1950 VPI Gobblers football team

1950 VPI Gobblers football
1950 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McNeish (3rd season);
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	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	–	8	–	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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Quantico Marines*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 21–61	9,000	^[1]
October 7		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 6–45	12,000	^[2]
October 13		at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–42	9,283	^[3]
October 21		William & Mary	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–54	11,000	^[4]
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–34		^[5]
November 4		at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 7–25	3,000	^[6]
November 11		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 12–32	7,000	^[7]
November 18		vs. Duke	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 6–47	6,000	^[8]
November 23		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–27	25,000	^[9]
December 2		at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–63	11,773	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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.^[11]

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 D. 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

^ "LeBaron shines in 61 to 21 win". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia backs run wild in easy win over Virginia Tech". The Portsmouth Star. October 8, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colonials rout Gobblers, 42–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 14, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "State-VPI". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 27, 1950. p. 10. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
^ 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.
^ "Spiders click in air to rout Gobblers". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 12, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duke hands V.P.I. 8th loss of season, 47–6, here". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Red Trounces Gobblers 27–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "The Terrapin 1950". The Terrapin. 1950. p. 289. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
^ "The Bugle 1951" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1951. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

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[1] "LeBaron shines in 61 to 21 win". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Virginia backs run wild in easy win over Virginia Tech". The Portsmouth Star. October 8, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[GW1-3] "Colonials rout Gobblers, 42–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 14, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "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.

[5] "State-VPI". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 27, 1950. p. 10. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

[6] 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.

[7] "Spiders click in air to rout Gobblers". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 12, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Duke hands V.P.I. 8th loss of season, 47–6, here". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Big Red Trounces Gobblers 27–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[10] "The Terrapin 1950". The Terrapin. 1950. p. 289. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

[11] "The Bugle 1951" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1951. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

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