1933 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1933 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute , now known as  Virginia Tech the 1933 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and three ties (4–3–3).

1933 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1933 record	4–3–3 (1–1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Henry Redd (2nd season)
Captain	William Breckenridge Porterfield
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1933 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Clemson	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
VPI	1	–	1	–	3			4	–	3	–	3
Virginia	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Maryland	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	3
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23		Roanoke*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 7–0
September 30		at Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–27
October 7		vs. Maryland	Norfolk, VA	W 14–0
October 14		vs. William & Mary*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 13–7	9,000[1]
October 21,	3:00 p.m.[2]	at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 7–0
October 28		South Carolina	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–12
November 4		Washington and Lee	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	T 7–7
November 11		at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–27	10,000[3]
November 18		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	T 6–6
November 30		vs. VMI	Maher Field[4] Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	T 0–0	11,000[4]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1933 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

Players

The following players were members of the 1933 football team according to the roster published in the 1934 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]

VPI 1933 roster
	Quarterbacks William Duncan Holsclaw Charles Emmett Ashburn Morgan Guards Red Andrews Benjamin Botnick Edward Ralph English Ken T. "Hank" Lindsay John Marshall Murphy John Norman Ochs Tackles Garland Woodrow Hoenstine Harry Worden Howard Richard "Tris" Huffman Leon Dalmain Simmons		Centers James Henry Copenhaver William Breckenridge Porterfield (Capt.) Ends John A. McIntre Warren "Red" Negri Robert Mcclanahan Stump David Thomas Halfbacks Alfred Layden Casey Martin Cunningham Ray Mills James Edward Ottaway Fullbacks Carl Francis Robison Joseph Decatur Russell George Maxie Smith		Substitutes George Vanderslice Beamon Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter Ike Cessna Nick Dillon Jack Elder Charles Alexander "Heinie" Groth Tom Hutcheson Richard Whitmore Neale Ernie Pritchard Ted Pugh Frank Rankin Lawrence Samuel "Buck" Reynolds Rummy Robinette Henry Russa Marvin Sifford Howard Arnold "Hank" Spruill Al Stevens Arthur Everett Stump Daniel Reiser Thoma Buck Tyler James VanDyck Dick Wray John Lester Yorke

Season summary

at Alabama

See also: 1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

VPI at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total VPI 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 6 12 9 0 27 Date: November 11, 1933 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game attendance: 10,000 Source:[3]

Against the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, VPI lost 27-0 in front 10,000 spectators at Denny Stadium.[3] Alabama took a 6–0 first quarter lead after Riley Smith scored on a five-yard touchdown run.[3] They extended their lead to 18–0 at halftime on touchdown runs of one-yard by Joe Demyanovich and ten-yards by James Angelich in the second quarter.[3] Alabama then closed the game with a 16-yard Dixie Howell touchdown run and a tackle of the Gobblers' Ray Mills for a safety in the third for the 27–0 win.[3]

Alabama's assistant coach was former VPI player Hank Crisp.

References

1. "Indians Defeated By V.P.I., 13–7, in Thrilling Game" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 17, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
2. "Chaltain-Casey Conflict Seen as Big Drawing Card". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. October 20, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
3. "Tide tames Gobblers 27 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 12, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. "VMI, VPI Tie 0–0 In Gridiron Classic". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 4, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1933–1934". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 9, 2016.
6. "The Bugle 1934" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1934. Retrieved 2016-01-09.