1926 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1926 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1926 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). This was the first season played in Miles Stadium.

1926 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Edward Miles
Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1926 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –1
Tennessee 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –16 –2 –2
VPI 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Auburn 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
LSU 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
VMI 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Maryland 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
Florida 1 –4 –12 –6 –2
Kentucky 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
NC State 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Roanoke*
W 47–0[1]
October 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 30–0
October 9at Dartmouth*
L 0–21[2]
October 16vs. MarylandNorfolk, VAW 24–811,000[3][4]
October 23Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 6–07,000[5]
October 302:00 p.m.at Kentucky
T 13–135,000[6][7]
November 6vs. South Carolina
L 0–19[8][9][10]
November 132:30 p.m.vs. Washington and Lee
L 0–138,000-10,000[11][12][13]
November 25vs. VMI
W 14–715,000[14][15]

Players

The following players were members of the 1926 football team according to the roster published in the 1927 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[16]

VPI 1926 roster
  • George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson
  • Albert Ewell Bailey
  • Joseph Murray Brown
  • Karl Esleeck
  • Fussell
  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • Philip Smith Hotchkiss
  • William Coles Hudgins
  • J. R. Jacobs
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • J. B. Jones
  • John Ote Looney
  • Scotty MacArthur

References
  1. "V. P. I. Displays Form in Trimming Roanoke". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 26, 1926. p. 71. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. "Dartmouth Pushed to Conquer V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 10, 1926. p. 80. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. "Old Liners Assist V.P.I. To Win, 24-8". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 19, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. "Old-Liners Are Beaten By Virginia Poly, 24-8". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 17, 1926. p. 87. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. Wranek, William (October 25, 1926). "Virginia Plays Great Game". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. p. 5. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. "Wildcats Tie With Gobbler Outfit, 13 All". The Kentucky Kernel. University of Kentucky. November 5, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. "V. P. I. and Kentucky Play Tie, 13 To 13". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 31, 1926. p. 93. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. "South Carolinians down V. P. I., 19–0, in Gridiron Season's Biggest Upset". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1926. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Carolina Overwhelms V.P.I." The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 12, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. "V. P. I. Given A Jolt By South Carolina". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 7, 1926. p. 85. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  11. "Generals Beat V.P.I." (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 13, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  12. "Washington and Lee Defeats V. P. I., 13-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 14, 1926. p. 103. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  13. "Washington and Lee Wins Great Victory over Virginia Polytechnic Institute". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  14. "Gobblers Defeat V. M. I. 14–7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  15. "V. M. I. Loses to V. P. I. 14 to 7 in Turkey Day Game at Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 2, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  16. "The Bugle 1927" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1927. p. 281. Retrieved January 8, 2016.


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