Template:1919 SAIAA football standings
The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1919 college football season . The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance October 4 Hampden–Sydney * W 13–0
October 11 Richmond Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 21–0
October 18 at Georgetown L 7–33
October 25 vs. Maryland State Union League Park[1] Washington, DC W 6–0
November 1 vs. Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA L 0–3
November 8 Wake Forest * Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 40–0
November 15 vs. NC State Norfolk, VA L 0–34,500[2]
November 22 [[{{{school}}}|Emory and Henry]]* Miles Field Blacksburg, VA W 99–0
November 27 3:00 p.m.[3] vs. VMI L 0–136,584[4]
Source: HokieSports.com: 1919 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]
Players [ ]
The following players were members of the 1919 football team according to the roster published in the 1920 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]
VPI 1919 roster
Quarterback
Guards
Tackles
P. Hall
Walter Morgan Pierce
Centers
John Kelly Copenhaver
Harry Judson Hardwick
Ends
James Thomas Hardwick (Capt.)
George Frizzell Parrish
Halfbacks
J. R. Graham
Robert Drew Godsey
George Douglas Lancaster
Harry Lee McCann
Clarke Randolph Willey
Fullback
Substitutes
Camper
Chapman
Glenn Vernon Glaze
Jones
Samuel Anderson McConkey
Guy Eldridge Rice
Shepherd
Walters
Washington
References [ ]
↑ "Forward Pass Beats State" . Maryland State Review (University of Maryland ): p. 1. October 30, 1919. https://www.lib.umd.edu/univarchives/student-newspapers/id/0e3692f3-9a7c-410a-9239-0d50687ba3f1 . Retrieved September 7, 2018 .
↑ "V.P.I. Licked By 3 Points" . Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia): p. 18. November 16, 1919. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19191116.1.18&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1919-- . Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Record-Breaking Crowd Expected Today at the V.P.I.-V.M.I. Contest" . The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 1. November 27, 1919. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19191127.1.1&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1919-- . Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
↑ Greene, Samuel (November 28, 1919). "V.M.I. Wins Victory in a Brilliant Game With Tech Warriors" . The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 9. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19191128.1.9&e=------191-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1919-- . Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1919–1920". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 14, 2015.
↑ "The Bugle 1920" . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1920. p. 183. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1920/1920_BUGLE.pdf . Retrieved 2015-12-14 .