1921 VPI Gobblers football team

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1921 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record7–3 (4–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSumner D. Tilson
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
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1922 →
1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Maryland 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Catholic University 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 1 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC) 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Davidson 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 4 – 3
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1921 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3).

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Hampden–Sydney*
W 14–6
October 1William & Mary
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 14–0
October 8at Centre*
L 0–14
October 153:00 p.m.at Richmond
W 34–04,000[1][2]
October 22vs. Maryland
L 7–10[3]
October 29vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–36,000–6,750[4][5]
November 5Morris Harvey*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 54–7
November 11vs. NC StateNorfolk, VAW 7–38,000[6]
November 19Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 35–0
November 242:30 p.m.vs. VMI
W 26–710,000–15,000[7][8][9]

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1921 football team according to the roster published in the 1922 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[10]

VPI 1921 roster
  • Robert Lindsay Baker
  • Herbert Houston Gettle
  • Harry Judson Hardwick
  • H. W. Hess
  • A. F. Hutcheson
  • M. R. Jones
  • R. E. Moore
  • Robert James Rea
  • Franklyn Senator Resh
  • H. A. Sheppard
  • William Shields Sherertz
  • Harry McMullen Sutton
  • Sumner D. Tilson (Capt.)
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace
  • Victor Peters Wilson

References[]

  1. ^ "Stalwart Sons of V.P.I. Reach Here Confident". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 15, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Virginia Beats Cadets; Spiders Lose to Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Virginia Tech Forces Maryland to Limit". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 23, 1921. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "W. & L. Takes Close Victory From V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 30, 1921. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "W. & L. Downs V.P.I. 3 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 31, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "North Carolina State Defeated By Virginia Tech in Great Battle". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 12, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. and V.P.I. All Set For Gridiron Clash". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Virginia Tech Beats V.M.I. Cadets 26-7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Virginia Poly Defeats the V.M.I. Cadets by the Score of 26 to 7 in Annual Classic". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1921. p. 17. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "The Bugle 1922" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1922. Retrieved 2016-01-07.


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