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1919 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–4 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJames Thomas Hardwick
Henry Redd
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Virginia 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Catholic University 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Davidson 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1919 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Hampden–Sydney*
W 13–0[1][2]
October 11Richmond
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0[3]
October 18at Georgetown
L 7–33[4][5]
October 25vs. Maryland State
  • Union League Park
  • Washington, DC
W 6–0[6][7][8][9]
November 1vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–34,000-5,000[10][11]
November 8Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 40–0[12][13][14]
November 153:00 p.m.vs. NC State
L 0–34,000-4,500[15][16]
November 22Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 99–0[17]
November 273:00 p.m.vs. VMI
L 0–136,584[18][19]

Game summaries

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Hampden–Sydney

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1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 0 0013 13

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), Parrish (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Davis (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, H. Hardwick, Kornegay, Lancaster, McCann, Pierce and Rice.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Maurice Lancaster (left end), J. A. Martin (left tackle), J. W. Hogshead (left guard), F. Hogshead (center), Philip Adams (right guard), Ernest Herzig (right tackle), Robert Warren (right end), J. A. Jones (quarterback), B. H. Smith (left halfback), Hill (right halfback), T. K. Menefee (fullback). The substitutes were: W. O. Day, George Lyle, A. C. Paulett and W. B. Rogan.

Richmond

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1 234Total
RU 0 000 0
• VPI 0 0021 21
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Miles Field
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Referee: Hampton (St. Albans)
See also: 1919 Richmond Spiders football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), Parrish (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Washington (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Lancaster (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Davis, Farmer, H. Hardwick, Hutcheson, Kornegay, McCann, Pierce, Rice and Shepherd.

The starting lineup for Richmond was: W. Richard Broaddus (left end), Harry Carter (left tackle), Claborne Thompson (left guard), Kidd (center), Robert Price (right guard), A. A. Klevesahl (right tackle), Hubel Robins (right end), Waverly Jones (quarterback), E. Hobson Snead (left halfback), Alexander Blankingship (right halfback), James Lane (fullback). The substitutes were: Clyde Shepherd, Thurman Towill and William Ziegler.

Georgetown

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1 234Total
VPI 0 007 7
• GU 13 7013 33
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Georgetown Field
    Washington, DC
  • Referee: Battersby (Swarthmore)
See also: 1919 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Davis (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Kornegay, Lancaster, Pierce, Rice and Shepherd.

The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Harry Sullivan (left end), Dan Ahern (left tackle), William Dudack (left guard), Carl Wirts (center), Thomas Sullivan (right guard), Metzger Smeach (right tackle), William C. Kenyon (right end), Jackie Maloney (quarterback), Joseph Leighty (left halfback), Johnny McQuade (right halfback), Harold Livers (fullback). The substitutes were: Alec Anderson, Frank Buckley, Rudy Comstock, Davis, Paul Etzel, Farrell, William Gargan, Jack Haley, Al Leary, Thomas Lonergan, William Moran, Joseph O'Connell, John Sullivan, James Sweeney, John Thornton, Spencer Wise and Andy Zazelli.

Maryland State

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1 234Total
• VPI 0 006 6
MSC 0 000 0
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Union League Park
    Washington, DC
  • Referee: Morse (Clarkson Tech)
See also: 1919 Maryland State Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Pierce (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), McConkey (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), McCann (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Chapman, Farmer, Kornegay and Tilson.

The starting lineup for Maryland State was: Geary Eppley (left end), Andy Nisbet (left tackle), Sam Edel (left guard), Dutch Myers (center), Jerry Sullivan (right guard), Roy Mackert (right tackle), M. Talbot Riggs (right end), Ray Knode (quarterback), Lester Bosley (left halfback), W. L. Barall (right halfback), Alexander McDonald (fullback). The substitutes were: Caleb Bailey, Herbert Gilbert, John Groves, John Moore and Romeo Pagnucci.

Washington and Lee

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1 234Total
• W&L 0 003 3
VPI 0 000 0
See also: 1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Parrish (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Chapman, McCann, Pierce, Tilson and Washington.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: O. R. Daves (left end), Lindsay Moore (left tackle), Richard Sanford (left guard), F. M. Paget (center), Edward Bailey (right guard), Turner Bethel (right tackle), John Corbett (right end), Marcus Cogbill (quarterback), Joseph Silverstein (left halfback), Samuel Raines (right halfback), J. W. McDonald (fullback). The substitutes were: Barrow, Cobb, Lewis Collins, Matson, Jim Mattox, and Marv Mattox.

Wake Forest

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1 234Total
WF 0 000 0
• VPI 13 7137 40
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Miles Field
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Referee: Ernest Sampson (St. Albans)
See also: 1919 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), McCann (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Kornegay, Parrish and Tilson.

The starting lineup for Wake Forest was: C. B. Johnston (left end), Pierce (left tackle), Moss (left guard), Wall (center), Forrest Feezor (right guard), Hubert Olive (right tackle), Heckman (right end), Jennette (quarterback), Boylan (left halfback), Fulton (right halfback), Harry Rabenhorst (fullback). The substitutes were: Benton, Bundy, John Floyd, Moore, Shaw Pruette and Taylor.

NC State

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1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• NCSU 0 003 3
See also: 1919 NC State Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), Washington (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Copenhaver, Godsey, Parrish and Tilson.

The starting lineup for NC State was: Solomon Homewood (left end), Herbert Weathers (left tackle), Robert Young (left guard), William Whitaker (center), Averette Floyd (right guard), John Ripple (right tackle), Charles Kirkpatrick (right end), John Faucette (quarterback), Dick Gurley (left halfback), Nathaniel Pierson (right halfback), George Murray (fullback). The substitutes were: Joel Lawrence.

Emory and Henry

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1 234Total
EH 0 000 0
• VPI 6 322635 99
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Miles Field
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Referee: Ernest Sampson (St. Albans)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Chapman (left end), Farmer (left tackle), Sherertz (left guard), Shaner (center), Saunders (right guard), McConkey (right tackle), Washington (right end), McCann (quarterback), Walters (left halfback), Brooks (right halfback), Glaze (fullback). The substitutes were: Crisp, Gay, Graham, Lancaster, Newman, Redd, Rice and Wills.

The starting lineup for Emory and Henry was: Southerland (left end), Wolfe (left tackle), Carter (left guard), Anderson (center), Jim Weaver (right guard), Lotspeich (right tackle), Dyer (right end), Kelly (quarterback), Terry (left halfback), Graham (right halfback), Perry (fullback). The substitutes were: Jones.

VMI

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1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• VMI 7 006 13
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Fair Grounds
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 6,584
  • Referee: Langford (Trinity)
See also: 1919 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Camper (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), J. Hardwick (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), Parrish (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Redd (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), McCann (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Godsey, Graham, Shaner and Tilson.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Howard Hawkins (left end), Frank Summers (left tackle), Howard Shipley (left guard), J. T. Smith (center), Mantor (right guard), Robert Hunt (right tackle), Sam Mason (right end), Walker Stuart (quarterback), Jere Bunting (left halfback), Jimmy Leech (right halfback), Richard Dickson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bertram Bacharach, William Drewry, Fix, William Harrison, Hubert McCuistion and William Wilson.

Players

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The following players were members of the 1919 football team according to the roster published in the 1920 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[20]

VPI 1919 roster
Quarterback

Guards

Tackles

Centers

  • Harry Judson Hardwick

Ends

Halfbacks
  • J. R. Graham
  • Robert Drew Godsey
  • George Douglas Lancaster

Fullback

Substitutes

  • Brooks
  • Julian Jessings Camper
  • Chapman
  • John Kelly Copenhaver
  • Farmer
  • Gay
  • Glenn Vernon Glaze
  • Hutcheson
  • Kornegay
  • Harry Lee McCann
  • Samuel Anderson McConkey
  • Newman
  • Guy Eldridge Rice
  • Robert M. Saunders
  • Shepherd
  • William Shields Sherertz
  • Walters
  • Clarke Randolph Willey
  • Allan Wills

Coaching and training staff

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References

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  1. ^ "Tech Downs Tigers, 13-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 5, 1919. p. 20. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Downs Hampden-Sydney 13 to 0". Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 5, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tech Given Hard Fight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 12, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Back Field Proved Weak". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 19, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Dougher, Louis (October 19, 1919). "Georgetown Team Wins From V.P.I. Grid Lads". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Forward Pass Beats State". Maryland State Review. University of Maryland. October 30, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "V.P.I. Wins Contest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 26, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tech Victor Over Maryland By 7-0". Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 26, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Maryland State Beaten By V.P.I." Evening Star. Library of Congress. October 26, 1919. p. 30. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "V.P.I. Is Downed by W. & L. Eleven". Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. November 2, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "Generals Nose Out Victory Over Tech". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 3, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "V.P.I. Walks All Over Wake Forest". The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. November 9, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Virginia Poly Beat Baptists". The Charlotte News. North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. November 9, 1919. p. 16. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Wake Forest Loses To Virginia Techs". Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University. November 14, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "V.P.I. Licked By 3 Points". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 16, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "State Defeated Virginia Polys". The Charlotte News. North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. November 16, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "V.P.I. Wins Easily, 99-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 23, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "Record-Breaking Crowd Expected Today at the V.P.I.-V.M.I. Contest". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  19. ^ Greene, Samuel (November 28, 1919). "V.M.I. Wins Victory in a Brilliant Game With Tech Warriors". The World News. Library of Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  20. ^ "The Bugle 1920" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1920. p. 293. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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