1926 VPI Gobblers football team

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The 1926 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1926 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). This was the first season played in Miles Stadium.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
Captains
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1926 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 â†’
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1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $8–0–09–0–1
Tennessee5–1–08–1–0
Vanderbilt4–1–08–1–0
South Carolina4–2–06–4–0
Georgia4–2–05–4–0
Virginia4–2–16–2–2
VPI3–2–15–3–1
Washington and Lee3–2–14–3–2
Georgia Tech4–3–04–5–0
North Carolina3–3–04–5–0
Auburn3–3–05–4–0
LSU3–3–06–3–0
Ole Miss2–2–05–4–0
Mississippi A&M2–3–05–4–0
VMI2–4–05–5–0
Tulane2–4–03–5–1
Maryland1–3–15–4–1
Clemson1–3–02–7–0
Florida1–4–12–6–2
Kentucky1–4–12–6–1
NC State0–4–04–6–0
Sewanee0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Roanoke*
W 47–0[1][2]
October 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 30–0[3]
October 9at Dartmouth*
L 0–21[4]
October 16vs. Maryland
W 24–811,000[5][6]
October 23Virginiadagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 6–07,000[7]
October 302:00 p.m.at Kentucky
T 13–135,000[8][9]
November 62:30 p.m.vs. South Carolina
L 0–19[10][11][12]
November 132:30 p.m.vs. Washington and Lee
L 0–138,000-10,000[13][14][15]
November 25vs. VMI
W 14–715,000[16][17]
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Before the season

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–3–2 record and were led by B. C. Cubbage in his fifth season as head coach.

Game summaries

Roanoke

See also: 1926 Roanoke Maroons football team

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Miles (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Erickson, Esleeck, Fussell, Gray, Hotchkiss, Hudgins, Jacobs, Looney and Rice.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Charles Wilson (left end), George Marsh (left tackle), Maurice Givens (left guard), Harold Nank (center), Claudius Mitchell (right guard), Roland Sturdevant (right tackle), Milton Etris (right end), John Dietrich (quarterback), Merrill Jones (left halfback), John Miller (right halfback), Lloyd Seay (fullback). The substitutes were: W. T. "Ted" Fix, Raymond Haislip, William Logan, James Shannon and G. E. Sheppard.

Hampden–Sydney

Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 9 777 30
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See also: 1926 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Miles (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Handy, Hotchkiss, Jacobs, Jeffries, Looney, Mahaney, Mattox and Rice.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Charles Turley (left end), Stuart Worden (left tackle), Robert Nance (left guard), Alfred Dudley (center), Hugh Blanton (right guard), Harry Myles (right tackle), Roberts (right end), John Brinser (quarterback), Ward Palmer (left halfback), Alfred Adkins (right halfback), William Richardson (fullback). The substitutes were: Allen, Ayres, Carter, Garrett, Hovy, Rufner and Savage.

Dartmouth

VPI at Dartmouth
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Team 1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Dartmouth 0 1407 21
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See also: 1926 Dartmouth Indians football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Moss (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), McEver (fullback).

The starting lineup for Dartmouth was: Jim Picken (left end), Hardy (left tackle), Phillips (left guard), Davis (center), Rubin (right guard), Langdell (right tackle), Cole (right end), Edwin B. Dooley (quarterback), Myles Lane (left halfback), MacPhail (right halfback), Horton (fullback). The substitutes were: Black, Breihut and John C. McAvoy.

Maryland

Maryland vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
Maryland 2 006 8
• VPI 7 1070 24
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See also: 1926 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Brown (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Handy, Jacobs, Looney, Mattox, Moss and Rice.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Donald Adams (left end), Earl Zulick (left tackle), Arthur Wondrack (left guard), Harold Bafford (center), Omar D. Crothers Jr. (right guard), John Leatherman (right tackle), Jack Keenan (right end), Gordon Kessler (quarterback), Fred Linkous (left halfback), Myron Stevens (right halfback), Lewis "Knocky" Thomas (fullback). The substitutes were: Arthur Boyd, Gil Dent, Frederick Herzog, John Parson, Pugh, Edwin Rothgeb, Floyd Schrader, Gerald Snyder and Winterberg.

Virginia

Virginia vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
UVA 0 000 0
• VPI 6 000 6
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See also: 1926 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Kentucky

VPI at Kentucky
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Team 1 234Total
VPI 0 760 13
Kentucky 7 006 13
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  • Date: October 30, 1926
  • Location: McLean Stadium
    Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: Drizzling rain
  • Referee: Fonsa "F.A." Lambert
See also: 1926 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Bailey (right guard), Brown (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Jacobs, Mahaney, Mattox, Moss and Rice.

The starting lineup for Kentucky was: Gilb (left end), Phipps (left tackle), Belt (left guard), Pence (center), Charles Wert (right guard), Henry Portwood (right tackle), Schulte (right end), Jenkins (quarterback), Frank Smith (left halfback), Ellis (right halfback), Ross (fullback). The substitutes were: Ted Creech, Denver DeHaven, Edwards, Franklin, James Kirkendall and Mohney.

South Carolina

South Carolina vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
South Carolina 0 000 0
• VPI 0 1306 19
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See also: 1926 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Petty (left end), Brown (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Moran (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Nutter (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Esleeck (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Jeffries, Mahaney, Mattox and Rice.

The starting lineup for South Carolina was: Samuel Burke (left end), E. Power Rogers (left tackle), Ralph Guarino (left guard), William Boyd (center), W. R. Price (right guard), Floyd Thomas (right tackle), George Keels (right end), Bill Rogers (quarterback), J. F. Cooper (left halfback), Eli Wingfield (right halfback), Robert Wimberly (fullback). The substitutes were: W. W. "Red" Swink, James Verner, Mike Windus and Harry Wolf.

Washington and Lee

Washington & Lee vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
• W&L 0 607 13
VPI 0 000 0
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  • Date: November 13, 1926
  • Location: Municipal Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 8,000-10,000
See also: 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Bailey (right guard), Brown (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Esleeck (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Handy, Hotchkiss, Jeffries, Mattox and McEver.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: J. E. Bailey (left end), Robert Holt (left tackle), Burnell Tips (left guard), Ira Rector (center), Henry Groop (right guard), Earl Fitzpatrick (right tackle), John Towill (right end), Eugene White (quarterback), Perry Whitlock (left halfback), William Palmer (right halfback), Ty Rauber (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Eigelbach.

VMI

VMI vs. VPI
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Team 1 234Total
VMI 7 000 7
• VPI 14 000 14
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  • Date: November 25, 1926
  • Location: Maher Field
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game attendance: 15,000
  • Game weather: "steady downpour"
  • Referee: Ed Thorpe (De LaSalle)
See also: 1926 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Miles (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Moran (center), Handy (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Esleeck, Jeffries and MacArthur.

The starting lineup for VMI was: John Fain (left end), Herman Kulp (left tackle), Ralph Smith (left guard), Joseph Mondy (center), Luther Hewlett (right guard), J. C. Smith (right tackle), Luther Thornhill (right end), Al Barnes (quarterback), Frank Harner (left halfback), Frank Nabers (right halfback), Carlton Walker (fullback). The substitutes were: Ferdinand Harrington, Theodric Moor, Claude Moorman, Karlyle O'Berry and Kenneth Rugh.

After the season

In December 1926, the VPI players elected V. E. Miles as captain of the 1927 VPI Gobblers football team.[18]

Players

Roster

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VPI 1926 roster
  • George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson
  • Albert Ewell Bailey
  • Joseph Murray Brown
  • Karl Esleeck
  • M. B. Fussell
  • John Gray
  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • Philip Smith Hotchkiss
  • William Coles Hudgins
  • J. R. Jacobs
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • Alfred Owens Jones
  • J. B. Jones
  • John Ote Looney
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Monogram Club members

Fourteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1926 VPI team.[18]

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Player Hometown Notes
Albert Ewell Bailey (Capt.) Roanoke, Virginia
Joseph Murray Brown Staunton, Virginia
Karl Esleeck Portsmouth, Virginia Head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1948 until 1950, compiling a record of 10–18–2.
Edward Malvern Handy Hilton Village, Virginia
Alfred Owens Jones Richmond, Virginia World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran (Army).
John Ote Looney Roanoke, Virginia
James Bushell "Scotty" MacArthur Newport News, Virginia Born in Greenock, Scotland.
Cloy Mattox Leesville, Virginia Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1929 season.
Herbert McEver Bristol, Virginia Head football coach at VPI in 1942 and 1945, compiling a record of 9–8–1. He was also head basketball coach at VPI from 1937 to 1944, amassing a record of 49–71, and the head baseball coach from 1933 to 1939, tallying a mark of 41–72–1.
Vernon Edward Miles Norfolk, Virginia
Joseph Henry Moran Radford, Virginia
Lloyd Broderick Nutter Blacksburg, Virginia World War II veteran (Captain, Army).
Frank Peake Hampton, Virginia
Douglas Cooper Petty Hilton Village, Virginia
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Coaching and training staff

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