1914 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1914 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1914 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).

1914 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2–1 (1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Branch Bocock (5th season)
Home stadium	Miles Field
Seasons ← 1913 1915 →

1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington and Lee +	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Virginia +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
VPI	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Georgetown	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Richmond	0	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		King*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 35–0		[1]
October 3		Randolph–Macon*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 13–0		[2]
October 10		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 22–0		[3][4]
October 17		vs. West Virginia Wesleyan*	Charleston, WV	L 0–13		[5]
October 24		Roanoke*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	T 7–7		[6][7][8]
October 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Washington and Lee	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA	L 6–7	5,000	[9][10]
November 7		Marshall*	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA	W 54–6		[11][12]
November 14	3:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina A&M	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA	W 3–0	400	[13][14]
November 26	3:00 p.m.	vs. VMI*	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 3–0	5,000	[15][16][17][18]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

King

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Whitehead (left tackle), Montague (left guard), Savage (center), Benedict (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Rives (right end), Peake (quarterback), Huddle (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Engleby, Harvey, Henderson, Macon, Moore, Robertson, Treakle and Vaughan-Lloyd.

The starting lineup for King was: George King (left end), Smith (left tackle), Newland (left guard), Wood (center), Graham (right guard), Kincaid (right tackle), Lee (right end), Burrows (quarterback), Caldwell (left halfback), Fain (right halfback), Davidson (fullback).

Hampden–Sydney

The starting lineup for VPI was: Rives (left end), Oppenheimer (left tackle), Benedict (left guard), Montague (center), Williams (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Cottrell (right end), Peake (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Engleby, Gregory, Harvey, Huddle, Macon, Savage, Somerville, Taylor, Treakle and Vaughan-Lloyd.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: P. C. Adams (left end), Robert Guthrie (left tackle), Robert Warwick (left guard), Marvin Bowling (center), R. B. Thompson (right guard), John Shackelford (right tackle), Frank Massie (right end), Walter Thurman (quarterback), A. B. Driver (left halfback), Peyton Palmore (right halfback), Perkins (fullback).

West Virginia Wesleyan

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Oppenheimer (left guard), Savage (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Powell (right end), Peake (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Funkhouser, Gregory, Macon, Montague, Rives and Somerville.

The starting lineup for West Virginia Wesleyan was: W. Guy Morrison (left end), Herbert Withers (left tackle), Everett Morgan (left guard), William Singleton (center), Harry Vance (right guard), John Kellison (right tackle), James Heavener (right end), Harry Stansbury (quarterback), O. Shumaker (left halfback), R. Worth Shumaker (right halfback), William Jacobs (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Allen and Bobbitt.

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Moore (left tackle), Benedict (left guard), Montague (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Franklin (right end), Peake (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Funkhouser (right halfback), Huddle (fullback). The substitutes were: Cottrell, Engleby, Harvey, Macon, Perry, Rives, Sanders, Somerville and Vaughan-Lloyd.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Harman (left end), S. L. Bonham (left tackle), Roe (left guard), O'Flaherty (center), Kellenger (right guard), R. H. Duncan (right tackle), Harman (right end), Douglas Bunting (quarterback), Hoffman (left halfback), Krieger (right halfback), J. H. Bonham (fullback).

Washington and Lee

See also: 1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Caffee (left tackle), Cottrell (left guard), Montague (center), Williams (right guard), Benedict (right tackle), Vaughan-Lloyd (right end), Peake (quarterback), Macon (left halfback), Huddle (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Dixon, Engleby, Funkhouser, Graves, Gregory, Oppenheimer and Rives.

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: I. R. Simms (left end), Ted Shultz (left tackle), B. D. Bryan (left guard), Al Pierotti (center), F. B. Scarry (right guard), Buck Miles (right tackle), John Harrison (right end), John Gallagher (quarterback), Harry "Cy" Young (left halfback), Fred Sweetland (right halfback), Raymond Beuhring (fullback). The substitutes were: F. M. Dingwall, Edward Donahue, Joseph Milner and William Smith.

Marshall

See also: 1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Treakle (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Tyree (right end), Terry (quarterback), Davis (left halfback), Funkhouser (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Campbell, Cottrell, Dixon, Engleby, Gregory, Harvey, Hill, Huddle, Logan, Macon, Oppenheimer, Rives, Vaughan-Lloyd and Williams.

The starting lineup for Marshall was: Yeater (left end), Boner (left tackle), Shepherd (left guard), Callilion (center), Groves (right guard), Ramsey (right tackle), Miller (right end), Nagles (quarterback), Reefer (left halfback), Cundiff (right halfback), Lawrence (fullback).

North Carolina A&M

See also: 1914 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Rives (left end), A. P. Moore (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Henderson (center), A. B. Moore (right guard), Benedict (right tackle), Franklin (right end), Peake (quarterback), Funkhouser (left halfback), Macon (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Dixon, Harvey, Oppenheimer and Terry.

The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: J. E. McDougall (left end), Herman Winston (left tackle), Charles Proffitt (left guard), R. A. Plyler (center), R. C. Young (right guard), C. C. Cooke (right tackle), Clem Seifert (right end), C. E. Van Brocklin (quarterback), Wallace Riddick (left halfback), W.F. Townsend (right halfback), P. G. Tenney (fullback). The substitutes were: J. V. Champion and N. S. Sharp.

VMI

See also: 1914 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Benedict (left tackle), Moore (left guard), Henderson (center), Williams (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Franklin (right end), Peake (quarterback), Dixon (left halfback), Funkhouser (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Gregory, Harvey, Huddle, Macon, Rives and Terry.

The starting lineup for VMI was: Thomas Arms (left end), John Pitts (left tackle), Vernon Somers (left guard), Oscar Beasley (center), Claude Cammer (right guard), McCormick (right tackle), Nathaniel Massie (right end), James Nelms (quarterback), Andrew Holderby (left halfback), James Bain (right halfback), Laurence Oakes (fullback). The substitutes were: Carlos Fetterolf, Mose Goodman, Sterling Heflin, Winfred Kidd, Peyton Marshall and William Speed.

Players

The following players were members of the 1914 football team according to the roster published in the 1915 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[19]

VPI 1914 roster
	Quarterback Millard Fillmore Peake Guards Arthur Penick Moore George Ellsworth Treakle Tackles Loyal Clark Benedict John Staub Caffee Centers Robert Ashby Henderson James Lewis Montague		Ends James Atkins Gregory James Franklin Powell Thomas McDowell Rives Franklin Minor Taylor Nathan Louis Tyree Halfbacks Vincent Bargmant Dixon Edward Kramer Funkhouser David Nicholas Huddle Fullback William Frederick Sanders		Substitutes Paxton Stuart Campbell Benjamin Cottrell Roland Legard Davis Frank Allison Engleby Richard Harvey S. L. Huffman Edward Vaughan-Lloyd Charles Lewter Logan David Conway Macon Arthur Blakie Moore Otto Phelps Oppenheimer George Selben Somerville Arthur Palfrey Terry Samuel Jack Williams

Coaching and training staff

• Head coach: Branch Bocock
• Manager: C. A. Cutchins

References

1. "V.P.I. Scores 35 Points". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. September 27, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
2. "Slow Game Won By Randolph-Macon". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 4, 1914. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
3. "Virginia Polytechnic Trims Hampden-Sidney". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 11, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
4. "Hampden Sidney Makes Showing Against Techs". The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 11, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
5. "Virginia Polytechnic Defeated By Wesleyan". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 19, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
6. "Roanoke College Holds V.P.I. To 7-To-7 Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 25, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
7. "Roanoke Holds Tech Eleven to 7-7 Score". The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 25, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
8. "Roanoke Boys Give V. P. I. Cadets A Jolt". Salem Times-Register and Sentinel. Library of Virginia. October 29, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
9. "College Athletes Take The Town for One Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
10. "V.P.I. is First Squad to Score on Generals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 1, 1914. p. 13. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
11. "V.P.I. Plays Rings Around Marshall College Eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 8, 1914. p. 22. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
12. "V. P. I. Defeats Marshall Squad". The World-News. Library of Virginia. November 9, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
13. "Weather Threatening for Great Foot Ball Contest". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 14, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
14. "V.P.I. Takes Measure of North Carolinians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 15, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
15. "Brilliant Scene Promised When V.M.I. Meets V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
16. "V.P.I Victor Over U. M. I. on a Drop Kick". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
17. "Dick Harvey's Toe Wins For V.P.I. Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 27, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
18. "Varsity Loses To V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
19. "The Bugle 1915" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1915. p. 201. Retrieved December 6, 2015.