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1924 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–2–3 (2–2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSamuel Oscar Graham
Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1924 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of four wins, two losses and three ties (4–2–3).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Richmond*
W 28–0[1][2]
October 4Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0[3]
October 11vs. Auburn
T 0–05,000–7,000[4][5][6][7]
October 182:30 p.m.vs. Maryland
W 12–0[8][9]
October 25vs. Washington and Lee
T 0–07,000[10][11][12]
November 111:00 a.m.at Clemson
W 50–6[13][14]
November 8at NC State
L 3–6[15][16]
November 15Virginia
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–6[17][18][19]
November 272:15 p.m.VMI
T 0–015,000[20][21]
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries

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Richmond

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Richmond vs. VPI
1 234Total
Richmond 0 000 0
• VPI 7 777 28
See also: 1924 Richmond Spiders football team

VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Richmond at Miles Field.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Greene (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Liebrecht (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Rutherford (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Bird, Bond, Culbreth, Downing, Ellison, Ewing, Gaines, Handy, Holly, Jeffries, Kennedy, Krebs, Lineberry, Nutter, Roberts, Rousele, Talman, Williams and Wood.

The starting lineup for Richmond was: Taylor Sanford (left end), R. R. Robins (left tackle), E. H. Witten (left guard), E. L. Minter (center), Basil Minter (right guard), W. S. Bentley (right tackle), Claude Reams (right end), A. P. Newcomb (quarterback), William McCorkle (left halfback), E. W. Savory (right halfback), Meyer Vitsky (fullback). The substitutes were: C. L. Dillon, Dunsmore, D. R. Fick, Virgil Goode, Reese, William Roper and Whitfield.

Hampden–Sydney

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Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI
1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 3 700 10

After their victory over Richmond, VPI played Hampden–Sydney College at Miles Field.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Greene (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Liebrecht (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Esleeck (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Bird, Bond, Culbreth, Downing, Gaines, Handy, Holly, Jeffries, Kennedy, Krebs, Nutter, Talman and Williams.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Simmerman (left end), Cecil Blankenship (left tackle), William Venable (left guard), Alfred Dudley (center), Edward Sager (right guard), Harry Myles (right tackle), Archie Jones (right end), Harold Dudley (quarterback), James Holladay (left halfback), David Squires (right halfback), William Richardson (fullback). The substitutes were: John Brinser, Gordon Clarke, Eldridge, Hagan, Maxwell Harper, Hurt, Mace, Edwin Ott, David Reveley and Richard Roberts.

Auburn

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Auburn vs. VPI
1 234Total
Auburn 0 000 0
VPI 0 000 0
See also: 1924 Auburn Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Greene (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Liebrecht (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Holly and Nutter.

The starting lineup for Auburn was: Leslie "Buck" Spinks (left end), W. P. Grisham (left tackle), E. McFadden (left guard), J. D. Lawrence (center), R. G. Brice (right guard), Sitz (right tackle), Clyde Pruitt (right end), S. Dean Petersen (quarterback), Greene (left halfback), Ernest Williams (right halfback), Herman Salter (fullback). The substitutes were: Edward Allen, McCully, George Ollinger, Geddes Self and Turner.

Maryland

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Maryland vs. VPI
1 234Total
Maryland 0 000 0
• VPI 3 063 12
See also: 1924 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Moss (right halfback), DeLaBarre (fullback). The substitutes were: Esleeck.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Bill Supplee (left end), Walter Bromley (left tackle), Arthur Bonnet (left guard), Gomer Lewis (center), John Hough (right guard), Joseph C. Burger (right tackle), William Beatty (right end), Arthur Boyd (quarterback), Leland Cardwell (left halfback), George Heine (right halfback), Irving Hall (fullback). The substitutes were: Kenneth Coghill, Gilbert Dent, George Luckey, Alvin Parker and John Waters.

Washington and Lee

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Washington & Lee vs. VPI
1 234Total
W&L 0 000 0
VPI 0 000 0
See also: 1924 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), DeLaBarre (fullback). The substitutes were: Holly, Krebs, Liebrecht and Moss.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Ralph Daves (left end), Warren E. Tilson (left tackle), Robert Holt (left guard), Charlie Van Horn (center), Merrell Budnick (right guard), Leslie Stemmons (right tackle), James Kay Thomas (right end), Henry Wilson (quarterback), William Palmer (left halfback), Ty Rauber (right halfback), Eddie Cameron (fullback). The substitutes were: Harry Dawson, Archie Hawkins, Henry McMillan and John McVay.

Clemson

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VPI at Clemson
1 234Total
• VPI 7 23713 50
Clemson 6 000 6
  • Date: November 1, 1924
  • Location: Riggs Field
    Calhoun, SC
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m.
  • Referee: Foster (Hampden-Sydney)
See also: 1924 Clemson Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Krebs (right end), Rutherford (quarterback), DeLaBarre (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Culbreth.

NC State

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VPI at NC State
1 234Total
VPI 0 030 3
• NC State 0 006 6
See also: 1924 NC State Wolfpack football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Holly (left end), Greene (left tackle), Ray (left guard), Moran (center), Frey (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Jeffries and Krebs.

The starting lineup for NC State was: Samuel Wallis (left end), Cox (left tackle), William Beatty (left guard), Fred Logan (center), William White (right guard), G. Randolph Logan (right tackle), Joseph Ripple (right end), John Jeannette (quarterback), Alfred Johnston (left halfback), Walter Shuford (right halfback), Gaither Lassiter (fullback). The substitutes were: William Donnell, Henry Seawell and Charles Shuford.

Virginia

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Virginia vs. VPI
1 234Total
• UVA 6 000 6
VPI 0 000 0
See also: 1924 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Holly (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Krebs and Liebrecht.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Donald Darby (left end), Mul Holland (left tackle), A. Cockrill (left guard), James Reynolds (center), Charles Mackall (right guard), Reuben Hayman (right tackle), W. H. Ahner (right end), A. Carter Diffey (quarterback), Samuel Maphis (left halfback), Curtis Cuddy (right halfback), Charles Frost (fullback). The substitutes were: Walter Brown, Edmond Laird and Theodore Phillips.

VMI

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VMI vs. VPI
1 234Total
VMI 0 000 0
VPI 0 000 0
  • Date: November 27, 1924
  • Location: Maher Field
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 2:15 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 15,000
  • Game weather: "Ideal"
  • Referee: Paul Magoffin
See also: 1924 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Graham (left tackle), Frey (left guard), Moran (center), Ray (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Bailey (right end), Roberts (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), DeLaBarre (right halfback), Moss (fullback). The substitutes were: Esleeck.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Newton Barkley (left end), Joseph Hope (left tackle), Thomas McCracken (left guard), Francis Ferguson (center), Carl Hammond (right guard), Frank Clements (right tackle), John Fain (right end), Paul Caldwell (quarterback), John Willis (left halfback), Karl Harmeling (right halfback), Windy White (fullback). The substitutes were: Robert Glendy.

Players

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Roster

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VPI 1924 roster
  • S. R. Bailey
  • Bird
  • Bond
  • Harry White Culbreth
  • Cecil DeLaBarre
  • Downing
  • Ellison
  • Karl Esleeck
  • Albert Hugh Ewing
  • Z. F. Frey
  • Edwin Ruthven Gaines
  • Samuel Graham (Capt.)
  • Arthur Greene
  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • Forrest Holly
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • Kennedy
  • A. M. Krebs
  • Edward Liebrecht
  • H. H. Lineberry
  • Joseph Moran (Capt.)
  • Jack Moss
  • Oscar Nutter
  • James Ray
  • Arthur Roberts
  • Rousele
  • Donald Rutherford
  • Hunter Summerfield Talman
  • Williams
  • Wood

Monogram Club members

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Thirteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1924 VPI team.[22]

Player Hometown Notes
S. R. Bailey
Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre Amherst, Nebraska VA Commander (USNR) during World War I and II. DeLaBarre was also a Professor of Biology at VPI.
Z. E. Frey
Samuel Oscar Graham
Arthur Trevilian Greene
Forrest William Holly
Edward Frank Liebrecht
Joseph Henry Moran
Jack Wellford Moss Roanoke, Virginia United States Army Corps of Engineers. During World War II, he developed methods for crossing rice paddies in the Philippines in planning for the invasion of Japan. He was also the chief engineer in charge of plans, design and construction of Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base.
Oscar Price Nutter Blacksburg, Virginia 2nd Lieutenant, Army.
James Edward Ray
Arthur Roberts, Jr.
Donald Hurt Rutherford

Coaching and training staff

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  • Head coach: B. C. Cubbage
  • Manager: W. T. Johns, Jr.
  • Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
  • Freshman assistant coach: Sherertz
  • Freshman Manager: W. P. Wilkins

References

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  1. ^ "Spiders Drop Initial Contest to Heavy Blacksburg Eleven". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 3, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "V. P. I. Wins Easily From Richmond U." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 28, 1924. p. 61. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "V. P. I. Given Scare By Hampden-Sidney". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 5, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tigers and Gobblers in Deadlock". The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. October 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "V. P. I. In Scoreless Game With Auburn". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 85. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "V. P. I. Plays Auburn To Scoreless Draw". Birmingham Age-Herald. Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Tech-Auburn Need No Punting Drill". The News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 13, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Varsity Grid Team is Great in Defeat". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 21, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Virginia Poly Downs Game Maryland Team". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 19, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tech Battle Is Scoreless Tie" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 27, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "W. & L.--V.P.I. Battle Ends Without Score". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 26, 1924. p. 67. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Generals and Techs Battle to a Scoreless Tie". Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Wonderful Virginia Tech Eleven Smashes Tigers at Homecoming". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 5, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "V. P. I. Romps Away From Clemson, 50-6". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 2, 1924. p. 81. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Wolfpack Devours Gobblers". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 14, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "N. C. State Victor Over Virginia Poly". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 9, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "Cavaliers Win Hard Game From V. P. I." The Cavalier Daily. November 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  18. ^ "Virginia Defeats V.P.I. In First Minute of Play". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "Virginia Wins Game From V. P. I., 6 to 0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 16, 1924. p. 89. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Turkey Day Classic In Roanoke Ends In Scoreless Tie". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "V. M. I. and V. P. I. Battle to Scoreless Tie in Annual Turkey Day Contest at Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 4, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "The 1925 Bugle". Virginia Tech. p. 261. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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