1914 VPI Gobblers football team
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Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
1914 record | 6–2–1 (1–1 SAIAA) |
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Home stadium | Miles Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1914 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1914 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | King* | W 35–0 | [1] | |||
October 3 | Randolph–Macon* |
| W 13–0 | [2] | ||
October 10 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 22–0 | [3][4] | ||
October 17 | vs. West Virginia Wesleyan* | Charleston, WV | L 0–13 | [5] | ||
October 24 | Roanoke* |
| T 7–7 | [6][7] | ||
October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Washington and Lee |
| L 6–7 | 5,000 | [8][9] |
November 7 | Marshall* |
| W 54–6 | |||
November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina A&M |
| W 3–0 | 400 | [10][11] |
November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. VMI* |
| W 3–0 | 5,000 | [12][13] |
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Players[]
The following players were members of the 1914 football team according to the roster published in the 1915 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[14]
VPI 1914 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterback
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Ends
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Substitutes
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References[]
- ^ "V.P.I. Scores 35 Points". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 27, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Slow Game Won By Randolph-Macon". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 4, 1914. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Trims Hampden-Sidney". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 11, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Hampden Sidney Makes Showing Against Techs". The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 11, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Defeated By Wesleyan". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 19, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Roanoke College Holds V.P.I. To 7-To-7 Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 25, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Roanoke Holds Tech Eleven to 7-7 Score". The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 25, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "College Athletes Take The Town for One Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "V.P.I. is First Squad to Score on Generals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 1, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Weather Threatening for Great Foot Ball Contest". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 14, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "V.P.I. Takes Measure of North Carolinians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 15, 1914. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Brilliant Scene Promised When V.M.I. Meets V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "V.P.I Victor Over U. M. I. on a Drop Kick". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "The Bugle 1915" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1915. p. 201. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
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