1941 VPI Gobblers football team

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1941 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Lee Tate
William Daniel Zydiak
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the Gobblers compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 120 to 112.[1]

Guard Roger McLure as selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]

Guard John Maskas was selected by the Boston Yanks in the 14th round (142nd overall pick) of the 1944 NFL Draft.[4] Maskas became the first VPI player to play in the NFL,[5] appearing in 18 games for the Buffalo Bills in 1947 and 1949.[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Catawba*
W 22–24,500[7][8]
September 27vs. Kentucky*
L 14–378,000-8,500[9][10]
October 43:00 p.m.Georgetown*dagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 3–05,000-7,500[11][12][13]
October 11vs. William & Mary
L 7–1612,000[14]
October 182:30 p.m.at Davidson
W 16–05,000[15][16][17]
October 25vs. Washington and Lee
W 13–36,000[18][19]
November 1vs. Virginia*
L 0–3415,000[20][21]
November 82:30 p.m.vs. NC StateWinston-Salem, NCW 14–1310,000[22][23]
November 20vs. VMILynchburg, VA (rivalry)L 10–1519,000-20,000[24][25]
November 292:30 p.m.Richmond
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–04,000[26][27][28]

Roster

The following players were members of the 1941 football team according to the roster published in the 1942 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[29]

VPI 1941 roster
  • Van Anderson
  • Bailey
  • Alton Harwood Belcher
  • Henry Peter Bisschop
  • Mason Harper Blandford
  • Irvin Jean Chasen
  • Gerald Harley Clark
  • William Earnest Davis
  • Diggs
  • Nelson Fuller
  • John E. Gallagher
  • William Anderson Garth
  • William Wilson James
  • Johnson
  • William B. Johnson
  • Samuel Benjamin Judy
  • Richard Davis Kern
  • Anthony Thomas Kujawa
  • Robert Lawson
  • Lively
  • John Maskas
  • Charles Allen McClaugherty
  • Roger Nelson McClure
  • John William Rucker
  • Jay Simpson Rupert
  • J. Sharpe
  • William Alexandra Shelton
  • Bobby Smith
  • Benjamin Tate
  • William Lee Tate (Capt.)
  • Ralph Travis Unterzuber
  • Charles Edward Varn
  • Paul A. Warner
  • Eugene Hagy Wheeler
  • William Elmer Wilson
  • Wright
  • William Daniel Zydiak (Capt.)

References

  1. ^ "1941 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
  4. ^ "1944 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Virginia Tech Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "John Maskas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Catawba Matches Tech's Air Game But Yields, 22-2". Daily Press. September 21, 1941. p. C1. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Tech Finds Trouble, but Takes Catawba, 22-2". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 21, 1941. p. 40. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "8000 See Wildcats Trounce VPI, 37–14, In Season Opener At Manual Stadium". The Kentucky Kernel. University of Kentucky. September 30, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kentucky Combines Speed and Power Crush V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 28, 1941. p. 42. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "VPI Upsets Georgetown, 3-0: McClure's Field Goal in 3rd Period VPI Victory Margin". Daily Press. October 5, 1941. p. C1. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia Tech Upsets Georgetown, 3-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 5, 1941. p. 42. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "V. P. I. Amazes By 3-0 Win Over Georgetown" (PDF). The Hoya. Georgetown University. October 8, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "William and Mary Downs Fighting Tech Team By 16–7 Count" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 14, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "Virginia Tech Brings Strong Team To Richardson Stadium Saturday". The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 16, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  16. ^ "Tech Power Bests 'Cats". The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 23, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  17. ^ "V. P. I. Downs Wildcats, 16-0, For First Loop Win Of Year". The Sunday Star-News. Library of Congress. October 19, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  18. ^ "Inspired Gobblers Smash Blue Hopes For Big Six Title" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  19. ^ "V. P. I. Triumphs, 13-3, Over W. & L. in Tilt Decided in Air". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 26, 1941. p. 44. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  20. ^ "Cavaliers Move Nearer State Championship, Defeat V.P.I. 34-0". The Cavalier Daily. Google News Archives. November 3, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  21. ^ "Dudley Leads Virginia In Drive Crushing V. P. I., 34 to 0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 2, 1941. p. 41. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "Pack Proves Punch; Wants V.P.I. Win". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 7, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  23. ^ "Virginia Tech Rallies, Downs State 14-13". The Sunday Star-News. Library of Congress. November 9, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  24. ^ "Squadron Rolls Over VPI Gobblers, 15–10". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  25. ^ "Virginia Military Downs More Powerful Gobblers". The Sunday Star-News. Library of Congress. November 21, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  26. ^ "Spiders Close Season Against Virginia Tech Tomorrow". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 28, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  27. ^ "Gridders Drop Season Finale To Tech, 0–13". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. December 5, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  28. ^ "Smith Sparks V. P. I. in 13-to-0 Victory Over Richmond". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 30, 1941. p. 56. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  29. ^ "The Bugle 1942" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1942. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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