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1919 VPI Gobblers football team

1919 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season

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).

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Schedule

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Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney

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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.

Richmond

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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.

Georgetown

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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.

Maryland State

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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.

Washington and Lee

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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.

Wake Forest

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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.

NC State

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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.

Emory and Henry

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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.

VMI

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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.

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]

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References

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