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.[1] The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

1925 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1925 record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coachB. C. Cubbage (5th season)
CaptainJoseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Alabama + 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Tulane + 5 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
North Carolina 4 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
Washington and Lee 5 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Virginia 4 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Georgia Tech 4 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Florida 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Auburn 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
VPI 3 –3 –1  5 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Tennessee 2 –2 –1  5 –2 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
VMI 2 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –0  4 –4 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –0  3 –4 –1
LSU 0 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
NC State 0 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Ole Miss 0 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
Maryland 0 –4 –0  2 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Lynchburg*
W 10–0[2]
September 26Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[3]
October 33:00 p.m.[4]Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–3[5]
October 10at Auburn
L 0–195,000[6]
October 17vs. MarylandWashington, DCW 3–0[7]
October 24vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–20[8]
October 31vs. South Carolina
W 6–0[10]
November 7NC State
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[11]
November 14at Virginia
L 0–10[12]
November 26vs. VMI
W 7–0[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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.[15]

VPI 1925 roster
Quarterback
  • George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson

Guards

  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • James Edward Ray

Tackle

  • Vernon Edward Miles

Center

  • Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)
 Ends
  • Charles Wood Brigham
  • Forrest William Holly
  • J. B. Jones

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre
  • Jack Wellford Moss
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References
  1. "1925 Virgnia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. "Gobblers Defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 20, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Roanoke Fights V.P.I. To A Scoreless Tie". Daily Press. September 27, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia Polytechnic Institute vs. Hampden–Sydney College Official Program". VPI vs. Hampden–Sydney Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  5. "V.P.I. Rallies To Win Over Tigers By 13-3". Daily Press. October 4, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0" (PDF). The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. January 3, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  7. "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1925. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "VPI vs. USC Official Souvenir Program". VPI vs. USC Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  10. "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 1, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "V.P.I. Held In a Tie With State". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 8, 1925. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily press. November 15, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  14. "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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