1935 VPI Gobblers football team

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1935 Virginia Tech Hokies football
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Conference Southern Conference
1935 record 4–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach Henry Redd (4th year)
Captain Louis L. Fittro
Home stadium Miles Stadium
Seasons
« 1934 1936 »
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Duke $ 5 0 0     8 2 0
North Carolina 4 1 0     8 1 0
Maryland 3 1 1     7 2 2
Clemson 2 1 0     6 3 0
VPI 3 3 1     4 3 2
NC State 2 2 0     6 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 3 1     3 4 1
Virginia 0 3 2     1 5 4
South Carolina 1 4 0     3 7 0
VMI 0 3 1     2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1935 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and two ties (4–3–2).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 21, 1935 Roanoke* Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 7–0  
September 28, 1935 Clemson Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA L 7–28  
October 5, 1935 vs. Maryland Baltimore, MD L 0–7  
October 12, 1935 vs. William & Mary* City StadiumRichmond, VA T 0–0   7,500[1]
October 26, 1935 vs. Washington and Lee Bluefield, WV W 15–0  
November 2, 1935 South Carolinadagger Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 27–0  
November 9, 1935 vs. NC State Portsmouth, VA L 0–6  
November 16, 1935 at Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (Rivalry) T 0–0  
November 28, 1935 vs. VMI Maher Field[2]Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) W 12–6   12,000[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1935 Virginia Tech football schedule[3]

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1937 7 3 63 Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson Chicago Cardinals End

Players

The following players were members of the 1935 football team according to the roster published in the 1936 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4]

VPI 1935 roster
  • F. M. "Mac" Banks
  • Bill Bradshaw
  • Wilson Brown
  • Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter
  • Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger
  • Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson
  • Benjamin Dodge
  • Lloyd Gibbs Doxey
  • Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.)
  • Melvin Henry
  • Bud Ingles
  • David Jones
  • W. P. Kennedy
  • Ruffner Page Murray
  • O. G. Piland
  • Robert McDowell Priode
  • Lawrence Samuel Reynolds
  • Arthur S. Robison
  • Joseph Decatur Russell
  • Carol Leo Shockey
  • George Sodaro
  • Leo Arthur Vecellio

References

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  3. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1935–1936". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
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