1912 VPI Gobblers football team
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Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 5–4 (1–2 SAIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | William Henry Burruss |
Home stadium | Miles Field |
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Georgetown $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1912 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1912 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Roanoke* | W 40–0 | [1][2] | |||
October 5 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 42–7 | [3] | ||
October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | L 0–31 | [4][5] | ||
October 19 | Western Maryland* |
| W 44–0 | [6] | ||
October 26 | vs. North Carolina |
| W 26–0 | 2,000 | [7][8] | |
November 2 | Medical College of Virginia* |
| L 0–10 | [9][10] | ||
November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Washington and Lee |
| L 6–20 | 3,500 | [11][12][13][14] |
November 16 | West Virginia* |
| W 41–0 | [15] | ||
November 28 | at Georgetown |
| L 3–24 | [16][17][18] | ||
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Game summaries[edit]
Roanoke[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Pick (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Evans (center), Whitney (right guard), Burruss (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Legge (quarterback), Vawter (left halfback), Magill (right halfback), Rogers (fullback). The substitutes were: Saunders and Schultz.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Goodnight (left end), Hoeletz (left tackle), Bawker (left guard), Reitzel (center), Harr (right guard), Barnhardt (right tackle), Doeb (right end), Harmon (quarterback), Bevlin (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Kime (fullback).
Hampden–Sydney[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Evans (center), Whitney (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Legge (quarterback), Huddle (left halfback), Parrish (right halfback), Magill (fullback).
The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: G. W. Jones (left end), Robert Guthrie (left tackle), John Moore (left guard), Marvin Bowling (center), S. B. Forbus (right guard), Loyal Benedict (right tackle), Frank Ebel (right end), Alexander Carrington (quarterback), Bernard Driver (left halfback), Carroll McClung (right halfback), Donald Corke (fullback).
Princeton[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hughes (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Anderson (left guard), Evans (center), Breckenridge (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Legge (quarterback), Saunders (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Parrish (fullback). The substitutes were: Moore.
The starting lineup for Princeton was: Andrews (left end), Phillips (left tackle), Wilber "Rip" Shenk (left guard), Arthur Bluethenthal (center), William John Logan (right guard), Edward Trenkmann (right tackle), F. Trenkman (right end), S. Baker (quarterback), Talbot Pendleton (left halfback), E. Waller (right halfback), Wallace "Butch" DeWitt (fullback). The substitutes were: Hobey Baker, Harold Ballin, Doolittle, Emmons, Longstrieth, Wilder Penfield, Bradley Streit, I. Swart, W. Swart, H. Waller, Wight.
Western Maryland[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Legge (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Hughes (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Magill (fullback).
The starting lineup for Western Maryland was: William Hook (left end), Pritchett (left tackle), M. Twigg (left guard), William Husung (center), Leon Cooper (right guard), John Billingslea (right tackle), Edward Weaver (right end), Frank Bowers (quarterback), Julian Numbers (left halfback), Warren Taylor (right halfback), Twigg (fullback).
North Carolina[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Hughes (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Vawter (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Mackan, Magill, Pick, Rogers and Whitehead.
The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Foust (left end), Lonnie Abernethy (left tackle), Johnson (left guard), Jones (center), Jennings (right guard), Stevens (right tackle), Long (right end), William Tillett (quarterback), W. E. Wakeley (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Richard Abernethy (fullback). The substitutes were: Blake Applewhite, Bagwell, Dortch, Erwin, William Huske and Robert Strange.
Medical College of Virginia[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Mackan (right end), Hodgson (quarterback), Anderson (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Legge (fullback).
The starting lineup for Medical College of Virginia was: Foster (left end), James Walker (left tackle), Raymond Brockwell (left guard), John Cofer (center), Norman Roblee (right guard), Hedgepeth (right tackle), Arnold (right end), George Schenck (quarterback), Johns (left halfback), Elder (right halfback), Hardy (fullback).
Washington and Lee[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hughes (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Schultz (center), Lefebre (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Magill (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Vawter (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Evans, Hodgson, Taylor and Whitehead.
West Virginia[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Magill (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Whitehead (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Hughes (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Hodgson (fullback).
Georgetown[edit]
The starting lineup for VPI was: Magill (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Evans (center), Pick (right guard), Whitehead (right tackle), Huddle (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Vawter (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Hughes, Mackan, Magill, Parrish, Peake, Saunders, Schultz and Taylor.
Players[edit]
The following players were members of the 1912 football team according to the roster published in the 1913 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[19]
VPI 1912 roster | ||||||||
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Ends
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Coaching and training staff[edit]
- Head coach: Branch Bocock
- Manager: C. M. Hobart
References[edit]
- ^ "Techs Smother Roanoke Lads". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 29, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "V.P.I. Defeats Roanoke College". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. September 30, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "W.R. Legge Stars in Scrappy Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 6, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Varsity Wins Fourth Successive Victory". The Daily Princetonian. Princeton University. October 14, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Princeton Makes Rival Line Look Like Paper". The Sun. Library of Congress. October 13, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Maryland Team Easy For Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 20, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Virginia Techs Spring Surprise". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 27, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "V.P.I. Overwhelms Varsity In Raleigh". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 30, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Medical College of Virginia Downs V.P.I." The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. November 4, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Medical College Defeats V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 3, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "V.P.I. and W. & L. in Battle Royal Today". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. November 9, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "V.P.I., 6; W. & L., 20" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Revenge For W&L". Evening Star. Library of Congress. November 10, 1912. p. 58. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Lexington Lads Humble Techs By Score 20 To 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 10, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "West Virginia Loses To V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 17, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Techs Play Well, But Lose Game To Georgetown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 29, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Georgetown Vanquishes V.P.I." The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Costello Again Excels". The Sun. Library of Congress. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "The Bugle 1913" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1913. p. 154. Retrieved December 6, 2015.