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1901 VPI football team

The 1901 VPI football team represented alina 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).

1901 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainKit DeCamps
Home stadiumSheib Field
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Southern college football independents records
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   –     –  

Scoring

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The scoring in 1901 was:

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at RoanokeSalem, VAW 16–0[1]
October 11Washington and Lee
W 11–0[2][3][4]
October 193:30pmat 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

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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]

  • October 12 – Washington and Lee in Blacksburg (game was moved to October 11 and played)
  • October 19 – Georgetown in Washington, DC (game was played)
  • October 26 – Virginia in Blacksburg (game was played)
  • November 2 – North Carolina A&M in Blacksburg (game was not played)

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.

Game summaries

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Roanoke

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Washington and Lee

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The starting lineup for VPI was: Ware (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Willson (left guard), Steele (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Campbell (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Osterbind (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitutes were: Beckett.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: A. McD. Smith (left end), Charles McNulty (left tackle), Americus Trundle (left guard), Charles Whipple (center), Robert Crockett (right guard), D. A. P. Laird (right tackle), Osman Swartz (right end), Henry Hall (quarterback), David Fielder (left halfback), George Haw (right halfback), James Walker (fullback). The substitutes were: Haney Conner.

Georgetown

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See also: 1901 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Ramey (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Willson (left guard), Steele (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Campbell (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Wilcox (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitutes were: Davidson and Sayers.

The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Jimmy Kimberger (left end), Murray Russell (left tackle), Henry Hamm (left guard), Percy Given (center), Bill McLaughlin (right guard), Dan Mackay (right tackle), Sam Edmonston (right end), Paul Laroussini (quarterback), C. Moran Barry (left halfback), Ray Abbaticchio (right halfback), Preston Edmonston (fullback). The substitutes were: Morman, Joe Reilly, Joe Seitz and Frank Thedieck.

Virginia

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Virginia vs. VPI
1 2Total
• UVA 10 6 16
VPI 0 0 0
  • Date: October 26, 1901
  • Location: Sheib Field
    Richmond, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 1,000
  • Referee: M. J. Thompson (Georgetown)
See also: 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Ramey (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Willson (left guard), Steele (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Campbell (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Davidson (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitutes were: Miller and Ware.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Alexis Hobson (left end), Herbert Waters (left tackle), B. S. Moore (left guard), Hurt (center), Christie Benet (right guard), Bradley Walker (right tackle), Bob Williams (right end), Ed Tutwiler (quarterback), Robert Coleman (left halfback), Burnley Lankford (right halfback), Franklin Harris (fullback). The substitutes were: Church.

Clemson

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See also: 1901 Clemson Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Ramey (left end), Miles (left tackle), Willson (left guard), Steele (center), Abbott (right guard), McCormick (right tackle), Ware (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Carpenter (left halfback), Huffard (right halfback), Counselman (fullback).

The starting lineup for Clemson was: William Forsythe (left end), Beef DeCosta (left tackle), Brieden (left guard), Green (center), Jack Forsythe (right guard), William Sneed (right tackle), James Lynah (right end), Lewis (quarterback), Fred Pearman (left halfback), Hunter (right halfback), Claude Douthit (fullback).

Maryland, Baltimore

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Maryland, Baltimore vs. VPI
1 2Total
MB 0 0 0
• VPI 6 12 18

The starting lineup for VPI was: Ramey (left end), Miles (left tackle), Abbott (left guard), Steele (center), Wilson (right guard), McCormick (right tackle), Ware (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Turner (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitutes were: Campbell and Huffard.

The starting lineup for Maryland, Baltimore was: Winslow (left end), Scott (left tackle), Mitchell (left guard), Buck (center), Dribble (right guard), Drewry (right tackle), Dann (right end), Coffey (quarterback), Hayden (left halfback), Burns (right halfback), Rudolph (fullback).

VMI

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VMI vs. VPI
1 2Total
VMI 0 0 0
• VPI 11 10 21
  • Date: November 28, 1901
  • Location: Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: M. J. Thompson (Georgetown)
See also: 1901 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Ramey (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Willson (left guard), Steele (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Ware (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Huffard (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitutes were: Campbell and Sayers.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Jennings Wise (left end), Herbert Tutwiler (left tackle), Ira Johnson (left guard), Jesse Wright (center), Richard Beirne (right guard), Thomas Rinehart (right tackle), Beverley Tucker (right end), Eugene deSteiguer (quarterback), Andrew Rawn (left halfback), Victor Perry (right halfback), John Glenn (fullback). The substitutes were: George Dewey, Edward Johnson, Marshall Milton and George Ross.

Players

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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

Coaching and training staff

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  • Head coach: A. B. Morrison Jr.
  • Manager: James Bolton
  • Assistant managers
    • G. Chalkley
    • J. M. Bryant

See also

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References

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  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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