en 1948 VPI Gobblers football team

1948 VPI Gobblers football
1948 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–8–1 (0–6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McNeish (1st season);
Captain	Thomas C. Burns
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Clemson $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 3 North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 17 William & Mary	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	2
No. 20 Wake Forest	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Richmond	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
VPI	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	8	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1948 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob McNeish and finished with a record of zero wins, eight losses and one tie (0–8–1).

VPI was ranked at No. 151 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	3:00 p.m.	George Washington	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–13	11,000	^[2]
October 2	3:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–28	17,500	^[3]
October 9	2:00 p.m.	vs. Maryland	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–28	11,700	^[4]
October 16	2:30 p.m.	William & Mary	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–30	15,000	^[5]
October 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Duke	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	L 0–7	13,500	^[6]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–49	27,000	^[7]
November 6	2:30 p.m.	vs. Washington and Lee	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 7–14	8,000	^[8]^[9]
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	T 7–7	12,000	^[10]^[11]
November 25	2:00 p.m.	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 7–33	29,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

NFL Draft selections

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= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1951	28	10	337	Sterling Wingo	Los Angeles Rams	Back

Roster

The following players were members of the 1948 football team according to the roster published in the 1949 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[11]

VPI 1948 roster
	Victor Anderson Ralph Coe Beard Raymond Rucker Beasley James William Blair Thomas Craig Burns (Capt.) Ronald Herman Casto Coy Lenard Chambers Joseph Litton Church Pete "Chip" Collum Billy Patrick DeNardo Hubert Wallace Dutton Bruce Mills "Bud" Fisher Charles Mugler Forbes James Forrest Robert Fracker Richard "Bob" Gilley Richard D. Goodman Frank Hargrove William Hughes Hegamyer		Robert Hess Andre Hodgson Holcomb Oren Edward Hopkins Tom Howard Jack Ross Ittner Johnson Charles Edward Kernan Jimmy Kitts Timothy Lawler Carl Leonard Bill Loomis Kerry Jennings McBroom Hamilton Otey Meriwether Roger Rowland Neel Oliver Ross Moore Orr Erving Hascall Rand Jay B. Ratliff		Charles Ronald Raugh Roy Carrington Robinette Pete Smith Warren William Squires C. William Stultz Bob Taylor Franklin Ray Taylor David Lacy Thomas Vernon Robert James Wachter W. Harry Walton Robert Franklin Webb Richard White Donald Lindbergh Whiteman Sterling Lagrand Wingo Gerhard Charles Zekert Paul Ethan "Zig" Zender

References

^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "GW blanks Tech, 13–0, in opener". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Guepemen Ground V.P.I. Into Roanoke Turf, 28–0". The Cavalier Daily. October 5, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Unbeaten Maryland routs VPI". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joynes, Tom (October 19, 1948). "McCray's Braves Roll Over Virginia Tech For 30–0 Win In Gobbler Homecoming Game" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ "Cadets wreck Virginia Tech for 6th win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lonergan, Ted (November 9, 1948). "Big Blue Scores 14-7 Triumph Over VPI; Bell and Leister Figure in General Tally" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Virginia Tech defeated again, sinks before W-L". Daily Press. November 7, 1948. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "City Stadium Scene of Tilt". The Collegian. University of Richmond. November 12, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The Bugle 1949" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1949. p. 180. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Bomb 1949". VMI Bomb. 1949. p. 190. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

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[1] "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.

[VPI1-2] "GW blanks Tech, 13–0, in opener". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Guepemen Ground V.P.I. Into Roanoke Turf, 28–0". The Cavalier Daily. October 5, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[4] "Unbeaten Maryland routs VPI". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Joynes, Tom (October 19, 1948). "McCray's Braves Roll Over Virginia Tech For 30–0 Win In Gobbler Homecoming Game" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[6] "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[7] "Cadets wreck Virginia Tech for 6th win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Lonergan, Ted (November 9, 1948). "Big Blue Scores 14-7 Triumph Over VPI; Bell and Leister Figure in General Tally" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[9] "Virginia Tech defeated again, sinks before W-L". Daily Press. November 7, 1948. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "City Stadium Scene of Tilt". The Collegian. University of Richmond. November 12, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

[bugle-11] "The Bugle 1949" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1949. p. 180. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[12] "Bomb 1949". VMI Bomb. 1949. p. 190. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

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1948 VPI Gobblers football team

Schedule

NFL Draft selections

Roster

References

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