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1912 VPI Gobblers football
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Henry Burruss
Home stadium Miles Field
Seasons
←  1911
1913 →
1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Virginia 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VPI 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

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).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Roanoke*
W 40–0 [1] [2]
October 5 Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 42–7 [3]
October 123:00 p.m.at Princeton*
L 0–31 [4] [5]
October 19 Western Maryland*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 44–0 [6]
October 26vs. North Carolina
W 26–02,000 [7] [8]
November 2 Medical 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 16 West Virginia*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA ( rivalry)
W 41–0 [15]
November 28at Georgetown
L 3–24 [16] [17] [18]

Game summaries

Roanoke

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.

Hampden–Sydney

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).

Princeton

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.

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).

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.

Medical College of Virginia

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).

Washington and Lee

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.

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).

Georgetown

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.

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]

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

Coaching and training staff

References

  1. ^ "Techs Smother Roanoke Lads". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 29, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "V.P.I. Defeats Roanoke College". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. September 30, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "W.R. Legge Stars in Scrappy Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 6, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Varsity Wins Fourth Successive Victory". The Daily Princetonian. Princeton University. October 14, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Princeton Makes Rival Line Look Like Paper". The Sun. Library of Congress. October 13, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Maryland Team Easy For Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 20, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Virginia Techs Spring Surprise". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 27, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "V.P.I. Overwhelms Varsity In Raleigh". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 30, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Medical College of Virginia Downs V.P.I." The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. November 4, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Medical College Defeats V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 3, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "V.P.I. and W. & L. in Battle Royal Today". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. November 9, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "V.P.I., 6; W. & L., 20" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Revenge For W&L". Evening Star. Library of Congress. November 10, 1912. p. 58. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Lexington Lads Humble Techs By Score 20 To 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 10, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  15. ^ "West Virginia Loses To V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 17, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "Techs Play Well, But Lose Game To Georgetown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 29, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  17. ^ "Georgetown Vanquishes V.P.I." The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Costello Again Excels". The Sun. Library of Congress. November 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "The Bugle 1913" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1913. p. 154. Retrieved December 6, 2015.


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