1925 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
1925 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 –0 –09 –0 –1
North Carolina 4 –0 –17 –1 –1
Washington and Lee 5 –1 –05 –5 –0
Virginia 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Georgia Tech 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Florida 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Auburn 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
VPI 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Tennessee 2 –2 –15 –2 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –04 –4 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –03 –4 –1
VMI 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
LSU 0 –2 –15 –3 –1
NC State 0 –4 –13 –5 –1
Ole Miss 0 –4 –05 –5 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
Maryland 0 –4 –02 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth season under head coach B. C. Cubbage, VPI compiled a 5–3–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 52 to 39.[1] The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Lynchburg*
W 10–0[2][3]
September 26Roanoke*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[4][5]
October 33:00 p.m.Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–3[6][7]
October 102:30 p.m.at Auburn
L 0–195,000[8]
October 172:30 p.m.vs. Maryland
W 3–0[9][10][11]
October 24vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–20[12][13][14][15]
October 312:30 p.m.vs. South Carolina
W 6–0[16][17][18][19][20]
November 7NC State
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[21][22][23]
November 14at Virginia
L 0–10[24][25][26]
November 26vs. VMI
W 7–0[27][28][29]

Players

The following players were members of the 1925 football team according to the roster published in the 1926 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[30]

VPI 1925 roster
Quarterback
  • George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson

Guards

  • Edward Malvern Handy
  • John Mercer Jeffries
  • James Edward Ray

Tackle

Center

  • Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)
 Ends
  • Charles Wood Brigham
  • Forrest William Holly
  • J. B. Jones

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre
  • Jack Wellford Moss

References

  1. ↑ "1925 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gobblers Defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0". Daily Press. September 20, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "V. P. I. Scores Over Lynchburg College". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 20, 1925. p. 73. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Roanoke Fights V. P. I. To A Scoreless Tie". Daily Press. September 27, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "V. P. I. and Roanoke in Pointless Game". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 27, 1925. p. 67. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "V.P.I. Rallies To Win Over Tigers By 13-3". Daily Press. October 4, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "V. P. I. Scores 13-3 Foot Ball Victory". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 4, 1925. p. 86. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0". The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. October 10, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1925. p. II-3. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "V. P. I. Still Jinx of the Old Liners". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 20, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Virginia Poly Is Victor Over Maryland". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 18, 1925. p. 81. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Generals Overwhelm V. P. I. in Sea of Mud 20 to 0 Count" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Generals Outplay V. P. I. To Win, 20-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 25, 1925. p. 72. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Football Teams Triumph in Out of Town Games". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  16. ↑ Harper, Robert (October 31, 1925). "Tech Is Primed For Clash Today With Gamecocks". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ Harper, Robert (October 31, 1925). "Tech Is Primed For Clash Today With Gamecocks (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 10. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers". Daily Press. November 1, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Birds Lose To Virginia Tech By Touchdown". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 13, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  20. ↑ "V. P. I. Is Too Much For South Carolina". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 1, 1925. p. 97. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  21. ↑ "V.P.I. Held In a Tie With State". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 8, 1925. p. II-3. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Wolfpack Holds Strong Gobbler Team Scoreless". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 13, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Poly and N. C. State in Pointless Clash". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 8, 1925. p. 75. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily Press. November 15, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "Virginia Wins From V.P.I. Team". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 16, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Virginia Is Winner Over V. P. I., 10 to 0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 15, 1925. p. 97. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "V. P. I. Downed V. M. I. 7 to 0 in Annual Turkey Day Contest At Roanoke". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 3, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  30. ↑ "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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