1930 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1930 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 5–3–1 2–3–1 Orville Neal 1st Henry Virgil Hooper Miles Stadium The 1930 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1930 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Orville Neale and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). Schedule Eastern September 27 w y Roanoke Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 9–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102216643/roanoke-holds-virginia-tech-9-to-0/ Bristol Herald Courier Roanoke Holds Virginia Tech 9 to 0 September 28, 1930 November 12, 2022 Newspapers.comV. P. I. Scores Early and Late to Win https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-09-28/ed-1/seq-60/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star September 28, 1930 60 November 13, 2022Virginia Poly Defeats Roanoke College, 9-0 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TBA19301001.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Roanoke College Brackety-ack October 1, 1930 1 January 22, 2024 October 4 2:30 p.m. l North Carolina Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 21–39 5,000 Carolina Wins From V.P.I. Gobblers 39–21 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073228/1930-10-05/ed-1/seq-3/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Daily Tar Heel October 5, 1930 3 November 12, 2022Tarheel Air Game Defeats Gobblers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-10-05/ed-1/seq-71/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 5, 1930 71 November 13, 2022https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102214608/thrilling-runs-feature-tar-heels/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Thrilling Runs Feature Tar Heels' 39–21 Defeat of V. P. I. Gobblers October 5, 1930 November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com October 11 l y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–40 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102199392/vanderbilt-opens-football-season-with-40/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Vanderbilt Opens Football Season With 40 To 0 Victory Over V. P. I. October 12, 1930 November 12, 2022 Newspapers.comVanderbilt Takes V. P. I. For 40-0 Win https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-10-12/ed-1/seq-68/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 12, 1930 68 November 13, 2022 October 18 2:30 p.m. w y y William & Mary City Stadium Richmond, VA 7–6 8,000 Braves Lose Again to V.P.I. After Hard Fight https://digital.libraries.wm.edu/flat-hat-1930-october-24 College of William & Mary The Flat Hat October 24, 1930 6 April 28, 2024Virginia Poly Wins By One-Kick Margin https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-10-19/ed-1/seq-71/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 19, 1930 71 November 13, 2022 October 25 2:30 p.m. w y y Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC 20–19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102216795/vpi-ekes-out-victory-over-davidson/ The Charlotte News V.P.I. Eke's Out Victory Over Davidson, Score Is 20–19 October 26, 1930 November 12, 2022 Newspapers.comWildcats Bow to Gobblers 20 to 19 in Hectic Battle https://davidson.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/BookReaderViewer/01DCOLL_INST/12298926230005716 Davidson College The Davidsonian October 30, 1930 3 November 13, 2022V. P. I. Barely Beats Davidson Wildcats https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-10-26/ed-1/seq-65/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 26, 1930 65 November 13, 2022 November 1 2:30 p.m. t y Washington and Lee Wilson Field Lexington, VA 0–0 4,000-6,000 Generals and Gobblers Fight to Scoreless Tie https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/28159/RTP_19301104.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi November 4, 1930 1 November 12, 2022Generals and Gobblers Fight Furiously in Scoreless Game https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-11-02/ed-1/seq-77/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 2, 1930 77 November 13, 2022Homecoming Crowd Sees Generals and Gobblers Fight To Draw https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19301106.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News November 6, 1930 2 December 1, 2022W & L. & V. P. I. Battle to Draw https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19301104.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Lexington Gazette November 4, 1930 1 December 3, 2022 November 8 w y Virginia Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry 34–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102216438/virginia-poly-beats-cavaliers-without-ef/ The Birmingham News Virginia Poly Beats Cavaliers Without Effort November 9, 1930 November 12, 2022 Newspapers.comGobblers Victor in Second Half https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2623834 University of Virginia The Daily Progress November 10, 1930 8 November 13, 2022V. P. I. Overcomes Virginia By 34-13 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-11-09/ed-1/seq-69/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 9, 1930 69 November 13, 2022 November 15 l y Maryland Bain Field Norfolk, VA 7–13 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102203098/maryland-defeats-vpi-gobblers-13-to/ Daily Press Maryland Defeats V. P. I. Gobblers, 13 to 7 November 16, 1930 November 12, 2022 Newspapers.comOld Line Gridders Beat V. P. I., 13-7 https://digital.lib.umd.edu/result/id/0eef55ce-a201-4f56-bca0-54cff3fcbe15?relpath=pcdm University of Maryland, College Park The Diamondback November 18, 1930 3 September 22, 2024Maryland Trounces Virginia Poly, 13-7 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1930-11-16/ed-1/seq-73/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 16, 1930 73 November 13, 2022 November 27 w y VMI Maher Field Roanoke, VA rivalry 24–0 20,000 Gobblers Take Annual Turkey-day Classic in Roanoke 24 to 0 https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/5782 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet December 1, 1930 1 November 12, 2022Keydets Go Down Fighting V. P. I. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19301202.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Lexington Gazette December 2, 1930 2 December 3, 2022V. M. I. Loses 24 to 0 to V. P. I. in Annual Thanksgiving Game https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19301204.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News December 4, 1930 2 December 3, 2022 Before the season The 1929 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–4 record and were led by Andy Gustafson in his fourth season as head coach. On January 31, 1930, Gustafson resigned as the head coach to become the head backfield coach at the University of Pittsburgh, his alma mater.Gustafson Will Coach at Pitt; Quits at V. P. I. https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TSWT19300202.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------- Library of Virginia The Southwest Times February 2, 1930 6 March 16, 2026 Game summaries Roanoke Roanoke vs. VPI Roanoke VPI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 September 27, 1930 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA Red Weaver 1930 Roanoke Maroons football team VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Roanoke at Miles Stadium. The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Brown (center), Hite (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Cubberly, Hall, Hardwick, Howard, Miles, Palmer, Stark and Swart. The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Copenhaver (left end), Smith (left tackle), Glenn Holyfield (left guard), John Burks (center), Ed I. Bell (right guard), Lloyd "Buzzy" Goode (right tackle), Lexter Holyfield (right end), Billy O. Williams (quarterback), Possum Matthews (left halfback), S. C. Rutherford (right halfback), Pleas Ramsey (fullback). The substitutes were: R. B. Farley, Frye, McDermott, Harry Russell, Stephens and Thomas. North Carolina North Carolina vs. VPI UNC VPI 14 7 12 6 7 0 7 7 October 4, 1930 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA 5,000 Richard Carrington (UVA) 1930 North Carolina Tar Heels football team After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played the University of North Carolina at Miles Stadium. The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Swart (left tackle), Dyke (left guard), Brown (center), Stark (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Hardwick (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Chandler, Grinus, Hall, Hite, Howard, Jones, Kasun, Ottley, Palmer, Ritter and Wimmer. The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Larry Johnson (left end), George Thompson (left tackle), Henry McIver (left guard), Edward Lipscomb (center), Ellis Fysal (right guard), June Underwood (right tackle), Robert Parsley (right end), John Branch (quarterback), Jimmy Maus (left halfback), Rip Slusser (right halfback), Henry House (fullback). The substitutes were: Bridges, Dunavant, Charles Erickson, Red Gilbreath, Hodges, James Magner, Roy McDade, J. McNeil, Moore, Edward Nash, William Tabb and Pete Wyrick. Vanderbilt VPI at Vanderbilt VPI Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 21 7 6 6 October 11, 1930 Dudley FieldNashville, TN Frank Lane 1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team The starting lineup for VPI was: McIntre (left end), Grinus (left tackle), Dyke (left guard), Brown (center), Stark (right guard), Swart (right tackle), Seaman (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Hall (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The starting lineup for Vanderbilt was: Joseph Scheffer (left end), Martin McNamara (left tackle), Charles Hughes (left guard), Sharp (center), Robert Lockett (right guard), Hobbs (right tackle), Julian Foster (right end), Thomas Henderson (quarterback), William McNevin (left halfback), Clyde Roberts (right halfback), Charles Scheffer (fullback). The substitutes were: Hudgins, Pat Kirwan, Amos Leonard, Benny Parker and William Schwartz. William & Mary William & Mary vs. VPI W&M VPI 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 0 October 18, 1930 City StadiumRichmond, VA 8,000 Witt (UVA) 1930 William & Mary Indians football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Dyke (left guard), Brown (center), Stark (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Hall (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitutes were: Hardwick, Hite, Jones, Owens and Swart. The starting lineup for William & Mary was: R. D. Bauserman (left end), James Murphy (left tackle), Crawford Syer (left guard), Ferrell (center), Edwin Meade (right guard), Otis Douglas (right tackle), Thomas Halligan (right end), Mitchell Mozeleski (quarterback), Clarence Maxey (left halfback), Paul Baldacci (right halfback), Butch Constantino (fullback). The substitutes were: William Koufman, Aime LaCroix, Lindsay, Roberts and William Scott. Davidson VPI at Davidson VPI Davidson 0 0 6 14 6 0 7 6 October 25, 1930 Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC "Brisk Autumn breeze" Paul Magoffin 1930 Davidson Wildcats football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Stark (left guard), Brown (center), Hite (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitute were Grinus, Hall, Hardwick, Owens and Swart. The starting lineup for Davidson was: James Proctor (left end), Hub Covington (left tackle), Thad Brock (left guard), Ulrich Gardner (center), C. T. Parker (right guard), Lelon Raker (right tackle), Steve Brown (right end), Walter Fraley (quarterback), Joseph McCall (left halfback), Donald King (right halfback), Thomas Brohard (fullback). The substitutes were: Powhatan Conway, William Mason, Doc Mathis, Donald McQueen, Martin Miller, Allen Mills, Pierce and John Wagner. Washington and Lee VPI at Washington and Lee VPI W&L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 November 1, 1930 Wilson FieldLexington, VA 2:30 p.m. 4,000-6,000 Richard Carrington (UVA) 1930 Washington and Lee Generals football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Hite (left guard), Brown (center), Dyke (right guard), Grinus (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Hall (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Leigh Williams (left end), Frank Bailey (left tackle), Jerry Holstein (left guard), Herbert Groop (center), Charles Tilson (right guard), John Faulkner (right tackle), Page Bledsoe (right end), Martin (quarterback), E. H. Smith (left halfback), M. N. Thibodeau (right halfback), Patrick Mitchell (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Cocke, A. C. "Red" Jones and Wilbur Mattox. Virginia Virginia vs. VPI UVA VPI 7 6 0 0 7 6 14 7 November 8, 1930 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA Frank Lane 1930 Virginia Cavaliers football team VPI's 1930 homecoming game was a victory over rival Virginia. The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Brown (center), Hite (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitutes were: Chandler, Dyke, Green, Kasun, Swart and Wimmer. The starting lineup for Virginia was: William Condon (left end), Hunter Motley (left tackle), Thomas Eckard (left guard), Lewis Reiss (center), George Cameron (right guard), Charles Poss (right tackle), Segar Gravatt (right end), Frank Sippley (quarterback), William Thomas (left halfback), James Beury (right halfback), Herbert Bryant (fullback). The substitutes were: Ward Brewer, Howdy Myers, Payne, Ben Pinder, Henry Sackett, J. W. St. Clair and Cris Tomkins. Maryland Maryland vs. VPI Maryland VPI 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 November 15, 1930 Bain FieldNorfolk, VA 7,000 "muddy" Paul Magoffin 1930 Maryland Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Hite (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Hall (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitutes were: Dyke, Hardwick, Kasun, Ritter, Spear, Swart and Wolfe. The starting lineup for Maryland was: Jack Norris (left end), William Fisher (left tackle), Courtney Hayden (left guard), Parker Faber (center), Jesse Krajcovic (right guard), Ernie Carliss (right tackle), Alfred Pease (right end), Al Woods (quarterback), George V. Chalmers (left halfback), Boze Berger (right halfback), Ray Poppelman (fullback). The substitutes were: William W. Evans and Bill Wood. VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 12 November 27, 1930 Maher FieldRoanoke, VA 20,000 "chilly" E. F. Houghitt (Michigan) 1930 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Hite (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Grinus (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hardwick (quarterback), Hooper (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitutes were: Hall and Ottley. The starting lineup for VMI was: John Gill (left end), Henry Ford (left tackle), George Shell (left guard), Edward Paxton (center), Pus Hilliard (right guard), William Kaylor (right tackle), J. T. Walker (right end), Ernest Laughorn (quarterback), Duane Wright (left halfback), Harold Williams (right halfback), Roy Dunn (fullback). The substitutes were: Thomas Grainger, Louis Seigel and Paul Travers. Players Roster VPI 1930 roster C. H. Barnes R. M. Barnes William Earle Betts Charles Eugene Brown Edwin F. Chandler R. W. Clifton H. J. Cooper George Ellis Cubberly Earl Dyke Luther Rice Edwards Gaines John Buckner Green Bill Grinus Cushman Caldwell Hagerty Earl Jenis Hall Samuel Elkana Hardwick Eugene Goliday Hite Bird Hooper (Capt.) Frank A. Howard H. E. Hutcheson Warner Brooke Jones M. J. "Red" Kasun Thomas Marvin Larner John McIntire W. L. "Sonny" Miles Charles Emmett Ashburn Morgan John Marshall Murphy Waightes Gibbs Ottley Milton Anthony Owens Benny Palmer A. W. Ristine Marcus Oliver Ritter S. L. Schrieberg Alfred Elsworth Seaman W. G. Smith Philip Hitchborn Spear Harry Hyman Stark James L. Swart S. N. Thompson Harold J. Wimmer Paul Kenneth Wolfe Monogram Club members Seventeen players received monograms for their participation on the 1930 VPI team.Tidewater Students Voted Athletic Honors By V. P. I. https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=VPTNL19301205.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------- Library of Virginia Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark December 5, 1930 13 March 6, 2026 Player Hometown Notes Charles Eugene "Dolly" Brown Portsmouth, Virginia Earl E. Dyke Newport News, Virginia John Buckner Green Culpeper, Virginia World War II veteran (Tec 5, Army). Bill Grinus Orient, Illinois Earl Jenis Hall Princeton, West Virginia Samuel Elkana Hardwick Dublin, Virginia Eugene Goliday Hite Port Deposit, Maryland Lieutenant Colonel, Army. Lost on Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505. Henry Virgil "Bird" Hooper Newport News, Virginia Frank A. Howard Childress, Virginia Warner Brooke Jones Gloucester, Virginia John A. McIntire Moundsville, West Virginia Waightes Gibbs Ottley Norfolk, Virginia Milton Anthony Owens Portsmouth, Virginia Marcus Oliver Ritter Winchester, Virginia Alfred Elsworth Seaman Pontiac, Michigan World War II veteran (Sergeant, Army). Philip Hitchborn Spear Portsmouth, Virginia Harry Hyman Stark Portsmouth, Virginia Coaching and training staff Head coach: Orville Neal Assistant coaches P. Hotchkiss Herbert McEver J. O. Looney Line coach: Lyal Clark Manager: H. H. Hurt Freshman head coach: Henry Redd Freshman Manager: J. W. Montgomery References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football