1925 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Henry Moran
Home stadiumMiles Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 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 0–04,500[4][5][6]
October 33:00 p.m.Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–3[7][8]
October 102:30 p.m.at Auburn
L 0–195,000[9]
October 172:30 p.m.vs. Maryland
W 3–0[10][11][12]
October 24vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAL 0–20[13][14][15][16]
October 312:30 p.m.vs. South Carolina
W 6–0[17][18][19][20][21]
November 7NC State
  • Miles Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 0–0[22][23][24]
November 14at Virginia
L 0–10[25][26][27]
November 26vs. VMI
W 7–0[28][29][30]

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.[31]

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. ^ "Tech Held to Scoreless Tie". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. October 2, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "V. P. I. Scores 13-3 Foot Ball Victory". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 4, 1925. p. 86. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0". The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. October 10, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Maryland Again Fails To Beat Gobblers". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1925. p. II-3. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Virginia Poly Is Victor Over Maryland". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 18, 1925. p. 81. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Generals Outplay V. P. I. To Win, 20-0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 25, 1925. p. 72. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Local Football Teams Triumph in Out of Town Games". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "South Carolina Is Licked By Gobblers". Daily Press. November 1, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Birds Lose To Virginia Tech By Touchdown". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 13, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "V. P. I. Is Too Much For South Carolina". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 1, 1925. p. 97. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Wolfpack Holds Strong Gobbler Team Scoreless". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 13, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  24. ^ "Poly and N. C. State in Pointless Clash". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 8, 1925. p. 75. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  25. ^ "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily Press. November 15, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Virginia Wins From V.P.I. Team". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 16, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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