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1917 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Temple Parrish
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Richmond 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Maryland State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Davidson 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1917 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Hampden–Sydney*
W 12–0[1]
October 13Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 59–6[2]
October 20Davidson
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–7[3][4]
October 273:00 p.m.at Georgetown
L 0–28[5][6][7]
November 3Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 50–0[8][9]
November 10vs. West Virginia*
L 3–274,000[10]
November 17vs. North Carolina A&M
T 7–73,500[11][12]
November 24Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 70–0[13][14]
November 292:45 p.m.vs. VMI
W 6–0[15][16][17]

Game summaries[edit]

Hampden–Sydney[edit]

1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 6 006 12

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Young (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Peyton (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Lester, B. Parrish, D. Roden, Wiegel and Willis.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Walter Aylor (left end), T. Scott (left tackle), J. W. Hogshead (left guard), R. G. Fergusson (center), Henry Allen (right guard), Ernest Herzig (right tackle), R. D. Warren (right end), Johns (quarterback), James Graham (left halfback), Thomas Parrish (right halfback), James Warren (fullback). The substitutes were: Henry Rolston.

Emory and Henry[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Powers (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Lester (right guard), Rangely (right tackle), D. Roden (right end), Bock (quarterback), Wiegel (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Crisp (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles, Godsey, Hardwick, Lybrook, Matthews, Mckann, Miller, Robinson, Thornton, Ward, Wills, Yates and Young.

The starting lineup for Emory and Henry was: Rowe (left end), Enright (left tackle), Morris (left guard), Lotspiech (center), Anderson (right guard), D. Tilson (right tackle), Terry (right end), Pedie Jackson (quarterback), French (left halfback), Havter (right halfback), W. Tilson (fullback). The substitutes were: Hughes and Long.

Davidson[edit]

See also: 1917 Davidson Wildcats football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Younger (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Lester (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Wiegel (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Miller, Peyton, D. Roden and E. Roden.

The starting lineup for Davidson was: George M. King (left end), John Shaw (left tackle), John McMaster (left guard), William Crouch (center), J. D. Elliott (right guard), H. M. Grey (right tackle), Robert Richardson (right end), John McAlister (quarterback), George Crouch (left halfback), Buck Flowers (right halfback), Alvin Burns (fullback). The substitutes were: Clark, Harris, Lacy McAlister, George Miley, Birchie Romefelt and Henry Spann.

Georgetown[edit]

See also: 1917 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Lester (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Peyton (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Rangely, D. Roden and Yates.

The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Eddie Connell (left end), Dan Ahern (left tackle), William Dudack (left guard), Jack Heaply (center), Bob Zuger (right guard), Metzger Smeach (right tackle), Thomas Whelan (right end), Jackie Maloney (quarterback), Johnny Gilroy (left halfback), Johnny McQuade (right halfback), Pat Dugan (fullback).

Wake Forest[edit]

See also: 1917 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), Yates (left guard), Currie (center), Rangely (right guard), McNeil (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Peyton (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Crisp (fullback). The substitutes were: Bock, Eldridge, Godsey, Hitchens, Lybrook, Miller, Thornton and Will.

The starting lineup for Wake Forest was: H. Bowers (left end), Gay (left tackle), Jabez Williams (left guard), Blankenship (center), Tatum (right guard), Felix Blanchard (right tackle), William Savage (right end), Ashley Pace (quarterback), Harry Rabenhorst (left halfback), John Pace (right halfback), Phinehas Croom (fullback). The substitutes were: C. F. Gooch and J. A. McKaughan.

West Virginia[edit]

See also: 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), McNeil (left tackle), Lester (left guard), Currie (center), Rangely (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Miller, Peyton and Will.

The starting lineup for West Virginia was: Paul Hager (left end), Harry Curry (left tackle), McCue (left guard), Russ Bailey (center), Russ Meredith (right guard), Frank Ice (right tackle), Mills (right end), Harris (quarterback), Rip King (left halfback), Howard Lentz (right halfback), Ira Rodgers (fullback). The substitutes were: Calvert, Dorsey and Lewis.

North Carolina A&M[edit]

See also: 1917 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), McNeil (left tackle), Lester (left guard), Currie (center), Rangely (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Peyton.

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: James Black (left end), Solomon Homewood (left tackle), John Ripple (left guard), William Whitaker (center), William Wagner (right guard), Jew Wagoner (right tackle), Andrew McMurray (right end), Dick Gurley (quarterback), John Faucette (left halfback), John Hudson (right halfback), George Murray (fullback).

Roanoke[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), McNeil (left tackle), Yates (left guard), Miller (center), Hitchens (right guard), Rangely (right tackle), Thornton (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Crisp (fullback).

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: W. Atkinson (left end), B. D. Painter (left tackle), B. A. Barringer (left guard), W. D. Hull (center), Frank Cadwallader (right guard), A. M. Groseclose (right tackle), C. E. Beach (right end), S. White Rhyne (quarterback), D. G. Chapman (left halfback), P. B. Smith (right halfback), C. M. Moyer (fullback).

VMI[edit]

See also: 1917 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Lester (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Peyton.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Peyton Marshall (left end), W. Goodman (left tackle), L. Mantor (left guard), F. D. Knapp (center), W. M. Addison (right guard), R. Thomas (right tackle), C. D. Woodward (right end), Samuel Witt (quarterback), T. Smith (left halfback), Jimmy Leech (right halfback), R. R. Dickson (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson and H. L. Roberdeau.

Players[edit]

The following players were members of the 1917 football team according to the roster published in the 1918 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[18]

VPI 1917 roster
Quarterback
  • William Murry Lybrook

Guards

  • Henry Claybrook Lester
  • Walter Weiss Rangely

Tackles

  • Hank Crisp
  • Guy Eugene McNeil
  • Harry Temple Parrish (Capt.)
 Center
  • Ralph Purlius Currie

Ends

  • Edwin Lee Roden
  • William Lee Younger

Halfbacks

  • John Rueben Benner
  • Eugene Darrington Bock
  • Philip Aylett Penton
 Fullback
  • R. D. Ginney

Substitutes

  • John Franklin Chapman
  • James Thomas Hardwick
  • Victor Henry Miller
  • John Temple Powers
  • Mathew Philip Will
  • Harry Robert Yates

Coaching and training staff[edit]

  • Head coach: Charles A. Bernier
  • Manager: Williams
  • Assistant managers
    • H. Rosenbaum
    • F. B. Neighbours

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hampden-Sidney Loses Great Battle To V. P. I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tech Players Run Wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Godsey Win For Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 21, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Davidson Loses Hard-Fought Game" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 24, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Georgetown Beats V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hilltops Beat Virginia Polys". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 28, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cody Won't Appear In Hilltop Eleven Against Visitors". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 26, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Virginia Tech Eleven Wins From Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 4, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Virginia Tech Defeats Wake Forest Eleven". Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University. November 10, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 18, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Techs Score At Will". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Roanoke College Walloped By V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "Roanoke Alive With Visitors For Big Annual Football Battle Between Techs and Cadets Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Virginia Techs Victors Over Lexington Cadets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "Techs Victors Over Cadets Yesterday". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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