1945 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1945 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1945 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Herbert McEver and finished with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6).

1945 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Herbert McEver (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons ← 1942 1946 →

1945 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Wake Forest	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
VMI	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	3	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	L 0–14	6,000	[1][2]
October 13		vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–38	9,000	[3]
October 20		Maryland	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 21–13	6,500	[4]
October 27		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 13–31	12,000	[5]
November 3		at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–6	9,000	[6]
November 10		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–35	7,000	[7]
November 17		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 44–6		[8]
November 22		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–7	23,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1945 football team.

VPI 1945 roster
	Frank H. Ballard Clinton Barns Joseph Beard Ralph Coe Beard Ernest Booher Floyd Samuel Bowles Leigh Carter Budwell Thomas Craig Burns Harry Bushkar John Bushkar Billy Patrick DeNardo Charles Mugler Forbes Howard G. Forrest		Elder Grifton Glenn Jr Thomas Gregory John L. Hamilton William H. Hegamyer Robert Hess Newman Hoffman William Hubble Cary Kenyon Johnson J. R. Kautz William Kinsey Albert Klele Timothy Lawler Stanley Majcher		Robert McLear Ross Moore Orr Clifford Peacock Joseph Peery Jay B. Ratliff Charles Rolfe E. Gerald Staley James Tilson Bobby Joe Wellman Edwin Williams Forrest Bayard "Frank" Yarborough Gerhard Charles Zekert

References

1. "Tar Heels Travel to Roanoke to Tackle McEver-Brothers Coached VPI Gridmen". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 6, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
2. "Colter Scores Twice To Lead Tar Heels To Win Over VPI". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 9, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
3. "Virginia Tech is beaten 38–0 by William & Mary". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "V.P.I. Spills Maryland, 21-13, For Terps' First Defeat of Season". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cavaliers defeat Virginia Tech, 31–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Agromeck 1946". Agromeck. 1946. p. 196. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
7. "Tigers Bounce Back - Down VPI in Conference Game". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 27, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
8. "Tech 44, UR 6 - Beard, Ratliff pace Gobblers to easy victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Keydets edge Gobblers by last quarter score, 7–0". Daily Press. November 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.