1914 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
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The 1914 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1914 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6â2â1).
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| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6â2â1 (1â1 SAIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Miles Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee + | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia + | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's (MD) | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | King* | W 35â0 | [1] | |||
| October 3 | RandolphâMacon* |
| W 13â0 | [2] | ||
| October 10 | HampdenâSydney* |
| W 22â0 | [3][4] | ||
| October 17 | vs. West Virginia Wesleyan* | Charleston, WV | L 0â13 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Roanoke* |
| T 7â7 | [6][7][8] | ||
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Washington and Lee |
| L 6â7 | 5,000 | [9][10] |
| November 7 | Marshall* |
| W 54â6 | [11][12] | ||
| November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina A&M |
| W 3â0 | 400 | [13][14] |
| November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. VMI* |
| W 3â0 | 5,000-7,000 | [15][16][17][18] |
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Before the season
The 1913 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 7â1â1 record and were led by Branch Bocock in his fourth season as head coach.
Game summaries
King
VPI's first game of the season was a victory over King at Miles Field.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Whitehead (left tackle), Montague (left guard), Savage (center), Benedict (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Rives (right end), Peake (quarterback), Huddle (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Engleby, Harvey, Henderson, Macon, Moore, Robertson, Treakle and Vaughan-Lloyd.
The starting lineup for King was: George King (left end), Smith (left tackle), Newland (left guard), Wood (center), Graham (right guard), Kincaid (right tackle), Lee (right end), Burrows (quarterback), Caldwell (left halfback), Fain (right halfback), Davidson (fullback).
RandolphâMacon
After their victory over King, VPI played RandolphâMacon College at Miles Field.
HampdenâSydney
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| HS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
- Date: October 10, 1914
- Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA
The starting lineup for VPI was: Rives (left end), Oppenheimer (left tackle), Benedict (left guard), Montague (center), Williams (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Cottrell (right end), Peake (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Engleby, Gregory, Harvey, Huddle, Macon, Savage, Somerville, Taylor, Treakle and Vaughan-Lloyd.
The starting lineup for HampdenâSydney was: P. C. Adams (left end), Robert Guthrie (left tackle), Robert Warwick (left guard), Marvin Bowling (center), R. B. Thompson (right guard), John Shackelford (right tackle), Frank Massie (right end), Walter Thurman (quarterback), A. B. Driver (left halfback), Peyton Palmore (right halfback), Perkins (fullback).
West Virginia Wesleyan
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Oppenheimer (left guard), Savage (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Powell (right end), Peake (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Funkhouser, Gregory, Macon, Montague, Rives and Somerville.
The starting lineup for West Virginia Wesleyan was: W. Guy Morrison (left end), Herbert Withers (left tackle), Everett Morgan (left guard), William Singleton (center), Harry Vance (right guard), John Kellison (right tackle), James Heavener (right end), Harry Stansbury (quarterback), O. Shumaker (left halfback), R. Worth Shumaker (right halfback), William Jacobs (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Allen and Bobbitt.
Roanoke
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Roanoke | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| VPI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: October 24, 1914
- Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA - Game weather: "slippery"
- Referee: Miles
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Moore (left tackle), Benedict (left guard), Montague (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Franklin (right end), Peake (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Funkhouser (right halfback), Huddle (fullback). The substitutes were: Cottrell, Engleby, Harvey, Macon, Perry, Rives, Sanders, Somerville and Vaughan-Lloyd.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Harman (left end), S. L. Bonham (left tackle), Roe (left guard), O'Flaherty (center), Kellenger (right guard), R. H. Duncan (right tackle), Harman (right end), Douglas Bunting (quarterback), Hoffman (left halfback), Krieger (right halfback), J. H. Bonham (fullback).
Washington and Lee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| ⢠W&L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| VPI | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Date: October 31, 1914
- Location: Fair Grounds
Roanoke, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 5,000
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Caffee (left tackle), Cottrell (left guard), Montague (center), Williams (right guard), Benedict (right tackle), Vaughan-Lloyd (right end), Peake (quarterback), Macon (left halfback), Huddle (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Dixon, Engleby, Funkhouser, Graves, Gregory, Oppenheimer and Rives.
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: I. R. Simms (left end), Ted Shultz (left tackle), B. D. Bryan (left guard), Al Pierotti (center), F. B. Scarry (right guard), Buck Miles (right tackle), John Harrison (right end), John Gallagher (quarterback), Harry "Cy" Young (left halfback), Fred Sweetland (right halfback), Raymond Beuhring (fullback). The substitutes were: F. M. Dingwall, Edward Donahue, Joseph Milner and William Smith.
Marshall
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Tyree (right end), Terry (quarterback), Davis (left halfback), Funkhouser (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Campbell, Cottrell, Dixon, Engleby, Gregory, Harvey, Hill, Huddle, Logan, Macon, Oppenheimer, Rives, Vaughan-Lloyd and Williams.
The starting lineup for Marshall was: Yeater (left end), Boner (left tackle), Shepherd (left guard), Callilion (center), Groves (right guard), Ramsey (right tackle), Miller (right end), Nagles (quarterback), Reefer (left halfback), Cundiff (right halfback), Lawrence (fullback).
North Carolina A&M
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| NC A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- Date: November 14, 1914
- Location: Fair Grounds
Roanoke, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 400
- Game weather: "soaking rain"
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Rives (left end), A. P. Moore (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Henderson (center), A. B. Moore (right guard), Benedict (right tackle), Franklin (right end), Peake (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Macon (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Dixon, Harvey, Oppenheimer and Terry.
The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: J. E. McDougall (left end), Herman Winston (left tackle), Charles Proffitt (left guard), R. A. Plyler (center), R. C. Young (right guard), C. C. Cooke (right tackle), Clem Seifert (right end), C. E. Van Brocklin (quarterback), Wallace Riddick (left halfback), W.F. Townsend (right halfback), P. G. Tenney (fullback). The substitutes were: J. V. Champion and N. S. Sharp.
VMI
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Date: November 26, 1914
- Location: Fair Grounds
Roanoke, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 5,000-7,000
- Game weather: "ideal"
- Referee: Land (Navy)
The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Williams (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Franklin (right end), Peake (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Funkhouser (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Gregory, Harvey, Huddle, Macon, Rives and Terry.
The starting lineup for VMI was: Thomas Arms (left end), John Pitts (left tackle), Vernon Somers (left guard), Oscar Beasley (center), Claude Cammer (right guard), McCormick (right tackle), Nathaniel Massie (right end), James Nelms (quarterback), Andrew Holderby (left halfback), James Bain (right halfback), Laurence Oakes (fullback). The substitutes were: Carlos Fetterolf, Mose Goodman, Sterling Heflin, Winfred Kidd, Peyton Marshall and William Speed.
Players
The following players were members of the 1914 football team according to the roster published in the 1915 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[19]
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Coaching and training staff
- Head coach: Branch Bocock
- Manager: C. A. Cutchins