1917 VPI Gobblers football team

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).

1917 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Temple Parrish
Home stadiumMiles Field
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 6Hampden–Sydney*W 12–0
October 13Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 59–6
October 20Davidson
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–7
October 27at Georgetown
L 0–28
November 3Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 50–0
November 10vs. West Virginia*Huntington, WV (rivalry)L 3–274,000[1]
November 17vs. North Carolina A&M
T 7–73,500[3]
November 24Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 70–0
November 292:45 p.m.[4]vs. VMI
W 6–0
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1917 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

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.[6]

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. "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1917–1918". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 10, 2015.
  6. "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved 2015-12-13.


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