1936 VPI Gobblers football team

1936 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1936 VPI Gobblers football
1936 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1936 record	5–5 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Henry Redd (5th season);
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

The 1936 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, now known as Virginia Tech, in the 1936 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5). It finished with a 3–5 record in the Southern Conference. The Gobblers were shut out in all five of the games they lost. The team was 3-0 on its home field, Miles Stadium. It won three of its last four games, finishing the year beating arch-rival Virginia 7–6 at home, and winning the annual Thanksgiving Day contest against VMI at Maher Field in Roanoke.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Roanoke*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 16–7
September 26	3:00 p.m.	at Clemson	Riggs Field Calhoun, SC	L 0–20	6,000	^[1]^[2]
October 3		vs. Maryland	Roanoke, VA	L 0–6
October 10		vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 14–0	8,000	^[3]
October 17		at South Carolina	Columbia Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–14	6,000	^[4]
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–13	7,500	^[5]^[6]
October 31		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 20–7
November 7		at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–27	5,000	^[7]
November 14		Virginia*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 7–6
November 26		vs. VMI	Maher Field Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 6–0	17,000	^[8]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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 1936 football team.

VPI 1936 roster
	F. M. "Mac" Banks Wilson Brown Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger James Blackwell Davis Herman Edward "Foots" Dickerson Lloyd Gibbs Doxey James Anthony Gaugler Melvin Henry Bud Ingles David Jones		Ruffner Page Murray M. L. O'Neale Frank Marion Pierce Oscar Glazier Piland Arthur Stephen Robison Carol Leo Shockey George Edward Sodaro Leo Arthur Vecellio George Yellott Worthington

References[]

^ "V.P.I. Game Features Homecoming; Bengals Favored in Tech Game Saturday". The Tiger. Clemson University. September 24, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
^ "Tigers Down Va. Tech". The Tiger. Clemson University. October 1, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
^ "Tech Converts 'Breaks' To Whip Indians, 14–0" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 13, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "Gamecocks Take Gobblers Into Camp, 14–0". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. October 21, 1936. p. 5. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^ "Homecoming Game Brings VPI Here as Opponent for State". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 23, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
^ "Techs Lick VPI For Homecoming". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 30, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "5000 See Generals Trounce VPI Gobblers, 27 to 0" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 10, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Gobblers Defeat Squadron, 6 To 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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[1] "V.P.I. Game Features Homecoming; Bengals Favored in Tech Game Saturday". The Tiger. Clemson University. September 24, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

[2] "Tigers Down Va. Tech". The Tiger. Clemson University. October 1, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

[3] "Tech Converts 'Breaks' To Whip Indians, 14–0" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 13, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[4] "Gamecocks Take Gobblers Into Camp, 14–0". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. October 21, 1936. p. 5. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

[5] "Homecoming Game Brings VPI Here as Opponent for State". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 23, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

[6] "Techs Lick VPI For Homecoming". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 30, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[7] "5000 See Generals Trounce VPI Gobblers, 27 to 0" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 10, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[vmi-8] "Gobblers Defeat Squadron, 6 To 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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1936 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Duke $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Furman	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Davidson	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VPI	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll