1935 VPI Gobblers football team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon) |
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Captain | Louis L. Fittro |
Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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No. 13 Duke $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Roanoke* | W 7–0 | 4,000 | [1][2] | ||
September 28 | Clemson |
| L 7–28 | [3][4] | ||
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Maryland |
| L 0–7 | [5][6][7] | |
October 12 | vs. William & Mary* |
| T 0–0 | 7,500 | [8][9] | |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Washington and Lee |
| W 15–0 | 4,500-6,000 | [10][11][12][13][14] |
November 2 | South Carolina |
| W 27–0 | 4,000 | [15][16] | |
November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. NC State |
| L 0–6 | 6,000 | [17][18] |
November 16 | at Virginia | T 0–0 | 3,000 | [19][20] | ||
November 28 | 2:15 p.m. | vs. VMI |
| W 12–6 | 12,000 | [21][22] |
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Game summaries
Roanoke
The starting lineup for VPI was: Doxey (left end), Davis (left tackle), Banks (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), A. Robison (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Dickerson (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Sodaro (right halfback), Shockey (fullback). The substitutes were: Bradshaw, Brown, Cregger, Dodge, Kennedy, Murray, Rakestraw, Russell and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Tut Agisheff (left end), George Pitzer (left tackle), Vic Cotter (left guard), Alex Schwartz (center), Edward Gough (right guard), Carey Brewbaker (right tackle), J. "Buss" Irvin (right end), Charles Patrone (quarterback), Herman Smith (left halfback), Gregory Wroniewicz (right halfback), John Pitzer (fullback). The substitutes were: Malcolm Carr, Earl Fisher, Nicholas LaCarrubba, Larry Larson, Paul Miller, Bill Mongiello, Tony Morisco, Charles Myrtle and Irving Zamcheck.
Clemson
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Barnett (right guard), Banks (right tackle), Doxey (right end), Brown (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bradshaw, Brown, Carpenter, Davis, Dodge, Kennedy, Murray, Piland, Priode, Rakestraw, J. Robison, Russell, Shockey, Sodaro and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for Clemson was: Shufford (left end), Thomas Brown (left tackle), Clarence Inabinet (left guard), Harry Shore (center), Fred Wyse (right guard), Manuel Black (right tackle), McConnell (right end), Joseph Berry (quarterback), Mac Folger (left halfback), Harlbert Lee (right halfback), Brewer Tate Horton (fullback). The substitutes were: William Croxton, Clifford Henley, Roddy Kissam, Winston Lawton, Harold Lewis, Clyde Pennington, Al Sanders, John Troutman, William Wiles and Al Yarborough.
Maryland
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Banks (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Shockey (right end), Kennedy (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bradshaw, Brown, Carpenter, Davis, Murray, Priode, Rakestraw, Russell, Sodaro and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for Maryland was: Victor G. Willis (left end), Carl Stalfort (left tackle), Ed Minion (left guard), Bill Andorka (center), Michael Surgent (right guard), Charles Callahan (right tackle), Louis Ennis (right end), Coleman Headley (quarterback), Bill Guckeyson (left halfback), George Sachs (right halfback), Edmond Daly (fullback). The substitutes were: Bernie Buscher, Charles F. Ellinger, John Gormley, Blair Smith, Jack Stonebraker, and William Wolfe.
Washington and Lee
The starting lineup for VPI was: Shockey (left end), Banks (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Bradshaw (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Carpenter (quarterback), Kennedy (left halfback), Sodaro (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Cregger.
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Charles Brasher (left end), Hugo Bonino (left tackle), Porter Berry (left guard), Edward Seitz (center), Carl Anderson (right guard), Alphonse Szymanski (right tackle), William Ellis (right end), Joseph Arnold (quarterback), Alfred Moore (left halfback), Wilton Sample (right halfback), Jack Bailey (fullback). The substitutes were: James Watts.
South Carolina
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Piland (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Shockey (right end), Sodaro (quarterback), Kennedy (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback).
The starting lineup for South Carolina was: Bob Johnson (left end), Osgood Bramlet (left tackle), Paul Gaffney (left guard), Ernest Stokes (center), Watson (right guard), Paul Robelot (right tackle), Craig (right end), Clay "Bud" Alexander (quarterback), Wilburn Clary (left halfback), Jack Lyons (right halfback), Jack Derrenbacher (fullback).
NC State
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Piland (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Doxey (right end), Henry (quarterback), Cregger (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback).
The starting lineup for NC State was: Dom Cara (left end), Mason Bugg (left tackle), Alex Regdon (left guard), Steve Sabol (center), Barnes Worth (right guard), Vincent Farrar (right tackle), Connie Mack Berry (right end), Joseph Schwerdt (quarterback), Ed Berlinski (left halfback), Howard Bardes (right halfback), Peter Kuzma (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Gadd and Joseph Ryneska.
Virginia
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Piland (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Doxey (right end), Kennedy (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Shockey.
The starting lineup for Virginia was: John Leys (left end), William Weeks (left tackle), George Seibels (left guard), George Coen (center), Alfred Seccombe (right guard), William Banks (right tackle), Cullen Wilkin (right end), Evan Male (quarterback), A. B. Conner (left halfback), Conrad Ring (right halfback), Clark Martin (fullback).
VMI
The starting lineup for VPI was: Doxey (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Piland (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Carpenter (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Banks, Barnett, Bradshaw, Brown, Kennedy, Priode, Reynolds, Shockey and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for VMI was: David Kane (left end), Harry Hightower (left tackle), Al Fiedler (left guard), Embrey Rucker (center), James Farley (right guard), Russ Coleman (right tackle), William Shomo (right end), Archie Witt (quarterback), Billy Roberson (left halfback), Wayt Clark (right halfback), James Beard (fullback). The substitutes were: Maxie Bair, Charley Banks, Messick, Bill Oglesby and Tom White.
NFL Draft selections
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Players
Roster
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Varsity letter winners
Twenty-one players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1935 VPI team.[23]
Player | Hometown | Notes |
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F. M. "Mac" Banks | ||
Bill Bradshaw | ||
Wilson Brown | ||
Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter | ||
Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger | ||
Herman Edward "Foots" Dickerson | Reidsville, North Carolina | World War II veteran (Major, Army). First Virginia Tech player to be chosen in the NFL Draft. |
Benjamin Walter Dodge | Norfolk, Virginia | |
Lloyd Gibbs Doxey | Halifax, North Carolina | World War II veteran (Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. |
Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.) | ||
Melvin Henry | Cumberland, Maryland | |
Bud Ingles | ||
David Jones | ||
W. P. Kennedy | ||
Ruffner Page Murray | ||
Oscar Glazier "Flinky" Piland | ||
Lawrence Samuel "Buck" Reynolds | ||
Arthur Stephen Robison | Richmond, Virginia | World War II veteran (Army). |
Joseph Decatur Russell | ||
Carol Leo Shockey | Shockeysville, Virginia | |
George Edward Sodaro | ||
Leo Arthur Vecellio | Beckley, West Virginia | World War II veteran (Army). Awarded the Legion of Merit. |
Coaching and training staff
- Head coach: Henry Redd
- Manager: Copeland
- Freshman head coach: Herbert McEver
- Freshman Manager: Shirk
References
- ^ "Roanoke Scares Gobbler Eleven". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 22, 1935. p. 29. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Techmen Nose Out Fighting Maroons by Lone Touchdown". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. September 26, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Flashy Offensive is Unveiled By Coaches as Tigers Smash V P I". The Tiger. Clemson University. October 3, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson Too Good For Virginia Tech". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 29, 1935. p. 32. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "G. U. in Grid Opener Tonight: Three Other D. C. Teams in Big Tests Tomorrow". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 4, 1935. p. D2. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Terrapins Down Virginia Tech By 7-0 To Win Season's First Southern Conference Victory". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 7, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Maryland Held to 7-0 Win by V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 6, 1935. p. 33. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "William and Mary Battles Gobblers in 0–0 Deadlock". The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 15, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Indians, Gobblers Unable to Score". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 13, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Gobblers show power in whipping Generals". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1935. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals' Hopes For Conference or State Crown Dashed by VPI" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 29, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Generals Bow to V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 27, 1935. p. 30. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Tech Downs Washington and Lee 15-to-0". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "V. P. I. In Front, 15-0". The New York Times. October 27, 1935. p. 140. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Birds Bow to Va. Poly". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 8, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Dickerson Shines in V. P. I. Victory". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 3, 1935. p. 33. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Wolfpack Takes Win From Polys". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 15, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Wolfpack Pressed to Beat V. P. I., 6-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 10, 1935. p. 29. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Cavaliers Fight Tech to 0-0 Tie". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 18, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "No Scoring Done By Virginia, V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 17, 1935. p. 35. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Gobblers Win State Title By 12–6 Score". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Tech Downs Fighting Keydets In Colorful Game In Roanoke Thurs". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 5, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "1935 VPI Letterwinners". Virginia Tech. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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