American college football season
The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1919 college football season . The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 4 Hampden–Sydney * W 13–0[1] [2]
October 11 Richmond Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 21–0[3]
October 18 at Georgetown L 7–33[4] [5]
October 25 vs. Maryland State Union League Park Washington, DC W 6–0[6] [7] [8] [9]
November 1 vs. Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA L 0–34,000-5,000 [10] [11]
November 8 Wake Forest * Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 40–0[12] [13] [14]
November 15 vs. NC State L 0–34,000-4,500 [15] [16]
November 22 Emory and Henry * Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 99–0[17]
November 27 3:00 p.m. vs. VMI L 0–136,584 [18] [19]
Game summaries [ edit ]
Hampden–Sydney [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
HS
0
0 0 0
0
• VPI
0
0 0 13
13
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), Parrish (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Davis (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, H. Hardwick, Kornegay, Lancaster, McCann, Pierce and Rice.
Richmond [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
RU
0
0 0 0
0
• VPI
0
0 0 21
21
Date: October 11Location: Miles Field Blacksburg, VAReferee: Hampton (St. Albans)
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), Parrish (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Washington (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Lancaster (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Davis, Farmer, H. Hardwick, Hutcheson, Kornegay, McCann, Pierce, Rice and Shepherd.
Georgetown [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
VPI
0
0 0 7
7
• GU
13
7 0 13
33
Date: October 18Location: Georgetown FieldWashington, DC Referee: Battersby (Swarthmore)
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Davis (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Kornegay, Lancaster, Pierce, Rice and Shepherd.
Maryland State [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• VPI
0
0 0 6
6
MSC
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 25Location: Union League ParkWashington, DC Referee: Morse (Clarkson Tech)
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Pierce (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), McConkey (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), McCann (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Chapman, Farmer, Kornegay and Tilson.
Washington and Lee [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• W&L
0
0 0 3
3
VPI
0
0 0 0
0
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Parrish (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Chapman, McCann, Pierce, Tilson and Washington.
Wake Forest [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
WF
0
0 0 0
0
• VPI
13
7 13 7
40
Date: November 8Location: Miles Field Blacksburg, VAReferee: Sampson (St. Albans)
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), McCann (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Kornegay, Parrish and Tilson.
NC State [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
VPI
0
0 0 0
0
• NCSU
0
0 0 3
3
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), Washington (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Copenhaver, Godsey, Parrish and Tilson.
Emory and Henry [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
EH
0
0 0 0
0
• VPI
6
32 26 35
99
Date: November 22Location: Miles Field Blacksburg, VAReferee: Sampson (St. Albans)
The starting lineup for VPI was: Chapman (left end), Farmer (left tackle), Sherertz (left guard), Shaner (center), Saunders (right guard), McConkey (right tackle), Washington (right end), McCann (quarterback), Walters (left halfback), Brooks (right halfback), Glaze (fullback). The substitutes were: Crisp, Gay, Graham, Lancaster, Newman, Redd, Rice and Wills.
1
2 3 4 Total
VPI
0
0 0 0
0
• VMI
7
0 0 6
13
Date: November 27Location: Fair GroundsRoanoke, VA Game start: 3:00 p.m. Game attendance: 6,584Referee: Langford (Trinity)
The starting lineup for VPI was: Camper (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), J. Hardwick (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), Parrish (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Redd (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), McCann (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Godsey, Graham, Shaner and Tilson.
Players [ edit ]
The following players were members of the 1919 football team according to the roster published in the 1920 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.[20]
VPI 1919 roster
Quarterback
Guards
Tackles
Centers
Ends
Halfbacks
J. R. Graham
Robert Drew Godsey
George Douglas Lancaster
Fullback
Substitutes
Brooks
Julian Jessings Camper
Chapman
John Kelly Copenhaver
Farmer
Gay
Glenn Vernon Glaze
Hutcheson
Kornegay
Harry Lee McCann
Samuel Anderson McConkey
Newman
Guy Eldridge Rice
Robert M. Saunders
Shepherd
William Shields Sherertz
Walters
Clarke Randolph Willey
Allan Wills
Coaching and training staff [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Tech Downs Tigers, 13-0" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress . October 5, 1919. p. 20. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Virginia Tech Downs Hampden-Sydney 13 to 0" . Richmond Virginian . Library of Congress . October 5, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Tech Given Hard Fight" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress . October 12, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Back Field Proved Weak" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress . October 19, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ Dougher, Louis (October 19, 1919). "Georgetown Team Wins From V.P.I. Grid Lads" . The Washington Times . Library of Congress . p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Forward Pass Beats State" . Maryland State Review . University of Maryland . October 30, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "V.P.I. Wins Contest" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress . October 26, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Tech Victor Over Maryland By 7-0" . Richmond Virginian . Library of Congress . October 26, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Maryland State Beaten By V.P.I." Evening Star . Library of Congress . October 26, 1919. p. 30. Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ "V.P.I. Is Downed by W. & L. Eleven" . Richmond Virginian . Library of Congress . November 2, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
^ "Generals Nose Out Victory Over Tech" . The World News . Library of Virginia. November 3, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ "V.P.I. Walks All Over Wake Forest" . The Richmond Virginian . Library of Congress . November 9, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved February 15, 2022 .
^ "Virginia Poly Beat Baptists" . The Charlotte News . North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. November 9, 1919. p. 16. Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ "Wake Forest Loses To Virginia Techs" . Old Gold & Black . Wake Forest University . November 14, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "V.P.I. Licked By 3 Points" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress . November 16, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 15, 2022 .
^ "State Defeated Virginia Polys" . The Charlotte News . North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. November 16, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ "V.P.I. Wins Easily, 99-0" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress . November 23, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 15, 2022 .
^ "Record-Breaking Crowd Expected Today at the V.P.I.-V.M.I. Contest" . The World News . Library of Virginia. November 27, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ Greene, Samuel (November 28, 1919). "V.M.I. Wins Victory in a Brilliant Game With Tech Warriors" . The World News . Library of Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ "The Bugle 1920" (PDF) . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1920. p. 293. Retrieved March 2, 2022 .
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