1945 VPI Gobblers football team

1945 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Southern Conference
1945 record	2–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Herbert McEver (2nd year)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1945 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
#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

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).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6, 1945		vs. North Carolina	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA	L 0–14
October 13, 1945		vs. William & Mary	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 0–38
October 20, 1945		Maryland	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 21–13
October 27, 1945		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	L 13–31
November 3, 1945		at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 0–6
November 10, 1945		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–35
November 17, 1945		Richmond	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 44–6
November 22, 1945		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	L 0–7
*Non-conference game.

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1945 Virginia Tech football schedule

Players

The following players were members of the 1945 football team.

VPI 1945 roster
	Frank H. Ballard Clinton Barns Ralph Coe Beard Floyd Samuel Bowles Thomas Craig Burns Charles Mugler Forbes J. L. Hamilton William H. Hegamyer		Bob Hess J. R. Kautz Stanley Majcher Ross Moore Orr Jay B. Ratliff E. G. Staley B. J. Wellman Gerhard Charles Zekert