1900 VPI football team
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| 1900 VPI football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1900 record | 3–3–1 |
| Head coach | Eugene Davis (1st year) |
| Captain | John Brabson Huffard |
| Home stadium | Sheib Field |
The 1900 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1900 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Eugene Davis and finished with a record of three wins, three losses, and one tie (3–3–1).
Hunter Carpenter used the alias "Walter Brown" because his father had forbidden him to play football.[1][2] It was not until his father saw him play in a game in 1900 against Virginia Military Institute in Norfolk, Virginia did he approve.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 1900 | St. Albans Boys Lutheran* | Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 21–0 | ||||||
| October 20, 1900 | at St. Albans Boys Lutheran | Radford, VA | W 16–6 | ||||||
| October 25, 1900 | at North Carolina A&M* | Raleigh, NC | W 18–2 | ||||||
| October 27, 1900 | at North Carolina* | Chapel Hill, NC | T 0–0 | ||||||
| November 14, 1900 | at Virginia* | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) | L 5–17 | ||||||
| November 24, 1900 | vs. Clemson* | Charlotte, NC | L 5–12 | ||||||
| November 25, 1900 | vs. VMI* | Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) | L 0–5 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1900 Virginia Tech football schedule[3]
Players
The following players were members of the 1900 football team according to the roster published in the 1901 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4][5]
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References
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- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1900–1901". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 10, 2015.
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