| 1948 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 0–8–1 (0–6–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Thomas C. Burns |
| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1948 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Robert 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 |
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| September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | George Washington | L 0–13 | 11,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia* | L 0–28 | 17,500 | [3] | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Maryland | L 0–28 | 11,700 | [4] | |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | William & Mary |
| L 0–30 | 15,000 | [5] |
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Duke |
| L 0–7 | 13,500 | [6] |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Army* | L 7–49 | 27,000 | [7] | |
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Washington and Lee |
| L 7–14 | 8,000 | [8][9] |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Richmond | T 7–7 | 12,000 | [10][11] | |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. VMI |
| L 7–33 | 29,000 | [12] |
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NFL Draft selections
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Players
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]
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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.
- 1 2 "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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