1922 VPI Gobblers football team

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1922 Virginia Tech Hokies football
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Conference Southern Conference
1922 record 8–1–1 (3–0–0 SoCon)
Head coach B. C. Cubbage (2nd year)
Captain Harry McMullen Sutton
Harry Judson Hardwick
Home stadium Miles Field
Seasons
« 1921 1923 »
1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt* + 5 0 0     8 0 1
North Carolina + 5 0 0     9 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0     7 2 0
VPI 3 0 0     8 1 1
Florida 2 0 0     7 2 0
Auburn 2 1 0     8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 0     8 2 0
Alabama 3 2 1     6 3 1
Virginia 1 1 1     4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0     3 4 2
Kentucky 1 2 0     6 3 0
Clemson 1 2 0     5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 0     5 3 1
Maryland 1 2 0     4 5 1
LSU 1 2 0     3 7 0
Georgia 1 3 1     5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 0     4 4 0
South Carolina 0 2 0     5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0     4 5 1
NC State 0 5 0     4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1922 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1922 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 23, 1922 Hampden–Sydney* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 38–0   -
September 30, 1922 King College* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 25–0   -
October 7, 1922 William & Mary* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 20–6   -
October 14, 1922 2:30pm[1] vs. Centre* Mayo Island Park[2]Richmond, VA L 6–10   12,500[2]
October 21, 1922 at Davidson* Sprunt Field[3]Davidson, NC T 7–7   3,000[3]
October 28, 1922 Catholic* Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 73–0   -
November 4, 1922 Maryland Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA W 21–0   -
November 11, 1922 vs. NC State Norfolk, VA W 24–0   6,000[4]
November 18, 1922 vs. Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA W 41–6   -
November 30, 1922 2:30pm[5] vs. VMI* Fair Grounds[5]Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) W 7–3   15,000-16,000[6]
*Non-conference game.
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1922 Virginia Tech football schedule[7]

Players

The following players were members of the 1922 football team according to the roster published in the 1923 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[8]

VPI 1922 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Owens
  • Arthur Roberts
  • John Graham "Rip" Wallace

Guards

  • R. E. Moore
  • James Edward Ray
  • Robert James Rea
  • William Shields Sherertz

Tackles

Centers

  • R. L. Baker
  • Joseph Henry Moran
Ends
  • Harry Judson Hardwick (Capt.)
  • Edward Frank Liebrecht
  • Oscar Price Nutter
  • Charles Douglas Rhodes
  • Williams
  • Victor Peters Wilson

Halfbacks

  • Raymond Madison Buchanan
  • Charles Laurence Flory
  • Donald Hurt Rutherford
  • Harry McMullen Sutton (Capt.)

Fullbacks

  • C. O. Beck
  • Herbert H. Gettle
  • Saunders

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  7. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1922–1923". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 21, 2015.
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