1949 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1949 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1949 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Robert McNeish and finished with a record of one win, seven losses and two ties (1–7–2).

1949 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1949 record	1–7–2 (1–5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert McNeish (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1949 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17		vs. Quantico Marines*	George Washington High School Alexandria, VA	L 14–33
September 24		Maryland	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	L 7–34	12,000[1]
October 1		at William & Mary	Cary Field Blacksburg, VA	L 13–39
October 8		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–26
October 15		George Washington	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–24
October 22	2:00 p.m.[2]	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–55
October 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. NC State	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl[3])	L 13–14	21,000[1]–23,500[4]
November 5		vs. Washington and Lee	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	T 6–6	7,000[5]
November 12	2:30 p.m.[6]	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–13
November 24		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	T 28–28	25,500[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1949 Virginia Tech football schedule[8]

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 1951 28 10 337 Sterling Wingo Los Angeles Rams Back

Players

The following players were members of the 1949 football team according to the roster published in the 1950 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[1]

VPI 1949 roster
	Victor Anderson Baucom Ralph Coe Beard Bill Bennett Dean Gerrard Boyle Robert Dean Carroll Ronald Herman Casto Coy Lenard Chambers Joseph Litton Church Pete "Chip" Collum George Marriott Davis, Jr. Hubert Wallace Dutton Bruce Mills "Bud" Fisher Thomas Malcolm Fisher James Forrest Eustace Frederick Donald Funk Hubert John Gerkin Richard "Bob" Gilley Richard Goodman		Lawrence Shultz Hansrote Frank Hargrove William Hughes Hegamyer Bobby Hess Andre Hodgson Oren Edward Hopkins Tom Howard Richard Earle Huff Jack Ross Ittner Charles Edward Kernan Jimmy Kitts Richard Kuhn Timothy Lawler Bill Loomis Casimir Jerome "Ki" Luczak Kerry Jennings McBroom Hamilton Otey Meriwether Ronald Garland Miller Roger Rowland Neel Douglas Cooper Petty		W. H. Powell Jay B. Ratliff Charles Ronald Raugh Roy Carrington Robinette Pete Smith Warren William Squires John Robert Stortz C. William Stultz Taylor Franklin Ray Taylor David Lacy Thomas Charles Thrush Robert James Wachter Robert Franklin Webb Donald Lindbergh Whiteman Ralph Wiesting Sterling Lagrand Wingo Dewey Benton Woolwine Forrest Bayard "Frank" Yarborough

References

1. "The Bugle 1950" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1950. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
2. "Homecoming Blue Devils Engage VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 21, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
3. "Pack, VPI Meet in Norfolk Tomorrow". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 28, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
4. "Pack Edges V.P.I. 14–13 For First Win". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 4, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
5. Anderson, Jim (November 8, 1949). "General's Passing Attack Choked As V.P.I. Holds Blue to 6-6 Tie" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
6. "Spiders Meet Winless Gobblers Tomorrow". The Collegian. University of Richmond. November 11, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
7. "Rivals Deadlock In Thriller". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
8. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1949–1950". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 23, 2016.