1935 VPI Gobblers football team

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).

1935 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1935 record4–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainLouis L. Fittro
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21Roanoke*
W 7–0
September 28Clemson
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 7–28
October 5vs. Maryland
L 0–7
October 12vs. William & Mary*
T 0–07,500[1]
October 26vs. Washington and Lee
W 15–0
November 2South Carolina
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 27–04,000[2]
November 9vs. NC StatePortsmouth, VAL 0–6
November 16at Virginia
T 0–0
November 28vs. VMI
W 12–612,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1935 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 1935 football team according to the roster published in the 1936 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[5]

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
  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.
  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. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1935–1936". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
  5. "The Bugle 1936" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1936. p. 256. Retrieved 2016-01-11.


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