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1921 VPI Gobblers football team

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1921 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (4–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSumner D. Tilson
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Catholic University 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 1 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC) 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Davidson 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 4 – 3
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1921 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Hampden–Sydney*
W 14–6[1][2]
October 1William & Mary
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 14–0[3][4]
October 8at Centre*
L 0–14[5][6]
October 153:00 p.m.at Richmond
W 34–04,000[7][8]
October 22vs. Maryland
L 7–10[9][10][11][12]
October 29vs. Washington and Lee
L 0–36,000–6,750[13][14]
November 5Morris Harvey*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 54–7[15]
November 113:00 p.m.vs. NC State
W 7–38,000[16][17][18][19]
November 19Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 35–0[20][21]
November 242:30 p.m.vs. VMI
W 26–710,000–15,000[22][23][24][25]

Game summaries

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Hampden–Sydney

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The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Baker, Beck, Dean, Hutcheson, Jones, Linkous, Long and Owens.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Watson (left end), William Fuqua (left tackle), William Saunders (left guard), Edwin Sands (center), Ed Sager (right guard), Robert Stoltz (right tackle), Hugh Brenaman (right end), Ben Smith (quarterback), Bailey Tyson (left halfback), Johnson (right halfback), Rex Blankenship (fullback). The substitutes were: Boynton Breitenhirt, H. S. Buchanan, William Day, M. A. Lush, A. J. McKelway and W. H. Simmerman.

William & Mary

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William & Mary vs. VPI
1 234Total
W&M 0 000 0
• VPI 0 770 14
See also: 1921 William & Mary Indians football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Baker, Beck, Flory, Jones, Rutherford, Sheppard and Sherertz.

The starting lineup for William & Mary was: W. S. Harwood (left end), A. C. Bennett (left tackle), T. J. Young (left guard), John Todd (center), Julius Wilson (right guard), Williams (right tackle), W. S. Sorg (right end), Jack Chalkley (quarterback), Fairmount White (left halfback), Harvey Hastings (right halfback), Thomas Jordan (fullback). The substitutes were: Earnest Dietz, George Flanders, J. C. Fuller, Jones, Paul Keister and Levvy.

Centre

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VPI at Centre
1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Centre 0 0014 14
See also: 1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory.

The starting lineup for Centre was: Bradley (left end), Red Roberts (left tackle), George Jones (left guard), Ed Kubale (center), Ben Cregor (right guard), Bill James (right tackle), Minos Gordy (right end), Bo McMillin (quarterback), Thomas Bartlett (left halfback), Norris Armstrong (right halfback), John Tanner (fullback). The substitutes were: Green.

Richmond

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VPI at Richmond
1 234Total
• VPI 7 13014 34
Richmond 0 000 0
See also: 1921 Richmond Spiders football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Sheppard (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Baker, Beck, Dean, Flory, Hutcheson, Jones, Moore and Rhodes.

The starting lineup for Richmond was: William Rucker (left end), Graham Carlton (left tackle), Y. M. Hodges (left guard), Ralph Bethel (center), H. S. Johnson (right guard), A. A. Klevesahl (right tackle), C. E. Reams (right end), Thurman Towill (quarterback), Waverly Jones (left halfback), William Ziegler (right halfback), E. Hobson Snead (fullback). The substitutes were: Russell Booker, Crosby, John Fray, McAster, Davis Ratcliffe and Hubel Robins.

Maryland

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Maryland vs. VPI
1 234Total
• Maryland 0 0100 10
VPI 0 700 7
See also: 1921 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Hutcheson, Jones and Rhodes.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Walter H. Young (left end), Andy Nesbit (left tackle), Mac Brewer (left guard), George Pollock (center), Jesse Gundry (right guard), Joseph C. Burger (right tackle), Cecil Branner (right end), Eddie Semler (quarterback), Brooke Brewer (left halfback), Romeo Pagnucci (right halfback), Jack McQuade (fullback). The substitutes were: John Groves, Lewis and John Moore.

Washington and Lee

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Washington & Lee vs. VPI
1 234Total
• W&L 0 003 3
VPI 0 000 0
See also: 1921 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Sheppard (left guard), Baker (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Flory, Linkous, Rea, Resh and Rhodes.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Thomas Bemis (left end), Lindsay Moore (left tackle), George Vogel (left guard), L. P. Collins (center), W. W. Rangeley (right guard), R. C. Potts (right tackle), Joseph Herndon (right end), Robert Frew (quarterback), D. M. Tucker (left halfback), Marv Mattox (right halfback), J. W. McDonald (fullback). The substitutes were: Bernard Arbogast, Eddie Cameron, J. E. Leake, James Kay Thomas, C. L. Walters and D. P. Wingo.

Morris Harvey

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NC State

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NC State vs. VPI
1 234Total
NC State 0 030 3
• VPI 0 007 7
See also: 1921 NC State Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sheppard (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Jones (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Dean, Rea, Resh, Rhodes and Sherertz.

The starting lineup for NC State was: Samuel Homewood (left end), Averette Floyd (left tackle), Toxey Whitaker (left guard), Thomas Bostian (center), Earl Pasour (right guard), Herbert Weathers (right tackle), William Wearn (right end), J. T. Faucette (quarterback), Nathaniel Pierson (left halfback), Robert Holland (right halfback), Thomas Park (fullback). The substitutes were: David VanSant.

Roanoke

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Roanoke vs. VPI
1 234Total
Roanoke 0 000 0
• VPI 7 7147 35
See also: 1921 Roanoke Maroons football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Dean (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Gillette, Owens, Reese, Rhodes, Shankland and Sheppard.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Rice (left end), Potter (left tackle), Ould (left guard), Logan (center), Gordon C. White (right guard), Neese (right tackle), Rhoades (right end), Caldwell (quarterback), Stevens (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Couk (fullback). The substitutes were: Whitescarver.

VMI

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See also: 1921 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Sheppard (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Jones, Rea, Resh and Rhodes.

The starting lineup for VMI was: William Drewry (left end), Frank Summers (left tackle), William Wescott (left guard), Peter Miller (center), William Harrison (right guard), Robert Hunt (right tackle), Ruxton Ridgely (right end), Worthington Faulkner (quarterback), Jere Bunting (left halfback), Hal Costolo (right halfback), William Shannon (fullback). The substitutes were: Attwell, Edwin Clark, Wallace Douglas, Farley, Thomas Gray, Carl Hammond, Edward Ryder, William Venable and Mortimer Watkins.

Players

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VPI 1921 roster
  • Robert Lindsay Baker
  • C. O. Beck
  • Dean
  • DeLaBarre
  • Charles Laurence Flory
  • Herbert Houston Gettle
  • Gillette
  • Harry Judson Hardwick
  • H. W. Hess
  • A. F. Hutcheson
  • M. R. Jones
  • Linkous
  • Long
  • R. E. Moore
  • Owens
  • Robert James Rea
  • Reese
  • Franklyn Senator Resh
  • Charles Douglas Rhodes
  • Donald Hurt Rutherford
  • Shankland
  • H. A. Sheppard
  • William Shields Sherertz
  • Harry McMullen Sutton
  • Sumner D. Tilson (Capt.)
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace
  • Victor Peters Wilson

Coaching and training staff

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References

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  1. ^ "Tigers Spring Surprise On Heavier Eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 25, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Telegram". The Farmville Herald. Library of Virginia. September 30, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gobblers Overcome Indians In Opening Game; Score 14-0". The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 7, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "W. & M. Fails To Score Against Virginia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 2, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  5. ^ The Associated Press (October 9, 1921). "Touchdowns Made In Final Quarter". Durham Morning Herald. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Virginia Techs Emerge From The Battle With Centre In Fine Shape". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 13, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Stalwart Sons of V.P.I. Reach Here Confident". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 15, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Virginia Beats Cadets; Spiders Lose to Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Virginia Tech Forces Maryland to Limit". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 23, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Maryland Shows Grit". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 23, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Maryland Defeats V. P. I. In Thrilling Battle, 10-7". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 23, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Maryland Wins Over V. P. I., 10-7". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 27, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "W. & L. Takes Close Victory From V. P. I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 30, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "W. & L. Downs V.P.I. 3 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 31, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Morris-Harvey Given Severe Drubbing". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 6, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Virginia Tech Takes Game In Last Quarter". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 12, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "North Carolina State Defeated By Virginia Tech in Great Battle". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 12, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "Tech Wins Over Carolina". The Norfolk Post. Library of Virginia. November 12, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  19. ^ "State Defeated By Powerful V. P. I. Team". Technician. North Carolina State University. November 15, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  20. ^ "Virginia Tech Trims Eleven From Salem". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 20, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  21. ^ "Gobblers Trim Maroons". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. November 22, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "V.M.I. and V.P.I. All Set For Gridiron Clash". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  23. ^ "Virginia Tech Beats V.M.I. Cadets 26-7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  24. ^ "Virginia Poly Defeats the V.M.I. Cadets by the Score of 26 to 7 in Annual Classic". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1921. p. 17. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  25. ^ "V. P. I. Wins From Cadets 26 to 7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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