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Virginia Tech Hokies

Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VA
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Lane Stadium
Capacity: 65,115
Colors: Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange
Coach: C.P. Miles
Conference: Independent-

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1892 <-- 1905 <- 1906 -> 1907 --> 2024

1906 Season Highlights

C.P. Miles enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Virginia Tech.

1906 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	@ William & Mary	12	0	W	@ Roanoke, VA
Mon., Oct. 8	vs. William & Mary	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Clemson	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. North Carolina	0	0	T	@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Roanoke	18	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Bucknell	0	10	L	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Davidson	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Navy	0	5	L
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. North Carolina State	6	0	W	@ Richmond, VA

1906 Season Totals
Record	5-2 -2
Points Scored	74
Scoring Average	8.2
Points Allowed	15
Defense Average	1.7
Opponents Record	16-7
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1 -1
Away Record	1-1 -1

1906 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1906 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	9-1	268	30					A.W. Ristine
Kansas	7-2-2	148	55					A.R. Bert Kennedy
New Mexico	3-1	59	30					Martin F. Angel
Connecticut	2-4	50	75					George Lamson
Texas	9-1	201	60					H.R. Schenker
Navy	8-2-2	149	14					Paul J. Dashiell
Penn State	8-1-1	93	10					Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Ohio	7-1	158	28					Arthur McFarland
Virginia	7-2-2	159	41					William C. King Cole
Nebraska	6-4	164	73					Amos P. Foster
Notre Dame	6-1	107	12					Thomas A. Barry
Pittsburgh	6-4	229	55					Edgar R. Wingard
Syracuse	6-3	168	75					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Washington State	6-0	44	0					John R. Chief Bender
Florida	5-3	95	66					Jack Forsythe
Kansas State	5-2	103	37					Mike F. Ahearn
Maryland	5-3	98	73					Fred K. Neilson
Missouri	5-2-1	116	44					W.J. Monilaw
Oklahoma	5-2-2	124	36					Bennie Owen
Oregon	5-0-1	50	10					Hugo F. Bezdek
Rutgers	5-2-2	122	30					Frank H. Gorton
Virginia Tech	5-2-2	74	15					C.P. Miles
West Virginia	5-5	192	73					Carl S. Forkum
Marshall	4-0-1	56	5					Alfred McCary
New Mexico State	4-0	71	12					John O. Miller
Northern Illinois	4-2-1	38	23					Nelson A. Kellogg
Oregon State	4-1-2	77	4					Fred S. Norcross
Washington	4-1-4	49	35					Victor M. Place
Army	3-5-1	59	37					Henry C. Smither
Arkansas	2-4-2	45	71					Frank C. Shorty Longman
Louisiana State	2-2-2	40	37					Dan A. Killian
Louisiana Tech	2-1-3	36	22					Z.T. Young
Southern California	2-0-2	36	0					Harvey R. Holmes
Texas Christian	2-5	26	108					E.J. Hyde
Miami Ohio	1-5-1	16	55					Arthur Parmalee
North Carolina	1-4-2	18	83					William S. Willis Keinholz
Oklahoma State	1-4-2	24	92					Lt. Boyd A. Hill
Western Michigan	1-2	26	28					Tubby Meyers
Arizona State	0-2	6	22					Frederick M. Irish
Cincinnati	0-7-2	5	162					William Foley
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1906 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1906 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.