1945 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1946 →
1945 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
VMI 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1945 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Herbert McEver and finished with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 62:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
L 0–146,000[1][2]
October 13vs. William & Mary
L 0–389,000[3]
October 20Maryland
W 21–136,500[4]
October 27vs. Virginia*
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 13–3112,000[5]
November 3at NC State
L 0–69,000[6]
November 10at Clemson
L 0–357,000[7]
November 17Richmond
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 44–6[8]
November 22vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 0–723,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1945 football team.

VPI 1945 roster
  • Frank H. Ballard
  • Clinton Barns
  • Joseph Beard
  • Ralph Coe Beard
  • Ernest Booher
  • Floyd Samuel Bowles
  • Leigh Carter Budwell
  • Thomas Craig Burns
  • Harry Bushkar
  • John Bushkar
  • Billy Patrick DeNardo
  • Charles Mugler Forbes
  • Howard G. Forrest
  • Elder Grifton Glenn Jr
  • Thomas Gregory
  • John L. Hamilton
  • William H. Hegamyer
  • Robert Hess
  • Newman Hoffman
  • William Hubble
  • Cary Kenyon Johnson
  • J. R. Kautz
  • William Kinsey
  • Albert Klele
  • Timothy Lawler
  • Stanley Majcher
  • Robert McLear
  • Ross Moore Orr
  • Clifford Peacock
  • Joseph Peery
  • Jay B. Ratliff
  • Charles Rolfe
  • E. Gerald Staley
  • James Tilson
  • Bobby Joe Wellman
  • Edwin Williams
  • Forrest Bayard "Frank" Yarborough
  • Gerhard Charles Zekert

References

  1. ^ "Tar Heels Travel to Roanoke to Tackle McEver-Brothers Coached VPI Gridmen". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 6, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Colter Scores Twice To Lead Tar Heels To Win Over VPI". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 9, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Virginia Tech is beaten 38–0 by William & Mary". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.P.I. Spills Maryland, 21-13, For Terps' First Defeat of Season". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers defeat Virginia Tech, 31–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Agromeck 1946". Agromeck. 1946. p. 196. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Tigers Bounce Back - Down VPI in Conference Game". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 27, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tech 44, UR 6 - Beard, Ratliff pace Gobblers to easy victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Keydets edge Gobblers by last quarter score, 7–0". Daily Press. November 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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