1894 VAMC football team

1894 VAMC football

A VMI vs. VAMC game, 1894
Conference Independent
1894 record 4–1
Head coach Joseph Massie (1st year)
Captain Tarpley Douglas Martin
Home stadium Sheib Field

The 1894 VAMC football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1894 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Joseph Massie and finished with a record of four wins and one loss (4–1).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 22, 1894[1] Emory and Henry Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA W 16–0   400[1]
October 29, 1894 Roanoke Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA W 36–0   500[2]
November 10, 1894 St. Albans Boys Lutheran Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA W 42–0   -
November 17, 1894 at St. Albans Boys Lutheran Radford, VA W 12–0   -
November 30, 1894 vs. VMI Staunton, VA (Rivalry) L 6–10   1,500[3]
*Non-conference game.

Players

The following players were members of the 1894 football team according to the roster published in the 1895 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[5][6]

VAMC 1894 roster
Quarterback

Guards

  • Miles Taylor Hart
  • William Lewis James
  • Nerbon Robert Patrick

Tackles

  • Howard Archer Johnson
  • Paul Judson Norfleet
  • R. N. Watts
 Center
  • John Walter Stull

Ends

  • Thomas Edward Dashiell
  • Samuel Sidney "Sid" Fraser
  • Christopher Gadsden Porcher

Halfbacks

  • Christopher Gadsden Guignard
  • U. Harvey

Fullback

  • Tarpley Douglas Martin (Capt.)
 Substitutes
  • Alexander Parker Eskridge
  • Leslie Wallace Jerrell
  • John Ingles Palmer
  • J. W. Sample
  • G. W. Staples

Season summary

Emory and Henry

VAMC played their first game of the year on October 22, 1894 against Emory and Henry College at their new athletic field, Sheib Field, in front of 400 spectators.[1] VAMC won the toss and scored their first touchdown three minutes into the game, with VAMC halfback Harvey running into the end zone, with R. N. Watts missing the extra point.[1] Harvey two more touchdowns in the second half, with Watts converts both extra points.[1] Due to injuries to the Emory squad, the second half was not completed and VAMC won the game.[1]

Roanoke

On October 29, 1894, VAMC played its second game of the year, which was a win over Roanoke College, 36–0. The game was played in front of 500 spectators.[2]

St. Albans (first game)

VAMC played St. Albans Boys Lutheran School on November 10, 1894 and won 42–0, which was then the most points scored against an opponent in Blacksburg.[7] VAMC halfback Christopher Guignard recorded two eighty-yard runs during the game, who also scored three touchdowns.[7] The other touchdowns were scored by T. D. Martin, N. R. Patrick, H. A. Johnson, and Harvey, with R. N. Watts converting seven extra points.[7]

St. Albans (second game)

On November 17, 1894, VAMC played a second game against St. Albans in Radford, Virginia. The game was played in pouring rain and VAMC won 12–0, scoring a touchdown in both halves.[8]

Virginia Military Institute

VAMC played against Virginia Military Institute in Staunton, Virginia on November 30, 1894. The two teams were led to the grounds by the Stonewall Brigade Band.[3] VAMC recorded their only loss of the season, losing 6–10. VMI quarterback Sidney Foster scored on an eighty-yard touchdown run.[3] One report reads "The Blacksburg team played brilliantly and had it not been for two rank decisions by the umpire and referee, the score would have been reversed."[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emory Outplayed". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 23, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The V. A. M. C. Won". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Virginia Institute 10; Blacksburg 6". The New York Times. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1894–1895". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed October 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Bugle 1895" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1895. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  6. ↑ "The Bugle 1903" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1903. p. 129. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  7. 1 2 3 "The Blacksburg Boys Win". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Blacksburg, 12; St. Albans, 0". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1894. p. 12. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Won by the V.M.I. Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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