1925 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth season under head coach B. C. Cubbage, VPI compiled a 5–3–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 52 to 39.[1] The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

1925 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1925 record	5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	B. C. Cubbage (5th season)
Captain	Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadium	Miles Field

1925 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Washington and Lee	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
LSU	0	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
NC State	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		Lynchburg*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 10–0		[2]
September 26		Roanoke*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	T 0–0		[3]
October 3	3:00 p.m.[4]	Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 13–3		[5]
October 10		at Auburn	Drake Field Auburn, AL	L 0–19	5,000	[6]
October 17		vs. Maryland	Washington, DC	W 3–0		[7]
October 24		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	L 0–20		[8]
October 31		vs. South Carolina	Mayo Island Park[9] Richmond, VA	W 6–0		[10]
November 7		NC State	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	T 0–0		[11]
November 14		at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–10		[12]
November 26		vs. VMI	Maher Field[13] Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 7–0		[14]
*Non-conference game

Players

The following players were members of the 1925 football team according to the roster published in the 1926 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[15]

VPI 1925 roster
	Quarterback George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson Guards Edward Malvern Handy John Mercer Jeffries James Edward Ray Tackle Vernon Edward Miles Center Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)		Ends Charles Wood Brigham Forrest William Holly J. B. Jones Halfbacks Karl Esleeck Faulkner Paul Robertson Fullbacks Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre Jack Wellford Moss

References

1. "1925 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
2. "Gobblers Defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 20, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Roanoke Fights V.P.I. To A Scoreless Tie". Daily Press. September 27, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia Polytechnic Institute vs. Hampden–Sydney College Official Program". VPI vs. Hampden–Sydney Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
5. "V.P.I. Rallies To Win Over Tigers By 13-3". Daily Press. October 4, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0" (PDF). The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. January 3, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
7. "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1925. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "VPI vs. USC Official Souvenir Program". VPI vs. USC Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
10. "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 1, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "V.P.I. Held In a Tie With State". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 8, 1925. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily press. November 15, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
14. "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved 2016-01-08.