1907 VPI football team

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 (7–2).

1907 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
1907 record7–2
Head coach
CaptainCharles Edward Diffendal
Home stadiumGibboney Field
1907 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Carolina   –  3 –0 –0
Stetson   –  2 –0 –0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –  1 –0 –0
Mississippi College   –  1 –0 –0
North Carolina A&M   –  6 –0 –1
Louisiana Industrial   –  9 –1 –0
Kentucky State   –  9 –1 –1
Texas   –  6 –1 –1
Texas A&M   –  6 –1 –1
Davidson   –  4 –1 –1
Florida   –  4 –1 –1
Navy   –  9 –2 –1
VPI   –  7 –2 –0
Virginia   –  6 –3 –1
TCU   –  4 –2 –2
West Virginia   –  6 –4 –0
VMI   –  5 –3 –0
Tulane   –  3 –2 –0
Oklahoma   –  4 –4 –0
North Carolina   –  4 –4 –1
Baylor   –  4 –3 –1
Arkansas   –  4 –4 –1
Maryland   –  3 –5 –0
George Washington   –  2 –4 –1
Georgetown   –  2 –4 –1
Howard (AL)   –  3 –6 –0
Oklahoma A&M   –  1 –5 –2
The Citadel   –  1 –5 –1
Chattanooga   –  0 –5 –1
Delaware   –  0 –5 –1
Catholic University   –  0 –1 –0
Spring Hill   –  0 –1 –0

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Roanoke
W 33–0[1]
October 12Hampden–Sydney
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 18–0
October 19vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAW 5–01,400[2]
October 26vs. Davidson
L 5–121,500[3][4]
November 43:30 p.m.vs. Georgetown
W 20–01,000[5][6][7]
November 93:00 p.m.vs. VMIRoanoke, VA (rivalry)W 22–02,500–3,000[8][9][10]
November 16George Washington
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–0[11][12]
November 23at Navy
L 0–12
November 283:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–66,000–7,000[13][14][15][16]

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.[17]

VPI 1907 roster
Quarterback
  • Edgar Seymour Sheppard

Guards

Tackles

  • Charles Edward Diffendal (Capt.)
  • Russell Wilmer Smith

Center

  • Allen Burnley Johnson
 Ends
  • Paul Phillippi Huffard
  • Bernard Lewis Smith

Halfbacks

  • Henry Evans Billups
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell

Fullback

  • Vivian Burnett Hodgson

References
  1. "Yi! Yi! V.P.I.! Sis, Boom! O My!". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. "Punting Gives V.P.I. Victory Over W. & L." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 20, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. "Davidson Beats Virginia Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. "Davidson 12, Polytechnics 5". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. "Blacksburg Boys Meet Georgetown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 2, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. "Georgetown-Tech Game For Monday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 3, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  7. "Georgetown Easy For Blacksburg". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 5, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  8. "Blacksburg Boys Defeat V.M.I. Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 10, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  9. "Blacksburg 22, V.M.I. Nothing". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 10, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  10. "V.P.I. 22; V.M.I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 12, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. "Expected happens, defeated by V.P.I." The University Hatchet. November 20, 1907. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  12. "Hatchetites game, although crippled, bested by V.P.I." The Washington Times. November 17, 1907. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Foot Ball!". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F3. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  14. "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina Thursday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F2. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  15. "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  16. "The Techs Win The Game". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 29, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  17. "The Bugle 1908" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1908. p. 169. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
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