1917 VPI Gobblers football team

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).

1917 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record	6–2–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Charles Bernier (1st season)
Captain	Harry Temple Parrish
Home stadium	Miles Field

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 6		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 12–0
October 13		Emory and Henry*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 59–6
October 20		Davidson	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 13–7
October 27		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	L 0–28
November 3		Wake Forest*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 50–0
November 10		vs. West Virginia*	Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 3–27	4,000[1]
November 17		vs. North Carolina A&M	League Park[2] Norfolk, VA	T 7–7	3,500[3]
November 24		Roanoke*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 70–0
November 29	2:45 p.m.[4]	vs. VMI	Fair Grounds[4] Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 6–0
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1917 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

Players

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.[6]

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

References

1. "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
2. "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
3. "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
4. "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 December 13, 2015.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1917–1918". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 10, 2015.
6. "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved 2015-12-13.