1930 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1930 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1930 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Orville Neale and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1).

1930 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1930 record5–3–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coachOrville Neale (1st season)
CaptainHenry Virgil Hooper
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Alabama + 8 0 0  10 0 0
Tulane + 5 0 0  8 1 0
Tennessee 6 1 0  9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1  8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0  8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0  7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1  6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2  5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0  8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1  7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0  5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0  6 4 0
VPI 2 3 1  5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0  2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1  2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0  2 6 1
Virginia 2 5 0  4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0  3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0  2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0  3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0  3 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 1  3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0  3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24Roanoke*W 9–0
October 4North Carolina
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 21–395,000[1]
October 11at Vanderbilt
L 0–40
October 18vs. William & Mary*W 7–68,000[2]
October 25at Davidson*W 20–19
November 1at Washington and Lee
T 0–04,000[3]
November 8Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia (rivalry)
W 34–13
November 15vs. MarylandNorfolk, VAL 7–13
November 27vs. VMI
W 24–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1930 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

Players

The following players were members of the 1930 football team according to the roster published in the 1931 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]

VPI 1930 roster
  • Charles Eugene Brown
  • Edwin F. Chandler
  • E. E. Dyke
  • Gaines
  • John Buckner Green
  • Earl Jenis Hall
  • Samuel Elkana Hardwick
  • Eugene Goliday Hite
  • Henry Virgil "Bird" Hooper (Capt.)
  • Frank Howard
  • Warner Brooke Jones
  • John A. McIntre
  • Waightes Gibbs Ottley
  • Milton Anthony Owens
  • Marcus Oliver Ritter
  • Alfred Elsworth Seaman
  • Philip Hitchborn Spear
  • Harry Hyman Stark
  • Harold J. Wimmer

References

  1. "Carolina Wins From V.P.I. Gobblers 39-21". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 5, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. "Braves Lose Again to V.P.I. After Hard Fight" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 24, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. "Generals and Gobblers Fight to Scoreless Tie" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 4, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. "Gobblers Take Annual Turkey-day Classic in Roanoke 24 to 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1930–1931". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 26, 2015.
  6. "The Bugle 1931" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1931. Retrieved 2016-01-09.


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