1933 VPI Gobblers football team

1933 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1933 record	4–3–3 (1–1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Henry Redd (2nd year)
Captain	William Breckenridge Porterfield
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1933 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Clemson	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
VPI	1	–	1	–	3			4	–	3	–	3
Virginia	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Maryland	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	3
$ – Conference champion

The 1933 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1933 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and three ties (4–3–3).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23, 1933		Roanoke*	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 7–0	-
September 30, 1933		at Tennessee*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–27	-
October 7, 1933		vs. Maryland	Norfolk, VA	W 14–0	-
October 14, 1933		vs. William & Mary*	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 13–7	9,000[1]
October 21, 1933	3:00pm[2]	at Richmond*	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 7–0	-
October 28, 1933		South Carolina	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 0–12	-
November 4, 1933		Washington and Lee	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	T 7–7	-
November 11, 1933		at Alabama*	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–27	10,000[3]
November 18, 1933		at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	T 6–6	-
November 30, 1933		vs. VMI	Maher Field[4] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	T 0–0	11,000[4]
*Non-conference game.

• 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
	Quarterbacks William Duncan Holsclaw Charles Emmett Ashburn Morgan Guards Edward Ralph English K. T. "Hank" Lindsay John Marshall Murphy John Norman Ochs Tackles Garland W. Hoenstine Harry Worden Howard Richard Huffman Leon Dalmain Simmons		Centers James Henry Copenhaver William Breckenridge Porterfield (Capt.) Ends John A. McIntre Warren "Red" Negri Robert M. Stump David Thomas Halfbacks Alfred L. Casey M. Cunningham Ray Mills James Edward Ottaway		Fullbacks Carl Francis Robison George Maxie Smith Substitutes George Vanderslice Beamon Rankin Lawrence Samuel Reynolds Howard Arnold Spruill Arthur Everett Stump Tyler

Season summary

at Alabama

VPI at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total VPI 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 6 12 9 0 27 Date: November 11, 1933 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 10,000 Source:[3]

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

1. "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.
2. "Chaltain-Casey Conflict Seen as Big Drawing Card". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. October 20, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
3. "Tide tames Gobblers 27 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 12, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. "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.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1933–1934". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 9, 2016.
6. "The Bugle 1934" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1934. Retrieved 2016-01-09.