1910 VPI football team

1910 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1910 record	6–2
Head coach	Branch Bocock (2nd year)
Captain	Vivian Burnett Hodgson
Home stadium	Miles Field

The 1910 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1910 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1, 1910		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 18–0	-
October 5, 1910		Davidson	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 16–6	-
October 15, 1910		Western Maryland*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 13–0	-
October 22, 1910		at Navy*	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD	L 0–3	-
October 29, 1910	3:00pm[1]	vs. Washington and Lee*	Fair Grounds[2] • Roanoke, VA	W 23–0	2,500[3]
November 5, 1910	3:15pm[4]	vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park[5] • Richmond, VA	W 20–0	3,000[6]
November 12, 1910		vs. George Washington	Lynchburg, VA	W 16–5	-
November 24, 1910	2:30pm[7]	vs. North Carolina A&M	Lafayette Field[7] • Norfolk, VA	L 3–5	12,000[8]
*Non-conference game.

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1910 Virginia Tech football schedule^[9]

Players

The following players were members of the 1910 football team according to the roster published in the 1911 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[10]

VPI 1910 roster
	Quarterback John Lepburn Hughes Guards Breckenridge Lewis A. Pick Tackles William Henry Burruss Jones Center Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs		Ends Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson Withrow Reynolds Legge Halfbacks Claude Palmer Derby Frederick Hughes Legge Fullback Vivian Burnett Hodgson (Capt.)		Substitutes Charles A. Bernier William Seymour Gravely Hargrove Rogers Harry Briggs Vaughan

References

1. "Gridiron Warriors Here for Fray". The Evening News (Library of Virginia). October 29, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
2. "Annual Game Goes to V.P.I." (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi (Washington and Lee University). November 1, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
3. "Old-Time Rivals Meet on Gridiron". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). October 30, 1910. p. 29. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
4. "Blacksburg Eleven Swamps Carolinians". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). November 6, 1910. p. 33. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
5. "Foot Ball V.P.I. vs. Univ of N.C.". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). October 30, 1910. p. 19. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
6. "Blacksburg Wins from Carolina". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). November 6, 1910. p. E3. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
7. "V.P.I. Ready for Clash with A. & M.". Daily Press (Library of Virginia). November 24, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
8. "Virginia Techs Downed By A. & M.". Daily Press (Library of Virginia). November 25, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
9. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1910–1911". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 18, 2015.
10. "The Bugle 1911" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1911. p. 176. Retrieved 2015-11-18.