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1924 VPI Gobblers football team

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1924 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–2–3 (2–2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSamuel Oscar Graham
Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Florida 2 0 1 6 2 2
Georgia 5 1 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 1 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 1 6 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 0 6 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 3 2 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 5 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 0 6 3 1
VPI 2 2 3 4 2 3
VMI 2 3 1 6 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 2 4 1 4 4 1
Maryland 1 2 1 3 3 3
NC State 1 4 1 2 4 2
LSU 0 3 0 5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 4 5 0
Clemson 0 3 0 2 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1924 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of four wins, two losses and three ties (4–2–3).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Richmond*W 28–0
October 4Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0
October 11vs. AuburnRichmond, VAT 0–0
October 17vs. MarylandWashington, DCW 12–0
October 25vs. Washington and Lee
T 0–07,000[1]
November 1at ClemsonW 50–6
November 8at NC StateL 3–6
November 15Virginia
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–6[2]
November 27VMI
T 0–015,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Players

The following players were members of the 1924 football team according to the roster published in the 1925 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4]

VPI 1924 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Arthur Roberts
  • Hunter Summerfield Talman

Guards

  • Z. F. Frey
  • James Edward Ray

Tackles

  • Samuel Oscar Graham (Capt.)
  • Arthur Trevilian Greene
  • Edward Frank Liebrecht

Center

  • Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)
Ends
  • S. R. Bailey
  • Forrest William Holly
  • Oscar Price Nutter

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre
  • Jack Wellford Moss

References

  1. ^ "Tech Battle Is Scoreless Tie" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 27, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cavaliers Win Hard Game From V. P. I." The Cavalier Daily. Google News Archives. November 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Turkey Day Classic In Roanoke Ends In Scoreless Tie". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Bugle 1925" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1925. p. 249. Retrieved 2016-01-08.