1949 VPI Gobblers football team

1949 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Southern Conference
1949 record	1–7–2 (1–5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert McNeish (2nd year)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1949 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#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 Robert 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, 1949		vs. Quantico*	Alexandria, VA	L 14–33	-
September 24, 1949		Maryland	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 7–34	12,000[1]
October 1, 1949		at William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA	L 13–39	-
October 8, 1949		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	L 0–26	-
October 15, 1949		George Washington	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 14–24	-
October 22, 1949		at Duke	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 7–55	-
October 29, 1949		vs. NC State	Norfolk, VA	L 13–14	21,000[1]–23,500[2]
November 5, 1949		vs. Washington and Lee	Municipal Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	T 6–6	7,000[3]
November 12, 1949		at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 28–13	-
November 24, 1949		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	T 28–28	25,500[4]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1949 Virginia Tech football schedule^[5]

NFL Draft selections

= NFL 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

Players

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.^[1]

VPI 1949 roster
	Baucom Ralph Coe Beard Bill Bennett Boyle Carrol Ron Casto Coy Lenard Chambers Joseph Church Pete "Chip" Collum George Davis Hubert Wallace Dutton Bruce M. Fisher Forrest Frederich Gerkins Richard "Bob" Gilley Richard Goodman Larry Hansrote		Frank Hargrove Bobby Hess Hodgeson Oren Edward Hopkins Howard Dick Huff Jack Ross Ittner Charles E. Kernan Jimmy Kitts Richard Kuhn Timothy Lawler Ki Luczak McBroom Hamilton Otey Meriwether Ronald Garland Miller Roger Neel Petty Jay B. Ratliff		Ronnie Raugh Roy Robinette Warren William Squires Smith John Robert Stortz C. William Stultz Taylor Franklin Ray Taylor David Lacy Thomas Thrush Bob Wachter Robert Franklin Webb Donald Lindbergh Whiteman Wiesting Sterling Lagrand Wingo Woolwine Frank Yarborough

References

1. "The Bugle 1950" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1950. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
2. "Pack Edges V.P.I. 14–13 For First Win". Technician (North Carolina State University). November 4, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
3. 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.
4. "Rivals Deadlock In Thriller". The V.M.I. Cadet (Virginia Military Institute). November 28, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1949–1950". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 23, 2016.