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 Seasons
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 .
Schedule [ ]
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
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 [ ]
↑ "1925 Virgnia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football (Sports Reference LLC). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1925.html . Retrieved April 19, 2019 .
↑ "Gobblers Defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0" . Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) : p. 5. September 20, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30767028/gobblers_defeat_lynchburg_10_to_0/ .
↑ "Roanoke Fights V.P.I. To A Scoreless Tie" . Daily Press : p. 6. September 27, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30767111/roanoke_fights_vpi_to_a_scoreless_tie/ .
↑ "Virginia Polytechnic Institute vs. Hampden–Sydney College Official Program" . VPI vs. Hampden–Sydney Football Program . 1925. p. 1. http://www.ivanmorozov.com/memorabilia/game-programs/1925/h52f20fb0#h52f20fb0 . Retrieved 2017-10-11 .
↑ "V.P.I. Rallies To Win Over Tigers By 13-3" . Daily Press : p. 5. October 4, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30767208/vpi_rallies_to_win_over_tigers_by/ .
↑ "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0" . The Auburn Plainsman (Auburn University ): p. 1. January 3, 1930. https://aurora.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/11200/44500/19251010.pdf?sequence=1 . Retrieved January 8, 2016 .
↑ "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers" . The Baltimore Sun : p. II-3. October 18, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30681218/maryland_again_fails_to_beat_gobblers/ .
↑ "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks" . The Baltimore Sun : p. 22. October 25, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30767296/virginia_poly_helpless_before_w_and_l/ .
↑ "VPI vs. USC Official Souvenir Program" . VPI vs. USC Football Program . 1925. p. 1. http://www.ivanmorozov.com/memorabilia/game-programs/1925/h52f1c0b8#h52f1c0b8 . Retrieved 2017-10-11 .
↑ "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers" . Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) : p. 5. November 1, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30714504/south_carolina_is_licked_by_gobblers/ .
↑ "V.P.I. Held In a Tie With State" . Bluefield Daily Telegraph : p. II-3. November 8, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30765686/vpi_held_in_a_tie_with_state/ .
↑ "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers" . Daily press : p. 6. November 15, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30702610/virginia_hands_out_blanks_to_gobblers/ .
↑ "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0" . The Cadet (Virginia Military Institute ): p. 1. November 30, 1925. http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/4391/rec/9 . Retrieved February 3, 2016 .
↑ "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron" . The Baltimore Sun : p. 14. November 27, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30767416/virginia_poly_winner_over_flying/ .
↑ "The Bugle 1926" . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1926. p. 249. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1926/1926_BUGLE.pdf . Retrieved 2016-01-08 .