The 1899 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the

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. The team was led by their head coach James Morrison and finished with a record of four wins and one loss (4–1).

Scoring

The scoring in 1899 was: *

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worth 5 points *

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worth 5 points *

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(kick) worth 1 point *

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worth 2 points

Schedule

Game summaries

St. Albans

VPI's first game of the season was a victory over St. Albans Lutheran Boys School at Sheib Field.

Tennessee

After their victory over St. Albans, VPI played the

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at Baldwin Park in

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Cancelled Second game against St. Albans

A second game against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School was scheduled to be played on November 4, 1899 in

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, but it was cancelled due to "an injury to a St. Albans man."

Virginia

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(left guard), Paul Norfleet (center), Charles Haskel (right guard), George Henderson (right tackle), H. T. Summersgill (right end), David Lyman (quarterback), Harry Gerstle (left halfback), Albert Mallory (right halfback), Robert Coleman (fullback). The substitutes were: Julian Byrd, Burnley Lankford, Charles McGill, Brodie Nalle and Stuart.

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Montgomery (center), Choice (right guard), Cox (right tackle), Lewis (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Bell (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Carpenter (fullback). The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Heckel (left end), McClintie (left tackle), Patterson (left guard), Buck (center), Moss (right guard), Lemon (right tackle), C. Bear (right end), Spencer (quarterback), Hall (left halfback), Wilson (right halfback), J. Bear (fullback).

Washington and Lee

The starting lineup for VPI was: Jewell (left end), McCormick (left tackle), Carper (left guard), Montgomery (center), Choice (right guard), Cox (right tackle), Lewis (right end), DeCamps (quarterback), Bell (left halfback), Hardaway (right halfback), Carpenter (fullback). The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: T. Bledsoe (left end), McNeill (left tackle), Holmes (left guard), Allen (center), Harrison (right guard), Moore (right tackle), McPheters (right end), E. Bledsoe (quarterback), Jenkins (left halfback), Guion (right halfback), Booker (fullback). The substitutes were: Sloan.

Players

The following players were members of the 1899 football team according to the roster published in the 1903 edition of ''The Bugle'', the Virginia Tech yearbook.

Coaching and training staff

* Head coach: James Morrison * Manager: G. W. Hutchinson

References

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