1925 VPI Gobblers football team

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1925 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1925 record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth season under head coach B. C. Cubbage, VPI compiled a 5–3–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 52 to 39.[1] The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Lynchburg*
W 10–0[2]
September 26Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[3]
October 33:00 p.m.Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–3[4][5]
October 10at Auburn
L 0–195,000[6]
October 17vs. Maryland
W 3–0[7]
October 24vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–20[8]
October 31vs. South Carolina
W 6–0[9][10]
November 7NC State
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[11]
November 14at Virginia
L 0–10[12]
November 26vs. VMI
W 7–0[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1925 football team according to the roster published in the 1926 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[15]

VPI 1925 roster
Quarterback
  • George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson

Guards

  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • James Edward Ray

Tackle

  • Vernon Edward Miles

Center

  • Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)
 Ends
  • Charles Wood Brigham
  • Forrest William Holly
  • J. B. Jones

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre
  • Jack Wellford Moss

References[]

  1. ^ "1925 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gobblers Defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 20, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Roanoke Fights V.P.I. To A Scoreless Tie". Daily Press. September 27, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Institute vs. Hampden–Sydney College Official Program". VPI vs. Hampden–Sydney Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "V.P.I. Rallies To Win Over Tigers By 13-3". Daily Press. October 4, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0" (PDF). The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. January 3, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1925. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VPI vs. USC Official Souvenir Program". VPI vs. USC Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 1, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "V.P.I. Held In a Tie With State". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 8, 1925. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily press. November 15, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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