1926 VPI Gobblers football team

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1926 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Edward Miles
Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1926 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). This was the first season played in Miles Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Roanoke*
W 47–0[1][2]
October 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 30–0[3]
October 9at Dartmouth*
L 0–21[4]
October 16vs. Maryland
W 24–811,000[5][6]
October 23Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 6–07,000[7]
October 302:00 p.m.at Kentucky
T 13–135,000[8][9]
November 6vs. South Carolina
L 0–19[10][11][12]
November 132:30 p.m.vs. Washington and Lee
L 0–138,000-10,000[13][14][15]
November 25vs. VMI
W 14–715,000[16][17]

Game summaries[edit]

Roanoke[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Miles (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Erickson, Esleeck, Fussell, Gray, Hotchkiss, Hudgins, Jacobs, Looney and Rice.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Charles Wilson (left end), George Marsh (left tackle), Maurice Givens (left guard), Harold Nank (center), Claudius Mitchell (right guard), Roland Sturdevant (right tackle), Milton Etris (right end), John Dietrich (quarterback), Merrill Jones (left halfback), John Miller (right halfback), Lloyd Seay (fullback). The substitutes were: W. T. "Ted" Fix, Raymond Haislip, William Logan, James Shannon and G. E. Sheppard.

Hampden–Sydney[edit]

See also: 1926 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Miles (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Mattox and Rice.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Charles Turley (left end), Stuart Worden (left tackle), Robert Nance (left guard), Alfred Dudley (center), Hugh Blanton (right guard), Harry Myles (right tackle), Roberts (right end), John Brinser (quarterback), Ward Palmer (left halfback), Alfred Adkins (right halfback), William Richardson (fullback).

Dartmouth[edit]

See also: 1926 Dartmouth Indians football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Moss (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), McEver (fullback).

The starting lineup for Dartmouth was: Jim Picken (left end), Hardy (left tackle), Phillips (left guard), Davis (center), Rubin (right guard), Langdell (right tackle), Cole (right end), Edwin B. Dooley (quarterback), Myles Lane (left halfback), MacPhail (right halfback), Horton (fullback). The substitutes were: Black, Breihut and John C. McAvoy.

Maryland[edit]

See also: 1926 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Brown (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Handy, Jacobs, Looney, Mattox, Moss and Rice.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Donald Adams (left end), Earl Zulick (left tackle), Arthur Wondrack (left guard), Harold Bafford (center), Omar D. Crothers Jr. (right guard), John Leatherman (right tackle), Jack Keenan (right end), Gordon Kessler (quarterback), Fred Linkous (left halfback), Myron Stevens (right halfback), Lewis "Knocky" Thomas (fullback). The substitutes were: Arthur Boyd, Gil Dent, Frederick Herzog, John Parson, Pugh, Edwin Rothgeb, Floyd Schrader, Gerald Snyder and Winterberg.

Kentucky[edit]

See also: 1926 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Bailey (right guard), Brown (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Jacobs, Mahaney, Mattox, Moss and Rice.

The starting lineup for Kentucky was: Gilb (left end), Phipps (left tackle), Belt (left guard), Pence (center), Charles Wert (right guard), Henry Portwood (right tackle), Schulte (right end), Jenkins (quarterback), Frank Smith (left halfback), Ellis (right halfback), Ross (fullback). The substitutes were: Ted Creech, Denver DeHaven, Edwards, Franklin, James Kirkendall and Mohney.

South Carolina[edit]

See also: 1926 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Brown (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Jeffries, Mahaney, Mattox and Rice.

The starting lineup for South Carolina was: Samuel Burke (left end), E. P. Rogers (left tackle), Ralph Guarino (left guard), William Boyd (center), W. R. Price (right guard), Floyd Thomas (right tackle), George Keels (right end), Bill Rogers (quarterback), Cooper (left halfback), Eli Wingfield (right halfback), Robert Wimberly (fullback). The substitutes were: W. W. Swink, James Verner, Mike Windus and Harry Wolf.

Washington and Lee[edit]

See also: 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Bailey (right guard), Brown (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Hotchkiss, Jeffries, Mattox and McEver.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: J. E. Bailey (left end), Robert Holt (left tackle), Burnell Tips (left guard), Ira Rector (center), Henry Groop (right guard), Earl Fitzpatrick (right tackle), John Towill (right end), Eugene White (quarterback), Perry Whitlock (left halfback), William Palmer (right halfback), Ty Rauber (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Eigelbach.

VMI[edit]

See also: 1926 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Esleeck, Jeffries and MacArthur.

The starting lineup for VMI was: John Fain (left end), Herman Kulp (left tackle), Ralph Smith (left guard), J. Sheppard Mondy (center), Luther Hewlett (right guard), J. C. Smith (right tackle), Luther Thornhill (right end), Al Barnes (quarterback), Frank Harner (left halfback), Frank Nabers (right halfback), Carlton Walker (fullback). The substitutes were: F. B. Harrington, Theodric Moor, Claude Moorman, Karlyle O'Berry and Kenneth Rugh.

Players[edit]

The following players were members of the 1926 football team according to the roster published in the 1927 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[18]

VPI 1926 roster
  • George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson
  • Albert Ewell Bailey
  • Joseph Murray Brown
  • Karl Esleeck
  • Fussell
  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • Philip Smith Hotchkiss
  • William Coles Hudgins
  • J. R. Jacobs
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • J. B. Jones
  • John Ote Looney
  • Scotty MacArthur

Coaching and training staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "V. P. I. Displays Form in Trimming Roanoke". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 26, 1926. p. 71. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gobblers Score Win Over Maroonmen in Season's First Game". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. September 30, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hampden–Sydney loses to V.P.I." The Bristol Herald Courier. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Pushed to Conquer V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 10, 1926. p. 80. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Old Liners Assist V.P.I. To Win, 24-8". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 19, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Old-Liners Are Beaten By Virginia Poly, 24-8". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 17, 1926. p. 87. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Wranek, William (October 25, 1926). "Virginia Plays Great Game". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. p. 5. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Wildcats Tie With Gobbler Outfit, 13 All". The Kentucky Kernel. University of Kentucky. November 5, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "V. P. I. and Kentucky Play Tie, 13 To 13". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 31, 1926. p. 93. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "South Carolinians down V. P. I., 19–0, in Gridiron Season's Biggest Upset". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1926. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Carolina Overwhelms V.P.I." The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 12, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "V. P. I. Given A Jolt By South Carolina". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 7, 1926. p. 85. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Generals Beat V.P.I." (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 13, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Washington and Lee Defeats V. P. I., 13-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 14, 1926. p. 103. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Washington and Lee Wins Great Victory over Virginia Polytechnic Institute". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "Gobblers Defeat V. M. I. 14–7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "V. M. I. Loses to V. P. I. 14 to 7 in Turkey Day Game at Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 2, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  18. ^ "The Bugle 1927" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1927. p. 281. Retrieved January 8, 2016.


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