1925 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth season under head coach B. C. Cubbage, VPI compiled a 5–3–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 52 to 39. The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Lynchburg
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Adams, Anderson, Bird, Bond, Downing, Faulkner, Hargis, Jeffries, Lineberry, Von Erickson, Williams and Wray.

The starting lineup for Lynchburg was: Perry (left end), Robert Givens (left tackle), Frank Suttenfield (left guard), Ralph Shank (center), Allen (right guard), George West (right tackle), Grant (right end), James Barbee (quarterback), Harrison McMains (left halfback), Walter Thomas (right halfback), Max Leitman (fullback). The substitutes were: Carroll, Ross and Rowley.

Roanoke
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Faulkner (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Lloyd Seay (left end), Tony Giesen (left tackle), C. C. Marsh (left guard), F. L. Logan (center), Maurice Givens (right guard), S. F. Davies (right tackle), P. Rutherford (right end), John Dietrich (quarterback), C. F. Bissenger (left halfback), John Miller (right halfback), A. D. Hurt (fullback). The substitutes were: D. S. Ellicock, Raymond Haislip and Charles Wilson.

Hampden–Sydney
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Anderson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Robinson (right halfback), Faulkner (fullback). The substitutes were: Bird, Bond, DeLaBarre, Gaines, Hargis, Jeffries, Moss, Williams and Wray.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Charles Turley (left end), Stuart Worden (left tackle), Robert Nance (left guard), Alfred Dudley (center), Edwin Stover (right guard), Harry Myles (right tackle), Richard Roberts (right end), John Brinser (quarterback), Ward Palmer (left halfback), Jones (right halfback), Alvin Lyons (fullback). The substitutes were: Alexander, Alfred Adkins, Ayres, Gordon Clarke, Hudson, David Reveley, William Richardson and Zimmerman.

Maryland
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jeffries (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Moss (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), DeLaBarre (fullback). The substitutes were: Bond, Faulkner and Wray.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Bill Supplee (left end), Walter Bromley (left tackle), Arthur Bonnet (left guard), Harold Bafford (center), John R. Lanigan (right guard), John Waters (right tackle), William Beatty (right end), Edward Tenney (quarterback), David Whelchel (left halfback), Lewis "Knocky" Thomas (right halfback), Fred Linkous (fullback). The substitutes were: Donald Adams, Kirkland Besley, Brown, Cardwell, Granger, Pugh, Edwin Rothgeb, Schaffer, Myron Stevens, Walter Troxell and Earl Zulick.

Washington and Lee
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jeffries (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Bond, Petty and Von Erickson.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: R. I. Daves (left end), Warren E. Tilson (left tackle), Leslie Stemmons (left guard), Archie Hawkins (center), Charlie Van Horn (right guard), Robert Holt (right tackle), James Kay Thomas (right end), Burnell Tips (quarterback), Henry Wilson (left halfback), William Palmer (right halfback), Ty Rauber (fullback). The substitutes were: Francis Barclay, Merrell Budnick and John McVay.

South Carolina
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Petty (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Faulkner.

The starting lineup for South Carolina was: Samuel Burke (left end), J. C. Long (left tackle), Henry Bartelle (left guard), William Boyd (center), James Pruitt (right guard), Floyd Thomas (right tackle), William Swink (right end), William Jeffords (quarterback), W. H. Boatwright (left halfback), W. W. "Red" Swink (right halfback), Alexander Jaskewicz (fullback). The substitutes were: Bill Rogers and Robert Wimberley.

NC State
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), DeLaBarre (left halfback), Moss (right halfback), Faulkner (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Bond, Esleeck, Jeffries, Petty and Williams.

The starting lineup for NC State was: William Beatty (left end), J. Kilgore (left tackle), William White (left guard), Fred Logan (center), Newlin Nicholson (right guard), B. R. Bynum (right tackle), Charles Austell (right end), Alfred Johnston (quarterback), G. E. Hunsucker (left halfback), Jack McDowall (right halfback), Walter Shuford (fullback). The substitutes were: William Donnell, Faulkner, Charles Lambe and Arthur Thomas.

Virginia
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), DeLaBarre (left halfback), Faulkner (right halfback), Esleeck (fullback).

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Arnold (left end), Mul Holland (left tackle), A. Cockrill (left guard), Theodore Phillips (center), Charles Mackall (right guard), Bickerton Cardwell (right tackle), William Branble (right end), A. Carter Diffey (quarterback), John Hushion (left halfback), Edmond Laird (right halfback), Quintis Hutter (fullback). The substitutes were: W. H. Ahner and John Loth.

VMI
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Anderson (quarterback), Bond (left halfback), Faulkner (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Esleeck, Jeffries, Petty, Robertson and Williams.

The starting lineup for VMI was: John Fain (left end), Herman Kulp (left tackle), Karlyle O'Berry (left guard), Joseph Mondy (center), J. C. Smith (right guard), Claude Moorman (right tackle), Newton Barkley (right end), Paul Caldwell (quarterback), Oliver Gfroerer (left halfback), Archie Deitrich (right halfback), Windy White (fullback). The substitutes were: Karl Harmeling, Kelly, John Willis and Edward Yates.

Players
The following players were members of the 1925 football team according to the roster published in the 1926 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

Coaching and training staff

 * Head coach: B. C. Cubbage
 * Assistant coaches
 * Backfield coach: Charley Way
 * Manager: J. P. King
 * Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
 * Freshman Manager: W. P. Wilkins