1919 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1919 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

1919 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1919 record	5–4 (2–4 SAIAA)
Head coach	Charles Bernier (3rd season)
Captain	James Thomas Hardwick Henry Redd
Home stadium	Miles Field

1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Maryland State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Richmond	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
VPI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Catholic University	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 4		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 13–0
October 11		Richmond	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0
October 18		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	L 7–33
October 25		vs. Maryland State	Union League Park[1] Washington, DC	W 6–0
November 1		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	L 0–3
November 8		Wake Forest*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 40–0
November 15		vs. NC State	Norfolk, VA	L 0–3	4,500[2]
November 22		Emory and Henry*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 99–0
November 27	3:00 p.m.[3]	vs. VMI	Fair Grounds[3] Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–13	6,584[4]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Players

The following players were members of the 1919 football team according to the roster published in the 1920 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]

VPI 1919 roster
	Quarterback Hank Crisp Guards A. B. Armstrong Wally Shaner Sumner D. Tilson Tackles P. Hall Walter Morgan Pierce Centers John Kelly Copenhaver Harry Judson Hardwick		Ends James Thomas Hardwick (Capt.) George Frizzell Parrish Halfbacks J. R. Graham Robert Drew Godsey George Douglas Lancaster Harry Lee McCann Clarke Randolph Willey Fullback Henry Redd (Capt.)		Substitutes Camper Chapman Glenn Vernon Glaze Jones Samuel Anderson McConkey Guy Eldridge Rice Shepherd Walters Washington

References

1. "Forward Pass Beats State". Maryland State Review. University of Maryland. October 30, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
2. "V.P.I. Licked By 3 Points". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 16, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
3. "Record-Breaking Crowd Expected Today at the V.P.I.-V.M.I. Contest". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
4. Greene, Samuel (November 28, 1919). "V.M.I. Wins Victory in a Brilliant Game With Tech Warriors". The World News. Library of Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1919–1920". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 14, 2015.
6. "The Bugle 1920" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1920. p. 183. Retrieved 2015-12-14.