1911 VPI football team

The 1911 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1911 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Lew Riess and finished with a record of six wins, one loss, and two ties (6–1–2).

1911 VPI football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–2
Head coach	Lew Riess (1st season)
Captain	Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs
Home stadium	Miles Field
Seasons ← 1910 1912 →

1911 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma			–					8	–	0	–	0
Florida			–					5	–	0	–	1
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
Georgetown			–					7	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	0	–	3
North Carolina			–					6	–	1	–	1
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	2
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	1	–	1
Marshall			–					4	–	1	–	1
Arkansas			–					6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					5	–	2	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					4	–	2	–	2
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					5	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					5	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	2	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	2	–	2
Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	2
Baylor			–					3	–	4	–	2
Wake Forest			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	2
South Carolina			–					1	–	4	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	4	–	1
Spring Hill			–					1	–	3	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					1	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Hampden–Sydney	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 16–0		^[1]
October 6		vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	W 12–0		^[2]^[3]
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–33		^[4]^[5]^[6]
October 21		Roanoke	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 93–0		^[7]
October 28	3:00 p.m.	vs. Washington and Lee	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA	T 5–5	3,000	^[8]^[9]^[10]
November 4	3:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	T 0–0	2,000	^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
November 11		Tennessee	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 36–11		^[15]
November 18		Morris Harvey	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 10–3		^[16]
November 30		vs. North Carolina A&M	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	W 3–0	6,000	^[17]
All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Hampden–Sydney

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Rogers (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Vaughan (quarterback), Legge (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Roberts (fullback).

University of Maryland, Baltimore

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Evans (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Vaughan (quarterback), Rogers (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), Roberts (fullback). The substitutes were: Hughes, F. Legge, W. Legge and Wyatt.

Yale

See also: 1911 Yale Bulldogs football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Evans (left guard), Gibbs (center), Pick (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Bernier (quarterback), F. Legge (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), Roberts (fullback). The substitutes were: Hughes, W. Legge, Rogers, Vaughan and Wyatt.

Cancelled Game with Western Maryland

VPI was scheduled to play Western Maryland College on October 21, but Western Maryland cancelled and VPI played Roanoke.^[18]

Washington and Lee

See also: 1911 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Schultz (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Evans (right guard), Burruss (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Bernier (quarterback), Derby (left halfback), F. Legge (right halfback), Macon (fullback). The substitutes were: W. Legge and Wyatt.

North Carolina

See also: 1911 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Evans (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Vaughan (quarterback), Legge (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), Macon (fullback). The substitutes were: Hughes.

Tennessee

See also: 1911 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Evans (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Bernier (quarterback), F. Legge (left halfback), Derby (right halfback), W. Legge (fullback).

Morris Harvey

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Moore (left tackle), Wyatt (left guard), Gibbs (center), Evans (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Rogers (right end), Bernier (quarterback), Legge (left halfback), Vawter (right halfback), Gardner (fullback).

North Carolina A&M

See also: 1911 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Hodgson (left end), Burruss (left tackle), Pick (left guard), Gibbs (center), Evans (right guard), Schultz (right tackle), Lefebre (right end), Bernier (quarterback), Derby (left halfback), F. Legge (right halfback), Macon (fullback). The substitutes were: W. Legge and Rogers.

Players

The following players were members of the 1911 football team according to the roster published in the 1912 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[19]

VPI 1911 roster
	Quarterback Charles A. Bernier Guards Peyton Evans Lewis A. Pick Tackles William Henry Burruss Werner Joseph Schultz Center Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs (Capt.)		Ends Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson Gordon Lefebre Halfbacks Claude Palmer Derby Frederick Hughes Legge Fullback Robert C. Macon		Substitutes Withrow Reynolds Legge James Booth Rogers Harry Briggs Vaughan John Rudisil Vawter Fred Tate Wyatt

Coaching and training staff

• Head coach: Lew Riess
• Manager: G. G. Garrison

References

1. "Sixteen Points Scored By V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 1, 1911. p. 41. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Teams Almost Come To Blows". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "Game Breaks Up In General Scrap". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 7, 1911. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
4. "Yale Whips Virginians". New-York Tribune. Library of Congress. October 15, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
5. "Lose To Yale Eleven". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 15, 1911. p. 61. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
6. "Yale Backs Reel Off Long Runs on V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 15, 1911. p. 43. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
7. "V.P.I. Makes Record Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 22, 1911. p. 47. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
8. "Great Game Ends In 5–5 Tie" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 31, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
9. "Evenly Matched Elevens Battle To Tie Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 29, 1911. p. 43. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
10. "Prettiest Game in Country Here". Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 30, 1911. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
11. "Foot Ball - Broad Street Park". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 29, 1911. p. 44. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
12. "Carolina Holds Tech Eleven to Scoreless Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 5, 1911. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
13. "In A Splendid Battle Carolina Plays V.P.I. To A Standstill". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 7, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
14. "V.P.I. Held To Scoreless Tie By North Carolina". The Richmond News Leader. Library of Virginia. November 6, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
15. "Make Long Runs for Touchdowns". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 12, 1911. p. 49. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
16. "Tech's Work Not Up To Standard". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 19, 1911. p. 49. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
17. "V.P.I. Takes Game At Last Moment". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. December 1, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
18. "V. P. I. Swamps Roanoke College". The Evening Journal. Library of Virginia. October 23, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
19. "The Bugle 1912" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1912. p. 176. Retrieved December 3, 2015.