1920 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1920 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1920 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Stanley Sutton and finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6).

1920 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6 (2–4 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Frizzell Parrish
Henry Redd
Home stadiumMiles Field
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Maryland 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Washington and Lee 3 –0 –05 –3 –0
Georgetown 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 3 –1 –05 –2 –2
NC State 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Davidson 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
VPI 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Catholic University 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
George Washington 0 –1 –01 –6 –1
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –3 –0
William & Mary 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The week before their first game of the season, VPI's captain and star fullback Henry Redd broke his arm.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Hampden–Sydney*
W 35–0[2]
October 2William & Mary
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0[3][4]
October 9Emory and Henry*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 75–6[5]
October 163:00 p.m.at Rutgers*
L 6–195,000[6][7][8][9]
October 23Maryland
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–7[10][11]
October 30vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–135,000-7,000[12][13]
November 63:00 p.m.at Richmond
W 21–03,000[14][15]
November 11vs. NC StateNorfolk, VAL 6–145,000[16]
November 20vs. Centre*
L 0–288,000[17][18][19]
November 252:30 p.m.vs. VMI
L 7–2415,000–20,000[20][21][22][23]

Game summaries

William & Mary
1 234Total
W&M 0 000 0
• VPI 0 0714 21

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Saunders (right guard), Effinger (right tackle), Washington (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Martin (left halfback), Sutton (right halfback), Shaner (fullback).
The substitutes were: Carpenter, Eldridge, Hutchinson, Jones, Moore, Newman, Rice, Shaeffer, Sheppard, Sherertz and Wallace.

Emory and Henry

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), Effinger (left tackle), Tilson (left guard), Hardwick (center), Saunders (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Martin (left halfback), Sutton (right halfback), Wallace (fullback).
The substitutes were: Givens, Newman, Shaeffer, Shaner and Sherertz.

Rutgers
1 234Total
VPI 0 006 6
• RU 9 073 19
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Neilson Field
    Piscataway, NJ
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Charles Hann (Harvard)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Effinger (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Washington (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Martin (left halfback), Sutton (right halfback), Wallace (fullback).
The substitutes were: Jones, Moore, Rice, Shaeffer, Sheppard, Sherertz and Wilson.

Maryland
1 234Total
• Maryland 0 007 7
VPI 0 000 0
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Miles Field
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Referee: Gass (Lehigh)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Effinger (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Shaeffer (right halfback), W. Tilson (fullback).
The substitutes were: Eldridge, Jones, Moore, Rice, Washington and Wilson.

Washington and Lee
1 234Total
• W&L 0 670 13
VPI 0 000 0
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Lynchburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 5,000-7,000
  • Referee: Gass (Lehigh)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Shaeffer (right halfback), Martin (fullback).
The substitutes were: Rutherford, Saunders, Wallace, Washington and Wilson.

Richmond
1 234Total
• VPI 14 070 21
RU 0 000 0
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Boulevard Park
    Richmond, VA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: Gooch (Virginia)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Martin (fullback).
The substitutes were: Jones, Saunders, Shaeffer and Wilson.

NC State
1 234Total
• NCSU 0 707 14
VPI 0 060 6
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Norfolk, VA
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Gass (Lehigh)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Martin (fullback).
The substitutes were: Saunders, Shaeffer, Sheppard and W. Wilson.

Centre
1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Centre 0 14140 28

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Sherertz (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Lybrook (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Martin (fullback).
The substitutes were: Jones, Shaeffer and Tilson.

VMI
1 234Total
• VMI 0 7710 24
VPI 7 000 7
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Fair Grounds
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 15,000–20,000
  • Referee: Cosgrave (Army)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Parrish (left end), T. Tilson (left tackle), Resh (left guard), Hardwick (center), Saunders (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Carpenter (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Shaeffer (right halfback), Sherertz (fullback).
The substitutes were: Flory, Jones and Lybrook.

Players

The following players were members of the 1920 football team according to the roster published in the 1921 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[24]

VPI 1920 roster
Quarterback
  • William Murry Lybrook

Guards

  • Franklyn Senator Resh
  • Robert M. Saunders
  • William Shields Sherertz

Tackles

Center

  • Harry Judson Hardwick
 Ends

Halfbacks

  • Samuel Dennison Shaeffer
  • Harry McMullen Sutton
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace

Fullbacks

 Substitutes
  • Bill Effinger
  • Cornelius Johnson Eldridge
  • Charles Laurence Flory
  • Givens
  • Hutchinson
  • Melvin Rivers Jones
  • P. G. Jones
  • Ralph Erskine Moore
  • Newman
  • Guy Eldridge Rice
  • Donald Hurt Rutherford
  • Hubert Anderson Sheppard
  • W. Tilson
  • W. Wilson

References
  1. "Tech Loses Captain And Their Star Fullback". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 25, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. "Virginia Tech Downs Hampden-Sidney, 35-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 26, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. "William And Mary Lose To Virginia Tech, 21-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 3, 1920. p. 22. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. "Tech Trims Indians" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 8, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. "Va. Tech Swamps Emory and Henry". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 11, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. "Antique VPI football Program | PROGRAMS".
  7. "Martin Makes Only V.P.I. Point". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 18, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. "Rutgers Conquers Va. Tech. In A Sensational Contest". The Targum. Rutgers University. October 19, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. "Virginia Poly Bows to Rutgers". New York Herald. Library of Congress. October 17, 1920. p. 20. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. "Maryland Wins From Virginia Polytechnic". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "V.P.I. Loses To Heavy Maryland Team, 7 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  12. "Virginia Tech Vanquished By Generals In 13–0 Game" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 2, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  13. "Generals Defeat Tech 13-0 Score". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  14. "Richmond Ready For Big Grid Game Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 6, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  15. "Richmond's Big Gridiron Contest Is Won By Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 7, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  16. "Virginia Tech Succumbs Before Tarheel Attack". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 12, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  17. "Centre College Eleven Downs Virginia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 21, 1920. p. 22. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  18. "Centre Wins 28 To 0". The Richmond Daily Register. Library of Congress. November 22, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  19. "Virginia Poly Easy For Centre College". New York Herald. Library of Congress. November 21, 1920. p. 45. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  20. "V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  21. "V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  22. "Cadets' Flying Squadron Keeps Its Slate Clean". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 26, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  23. "V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  24. "The Bugle 1921" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1921. p. 205. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
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