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1916 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1916 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1916 college football season. Led by Jack E. Ingersoll in his only year as head coach, the team went 7–2 and claims a South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) championship.[1]

1916 VPI Gobblers football
SAIAA champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (4–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Staub Caffee
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Georgetown 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
George Washington 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Virginia 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Richmond 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
VMI 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Richmond
W 13–0[2][3]
October 7Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0[4]
October 14vs. West Virginia*Charleston, WV (rivalry)L 0–20[5][6]
October 202:30 p.m.at Yale*
L 0–195,000[7][8][9][10]
October 282:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina A&M
W 40–03,000[11][12] [13]
November 43:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 14–7[14][15][16] [17]
November 11Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 52–0[18]
November 18Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 41–0[19][20]
November 302:30 p.m.vs. VMI
W 23–145,000[21][22][23] [24]

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Game summaries

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Richmond

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Richmond vs. VPI
1 234Total
Richmond 0 000 0
• VPI 7 060 13
See also: 1916 Richmond Spiders football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nelson (left end), Parrish (left tackle), Howell (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), A. P. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Gaines (left halfback), Mack (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Engleby, Funkhouser, Gregory, Hall, McNeil, D. Roden, E. Roden, Somerville, Stringer and Treakle.

The starting lineup for Richmond was: Willey Broaddus (left end), Harry Carter (left tackle), Robinson (left guard), Ashby Henderson (center), Ollie Oakes (right guard), Bertram Robins (right tackle), Robert Whittet (right end), Caldwell Wicker (quarterback), H. C. Spencer (left halfback), Goodwyn Kuyk (right halfback), Thomas Miller (fullback). The substitutes were: Harvey Milbourne, Clyde Shepherd and Thomas Taliaferro.

Hampden–Sydney

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Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI
1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 0 703 10

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Hall (left tackle), Howell (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), A. P. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Nelson (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Stringer (left halfback), Mack (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: E. Roden, Somerville and Younger.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Walter Aylor (left end), R. F. Porter (left tackle), J. W. Hogshead (left guard), Royster Lyle (center), Henry Allen (right guard), Ernest Herzig (right tackle), Robert Gillespie (right end), Walter Thurman (quarterback), Thomas Parrish (left halfback), Peyton Palmore (right halfback), James Warren (fullback).

West Virginia

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VPI vs. West Virginia
1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• WVU 6 0014 20
See also: 1916 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Younger (left end), Hall (left tackle), Howell (left guard), A. P. Moore (center), A. B. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Nelson (right end), Funkhouser (quarterback), Gaines (left halfback), Stringer (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Gregory, McNeil, Parrish, E. Roden and Treakle.

The starting lineup for West Virginia was: Harold Hutchinson (left end), Harry Curry (left tackle), Howard Henrie (left guard), Russ Bailey (center), Dorsey Brannan (right guard), J. Burns Webster (right tackle), Paul Hager (right end), Fred Chenoweth (quarterback), Rip King (left halfback), Clay Hite (right halfback), Ira Rodgers (fullback). The substitutes were: Lane Anderson, James Shughrou and Rowley Thornburg.

Yale

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VPI at Yale
1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Yale 12 070 19
  • Date: October 20, 1916
  • Location: Yale Field
    New Haven, CT
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: "drizzle and heavy fog"
  • Referee: Whiting (Cornell)
See also: 1916 Yale Bulldogs football team

Former President and future Chief Justice William Howard Taft attended the Yale-VPI game to watch his son Charles play in the game.[26]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Hall (left tackle), Parrish (left guard), A. P. Moore (center), A. B. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Mack (left halfback), Nelson (right halfback), Gardner (fullback). The substitutes were: Funkhouser, McNeil, Redd and D. Roden.

The starting lineup for Yale was: Artemus Gates (left end), Charles Taft (left tackle), Fred Graham (left guard), Reginald Hutchinson (center), Charles Galt (right guard), Howard M. Baldrige (right tackle), Charles Comerford (right end), Howell Van Nostrand (quarterback), Robert Bingham (left halfback), Harry LeGore (right halfback), Emile Jacques (fullback). The substitutes were: James Braden, Harold Carey, Lawrence Fox, Joseph Neville and Philip Zenner.

North Carolina A&M

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North Carolina A&M vs. VPI
1 234Total
NC A&M 0 000 0
• VPI 7 6621 40
  • Date: October 28, 1916
  • Location: League Park
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: Jack Gass
See also: 1916 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Parrish (left tackle), Treakle (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), A. P. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Nelson (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Gaines, Gardner, Howell, Lancaster, McNeil, Palmer, G. Parrish, Pritchard, D. Roden, Somerville, Stringer and Turber.

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: N. D. Pierson (left end), Solomon Homewood (left tackle), Lawrence (left guard), William Whitaker (center), A. D. Nance (right guard), Cooke (right tackle), Andrew McMurray (right end), James McDougall (quarterback), Lee (left halfback), Rice (right halfback), Van Brocklin (fullback). The substitutes were: J. H. Baugham, Haynes, Hill, William Hodgin, Johnson, Parks and Spivey.

North Carolina

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North Carolina vs. VPI
1 234Total
UNC 0 700 7
• VPI 7 700 14
See also: 1916 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Hall (left tackle), Parrish (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), A. P. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Nelson (left halfback), Gardner (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Funkhouser, Gaines, Howell and E. Roden.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: James Love (left end), John Tayloe (left tackle), William Grimes (left guard), Yank Tandy (center), Beemer Harrell (right guard), James Ramsay (right tackle), Edward Proctor (right end), Macon Williams (quarterback), Edward Fitzsimmons (left halfback), Bill Folger (right halfback), George Tennant (fullback). The substitutes were: Barton, Hargrove Bellamy, Hugh Black, James Coleman and Davis.

Wake Forest

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See also: 1916 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Hall (left tackle), Howell (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), Parrish (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Gardner (left halfback), Nelson (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: D. Roden and Stringer.

The starting lineup for Wake Forest was: William Harris (left end), Olive (left tackle), Blizzard (left guard), Blankenship (center), Shaw (right guard), T. C. McKnight (right tackle), Langston (right end), D. Pace (quarterback), Phinehas Croom (left halfback), Champion (right halfback), Charles Parker (fullback).

Roanoke

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Roanoke vs. VPI
1 234Total
Roanoke 0 000 0
• VPI 13 7021 41

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Hall (left tackle), Parrish (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), Howell (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Gardner (left halfback), Nelson (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Funkhouser, Lancaster, McNeil and Stringer.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: C. M. Huddle (left end), Fred Easter (left tackle), Frank Cadwallader (left guard), Kreiger (center), P. B. Smith (right guard), S. L. Bonham (right tackle), Douglas Chapman (right end), J. B. Anspach (quarterback), Douglas Bunting (left halfback), R. H. Duncan (right halfback), J. H. Bonham (fullback). The substitutes were: Buschong, Fray, J. E. Hollingsworth, W. D. Hull, Kegey and S. White Rhyne.

VMI

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See also: 1916 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Hall (left tackle), Parrish (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), A. P. Moore (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Gaines (left halfback), Nelson (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Funkhouser, Howell, Lancaster, McNeil, Reimer, Somerville and Stringer.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Mose Goodman (left end), Matthew Steele (left tackle), Hawkins (left guard), James Nelms (center), Root (right guard), Steele Hawkins (right tackle), Peyton Marshall (right end), Gray (quarterback), Stanton Bertschey (left halfback), George Engleby (right halfback), Hart (fullback). The substitutes were: Jimmy Leech, Horace Roberdeau, Silverstein, Sullivan, Thomas, William Whittle and Samuel Witt.

Players

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The following players were members of the 1916 football team according to the roster published in the 1917 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[27]

VPI 1916 roster
Quarterbacks
  • George Douglas Lancaster
  • Edwin Lee Roden

Guards

  • Russell Minor Howell
  • Harry Temple Parrish
  • Arthur Penick Moore

Tackles

  • John Staub Caffee (Capt.)
  • Lyle George Hall
 Center
  • Arthur Blakie Moore

Ends

Halfbacks

  • Frank Allison Engleby
  • Edward Kramer Funkhouser
  • Leonard Myrton Gaines
  • Robert Rodes Nelson

Fullback

Substitutes
  • Clinton T. Barnes
  • Jay Frank Clemmer
  • Frank Edward Daly
  • James W. Farmer
  • Morgan Gardner
  • Turner Ashby Graves
  • Francis Alexander Gray
  • William Murry Lybrook
  • Guy Eugene McNeil
  • Donald Mack
  • George Frizzell Parrish
  • Daniel Harris Pritchard
  • Harry Douglas Roden
  • George Selben Somerville
  • Llewellyn Winn "Lew" Stringer
  • George Ellsworth Treakle

Coaching and training staff

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References

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  1. ^ Conference Champions of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine,College Football Data Warehouse
  2. ^ "Spiders Hold Techs To Two Touchdowns". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 1, 1916. p. 25. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Richmond College defeated by V.P.I." The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1916. p. 16. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hampden-Sidney Loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 8, 1916. p. 29. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers Trim Virginia Eleven 20". The Sunday Telegram. Library of Congress. October 15, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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