, Gravely and Hicks.
The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Gerhard Simon (left end), Murray (left tackle), W. G. Todd (left guard), Larry Cullen (center), Eddie Scott (right guard), Herb Munhall (right tackle), Eddie Miller (right end), Jim Cohen (quarterback), E. T. Thompson (left halfback), Edmund Fitzgerald (right halfback), George Dutcher (fullback). The substitutes were: Tom Stewart.
VMI
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 4 | 18 | 22 |
- Date: November 9, 1907
- Location: Fair Grounds
Roanoke, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 2,500â3,000
- Game weather: "ideal"
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), McMillan (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), Gravely (fullback). The substitutes were: Breckenridge, Cooper, Diffendal, V. Hodgson and B. Smith.
The starting lineup for VMI was: William Poague (left end), John Fray (left tackle), Henry Poague (left guard), Edward Hancock (center), George Wickham (right guard), William Biedler (right tackle), George Ward (right end), John Doyle (quarterback), Robert Massie (left halfback), Porter (right halfback), George MacLean (fullback). The substitutes were: George Alexander, Richard Clemmer, R. Davant, Donald McMillen, John Minton and H. Pattison.
George Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 24 | 10 | 34 |
- Date: November 16, 1907
- Location: Gibboney Field
Blacksburg, VA - Game weather: "ideal"
- Referee: Baird
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Cooper (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).
The starting lineup for George Washington was: James Gunning (left end), John Whitehead (left tackle), Royal Alston (left guard), John Baker (center), Patrick Holmes (right guard), Walter Sommers (right tackle), John Brooks (right end), Harry Pearce (quarterback), Edgar Hough (left halfback), Tullas (right halfback), Aubrey Witten (fullback). The substitutes were: Coudon, Phillip Hooten, William Kemeys and Herbert White.
Navy
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠Navy | 6 | 6 | 12 |
- Date: November 23, 1907
- Location: Worden Field
Annapolis, MD - Game weather: Rain
- Referee: Whiting (Cornell)
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), J. Jones (right end), Cooper (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Alder, Gravely, Sheppard and B. Smith.
The starting lineup for Navy was: Max Demott (left end), Percy Northcroft (left tackle), Frederick Reinicke (left guard), Charles Brand (center), Percy Wright (right guard), Frank Leighton (right tackle), Bill Dague (right end), Ed Lange (quarterback), A. H. Douglas (left halfback), Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider (right halfback), Raymond Jones (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Burd, Gates, Cary Magruder, Nason, W. A. Richardson, Robertson, Karl Smith, Stoer, Straus and David Stuart.
North Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| ⢠VPI | 8 | 12 | 20 |
- Date: November 28, 1907
- Location: Broad Street Park
Richmond, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 6,000â7,000
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Johnson (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), R. W. Smith (right tackle), B. Smith (right end), Sheppard (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Cooper, Gibbs, Gravely, Hicks, H. G. Jones, J. Jones and Varner.
The starting lineup for North Carolina was: James Wiggins (left end), Cecil Garrett (left tackle), Earle Thompson (left guard), Raymond Parker (center), Robert Howell (right guard), Archie Deans (right tackle), William Thomas (right end), Joseph Mann (quarterback), Lucius Dunlap (left halfback), Thomas McNeill (right halfback), James Crosswell (fullback). The substitutes were: Harris and John Manning.
Players
The following players were members of the 1907 football team according to the roster published in the 1908 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[23]
| VPI 1907 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterback
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Halfbacks
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Coaching and training staff
- Head coach: Bob Williams
- Manager: Philip Haxall Noland
- Assistant manager: J. L. Baum