1922 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1922 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1922 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1).

1922 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1922 record8–1–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarry McMullen Sutton
Harry Judson Hardwick
Home stadiumMiles Field
1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Carolina + 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Georgia Tech + 4 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Vanderbilt * + 3 –0 –0  8 –0 –1
VPI 3 –0 –0  8 –1 –1
Florida 2 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Auburn 2 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Alabama 3 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
Virginia 1 –1 –1  4 –4 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –0  3 –4 –2
Kentucky 1 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Clemson 1 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –2 –0  5 –3 –1
Maryland 1 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
LSU 1 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
Georgia 1 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
South Carolina 0 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
NC State 0 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Hampden–Sydney*
W 38–0
September 30King*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 25–0
October 7William & Mary*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 20–6
October 142:30 p.m.[1]vs. Centre*
L 6–1012,500[2]
October 21at Davidson*
T 7–73,000[3]
October 28Catholic University*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 73–0
November 4Maryland
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0
November 11vs. NC StateNorfolk, VAW 24–06,000[4]
November 18vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAW 41–6
November 302:30 p.m.[5]vs. VMI*
W 7–315,000–16,000[6]
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1922 Virginia Tech football schedule[7]

Players

The following players were members of the 1922 football team according to the roster published in the 1923 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[8]

VPI 1922 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Owens
  • Arthur Roberts
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace

Guards

  • R. E. Moore
  • James Edward Ray
  • Robert James Rea
  • William Shields Sherertz

Tackles

Centers

  • Robert Lindsay Baker
  • Joseph Henry Moran
 Ends
  • Harry Judson Hardwick (Capt.)
  • Edward Frank Liebrecht
  • Oscar Price Nutter
  • Charles Douglas Rhodes
  • Williams
  • Victor Peters Wilson

Halfbacks

  • Raymond Madison Buchanan
  • Charles Laurence Flory
  • Donald Hurt Rutherford
  • Harry McMullen Sutton (Capt.)

Fullbacks

  • C. O. Beck
  • Herbert Houston Gettle
  • Saunders

References
  1. "Centre and Tech Grid Warriors Primed For Blue Ribbon Event With Thousands Awaiting Start". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. "Prayin' Colonels Defeat Tech in Last Period Spurt After Being Played Off Their Feet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  3. "Plucky Wildcats Fight Virginia Techmen To A 7–7 Draw And Uphold The Time Honored Glory Of Sprunt Athletic Field" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 26, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. "Virginia Tech Romps on Tarheel Opponents". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 12, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. "Virginia Cadets Meet in Twenty-First Fight Before Record Crowd". The Roanoke World-News. Library of Virginia. October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  6. "Techs Lick Cadets in Thrilling Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. December 1, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  7. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1922–1923". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 21, 2015.
  8. "The Bugle 1923" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1923. p. 252. Retrieved 2016-01-07.


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