1928 VPI Gobblers football team

1928 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Ewell Bailey
Lloyd Broderick Nutter
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
VPI 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Maryland 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1928 Southern Conference football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2). This was the senior season for the "Pony Express" backfield which included Frank Peake, Herbert McEver, Scotty MacArthur, and Tommy Tomko.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Roanoke*
W 34–7[2][3]
October 6Hampden–Sydney*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 32–7[4][5]
October 13at Colgate*
L 14-353,000[6][7]
October 20at North Carolina
W 16-149,000[8][9][10]
October 27King*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 54–0[11]
November 32:30 p.m.vs. Maryland
W 9–66,000+[12][13][14]
November 10Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 20–05,000–7,000[15][16]
November 172:00 p.m.at Washington and Lee
W 13–75,000[17][18][19][20][21]
November 29vs. VMI
L 6-1620,000[22][23][24][25]

Game summaries

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Roanoke

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Roanoke vs. VPI
1 234Total
Roanoke 0 007 7
• VPI 7 2007 34
See also: 1928 Roanoke Maroons football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Price (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Baker, Brown, Coffee, Green, Maury Hubbard, MacArthur, Owens, Pattie, Rule, Shafer, Harry Spear, Phil Spear and Wimmer.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Ed I. Bell (left end), Lloyd "Buzzy" Goode (left tackle), D. C. Lionberger (left guard), Harold Nank (center), Beare (right guard), Thomas Fryer (right tackle), Stanley Rutherford (right end), J. H. "Deana" Gilbert (quarterback), Billy O. Williams (left halfback), Pleas Ramsey (right halfback), J. "Dutch" Dietrich (fullback). The substitutes were: William Altizer, Roy Boyle, W. T. "Ted" Fix and Lewis Lionberger.

Hampden–Sydney

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Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI
1 234Total
HS 0 700 7
• VPI 7 6127 32

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Price (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Brown, Green, Jones, Maury Hubbard, MacArthur, Pattie, Rule and Spear.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Ellis Allen (left end), Henry McLaughlin (left tackle), Charles Jett (left guard), John Hunt (center), Hugh Blanton (right guard), Hughes Reverley (right tackle), Stuart Worden (right end), Robert Lawson (quarterback), Ralph Willis (left halfback), Thomas Peach (right halfback), John Montgomery (fullback). The substitutes were: Carl Arehart, S. B. Carter, Charles Gatewood, Henry Harris, William Jefferson, Cecil Jones, Wellford Reed and George Woodworth.

Colgate

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VPI at Colgate
1 234Total
VPI 0 770 14
• Colgate 0 6227 35
  • Date: October 13, 1928
  • Location: Whitnall Field
    Hamilton, NY
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Game weather: "inclement weather"
  • Referee: E. F. Houghitt (Michigan)
See also: 1928 Colgate football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Pattie (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Maury Hubbard, Jones, Looney, MacArthur, Mahaney, Rule and Spear.

The starting lineup for Colgate was: Mike Stramiello (left end), Arthur Huntington (left tackle), Bob Gillson (left guard), John Cox (center), Bruce DuMont (right guard), Ralph Lockwood (right tackle), Frank Abruzzino (right end), Izzy Yablok (quarterback), Thomas Dowler (left halfback), John Galloway (right halfback), Edward Herb (fullback). The substitutes were: Joseph Barclay, Thatcher Cottrell, Thomas Doyle, Joseph Franklin, Richard Gasper, Hoot Haines, Leslie Hart, Leonard Macaluso and Salvatore Maggio.

North Carolina

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VPI at North Carolina
1 234Total
• VPI 3 067 16
UNC 0 770 14
See also: 1928 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Mahaney (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Gray (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Phil Spears (right halfback), Looney (fullback).

The starting lineup for North Carolina was: O'Dell Sapp (left end), Nelson Howard (left tackle), Ray Farris (left guard), Harry Schwartz (center), Bud Shuler (right guard), M. E. Donahoe (right tackle), Samuel Presson (right end), Albert Whisnant (quarterback), James Ward (left halfback), Leon Spaulding (right halfback), Edison Foard (fullback). The substitutes were: J. Thomas Greshham, J. E. Magner, Maus, E. Strudwick Nash and Charles Wyrick.

King

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Maryland

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Maryland vs. VPI
1 234Total
Maryland 0 600 6
• VPI 9 000 9
  • Date: November 3, 1928
  • Location: League Park
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 6,000+
  • Game weather: "Leaden skies"
  • Referee: Witt (VMI)
See also: 1928 Maryland Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Phil Spear (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Maury Hubbard, Jones, MacArthur and Owens.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Charles Dodson (left end), William Fisher (left tackle), Arthur Wondrack (left guard), George Madigan (center), Omar D. Crothers Jr. (right guard), John McDonald (right tackle), Herman Lombard (right end), Blackistone (quarterback), Roberts (left halfback), John Parsons (right halfback), Gerald Snyder (fullback). The substitutes were: Dix, William W. Evans, William Heintz, Gordon Kessler, Julius J. Radice and Warcholy.

Virginia

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Virginia vs. VPI
1 234Total
UVA 0 000 0
• VPI 7 760 20
See also: 1928 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Phil Spear (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Peake.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Harry Flippen (left end), William Luke (left tackle), Harris (left guard), George Taylor (center), Vernon Austin (right guard), Richard DeButts (right tackle), Howard Turner (right end), John Sloan (quarterback), Gus Kaminer (left halfback), Albert Lewy (right halfback), Bledsoe Pinkerton (fullback). The substitutes were: William Paxton.

Washington and Lee

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VPI at Washington and Lee
1 234Total
• VPI 0 607 13
W&L 0 070 7
  • Date: November 17, 1928
  • Location: Wilson Field
    Lexington, VA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: "Indian summer afternoon"
  • Referee: Richard Carrington (UVA)
See also: 1928 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback).

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Charles Day (left end), Earl Fitzpatrick (left tackle), Thomas Taylor (left guard), Howell Snodgrass (center), Henry Groop (right guard), William Hawkins (right tackle), Mason Sproul (right end), William Lott (quarterback), John Faulkner (left halfback), Morton Thibodeau (right halfback), Eugene White (fullback). The substitutes were: David Eberhart, John Jacob, Albert Jones and Myer Seligman.

VMI

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VMI vs. VPI
1 234Total
• VMI 0 790 16
VPI 0 600 6
  • Date: November 29, 1928
  • Location: Maher Field
    Roanoke, VA
  • Game attendance: 20,000
  • Referee: Ed Thorpe (De LaSalle)
See also: 1928 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Gray (left end), Bailey (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Dexter Hubbard (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), Mahaney (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Maury Hubbard, Looney, Rule, Harry Spear and Phil Spear.

The starting lineup for VMI was: William Moss (left end), Aubrey Grow (left tackle), Louis Chadwick (left guard), Virgil Grow (center), Philip Willard (right guard), Luther Hewlett (right tackle), Tommy Scott (right end), Albert Hawkins (quarterback), Albert Barnes (left halfback), Frank Harner (right halfback), McCray (fullback). The substitutes were: Roy Dunn, William Haase, Ernest Laughorn, Joel Moody, James Smith and Gordon Walker.

Players

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Roster

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VPI 1928 roster
  • Roger Lee Amole
  • Albert Bailey (Capt.)
  • Baker
  • Joseph Brown
  • Coffee
  • William Grundy Davis
  • John Gray
  • John Buckner Green
  • Bird Hooper
  • Philip Hotchkiss
  • Dexter Hubbard
  • Maury Hubbard
  • William Hudgins
  • Warner Brooke Jones
  • John Looney
  • Scotty MacArthur
  • Arthur Mahaney
  • Cloy Mattox
  • Lloyd Nutter (Capt.)
  • Milton Owens
  • Walter Pattie
  • Frank Peake
  • Nelson Osborn Price
  • Marcus Ritter
  • Eugene Rule
  • Shafer
  • Harry Bingham Spear
  • Philip Spear
  • Tommy Tomko
  • Harold J. Wimmer

Monogram Club members

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Nineteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1928 VPI team.[26]

Player Hometown Notes
Albert Ewell Bailey (Capt.) Roanoke, Virginia
Joseph Murray Brown Staunton, Virginia
John Edward Gray
Henry Virgil "Bird" Hooper
Philip Smith Hotchkiss
Louis Dexter Hubbard
William Coles Hudgins
John Ote Looney
J. B. "Scotty" MacArthur
Arthur Randolph Mahaney
Cloy Mattox Leesville, Virginia
Lloyd Broderick Nutter (Capt.)
Milton Anthony Owens
Walter Wilson Pattie
Frank Peake
Marcus Oliver Ritter
Eugene Butler Rule
Philip Hitchborn Spear
Cyril Method "Tommy" Tomko

References

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  1. ^ "From The Beginning ... To The Beamer Era".
  2. ^ "Virginia Poly Wins on Backfield Drive". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 30, 1928. p. 85. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Maroons are Downed in Opening Encounter by Tech Eleven". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. October 3, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Peake and Owens Stars As Virginia Poly Wins". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 7, 1928. p. 78. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "V. P. I. Defeats H.-S., 32 to 7". The Southwest Times. Library of Virginia. October 7, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Maroon Eleven Turns Back V.P.I., 35–14, To Gain Revenge For Last Year's Defeat". Colgate Maroon. Colgate University. October 17, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Colgate Extended To Win Over V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 14, 1928. p. 92. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tar Heel Line Crumples as Gobblers Win by 16-14 Score". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 30, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Late V. P. I. Score Defeats Tarheels". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 21, 1928. p. 79. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "9,000 Fans See The Gobblers Win Gridiron Battle Over Chapel Hill in Close Game". Suffolk News-Herald. Library of Virginia. October 21, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "V. P. I. Has Walkover". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 28, 1928. p. 81. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Placement Kick Gives Gobblers Win at Norfolk". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Varsity Grid Team Beaten In Thriller". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. November 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Old Liners Lose To Virginia Poly". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 4, 1928. p. 85. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "V.P.I. Ace Makes Seventy Yard Run". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 12, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "V. P. I. Is Winner Over Virginia Team". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 11, 1928. p. 79. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "Gobblers Defeat W. & L. Team" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 17, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Washington & Lee Bows To Gobblers". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 18, 1928. p. 85. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Generals' Last Minute Rally Fails And Tech Wins 12-7". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 20, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "Washington and Lee Defeated 13-7 By V. P. I. Before Homecoming Day Crowd". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 22, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  21. ^ "Washington and Lee Goes Down Before Gobblers By Score 13 To 7". Suffolk News-Herald. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "V. M. I. Triumphs Over V. P. I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 3, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  23. ^ "Many In Roanoke Today To Witness The Colorful V. M. I. - V. P. I. Game". Suffolk News-Herald. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  24. ^ "'Ab' Barnes Stars As V. M. I. Wins". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. December 4, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  25. ^ "Cadets Defeat Tech and Win State Title". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  26. ^ "The Bugle Volume XXXV '29". Virginia Tech. p. 322. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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