1913 VPI Gobblers football team

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1913 Virginia Tech Hokies football
VT logo.svg
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1913 record 7–1–1 (1–1–0 SAIAA)
Head coach Branch Bocock (4th year)
Captain Lewis A. Pick
Home stadium Miles Field
Seasons
« 1912 1914 »
1913 SAIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina A&M $ 2 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Maryland 1 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
Georgetown 1 – 1 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Virginia 1 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
VPI 1 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 1
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0     0 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1913 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27, 1913 Roanoke* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 26–0   -
October 4, 1913 Hampden–Sydney* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 14–0   -
October 11, 1913 Mississippi* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 35–14   -
October 18, 1913 VPI Stars* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 12–2   -
October 25, 1913 vs. North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC W 14–7   -
November 1, 1913 3:00pm[1] vs. Washington and Lee Fair Grounds[1] • Roanoke, VA L 0–21   -
November 8, 1913 Marshall* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 47–0   -
November 15, 1913 Morris Harvey* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 14–0   -
November 27, 1913 3:00pm[2] vs. VMI* Fair Grounds[2] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) T 6–6   -
*Non-conference game.
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1913 Virginia Tech football schedule[3]

Players

The following players were members of the 1913 football team according to the roster published in the 1914 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4]

VPI 1913 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Vincent Bargmant Dixon
  • Millard Fillmore Peake

Guards

  • Turner Ashby Graves
  • W. A. Harris
  • Thomas M. Whitehead

Tackles

Centers

  • Thomas Franklin Clemmer
  • William Franklin Effinger
 Ends
  • Arthur Blakie Moore
  • Thomas McDowell Rives
  • Franklin Minor Taylor

Halfbacks

  • Withrow Reynolds Legge
  • David Walker Parrish

Fullback

  • Harry Warriner Sanders
 Substitutes
  • W. J. Bright
  • Roland Legard Davis
  • H. C. MacRuth

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1913–1914". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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