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1926 VPI Gobblers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Edward Miles
Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadium Miles Stadium
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Roanoke*
W 47–0 [1] [2]
October 2 Hampden–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 23 Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA ( rivalry)
W 6–07,000 [7]
October 302:00 p.m.at Kentucky
T 13–135,000 [8] [9]
November 6vs. 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]

Game summaries

Roanoke

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: Esleeck and Rice.

Hampden–Sydney

See also: 1926 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team

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: Mattox and Rice.

Dartmouth

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).

Maryland

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.

Kentucky

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.

South Carolina

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.

Washington and Lee

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.

VMI

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.

Players

The following players were members of the 1926 football team according to the roster published in the 1927 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [18]

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

Coaching and training staff

References

  1. ^ "V. P. I. Displays Form in Trimming Roanoke". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 26, 1926. p. 71. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gobblers Score Win Over Maroonmen in Season's First Game". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. September 30, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hampden–Sydney loses to V.P.I." The Bristol Herald Courier. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Pushed to Conquer V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 10, 1926. p. 80. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Old Liners Assist V.P.I. To Win, 24-8". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 19, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Old-Liners Are Beaten By Virginia Poly, 24-8". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 17, 1926. p. 87. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Wranek, William (October 25, 1926). "Virginia Plays Great Game". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. p. 5. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Wildcats Tie With Gobbler Outfit, 13 All". The Kentucky Kernel. University of Kentucky. November 5, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "V. P. I. and Kentucky Play Tie, 13 To 13". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 31, 1926. p. 93. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "South Carolinians down V. P. I., 19–0, in Gridiron Season's Biggest Upset". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1926. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Carolina Overwhelms V.P.I." The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 12, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "V. P. I. Given A Jolt By South Carolina". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 7, 1926. p. 85. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Generals Beat V.P.I." (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 13, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Washington and Lee Defeats V. P. I., 13-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 14, 1926. p. 103. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Washington and Lee Wins Great Victory over Virginia Polytechnic Institute". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "Gobblers Defeat V. M. I. 14–7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "V. M. I. Loses to V. P. I. 14 to 7 in Turkey Day Game at Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 2, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  18. ^ "The Bugle 1927" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1927. p. 281. Retrieved January 8, 2016.


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