1915 VPI Gobblers football team

1915 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (0–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Branch Bocock (6th season)
Captain	Vincent Bargmant Dixon
Home stadium	Miles Field

1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Roanoke*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 26–0		[1][2]
October 2		Randolph–Macon*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 20–3		[3]
October 9		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 19–0		[4]
October 16		vs. Washington and Lee	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA	L 0–13	4,000	[5][6][7]
October 23		at Navy*	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–20		[8][9]
October 30		at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–45		[10][11][12]
November 13		at West Virginia*	Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–19		[13][14][15]
November 25	2:30 p.m.	vs. VMI*	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 27–9		[16][17][18]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Roanoke

Roanoke vs. VPI

1 2 3 4 Total Roanoke 3 0 0 0 3 • VPI 7 7 6 6 26 Date: September 25 Location: Miles Field Blacksburg, VA Referee: Harlan Sanborn

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.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Davidson (left end), Norman (left tackle), Kinser (left guard), O'Flaherty (center), Roe (right guard), S. L. Bonham (right tackle), Williams (right end), Douglas Bunting (quarterback), Hoffman (left halfback), R. H. Duncan (right halfback), J. H. Bonham (fullback). The substitutes were: Blue, Bowers, Flannigan, A. M. Groseclose and B. D. Painter.

Randolph–Macon

Randolph–Macon vs. VPI

1 2 3 4 Total RM 3 0 0 0 3 • VPI 0 7 7 6 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.

The starting lineup for Randolph–Macon was: Patterson (left end), Hastings Hopkins (left tackle), Morton (left guard), Hudnall (center), Gilbert Bush (right guard), Robert Scott (right tackle), William Scott (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Young (left halfback), Gates Richardson (right halfback), Ingham (fullback). The substitutes were: Bassett and Woodson.

Hampden–Sydney

Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI

1 2 3 4 Total HS 0 0 0 0 0 • VPI 0 0 19 0 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.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Walter Aylor (left end), John Shackelford (left tackle), Royster Lyle (left guard), Robert Gillespie (center), Ernest Herzig (right guard), Hank Crisp (right tackle), F. G. Goolsby (right end), Charles Bugg (quarterback), Thomas Parrish (left halfback), Edgar Pendleton (right halfback), James Warren (fullback). The substitutes were: Peyton Palmore and Zimmerman.

Washington and Lee

Washington & Lee vs. VPI

1 2 3 4 Total • W&L 7 0 0 6 13 VPI 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 16 Location: Roanoke, VA Game attendance: 4,000 Referee: Paul Magoffin

See also: 1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: J. J. Izard (left end), Ted Shultz (left tackle), B. D. Bryan (left guard), Al Pierotti (center), F. M. Dingwall (right guard), Robert Ignico (right tackle), John Harrison (right end), Harry "Cy" Young (quarterback), Johnny Barrett (left halfback), Fred Sweetland (right halfback), J. H. Sorrells (fullback). The substitutes were: Lawrence Bagley, Turner Bethel and S. M. Graham.

Navy

VPI at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total VPI 0 0 0 0 0 • Navy 0 6 13 1 20 Date: October 23 Location: Worden Field Annapolis, MD Referee: Tom Thorp

See also: 1915 Navy Midshipmen football team

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.

The starting lineup for Navy was: Jesse Kenworthy (left end), Clarence Ward (left tackle), Merrill Kercher (left guard), H. Goodstein (center), Eugene Smith (right guard), Arthur Gilman (right tackle), Thomas Harrison (right end), Arthur Miles (quarterback), Frederick Westphall (left halfback), Harold Martin (right halfback), Ernest Von Heimburg (fullback). The substitutes were: Clark, Carlyle Craig, Robert Dashiell, Ward Davis, Thomas Fisher, Benjamin Holcombe, W. C. Luth and Louis Vail.

Cornell

VPI at Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total VPI 0 0 0 0 0 • Cornell 14 13 12 6 45 Date: October 30 Location: Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY Referee: Gillender (Pennsylvania)

See also: 1915 Cornell Big Red football team

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.

The starting lineup for Cornell was: Murray Shelton (left end), William Jameson (left tackle), Peter Miller (left guard), Gib Cool (center), Edward Anderson (right guard), Fred Gillies (right tackle), Paul Eckley (right end), Charley Barrett (quarterback), Carlton Collins (left halfback), Fritz Shiverick (right halfback), Lucien Mueller (fullback). The substitutes were: George Bard, Horace Benedict, Wiser Brown, Carey, Wesley Dixon, Fisher, Arthur Hoffman, Rexford Jewett, Edwin Kleinert, John Lewis, Masson, McCormick, John McKeage, Robert Ryerson, Fred P. Schlichter, Arthur Shock, Herbert Snyder and Roy Zander.

Cancelled Game with King College

VPI was scheduled to play King College on November 6 in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[19]

West Virginia

VPI at West Virginia

1 2 Total VPI 0 0 0 • WVU 19 0 19 Date: November 13 Location: Morgantown, WV Referee: Jack Gass

See also: 1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

The starting lineup for West Virginia was: Harold Hutchinson (left end), Russ Bailey (left tackle), Howard Henrie (left guard), Oscar Lambert (center), Dorsey Brannon (right guard), J. Burns Webster (right tackle), Jasper Colebank (right end), Fred Chenoweth (quarterback), Clay Hite (left halfback), Harry Curry (right halfback), Rip King (fullback). The substitutes were: Glenn Allen, Victor Biddle, William Dougher, Jack Latterner, Carl Leatherwood and G. Andrew Northcott.

VMI

VMI vs. VPI

1 2 3 4 Total VMI 0 0 3 6 9 • VPI 10 10 0 7 27 Date: November 25 Location: Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA Game start: 2:30 p.m. Referee: Langford (Trinity)

See also: 1915 VMI Keydets football team

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.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Mose Goodman (left end), Matthew Steele (left tackle), John Pitts (left guard), George Snead (center), Sterling Heflin (right guard), Cullom (right tackle), Nathaniel Massie (right end), Stanton Bertschey (quarterback), James Nelms (left halfback), Carlos Fetterolf (right halfback), Harris (fullback). The substitutes were: Ayers, Oliver Bucher, John Fechheimer, Gray, Hawkins, Peyton Marshall, Mason, McCormick, McCown, Paul, Lindsay Pitts and Sullivan.

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.^[20]

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 Henry Redd		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

Coaching and training staff

• Head coach: Branch Bocock
• Assistant coach: Donald Munsick
• Manager: W. L. Cogbill
• Assistant managers
  • Walton Ellingsworth
  • J. H. East
  • P. S. Campbell

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. "West Virginia blanks Virginia Polytechnics, 19–0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Mountaineers Win From Virginia Team". The Sunday Telegram. Library of Congress. November 14, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
15. "Another Nice Scalp For W.V.U. Team". The West Virginian. Library of Congress. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
16. "Tech Outplays V.M.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 26, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
17. "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.
18. "V.M.I. Loses Thanksgiving Game". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
19. "V.P.I. Schedule For Season Is Announced". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. August 22, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
20. "The Bugle 1916" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1916. p. 192. Retrieved February 3, 2022.