The 1928 VPI Gobblers football team represented

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in the

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. The team was led by their head coach

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and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2). This was the senior season for the "Pony Express"

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which included Frank Peake, Herbert McEver, Scotty MacArthur, and Tommy Tomko.

Schedule

Players

The following players were members of the 1928 football team according to the roster published in the 1929 edition of ''The Bugle'', the Virginia Tech yearbook.

References

VPI Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons

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