1936 VPI Gobblers football team

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1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Davidson 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1936 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

September 17, 1936Roanoke*

W 16–7 – September 26, 1936at Clemson

L 0–20 – October 3, 1936vs. MarylandRoanoke, VAL 0–6 – October 10, 1936vs. William & Mary

W 14–0 8,000[1] October 17, 1936at South Carolina

L 0–14 6,000[2] October 24, 19362:30pm[3]at NC State

L 0–13 7,500[4] October 31, 1936Richmond

W 20–7 – November 7, 1936at Washington and Lee

L 0–27 5,000[5] November 14, 1936Virginia*

W 7–6 – November 26, 1936vs. VMI

W 6–0 17,000[6]

Template:CFB Schedule End

  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1936 Virginia Tech football schedule[7]

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1937 7 3 63 Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson Chicago Cardinals End

Players

The following players were members of the 1936 football team.

VPI 1936 roster
  • F. M. "Mac" Banks
  • Wilson Brown
  • Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger
  • James Blackwell Davis
  • Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson
  • Lloyd Gibbs Doxey
  • James Anthony Gaugler
  • Melvin Henry
  • Bud Ingles
  • David Jones
  • Ruffner Page Murray
  • M. L. O'Neale
  • Frank Marion Pierce
  • O. G. Piland
  • Arthur S. Robison
  • Carol Leo Shockey
  • George Sodaro
  • Leo Arthur Vecellio
  • George Yellott Worthington

References

  1. ^ "Tech Converts 'Breaks' To Whip Indians, 14–0" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 13, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Gamecocks Take Gobblers Into Camp, 14–0". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. October 21, 1936. p. 5. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Homecoming Game Brings VPI Here as Opponent for State". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 23, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Techs Lick VPI For Homecoming". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 30, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "5000 See Generals Trounce VPI Gobblers, 27 to 0" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 10, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Gobblers Defeat Squadron, 6 To 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1936–1937". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
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