en 1903 VPI football team

1903 VPI football
1903 VPI football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	Charles Augustus Lueder (1st season);
Captain	Sally Miles
Home stadium	Gibboney Field
	Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

1903 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Livingstone		–		3	–	0	–	0
Kentucky University		–		7	–	1	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	1	–	0
VPI		–		5	–	1	–	0
South Carolina		–		8	–	2	–	0
Stetson		–		2	–	1	–	1
Virginia		–		7	–	2	–	1
Georgetown		–		7	–	3	–	0
VMI		–		2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M		–		7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina		–		6	–	3	–	0
Maryland		–		7	–	4	–	0
East Florida Seminary		–		3	–	2	–	1
Florida State College		–		3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma		–		5	–	4	–	3
Kendall		–		3	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		1	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M		–		0	–	0	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		1	–	1	–	0
Tusculum		–		1	–	1	–	0
Arkansas		–		3	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)		–		2	–	3	–	0
Columbian		–		2	–	5	–	0
Florida		–		1	–	3	–	0
Goldey College		–		0	–	1	–	1
Davidson		–		1	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs		–		0	–	4	–	0
TCU		–		0	–	7	–	0

The 1903 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1903 college football season. The team was led by head coach Charles Augustus Lueder and finished with a record of five wins and one loss (5–1).

Scoring

The scoring in 1903 was:

Touchdown worth 5 points
Field goal worth 5 points
Conversion (kick) worth 1 point
Safety worth 2 points

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13		St. Albans Lutheran Boys School	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 29–0		^[1]
October 17		North Carolina A&M	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0		^[2]^[3]
October 24	3:15 p.m.	vs. Virginia	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	4,000	^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
November 7	3:20 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	W 21–0	2,000	^[8]^[9]
November 21		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 11–0		^[10]
November 26	3:00 p.m.	vs. Davidson	Athletic Park Roanoke, VA	W 26–0	1,200–1,500	^[11]
All times are in Eastern time

Before the season

The 1902 VPI football team compiled a 3–2–1 record and were led by R. R. Brown in his only season as head coach.

Game summaries

St. Albans

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

North Carolina A&M

After their victory over St. Albans, VPI played the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Gibboney Field.

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: Lykes (left end), J. H. Koon (left tackle), LeRoy Abernethy (left guard), Edgar Gaither (center), R. G. Wilson (right guard), V. L. Neal (right tackle), Joseph Gulley (right end), T. R. Buckley (quarterback), Ward Shannonhouse (left halfback), C. D. Welch (right halfback), Joseph Miller (fullback). The substitutes were: S. W. Asbury, Arthur Gregory, Fred Hadley and Charles Seifert.

Virginia

Virginia vs. VPI

	1	2	Total
• UVA	15	6	21
VPI	0	0	0

Date: October 24, 1903
Location: Broad Street Park
Richmond, VA
Game start: 3:15 p.m.
Game attendance: 4,000
Referee: M. J. Thompson (Georgetown)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), Walsh (left guard), Stiles (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bear (quarterback), Byrd (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitute was Schaefer.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: George Hull (left end), David McColl (left tackle), James C. Elmer (left guard), Clyde R. Conner (center), William Spates (right guard), Walter Council (right tackle), Merritt Cooke Jr. (right end), John Beverly Pollard (quarterback), Wistar Heald (left halfback), Harry Wall (right halfback), Thomas Watkins (fullback). The substitutes were: George Zinn.

North Carolina

North Carolina vs. VPI

	1	2	Total
UNC	0	0	0
• VPI	15	6	21

Date: November 7, 1903
Location: Lafayette Field
Norfolk, VA
Game start: 3:20 p.m.
Game attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bill Armstrong

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), Walsh (left guard), Stiles (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bear (quarterback), Byrd (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitute was Hodgson.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Frank Foust (left end), J. Donnelly (left tackle), Perry (left guard), Roach Stewart (center), Charles Albright (right guard), George Jones (right tackle), Albert Lyman Cox (right end), Engle (quarterback), Green Berkeley (left halfback), J. E. Mann (right halfback), Addison Hester (fullback). The substitutes were: Wright.

Navy

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), Walsh (left guard), Stiles (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bear (quarterback), Byrd (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback).

The starting lineup for Navy was: Douglas Howard (left end), Ronan Grady (left tackle), Henry Chambers (left guard), Albert Rees (center), Edson Oak (right guard), William Piersol (right tackle), Charles Soule (right end), John Wilcox (quarterback), Ralph Strassburger (left halfback), Jonathan Dowell (right halfback), William Halsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Clay and Reichmuth.

Davidson

Players

The following players were members of the 1903 football team according to the roster published in the 1904 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[12]

VPI 1903 roster

Quarterback

Charles Edgar Bear

Guards

Alvin Lee Abbott
Walsh

Tackles

Sally Miles (Capt.)
George Cralle Willson

Center

Joseph Clay Stiles

Ends

Wilmer Nelson Robins
Thomas Walker Lewis

Halfbacks

Clarence Byrd
Hunter Carpenter

Fullback

John Counselman

Substitutes

Thomas Newton Brent
Dean
Murray Valentine Harlan
Herbert David Hodgson
Robert B. Tinsley

Coaching and training staff

Head coach: Charles Augustus Lueder
Assistant coach: R. R. Brown
Manager: G. C. Chalkley
Assistant managers
- F. M. Yost
- R. S. Royer

References

^ "V.P.I., 29; St. Albans, 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Virginia defeats Kentucky; The V.P.I. win from N.C.A. and M." The Virginian-Pilot. October 18, 1903. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "V.P.I. 21 – A. & M. 0". The Red and White. North Carolina State University. December 1906. p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Football Teams Here Ready For The Fray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "The Polytechnic Boys Beaten By 'Varsity". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 25, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Council's Splendid Run". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. October 26, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "'Varsity Too Much For The V.P.I.'s". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 26, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Another Defeat". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 12, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Carolina Shut Out by Blacksburg Boys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 8, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Middies Beaten". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 22, 1903. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "V.P.I. Boys Get Another Feather". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "The Bugle 1904" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1904. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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[1] "V.P.I., 29; St. Albans, 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[2] "Virginia defeats Kentucky; The V.P.I. win from N.C.A. and M." The Virginian-Pilot. October 18, 1903. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "V.P.I. 21 – A. & M. 0". The Red and White. North Carolina State University. December 1906. p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[4] "Football Teams Here Ready For The Fray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[5] "The Polytechnic Boys Beaten By 'Varsity". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 25, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[6] "Council's Splendid Run". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. October 26, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[7] "'Varsity Too Much For The V.P.I.'s". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 26, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[UNC-8] "Another Defeat". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 12, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[norfolk-9] "Carolina Shut Out by Blacksburg Boys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 8, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[10] "Middies Beaten". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 22, 1903. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[11] "V.P.I. Boys Get Another Feather". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[12] "The Bugle 1904" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1904. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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