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1906 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJames A. Nutter
Home stadiumGibboney Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel   –   3 – 0 – 0
Kendall   –   2 – 0 – 0
Catholic University   –   1 – 0 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas A&M   –   6 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   8 – 2 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 0 – 1
Stetson   –   3 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 2
Howard (AL)   –   6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma   –   5 – 2 – 2
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 2
Kentucky State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 2 – 2
Florida   –   5 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   3 – 1 – 4
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 3
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
George Washington   –   4 – 3 – 2
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Grant   –   3 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 4 – 2
TCU   –   2 – 5 – 0
North Carolina   –   1 – 4 – 2
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 4 – 2
Roanoke   –   1 – 4 – 2
Rollins   –   1 – 3 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1906 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1906 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Sally Miles and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2).

Rules

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An intercollegiate conference, which would become the forerunner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), approved radical rule changes for the 1906 season. They legalized the forward pass, abolished the dangerous flying wedge, created a neutral zone between offense and defense, and doubled the first-down distance to 10 yards, to be gained in three downs.

Even with the approval of a forward pass, the rules for American football in 1906 were still significantly different than the ones of a century later, as many of the present rules (100-yard field, four downs to gain ten yards, 6-point touchdown and 3-point field goal) were adopted in 1912.[1] The rules in 1906 were:

  • Field 110 yards in length
  • Kickoff made from midfield
  • Three downs to gain ten yards
  • Touchdown worth 5 points
  • Field goal worth 4 points
  • Forward pass legal, but subject to penalties

Although a forward pass was made legal, that play in 1906 was still a risky business, because an incomplete attempt would result in stiff penalties — 15 yards back from the spot from which the pass was thrown on first or second down. If the defense committed a foul, the 15 yard penalty did not apply to the offense, but the defending team was not penalized either. In addition, a pass could not be caught more than 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, nor beyond the goal line (the end zone had not yet been invented).[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6vs. William & Mary
W 12–0450[2][3][4]
October 8William & Mary
W 28–0
October 13at Clemson
T 0–0[5]
October 27vs. North Carolina
T 0–04,000[6][7]
November 3Roanoke
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 18–0[8][9]
November 103:00 p.m.vs. Bucknell
L 0–10[10][11][12][13][14]
November 172:30 p.m.Davidson
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0[15]
November 24at Navy
L 0–5[16][17][18][19]
November 29vs. North Carolina A&M
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 6–010,000[20][21][22]

Game summaries

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William & Mary (First Game)

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See also: 1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Grant (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Bonner (right guard), Garnett (right tackle), Worthington (right end), Montague (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Smith (fullback).

The starting lineup for William & Mary was: Dade (left end), George Hankins (left tackle), James Kirkmyer (left guard), C. Hall (center), G. A. B. Dovell (right guard), Robert Strong (right tackle), Grant (right end), G. A. Dovell (quarterback), Somers (left halfback), George Ferguson (right halfback), Henry Carter (fullback).

William & Mary (Second Game)

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See also: 1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team

Clemson

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See also: 1906 Clemson Tigers football team

North Carolina

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North Carolina vs. VPI
1 2Total
UNC 0 0 0
VPI 0 0 0
See also: 1906 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Grant (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Garnett (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Worthington (right end), Treadwell (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Bouman (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Hodgson.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: James Davis (left end), Snowden Singletary (left tackle), Earle Thompson (left guard), George Rogers (center), James Morrow (right guard), John Thompson (right tackle), Wiley Pittman (right end), Joseph Mann (quarterback), Thomas McNeill (left halfback), Lucius Dunlap (right halfback), Romy Story (fullback).

Roanoke

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The starting lineup for VPI was: Noland (left end), Kirk (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), E. M. Wilson (quarterback), Diffendal (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Bahen and Lawson.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Frey (left end), Stair (left tackle), Engleby (left guard), Sayers (center), Morton (right guard), Conther (right tackle), Tainy (right end), Link (quarterback), F. H. Hansbarger (left halfback), Bowers (right halfback), Kelly (fullback).

Bucknell

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Bucknell vs. VPI
1 2Total
• Bucknell 4 6 10
VPI 0 0 0

The starting lineup for VPI was: Noland (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Hodgson.

The starting lineup for Bucknell was: Ralph Winegardner (left end), Marion Sayre (left tackle), William Hawk (left guard), Charles O'Brien (center), Percy Shade (right guard), Girton Lenhart (right tackle), James Hayes (right end), Chester Niple (quarterback), Arthur McNinch (left halfback), Charles Baldwin (right halfback), Clark (fullback).

Davidson

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Davidson vs. VPI
1 2Total
Davidson 0 0 0
• VPI 10 0 10
See also: 1906 Davidson football team

The VPI-Davidson game was originally scheduled to be played in Roanoke, Virginia, but was moved to Lynchburg, Virginia at the request of VPI.[23] However, the game was eventually played in Blacksburg.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback).

The starting lineup for Davidson was: Sadler (left end), John Walker (left tackle), Lentz (left guard), Norman B. Edgerton (center), Whitaker (right guard), Spicer (right tackle), J. Benedict Huntington (right end), Elliott (quarterback), Robert Denny (left halfback), George Miller (right halfback), McCoy (fullback).

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VPI at Navy
1 2Total
VPI 0 0 0
• Navy 5 0 5
See also: 1906 Navy Midshipmen football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Stiles.

The starting lineup for Navy was: Richard Bernard (left end), Percy Northcroft (left tackle), George Meyer (left guard), Frank Slingluff Jr. (center), Percy Wright (right guard), William Piersol (right tackle), Bill Dague (right end), Homer Norton (quarterback), A. H. Douglas (left halfback), Herbert Spencer (right halfback), Jonas H. Ingram (fullback). The substitutes were: Harold Boynton, Harris, Frank Leighton and Cary Magruder.

North Carolina A&M

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North Carolina A&M vs. VPI
1 2Total
NC A&M 0 0 0
• VPI 0 6 6
See also: 1906 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Worthington (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Johnson (center), Goodwin (right guard), Branch (right tackle), Varner (right end), Wilson (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Nutter (right halfback), Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Treadwell.

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: Edwards (left end), Strayer (left tackle), Perkins (left guard), W. T. Temple (center), Vance Sykes (right guard), H. Beebe (right tackle), Samuel Stephens (right end), Eskridge (quarterback), Frank Thompson (left halfback), Arthur Wilson (right halfback), John Shuford (fullback). The substitutes were: A. E. Abernethy and L. C. Drake.

Players

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The following players were members of the 1906 football team according to the roster published in the 1907 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[24]

VPI 1906 roster
Quarterbacks
  • William Triplett Montague
  • Eugene Munson Wilson

Guards

  • George Hamilton Cunningham
  • Meade Montgomery Goodwyn

Tackles

  • William Lewis Branch
  • Charles Edward Diffendal

Center

  • Allen Burnley Johnson
 Ends

Halfbacks

  • Herbert David Hodgson
  • James Arthur Nutter (Capt.)

Fullback

  • Russell Wilmer Smith
 Substitutes
  • Grant
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell
  • Stiles

Coaching and training staff

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  • Head coach: Sally Miles
  • Manager: C. B. Powell
  • Assistant manager: R. P. A. Johnson

References

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  1. ^ a b Danzig, Allison (1956). The History of American Football: Its Great Teams, Players, and Coaches. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. pp. 70–71.
  2. ^ "Football This Afternoon". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "William and Mary Easily Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1906. p. 34. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blacksburg 12 William-Mary 0". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 8, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Clemson and V.P.I. Fail To Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1906. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Teams Fought To Tie In Fast Game Before Big Crowd". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1906. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "No Scoring Again". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 1, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "V.P.I. Defeats Roanoke College". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 4, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Roanoke Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 4, 1906. p. 22. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bucknell Game Ends In A Riot". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Bucknell Wins From V.P.I." The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bucknell-V.P.I. Ends In A Riot". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 18. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "V.P.I.=Bucknell Umpire Mobbed By Enthusiasts". Daily Press. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Bucknell Downs V.P.I." (PDF). The Orange and Blue. Bucknell University. November 12, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Techs Defeat The Tarheels". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 18, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Middies Make Poor Showing". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 23. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "Annapolis, 5; V.P.I., 0". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "Navy Disappointed By Poor Showing". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 19. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Middies Played Badly". Evening Star. Library of Congress. November 25, 1906. p. 65. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  20. ^ "Virginia Team Won From A. & M." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Scored Only Touchdown". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "Thanksgiving Day (Richmond)". The Red and White. North Carolina State University. December 1906. p. 42. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "To Transfer Football Game". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 24, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  24. ^ "The Bugle 1907" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1907. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
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