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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
Source: HokieSports.com: 1934 Virginia Tech football schedule[4]
NFL Draft selections
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
Quarterbacks
William Duncan Holsclaw
Mattox
Guards
Benjamin Botnick
James Henry Copenhaver
Edward Ralph English
John Norman Ochs
Tackles
F. M. "Mac" Banks
Benjamin Dodge
Harry Worden Howard
Center
Ends
Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.)
Warren "Red" Negri
David Thomas
Halfbacks
Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter
Herman Edward "Foots" Dickerson
James Edward Ottaway
Joseph Decatur Russell
George Edward Sodaro
Howard Arnold Spruill
Fullback
George Maxie Smith (Capt.)
References
^ "V.P.I. Scores on Pass to Beat Indians, 6–0" (PDF) . The Flat Hat . College of William & Mary . October 16, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016 .
^ "Gamecocks-Gobblers To Match Spurs" . The Gamecock . University of South Carolina . November 2, 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016 .
^ a b "VPI Subdues Cadets On Muddy Field 13–0" . The V.M.I. Cadet . Virginia Military Institute . December 3, 1934. p. 1. 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" (PDF) . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1935. p. 282. Retrieved 2016-01-11 .
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