The following players were members of the 1909 football team according to the roster published in the 1910 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.
Season summary
Clemson
VPI opened its season with the Clemson Tigers, winning 6–0. "Hughes, playing quarter for the first time, starred for V. P. I." Hughes got the touchdown when he picked up a fumble. VPI's starting lineup was: Sharpe, Jones, E. Hodgson, Gibbs, Burrass, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, Davis, Luttrell, Leggs.
VPI's strongest showing came in the close loss to Ivy League powerhouse Princeton. In a game plagued by frigid weather conditions, each side scored due to a fumble by the opposition. Princeton's Logan Cunningham scored a touchdown in the first two minutes of play after VPI fumbled the ball away on its own 10-yard line. Princeton missed the extra point attempt. Later in the contest, a snap from center went over the Princeton quarterback's head, and Tech’s Hoss Hodgson returned the lost fumble 50 yards for a touchdown. Hodgson then made his own extra point. After VPI led 6 to 5 for some time, and with only minutes left to play, Princeton's Cunningham made 30-yard drop kick to secure the 8 to 6 victory. VPI's starting lineup was: Luttrell, Burruss, Jones, Gibbes, E. Hodgson, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, Davis, Billups, V. Hodgson.
at Richmond
Sources: VPI rolled up the season's largest score on the Richmond Spiders, winning 52–0 and playing well on both sides of the ball, especially the offense. The backfield starred in a game of conventional football. VPI's starting lineup was: A. Hodgson, Burruss, Pitts, Gibbes, E. Hodgson, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, Davis, Billups, V. Hodgson.
Washington & Lee
Sources: VPI "buried" the Washington and Lee Generals by a 34–5 score. Hughes' 65-yard touchdown run and Hoss Hodgson's punting and kicking featured. Fullback Anderson starred for the Generals. The big win was surprising. VPI's starting lineup was: Luttrell, Burruss, Pitts, Gibbs, E. Hodgson, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, Davis, Billups, V. Hodgson.
Sources: Hodgson starred in a closely contested game between VPI and the Tar Heels, making a field goal in the second half to lead VPI to a 15–0 win. VPI's starting lineup was: Luttrell, Burruss, Jones, Gibbs, E. Hodgson, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, Legge, A. Hodgson, V. Hodgson.
Sources: VPI won over the defending Southern champion George Washington Hatchetites in Washington, D. C. 17-8. Hodgson's punting again featured. The weather was much better than last year. VPI's starting lineup was: Luttrell, Burruss, E. Hodgson, Gibbs, Jones, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, Davis, Billups, V. Hodgson.
North Carolina A&M (Now known as N.C. State)
Sources: VPI defeated the North Carolina Aggies, 18–5. Despite the 18–5 score, VPI had to play aggressively throughout. The first score came twelve minutes into the first half, Vivian Hodgson going over. Later, on a fake kick, Luttrell ran 30 yards around left end. The A&M squad followed Hoss Hodgson's helmet, which he tossed as if it were a kicked ball. The last touchdown came on a new trick play from coach Bocock, apparently similar to a statue of liberty play. Vivian Hodgson prepared to pass, and Hughes took it out of his suspended hand and ran 75 yards for a touchdown. North Carolina's Aggies showed fight in the second half. VPI's starting lineup was: Luttrell, Burruss, Massie, Gibbs, E. Hodgson, Norris, Hicks, Hughes, A. Hodgson, Billups, V. Hodgson.
Postseason
VPI claimed a Southern championship at year's end.
