1922 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1922 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1922 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1).

1922 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarry McMullen Sutton
Harry Judson Hardwick
Home stadiumMiles Field
1922 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina + 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
Georgia Tech + 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Vanderbilt * + 3 –0 –08 –0 –1
VPI 3 –0 –08 –1 –1
Florida 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Auburn 2 –1 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Alabama 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Virginia 1 –1 –14 –4 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –03 –4 –2
Kentucky 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 1 –2 –05 –4 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Maryland 1 –2 –04 –5 –1
LSU 1 –2 –03 –7 –0
Georgia 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
South Carolina 0 –2 –05 –4 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –04 –5 –1
NC State 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Hampden–Sydney*
W 38–0[1][2]
September 30King*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 25–0[3][4]
October 7William & Mary*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 20–6[5][6]
October 142:30 p.m.vs. Centre*
L 6–1012,500[7][8][9][10]
October 21at Davidson*
T 7–73,000[11][12]
October 28Catholic*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 73–0[13][14][15]
November 4Maryland
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0[16][17][18]
November 11vs. NC StateNorfolk, VAW 24–06,000[19][20][21]
November 18vs. Washington and Lee
W 41–6[22][23][24][25]
November 302:30 p.m.vs. VMI*
W 7–312,000–16,000[26][27][28][29][30]

Players

The following players were members of the 1922 football team according to the roster published in the 1923 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[31]

VPI 1922 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Owens
  • Arthur Roberts
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace

Guards

  • R. E. Moore
  • James Edward Ray
  • Robert James Rea
  • William Shields Sherertz

Tackles

Centers

  • Robert Lindsay Baker
  • Joseph Henry Moran
 Ends
  • Harry Judson Hardwick (Capt.)
  • Edward Frank Liebrecht
  • Oscar Price Nutter
  • Charles Douglas Rhodes
  • Williams
  • Victor Peters Wilson

Halfbacks

  • Raymond Madison Buchanan
  • Charles Laurence Flory
  • Donald Hurt Rutherford
  • Harry McMullen Sutton (Capt.)

Fullbacks

  • C. O. Beck
  • Herbert Houston "Pasco" Gettle
  • Saunders

References
  1. "Virginia Tech Beats Hampden-Sidney, 38-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 24, 1922. p. 43. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. "V. P. I. Is Too Strong For Hampden-Sydney". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 24, 1922. p. 72. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. "V. P. I. Defense Tested by King College Team". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 1, 1922. p. 73. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. "Virginia Techs Look Good in Early Clash". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 1, 1922. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. "Tech Proves To Be Too Much For The Indians" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 13, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  6. "Gobblers Defeat William and Mary Without Trouble". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 8, 1922. p. 45. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  7. "Prayin' Colonels Defeat Tech in Last Period Spurt After Being Played Off Their Feet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  8. "Centre Gets Winning Mark as End Nears". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 15, 1922. p. 18. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  9. "Centre Team Fortunate To Down V. P. I., 10 To 6". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 15, 1922. p. 85. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. "Centre Is Forced To Limit To Win From U.P.I. Eleven". Birmingham Age-Herald. Library of Congress. October 15, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  11. "Plucky Wildcats Fight Virginia Techmen To A 7–7 Draw And Uphold The Time Honored Glory Of Sprunt Athletic Field". The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 26, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  12. "Davidson Surprises Virginia Tech Eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 22, 1922. p. 50. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  13. "Varsity Handed Trouncing By Virginia Poly". The Tower. Catholic University of America. November 3, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  14. "V.P.I. Beats Catholic Univ. Score 73 To 0". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. October 29, 1922. p. 16. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  15. "V.P.I. Outclasses Catholic U., 73-0". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. October 29, 1922. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  16. "Virginia Gobblers Down Maryland". The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 5, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  17. "Virginia Tech Blanks Maryland Warriors". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 5, 1922. p. 45. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  18. "Maryland Is Downed By Virginia Poly, 21-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 5, 1922. p. 75. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  19. "State Falls Before Strong V.P.I. Eleven". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 17, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  20. "Virginia Tech Romps on Tarheel Opponents". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 12, 1922. p. 47. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  21. "V. P. I. Team Masters North Carolina State". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 12, 1922. p. 74. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  22. "Generals Easy Mark For Virginia Tech" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 18, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  23. "Blacksburg Gridders Rout W. & L. Eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 19, 1922. p. 49. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  24. "Washington and Lee Bows To V. P. I., 41-6". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 19, 1922. p. 79. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  25. "W. L. U. Went Down in Defeat Before V. P. I." The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 22, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  26. "Goblers Defeat Cadets in Close Game". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 11, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  27. "Techs Lick Cadets in Thrilling Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. December 1, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  28. "Virginia Cadets Meet in Twenty-First Fight Before Record Crowd". The Roanoke World-News. Library of Virginia. October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  29. "V. M. I. Lost Thanksgiving Game to V. P. I. in Roanoke". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. December 6, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  30. "V. M. I. Goes Down Before V. P. I. Thursday 7 to 3 in Stirring Contest". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 7, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  31. "The Bugle 1923" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1923. p. 252. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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