1894 VAMC football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1894 VAMC football Vmi v hokies football game 1894.jpg 285 VMI vs. VAMC game, 1894 Independent 4–1 Joseph Massie 1st Tarpley Douglas Martin Sheib Field The 1894 VAMC football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1894 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Joseph Massie and finished with a record of four wins and one loss (4–1). Schedule October 20 w 1894 Emory and Henry Wasps Emory and Henry Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA 16–0 400 Blacksburg Team Wins, 16 to 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1894-10-21/ed-1/seq-5/ Library of Congress Richmond Dispatch October 21, 1894 5 October 31, 2022Emory Outplayed https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034438/1894-10-23/ed-1/seq-2/ Library of Congress The Times October 23, 1894 2 October 31, 2022 October 29 2:00 p.m. w 1894 Roanoke Maroons Roanoke Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA 36–0 500 The V. A. M. C. Won https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034438/1894-10-30/ed-1/seq-2/ Library of Congress The Times October 30, 1894 2 October 31, 2022Blacksburg Defeats Roanoke College https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1894-10-30/ed-1/seq-2/ Library of Congress Richmond Dispatch October 30, 1894 2 February 27, 2024 November 10 w St. Albans Lutheran Boys School Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA 42–0 The Blacksburg Boys Win https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034438/1894-11-11/ed-1/seq-2/ Library of Congress The Times November 11, 1894 2 October 31, 2022Forty-Two to Zero The Score https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1894-11-11/ed-1/seq-12/ Library of Congress Richmond Dispatch November 11, 1894 12 October 31, 2022 November 17 w y St. Albans Lutheran Boys School Radford, VA 12–0 Blacksburg, 12; St. Albans, 0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034438/1894-11-18/ed-1/seq-12/ Library of Congress The Times November 18, 1894 12 October 31, 2022Blacksburg Wins Again https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1894-11-18/ed-1/seq-5/ Library of Congress Richmond Dispatch November 18, 1894 5 October 31, 2022 November 29 10:30 a.m. l y VMI rivalry Athletic Park Staunton, VA 6–10 600-1,500 A Close Game of Foot-Ball https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1894-11-30/ed-1/seq-3/ Library of Congress Richmond Dispatch November 30, 1894 3 October 31, 2022The Blacksburg Defeated https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034438/1894-11-30/ed-1/seq-5/ Library of Congress The Times November 30, 1894 5 October 31, 2022Great Football Game https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024653/1894-11-30/ed-1/seq-3/ Library of Congress Staunton Vindicator November 30, 1894 3 October 31, 2022Foot-Ball Game https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024718/1894-12-05/ed-1/seq-3/ Library of Congress Staunton Spectator December 5, 1894 3 October 31, 2022 Game summaries Emory and Henry Emory & Henry vs. VAMC E&M VAMC 0 0 4 12 October 20, 1894 Sheib FieldBlacksburg, VA 400 Cadet Waddy VAMC played their first game of the year on October 20, 1894, against Emory and Henry College at their new athletic field, Sheib Field, in front of 400 spectators. VAMC won the toss and scored their first touchdown three minutes into the game, with VAMC halfback Harvey running into the end zone, and R. N. Watts missing the extra point. Harvey two more touchdowns in the second half, with Watts converts both extra points. Due to injuries to the Emory squad, the second half was not completed and VAMC won the game. The starting lineup for VAMC was: Porcher (left end), Johnson (left tackle), Hart (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Watts (right tackle), Dashiell (right end), Massie (quarterback), Harvey (left halfback), Guignard (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The starting lineup for Emory and Henry was: Taylor (left end), F. C. Pyatt (left tackle), Tarter (left guard), Collins (center), Howeshell (right guard), Carlock (right tackle), Frazier (right end), W. H. Pyatt (quarterback), Halloman (left halfback), E. S. Pyatt (right halfback), McNeil (fullback). The substitutes were: Johnson and Young, Roanoke Roanoke vs. VAMC Roanoke VAMC 0 0 18 18 October 29, 1894 Sheib FieldBlacksburg, VA 2:00 p.m. 500 Cadet Waddy On October 29, 1894, VAMC played its second game of the year, which was a win over Roanoke College, 36–0. The game was played in front of 500 spectators. St. Albans (first game) VAMC played St. Albans Boys Lutheran School on November 10, 1894, and won 42–0, which was then the most points scored against an opponent in Blacksburg. VAMC halfback Christopher Guignard recorded two eighty-yard runs during the game, who also scored three touchdowns. The other touchdowns were scored by T. D. Martin, N. R. Patrick, H. A. Johnson, and Harvey, with R. N. Watts converting seven extra points. The starting lineup for VAMC was: Fraser (left end), J. E. Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Watts (right tackle), Dashiell (right end), Massie (quarterback), Harvey (left halfback), Guignard (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The starting lineup for St. Albans was: J. E. Bell (left end), Mallory (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Brooke (center), Frazier (right guard), McLendon (right tackle), C. A. Bell (right end), McGuire (quarterback), Kenan (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Marshall (fullback). St. Albans (second game) VAMC at St. Albans VAMC St. Albans 6 6 0 0 November 17, 1894 Radford, VA Heavy rain Cadet Waddy On November 17, 1894, VAMC played a second game against St. Albans in Radford, Virginia. The game was played in pouring rain and VAMC won 12–0, scoring a touchdown in both halves. The starting lineup for VAMC was: Dashiell (left end), Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Norfleet (right tackle), Fraser (right end), Massie (quarterback), Guignard (left halfback), Harvey (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The starting lineup for St. Albans was: J. E. Bell (left end), Frazier (left tackle), Orr (left guard), Brooke (center), McNeal (right guard), McLendon (right tackle), C. A. Bell (right end), McGuire (quarterback), Kenan (left halfback), Shibley (right halfback), Marshall (fullback). The substitutes were: VMI VMI vs. VAMC VMI VAMC 6 4 6 0 November 29, 1894 Athletic ParkStaunton, VA 10:30 a.m. 600-1,500 Zerr 1894 VMI Keydets football team VAMC played against Virginia Military Institute in Staunton, Virginia on November 29, 1894. The two teams were led to the grounds by the Stonewall Brigade Band.The New York Times November 30, 1894 2 Virginia Institute 10; Blacksburg 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3750857/the_new_york_times/ December 2, 2015 Newspapers.com VAMC recorded their only loss of the season, losing 6–10. VMI quarterback Sidney Foster scored on an eighty-yard touchdown run. One report reads "The Blacksburg team played brilliantly and had it not been for two rank decisions by the umpire and referee, the score would have been reversed."Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3750665/the_atlanta_constitution/ December 2, 2015 Newspapers.com November 30, 1894 2 Won by the V.M.I. Eleven The starting lineup for VAMC was: Fraser (left end), Johnson (left tackle), James (left guard), Stull (center), Patrick (right guard), Hart (right tackle), Dashiell (right end), Massie (quarterback), Harvey (left halfback), Guignard (right halfback), Martin (fullback). The substitutes were: Norfleet, Porcher, Staples and Watts. The starting lineup for VMI was: James Jones (left end), Steuben Stratton (left tackle), Richard Poindexter (left guard), Peyton Locker (center), G. Rogers (right guard), Charles Michel (right tackle), Miles Selden (right end), Sidney Foster (quarterback), H. McMullen (left halfback), Charles Dickinson (right halfback), John Twiggs (fullback). The substitutes were: Richard Lawson, James McCaw, William Peterson, Goldsborough Serpell, Stevens, William Twiggs, Alfred Vaughan and John Wise. Players thumb|right|The 1894 V.A.M.C. football team The following players were members of the 1894 football team according to the roster published in the 1895 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.Virginia Tech Bugle https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/11366/1895bugle.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y The Bugle 1895 1895 March 1, 2022Virginia Tech Bugle https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/11372/1903_BUGLE.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y The Bugle 1903 1903 129 March 1, 2022 VAMC 1894 rosterQuarterback Joseph Massie Guards Miles Taylor Hart William Lewis James Nerbon Robert Patrick Tackles Howard Archer Johnson Paul Judson Norfleet R. N. WattsCenter John Walter Stull Ends Thomas Edward Dashiell Samuel Sidney "Sid" Fraser Christopher Gadsden Porcher Halfbacks Christopher Gadsden Guignard Urban Harvey Fullback Tarpley Douglas Martin (Capt.)Substitutes Alexander Parker Eskridge Leslie Wallace Jerrell John Ingles Palmer John William Sample G. W. Staples Coaching and training staff Head coach/Player: Joseph Massie Manager: H. Basil Pratt, Jr. Assistant manager: S. Vance Lovenstein Medical adviser: William F. Henderson, MD References VAMC Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VAMC football