1934 VPI Gobblers football | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
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1934 record | 5–5 (3–3 SoCon) |
Head coach | Henry Redd (3rd season) |
Captain | Louis L. Fittro George Maxie Smith |
Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington & Lee † | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion |
The 1934 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1934 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | Roanoke* | W 21–0 | |||
September 29 | at Temple* | L 0–34 | |||
October 6 | Florida* |
| L 13–20 | ||
October 13 | vs. William & Mary* | W 6–0 | 9,000[1] | ||
October 20 | vs. Maryland | Norfolk, VA | L 9–14 | ||
October 27 | at Washington and Lee |
| L 7–13 | ||
November 3 | 2:30 p.m.[2] | at South Carolina |
| L 0–20 | |
November 10 | vs. NC State | Portsmouth, VA | W 7–6 | ||
November 17 | Virginia![]() |
| W 19–6 | ||
November 29 | vs. VMI |
| W 13–0 | 10,000[3] | |
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- Source: HokieSports.com: 1934 Virginia Tech football schedule[4]
NFL Draft selections[]
= NFL Hall of Fame | = Canadian Football Hall of Fame | = College Football Hall of Fame |
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Players[]
The following players were members of the 1934 football team according to the roster published in the 1935 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[5]
VPI 1934 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Ends
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References[]
- ↑ "V.P.I. Scores on Pass to Beat Indians, 6–0". The Flat Hat (College of William & Mary): p. 3. October 16, 1934. https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/5296/fh19341016.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Gamecocks-Gobblers To Match Spurs". The Gamecock (University of South Carolina): p. 1. November 2, 1934. http://sc-newspapers.sc.edu/lccn/2012218660/1934-11-02/ed-1/seq-1/. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "VPI Subdues Cadets On Muddy Field 13–0". The V.M.I. Cadet (Virginia Military Institute): p. 1. December 3, 1934. http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/6909/rec/11. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1934–1935". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1935". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1935. p. 282. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1935/1935_BUGLE.pdf. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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