1928_VPI_Gobblers_football_team
1928 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
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]
| 1928 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (4–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Albert Ewell Bailey Lloyd Broderick Nutter |
| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Roanoke* | W 34–7 | [2][3] | |||
| October 6 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 32–7 | [4][5] | ||
| October 13 | at Colgate* |
| L 14-35 | [6][7] | ||
| October 20 | at North Carolina | W 16-14 | 9,000 | [8][9][10] | ||
| October 27 | King* |
| W 54–0 | [11] | ||
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Maryland | W 9–6 | 6,000+ | [12][13][14] | |
| November 10 | Virginia |
| W 20–0 | 5,000–7,000 | [15][16] | |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Washington and Lee |
| W 13–7 | 5,000 | [17][18][19][20][21] |
| November 29 | vs. VMI |
| L 6-16 | 20,000 | [22][23][24][25] | |
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Roanoke
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
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
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
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: Sapp (left end), Nelson Howard (left tackle), Ray Farris (left guard), Harry Schwartz (center), Shuler (right guard), M. E. Donahoe (right tackle), Samuel Presson (right end), Whisnant (quarterback), James Ward (left halfback), Leon Spaulding (right halfback), Foard (fullback). The substitutes were: J. T. Greshham, J. E. Magner, Maus, E. Strudwick Nash and Charles Wyrick.
Maryland
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
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
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
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.
Roster
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Monogram Club members
Nineteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1928 VPI team.[26]
| Player | Hometown | Notes |
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| 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 |
- "Virginia Poly Wins on Backfield Drive". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 30, 1928. p. 85. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Maroons are Downed in Opening Encounter by Tech Eleven". Brackety-ack. Roanoke College. October 3, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- "Peake and Owens Stars As Virginia Poly Wins". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 7, 1928. p. 78. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "V. P. I. Defeats H.-S., 32 to 7". The Southwest Times. Library of Virginia. October 7, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- "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.
- "Colgate Extended To Win Over V. P. I." The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 14, 1928. p. 92. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "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.
- "Late V. P. I. Score Defeats Tarheels". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 21, 1928. p. 79. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "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.
- "V. P. I. Has Walkover". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 28, 1928. p. 81. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Placement Kick Gives Gobblers Win at Norfolk". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Varsity Grid Team Beaten In Thriller". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. November 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- "Old Liners Lose To Virginia Poly". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 4, 1928. p. 85. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- "V.P.I. Ace Makes Seventy Yard Run". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 12, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- "V. P. I. Is Winner Over Virginia Team". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 11, 1928. p. 79. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Gobblers Defeat W. & L. Team" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 17, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- "Washington & Lee Bows To Gobblers". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 18, 1928. p. 85. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "V. M. I. Triumphs Over V. P. I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 3, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- "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.
- "'Ab' Barnes Stars As V. M. I. Wins". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. December 4, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "Cadets Defeat Tech and Win State Title". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- "The Bugle Volume XXXV '29". Virginia Tech. p. 322. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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