1917 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1917 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1917 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).

1917 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Temple Parrish
Home stadiumMiles Field
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown $ 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Richmond 2 –1 –04 –2 –1
Washington and Lee 2 –1 –04 –3 –0
North Carolina A&M 2 –1 –16 –2 –1
VPI 2 –1 –16 –2 –1
Maryland State 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Davidson 1 –2 –06 –4 –0
VMI 1 –3 –14 –4 –1
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –1 –00 –3 –0
William & Mary 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Hampden–Sydney*
W 12–0[1]
October 13Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 59–6[2]
October 20Davidson
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–7[3][4]
October 273:00 p.m.at Georgetown
L 0–28[5][6][7]
November 3Wake Forest*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 50–0[8][9]
November 10vs. West Virginia*
L 3–274,000[10]
November 17vs. North Carolina A&M
T 7–73,500[11][12]
November 24Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 70–0[13][14]
November 292:45 p.m.vs. VMI
W 6–0[15][16][17]

Players

The following players were members of the 1917 football team according to the roster published in the 1918 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[18]

VPI 1917 roster
Quarterback
  • William Murry Lybrook

Guards

  • Henry Claybrook Lester
  • Walter Weiss Rangely

Tackles

  • Hank Crisp
  • Guy Eugene McNeil
  • Harry Temple Parrish (Capt.)
 Center
  • Ralph Purlius Currie

Ends

  • Edwin Lee Roden
  • William Lee Younger

Halfbacks

  • John Rueben Benner
  • Eugene Darrington Bock
  • Philip Aylett Penton
 Fullback
  • R. D. Ginney

Substitutes

  • John Franklin Chapman
  • James Thomas Hardwick
  • Victor Henry Miller
  • John Temple Powers
  • Mathew Philip Will
  • Harry Robert Yates

Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney
1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 6 006 12

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Young (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Peyton (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Lester, B. Parrish, D. Roden, Wiegel and Willis.

Emory and Henry

The starting lineup for VPI was: Powers (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Lester (right guard), Rangely (right tackle), D. Roden (right end), Bock (quarterback), Wiegel (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Crisp (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles, Godsey, Hardwick, Lybrook, Matthews, Mckann, Miller, Robinson, Thornton, Ward, Wills, Yates and Young.

Davidson

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Younger (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Lester (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Wiegel (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Miller, Peyton, D. Roden and E. Roden.

Georgetown

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Lester (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Peyton (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Rangely, D. Roden and Yates.

Wake Forest

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), Yates (left guard), Currie (center), Rangely (right guard), McNeil (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Peyton (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Crisp (fullback). The substitutes were: Bock, Eldridge, Godsey, Hitchens, Lybrook, Miller, Thornton and Will.

West Virginia

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), McNeil (left tackle), Lester (left guard), Currie (center), Rangely (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Miller, Peyton and Will.

North Carolina A&M

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), McNeil (left tackle), Lester (left guard), Currie (center), Rangely (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Peyton.

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), McNeil (left tackle), Yates (left guard), Miller (center), Hitchens (right guard), Rangely (right tackle), Thornton (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Crisp (fullback).

VMI

The starting lineup for VPI was: D. Roden (left end), H. Parrish (left tackle), McNeil (left guard), Currie (center), Lester (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Younger (right end), E. Roden (quarterback), Bock (left halfback), Benner (right halfback), Godsey (fullback). The substitutes were: Peyton.

References
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  2. "Tech Players Run Wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 14, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. "Godsey Win For Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 21, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. "Davidson Loses Hard-Fought Game" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 24, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  5. "Georgetown Beats V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  6. "Hilltops Beat Virginia Polys". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 28, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  7. "Cody Won't Appear In Hilltop Eleven Against Visitors". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 26, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. "Virginia Tech Eleven Wins From Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 4, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. "Virginia Tech Defeats Wake Forest Eleven". Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University. November 10, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  11. "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 18, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  13. "Techs Score At Will". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 25, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  14. "Roanoke College Walloped By V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  15. "Roanoke Alive With Visitors For Big Annual Football Battle Between Techs and Cadets Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  16. "Virginia Techs Victors Over Lexington Cadets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  17. "Techs Victors Over Cadets Yesterday". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  18. "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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