1926 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1926 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 5–3–1 3–2–1 Andy Gustafson 1st V. E. Miles Joseph Henry Moran Miles Stadium The 1926 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1926 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). This was the first season played in Miles Stadium. Schedule Eastern September 25 w y Roanoke Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 47–0 V. P. I. Displays Form in Trimming Roanoke https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-09-26/ed-1/seq-71/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star September 26, 1926 71 November 30, 2022Gobblers Score Win Over Maroonmen in Season's First Game https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TBA19260930.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Roanoke College Brackety-ack September 30, 1926 1 January 22, 2024 October 2 w y Hampden–Sydney Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 30–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-hampdensydney-lo/136581881/ Hampden–Sydney loses to V.P.I. The Bristol Herald Courier October 3, 1926 December 10, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 l y y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH 0–21 Dartmouth Pushed to Conquer V. P. I. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-10-10/ed-1/seq-80/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 10, 1926 80 November 30, 2022 October 16 w y Maryland League Park Norfolk, VA 24–8 11,000 Old Liners Assist V.P.I. To Win, 24-8 https://digital.lib.umd.edu/result/id/45bc1677-5d6f-403e-9883-e1aed419ebf2?relpath=pcdm University of Maryland, College Park The Diamondback October 19, 1926 1 September 19, 2024Old-Liners Are Beaten By Virginia Poly, 24-8 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-10-17/ed-1/seq-87/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 17, 1926 87 November 30, 2022 October 23 w y Virginia Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry 6–0 7,000 William Wranek Virginia Plays Great Game https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2600161 University of Virginia The Daily Progress October 25, 1926 5 November 29, 2022 October 30 2:00 p.m. t y Kentucky McLean Stadium Lexington, KY 13–13 5,000 Wildcats Tie With Gobbler Outfit, 13 All https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7rxw47qm8r#page/7/mode/1up University of Kentucky The Kentucky Kernel November 5, 1926 7 November 30, 2022V. P. I. and Kentucky Play Tie, 13 To 13 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-10-31/ed-1/seq-93/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 31, 1926 93 November 30, 2022 November 6 2:30 p.m. l y South Carolina Tate Field Richmond, VA 0–19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93530904/south-carolinians-down-vpi-190-in/ Richmond Times-Dispatch South Carolinians down V. P. I., 19–0, in Gridiron Season's Biggest Upset November 7, 1926 November 29, 2022 Newspapers.comCarolina Overwhelms V.P.I. https://historicnewspapers.sc.edu/lccn/2012218660/1926-11-12/ed-1/seq-6/ University of South Carolina The Gamecock November 12, 1926 6 November 30, 2022V. P. I. Given A Jolt By South Carolina https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-11-07/ed-1/seq-85/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 7, 1926 85 November 30, 2022 November 13 2:30 p.m. l y Washington and Lee Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA 0–13 8,000-10,000 Generals Beat V.P.I. https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/33309/RG39_RTP_19261113.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi November 13, 1926 1 November 30, 2022Washington and Lee Defeats V. P. I., 13-0 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1926-11-14/ed-1/seq-103/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 14, 1926 103 November 30, 2022Washington and Lee Wins Great Victory over Virginia Polytechnic Institute https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19261118.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News November 18, 1926 1 December 3, 2022 November 25 w y VMI Maher Field Roanoke, VA rivalry 14–7 15,000 Gobblers Defeat V. M. I. 14–7 http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/4636 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet November 29, 1926 1 November 29, 2022V. M. I. Loses to V. P. I. 14 to 7 in Turkey Day Game at Roanoke https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19261202.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News December 2, 1926 2 December 3, 2022 Before the season The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–3–2 record and were led by B. C. Cubbage in his fifth season as head coach. Game summaries Roanoke 1926 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: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Miles (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Erickson, Esleeck, Fussell, Gray, Hotchkiss, Hudgins, Jacobs, Looney and Rice. The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Charles Wilson (left end), George Marsh (left tackle), Maurice Givens (left guard), Harold Nank (center), Claudius Mitchell (right guard), Roland Sturdevant (right tackle), Milton Etris (right end), John Dietrich (quarterback), Merrill Jones (left halfback), John Miller (right halfback), Lloyd Seay (fullback). The substitutes were: W. T. "Ted" Fix, Raymond Haislip, William Logan, James Shannon and G. E. Sheppard. Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI HS VPI 0 0 0 0 9 7 7 7 October 2, 1926 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA Richard Carrington (UVA) 1926 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played Hampden–Sydney College at Miles Stadium. The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Miles (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Handy, Hotchkiss, Jacobs, Jeffries, Looney, Mahaney, Mattox and Rice. The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Charles Turley (left end), Stuart Worden (left tackle), Robert Nance (left guard), Alfred Dudley (center), Hugh Blanton (right guard), Harry Myles (right tackle), Roberts (right end), John Brinser (quarterback), Ward Palmer (left halfback), Alfred Adkins (right halfback), William Richardson (fullback). The substitutes were: Allen, Ayres, Carter, Garrett, Hovy, Ruffner and Savage. Dartmouth VPI at Dartmouth VPI Dartmouth 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 7 October 9, 1926 Memorial FieldHanover, NH W. R. Crowley (Bowdoin) 1926 Dartmouth Indians football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Moss (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The starting lineup for Dartmouth was: Jim Picken (left end), Hardy (left tackle), Phillips (left guard), Davis (center), Rubin (right guard), Langdell (right tackle), Cole (right end), Edwin B. Dooley (quarterback), Myles Lane (left halfback), MacPhail (right halfback), Horton (fullback). The substitutes were: Black, Breihut and John C. McAvoy. Maryland Maryland vs. VPI Maryland VPI 2 0 0 6 7 10 7 0 October 16, 1926 League ParkNorfolk, VA 11,000 Ernest C. Quigley 1926 Maryland Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Brown (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Handy, Jacobs, Looney, Mattox, Moss and Rice. The starting lineup for Maryland was: Donald Adams (left end), Earl Zulick (left tackle), Arthur Wondrack (left guard), Harold Bafford (center), Omar D. Crothers Jr. (right guard), John Leatherman (right tackle), Jack Keenan (right end), Gordon Kessler (quarterback), Fred Linkous (left halfback), Myron Stevens (right halfback), Lewis "Knocky" Thomas (fullback). The substitutes were: Arthur Boyd, Gil Dent, Frederick Herzog, John Parson, Pugh, Edwin Rothgeb, Floyd Schrader, Gerald Snyder and Winterberg. Virginia Virginia vs. VPI UVA VPI 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 October 23, 1926 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA 7,000 1926 Virginia Cavaliers football team Kentucky VPI at Kentucky VPI Kentucky 0 7 6 0 7 0 0 6 October 30, 1926 McLean StadiumLexington, KY 2:00 p.m. 5,000 Drizzling rain Fonsa "F.A." Lambert 1926 Kentucky Wildcats football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Bailey (right guard), Brown (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Jacobs, Mahaney, Mattox, Moss and Rice. The starting lineup for Kentucky was: Gilb (left end), Phipps (left tackle), Belt (left guard), Pence (center), Charles Wert (right guard), Henry Portwood (right tackle), Schulte (right end), Jenkins (quarterback), Frank Smith (left halfback), Ellis (right halfback), Ross (fullback). The substitutes were: Ted Creech, Denver DeHaven, Edwards, Franklin, James Kirkendall and Mohney. South Carolina South Carolina vs. VPI South Carolina VPI 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 November 6, 1926 Tate FieldRichmond, VA "Balmy" Foster (Hampden-Sydney) 1926 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Brown (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Jeffries, Mahaney, Mattox and Rice. The starting lineup for South Carolina was: Samuel Burke (left end), E. Power Rogers (left tackle), Ralph Guarino (left guard), William Boyd (center), W. R. Price (right guard), Floyd Thomas (right tackle), George Keels (right end), Bill Rogers (quarterback), J. F. Cooper (left halfback), Eli Wingfield (right halfback), Robert Wimberly (fullback). The substitutes were: W. W. "Red" Swink, James Verner, Mike Windus and Harry Wolf. Washington and Lee Washington & Lee vs. VPI W&L VPI 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 November 13, 1926 Municipal StadiumLynchburg, VA 2:30 p.m. 8,000-10,000 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Bailey (right guard), Brown (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Hotchkiss, Jeffries, Mattox and McEver. The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: J. E. Bailey (left end), Robert Holt (left tackle), Burnell Tips (left guard), Ira Rector (center), Henry Groop (right guard), Earl Fitzpatrick (right tackle), John Towill (right end), Eugene White (quarterback), Perry Whitlock (left halfback), William Palmer (right halfback), Ty Rauber (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Eigelbach. VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 7 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 November 25, 1926 Maher FieldRoanoke, VA 15,000 "steady downpour" Ed Thorpe (De LaSalle) 1926 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Esleeck, Jeffries and MacArthur. The starting lineup for VMI was: John Fain (left end), Herman Kulp (left tackle), Ralph Smith (left guard), Joseph Mondy (center), Luther Hewlett (right guard), J. C. Smith (right tackle), Luther Thornhill (right end), Al Barnes (quarterback), Frank Harner (left halfback), Frank Nabers (right halfback), Carlton Walker (fullback). The substitutes were: Ferdinand Harrington, Theodric Moor, Claude Moorman, Karlyle O'Berry and Kenneth Rugh. After the season In December 1926, the VPI players elected V. E. Miles as captain of the 1927 VPI Gobblers football team.Richmond Man Gets Letter; Elect Buck Miles Captain https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RNL19261218.1.10&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Richmond News Leader December 18, 1926 10 January 17, 2025 Players Roster VPI 1926 roster George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson Albert Ewell Bailey Joseph Murray Brown Karl Esleeck M. B. Fussell John Gray Edward Malvern Handy Philip Smith Hotchkiss William Coles Hudgins J. R. Jacobs John Mercer Jeffries Alfred Owens Jones J. B. Jones John Ote Looney Scotty MacArthur Arthur Randolph Mahaney Cloy Mattox Herbert McEver Vernon Edward Miles (Capt.) Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.) Jack Wellford Moss Lloyd Broderick Nutter Frank Peake Douglas Cooper Petty J. H. Rice Spear Cyril Method "Tommy" Tomko Von Erickson Monogram Club members Fourteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1926 VPI team. Player Hometown Notes Albert Ewell Bailey (Capt.) Roanoke, Virginia Joseph Murray Brown Staunton, Virginia Karl Esleeck Portsmouth, Virginia Head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1948 until 1950, compiling a record of 10–18–2. Edward Malvern Handy Hilton Village, Virginia Alfred Owens Jones Richmond, Virginia World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran (Army). John Ote Looney Roanoke, Virginia James Bushell "Scotty" MacArthur Newport News, Virginia Born in Greenock, Scotland. Cloy Mattox Leesville, Virginia Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1929 season. Herbert McEver Bristol, Virginia Head football coach at VPI in 1942 and 1945, compiling a record of 9–8–1. He was also head basketball coach at VPI from 1937 to 1944, amassing a record of 49–71, and the head baseball coach from 1933 to 1939, tallying a mark of 41–72–1. Vernon Edward Miles Norfolk, Virginia Joseph Henry Moran Radford, Virginia Lloyd Broderick Nutter Blacksburg, Virginia World War II veteran (Captain, Army). Frank Peake Hampton, Virginia Douglas Cooper Petty Hilton Village, Virginia Coaching and training staff Head coach: Andy Gustafson Assistant coaches Line coach: Zeke Wissinger Manager: Samuel McDowell Martin Freshman head coach: Henry Redd Freshman Manager: John Edmund Tankard References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football