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1892 VAMC football team

The 1892 VAMC football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1892 college football season. The team was led by their head coach E. A. Smyth. In what was the inaugural season of Virginia Tech football, the team finished with a record of one win and one loss (1–1).

1892 VAMC football
VAMC's inaugural football team in 1892
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam E. Anderson
Seasons
1893 →
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 0
Biddle     1 0 0
Furman     1 0 0
Mercer     1 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia Military     4 0 1
Wake Forest     4 0 1
Johns Hopkins     7 1 0
North Carolina     5 1 0
Central (KY)     4 1 0
Sewanee     5 1 1
Navy     5 2 0
Georgetown     4 2 1
Virginia     3 2 1
Vanderbilt     4 4 0
Alabama     2 2 0
Auburn     2 2 0
Georgia     1 1 0
Virginia A&M     1 1 0
Western Maryland     0 0 1
Richmond     2 3 0
Delaware     1 2 2
Kentucky A&M     2 4 1
Tennessee     2 5 0
Trinity (NC)     1 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     0 1 0
Livingstone     0 1 0
Maryville (TN)     0 1 0
South Carolina     0 1 0
Georgia Tech     0 3 0
Maryland     0 3 0

On October 21, 1892, the first game ever played in Blacksburg, Virginia was against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School from Radford, Virginia. The game was a 14–10 victory for VAMC and William E. Anderson scored the first touchdown in Virginia Tech football history.[1]

Background edit

The first college football game was played on November 6, 1869, between Rutgers and the College of New Jersey.[2] Although the sport continued to grow, it was not introduced for another 23 years at VAMC. In September 1891, VAMC President John McBryde approved an athletic association for the college. Later that fall, a group of students gathered in a field behind the Number One Barracks (now Lane Hall)[3] to play the first pick-up games of football.[1] In September 1892, with the help of Biology Professor Ellison Adger Smyth (known as the father of modern football at Virginia Tech),[1] Physics Professor William E. Anderson, and cadets H. B. Pratt and John Walter Stull, a call went out for cadet players and two teams were formed, which would become Virginia Tech's first football squad.[1][3] Smyth served as coach of the team and Anderson was chosen as captain.[1] They had to go to the barracks every day and ask cadets to participate, since most of the players who were assigned to the second team felt that they had been insulted and refused to return to practice on the following day.[1][3]

Practices (and the first home game) were held in a plowed wheat field, located behind Number Four Barracks[4] (near present-day Shanks Hall)[5] that was "about as level as a side of Brush Mountain"[3][6] and "not as smooth as the bed of the new Blacksburg railroad, but ran up and down hill, with interesting little hollows with hid the play from spectators on the other side of the field."[4]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21St. Albans Lutheran Boys SchoolBlacksburg, VAW 14–10[7][8]
October 29at St. Albans Lutheran Boys SchoolRadford, VAL 0–10

Players edit

The following players were members of the 1892 football team according to the roster published in the 1903 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4] The roster is also found in the Virginia Tech University Archives.[9]

VAMC 1892 roster
Quarterback
  • Clinton Wakefield Courtland

Guards

  • T. P. Bowles
  • Robert Emmett Chumbley
  • John Lynn Preston

Tackles

  • William E. Anderson (Capt.)
  • William Howe Minor
Centers
  • John Walter Stull

Ends

  • Christopher Gadsden Porcher
  • Charles Thomas Friend

Halfbacks

  • Christopher Gadsden Guignard
  • E. H. Rowe
Fullbacks
  • Leslie Helm Lancaster
  • Tarpley Douglas Martin

Substitutes

  • William Jackson Barnes
  • Robert Wood Cowardin
  • Solomon Vance Lovenstein
  • Robert Kyle Slaughter

Season summary edit

St. Albans edit

In what was the first ever game played by Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, a team from St. Albans Lutheran Boys School in Radford, Virginia lost to VAMC 14–10 in Blacksburg, Virginia on October 21, 1892. William E. Anderson scored the first touchdown in Virginia Tech football history.[1]

At St. Albans edit

The second and final game of the season was also against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School and played in Radford. St. Albans led 10–0 at the end of the first half and then the second half was call off with consent of both teams' captains, due to "continued disputes and disagreements."[4] A newspaper article of the time states that the game was "declared off at the end of the first pass."[10] Another newspaper article cites the score as 12–0.[11]

Roanoke game edit

VAMC attempted to schedule a game with Roanoke College, but they were unsuccessful.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "From The Beginning ... To The Beamer Era". hokiesports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Schlabach, Mark (2013). "Rutgers Scarlet Knights–Nov. 6, 1869". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d . Virginia Tech. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "The Bugle 1903" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1903. p. 123. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Pieper, Lindsay (September 2, 2006). . Collegiate Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
  6. ^ "The Bugle 1911" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1911. p. 179. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Foot-Ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 13, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "St. Alban's Eleven Defeated". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 23, 1892. p. 11. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Beginnings of Intercollegiate Football". Virginia Tech. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "A Corrected Statement". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 1, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "St. Albans Triumphant". The Richmond Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 30, 1892. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

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The 1892 VAMC football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1892 college football season The team was led by their head coach E A Smyth In what was the inaugural season of Virginia Tech football the team finished with a record of one win and one loss 1 1 1892 VAMC footballVAMC s inaugural football team in 1892ConferenceIndependentRecord1 1Head coachE A Smyth 1st season CaptainWilliam E AndersonSeasons1893 1892 Southern college football independents records vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCentre 6 0 0Biddle 1 0 0Furman 1 0 0Mercer 1 0 0North Carolina A amp M 1 0 0Virginia Military 4 0 1Wake Forest 4 0 1Johns Hopkins 7 1 0North Carolina 5 1 0Central KY 4 1 0Sewanee 5 1 1Navy 5 2 0Georgetown 4 2 1Virginia 3 2 1Vanderbilt 4 4 0Alabama 2 2 0Auburn 2 2 0Georgia 1 1 0Virginia A amp M 1 1 0Western Maryland 0 0 1Richmond 2 3 0Delaware 1 2 2Kentucky A amp M 2 4 1Tennessee 2 5 0Trinity NC 1 3 0Hampden Sydney 0 1 0Livingstone 0 1 0Maryville TN 0 1 0South Carolina 0 1 0Georgia Tech 0 3 0Maryland 0 3 0On October 21 1892 the first game ever played in Blacksburg Virginia was against St Albans Lutheran Boys School from Radford Virginia The game was a 14 10 victory for VAMC and William E Anderson scored the first touchdown in Virginia Tech football history 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Schedule 3 Players 4 Season summary 4 1 St Albans 4 2 At St Albans 4 3 Roanoke game 5 ReferencesBackground editThe first college football game was played on November 6 1869 between Rutgers and the College of New Jersey 2 Although the sport continued to grow it was not introduced for another 23 years at VAMC In September 1891 VAMC President John McBryde approved an athletic association for the college Later that fall a group of students gathered in a field behind the Number One Barracks now Lane Hall 3 to play the first pick up games of football 1 In September 1892 with the help of Biology Professor Ellison Adger Smyth known as the father of modern football at Virginia Tech 1 Physics Professor William E Anderson and cadets H B Pratt and John Walter Stull a call went out for cadet players and two teams were formed which would become Virginia Tech s first football squad 1 3 Smyth served as coach of the team and Anderson was chosen as captain 1 They had to go to the barracks every day and ask cadets to participate since most of the players who were assigned to the second team felt that they had been insulted and refused to return to practice on the following day 1 3 Practices and the first home game were held in a plowed wheat field located behind Number Four Barracks 4 near present day Shanks Hall 5 that was about as level as a side of Brush Mountain 3 6 and not as smooth as the bed of the new Blacksburg railroad but ran up and down hill with interesting little hollows with hid the play from spectators on the other side of the field 4 Schedule editDateOpponentSiteResultSourceOctober 21St Albans Lutheran Boys SchoolBlacksburg VAW 14 10 7 8 October 29at St Albans Lutheran Boys SchoolRadford VAL 0 10Players editThe following players were members of the 1892 football team according to the roster published in the 1903 edition of The Bugle the Virginia Tech yearbook 4 The roster is also found in the Virginia Tech University Archives 9 VAMC 1892 rosterQuarterback Clinton Wakefield CourtlandGuards T P Bowles Robert Emmett Chumbley John Lynn PrestonTackles William E Anderson Capt William Howe Minor Centers John Walter StullEnds Christopher Gadsden Porcher Charles Thomas FriendHalfbacks Christopher Gadsden Guignard E H Rowe Fullbacks Leslie Helm Lancaster Tarpley Douglas MartinSubstitutes William Jackson Barnes Robert Wood Cowardin Solomon Vance Lovenstein Robert Kyle SlaughterSeason summary editSt Albans edit In what was the first ever game played by Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College a team from St Albans Lutheran Boys School in Radford Virginia lost to VAMC 14 10 in Blacksburg Virginia on October 21 1892 William E Anderson scored the first touchdown in Virginia Tech football history 1 At St Albans edit The second and final game of the season was also against St Albans Lutheran Boys School and played in Radford St Albans led 10 0 at the end of the first half and then the second half was call off with consent of both teams captains due to continued disputes and disagreements 4 A newspaper article of the time states that the game was declared off at the end of the first pass 10 Another newspaper article cites the score as 12 0 11 Roanoke game edit VAMC attempted to schedule a game with Roanoke College but they were unsuccessful 4 References edit a b c d e f g From The Beginning To The Beamer Era hokiesports com Retrieved January 26 2016 Schlabach Mark 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nov 6 1869 ESPN com Retrieved June 18 2013 a b c d Football Virginia Tech Archived from the original on April 3 2015 Retrieved January 26 2016 a b c d e The Bugle 1903 PDF Virginia Tech Bugle 1903 p 123 Retrieved March 1 2022 Pieper Lindsay September 2 2006 From wheat to Worsham The history of Lane Collegiate Times Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved July 28 2007 The Bugle 1911 PDF Virginia Tech Bugle 1911 p 179 Retrieved March 1 2022 Foot Ball The Richmond Dispatch Library of Congress October 13 1892 p 6 Retrieved February 23 2022 St Alban s Eleven Defeated The Richmond Dispatch Library of Congress October 23 1892 p 11 Retrieved February 23 2022 The Beginnings of Intercollegiate Football Virginia Tech Retrieved October 26 2015 A Corrected Statement The Richmond Dispatch Library of Congress November 1 1892 p 4 Retrieved February 23 2022 St Albans Triumphant The Richmond Dispatch Library of Congress October 30 1892 p 12 Retrieved February 23 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1892 VAMC football team amp oldid 1170578403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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