1927_VPI_Gobblers_football_team
1927 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
The 1927 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1927 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).
| 1927 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–3 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Albert Ewell Bailey V. E. Miles |
| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Georgia | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Roanoke* | W 21–2 | [1][2] | |||
| October 1 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 13–0 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | at Colgate* |
| W 6–0 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Maryland | L 7–13 | 6,000 | [5][6][7] | |
| October 22 | at Virginia |
| L 0–7 | [8] | ||
| October 29 | at Chattanooga* | L 13–14 | [9] | |||
| November 5 | vs. South Carolina | W 35–0 | [10] | |||
| November 12 | Washington and Lee |
| W 21–0 | 4,000 | [11][12][13] | |
| November 24 | vs. VMI |
| L 9–12 | 17,000 | [14][15][16] | |
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Roanoke
The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Hotchkiss (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Anderson, Hudgins, Jacobs, Mahaney, McEver, Price, Rule, Spear, Tomko and Von Erickson.
Colgate
The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Hotchkiss, MacArthur and Spear.
Maryland
The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Hotchkiss, MacArthur, Mahaney, Price, Rice, Spear and Tomko.
Virginia
The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Hotchkiss, Hubbard, MacArthur, Rice, Rule and Spear.
VMI
The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Hotchkiss (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Hubbard, Hudgins, Jones, Mattox, Moss and Spear.
The following players were members of the 1927 football team according to the roster published in the 1928 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[17]
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- Head coach: Andy Gustafson
- Assistant coach: N. Lee Frank
- Manager: W. M. Johnson
- Trainer: Bud Moore
- Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
- Freshman Manager: W. S. Gay
- "Virginia Poly downs Roanoke, 21 to 2". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lionberger Scores Against Va. Tech". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. September 29, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- "Colorful game goes to Gobblers 13 to 0". Daily Press. October 2, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "V.P.I. Victory Marks First Home Defeat In Decades For Colgate". Colgate Maroon. Colgate University. October 12, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- "Grid Team Winner Over Virginia Poly". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 18, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Roberts' Great Dash Wins for Maryland". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 16, 1927. p. 89. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- "Maryland Upsets V. P. I. Eleven, 13-7". The New York Times. October 16, 1927. p. 144. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- "Virginia Defeats V. P. I., 7-0, By Long March to Touchdown". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 23, 1927. p. 74. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- "V. P. I. Submits to Moccasin". The University Echo. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. November 4, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Gobblers Get Revenge On Rooster Team". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 11, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Gobblers Defeat Generals; Score First Time Since '22" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 16, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "V. P. I. Downs Generals 21 to 0 in Annual Classic at Blacksburg". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- "Washington and Lee Bows To V. P. I. 21-0". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 15, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- "Tech. Bows To V.M.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "V. M. I. Wins at Roanoke Spectacular Turkey Day Classic From V. P. I. 12 to 9". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 1, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- "V. M. I. Wins From V. P. I. Thanksgiving". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- "The Bugle 1928" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1928. p. 332. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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