1927 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Ewell Bailey
V. E. Miles
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
NC State + 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 7 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1927 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Roanoke*
W 21–2[1][2]
October 1Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–0[3]
October 8at Colgate*
W 6–0[4]
October 15vs. Maryland
L 7–136,000[5][6][7]
October 22at Virginia
L 0–7[8]
October 29at Chattanooga*
L 13–14[9]
November 5vs. South Carolina
W 35–0[10]
November 12Washington and Leedagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–04,000[11][12][13]
November 24vs. VMI
L 9–1217,000[14][15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Players

The following players were members of the 1927 football team according to the roster published in the 1928 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[17]

VPI 1927 roster
  • Albert Ewell Bailey (Capt.)
  • Joseph Murray Brown
  • John Edward Gray
  • Philip Smith Hotchkiss
  • William Coles Hudgins
  • John Ote Looney
  • Scotty MacArthur
  • Arthur Randolph Mahaney
  • Cloy Mattox

References

  1. ^ "Virginia Poly downs Roanoke, 21 to 2". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lionberger Scores Against Va. Tech". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. September 29, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Colorful game goes to Gobblers 13 to 0". Daily Press. October 2, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.P.I. Victory Marks First Home Defeat In Decades For Colgate". Colgate Maroon. Colgate University. October 12, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Grid Team Winner Over Virginia Poly". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 18, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Roberts' Great Dash Wins for Maryland". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 16, 1927. p. 89. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Maryland Upsets V. P. I. Eleven, 13-7". The New York Times. October 16, 1927. p. 144. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Virginia Defeats V. P. I., 7-0, By Long March to Touchdown". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 23, 1927. p. 74. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "V. P. I. Submits to Moccasin". The University Echo. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. November 4, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Gobblers Get Revenge On Rooster Team". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 11, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Gobblers Defeat Generals; Score First Time Since '22" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 16, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "V. P. I. Downs Generals 21 to 0 in Annual Classic at Blacksburg". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Washington and Lee Bows To V. P. I. 21-0". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 15, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "Tech. Bows To V.M.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "V. M. I. Wins at Roanoke Spectacular Turkey Day Classic From V. P. I. 12 to 9". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 1, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "V. M. I. Wins From V. P. I. Thanksgiving". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Bugle 1928" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1928. p. 332. Retrieved January 8, 2016.


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