1910 VPI football team

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The 1910 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1910 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2).

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Headcoach
CaptainVivian Burnett Hodgson
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1910 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainVivian Burnett Hodgson
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1909
1911 â†’
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1910 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown +2–0–16–1–1
VPI3–1–06–2–0
Davidson1–1–06–2–0
William & Mary1–1–01–7–1
George Washington0–1–00–1–0
Richmond0–4–02–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Hampden–Sydney
W 18–0[1]
October 5Davidson
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 16–6[2][3]
October 15Western Maryland
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–0[4][5]
October 22at Navy
L 0–3[6][7]
October 293:00 p.m.vs. Washington and Lee
W 23–02,500[8][9][10]
November 53:15 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 20–03,000[11][12]
November 12vs. George WashingtonLynchburg, VAW 16–5[13][14]
November 242:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina A&M
L 3–510,000–12,000[15][16][17][18]
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Before the season

The 1909 VPI football team compiled a 6–1 record and were led by Branch Bocock in his first season as head coach.

Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney

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

Davidson

See also: 1910 Davidson football team

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: A. Hodgson (left end), Rogers (left tackle), W. Legge (left guard), Gibbs (center), Pick (right guard), Jones (right tackle), H. B. Hughes (right end), J. Hughes (quarterback), Bernier (left halfback), F. Legge (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

The starting lineup for Davidson was: DeWitt Kluttz (left end), John Phipps (left tackle), William Thompson (left guard), David McQueen (center), William Wolfe (right guard), J. C. Cashion (right tackle), Lunsford Richardson (right end), James Pharr (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Samuel Erwin (right halfback), Everett Booe (fullback).

Western Maryland

The starting lineup for VPI was: McKan (left end), Rogers (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Ware (right guard), W. Legge (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Bernier (quarterback), Derby (left halfback), F. Legge (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

The starting lineup for Western Maryland was: Sprague (left end), W. H. Husung (left tackle), Leary (left guard), Wright (center), White (right guard), John Graefe (right tackle), Earnest Dukes (right end), Stultz (quarterback), A. M. Birdsall (left halfback), Dooley (right halfback), Twigg (fullback).

See also: 1910 Navy Midshipmen football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: A. Hodgson (left end), Jones (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Breckenridge (right guard), W. Legge (right tackle), Welch (right end), Bernier (quarterback), F. Legge (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Harris, Hughes and Rogers.

The starting lineup for Navy was: Calvin Cobb (left end), Thomas King (left tackle), John H. Brown Jr. (left guard), Phillip Weems (center), Carroll Wright (right guard), Davis (right tackle), K. P. Gilchrist (right end), Ingram C. Sowell (quarterback), John Dalton (left halfback), Henry Clay (right halfback), Pete Rodes (fullback). The substitutes were: Lee Carey, Edwin, Robert Elmer, Donald Hamilton, Frank Loftin, Clarence McReavy, Myers, Shaw and Ray Wakeman.

Washington and Lee

See also: 1910 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: A. Hodgson (left end), Jones (left tackle), Wyatt (left guard), Gibbs (center), Breckenridge (right guard), Burruss (right tackle), W. Legge (right end), J. Hughes (quarterback), Harris (left halfback), F. Legge (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bernier, Derby, McKan, Pick and Vaughan.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Lawrence Humphrey (left end), James Miller (left tackle), Paul Rogers (left guard), Leckey Kinnear (center), Daniel Clovis Moomaw (right guard), J. P. Hobson (right tackle), E. F. Burk (right end), T. C. McCallie (quarterback), Joseph Blackburn (left halfback), Roland Waddill (right halfback), I. R. Simms (fullback). The substitutes were: H. N. Barker, John Chatfield, E. P. Davis, Hamilton Derr, J. D. Harman, L. O'Quin and J. G. Wilson.

North Carolina

North Carolina vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
UNC 0 000 0
• VPI 0 9011 20
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See also: 1910 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: A. Hodgson (left end), Jones (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Breckenridge (right guard), Burruss (right tackle), W. Legge (right end), J. Hughes (quarterback), F. Legge (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Gravely and Rogers.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Bob Winston (left end), Cecil Garrett (left tackle), Earl Thompson (left guard), Levi Brown (center), Carl Parker (right guard), Lonnie Abernethy (right tackle), John Venable (right end), William Belk (quarterback), Colin Ruffin (left halfback), James Calmes (right halfback), Andrew Porter (fullback). The substitutes were: Joseph Chambers and William Young.

George Washington

George Washington vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
GW 0 500 5
• VPI 6 055 16
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See also: 1910 George Washington Hatchetites football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: W. Legge (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Gibbs (center), Pick (right guard), Jones (right tackle), A. Hodgson (right end), J. Hughes (quarterback), Derby (left halfback), F. Legge (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Gravely, Harris, Holt, Lefebre, Rogers and Vaughan.

The starting lineup for George Washington was: Langley (left end), Hart (left tackle), Herndon (left guard), Theodore Eickhoff (center), Richardson (right guard), F. Smith (right tackle), Matthew Farmer (right end), Cuthbert Farmer (quarterback), Willey (left halfback), H. Ellis (right halfback), Moore (fullback). The substitutes were: Robert Fowler, H. S. Hamlin, Valaer, Herbert White.

North Carolina A&M

North Carolina A&M vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
• NC A&M 5 000 5
VPI 0 300 3
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  • Date: November 24, 1910
  • Location: Lafayette Field
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 10,000–12,000
  • Referee: Jack Gass
See also: 1910 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: A. Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Breckenridge (right guard), Jones (right tackle), W. Legge (right end), J. Hughes (quarterback), F. Legge (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bernier, Harris, Holt and Rogers.

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: Harry Hartsell (left end), W. T. Hurtt (left tackle), E. H. Gattis (left guard), John Bray (center), D. B. Floyd (right guard), G. C. Glenn (right tackle), David Seifert (right end), Tal Stafford (quarterback), H. M. Cool (left halfback), D. A. Robertson (right halfback), W. H. Von Eberstein (fullback). The substitutes were: James Sherman.

After the season

In December 1910, the VPI players elected Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs as captain of the 1911 VPI football team.[19]

Players

Roster

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VPI 1910 roster
Quarterback
  • John Lepburn Hughes

Guards

Tackles

  • William Henry Burruss
  • Jones

Center

  • Aubrey Gibbs
 Ends
  • Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson
  • Withrow Reynolds Legge

Halfbacks

  • Claude Palmer Derby
  • Frederick Hughes Legge

Fullback

  • Vivian Burnett Hodgson (Capt.)
 Substitutes
  • Charles A. Bernier
  • William Seymour Gravely
  • Hargrove
  • Harris
  • Holt
  • Houston Boyd Hughes
  • Charles Woolfolk Coleman Mackan
  • Gordon Lefebre
  • James Rogers
  • Harry Vaughan
  • Ware
  • Stanley William Welch
  • Fred Tate Wyatt
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Monogram Club members

Sixteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1910 VPI team.[19]

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Player Hometown Notes
Charles A. Bernier Head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1912 to 1916 and again from 1923 to 1938 and at VPI from 1917 to 1919, compiling a career college football record of 87–106–18.
Breckenridge
William Henry Burruss Lynch Station, Virginia
Claude Palmer Derby Norfolk, Virginia
Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs
William Seymour Gravely Roanoke, Virginia
Harris
Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson East Falls Church, Virginia
Vivian Burnett Hodgson Norfolk, Virginia
John Lepburn Hughes
Jones
Frederick Hughes Legge Washington, DC
Withrow Reynolds Legge Washington, DC
Lewis A. Pick Brookneal, Virginia Served as Chief of Engineers in the United States Army. Pick was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Pick City, North Dakota, located by the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River was founded in 1946 and named for him.[20] Pickstown, South Dakota, located by the Fort Randall Dam was also named for him.
James Booth Rogers Lovingston, Virginia
Harry Briggs Vaughan Norfolk, Virginia
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Coaching and training staff

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