1903 VPI football team

American college football season

1903 VPI football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–1
Head coach|

* Charles Augustus Lueder (1st season)

Captain| Sally Miles
Home stadium| Gibboney Field

Seasons

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1904 ->

1903 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Livingstone |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Kentucky University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
VPI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Stetson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Texas A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
North Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
East Florida Seminary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Florida State College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 3
Kendall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Carolina A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Oklahoma A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Tusculum |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Arkansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 1
Howard (AL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Columbian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Florida |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Goldey College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tennessee Docs |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0
TCU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0

The 1903 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1903 college football season. The team was led by head coach Charles Augustus Lueder and finished with a record of five wins and one loss (5–1).

## Scoring

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The scoring in 1903 was:

* Touchdown worth 5 points
* Field goal worth 5 points
* Conversion (kick) worth 1 point
* Safety worth 2 points

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 13| | St. Albans Lutheran Boys School|

* Gibboney Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 29–0| | [1]
October 17| | North Carolina A&M|

* Gibboney Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 21–0| | [2][3]
October 24| 3:15 p.m.| vs. Virginia|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 4,000| [4][5][6][7]
November 7| 3:20 p.m.| vs. North Carolina|

* Lafayette Field
* Norfolk, VA

| W 21–0| 2,000| [8][9]
November 21| | at Navy|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 11–0| | [10]
November 26| 3:00 p.m.| vs. Davidson|

* Athletic Park
* Roanoke, VA

| W 26–0| 1,200–1,500| [11]

* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### St. Albans

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### North Carolina A&M

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See also: 1903 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: Lykes (left end), J. H. Koon (left tackle), LeRoy Abernethy (left guard), Edgar Gaither (center), R. G. Wilson (right guard), V. L. Neal (right tackle), Joseph Gulley (right end), T. R. Buckley (quarterback), Ward Shannonhouse (left halfback), C. D. Welch (right halfback), Joseph Miller (fullback). The substitutes were: S. W. Asbury, Arthur Gregory, Fred Hadley and Charles Seifert.

### Virginia

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Virginia vs. VPI |  | 1 | 2| Total

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• UVA | 15 | 6 | 21
VPI | 0 | 0 | 0

* Date: October 24, 1903
* Location: Broad Street Park
Richmond, VA
* Game start: 3:15 p.m.
* Game attendance: 4,000
* Referee: M. J. Thompson (Georgetown)

See also: 1903 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), Walsh (left guard), Stiles (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bear (quarterback), Byrd (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitute was Schaefer.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: George Hull (left end), David McColl (left tackle), James C. Elmer (left guard), Clyde R. Conner (center), William Spates (right guard), Walter Council (right tackle), Merritt Cooke Jr. (right end), John Beverly Pollard (quarterback), Wistar Heald (left halfback), Harry Wall (right halfback), Thomas Watkins (fullback). The substitutes were: George Zinn.

### North Carolina

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North Carolina vs. VPI |  | 1 | 2| Total

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UNC | 0 | 0 | 0
• VPI | 15 | 6 | 21

* Date: November 7, 1903
* Location: Lafayette Field
Norfolk, VA
* Game start: 3:20 p.m.
* Game attendance: 2,000
* Referee: Bill Armstrong

See also: 1903 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), Walsh (left guard), Stiles (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bear (quarterback), Byrd (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback). The substitute was Hodgson.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Frank Foust (left end), J. Donnelly (left tackle), Perry (left guard), Roach Stewart (center), Charles Albright (right guard), George Jones (right tackle), Albert Lyman Cox (right end), Engle (quarterback), Green Berkeley (left halfback), J. E. Mann (right halfback), Addison Hester (fullback). The substitutes were: Wright.

### Navy

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See also: 1903 Navy Midshipmen football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Robins (left end), Willson (left tackle), Walsh (left guard), Stiles (center), Abbott (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Bear (quarterback), Byrd (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Counselman (fullback).

The starting lineup for Navy was: Douglas Howard (left end), Ronan Grady (left tackle), Henry Chambers (left guard), Albert Rees (center), Edson Oak (right guard), William Piersol (right tackle), Charles Soule (right end), John Wilcox (quarterback), Ralph Strassburger (left halfback), Jonathan Dowell (right halfback), William Halsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Clay and Reichmuth.

### Davidson

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## Players

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The following players were members of the 1903 football team according to the roster published in the 1904 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[12]

VPI 1903 roster

| Quarterback

* Charles Edgar Bear

Guards

* Alvin Lee Abbott
* Walsh

Tackles

* Sally Miles (Capt.)
* George Cralle Willson

Center

* Joseph Clay Stiles

|  | Ends

* Wilmer Nelson Robins
* Thomas Walker Lewis

Halfbacks

* Clarence Byrd
* Hunter Carpenter

Fullback

* John Counselman

|  | Substitutes

* Thomas Newton Brent
* Dean
* Murray Valentine Harlan
* Herbert David Hodgson
* Robert B. Tinsley

## Coaching and training staff

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* Head coach: Charles Augustus Lueder
* Assistant coach: R. R. Brown
* Manager: G. C. Chalkley
* Assistant managers
* F. M. Yost
* R. S. Royer

## References

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1. ^ "V.P.I., 29; St. Albans, 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
2. ^ "Virginia defeats Kentucky; The V.P.I. win from N.C.A. and M." The Virginian-Pilot. October 18, 1903. Retrieved July 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "V.P.I. 21 – A. & M. 0". The Red and White. North Carolina State University. December 1906. p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
4. ^ "Football Teams Here Ready For The Fray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
5. ^ "The Polytechnic Boys Beaten By 'Varsity". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 25, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
6. ^ "Council's Splendid Run". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. October 26, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
7. ^ "'Varsity Too Much For The V.P.I.'s". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 26, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
8. ^ "Another Defeat". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 12, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
9. ^ "Carolina Shut Out by Blacksburg Boys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 8, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
10. ^ "Middies Beaten". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 22, 1903. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
11. ^ "V.P.I. Boys Get Another Feather". The Roanoke Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
12. ^ "The Bugle 1904" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1904. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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