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lilhokie525 OP
Jul 23, 2026 at 07:22 AM ET
today's trivia
What VT football coach compiled a spectacularly bad 1-25-3 record in 1948-50.

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Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Bobby McNeish who had a real "neish" for losing football games
santafe santafe
Well done, that's a name I was not familiar with........... :)
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lilhokie525 OP
ding, ding, ding, correct!
Bob McNeish had played halfback for some great Southern Cal team in the early 1930’s. Evidently, he was one of the many great players who did not become great coaches. His lone win at VT was over Richmond in 1949. He was winless in both 1948 and 1950. His swan song in 1950 was a “perfect” 0-10 record! His replacement, the legendary Frank Moseley, returned VT football to respectability by the mid-1950’s.
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
Supposedly he was one heck of a RB at USC. He won 2 natties as a player
in 1931 and 1933. I guess VT was hoping his experience under Howard Jones would rub off on him as a HC. Instead, they didn't even get the HC who went 16-9-2 the 3 seasons he was HC at 2 JUCO schools (San Bernardino and Pasadena).
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lilhokie525 OP
I am going for a long bicycle ride. I will check back at noonish to
acknowledge a correct answer.
santafe santafe
It's going to take a real old timer to know this one....... :)