1920 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 VPI Gobblers football South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association SAIAA 4–6 2–4 Stanley Sutton 1st George Frizzell Parrish Henry Redd Miles Field The 1920 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1920 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Stanley Sutton and finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6). Schedule Eastern September 25 w y 1920 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Miles Field Blacksburg, VA 35–0 Virginia Tech Downs Hampden-Sidney, 35-0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-09-26/ed-1/seq-17/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch September 26, 1920 17 February 24, 2022 October 2 w William & Mary Miles Field Blacksburg, VA 21–0 William And Mary Lose To Virginia Tech, 21-0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-10-03/ed-1/seq-22/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 3, 1920 22 February 24, 2022Tech Trims Indians https://digital.libraries.wm.edu/flat-hat-1920-october-8 College of William & Mary The Flat Hat October 8, 1920 1 May 29, 2024 October 9 w y 1920 Emory and Henry Wasps Emory and Henry Miles Field Blacksburg, VA 75–6 Va. Tech Swamps Emory and Henry https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TWN19201011.1.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The World News October 11, 1920 17 February 24, 2022 October 16 3:00 p.m. l y y Rutgers Neilson Field Piscataway, NJ 6–19 5,000 http://eyeofthegobbler.wixsite.com/gobblerfan/programs?pgid=jtohcewn-4e8a77d3-5a9f-4ace-9067-f24bc0874bac Antique VPI football Program | PROGRAMSMartin Makes Only V.P.I. Point https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TWN19201018.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The World News October 18, 1920 13 February 24, 2022Rutgers Conquers Va. Tech. In A Sensational Contest https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/63571/JPEG/read/#page/8/mode/1up Rutgers University The Targum October 19, 1920 1 February 24, 2022Virginia Poly Bows to Rutgers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1920-10-17/ed-1/seq-20/ Library of Congress New York Herald October 17, 1920 20 March 16, 2022 October 23 l Maryland Miles Field Blacksburg, VA 0–7 Maryland Wins From Virginia Polytechnic The Baltimore Sun October 24, 1920 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87182914/maryland-wins-from-virginia-polytechnic/ Newspapers.comV.P.I. Loses To Heavy Maryland Team, 7 to 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-10-24/ed-1/seq-21/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 24, 1920 21 February 24, 2022 October 30 l y Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA 0–13 5,000-7,000 Virginia Tech Vanquished By Generals In 13–0 Game https://repository.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/28745/RTP_19201102.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University Ring-tum Phi November 2, 1920 1 February 1, 2016Generals Defeat Tech 13-0 Score https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TWN19201101.1.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The World News November 1, 1920 13 February 24, 2022 November 6 3:00 p.m. w y Richmond Boulevard Park Richmond, VA 21–0 3,000 Richmond Ready For Big Grid Game Today https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 6, 1920 6 February 25, 2022Richmond's Big Gridiron Contest Is Won By Tech https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-11-07/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 7, 1920 1 February 25, 2022 November 11 3:00 p.m. l y NC State League Park Norfolk, VA 6–14 5,000 Virginia Tech Succumbs Before Tarheel Attack https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-11-12/ed-1/seq-10/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 12, 1920 10 February 25, 2022 November 20 l y y Centre Eclipse Park Louisville, KY 0–28 8,000 Centre College Eleven Downs Virginia Tech https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-11-21/ed-1/seq-22/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 21, 1920 22 March 16, 2022Centre Wins 28 To 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069168/1920-11-22/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress The Richmond Daily Register November 22, 1920 1 March 16, 2022Virginia Poly Easy For Centre College https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1920-11-21/ed-1/seq-45/ Library of Congress New York Herald November 21, 1920 45 March 16, 2022 November 25 2:30 p.m. l y VMI Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA rivalry 7–24 15,000–20,000 V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TWN19201125.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The World News November 25, 1920 1 February 25, 2022V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TWN19201126.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The World News November 26, 1920 13 February 25, 2022Cadets' Flying Squadron Keeps Its Slate Clean https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-11-26/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 26, 1920 1 February 25, 2022V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I. http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/3079 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet November 27, 1920 1 February 25, 2022 Before the season The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–4 record and were led by Charles A. Bernier in his third season as head coach. The week before their first game of the season, VPI's captain and star fullback Henry Redd broke his arm.Tech Loses Captain And Their Star Fullback https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1920-09-25/ed-1/seq-3/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch September 25, 1920 3 February 24, 2022 Game summaries Hampden–Sydney VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Hampden–Sydney at Miles Field. William & Mary W&M VPI 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 October 2 Miles FieldBlacksburg, VA Ernest Sampson (St. Albans) 1920 William & Mary Indians football team After their victory over Hampden–Sydney, VPI played the College of William & Mary at Miles Field. The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Saunders (right guard), Effinger (right tackle), Washington (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Martin (left halfback), Sutton (right halfback), Shaner (fullback). The substitutes were: Carpenter, Eldridge, Hutchinson, Jones, Moore, Newman, Rice, Shaeffer, Sheppard, Sherertz and Wallace. The starting lineup for William & Mary was: Shepherd (left end), Close (left tackle), Ferdinand Chandler (left guard), Walter Garber (center), John Bentley (right guard), W. S. Harwood (right tackle), S. B. Badgett (right end), Bake Jones (quarterback), Harvey Hastings (left halfback), Monk White (right halfback), Thomas Jordan (fullback). The substitutes were: Bridges, Earnest Dietz and W. A. Sinton. Emory and Henry The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), Effinger (left tackle), T. Tilson (left guard), Hardwick (center), Saunders (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Martin (left halfback), Sutton (right halfback), Wallace (fullback). The substitutes were: Givens, Newman, Shaeffer, Shaner and Sherertz. The starting lineup for Emory and Henry was: Ellis (left end), Dickenson (left tackle), Ball (left guard), Anderson (center), McClung (right guard), Weaver (right tackle), Wolfe (right end), Harmeling (quarterback), Caldwell (left halfback), Perry (right halfback), White (fullback). Rutgers VPI RU 0 0 0 6 9 0 7 3 October 16 Neilson FieldPiscataway, NJ 3:00 p.m. 5,000 Charles Hann (Harvard) 1920 Rutgers Queensmen football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Effinger (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Washington (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Martin (left halfback), Sutton (right halfback), Wallace (fullback). The substitutes were: Jones, Moore, Rice, Shaeffer, Sheppard, Sherertz and Wilson. The starting lineup for Rutgers was: John Winner (left end), Brook Daisley (left tackle), John Scudder (left guard), Richard Dunham (center), Lawrence Sliker (right guard), William Kingman (right tackle), Herbert Redmond (right end), Francis Maloney (quarterback), William Gardner (left halfback), John Summerhil (right halfback), Garett Voorhees (fullback). The substitutes were: Harold Augustine, Joseph Eckhardt, A. Hilliard, Cornell Kahle, Lentz and Mortimer Redmond. Maryland Maryland VPI 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 October 23 Miles FieldBlacksburg, VA Jack Gass 1920 Maryland Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Effinger (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Shaeffer (right halfback), W. Tilson (fullback). The substitutes were: Eldridge, Jones, Moore, Rice, Washington and Wilson. The starting lineup for Maryland was: Geary Eppley (left end), Andy Nisbet (left tackle), John Moore (left guard), Caleb Bailey (center), Jerry Sullivan (right guard), Morrison Clark (right tackle), Cecil Branner (right end), Eddie Semler (quarterback), Herbert Gilbert (left halfback), Alexander McDonald (right halfback), Roy Mackert (fullback). The substitutes were: Lester Bosley, John Groves, Dutch Plassing and Smith. Washington and Lee W&L VPI 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 October 30 Lynchburg, VA 5,000-7,000 Jack Gass 1920 Washington and Lee Generals football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Shaeffer (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The substitutes were: Rutherford, Saunders, Wallace, Washington and Wilson. The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Bernard Arbogast (left end), Lindsay Moore (left tackle), John Patterson (left guard), F. M. Paget (center), Beverley Barrow (right guard), Richard Sanford (right tackle), Joseph Herndon (right end), Marcus Cogbill (quarterback), D. M. Tucker (left halfback), Marv Mattox (right halfback), Joseph Silverstein (fullback). The substitutes were: Robert Frew and Homer Henderson. Richmond VPI RU 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 November 6 Boulevard ParkRichmond, VA 3:00 p.m 3,000 Robert Kent Gooch 1920 Richmond Spiders football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The substitutes were: Jones, Saunders, Shaeffer and Wilson. The starting lineup for Richmond was: W. Richard Broaddus (left end), Harry Carter (left tackle), Albert Klevesahl (left guard), Edward Willingham (center), Robert Price (right guard), Randolph Nuckols (right tackle), Hubel Robins (right end), Waverly Jones (quarterback), E. Hobson Snead (left halfback), William Ziegler (right halfback), Wilkins (fullback). The substitutes were: Ralph Bethel, Russell Booker, Cutchins, Wilbur Mahaney, Howard Spencer and Thurman Towill. NC State NCSU VPI 0 7 0 7 0 0 6 0 November 11 Norfolk, VA 5,000 Jack Gass 1920 NC State Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The substitutes were: Saunders, Shaeffer, Sheppard and Wilson. The starting lineup for NC State was: William Wearn (left end), Herbert Weathers (left tackle), Averette Floyd (left guard), Arvle Everhart (center), George Murray (right guard), John Ripple (right tackle), Charles Kirkpatrick (right end), J. T. Faucette (quarterback), W. I. Johnson (left halfback), Dick Gurley (right halfback), Nathaniel Pierson (fullback). The substitutes were: Joel Lawrence. Centre VPI Centre 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 November 20 Eclipse ParkLouisville, KY 8,000 John J. Tigert 1920 Centre Praying Colonels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The substitutes were: Jones, Shaeffer and W. Tilson. The starting lineup for Centre was: Terry Snoddy (left end), Bill James (left tackle), Clayton Ford (left guard), Red Weaver (center), Red Roberts (right guard), Sully Montgomery (right tackle), Jack Converse (right end), Bo McMillin (quarterback), Thomas Bartlett (left halfback), Norris Armstrong (right halfback), John Tanner (fullback). The substitutes were: Allen, W. E. Bedford, Ashby Blevins, Royce Flippin, Green, Harry Lipscomb, George Maver, McCall, Joseph Murphy, Carlton Rice, Stan Robb and Edwin Whitnell. VMI VMI VPI 0 7 7 10 7 0 0 0 November 25 Fair GroundsRoanoke, VA 2:30 p.m. 15,000–20,000 Cosgrave (Army) 1920 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Saunders (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Shaeffer (right halfback), Sherertz (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Jones and Lybrook. The starting lineup for VMI was: William Drewry (left end), Frank Summers (left tackle), William Harrison (left guard), John Smith (center), Howard Shipley (right guard), Robert Hunt (right tackle), Sam Mason (right end), Walker Stuart (quarterback), Jere Bunting (left halfback), Jimmy Leech (right halfback), William Wilson (fullback). The substitutes were: William Venable. Players Roster VPI 1920 roster Dwight Carpenter Hank Crisp Bill Effinger Cornelius Johnson Eldridge Charles Laurence Flory Givens Harry Hardwick John Dabney Hutchinson Melvin Rivers Jones Paul Guthrie Jones Bill Lybrook John Martin Ralph Erskine Moore Thomas F. Newman George Parrish (Capt.) Henry Redd (Capt.) Frank Resh Guy Rice Donald Hurt Rutherford Robert Saunders Sam Shaeffer Wally Shaner Hubert Anderson Sheppard Bill Sherertz Harry Sutton Sumner "Tex" Tilson William Ransom Tilson John "Rip" Wallace Washington Wilson Monogram Club members Fifteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1920 VPI team.The Bugle 1921 Virginia Tech June 12, 2024 205 https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/9fdef808-3e35-4b36-8330-6eca98bf4bc0 Player Hometown Notes Dwight Foster Carpenter Richmond, Virginia Hank Crisp Falkland, North Carolina Harry Judson Hardwick Blacksburg, Virginia The 22nd head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. William Murray Lybrook Blacksburg, Virginia John A. Martin George Parrish (Capt.) Bristol, Virginia Henry Redd (Capt.) Martinsville, Virginia Redd was awarded a monogram letter despite not playing in any games this season. Franklyn Senator Resh Norfolk, Virginia Guy Eldridge Rice Appomattox, Virginia Robert M. Saunders Blacksburg, Virginia Samuel Dennison Shaeffer William Shields Sherertz Roanoke, Virginia Harry McMullen Sutton Suffolk, Virginia Sumner Dewey "Tex" Tilson Childress, Texas VPI's head football coach for one season, in 1942, compiling a record of 7–2–1. John Graham "Rip" Wallace Hampton, Virginia Coaching and training staff Head coach: Stanley Sutton Assistant coaches William L. Younger B. C. Cubbage Graduate Manager: Sally Miles Manager: Eppa Yeadon Wimbish, Jr. References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football