1915 VPI Gobblers football team

1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1915 VPI Gobblers football
1915 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 record	4–4 (0–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Branch Bocock (6th season);
Captain	Vincent Bargmant Dixon
Home stadium	Miles Field
	Seasons ← 1914 1916 →

The 1915 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1915 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Roanoke*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 26–0		^[1]
October 2	Randolph–Macon*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 19–3		^[2]
October 9	Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 19–0		^[3]
October 16	vs. Washington and Lee	Roanoke, VA	L 0–13	4,000	^[4]^[5]
October 23	at Navy*	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–20		^[6]^[7]
October 30	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–45		^[8]^[9]^[10]
November 13	at West Virginia*	Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–19		^[11]^[12]
November 25	vs. VMI*	Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 27–9		^[13]
*Non-conference game

Game summaries[]

Cancelled Game with King College[]

VPI was scheduled to play King College on November 6 in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[14]

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1915 football team according to the roster published in the 1916 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[15]

VPI 1915 roster

Quarterbacks

Joseph Thomas Engleby
Edward Kramer Funkhouser
Arthur Palfrey Terry

Guards

Arthur Penick Moore
George Ellsworth Treakle

Tackles

Loyal Clark Benedict
Harry Joe Bopp
John Staub Caffee
Harry Temple Parrish

Centers

Robert Ashby Henderson
Arthur Blakie Moore

Ends

Benjamin Cottrell
James Atkins Gregory
Lyle George Hall

Halfbacks

Vincent Bargmant Dixon (Capt.)
Robert Evans Denny
David Nicholas Huddle
James Franklin Powell

Fullback

Henry Redd

Substitutes

Thomas Franklin Clemmer
Allen Ernest Cloyd
Frederick Dean
Frank Allison Engleby
Leonard Myrton Gaines
Turner Ashby Graves
Francis Alexander Gray
Richard Harvey
Percy Stuart Hayden
Russell Minor Howell
Charles Lewter Logan
William Murry Lybrook
Harry Douglas Roden
Henry Luck Rosenbaum
John Lee Thompson
Walter Lee Turner
Charles Evans Whitmore
W. R. Williams

References[]

^ "Virginia Polys Put Up Strong Game In Opener". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 26, 1915. p. 26. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Jackets Get Field Goal". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 3, 1915. p. 29. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "V.P.I. Wins Dull Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 10, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Cy Young Badly Injured". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 17, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "The 20-0 Victory of Middies Vs. Polys". Evening Capital and Maryland Gazette. Library of Congress. October 25, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Techs Lose To Middies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1915. p. 25. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Cornell Finds Weak Opposition In Virginia Poly". New-York Tribune. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 15. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "New Forward Pass Sprung By Cornell". The Sun. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Techs Lose To Cornell". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 26. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ "Mountaineers Win From Virginia Team". The Sunday Telegram. Library of Congress. November 14, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "Another Nice Scalp For W.V.U. Team". The West Virginian. Library of Congress. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Tech Outplays V.M.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 26, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^ "V.P.I. Schedule For Season Is Announced". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. August 22, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ "The Bugle 1916" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1916. p. 192. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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[1] "Virginia Polys Put Up Strong Game In Opener". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 26, 1915. p. 26. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[2] "Jackets Get Field Goal". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 3, 1915. p. 29. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[3] "V.P.I. Wins Dull Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 10, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[4] "Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[5] "Cy Young Badly Injured". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 17, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[6] "The 20-0 Victory of Middies Vs. Polys". Evening Capital and Maryland Gazette. Library of Congress. October 25, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[7] "Techs Lose To Middies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1915. p. 25. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[8] "Cornell Finds Weak Opposition In Virginia Poly". New-York Tribune. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 15. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[9] "New Forward Pass Sprung By Cornell". The Sun. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[10] "Techs Lose To Cornell". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 26. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[11] "Mountaineers Win From Virginia Team". The Sunday Telegram. Library of Congress. November 14, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[12] "Another Nice Scalp For W.V.U. Team". The West Virginian. Library of Congress. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[13] "Tech Outplays V.M.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 26, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[14] "V.P.I. Schedule For Season Is Announced". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. August 22, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[15] "The Bugle 1916" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1916. p. 192. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Virginia +	2	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee +	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Georgetown +	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Catholic University	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Johns Hopkins	1	–	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	0
Richmond	0	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
VPI	0	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions