1949 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season

1949 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–7–2 (1–5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McNeish (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17		vs. Quantico Marines*	George Washington High School Alexandria, VA	L 14–33	12,000
September 24		Maryland	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–34	10,000–12,000
October 1		at William & Mary	Cary Field Blacksburg, VA	L 13–39	10,000
October 8		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–26	15,000
October 15		George Washington	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–24	12,000
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–55
October 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. NC State	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 13–14	21,000–23,500
November 5		vs. Washington and Lee	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	T 6–6	7,000
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–13
November 24		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	T 28–28	25,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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

Roster

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.

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 D. 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

"Marines rout VPI, 22–14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Maryland romps on Tech, 34–7". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Bugle 1950" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1950. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
"W&M rolls over lowly VPI 39–13". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 2, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Shoaf registers two touchdowns". The Roanoke Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Al Dugoff scores four times as Colonials stop VPI, 24–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Homecoming Blue Devils Engage VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 21, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
"Pack, VPI Meet in Norfolk Tomorrow". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 28, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
"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.
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.
"Generals tie with V.P.I." The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1949. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Spiders Meet Winless Gobblers Tomorrow". The Collegian. University of Richmond. November 11, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
"Rivals Deadlock In Thriller". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

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