1935 VPI Gobblers football team

1935 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1935 VPI Gobblers football
1935 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1935 record	4–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Henry Redd (4th season);
Captain	Louis L. Fittro
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1934 1936 →

The 1935 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1935 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and two ties (4–3–2).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Roanoke*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 7–0
September 28	Clemson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–28
October 5	vs. Maryland	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–7
October 12	vs. William & Mary*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	T 0–0	7,500	^[1]
October 26	vs. Washington and Lee	Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 15–0
November 2	South Carolina	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 27–0	4,000	^[2]
November 9	vs. NC State	Portsmouth, VA	L 0–6
November 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 28	vs. VMI	Maher Field Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 12–6	12,000	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

NFL Draft selections[]

= Pro Football Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1937	7	3	63	Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson	Chicago Cardinals	End

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1935 football team according to the roster published in the 1936 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[4]

VPI 1935 roster
	F. M. "Mac" Banks Bill Bradshaw Wilson Brown Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger Herman Edward "Foots" Dickerson Benjamin Dodge Lloyd Gibbs Doxey Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.) Melvin Henry Bud Ingles		David Jones W. P. Kennedy Ruffner Page Murray Oscar Glazier Piland Robert McDowell Priode Lawrence Samuel "Buck" Reynolds Arthur Stephen Robison Joseph Decatur Russell Carol Leo Shockey George Edward Sodaro Leo Arthur Vecellio

References[]

^ "William and Mary Battles Gobblers in 0–0 Deadlock" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 15, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "Birds Bow to Va. Poly". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 8, 1935. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ "Gobblers Win State Title By 12–6 Score". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
^ "The Bugle 1936" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1936. p. 256. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

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[1] "William and Mary Battles Gobblers in 0–0 Deadlock" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 15, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[2] "Birds Bow to Va. Poly". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 8, 1935. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[vmi-3] "Gobblers Win State Title By 12–6 Score". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[4] "The Bugle 1936" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1936. p. 256. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

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1935 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Maryland	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	2
Clemson	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
VPI	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
NC State	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Virginia	0	–	3	–	2	1	–	5	–	4
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VMI	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion