1919 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1919 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

1919 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1919 record5–4 (2–4 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJames Thomas Hardwick
Henry Redd
Home stadiumMiles Field
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgetown $ 2 0 0  7 3 0
Maryland State 4 1 0  5 4 0
NC State 3 1 0  7 2 0
North Carolina 3 1 0  4 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 0  8 1 0
VMI 4 2 0  6 2 0
Richmond 2 2 1  5 2 2
Virginia 1 1 1  2 5 2
VPI 2 4 0  5 4 0
William & Mary 1 3 0  2 6 1
Catholic University 0 1 0  1 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0  0 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 0  0 2 0
Davidson 0 4 0  4 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 4Hampden–Sydney*W 13–0
October 11Richmond
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0
October 18at Georgetown
L 7–33
October 25vs. Maryland State
  • Union League Park[1]
  • Washington, DC
W 6–0
November 1vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–3
November 8Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 40–0
November 15vs. NC StateNorfolk, VAL 0–34,500[2]
November 22Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 99–0
November 273:00 p.m.[3]vs. VMI
L 0–136,584[4]

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Players

The following players were members of the 1919 football team according to the roster published in the 1920 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]

VPI 1919 roster
Quarterback

Guards

Tackles

  • P. Hall
  • Walter Morgan Pierce

Centers

  • John Kelly Copenhaver
  • Harry Judson Hardwick
Ends
  • James Thomas Hardwick (Capt.)
  • George Frizzell Parrish

Halfbacks

  • J. R. Graham
  • Robert Drew Godsey
  • George Douglas Lancaster
  • Harry Lee McCann
  • Clarke Randolph Willey

Fullback

Substitutes
  • Camper
  • Chapman
  • Glenn Vernon Glaze
  • Jones
  • Samuel Anderson McConkey
  • Guy Eldridge Rice
  • Shepherd
  • Walters
  • Washington

References

  1. "Forward Pass Beats State". Maryland State Review. University of Maryland. October 30, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  2. "V.P.I. Licked By 3 Points". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 16, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. "Record-Breaking Crowd Expected Today at the V.P.I.-V.M.I. Contest". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. Greene, Samuel (November 28, 1919). "V.M.I. Wins Victory in a Brilliant Game With Tech Warriors". The World News. Library of Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1919–1920". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 14, 2015.
  6. "The Bugle 1920" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1920. p. 183. Retrieved 2015-12-14.


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