1912 VPI Gobblers football team

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The 1912 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1912 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–2 SAIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam Henry Burruss
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1912 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Henry Burruss
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 â†’
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1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown $5–0–08–1–0
Washington and Lee3–1–08–1–0
Virginia1–1–06–3–0
VPI1–2–05–4–0
Johns Hopkins0–1–00–9–0
North Carolina A&M0–2–04–3–0
North Carolina0–4–03–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Roanoke*
W 40–0[1][2]
October 5Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 42–7[3]
October 123:00 p.m.at Princeton*
L 0–31[4][5]
October 19Western Maryland*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 44–0[6]
October 26vs. North Carolina
W 26–02,000[7][8]
November 2Medical College of Virginia*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–10[9][10]
November 93:00 p.m.vs. Washington and Lee
L 6–203,500[11][12][13][14]
November 16West Virginia*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 41–0[15]
November 28at Georgetown
L 3–24[16][17][18]
  • *Non-conference game
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Before the season

The 1911 VPI football team compiled a 6–1–2 record and were led by Lew Riess in his only season as head coach.

Game summaries

Roanoke

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Pick (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Evans (center), Whitney (right guard), Burruss (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Legge (quarterback), Vawter (left halfback), Magill (right halfback), Rogers (fullback). The substitutes were: Saunders and Schultz.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Goodnight (left end), Hoeletz (left tackle), Bawker (left guard), Reitzel (center), Harr (right guard), Barnhardt (right tackle), Doeb (right end), Harmon (quarterback), Bevlin (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Kime (fullback).

Hampden–Sydney

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Evans (center), Whitney (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Legge (quarterback), Huddle (left halfback), Parrish (right halfback), Magill (fullback).

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: G. W. Jones (left end), Robert Guthrie (left tackle), John Moore (left guard), Marvin Bowling (center), S. B. Forbus (right guard), Loyal Benedict (right tackle), Frank Ebel (right end), Alexander Carrington (quarterback), Bernard Driver (left halfback), Carroll McClung (right halfback), Donald Corke (fullback).

Princeton

VPI at Princeton
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Princeton 14 7100 31
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See also: 1912 Princeton Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hughes (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Anderson (left guard), Evans (center), Breckenridge (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Legge (quarterback), Saunders (left halfback), Hodgson (right halfback), Parrish (fullback). The substitutes were: Moore.

The starting lineup for Princeton was: Andrews (left end), Phillips (left tackle), Wilber "Rip" Shenk (left guard), Arthur Bluethenthal (center), William John Logan (right guard), Edward Trenkmann (right tackle), F. Trenkman (right end), S. Baker (quarterback), Talbot Pendleton (left halfback), E. Waller (right halfback), Wallace "Butch" DeWitt (fullback). The substitutes were: Hobey Baker, Harold Ballin, Doolittle, Emmons, Longstrieth, Wilder Penfield, Bradley Streit, I. Swart, W. Swart, H. Waller, Wight.

Western Maryland

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Legge (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Hughes (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Magill (fullback).

The starting lineup for Western Maryland was: William Hook (left end), Pritchett (left tackle), M. Twigg (left guard), William Husung (center), Leon Cooper (right guard), John Billingslea (right tackle), Edward Weaver (right end), Frank Bowers (quarterback), Julian Numbers (left halfback), Warren Taylor (right halfback), Twigg (fullback).

North Carolina

See also: 1912 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Breckenridge (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Hughes (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Vawter (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Mackan, Magill, Pick, Rogers and Whitehead.

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Foust (left end), Lonnie Abernethy (left tackle), John Johnson (left guard), Jones (center), Olin Jennings (right guard), Ralph Stevens (right tackle), Long (right end), William Tillett (quarterback), William Wakeley (left halfback), Charles Moore (right halfback), Richard Abernethy (fullback). The substitutes were: Blake Applewhite, Bagwell, Gaston Dortch, Erwin, William Huske and Robert Strange.

Medical College of Virginia

Medical College of Virginia vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
• MCV 0 037 10
VPI 0 000 0
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The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Mackan (right end), Hodgson (quarterback), Anderson (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Legge (fullback).

The starting lineup for Medical College of Virginia was: Foster (left end), James Walker (left tackle), Raymond Brockwell (left guard), John Cofer (center), Norman Roblee (right guard), Hedgepeth (right tackle), Arnold (right end), George Schenck (quarterback), Johns (left halfback), Elder (right halfback), Hardy (fullback).

Washington and Lee

Washington & Lee vs. VPI
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• W&L 3 0710 20
VPI 6 000 6
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  • Date: November 9, 1912
  • Location: Fair Grounds
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 3,500
  • Referee: Jack Gass
See also: 1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hughes (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Schultz (center), Lefebre (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Magill (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Vawter (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Evans, Hodgson, Taylor and Whitehead.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: J. P. Hieatt (left end), Ted Shultz (left tackle), James Miller (left guard), Carl Moore (center), Paul Rogers (right guard), Buck Miles (right tackle), Kelly Francis (right end), W. C. Raftery (quarterback), Walter Terry (left halfback), Edmond Burk (right halfback), Raymond Beuhring (fullback). The substitutes were: Henry Barker, M. S. Barrow, David Bone, Carson, Edward Donahue, Edmonds, W. H. Neblett, Henry Peeples, James Rothrock, Mark Stewart and W. R. Walton.

West Virginia

See also: 1912 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Magill (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Evans (center), Lefebre (right guard), Pick (right tackle), Whitehead (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Hughes (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Hodgson (fullback).

The starting lineup for West Virginia was: Harrison (left end), Robinson (left tackle), Melville Boyles (left guard), Davis (center), Truman Martin (right guard), Musgrove (right tackle), Lackman (right end), Wilkerson (quarterback), Carden (left halfback), Race (right halfback), Carl Bachmann (fullback).

Georgetown

VPI at Georgetown
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
VPI 0 030 3
• Georgetown 0 1077 24
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See also: 1912 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Magill (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Evans (center), Pick (right guard), Whitehead (right tackle), Huddle (right end), Rogers (quarterback), Hodgson (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Vawter (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Hughes, Mackan, Magill, Parrish, Peake, Saunders, Schultz and Taylor.

The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Charles Bergen (left end), Jack Hegarty (left tackle), Eddie Mullaney (left guard), Marvin Ritch (center), Tom Moriarty (right guard), David White (right tackle), Bill Martin (right end), Harry Costello (quarterback), Harry Kelly (left halfback), James Fury (right halfback), Jim Dunn (fullback). The substitutes were: Earl Campazzi, Sam Foley, Ed Heiskell, John Petritz and George Van Duyne.

Players

The following players were members of the 1912 football team according to the roster published in the 1913 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[19]

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VPI 1912 roster
Quarterback
  • James Booth Rogers

Guards

Tackles

  • William Henry Burruss (Capt.)
  • Werner Joseph Schultz
  • Thomas M. Whitehead

Center

 Ends
  • Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson
  • Houston Boyd Hughes
  • C. B. Mackan

Halfbacks

  • Withrow Reynolds Legge
  • Orrin Rankin Magill
  • David Walker Parrish

Fullback

  • John Rudisil Vawter
 Substitutes
  • Anderson
  • Breckenridge
  • Huddle
  • Peake
  • Sanders
  • Franklin Minor Taylor
  • Whitney
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Coaching and training staff

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