1911 VPI football team

The 1911 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1911 college football season. The team was led by their head coach L. W. Riess and finished with a record of six wins, one loss, and two ties (6–1–2).

1911 VPI football
Conference	Independent
1911 record	6–1–2
Head coach	L. W. Riess (1st season)
Captain	Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs
Home stadium	Miles Field

1911 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma			–					8	–	0	–	0
Florida			–					5	–	0	–	1
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
Georgetown			–					7	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	0	–	3
North Carolina			–					6	–	1	–	1
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	2
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Arkansas			–					6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					5	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					5	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					5	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	2	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	2	–	2
Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	2
Baylor			–					3	–	4	–	2
Wake Forest			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	2
Spring Hill			–					1	–	3	–	0
Southwest Texas			–					1	–	3	–	0
South Carolina			–					1	–	4	–	2
William & Mary			–					1	–	7	–	1
Middle Tennessee			–					0	–	1	–	0
Richmond			–					0	–	6	–	2

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30		Hampden–Sydney	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 16–0
October 6		vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	W 12–0
October 14		at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–33
October 21		Roanoke	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 94–0
October 28		vs. Washington and Lee	Fair Grounds[1] Roanoke, VA	T 5–5
November 4	3:00 p.m.[2]	vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park[2] Richmond, VA	T 0–0	2,000[3]
November 11		Tennessee	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 36–11
November 18		Morris Harvey	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 10–3
November 30		vs. North Carolina A&M	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	W 3–0	6,000[4]
All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1911 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

Players

The following players were members of the 1911 football team according to the roster published in the 1912 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]

VPI 1911 roster
	Quarterback Charles A. Bernier Guards Peyton Evans Lewis A. Pick Tackles William Henry Burruss Werner Joseph Schultz Center Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs (Capt.)		Ends Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson Gordon Lefebre Halfbacks Claude Palmer Derby Frederick Hughes Legge Fullback Robert C. Macon		Substitutes Withrow Reynolds Legge James Booth Rogers Harry Briggs Vaughan John Rudisil Vawter Fred Tate Wyatt

References

1. "Great Game Ends In 5–5 Tie" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 31, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
2. "Foot Ball - Broad Street Park". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
3. "Carolina Holds Tech Eleven to Scoreless Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 5, 1911. p. 45. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
4. "V.P.I. Takes Game At Last Moment". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. December 1, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1911–1912". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 19, 2015.
6. "The Bugle 1912" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1912. p. 176. Retrieved 2015-12-03.