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1894 VAMC football team

The 1894 VAMC football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1894 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Joseph Massie and finished with a record of four wins and one loss (4–1).

1894 VAMC football
VMI vs. VAMC game, 1894
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
CaptainTarpley Douglas Martin
Home stadiumSheib Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI   –   6 – 0 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   1 – 0 – 0
Tennessee   –   2 – 0 – 2
Vanderbilt   –   7 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas   –   6 – 1 – 0
Georgia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   5 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   4 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Centre   –   3 – 1 – 0
Alabama   –   3 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 2
North Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
LSU   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 4 – 0
Auburn   –   1 – 3 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   1 – 4 – 1
Richmond   –   0 – 4 – 2
Centenary   –   0 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   0 – 2 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Tulane   –   0 – 4 – 0

Scoring

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The scoring in 1894 was:

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20Emory and Henry
W 16–0400[1][2]
October 292:00 p.m.Roanoke
  • Sheib Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 36–0500[3][4]
November 10St. Albans Lutheran Boys School
  • Sheib Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 42–0[5][6]
November 17at St. Albans Lutheran Boys SchoolRadford, VAW 12–0[7][8]
November 2910:30 a.m.vs. VMI
L 6–10600-1,500[9][10][11][12]

Game summaries

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Emory and Henry

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Emory & Henry vs. VAMC
1 2Total
E&M 0 0 0
• VAMC 4 12 16

VAMC played their first game of the year on October 20, 1894, against Emory and Henry College at their new athletic field, Sheib Field, in front of 400 spectators.[2] VAMC won the toss and scored their first touchdown three minutes into the game, with VAMC halfback Harvey running into the end zone, and R. N. Watts missing the extra point.[2] Harvey two more touchdowns in the second half, with Watts converts both extra points.[2] Due to injuries to the Emory squad, the second half was not completed and VAMC won the game.[2]

The starting lineup for VAMC was: Porcher (left end), Johnson (left tackle), Hart (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Watts (right tackle), Dashiell (right end), Massie (quarterback), Harvey (left halfback), Guignard (right halfback), Martin (fullback).

The starting lineup for Emory and Henry was: Taylor (left end), F. C. Pyatt (left tackle), Tarter (left guard), Collins (center), Howeshell (right guard), Carlock (right tackle), Frazier (right end), W. H. Pyatt (quarterback), Halloman (left halfback), E. S. Pyatt (right halfback), McNeil (fullback). The substitutes were: Johnson and Young,

Roanoke

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Roanoke vs. VAMC
1 2Total
Roanoke 0 0 0
• VAMC 18 18 36

On October 29, 1894, VAMC played its second game of the year, which was a win over Roanoke College, 36–0. The game was played in front of 500 spectators.[3]

St. Albans (first game)

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VAMC played St. Albans Boys Lutheran School on November 10, 1894, and won 42–0, which was then the most points scored against an opponent in Blacksburg.[5] VAMC halfback Christopher Guignard recorded two eighty-yard runs during the game, who also scored three touchdowns.[5] The other touchdowns were scored by T. D. Martin, N. R. Patrick, H. A. Johnson, and Harvey, with R. N. Watts converting seven extra points.[5]

The starting lineup for VAMC was: Fraser (left end), J. E. Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Watts (right tackle), Dashiell (right end), Massie (quarterback), Harvey (left halfback), Guignard (right halfback), Martin (fullback).

The starting lineup for St. Albans was: J. E. Bell (left end), Mallory (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Brooke (center), Frazier (right guard), McLendon (right tackle), C. A. Bell (right end), McGuire (quarterback), Kenan (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Marshall (fullback).

St. Albans (second game)

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VAMC at St. Albans
1 2Total
• VAMC 6 6 12
St. Albans 0 0 0
  • Date: November 17, 1894
  • Location: Radford, VA
  • Game weather: Heavy rain
  • Referee: Cadet Waddy

On November 17, 1894, VAMC played a second game against St. Albans in Radford, Virginia. The game was played in pouring rain and VAMC won 12–0, scoring a touchdown in both halves.[7]

The starting lineup for VAMC was: Dashiell (left end), Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Norfleet (right tackle), Fraser (right end), Massie (quarterback), Guignard (left halfback), Harvey (right halfback), Martin (fullback).

The starting lineup for St. Albans was: J. E. Bell (left end), Frazier (left tackle), Orr (left guard), Brooke (center), McNeal (right guard), McLendon (right tackle), C. A. Bell (right end), McGuire (quarterback), Kenan (left halfback), Shibley (right halfback), Marshall (fullback). The substitutes were:

VMI

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VMI vs. VAMC
1 2Total
• VMI 6 4 10
VAMC 6 0 6
  • Date: November 29, 1894
  • Location: Athletic Park
    Staunton, VA
  • Game start: 10:30 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 600-1,500
  • Referee: Zerr
See also: 1894 VMI Keydets football team

VAMC played against Virginia Military Institute in Staunton, Virginia on November 29, 1894.[9] The two teams were led to the grounds by the Stonewall Brigade Band.[13] VAMC recorded their only loss of the season, losing 6–10. VMI quarterback Sidney Foster scored on an eighty-yard touchdown run.[13] One report reads "The Blacksburg team played brilliantly and had it not been for two rank decisions by the umpire and referee, the score would have been reversed."[14]

The starting lineup for VAMC was: Fraser (left end), Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Dashiell (right end), Massie (quarterback), Harvey (left halfback), Guignard (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The substitutes were: Norfleet, Porcher, Staples and Watts.

The starting lineup for VMI was: James Jones (left end), Steuben Stratton (left tackle), Richard Poindexter (left guard), Peyton Locker (center), G. Rogers (right guard), Charles Michel (right tackle), Miles Selden (right end), Sidney Foster (quarterback), H. McMullen (left halfback), Charles Dickinson (right halfback), John Twiggs (fullback). The substitutes were: Richard Lawson, James McCaw, William Peterson, Goldsborough Serpell, Stevens, William Twiggs, Alfred Vaughan and John Wise.

Players

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The 1894 V.A.M.C. football team

The following players were members of the 1894 football team according to the roster published in the 1895 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[15][16]

VAMC 1894 roster
Quarterback

Guards

  • Miles Taylor Hart
  • William Lewis James
  • Nerbon Robert Patrick

Tackles

Center
  • John Walter Stull

Ends

  • Thomas Edward Dashiell
  • Samuel Sidney "Sid" Fraser
  • Christopher Gadsden Porcher

Halfbacks

  • Christopher Gadsden Guignard
  • U. Harvey

Fullback

  • Tarpley Douglas Martin (Capt.)
 Substitutes
  • Alexander Parker Eskridge
  • Leslie Wallace Jerrell
  • John Ingles Palmer
  • J. W. Sample
  • G. W. Staples

Coaching and training staff

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  • Head coach/Player: Joseph Massie
  • Manager: H. Basil Pratt, Jr.
  • Assistant manager: S. Vance Lovenstein
  • Medical adviser: William F. Henderson, MD

References

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  1. ^ "Blacksburg Team Wins, 16 to 0". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 21, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Emory Outplayed". The Times. Library of Congress. October 23, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The V. A. M. C. Won". The Times. Library of Congress. October 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blacksburg Defeats Roanoke College". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Blacksburg Boys Win". The Times. Library of Congress. November 11, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Forty-Two to Zero The Score". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1894. p. 12. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Blacksburg, 12; St. Albans, 0". The Times. Library of Congress. November 18, 1894. p. 12. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Blacksburg Wins Again". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 18, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "A Close Game of Foot-Ball". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "The Blacksburg Defeated". The Times. Library of Congress. November 30, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Great Football Game". Staunton Vindicator. Library of Congress. November 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Foot-Ball Game". Staunton Spectator. Library of Congress. December 5, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Virginia Institute 10; Blacksburg 6". The New York Times. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ "Won by the V.M.I. Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  15. ^ "The Bugle 1895" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1895. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "The Bugle 1903" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1903. p. 129. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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