The 1939 VPI Gobblers 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 Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1). VPI was ranked at No. 110 (out of 609 teams) in the final

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for 1939.

Schedule

Game summaries

Washington & Lee

The game against Washington & Lee on October 28 was the first game played at Lynchburg Municipal Stadium.

Players

Roster

Varsity letter winners

Twenty-two players received

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s for their participation on the 1939 VPI team.

Coaching and training staff

* Head coach: Henry Redd * Assistant coaches ** ''Backfield coach'':

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** ''Line coach'': Sumner D. Tilson * Freshman coaches ** ''Freshman head coach'':

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** ''Assistant freshman coach and trainer'': Willard D. Altman ** ''Assistant freshman coach and trainer'': Thomas A. Slusser

References

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