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1922 VPI Gobblers football team

1922 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season

The 1922 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1922 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1).

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Schedule

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Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Sutton (quarterback), Buchanan (left halfback), Flory (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Glaze, Greene, Liebrecht, Linkous, Moran, Nutter, Owens, Ray, Rea, Roberts, Sanders, Saunders and Wallace.

King

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory, Graham, Moran, Ray, Rea, Rhodes, Roberts, Sanders, Saunders and Sharpe.

William & Mary

See also: 1922 William & Mary Indians football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Moran (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Flory (right halfback), Beck (fullback). The substitutes were: Glaze, Greene, Liebrecht, Moore, Nutter, Owens, Ray, Rhodes, Roberts, Sanders, Saunders and Whitehead.

Centre

See also: 1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory and Moore.

Davidson

See also: 1922 Davidson Wildcats football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Flory (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Buchanan, Moore, Ray, Rhodes and Sutton.

Catholic

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Moran (right tackle), Rhodes (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Adams, Beck, Buchanan, Donovan, Flory, Givens, Graham, Greene, Nutter, Owens, Sanders and Saunders,

Maryland

See also: 1922 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Beck (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Glaze, Graham, Moore, Moran, Nutter, Owens, Rhodes, Roberts and Saunders.

NC State

See also: 1922 NC State Wolfpack football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory, Liebrecht, Moore, Owens, Rhodes, Roberts and Saunders.

Washington and Lee

See also: 1922 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory, Liebrecht, Moore, Nutter, Rhodes, Roberts and Saunders.

VMI

See also: 1922 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Sherertz (left guard), Baker (center), Rea (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Buchanan (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Beck (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Moore, Rhodes and Sutton.

Players

The following players were members of the 1922 football team according to the roster published in the 1923 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[37]

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References

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    "Virginia Tech Beats Hampden-Sidney, 38-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 24, 1922. p. 43. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "V. P. I. Is Too Strong For Hampden-Sydney". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 24, 1922. p. 72. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "Techs smother Hampden-Sidney: Gobblers start off season with 38 to 0 victory over Tigers". The Roanoke Times. September 24, 1922. p. 26. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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    "Gobblers defeat William & Mary in easy fashion: Down Indians: Score 20 to 6". The Roanoke Times. October 8, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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    "Prayin' Colonels Defeat Tech in Last Period Spurt After Being Played Off Their Feet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "V.P.I. Beats Catholic Univ. Score 73 To 0". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 29, 1922. p. 16. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "Maryland Is Downed By Virginia Poly, 21-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 5, 1922. p. 75. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "State Falls Before Strong V.P.I. Eleven". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 17, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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    "Virginia Gobblers down Wolfpack in one sided contest: State loses by score of 24 to 0". The Roanoke Times. November 12, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
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    "Blacksburg Gridders Rout W. & L. Eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 19, 1922. p. 49. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "Washington and Lee Bows To V. P. I., 41-6". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 19, 1922. p. 79. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "V. M. I. Lost Thanksgiving Game to V. P. I. in Roanoke". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. December 6, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "V. M. I. Goes Down Before V. P. I. Thursday 7 to 3 in Stirring Contest". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 7, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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    "The Bugle 1923" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1923. p. 252. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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