1925_VPI_Gobblers_football_team
1925 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth season under head coach B. C. Cubbage, VPI compiled a 5–3–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 52 to 39.[1] The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.
| 1925 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joseph Henry Moran |
| Home stadium | Miles Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Alabama + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Lynchburg* | W 10–0 | [2][3] | |||
| September 26 | Roanoke* |
| T 0–0 | 4,500 | [4][5][6] | |
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 13–3 | [7][8] | |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Auburn | L 0–19 | 5,000 | [9] | |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Maryland | W 3–0 | [10][11][12] | ||
| October 24 | vs. Washington and Lee | Lynchburg, VA | L 0–20 | [13][14][15][16] | ||
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. South Carolina | W 6–0 | [17][18][19][20][21] | ||
| November 7 | NC State |
| T 0–0 | [22][23][24] | ||
| November 14 | at Virginia | L 0–10 | [25][26][27] | |||
| November 26 | vs. VMI |
| W 7–0 | [28][29][30] | ||
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Lynchburg
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Adams, Anderson, Bird, Bond, Downing, Faulkner, Hargis, Jeffries, Lineberry, Von Erickson, Williams and Wray.
Roanoke
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Faulkner (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson.
Hampden–Sydney
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Anderson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Robinson (right halfback), Faulkner (fullback). The substitutes were: Bird, Bond, DeLaBarre, Gaines, Hargis, Jeffries, Moss, Williams and Wray.
Maryland
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jeffries (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Moss (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), DeLaBarre (fullback). The substitutes were: Bond, Faulkner and Wray.
Washington and Lee
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jeffries (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Bond, Petty and Von Erickson.
South Carolina
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Petty (right end), Robertson (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback).
NC State
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), DeLaBarre (left halfback), Moss (right halfback), Faulkner (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Bond, Esleeck, Jeffries, Petty and Williams.
Virginia
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Handy (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Robertson (quarterback), DeLaBarre (left halfback), Faulkner (right halfback), Esleeck (fullback).
VMI
The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Miles (right tackle), Brigham (right end), Anderson (quarterback), Bond (left halfback), Faulkner (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Esleeck, Jeffries, Petty, Robertson and Williams.
The following players were members of the 1925 football team according to the roster published in the 1926 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[31]
| VPI 1925 roster | ||||||||
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- Head coach: B. C. Cubbage
- Assistant coaches
- Backfield coach: Charley Way
- Manager: J. P. King
- Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
- Freshman Manager: W. P. Wilkins
- "1925 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "Gobblers Defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0". Daily Press. September 20, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V. P. I. Scores Over Lynchburg College". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 20, 1925. p. 73. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Roanoke Fights V. P. I. To A Scoreless Tie". Daily Press. September 27, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V. P. I. and Roanoke in Pointless Game". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 27, 1925. p. 67. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Tech Held to Scoreless Tie". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. October 2, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- "V.P.I. Rallies To Win Over Tigers By 13-3". Daily Press. October 4, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V. P. I. Scores 13-3 Foot Ball Victory". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 4, 1925. p. 86. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0". The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. October 10, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1925. p. II-3. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V. P. I. Still Jinx of the Old Liners". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 20, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Virginia Poly Is Victor Over Maryland". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 18, 1925. p. 81. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Generals Overwhelm V. P. I. in Sea of Mud 20 to 0 Count" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Generals Outplay V. P. I. To Win, 20-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 25, 1925. p. 72. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Local Football Teams Triumph in Out of Town Games". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- Harper, Robert (October 31, 1925). "Tech Is Primed For Clash Today With Gamecocks". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - Harper, Robert (October 31, 1925). "Tech Is Primed For Clash Today With Gamecocks (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 10. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers". Daily Press. November 1, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Birds Lose To Virginia Tech By Touchdown". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 13, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "V. P. I. Is Too Much For South Carolina". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 1, 1925. p. 97. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "V.P.I. Held In a Tie With State". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 8, 1925. p. II-3. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wolfpack Holds Strong Gobbler Team Scoreless". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 13, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Poly and N. C. State in Pointless Clash". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 8, 1925. p. 75. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily Press. November 15, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia Wins From V.P.I. Team". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 16, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Virginia Is Winner Over V. P. I., 10 to 0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 15, 1925. p. 97. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V. P. I. Downed V. M. I. 7 to 0 in Annual Turkey Day Contest At Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 3, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
