1896 VPI football team
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The 1896 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1896 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Arlie C. Jones and finished with a record of four wins, three losses, and one tie (4–3–1).
Schedule
October 10, 1896Alleghany Institute
L 0–20[1][2] - October 20, 1896Roanoke College
- Sheib Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 12–0 - October 24, 1896vs. North CarolinaDanville, VAT 0–0 - October 31, 18964:00pm[3]at Virginia
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)
L 0–44 600[3] November 2, 1896vs. Hampden–SydneyLynchburg, VAW 46–0 - November 14, 1896at Tennessee
L 4–6 - November 16, 1896vs. Maryville CollegeKnoxville, TNW 52–0 - November 26, 18962:30pm[4]vs. VMIRoanoke, VA (Rivalry)W 24–0 2,000[4]
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1896 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]
Season summary
St. Albans Game Cancelled
A game against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School was scheduled to be played on October 17, 1896 in Radford, Virginia. However, the game was not played after a dispute between both teams regarding the amateur eligibility of players on both sides.[6]
Players
The following players were members of the 1896 football team according to the roster published in the 1897 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[7][8]
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References
- ^ "Alleghany Won". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 11, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Magic City". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 11, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Foot-Ball in Virginia". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Blacksburg Beats V.M.I." The Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1896–1897". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 4, 2015.
- ^ "The Other Side". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. October 21, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Bugle 1897". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1897. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "The Bugle 1903" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1903. p. 129. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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