1915 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (0–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainVincent Bargmant Dixon
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Georgetown + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Johns Hopkins 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Richmond 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1915 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Roanoke*
W 26–0[1][2]
October 2Randolph–Macon*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 20–3[3]
October 9Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 19–0[4]
October 16vs. Washington and Lee
L 0–134,000[5][6][7]
October 23at Navy*
L 0–20[8][9]
October 30at Cornell*
L 0–45[10][11][12]
November 13at West Virginia*Morgantown, WV (rivalry)L 0–19[13][14]
November 252:30 p.m.vs. VMI*
W 27–9[15][16][17]

Game summaries

Roanoke

1 234Total
Roanoke 3 000 3
• VPI 7 766 26

The starting lineup for VPI was: Cottrell (left end), Parrish (left tackle), A. B. Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), A. P. Moore (right end), Terry (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Denny (right halfback), Redd (fullback).
The substitutes were: Benedict, Bopp, Clemmer, F. A. Engleby, J. T. Engleby, Funkhouser, Graves, Gregory, Hall, Howell, Huddle and Logan.

Randolph–Macon

1 234Total
RM 3 000 3
• VPI 0 776 20
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Miles Field
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Referee: Harlan Sanborn

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Parrish (left tackle), A. B. Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Benedict (right guard), Hall (right tackle), Huddle (right end), Terry (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Denny (right halfback), Treakle (fullback).
The substitutes were: Dixon, J. T. Engleby, Graves, A. P. Moore, Powell and Redd.

Hampden–Sydney

1 234Total
HS 0 000 0
• VPI 0 0190 19
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Miles Field
    Blacksburg, VA
  • Referee: Harlan Sanborn

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huddle (left end), Parrish (left tackle), A. B. Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Bopp (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), A. P. Moore (right end), Funkhouser (quarterback), Denny (left halfback), Powell (right halfback), Treakle (fullback).
The substitutes were: Clemmer, Cottrell, Dixon, Engleby, Gregory, Hall, Harvey, Logan, Redd and Terry.

Washington and Lee

1 234Total
• W&L 7 006 13
VPI 0 000 0

The starting lineup for VPI was: Cottrell (left end), Bopp (left tackle), A. B. Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Benedict (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), A. P. Moore (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Powell (right halfback), Redd (fullback).
The substitutes were: Denny, Gregory, Hall, Huddle, Parrish and Treakle.

Navy

1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Navy 0 6131 20

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Benedict (left tackle), A. B. Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Parrish (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Hall (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Powell (right halfback), Redd (fullback).
The substitutes were: Denny and Huddle.

Cornell

1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Cornell 14 13126 45

The starting lineup for VPI was: Cottrell (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Bopp (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), Treakle (right guard), Parrish (right tackle), Hall (right end), Terry (quarterback), Engleby (left halfback), Powell (right halfback), Redd (fullback).
The substitutes were: Dixon, Gray, Gregory, Henderson, Lybrook and A. P. Moore.

Cancelled Game with King College

VPI was scheduled to play King College on November 6 in Blacksburg, Virginia.[18]

West Virginia

1 2Total
VPI 0 0 0
• WVU 19 0 19

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huddle (left end), Benedict (left tackle), A. P. Moore (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), Bopp (right guard), Parrish (right tackle), Hall (right end), Terry (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Powell (right halfback), Redd (fullback).
The substitutes were: Cottrell, Engleby and Henderson.

VMI

1 234Total
VMI 0 036 9
• VPI 10 1007 27
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Fair Grounds
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Referee: Langford
    (Trinity)

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gregory (left end), Benedict (left tackle), A. P. Moore (left guard), A. B. Moore (center), Bopp (right guard), Parrish (right tackle), Gaines (right end), Funkhouser (quarterback), Huddle (left halfback), Powell (right halfback), Redd (fullback).
The substitutes were: Caffee, Dixon, Engleby, Hall and Henderson.

Players

The following players were members of the 1915 football team according to the roster published in the 1916 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[19]

VPI 1915 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Joseph Thomas Engleby
  • Edward Kramer Funkhouser
  • Arthur Palfrey Terry

Guards

  • Arthur Penick Moore
  • George Ellsworth Treakle

Tackles

  • Loyal Clark Benedict
  • Harry Joe Bopp
  • John Staub Caffee
  • Harry Temple Parrish
 Centers
  • Robert Ashby Henderson
  • Arthur Blakie Moore

Ends

  • Benjamin Cottrell
  • James Atkins Gregory
  • Lyle George Hall

Halfbacks

  • Vincent Bargmant Dixon (Capt.)
  • Robert Evans Denny
  • David Nicholas Huddle
  • James Franklin Powell

Fullback

Substitutes
  • Thomas Franklin Clemmer
  • Allen Ernest Cloyd
  • Frederick Dean
  • Frank Allison Engleby
  • Leonard Myrton Gaines
  • Turner Ashby Graves
  • Francis Alexander Gray
  • Richard Harvey
  • Percy Stuart Hayden
  • Russell Minor Howell
  • Charles Lewter Logan
  • William Murry Lybrook
  • Harry Douglas Roden
  • Henry Luck Rosenbaum
  • John Lee Thompson
  • Walter Lee Turner
  • Charles Evans Whitmore
  • W. R. Williams

References

  1. ^ "Techs Win From Roanoke". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 26, 1915. p. 26. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Roanoke College Defeated By V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. September 27, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jackets Get Field Goal". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 3, 1915. p. 29. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "V.P.I. Wins Dull Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 10, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cy Young Badly Injured". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 17, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Washington & Lee Swamped V.P.I. In Roanoke". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. October 20, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "The 20-0 Victory of Middies Vs. Polys". Evening Capital and Maryland Gazette. Library of Congress. October 25, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "Techs Lose To Middies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 24, 1915. p. 25. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cornell Finds Weak Opposition In Virginia Poly". New-York Tribune. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 15. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "New Forward Pass Sprung By Cornell". The Sun. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Techs Lose To Cornell". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 31, 1915. p. 26. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Mountaineers Win From Virginia Team". The Sunday Telegram. Library of Congress. November 14, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "Another Nice Scalp For W.V.U. Team". The West Virginian. Library of Congress. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Tech Outplays V.M.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 26, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "V.P.I. Piles Up Big Score On V.M.I. In Annual Game Here". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  17. ^ "V.M.I. Loses Thanksgiving Game". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "V.P.I. Schedule For Season Is Announced". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. August 22, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "The Bugle 1916" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1916. p. 192. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
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