1934 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1934 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1934 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).

1934 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1934 record5–5 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainLouis L. Fittro
George Maxie Smith
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1934 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Washington and Lee $ 4 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
North Carolina 2 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
Duke 3 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Maryland 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
South Carolina 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
VPI 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
NC State 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Virginia 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
VMI 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Roanoke*
W 21–0
September 29at Temple*
L 0–34
October 6Florida*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 13–20
October 13vs. William & Mary*
W 6–09,000[1]
October 20vs. MarylandNorfolk, VAL 9–14
October 27at Washington and Lee
L 7–13
November 32:30 p.m.[2]at South Carolina
L 0–20
November 10vs. NC StatePortsmouth, VAW 7–6
November 17Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 19–6
November 29vs. VMI
W 13–010,000[3]
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1934 Virginia Tech football schedule[4]

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 1934 football team according to the roster published in the 1935 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[5]

VPI 1934 roster
Quarterbacks
  • William Duncan Holsclaw
  • Mattox

Guards

  • Benjamin Botnick
  • James Henry Copenhaver
  • Edward Ralph English
  • John Norman Ochs

Tackles

  • F. M. "Mac" Banks
  • Benjamin Dodge
  • Harry Worden Howard

Center

  • David Jones
 Ends
  • Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.)
  • Warren "Red" Negri
  • David Thomas

Halfbacks

  • Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter
  • Herman Edward "Foots" Dickerson
  • James Edward Ottaway
  • Joseph Decatur Russell
  • George Edward Sodaro
  • Howard Arnold Spruill

Fullback

  • George Maxie Smith (Capt.)

References
  1. "V.P.I. Scores on Pass to Beat Indians, 6–0" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 16, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. "Gamecocks-Gobblers To Match Spurs". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 2, 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. "VPI Subdues Cadets On Muddy Field 13–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 3, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1934–1935". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
  5. "The Bugle 1935" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1935. p. 282. Retrieved 2016-01-11.


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