1921 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
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The 1921 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1921 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7â3).
| 1921 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7â3 (4â2 SAIAA) |
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| Captain | Sumner D. Tilson |
| Home stadium | Miles Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee $ | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | â | 1 | â | 3 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (NC) | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | â | 1 | â | 3 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | HampdenâSydney* | W 14â6 | [1][2] | |||
| October 1 | William & Mary |
| W 14â0 | [3][4] | ||
| October 8 | at Centre* |
| L 0â14 | [5][6] | ||
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Richmond |
| W 34â0 | 4,000 | [7][8] |
| October 22 | vs. Maryland |
| L 7â10 | [9][10][11][12] | ||
| October 29 | vs. Washington and Lee |
| L 0â3 | 6,000â6,750 | [13][14] | |
| November 5 | Morris Harvey* |
| W 54â7 | [15] | ||
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. NC State | W 7â3 | 8,000 | [16][17][18][19] | |
| November 19 | Roanoke* |
| W 35â0 | [20][21] | ||
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. VMI |
| W 26â7 | 10,000â15,000 | [22][23][24][25] |
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Before the season
The 1920 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 4â6 record and were led by Stanley Sutton in his only season as head coach.
Game summaries
HampdenâSydney
VPI's first game of the season was a victory over HampdenâSydney at Miles Field.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Baker, Beck, Dean, Hutcheson, Jones, Linkous, Long and Owens.
The starting lineup for HampdenâSydney was: Watson (left end), William Fuqua (left tackle), William Saunders (left guard), Edwin Sands (center), Ed Sager (right guard), Robert Stoltz (right tackle), Hugh Brenaman (right end), Ben Smith (quarterback), Bailey Tyson (left halfback), Johnson (right halfback), Rex Blankenship (fullback). The substitutes were: Boynton Breitenhirt, H. S. Buchanan, William Day, M. A. Lush, A. J. McKelway and W. H. Simmerman.
William & Mary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: October 1, 1921
- Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA - Referee: Williams (UVA)
After their victory over HampdenâSydney, VPI played the College of William & Mary at Miles Field.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Baker, Beck, Flory, Jones, Rutherford, Sheppard and Sherertz.
The starting lineup for William & Mary was: W. S. Harwood (left end), A. C. Bennett (left tackle), T. J. Young (left guard), John Todd (center), Julius Wilson (right guard), Williams (right tackle), W. S. Sorg (right end), Jack Chalkley (quarterback), Fairmount White (left halfback), Harvey Hastings (right halfback), Thomas Jordan (fullback). The substitutes were: Earnest Dietz, George Flanders, J. C. Fuller, Jones, Paul Keister and Levvy.
Centre
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
- Date: October 8, 1921
- Location: Cheek Field
Danville, KY - Referee: Frank Marty
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory.
The starting lineup for Centre was: Bradley (left end), Red Roberts (left tackle), George Jones (left guard), Ed Kubale (center), Ben Cregor (right guard), Bill James (right tackle), Minos Gordy (right end), Bo McMillin (quarterback), Thomas Bartlett (left halfback), Norris Armstrong (right halfback), John Tanner (fullback). The substitutes were: Green.
Richmond
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| ⢠VPI | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: October 15, 1921
- Location: Stadium Field
Richmond, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 4,000
- Referee: Robert Kent Gooch
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Sheppard (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Baker, Beck, Dean, Flory, Hutcheson, Jones, Moore and Rhodes.
The starting lineup for Richmond was: William Rucker (left end), Graham Carlton (left tackle), Y. M. Hodges (left guard), Ralph Bethel (center), H. S. Johnson (right guard), A. A. Klevesahl (right tackle), C. E. Reams (right end), Thurman Towill (quarterback), Waverly Jones (left halfback), William Ziegler (right halfback), E. Hobson Snead (fullback). The substitutes were: Russell Booker, Crosby, John Fray, McAster, Davis Ratcliffe and Hubel Robins.
Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| ⢠Maryland | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| VPI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: October 22, 1921
- Location: American League Park
Washington, DC - Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Resh (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Hutcheson, Jones and Rhodes.
The starting lineup for Maryland was: Walter H. Young (left end), Andy Nesbit (left tackle), Mac Brewer (left guard), George Pollock (center), Jesse Gundry (right guard), Joseph C. Burger (right tackle), Cecil Branner (right end), Eddie Semler (quarterback), Brooke Brewer (left halfback), Romeo Pagnucci (right halfback), Jack McQuade (fullback). The substitutes were: John Groves, Lewis and John Moore.
Washington and Lee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| ⢠W&L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: October 29, 1921
- Location: Fair Grounds
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 6,000â6,750
- Referee: Jack Gass
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Sheppard (left guard), Baker (center), Moore (right guard), Sherertz (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: DeLaBarre, Flory, Linkous, Rea, Resh and Rhodes.
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Thomas Bemis (left end), Lindsay Moore (left tackle), George Vogel (left guard), L. P. Collins (center), W. W. Rangeley (right guard), R. C. Potts (right tackle), Joseph Herndon (right end), Robert Frew (quarterback), D. M. Tucker (left halfback), Marv Mattox (right halfback), J. W. McDonald (fullback). The substitutes were: Bernard Arbogast, Eddie Cameron, J. E. Leake, James Kay Thomas, C. L. Walters and D. P. Wingo.
Morris Harvey
NC State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| NC State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ⢠VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
- Date: November 11, 1921
- Location: League Park
Norfolk, VA - Game start: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 8,000
- Referee: Paul Magoffin
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sheppard (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Jones (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Dean, Rea, Resh, Rhodes and Sherertz.
The starting lineup for NC State was: Samuel Homewood (left end), Averette Floyd (left tackle), Toxey Whitaker (left guard), Thomas Bostian (center), Earl Pasour (right guard), Herbert Weathers (right tackle), William Wearn (right end), J. T. Faucette (quarterback), Nathaniel Pierson (left halfback), Robert Holland (right halfback), Thomas Park (fullback). The substitutes were: David VanSant.
Roanoke
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Roanoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ⢠VPI | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
- Date: November 19, 1921
- Location: Miles Field
Blacksburg, VA - Game weather: "Driving rain"
- Referee: Ernest Sampson (St. Albans)
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Dean (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Wallace (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Gillette, Owens, Reese, Rhodes, Shankland and Sheppard.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Rice (left end), Potter (left tackle), Ould (left guard), Logan (center), Gordon C. White (right guard), Neese (right tackle), Rhoades (right end), Caldwell (quarterback), Stevens (left halfback), Gray (right halfback), Couk (fullback). The substitutes were: Whitescarver.
VMI
The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Sheppard (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Hutcheson (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Gettle (right halfback), Hess (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Jones, Rea, Resh and Rhodes.
The starting lineup for VMI was: William Drewry (left end), Frank Summers (left tackle), William Wescott (left guard), Peter Miller (center), William Harrison (right guard), Robert Hunt (right tackle), Ruxton Ridgely (right end), Worthington Faulkner (quarterback), Jere Bunting (left halfback), Hal Costolo (right halfback), William Shannon (fullback). The substitutes were: Attwell, Edwin Clark, Wallace Douglas, Farley, Thomas Gray, Carl Hammond, Edward Ryder, William Venable and Mortimer Watkins.
Players
Roster
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Monogram Club members
Fifteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1921 VPI team.[26]
| Player | Hometown | Notes |
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| Robert Lindsay Baker | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Herbert Houston "Pasco" Gettle | ||
| Hank Hardwick | Blacksburg, Virginia | The 22nd head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. |
| H. W. Hess | ||
| Allen Farrar Hutcheson | Boydton, Virginia | |
| Melvin Rivers Jones | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Ralph Erskine Moore | Augusta County, Virginia | World War I veteran (USAAS). |
| Robert James Rea | ||
| Franklyn Senator Resh | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Hubert Austin Sheppard | Front Royal, Virginia | |
| William Shields Sherertz | Roanoke, Virginia | |
| Harry McMullen Sutton | Suffolk, Virginia | |
| Sumner D. Tilson | Childress, Texas | VPI's head football coach for one season, in 1942, compiling a record of 7â2â1. |
| John Graham "Rip" Wallace | Hampton, Virginia | |
| Victor Peters Wilson | Hampton, Virginia |
Coaching and training staff
- Head coach: B. C. Cubbage
- Assistant coach: William L. Younger
- Graduate Manager: Sally Miles
- Manager: R. H. Shultz
- Junior varsity head coach: M. J. Bresnahan
