1922 VPI Gobblers football team

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The 1922 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1922 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1).

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainHarry Judson Hardwick
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1922 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Judson Hardwick
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 â†’
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1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina +5–0–09–1–0
Georgia Tech +4–0–07–2–0
Vanderbilt * +3–0–08–0–1
VPI3–0–08–1–1
Florida2–0–07–2–0
Auburn2–1–08–2–0
Tennessee3–2–08–2–0
Alabama3–2–16–3–1
Virginia1–1–14–4–1
Mississippi A&M2–3–03–4–2
Kentucky1–2–06–3–0
Clemson1–2–05–4–0
Washington and Lee1–2–05–3–1
Maryland1–2–04–5–1
LSU1–2–03–7–0
Georgia1–3–15–4–1
Tulane1–4–04–4–0
South Carolina0–2–05–4–0
Ole Miss0–2–04–5–1
NC State0–5–04–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Hampden–Sydney*
W 38–0[1][2][3]
September 30King*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 25–6[4][5][6]
October 7William & Mary*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 20–6[7][8][9]
October 142:30 p.m.vs. Centre*
L 6–1012,500[10][11][12][13]
October 21at Davidson*
T 7–73,000[14][15][16]
October 28Catholic*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 73–0[17][18][19]
November 4Maryland
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0[20][21][22][23]
November 112:30 p.m.vs. NC State
W 24–06,000[24][25][26][27]
November 18vs. Washington and Lee
W 41–6[28][29][30][31]
November 302:30 p.m.vs. VMI*
W 7–312,000–16,000[32][33][34][35][36]
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Before the season

The 1921 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 7–3 record and were led by B. C. Cubbage in his first season as head coach.

On July 11, 1922, the Roanoke, Virginia Association of Commerce stated that they were worried about losing the rights to the annual VPI-VMI rivalry game, which had been played in Roanoke for the past 11 seasons.[37] They stated that two other cities were trying to acquire the rights to the annual game and that the biggest obstacle for Roanoke was that the contract stated that a stadium containing a minimum of 10,000 seats must be available. At the time, the largest stadium in Roanoke had approximately 5,000 seats.[37]

Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney

VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Hampden–Sydney at Miles Field. In the first quarter, VPI's Sutton returned a kickoff 70 yards, but Hampden–Sydney was able to stop VPI from scoring and started their drive on their own two-yard line. Hampden–Sydney had to punt the ball and VPI worked their way down the field, resulting in a touchdown by Gettle. In the second quarter, VPI scored again when Flory rushed for a touchdown and Tilson successfully kicked the extra point. At the beginning of the second half, VPI received the kickoff and Sutton ran 50 yards to the endzone. However, there was a holding penalty and the touchdown was nullified. VPI then scored another rushing touchdown. Later in the third quarter, VPI's Sutton ran around Hampden–Sydney's left side for a 45-yard gain. Beck then entered the game and scored another touchdown. VPI's second team entered the game in the fourth quarter and score two more touchdowns.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Sutton (quarterback), Buchanan (left halfback), Flory (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Glaze, Greene, Liebrecht, Linkous, Moran, Nutter, Owens, Ray, Rea, Roberts, Sanders, Saunders and Wallace.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Robert Brenaman (left end), William Fuqua (left tackle), William Saunders (left guard), A. J. McKelway (center), James Hall (right guard), Cecil Blankenship (right tackle), Robert Stoltz (right end), Hugh Brenaman (quarterback), Lorraine Sanders (left halfback), William Day (right halfback), Rex Blankenship (fullback). The substitutes were: J. O. Durham, Hughes, Hurt, Graham Lacy, Edwin Ott, Smith and Bailey Tyson.

King

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory, Graham, Moran, Ray, Rea, Rhodes, Roberts, Sanders, Saunders and Sharpe.

The starting lineup for King was: Moore (left end), Ralph Stowell (left tackle), Dick Fitzgerald (left guard), Swede Swanson (center), Dewey Greehoe (right guard), John Fletcher (right tackle), Tot Rhodes (right end), Max Osburn (quarterback), Elton Sharp (left halfback), James Orr (right halfback), Finnefrock (fullback). The substitutes were: O'Hara and Fred Reuning.

William & Mary

See also: 1922 William & Mary Indians football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Moran (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Flory (right halfback), Beck (fullback). The substitutes were: Glaze, Greene, Liebrecht, Moore, Nutter, Owens, Ray, Rhodes, Roberts, Sanders, Saunders and Whitehead.

The starting lineup for William & Mary was: Jack Chalkley (left end), Frances Elliott (left tackle), Leslie Parsons (left guard), John Todd (center), Russell House (right guard), T. J. Young (right tackle), Earnest Dietz (right end), George Flanders (quarterback), Harvey Hastings (left halfback), C. H. Cain (right halfback), Levvy (fullback). The substitutes were: Win Charles, C. V. Cofer, Leo Haskell, Winston Irwin, Thomas Jordan, Paul Keister and Fairmount White.

Centre

Centre vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
• Centre 0 0010 10
VPI 6 000 6
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See also: 1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team

The VPI-Centre game was almost cancelled after Centre College requested that the date be changed or that the game be played in Danville, Kentucky and VPI declined both requests.[38]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory and Moore.

The starting lineup for Centre was: Red Roberts (left end), Howard Lynch (left tackle), George Jones (left guard), Ed Kubale (center), Frank Rubarth (right guard), Ben Cregor (right tackle), Cliff Lemon (right end), Herb Covington (quarterback), Thomas Bartlett (left halfback), Hall Snowday (right halfback), John Tanner (fullback). The substitutes were: Hope Hudgins and John Hunter.

Davidson

VPI at Davidson
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Team 1 234Total
VPI 0 700 7
Davidson 0 700 7
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See also: 1922 Davidson Wildcats football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Flory (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Buchanan, Moore, Ray, Rhodes and Sutton.

The starting lineup for Davidson was: Charles Davis (left end), Charles Clark (left tackle), George Sorrells (left guard), R. Marion Brice (center), Samuel Davis (right guard), J. C. McMasters (right tackle), Elias Faison (right end), James Hendrix (quarterback), James DeArmon (left halfback), William Shepherd (right halfback), John Hunt (fullback). The substitutes were: Leonard Dick, Red Laird, William Martin and Moore.

Catholic

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Moran (right tackle), Rhodes (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Sutton (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Adams, Beck, Buchanan, Donovan, Flory, Givens, Graham, Greene, Nutter, Owens, Sanders and Saunders.

The starting lineup for Catholic was: H. R. Moore (left end), John Whalen (left tackle), Walter May (left guard), B. L. Eberts (center), T. J. Tobin (right guard), B. J. Vorsanger (right tackle), Eddie Lynch (right end), Brennan (quarterback), James Freney (left halfback), Smith (right halfback), Neary (fullback). The substitutes were: Costello, Ford and Reilly.

Maryland

Maryland vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
Maryland 0 000 0
• VPI 0 1407 21
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See also: 1922 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Greene (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Beck (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Glaze, Graham, Moore, Moran, Nutter, Owens, Rhodes, Roberts and Saunders.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: John Groves (left end), Andy Nesbit (left tackle), John Moore (left guard), Caleb Bailey (center), John Hough (right guard), Joseph C. Burger (right tackle), Cecil Branner (right end), Henry Guervich (quarterback), Ed Pugh (left halfback), George Heine (right halfback), Jack McQuade (fullback). The substitutes were: Beers, Kirkland Besley, Lester Bosley, Mac Brewer, Walter Bromley, Endslow, Martin, George Pollock, Eddie Semler and Smith.

NC State

NC State vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
NC State 0 000 0
• VPI 0 10140 24
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See also: 1922 NC State Wolfpack football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory, Liebrecht, Moore, Owens, Rhodes, Roberts and Saunders.

The starting lineup for NC State was: Samuel Wallis (left end), William Cox (left tackle), W. L. Baker (left guard), Thomas Bostian (center), Percy Beatty (right guard), Averette Floyd (right tackle), Robert Holland (right end), Robert Long (quarterback), Ernest Randolph (left halfback), Thomas Park (right halfback), Gaither Lassiter (fullback). The substitutes were: Dill, Chelsie Eller, John Jennette, William McPherson, Earl Pasour, Joseph Ripple and David VanSant.

Washington and Lee

Washington & Lee vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
W&L 0 006 6
• VPI 7 101410 41
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See also: 1922 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Rea (left guard), Baker (center), Sherertz (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Rutherford (left halfback), Buchanan (right halfback), Gettle (fullback). The substitutes were: Beck, Flory, Liebrecht, Moore, Nutter, Rhodes, Roberts and Saunders.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Joel McDonald (left end), Warren E. Tilson (left tackle), Douglas Bemis (left guard), Charles Terry (center), C. L. Walters (right guard), R. C. Potts (right tackle), John McVay (right end), Preston Hatcher (quarterback), Mayo Hamilton (left halfback), Henry McMillan (right halfback), Eddie Cameron (fullback). The substitutes were: B. H. Arbogast, Joseph Atkins, Richard Beard, Thomas Bemis, Harry Dawson, Archie Hawkins, H. M. Taylor, James Kay Thomas and George Vogel.

VMI

VMI vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
VMI 3 000 3
• VPI 7 000 7
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  • Date: November 30, 1922
  • Location: Fair Grounds
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 12,000–16,000
  • Game weather: "Ideal"
  • Referee: Robert Kent Gooch
See also: 1922 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hardwick (left end), Tilson (left tackle), Sherertz (left guard), Baker (center), Rea (right guard), Graham (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Wallace (quarterback), Buchanan (left halfback), Rutherford (right halfback), Beck (fullback). The substitutes were: Flory, Moore, Rhodes and Sutton.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Mortimer Watkins (left end), Charlie Barbour (left tackle), Thomas Gray (left guard), Francis Ferguson (center), William Harrison (right guard), Robert Hunt (right tackle), Eugene Carlton (right end), Farley (quarterback), Edward Ryder (left halfback), Donald MacGregor (right halfback), Windy White (fullback). The substitutes were: Paul Caldwell, Hal Costolo, Worthington Faulkner and Carl Hammond.

After the season

In December 1922, the VPI players elected Harry McMullen Sutton as captain of the 1923 VPI Gobblers football team.[39]

Players

Roster

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VPI 1922 roster
  • Adams
  • Robert Lindsay Baker
  • C. O. Beck
  • Raymond Madison Buchanan
  • Donovan
  • Charles Laurence Flory
  • Herbert Houston "Pasco" Gettle
  • Givens
  • Glaze
  • Samuel Oscar Graham
  • Arthur Trevilian Greene
  • Harry Judson Hardwick (Capt.)
  • Edward Frank Liebrecht
  • Linkous
  • Ralph Moore
  • Joseph Henry Moran
  • Oscar Price Nutter
  • Owens
  • James Edward Ray
  • Robert James Rea
  • Charles Douglas Rhodes
  • Arthur Roberts
  • Donald Hurt Rutherford
  • Sanders
  • Saunders
  • Sharpe
  • William Shields Sherertz
  • Harry McMullen Sutton (Capt.)
  • Sumner D. Tilson
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace
  • Whitehead
  • Williams
  • Victor Peters Wilson
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Monogram Club members

Seventeen players received monograms for their participation on the 1922 VPI team.[39]

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Player Hometown Notes
Robert Lindsay Baker Norfolk, Virginia
C. O. Beck Erwin, Tennessee
Raymond Madison Buchanan Saltville, Virginia
Charles Laurence Flory Porterville, California
Herbert Houston "Pasco" Gettle
Samuel Oscar Graham Hamilton, Virginia
Arthur Trevilian Greene
Harry Judson Hardwick Blacksburg, Virginia The 22nd head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Ralph Erskine Moore Augusta County, Virginia World War I veteran (USAAS).
Robert James Rea
Charles Douglas Rhodes Bristol, Virginia World War I veteran (Navy).
Donald Hurt Rutherford Bristol, Virginia
William Shields Sherertz Roanoke, Virginia
Harry McMullen Sutton Suffolk, Virginia
Sumner Dewey "Tex" Tilson Childress, Texas VPI's head football coach for one season, in 1942, compiling a record of 7–2–1.
John Graham "Rip" Wallace Hampton, Virginia
Victor Peters Wilson Hampton, Virginia
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Coaching and training staff

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