The 1895 VAMC football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1895 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Arlie C. Jones and finished with a record of four wins and two losses (4–2).
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–2 |
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| Captain | J. Lewis Ingles Nerbon Robert Patrick |
| Home stadium | Sheib Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | – | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Kendall | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VAMC | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State College | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (KY) | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbian | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scoring
editThe scoring in 1895 was:
- Touchdown worth 4 points
- Field goal worth 5 points
- Conversion (kick) worth 2 points
- Safety worth 2 points
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | 4:12 p.m. | at Virginia |
| L 0–36 | 300 | [1][2][3] |
| October 12 | St. Albans Lutheran Boys School | W 12–0 | 600 | [4][5] | ||
| October 26 | at Washington and Lee |
| W 30–0 | 500 | [6][7] | |
| November 9 | 4:45 p.m. | at Roanoke YMCA |
| W 16–2 | 300 | [8] |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina | L 5–32 | 1,000 | [9][10] | |
| November 28 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. VMI | Lynchburg, VA (rivalry) | W 6–4 | 3,000 | [11][12] |
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Game summaries
editVirginia
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On October 5, 1895, VAMC played their first game of the season against the University of Virginia at Madison Hall Field in Charlottesville, Virginia and lost 0–36.[1] Virginia scored in the first five minutes of the game, with a rushing touchdown by quarterback Archie Hoxton.[1] VAMC failed to get within 25 yards of the end zone during the entire game.[1]
The starting lineup for VAMC was: A. T. Eskridge (left end), Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Thomas (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Davis (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), A. P. Eskridge (right halfback), Dashiell (fullback).
The starting lineup for Virginia was: Smith (left end), Eugene Davis (left tackle), R. N. Poindexter (left guard), Sturgess (center), U. M. Carwell (right guard), Wallace (right tackle), Hill (right end), Archie Hoxton (quarterback), Paul Cocke (left halfback), Robert Groner (right halfback), Richard S. Whaley (fullback). The substitutes were: Jesse Brinker.
St. Albans
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VAMC played St. Albans Boys Lutheran School on October 12, 1895 and won 12–0 in front of 600 spectators.[5] Neither team scored points in the first half, but VAMC scored two touchdowns in the second half, with T. D. Martin kicking two successful extra points.[5]
Washington and Lee
editVAMC played their third game of the season on October 26, 1895 against Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA with 500 in attendance.[6] VAMC halfback A. P. Eskridge recorded a forty five-yard run and a touchdown, and halfback J. Lewis Ingles had an eighty five-yard touchdown run.[6] The other touchdowns were scored by Miles Hart (2) and William Mayer.[6]
The starting lineup for VAMC was: Johnson (left end), James (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), Thomas (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Watts (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), A. P. Eskridge (right halfback), Dashiell (fullback).
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Mitchell (left end), Dice (left tackle), William Mason (left guard), Jay Oberlin (center), Carlock (right guard), James Cowan (right tackle), Lunsford (right end), Willis (quarterback), Albert Jenkins (left halfback), Henry Larrimore (right halfback), Barclay (fullback).
Roanoke YMCA
editOn November 9, 1895, VAMC played against the Roanoke YMCA on the Roanoke Athletic Club grounds in front of 300 people.[8] VAMC scored a touchdown within the first ten minutes of play, and then on the next drive, VAMC turned the ball over on downs.[8] Roanoke then passed the ball to their fullback Meade, who then attempted a failed dropkick.[8] On the very next play, VAMC scored a rushing touchdown.[8] VAMC then scored again six minutes into the second half.[8] Roanoke was then able to drive down the field and made it to the four-yard line, but then their halfback S. Handy fumbled and it was recovered by VAMC.[8] However, Roanoke YMCA was then able to record a safety, their only points of the game.[8] The game was then called because of darkness, and VAMC won 16–2.[8]
The starting lineup for VAMC was: Johnson (left end), James (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), Thomas (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Norfleet (right end), Martin (quarterback), A. P. Eskridge (left halfback), Ingles (right halfback), Dashiell (fullback). The substitutes were: Wood.
The starting lineup for Roanoke YMCA was: Obenshain (left end), W. Turner (left tackle), Nunan (left guard), M. W. Turner (center), Nelms (right guard), Bently (right tackle), Moss (right end), Duke (quarterback), S. Handy (left halfback), K, Handy (right halfback), Meade (fullback).
North Carolina
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VAMC lost a second game on November 16, 1895 against the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina with 1,000 looking on.[9] North Carolina scored three touchdowns in the first half and then scored two more touchdowns in the second half.[9] VAMC then drove to North Carolina's three-yard line, but was stopped on downs.[9] The final score was 5–32.
The starting lineup for VAMC was: Johnson (left end), James (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), Thomas (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Watts (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), A. P. Eskridge (right halfback), Dashiell (fullback). The substitutes were: Cunningham, Norfleet, Starke and Wills.
The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Edwin Gregory (left end), Robert Wright (left tackle), Thomas Hurley (left guard), White (center), Harris T. Collier (right guard), Jim Baird (right tackle), Willie Merritt (right end), Benjamin Stanley (quarterback), George Stephens (left halfback), John Moore (right halfback), George Butler (fullback). The substitutes were: Sammy Strang, Robert Steele and Joel Whitaker.
VMI
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On November 28, 1895, VAMC played their final game of the season against the Virginia Military Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia in front 3,000 spectators.[12] VMI was the first team to put points on the board, when their halfback Dickinson scored a rushing touchdown at the end of the first half.[12] However, VAMC's Miles Hart was able to rush into the end zone for a touchdown and R. N. Watts kicked the extra point to win the game, 6–4.[11][12]
The starting lineup for VAMC was: Johnson (left end), James (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), Thomas (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Watts (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), A. P. Eskridge (right halfback), Dashiell (fullback). The substitutes were: Massie.
The starting lineup for VMI was: Henry Shirley (left end), Alexander Moore (left tackle), Richard Poindexter (left guard), Peyton Locker (center), Morrell Mills (right guard), Charles Michel (right tackle), Sidney Moore (right end), Rose (quarterback), Richard Lawson (left halfback), Charles Dickinson (right halfback), William Twiggs (fullback).
Players
editThe following players were members of the 1895 football team according to the roster published in the 1896 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[13][14]
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Quarterback
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Coaching and training staff
edit- Head coach: Arlie C. Jones
- Assistant coaches
- Manager: Leslie D. Kline
- Local manager: Chas. M. Christian
- Medical adviser: William F. Henderson, MD
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Blacksburg Goes Down". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Defeat Of The Agriculturalists". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. October 7, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Tune Of 36 To 0". College Topics. Library of Virginia. October 12, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "A Great Game for Blacksburg". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 13, 1895. p. 19. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Foot Ball at Blacksburg". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 13, 1895. p. 15. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The Games on the Gridiron". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "A Splendid Game". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1895. p. 21. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Football - Exciting Game Between the Roanoke Y.M.C.A. and V.A. and M.C. Teams". The Roanoke Daily Times. Library of Virginia. November 10, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Blacksburg Defeated". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "We Win Again!". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 23, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Great Game at Lynchburg". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Blacksburg Victorious". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "The Bugle 1896" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1896. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "The Bugle 1903" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1903. p. 129. Retrieved March 1, 2022.