1917 VPI Gobblers football team

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1917 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
  • Charles Bernier (1st season)
CaptainHarry Temple Parrish
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Richmond 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Maryland State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Davidson 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1917 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Hampden–Sydney*
W 12–0[1]
October 13Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 59–6[2]
October 20Davidson
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–7[3]
October 273:00 p.m.at Georgetown
L 0–28[4][5][6]
November 3Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 50–0[7]
November 10vs. West Virginia*Huntington, WV (rivalry)L 3–274,000[8]
November 17vs. North Carolina A&M
T 7–73,500[9][10]
November 24Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 70–0[11]
November 292:45 p.m.vs. VMI
W 6–0[12]

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1917 football team according to the roster published in the 1918 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[13]

VPI 1917 roster
Quarterback
  • William Murry Lybrook

Guards

  • Henry Claybrook Lester
  • Walter Weiss Rangely

Tackles

  • Hank Crisp
  • Guy Eugene McNeil
  • Harry Temple Parrish (Capt.)
 Center
  • Ralph Purlius Currie

Ends

  • Edwin Lee Roden
  • William Lee Younger

Halfbacks

  • John Rueben Benner
  • Eugene Darrington Bock
  • Philip Aylett Penton
 Fullback
  • R. D. Ginney

Substitutes

  • John Franklin Chapman
  • James Thomas Hardwick
  • Victor Henry Miller
  • John Temple Powers
  • Mathew Philip Will
  • Harry Robert Yates

References[]

  1. ^ "Hampden-Sidney Loses Great Battle To V. P. I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tech Players Run Wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Godsey Win For Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 21, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Beats V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hilltops Beat Virginia Polys". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 28, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cody Won't Appear In Hilltop Eleven Against Visitors". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 26, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Virginia Tech Eleven Wins From Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 4, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "Techs Score At Will". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Roanoke Alive With Visitors For Big Annual Football Battle Between Techs and Cadets Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  13. ^ "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved 2015-12-13.


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