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1924 VPI Gobblers football team

Summary

The 1924 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1924 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of four wins, two losses and three ties (4–2–3).

1924 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–2–3 (2–2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSamuel Oscar Graham
Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Richmond*
W 28–0[1][2]
October 4Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0[3]
October 11vs. Auburn
T 0–05,000–7,000[4][5][6][7]
October 182:30 p.m.vs. Maryland
W 12–0[8][9]
October 25vs. Washington and Lee
T 0–07,000[10][11][12]
November 111:00 a.m.at Clemson
W 50–6[13][14]
November 8at NC State
L 3–6[15][16]
November 15Virginia
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–6[17][18][19]
November 272:15 p.m.VMI
T 0–015,000[20][21]
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries edit

Richmond edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Greene (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Liebrecht (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Rutherford (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Bird, Bond, Culbreth, Downing, Ellison, Ewing, Gaines, Handy, Holly, Jeffries, Kennedy, Krebs, Lineberry, Nutter, Roberts, Rousele, Talman, Williams and Wood.

Hampden–Sydney edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Greene (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Liebrecht (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Esleeck (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Bird, Bond, Culbreth, Downing, Handy, Holly, Gaines, Jeffries, Kennedy, Krebs, Nutter, Talman and Williams.

Auburn edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Greene (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Liebrecht (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Holly and Nutter.

Maryland edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Moss (right halfback), DeLaBarre (fullback). The substitutes were: Esleeck.

Washington and Lee edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), DeLaBarre (fullback). The substitutes were: Holly, Krebs, Liebrecht and Moss.

Clemson edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Krebs (right end), Rutherford (quarterback), DeLaBarre (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Culbreth.

NC State edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Ray (left guard), Moran (center), Frey (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Jeffries and Krebs.

Virginia edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Holly (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Krebs and Liebrecht.

VMI edit

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Esleeck.

Players edit

The following players were members of the 1924 football team according to the roster published in the 1925 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[22]

VPI 1924 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Arthur Roberts
  • Hunter Summerfield Talman

Guards

  • Z. F. Frey
  • James Edward Ray

Tackles

  • Samuel Oscar Graham (Capt.)
  • Arthur Trevilian Greene
  • Edward Frank Liebrecht

Center

  • Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)
 Ends
  • S. R. Bailey
  • Forrest William Holly
  • Oscar Price Nutter

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre
  • Jack Wellford Moss

Coaching and training staff edit

  • Head coach: B. C. Cubbage
  • Manager: W. T. Johns, Jr.
  • Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
  • Freshman assistant coach: Sherertz
  • Freshman Manager: W. P. Wilkins

References edit

  1. ^ "Spiders Drop Initial Contest to Heavy Blacksburg Eleven". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 3, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "V. P. I. Wins Easily From Richmond U." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 28, 1924. p. 61. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "V. P. I. Given Scare By Hampden-Sidney". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 5, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tigers and Gobblers in Deadlock". The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. October 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "V. P. I. In Scoreless Game With Auburn". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 85. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "V. P. I. Plays Auburn To Scoreless Draw". Birmingham Age-Herald. Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Tech-Auburn Need No Punting Drill". The News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 13, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Varsity Grid Team is Great in Defeat". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 21, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Virginia Poly Downs Game Maryland Team". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 19, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tech Battle Is Scoreless Tie" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 27, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "W. & L.--V.P.I. Battle Ends Without Score". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 26, 1924. p. 67. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Generals and Techs Battle to a Scoreless Tie". Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Wonderful Virginia Tech Eleven Smashes Tigers at Homecoming". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 5, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "V. P. I. Romps Away From Clemson, 50-6". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 2, 1924. p. 81. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Wolfpack Devours Gobblers". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 14, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "N. C. State Victor Over Virginia Poly". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 9, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "Cavaliers Win Hard Game From V. P. I." The Cavalier Daily. November 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  18. ^ "Virginia Defeats V.P.I. In First Minute of Play". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "Virginia Wins Game From V. P. I., 6 to 0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 16, 1924. p. 89. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Turkey Day Classic In Roanoke Ends In Scoreless Tie". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "V. M. I. and V. P. I. Battle to Scoreless Tie in Annual Turkey Day Contest at Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 4, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "The Bugle 1925" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1925. p. 249. Retrieved January 8, 2016.