1950 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1950 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1950 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Robert McNeish and finished with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10).

1950 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1950 record	0–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert McNeish (3rd season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1950 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Clemson	3	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Maryland	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
George Washington	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
William & Mary	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	1
West Virginia	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VPI	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30		Quantico Marines*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 21–61
October 7		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 6–45
October 13		at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–42
October 21		William & Mary	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–54	11,000[1]
October 28	8:00 p.m.[2]	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–34
November 4		at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 7–25	3,000[3]
November 11		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 12–32
November 18		vs. Duke	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 6–47
November 23		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–27	25,000[4]
December 2		at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–63	11,773[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1950 Virginia Tech football schedule[6]

Players

The following players were members of the 1950 football team according to the roster published in the 1951 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[7]

VPI 1950 roster
	Dean Gerrard Boyle Gene Burnette John Campbell Ronald Herman Casto Joseph Litton Church Howard Cowan Bruce Mills "Bud" Fisher Thomas Malcolm Fisher Eustace Frederick Everett Grant Germain Richard "Bob" Gilley Richard Goodman Lawrence Shultz Hansrote Frank Hargrove Charles Donald Herb		Dick Hiler Francis Hobbs Andy Michael Hodgson W. J. "Pat" Hoggard Richard Earle Huff Shakeep Kassem Eugene "Bunky" Keeton Charles Edward Kernan Joseph Edward Kosco Edward Kraynak Richard Kuhn Frank Ronald Kwiatkowski Timothy Lawler Casimir Jerome "Ki" Luczak Ronald Garland Miller Minor		Murie Roger Rowland Neel Dick Newcomb Madison "Buzz" Nutter Beverley Parrish Douglas Cooper Petty Jay B. Ratliff Charles Ronald Raugh Roy Carrington Robinette Richard Phillips Rosenbaum Michael Rusinko William Stark John Robert Stortz Robert James Wachter Norman Chad White Sterling Lagrand Wingo

References

1. "Indians Win Tech Homecoming Tilt 54–0, Lewis, Magdziak Lead Ground, Air Attack" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 24, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
2. "State-VPI". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 27, 1950. p. 10. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
3. Lonergan, Ted (November 7, 1950). "Generals Capture Muddy Battle Against Va. Tech by 25-7 Score" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
4. "Big Red Trounces Gobblers 27–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
5. "The Terrapin 1950". The Terrapin. 1950. p. 289. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
6. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1950–1951". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 23, 2016.
7. "The Bugle 1951" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1951. Retrieved 2017-06-28.