1909 VPI football team

The 1909 VPI football team represented the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1909 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Branch Bocock, the team went 6–1 and claims a Southern championship. Tech outscored its opponents 148 to 27. The starting lineup averaged 172 pounds. This is the first season the team was referred to in print as the "Gobblers", and it became the official nickname in 1912.

1909 VPI football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainHoss Hodgson
Home stadiumMiles Field
1909 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI + 4 0 06 1 0
Virginia + 3 0 07 1 0
George Washington 1 1 01 3 0
William & Mary 1 1 06 4 0
Georgetown 1 2 03 2 0
Richmond 1 4 03 5 2
Davidson 0 1 03 4 2
  • + Conference co-champions
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