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1937 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCarol Leo Shockey
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Clemson 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Duke 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Furman 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1937 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Roanoke*
W 27–7[1]
September 258:00 p.m.vs. Duke
L 0–2511,000–12,000[2][3][4]
October 2at Tennessee*
L 0–2710,000[5][6]
October 9vs. William & Mary
L 0–126,000[7]
October 168:00 p.m.at NC State
L 7–137,000[8][9]
October 23Washington and Leedagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 19–75,000[10][11][12][13]
October 30Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–03,000[14]
November 6at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–12[15][16]
November 132:10 p.m.at Virginia*
W 14–77,000–7,500[17][18]
November 25vs. VMI
W 12–620,000[19][20]

Players

Roster

VPI 1937 roster
  • James Raymond Belcher
  • Stephen B. Bogese
  • Irving Ward Boswell
  • Billy Boyd
  • Graham S. Buchanan
  • Archibald Branks Cameron
  • Joe Carr
  • Martin Ricks Cobb
  • Pete Cregger
  • Weldon Darnell
  • Junior Davis
  • Phil DeMuro
  • W. H. Devlin
  • Lloyd Doxey
  • Samuel Bascom Dunn
  • Mathew Leslie Ellison
  • Leonard H. Futrell
  • James Anthony Gaugler
  • John Alfred Hamer
  • Mel Henry
  • Paul Higgins
  • Wade Hampton Hitt
  • Woodrow Kantner
  • E. S. King
  • Howard Mast
  • William McClelland
  • Al Miller
  • R. P. Murray
  • Frank Lovitt Oliver
  • Frank Pierce
  • David Marion Pitts
  • Stanley Covington "Sonny" Powers
  • Arthur Robison
  • Brick Rothrock
  • Rochelle Rountree
  • Daniel Green Shawhan
  • Carol Shockey (Capt.)
  • Chilton Shorter
  • Claude Simpson
  • George Thorpe
  • Leo Vecellio
  • Edgar Waugh
  • Boswell William
  • Louis Willson
  • Neil Saunders Wood
  • Robert Woolwine
  • Woodrum Woolwine
  • George Worthington
  • Thomas Wright
  • Walter E. Zilahy

Varsity letter winners

Eighteen players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1937 VPI team.[21]

Player Hometown Notes
James Raymond Belcher
Archie Cameron
Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger
Weldon Tolliver "Kinky" Darnell Winston-Salem, North Carolina
James Blackwell "Junior" Davis
Philip Galliano DeMuro
William Harper Devlin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lloyd Gibbs Doxey Halifax, North Carolina World War II veteran (Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Melvin Henry Cumberland, Maryland
Ernest Stuart King
Howard Dilworth Mast Lynnhaven, Virginia World War II veteran (Lieutenant (junior grade), Navy).
Albert Sanford Miller
Ruffner Page Murray
Frank Marion Pierce World War II veteran (Lieutenant Colonel, Army).
Arthur Stephen Robison Richmond, Virginia World War II veteran (Army).
Carol Leo Shockey (Capt.) Shockeysville, Virginia
Leo Arthur Vecellio Beckley, West Virginia World War II veteran (Army). Awarded the Legion of Merit.
George Yellott Worthington

References

  1. ^ "V. P. I. Routs Roanoke". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 19, 1937. p. 30. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Night Game to Usher in 1937 Grid Season For Blue Devil Eleven". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 24, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Wademen Open Season With Win Over V.P.I." The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 28, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Duke Too Strong For V. P. I., 25-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 26, 1937. p. 25. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tennessee Tramples Virginia Tech, 27 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Long Vol Dashes Down V. P. I., 27-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 3, 1937. p. 33. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "W. And M. Smashes V. P. I.'s Mastery". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 10, 1937. p. 35. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "State Defeats V.P.I. Gobblers By 13–7 Count". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 22, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "N. C. State Is Victor". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 17, 1937. p. 31. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "W. & L.'s State Title Hopes Smashed by Tech, 19–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Big Blue Downed 19-7 At Tech Homecoming" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 26, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "V. P. I. Ends Losses in W. and L. Tussle". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 24, 1937. p. 28. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "V. P. I. Trounces Generals, 19 to 7". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. October 28, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Romp For V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 31, 1937. p. 27. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Spiders Pull Upset; Break VPI Jinx, 12-7". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 12, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Richmond Finally Wins From V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 7, 1937. p. 28. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Tar Heel Eleven Next Virginia Foe". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 15, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Tie Jinx Is Ended As V.P.I. Triumphs". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 14, 1937. p. 36. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Va. Tech Beats V.M.I., 12 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1937. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "V. M. I. Defeated Thursday Before Large Crowd". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 2, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "1937 VPI Letterwinners". Virginia Tech. Retrieved January 6, 2023.


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