1935 VPI Gobblers football team
| 1935 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Louis L. Fittro |
| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Duke $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1935 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1935 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and two ties (4–3–2).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Roanoke* | W 7–0 | ||
| September 28 | Clemson |
| L 7–28 | |
| October 5 | vs. Maryland | L 0–7 | ||
| October 12 | vs. William & Mary* | T 0–0 | 7,500[1] | |
| October 26 | vs. Washington and Lee | W 15–0 | ||
| November 2 | South Carolina |
| W 27–0 | 4,000[2] |
| November 9 | vs. NC State | Portsmouth, VA | L 0–6 | |
| November 16 | at Virginia | T 0–0 | ||
| November 28 | vs. VMI |
| W 12–6 | 12,000[3] |
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- Source: HokieSports.com: 1935 Virginia Tech football schedule[4]
NFL Draft selections
| = Pro Football 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 1935 football team according to the roster published in the 1936 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[5]
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References
- ^ "William and Mary Battles Gobblers in 0–0 Deadlock" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 15, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Birds Bow to Va. Poly". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 8, 1935. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Gobblers Win State Title By 12–6 Score". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1935–1936". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
- ^ "The Bugle 1936" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1936. p. 256. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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