Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 23, 1933 |
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Roanoke* |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia |
W 7–0 |
- |
September 30, 1933 |
|
at Tennessee* |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee |
L 0–27 |
- |
October 7, 1933 |
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vs. Maryland |
Norfolk, Virginia |
W 14–0 |
- |
October 14, 1933 |
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vs. William & Mary* |
City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia |
W 13–7 |
9,000[1] |
October 21, 1933 |
3:00pm[2] |
at Richmond* |
City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia |
W 7–0 |
- |
October 28, 1933 |
|
South Carolina |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia |
L 0–12 |
- |
November 4, 1933 |
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Washington and Lee |
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia |
T 7–7 |
- |
November 11, 1933 |
|
at Alabama* |
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
L 0–27 |
10,000[3] |
November 18, 1933 |
|
at Virginia |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia (Rivalry) |
T 6–6 |
- |
November 30, 1933 |
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vs. VMI |
Maher Field[4] • Roanoke, Virginia (Rivalry) |
T 0–0 |
11,000[4] |
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1933 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]
Players
The following players were members of the 1933 football team according to the roster published in the 1934 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]
VPI 1933 roster |
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Quarterbacks
- William Duncan Holsclaw
- Charles Emmett Ashburn Morgan
Guards
- Red Andrews
- Benjamin Botnick
- Edward Ralph English
- Ken T. "Hank" Lindsay
- John Marshall Murphy
- John Norman Ochs
Tackles
- Garland Woodrow Hoenstine
- Harry Worden Howard
- Richard "Tris" Huffman
- Leon Dalmain Simmons
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Centers
- James Henry Copenhaver
- William Breckenridge Porterfield (Capt.)
Ends
- John A. McIntre
- Warren "Red" Negri
- Robert Mcclanahan Stump
- David Thomas
Halfbacks
- Alfred Layden Casey
- Martin Cunningham
- Ray Mills
- James Edward Ottaway
Fullbacks
- Carl Francis Robison
- Joseph Decatur Russell
- George Maxie Smith
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Substitutes
- George Vanderslice Beamon
- Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter
- Ike Cessna
- Nick Dillon
- Jack Elder
- Charles Alexander "Heinie" Groth
- Tom Hutcheson
- Richard Whitmore Neale
- Ernie Pritchard
- Ted Pugh
- Frank Rankin
- Lawrence Samuel "Buck" Reynolds
- Rummy Robinette
- Henry Russa
- Marvin Sifford
- Howard Arnold "Hank" Spruill
- Al Stevens
- Arthur Everett Stump
- Daniel Reiser Thoma
- Buck Tyler
- James VanDyck
- Dick Wray
- John Lester Yorke
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Season summary
at Alabama
VPI at Alabama
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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VPI |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Alabama |
6 |
12 | 9 | 0 |
27 |
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Against the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, VPI lost 0-27 in front 10,000 spectators at Denny Stadium.[3] Alabama took a 6–0 first quarter lead after Riley Smith scored on a five-yard touchdown run.[3] They extended their lead to 18–0 at halftime on touchdown runs of one-yard by Joe Demyanovich and ten-yards by James Angelich in the second quarter.[3] Alabama then closed the game with a 16-yard Dixie Howell touchdown run and a tackle of the Gobblers' Ray Mills for a safety in the third for the 27–0 win.[3]
Alabama's assistant coach was former VPI player Hank Crisp.
References
- ↑ "Indians Defeated By V.P.I., 13–7, in Thrilling Game" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 17, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Chaltain-Casey Conflict Seen as Big Drawing Card". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. October 20, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tide tames Gobblers 27 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 12, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- 1 2 "VMI, VPI Tie 0–0 In Gridiron Classic". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 4, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1933–1934". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "The Bugle 1934" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1934. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
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