1919 VPI Gobblers football team

1919 VPI Gobblers football
1919 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–4 (2–4 SAIAA)
Head coach	Charles Bernier (3rd season);
Captain	James Thomas Hardwick; Henry Redd
Home stadium	Miles Field
	Seasons ← 1918 1920 →

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).

1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 13–0		^[1]^[2]
October 11		Richmond	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0		^[3]
October 18		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	L 7–33		^[4]^[5]
October 25		vs. Maryland State	Union League Park Washington, DC	W 6–0		^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
November 1		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	L 0–3	4,000-5,000	^[10]^[11]
November 8		Wake Forest*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 40–0		^[12]^[13]^[14]
November 15	3:00 p.m.	vs. NC State	League Park Norfolk, VA	L 0–3	4,000-4,500	^[15]^[16]
November 22		Emory and Henry*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 99–0		^[17]
November 27	3:00 p.m.	vs. VMI	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–13	6,584	^[18]^[19]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney

	1	2	3	4	Total
HS	0	0	0	0	0
• VPI	0	0	0	13	13

Date: October 4
Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA
Referee: Ernest Sampson (St. Albans)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
RU	0	0	0	0	0
• VPI	0	0	0	21	21

Date: October 11
Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA
Referee: Hampton (St. Albans)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
VPI	0	0	0	7	7
• GU	13	7	0	13	33

Date: October 18
Location: Georgetown Field
Washington, DC
Referee: Battersby (Swarthmore)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• VPI	0	0	0	6	6
MSC	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 25
Location: Union League Park
Washington, DC
Referee: Morse (Clarkson Tech)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• W&L	0	0	0	3	3
VPI	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 1
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Game attendance: 4,000-5,000
Referee: Paul Magoffin

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
WF	0	0	0	0	0
• VPI	13	7	13	7	40

Date: November 8
Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA
Referee: Ernest Sampson (St. Albans)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
VPI	0	0	0	0	0
• NCSU	0	0	0	3	3

Date: November 15
Location: League Park
Norfolk, VA
Game attendance: 4,000-4,500
Referee: Battersby (Swarthmore)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
EH	0	0	0	0	0
• VPI	6	32	26	35	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
VPI	0	0	0	0	0
• VMI	7	0	0	6	13

Date: November 27
Location: Fair Grounds
Roanoke, VA
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 6,584
Referee: Langford (Trinity)

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

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

Hank Crisp

Guards

A. B. "Dustie" Armstrong
Wally Shaner

Tackles

Lysle Gregory "Polly" Hall
Walter Morgan Pierce
Sumner D. Tilson

Centers

Harry Judson Hardwick

Ends

Davis
James Thomas Hardwick (Capt.)
George Parrish
Washington

Halfbacks

J. R. Graham
Robert Drew Godsey
George Douglas Lancaster

Fullback

Henry Redd (Capt.)

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

Head coach: Charles A. Bernier
Graduate Manager: Sally Miles
Trainer: Doc Tyler
Manager: Edward P. Yeager

References

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

[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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