1925 VPI Gobblers football team

1925 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1925 record	5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	B. C. Cubbage (5th year)
Captain	Joseph Henry Moran
Home stadium	Miles Field

1925 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Washington and Lee	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
LSU	0	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
NC State	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1925 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties (5–3–2).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19, 1925		Lynchburg*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 10–0	-
September 26, 1925		Roanoke*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	T 0–0	-
October 3, 1925		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 13–3	-
October 10, 1925		at Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	L 0–19	5,000[1]
October 17, 1925		vs. Maryland	Washington, DC	W 3–0	-
October 24, 1925		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	L 0–20	-
October 31, 1925		vs. South Carolina	Richmond, VA	W 6–0	-
November 7, 1925		NC State	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	T 0–0	-
November 14, 1925		at Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	L 0–10	-
November 26, 1925		vs. VMI	Maher Field[2] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	W 7–0	-
*Non-conference game.

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1925 Virginia Tech football schedule^[3]

Players

The following players were members of the 1925 football team according to the roster published in the 1926 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[4]

VPI 1925 roster
	Quarterback George Claiborne "Speck" Anderson Guards Edward Malvern Handy John Mercer Jeffries James Edward Ray Tackle Vernon Edward Miles Center Joseph Henry Moran (Capt.)		Ends Charles Wood Brigham Forrest William Holly J. B. Jones Halfbacks Karl Esleeck Faulkner Paul Robertson Fullbacks Cecil Franzen DeLaBarre Jack Wellford Moss

References

1. "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0" (PDF). The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. January 3, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
2. "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
3. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1925–1926". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 25, 2015.
4. "The Bugle 1926" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1926. p. 249. Retrieved 2016-01-08.