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1938 VPI Gobblers football team

1938 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season

The 1938 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1938 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of three wins, five losses and two ties (3–5–2).

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Game summaries

Emory and Henry

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The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Dunn (center), Devlin (right guard), Gaugler (right tackle), Cameron (right end), Fixx (quarterback), Miller (left halfback), Belcher (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Boswell, Buchanan, Coleman, DeMuro, Gosney, Graves, King, Markle, McMillan, Oliver, Powers, Rose, Shawhan, Smith, Taylor, Thomas, Traynham, Wood and Woolwine.

Army

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See also: 1938 Army Cadets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Cameron (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Gaugler (right tackle), Pierce (right end), DeMuro (quarterback), Belcher (left halfback), Miller (right halfback), Warriner (fullback). The substitutes were: Boswell, Buchanan, Coleman, Dunn, Ellison, Fixx, Gosney, Henderson, Hudson, King, Markle, Oliver, Powers, Shawhan, Traynham, Waugh and Woolwine.

The starting lineup for Army was: F. J. Yeager (left end), Harry Stella (left tackle), Melvin Verner Engstrom (left guard), J. Maxwell (center), Robert Roy Little (right guard), J. Lotozo (right tackle), Henry Riggs Sullivan (right end), Ken O. Due (quarterback), Woodrow William Wilson (left halfback), W. H. H. Mullin (right halfback), W. P. Kelleher (fullback). The substitutes were: Benjamin Mart Bailey, Coontz, John William "Jack" Dobson, J. G. Dubuisson, William G. Gillis, Harris, C. S. Jobes, G. T. Larkin, W. M. Lauterbach, E. DeW. Light, Mansfield, Sidney Taylor Martin, James Elmer Mather, John Arthur McDavid, Maurice Myron Miller, J. W. Milner, Muzyk, John Spoor Samuel, John Robert Schrader and Thompson.

William & Mary

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See also: 1938 William & Mary Indians football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Coleman (right tackle), Cameron (right end), DeMuro (quarterback), Belcher (left halfback), Powers (right halfback), Ellison (fullback). The substitutes were: Boswell, Fixx and Miller.

The starting lineup for William & Mary was: Charles Gondak (left end), Dillard (left tackle), Michael Hook (left guard), Herbert Krueger (center), John Davidson (right guard), John Dillard (right tackle), Stan Kamen (right end), William Seamans (quarterback), Lloyd Phillips (left halfback), Tommy Della Torre (right halfback), William Byrne (fullback). The substitutes were: Gordon Hanna.

Virginia

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See also: 1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Coleman (right tackle), Henderson (right end), DeMuro (quarterback), Belcher (left halfback), Powers (right halfback), Ellison (fullback). The substitutes were: Boswell, Fixx, Gaugler, Gosney, Gray, King, Miller, Oliver and Shawhan.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: James Sargeant (left end), Lee McLaughlin (left tackle), Herbert Winokur (left guard), W. Oscar Willett (center), John Acree (right guard), Arthur Bryant (right tackle), Woodruff George (right end), James Beveridge (quarterback), Jim Gillette (left halfback), Mosby Cardozo (right halfback), Harry McClaugherty (fullback). The substitutes were: Dickey, Harry Dinwiddie, C. Tabb George, Nick Gianakos, Luther Gosney, Gravatt, L. Peyton Harris, Lewis, H. Cabell Maddux, Maines, Morse, Peter Nistad, Sylvester O'Grince, Rinehart, Phillip Rothar, Walter Smith and John Swank.

Washington and Lee

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See also: 1938 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Coleman (right tackle), Henderson (right end), DeMuro (quarterback), Miller (left halfback), Belcher (right halfback), Ellison (fullback). The substitutes were: Gaugler, Gosney, King, Oliver, Powers and Thomas.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Taylor Simmons Truehart (left end), Richard Winfield "Dick" Boisseau (left tackle), William W. Brown (left guard), John Joseph "Jack" Mangan (center), James Edward Lindsey (right guard), Joseph H. Ochsie (right tackle), S. Bernard Harper (right end), Dan Ray Justice (quarterback), Ray Craft (left halfback), Courtney Young Wadlington (right halfback), Alfred Thomas "Junie" Bishop (fullback). The substitutes were: Robert Blanding, Howard Wesley Dobbins, Stephen Edward Hanasik, C. Harrison Hogan, W. Roy Hogan, William Keland, Kelley Litteral, Charles P. Lykes, R. Shack Parrish, Richard Pinck, Francis Joseph Sugrue, Ronnie Thompson, Walker and J. Dorsey Wilson.

NC State

See also: 1938 NC State Wolfpack football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Coleman (right tackle), Henderson (right end), Fixx (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Belcher (right halfback), Hudson (fullback). The substitutes were: Miller.

The starting lineup for NC State was: William Retter (left end), Ty Coon (left tackle), Acai (left guard), Howell Stroup (center), Wooden (right guard), George Fry (right tackle), Mickey Sullivan (right end), Arthur Rooney (quarterback), Andrew Pavlovsky (left halfback), Robert Sabolyk (right halfback), Sands (fullback).

North Carolina

See also: 1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Gosney (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Coleman (right tackle), Oliver (right end), Fixx (quarterback), Thomas (left halfback), Ellison (right halfback), Hudson (fullback). The substitutes were: Belcher, Gaugler, Graves, Henderson, Markle, Miller, Pitts, Powers, Rose, Warriner and Woolwine.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Horace Palmer (left end), Steve Maronic (left tackle), James Leake Woodson (left guard), Robert Leonard Adam (center), Dan Desich (right guard), Claud Gates Kimball (right tackle), James Mallory (right end), Snuffy Stirnweiss (quarterback), George Radman (left halfback), George David Watson (right halfback), Jack Kraynick (fullback). The substitutes were: Don Baker, Mike Bobbitt, J. Brantley, Tony Cernugle, Ellis Fields, Charles Robert Kline, Jim Lalanne, Ed Megson, Walt Palanske, Pieffer, Sydney Sadoff, Paul Severin, Christian Siewers, Leo Slotnick, Smith and Winborne.

VMI

See also: 1938 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Pierce (left end), Pitts (left tackle), Worthington (left guard), Wood (center), Devlin (right guard), Coleman (right tackle), Oliver (right end), Fixx (quarterback), Ellison (left halfback), Rose (right halfback), Hudson (fullback). The substitutes were: Belcher, DeMuro, Gaugler, Gosney, Henderson, King and Thomas.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Ray C. Brittingham (left end), Rip Walker (left tackle), Ray Reutt (left guard), Richard L. Irby (center), T. L. Thrasher (right guard), Richard D. Strickler (right tackle), E. Ray Taylor (right end), J. L. "Son" Shelby (quarterback), V. P. "Bud" Kovar (left halfback), Paul C. Shu (right halfback), Andy Trzeciak (fullback). The substitutes were: G. V. Atkinson, Brown, Carney, Phil G. Chapman, W. M. "Red" Echols, T. Woodrow Gray, L. R. Huyett, Marshall, Langhorne H. Meem, Nelson, Luther Sexton and Tipton.

Players

Roster

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Varsity letter winners

Twenty-one players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1938 VPI team.[25]

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Coaching and training staff

  • Head coach: Henry Redd
  • Assistant coaches
  • Manager: Marvin E. Inge, Jr.
  • Freshman coaches
    • Freshman head coach: C. E. Tilson
    • Assistant freshman coach and trainer: Thomas A. Slusser

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