1915 VPI Gobblers football team

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).

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
Seasons ← 1914 1916 →

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

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]
November 25	2:30 p.m.	vs. VMI*	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 27–9		^[15]^[16]^[17]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Roanoke

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.

Randolph–Macon

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.

Hampden–Sydney

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.

Washington and Lee

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

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.

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

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.

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)

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.

Cancelled Game with King College

VPI was scheduled to play King College on November 6 in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[18]

West Virginia

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

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.

VMI

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)

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.

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.^[19]

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

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