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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 0 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 0 – 1
Marshall   –   2 – 0 – 1
Kentucky University   –   7 – 1 – 1
VPI   –   6 – 1 – 0
Nashville   –   6 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Texas   –   8 – 2 – 1
Davidson   –   4 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gallaudet   –   4 – 2 – 2
Sewanee   –   4 – 2 – 2
William & Mary   –   2 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
VMI   –   4 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma   –   3 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 3 – 2
Kendall   –   2 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   0 – 0 – 1
Wilmington Conference Academy   –   2 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   2 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 5 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 2 – 1
Furman   –   1 – 2 – 1
Chilocco   –   2 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 4 – 0
Maryland   –   1 – 7 – 0
Richmond   –   1 – 7 – 0
Florida Agricultural   –   0 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   0 – 2 – 0
Tusculum   –     –  

The 1901 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1901 college football season. The team was led by their head coach A. B. Morrison Jr. and finished with a record of six wins and one loss (6–1).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at RoanokeSalem, VAW 16–0[1]
October 11Washington and Lee
W 11–0[2][3][4]
October 19at Georgetown
W 32–6[5][6][7]
October 263:30 p.m.Virginia
  • Sheib Field
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–161,000[8][9][10][11]
October 31at Clemson
W 17–115,000[12][13]
November 163:00 p.m.vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore
W 18–01,000[14][15]
November 282:30 p.m.vs. VMINorfolk, VA (rivalry)W 21–05,000[16][17]

Original schedule

The 1901 football schedule for VPI listed in the September 22 edition of The Richmond Dispatch was as follows:[18]

The 1901 football schedule in the September 24 edition of The Roanoke Times included the following differences with the above schedule:[19]

VPI also hoped to schedule a game with the University of Georgia on November 9,[19] but this game was not played.

After the games with St. Albans were not played on September 28 and October 5, The Richmond Dispatch reported that the teams would play each other at a horse and cattle show in Radford in late October.[20] This game was not played.

Players

The following players were members of the 1901 football team according to the roster published in the 1902 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[21][22]

VPI 1901 roster
Quarterback

Guards

  • Alvin Lee Abbott
  • George Cralle Willson

Tackles

Center

  • Joseph Clyde Steele
 Ends
  • Ramey
  • Creighton Childs Campbell
  • Joe Ware

Halfbacks

Fullback

Substitutes
  • Archer Davidson
  • George Coleman Miller
  • Anderson Howard Sayers
  • Turner
  • Lalor Romaine Willcox

See also

References

  1. ^ "Salem News Items". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. September 29, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "The V.P.I. Team Won". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 12, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "V.P.I. Wins". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 12, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "V. P. I. Wins" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 12, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "A Great Game By V.P.I. Cadets". The Times. Library of Congress. October 20, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Victorious Cadets". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 20, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Blue and Grey in the Dust". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 20, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "'Varsity Triumphant Over Polytechnics". The Times. Library of Congress. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Great Foot-Ball Day". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "The 'Varsity Triumphant". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. October 28, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "'Varsity Triumphant". The Cavalier Daily. November 2, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "V.P.I., 17; Clemson, 11". The Times. Library of Congress. November 1, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Great Ball Game". The Watchman and Southron. Library of Congress. November 6, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Cadets Won Easily". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 17, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Polytechs Defeat Maryland". The Times. Library of Congress. November 17, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "The Polytechnic Team Defeat The Virginia Military Cadets". The Times. Library of Congress. November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "Many Foot-Ball Battles". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  18. ^ "V.P.I. Foot-Ball Prospects". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 22, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Blacksburg Items". The Roanoke Times. Library of Congress. September 24, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  20. ^ "Horse- And Cattle-Show". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 6, 1901. p. 27. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "The Bugle 1902" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1902. p. 124. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  22. ^ "The Bugle 1903" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1903. p. 131. Retrieved November 11, 2015.


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