1920 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1920 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1920 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Stanley Sutton and finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6).

1920 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record	4–6 (2–4 SAIAA)
Head coach	Stanley Sutton (1st season)
Captain	George Frizzell Parrish Henry Redd
Home stadium	Miles Field

1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Georgetown	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
NC State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Richmond	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Davidson	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
VPI	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Catholic University	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
George Washington	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 35–0
October 2		William & Mary	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0
October 9		Emory and Henry*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 75–6
October 16	3:00 p.m.[1]	at Rutgers*	Neilson Field Piscataway, NJ	L 6–19
October 23		Maryland	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	L 0–7
October 30		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	L 0–13	5,000[2]
November 6	3:00 p.m.[3]	at Richmond	Boulevard Park[4] Richmond, VA	W 21–0	3,000[4]
November 11		vs. NC State	Norfolk, VA	L 6–14	5,000[5]
November 20		vs. Centre*	Louisville, KY	L 0–28
November 25	2:30 p.m.[6]	vs. VMI	Fair Grounds[6] Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 7–24	15,000[7]–20,000[8]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1920 Virginia Tech football schedule[9]

Players

The following players were members of the 1920 football team according to the roster published in the 1921 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[10]

VPI 1920 roster
	Quarterback William Murry Lybrook Guards Franklyn Senator Resh Robert M. Saunders William Shields Sherertz Tackles Hank Crisp Sumner D. Tilson Center Harry Judson Hardwick		Ends Dwight Foster Carpenter George Frizzell Parrish (Capt.) Guy Eldridge Rice Halfbacks Samuel Dennison Shaeffer Harry McMullen Sutton John Graham "Rip" Wallace Fullbacks John A. Martin Henry Redd (Capt.) Wally Shaner

References

1. http://eyeofthegobbler.wixsite.com/gobblerfan/programs?pgid=jtohcewn-4e8a77d3-5a9f-4ace-9067-f24bc0874bac
2. "Virginia Tech Vanquished By Generals In 13–0 Game" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 2, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
3. "Richmond Ready For Big Grid Game Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 6, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
4. "Richmond's Big Gridiron Contest Is Won By Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 7, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
5. "Virginia Tech Succumbs Before Tarheel Attack". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 12, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
6. "V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
7. "V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
8. "V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
9. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1920–1921". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 14, 2015.
10. "The Bugle 1921" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1921. p. 205. Retrieved 2016-01-07.