1928 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1928 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 7–2 4–1 Andy Gustafson 3rd Albert Ewell Bailey Lloyd Broderick Nutter Miles Stadium The 1928 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2). This was the senior season for the "Pony Express" backfield which included Frank Peake, Herbert McEver, Scotty MacArthur, and Tommy Tomko.http://www.hokiesports.com/football/history.html From The Beginning ... To The Beamer Era Schedule Eastern September 29 w y Roanoke Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 34–7 Virginia Poly Wins on Backfield Drive https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-09-30/ed-1/seq-85/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star September 30, 1928 85 November 18, 2022Maroons are Downed in Opening Encounter by Tech Eleven https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TBA19281003.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Roanoke College Brackety-ack October 3, 1928 4 January 22, 2024 October 6 w y 1928 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 32–7 Peake and Owens Stars As Virginia Poly Wins https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-10-07/ed-1/seq-78/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 7, 1928 78 November 18, 2022V. P. I. Defeats H.-S., 32 to 7 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TSWT19281007.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Southwest Times October 7, 1928 5 February 18, 2024 October 13 l y y Colgate Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY 14-35 3,000 Maroon Eleven Turns Back V.P.I., 35–14, To Gain Revenge For Last Year's Defeat https://digitalcollections.colgate.edu/islandora/object/studentpapers%3A5589 Colgate University Colgate Maroon October 17, 1928 1 November 16, 2022Colgate Extended To Win Over V. P. I. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-10-14/ed-1/seq-92/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 14, 1928 92 November 18, 2022 October 20 w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 16-14 9,000 Tar Heel Line Crumples as Gobblers Win by 16-14 Score https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1928-10-23/ed-1/seq-3/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Tar Heel October 30, 1928 3 February 21, 2022Late V. P. I. Score Defeats Tarheels https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-10-21/ed-1/seq-79/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 21, 1928 79 November 18, 20229,000 Fans See The Gobblers Win Gridiron Battle Over Chapel Hill in Close Game https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19281021.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Suffolk News-Herald October 21, 1928 2 December 2, 2022 October 27 w y 1928 King Tornado King Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 54–0 V. P. I. Has Walkover https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-10-28/ed-1/seq-81/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star October 28, 1928 81 November 18, 2022Gobblers Use Line and Air Offenses for Easy Victory https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=VPTNL19281028.1.18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------- Library of Virginia The Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark October 28, 1928 18 November 26, 2025 November 3 2:30 p.m. w y Maryland League Park Norfolk, VA 9–6 6,000+ Placement Kick Gives Gobblers Win at Norfolk Richmond Times-Dispatch November 4, 1928 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87188125/placement-kick-gives-gobblers-win-at/ Newspapers.com November 16, 2022Varsity Grid Team Beaten In Thriller https://digital.lib.umd.edu/result/id/6d26c1ea-42a4-4b47-ab3a-76eccd31b7b6?relpath=pcdm University of Maryland, College Park The Diamondback November 6, 1928 1 September 22, 2024Old Liners Lose To Virginia Poly https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-11-04/ed-1/seq-85/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 4, 1928 85 November 16, 2022 November 10 w Virginia Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry 20–0 5,000–7,000 V.P.I. Ace Makes Seventy Yard Run https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2634408 University of Virginia The Daily Progress November 12, 1928 6 November 16, 2022V. P. I. Is Winner Over Virginia Team https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-11-11/ed-1/seq-79/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 11, 1928 79 November 18, 2022 November 17 2:00 p.m. w y Washington and Lee Wilson Field Lexington, VA 13–7 5,000 Gobblers Defeat W. & L. Team https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/28045/RTP_19281117_Supplement.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi November 17, 1928 1 November 16, 2022Washington & Lee Bows To Gobblers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-11-18/ed-1/seq-85/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 18, 1928 85 November 18, 2022Generals' Last Minute Rally Fails And Tech Wins 12-7 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19281120.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Lexington Gazette November 20, 1928 6 December 1, 2022Washington and Lee Defeated 13-7 By V. P. I. Before Homecoming Day Crowd https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19281122.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News November 22, 1928 2 December 1, 2022Washington and Lee Goes Down Before Gobblers By Score 13 To 7 https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19281118.1.10&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Suffolk News-Herald November 18, 1928 10 December 1, 2022 November 29 l y VMI Maher Field Roanoke, VA rivalry 6-16 20,000 V. M. I. Triumphs Over V. P. I. http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/5203 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet December 3, 1928 1 November 16, 2022Many In Roanoke Today To Witness The Colorful V. M. I. - V. P. I. Game https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19281129.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Suffolk News-Herald November 29, 1928 6 December 1, 2022'Ab' Barnes Stars As V. M. I. Wins https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19281204.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia The Lexington Gazette December 4, 1928 6 December 1, 2022Cadets Defeat Tech and Win State Title https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19281206.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- Library of Virginia Rockbridge County News December 6, 1928 1 December 3, 2022 Before the season The 1927 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–4 record and were led by Andy Gustafson in his second season as head coach. Game summaries Roanoke Roanoke vs. VPI Roanoke VPI 0 0 0 7 7 20 0 7 September 29, 1928 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA Paul Magoffin 1928 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: Gray (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Price (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Baker, Brown, Coffee, Green, Maury Hubbard, MacArthur, Owens, Pattie, Rule, Shafer, Harry Spear, Phil Spear and Wimmer. The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Ed I. Bell (left end), Lloyd "Buzzy" Goode (left tackle), D. C. Lionberger (left guard), Harold Nank (center), Beare (right guard), Thomas Fryer (right tackle), Stanley Rutherford (right end), J. H. "Deana" Gilbert (quarterback), Billy O. Williams (left halfback), Pleas Ramsey (right halfback), J. "Dutch" Dietrich (fullback). The substitutes were: William Altizer, Roy Boyle, W. T. "Ted" Fix and Lewis Lionberger. Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI HS VPI 0 7 0 0 7 6 12 7 October 6, 1928 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA Parrish (VPI) After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played Hampden–Sydney College at Miles Stadium. The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Price (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Brown, Green, Jones, Maury Hubbard, MacArthur, Pattie, Rule and Spear. The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Ellis Allen (left end), Henry McLaughlin (left tackle), Charles Jett (left guard), John Hunt (center), Hugh Blanton (right guard), Hughes Reverley (right tackle), Stuart Worden (right end), Robert Lawson (quarterback), Ralph Willis (left halfback), Thomas Peach (right halfback), John Montgomery (fullback). The substitutes were: Carl Arehart, S. B. Carter, Charles Gatewood, Henry Harris, William Jefferson, Cecil Jones, Wellford Reed and George Woodworth. Colgate VPI at Colgate VPI Colgate 0 7 7 0 0 6 22 7 October 13, 1928 Whitnall FieldHamilton, NY 3,000 "inclement weather" E. F. Houghitt (Michigan) 1928 Colgate football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Maury Hubbard, Jones, Looney, MacArthur, Mahaney, Rule and Spear. The starting lineup for Colgate was: Mike Stramiello (left end), Arthur Huntington (left tackle), Bob Gillson (left guard), John Cox (center), Bruce DuMont (right guard), Ralph Lockwood (right tackle), Frank Abruzzino (right end), Izzy Yablok (quarterback), Thomas Dowler (left halfback), John Galloway (right halfback), Edward Herb (fullback). The substitutes were: Joseph Barclay, Thatcher Cottrell, Thomas Doyle, Joseph Franklin, Richard Gasper, Hoot Haines, Leslie Hart, Leonard Macaluso and Salvatore Maggio. North Carolina VPI at North Carolina VPI UNC 3 0 6 7 0 7 7 0 October 20, 1928 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC 9,000 Richard Carrington (UVA) 1928 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Mahaney (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Gray (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Phil Spears (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The starting lineup for North Carolina was: O'Dell Sapp (left end), Nelson Howard (left tackle), Ray Farris (left guard), Harry Schwartz (center), Bud Shuler (right guard), M. E. Donahoe (right tackle), Samuel Presson (right end), Albert Whisnant (quarterback), James Ward (left halfback), Leon Spaulding (right halfback), Edison Foard (fullback). The substitutes were: J. Thomas Greshham, J. E. Magner, Maus, E. Strudwick Nash and Charles Wyrick. King King vs. VPI King VPI 0 0 0 0 20 13 21 0 October 27, 1928 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA Parrish (VPI) Virginia Tech halfback Eugene Rule fractured his collarbone during the game and did not play the remainder of the season.Muddy Rule Lost to Tech For Year https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RNL19281030.1.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------- Library of Virginia The Richmond News Leader October 30, 1928 11 March 4, 2026 The starting lineup for VPI was: Ray (left end), Green (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Price (center), Maury Hubbard (right guard), S. Spear (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Rule (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The starting lineup for King was: Bowman (left end), Dommer (left tackle), Woodman (left guard), Schwartz (center), P. Davis (right guard), Backus (right tackle), Townley (right end), Johnson (quarterback), Laughlin (left halfback), Trimble (right halfback), Simms (fullback). Maryland Maryland vs. VPI Maryland VPI 0 6 0 0 9 0 0 0 November 3, 1928 League ParkNorfolk, VA 2:30 p.m. 6,000+ "Leaden skies" Witt (VMI) 1928 Maryland Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Phil Spear (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Maury Hubbard, Jones, MacArthur and Owens. The starting lineup for Maryland was: Charles Dodson (left end), William Fisher (left tackle), Arthur Wondrack (left guard), George Madigan (center), Omar D. Crothers Jr. (right guard), John McDonald (right tackle), Herman Lombard (right end), Blackistone (quarterback), Roberts (left halfback), John Parsons (right halfback), Gerald Snyder (fullback). The substitutes were: Dix, William W. Evans, William Heintz, Gordon Kessler, Julius J. Radice and Warcholy. Virginia Virginia vs. VPI UVA VPI 0 0 0 0 7 7 6 0 November 10, 1928 Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA 5,000–7,000 "driving snow" Branch Bocock 1928 Virginia Cavaliers football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Phil Spear (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Peake. The starting lineup for Virginia was: Harry Flippen (left end), William Luke (left tackle), Harris (left guard), George Taylor (center), Vernon Austin (right guard), Richard DeButts (right tackle), Howard Turner (right end), John Sloan (quarterback), Gus Kaminer (left halfback), Albert Lewy (right halfback), Bledsoe Pinkerton (fullback). The substitutes were: William Paxton. Washington and Lee VPI at Washington and Lee VPI W&L 0 6 0 7 0 0 7 0 November 17, 1928 Wilson FieldLexington, VA 2:00 p.m. 5,000 "Indian summer afternoon" Richard Carrington (UVA) 1928 Washington and Lee Generals football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Charles Day (left end), Earl Fitzpatrick (left tackle), Thomas Taylor (left guard), Howell Snodgrass (center), Henry Groop (right guard), William Hawkins (right tackle), Mason Sproul (right end), William Lott (quarterback), John Faulkner (left halfback), Morton Thibodeau (right halfback), Eugene White (fullback). The substitutes were: David Eberhart, John Jacob, Albert Jones and Myer Seligman. VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 0 7 9 0 0 6 0 0 November 29, 1928 Maher FieldRoanoke, VA 20,000 Ed Thorpe (De LaSalle) 1928 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Maury Hubbard, Looney, Rule, Harry Spear and Phil Spear. The starting lineup for VMI was: William Moss (left end), Aubrey Grow (left tackle), Louis Chadwick (left guard), Virgil Grow (center), Philip Willard (right guard), Luther Hewlett (right tackle), Tommy Scott (right end), Albert Hawkins (quarterback), Albert Barnes (left halfback), Frank Harner (right halfback), McCray (fullback). The substitutes were: Roy Dunn, William Haase, Ernest Laughorn, Joel Moody, James Smith and Gordon Walker. Players Roster VPI 1928 roster Roger Lee Amole Albert Bailey (Capt.) Baker Joseph Brown James A. Coffey William Grundy Davis John Gray John Buckner Green Bird Hooper Philip Hotchkiss Dexter Hubbard Maury Hubbard William Hudgins Warner Brooke Jones John Looney Scotty MacArthur Arthur Mahaney Cloy Mattox Lloyd Nutter (Capt.) Milton Owens Walter Pattie Frank Peake Nelson Osborn Price Marcus Ritter Eugene Rule Shafer Harry Bingham Spear Philip Spear Tommy Tomko Harold J. Wimmer Monogram Club members Nineteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1928 VPI team.The Bugle Volume XXXV '29 Virginia Tech May 28, 2024 322 https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/ef79e937-74b6-4a6c-adfe-cec2134f3222 Player Hometown Notes Albert Ewell Bailey (Capt.) Roanoke, Virginia Joseph Murray Brown Staunton, Virginia John Edward Gray Newport News, Virginia Henry Virgil "Bird" Hooper Newport News, Virginia Philip Smith Hotchkiss Louis Dexter Hubbard Forest, Virginia World War II veteran (Lieutenant Colonel, Army). William Coles Hudgins Norfolk, Virginia John Ote Looney Roanoke, Virginia James Bushell "Scotty" MacArthur Newport News, Virginia Born in Greenock, Scotland. Arthur Randolph Mahaney Cloy Mattox Leesville, Virginia Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1929 season. Lloyd Broderick Nutter (Capt.) Blacksburg, Virginia World War II veteran (Captain, Army). Milton Anthony Owens Portsmouth, Virginia Walter Wilson Pattie Waynesboro, Virginia Frank Peake Hampton, Virginia Marcus Oliver Ritter Winchester, Virginia Eugene Butler Rule Jodie, West Virginia Philip Hitchborn Spear Portsmouth, Virginia Cyril Method "Tommy" Tomko Disputanta, Virginia References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football