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1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Duke 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
NC State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1929 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Roanoke*
W 19–0[1][2]
October 5Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 37–6[3]
October 122:30 p.m.at Pennsylvania*
L 8–1430,000[4][5]
October 19vs. William & Mary*
W 25–1412,000[6][7]
October 26at North Carolina
L 13–388,000[8][9]
November 2vs. Washington and Lee
W 36–67,000-10,000+[10][11][12][13]
November 92:30 p.m.at Virginia
W 32–12[14][15]
November 16vs. Maryland
L 0–24[16][17]
November 28vs. VMI
L 0–1422,000[18][19]

Game summaries

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Swart (left tackle), Gray (left guard), Wimmer (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Stark (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), McEver (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Chandler, Chrisman, Davis, Gardner, Hardwick, Maury Hubbard, Ottley, Pendleton, Rice, Rule, Shannon and Tomko.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: F. M. "Cal" Ritter (left end), S. W. "Pete" Lavinder (left tackle), A. W. Caughman (left guard), W. T. "Ted" Fix (center), R. L. Abbott (right guard), Lloyd "Buzzy" Goode (right tackle), R. M. McPherson (right end), Ed I. Bell (quarterback), Billy O. Williams (left halfback), S. C. Rutherford (right halfback), Roy Boyle (fullback). The substitutes were: P. E. Ahalt, E. L. Cruise, R. B. Farley, J. L. Harne, Henson, F. W. Trimmer and Zirkle.

Hampden–Sydney

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Swart (left tackle), Gray (left guard), Wimmer (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Stark (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Tomko (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Chandler, Christman, Davis, Gardner, Haggerty, Hardwick, Maury Hubbard, Hughes, Ottley, Owens, Rice and Shannon.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Ellis Allen (left end), John Nance (left tackle), George Hughes (left guard), Frances Lineweaver (center), Roy Hogan (right guard), Benjamin Franklin (right tackle), Robert Lawson (right end), Ralph Willis (quarterback), Raymond McCann (left halfback), Charles Garden (right halfback), John Ruffner (fullback). The substitutes were: Carl Arehart, Hugh Blanton, Joseph Bradford, Andrew Ingles, Henry McLaughlin, Hugh Powell, Wellford Reed and George Woodworth.

Pennsylvania

See also: 1929 Penn Quakers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Stark (left tackle), Gray (left guard), Wimmer (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Swart (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Tomko (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), Owens (fullback).

The starting lineup for Pennsylvania was: Sydney Gervin (left end), John Utz (left tackle), Barrett (left guard), Joseph Olexy (center), Walter Magai (right guard), Curtis Morris (right tackle), Paul Riblett (right end), Morton Wilner (quarterback), Walt Masters (left halfback), Wally Opekun (right halfback), Richard Gentle (fullback). The substitutes were: Alfred Ratowsky.

Virginia

See also: 1929 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Swart (left tackle), Gray (left guard), Wimmer (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Stark (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Tomko (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Brown, Chandler, Dyke, Green, Haggerty, Harding, Maury Hubbard, Owens, Rice, Ritter, Rule and Shannon.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Dick Turner (left end), Dick Day (left tackle), Ivey (left guard), George Taylor (center), Church Dunn (right guard), Bill Williams (right tackle), Bill Byrd (right end), Hunter Faulconer (quarterback), William Thomas (left halfback), Herbert Bryant (right halfback), Albert Lewy (fullback). The substitutes were: Richard DeButts, Fenton Gentry, Goldenburg, Lankford, Lee, Norwood Orrick, John Peyton, Frank Sippley and John Sloan.

Maryland

See also: 1929 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Gray (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Green (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Chandler, Dyke, Jones, Ottley, Owens, Rice, Rule, Stark and Wimmer.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Alfred Pease (left end), Herman Lombard (left tackle), William Heintz (left guard), George Madigan (center), Jesse Krajcovic (right guard), Ernie Carliss (right tackle), Al Heagy (right end), William W. Evans (quarterback), Miller (left halfback), George V. Chalmers (right halfback), Julius J. Radice (fullback). The substitutes were: Parker Faber, William Fisher, May, John McDonald, Jack Norris, Frederick Ribnitzki and Roberts.

VMI

See also: 1929 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Swart (left tackle), Gray (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Green (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Tomko (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Maury Hubbard, Owens, Rice, Ritter, Rule, Stark and Wimmer.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Joel Moody (left end), Louis Chadwick (left tackle), William Haase (left guard), Virgil Grow (center), Philip Willard (right guard), Benjamin Smith (right tackle), Tommy Scott (right end), Albert Hawkins (quarterback), John Biggs (left halfback), B. W. McCray (right halfback), Roy Dunn (fullback). The substitutes were: Basil Gravatt, Aubrey Grow and Charles Holtzclaw.

Players

The following players were members of the 1929 football team according to the roster published in the 1930 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[20]

VPI 1929 roster
  • Charles Eugene Brown
  • Edwin F. Chandler
  • William Grundy Davis
  • E. E. Dyke
  • William Clarence Gardner
  • John Edward Gray
  • John Buckner Green
  • Samuel Elkana Hardwick
  • Henry Virgil "Bird" Hooper (Capt.)
  • Louis Dexter Hubbard
  • Maury Albon Hubbard
  • Warner Brooke Jones
  • Herbert McEver
  • Lloyd Broderick Nutter (Capt.)
  • Waightes Gibbs Ottley
  • Milton Anthony Owens
  • Walter Wilson Pattie
  • J. R. Rice
  • Marcus Oliver Ritter
  • Eugene Butler Rule
  • Charles Richard Shannon
  • Philip Hitchborn Spear
  • Harry Hyman Stark
  • James L. Swart
  • Cyril Method "Tommy" Tomko
  • Harold J. Wimmer

Coaching and training staff

  • Head coach: Andy Gustafson
  • Assistant coach: N. Lee Frank
  • Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
  • Freshman assistant coaches
    • A. F. Bailey
    • P. Hotchkiss
  • Freshman Manager: I. M. McGhee

References

  1. ^ "V.P.I. overpowers Roanoke, 19 to 0". The Roanoke Times. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spruhanites Hold Own Against Strong Tech Eleven of V.P.I." Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. October 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hampden-Sydney Is Soft For V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 6, 1929. p. 97. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Red And Blue Eleven Gains Third Consecutive Conquest By Turning Back Virginia Polytechnic Institute With Masters Again Leading Offense". The Daily Pennsylvanian. University of Pennsylvania. October 14, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Penn Stages Rally To Beat V. P. I., 14-8". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 13, 1929. p. 77. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tech Rallies to Defeat Redskins". The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 25, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "V. P. I. Hands Trouncing To William and Mary". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 20, 1929. p. 81. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Carolina Runs Roughshod Over V.P.I., 38-13". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 27, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Carolina Defeats V. P. I. By 38 To 13". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 27, 1929. p. 77. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Generals Fall Before V.P.I. In Lynchburg" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 6, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Record Crowd Sees Gobblers Triumph". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 3, 1929. p. 93. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Washington and Lee Defeated By V. P. I., 36 To 6". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 7, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Gobblers Down Generals, 30 to 6". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 5, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "V. P. I. Crushes Va. With 35 to 12 Score". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 11, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Spear, V. P. I. Back, Poison To Virginia". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 10, 1929. p. 72. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "V. P. I. Whitewashed By Maryland Eleven". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. November 19, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Old Liners Rout V. P. I. By 24 To 0". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 17, 1929. p. 87. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Keydets Are State Champions". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  19. ^ "V. M. I. Defeats V. P. I. 14 to 0 For State Title". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 5, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "The Bugle 1930" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1930. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_VPI_Gobblers_football_team