1935 VPI Gobblers football team

1935 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1935 record	4–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Henry Redd (4th year)
Captain	Louis L. Fittro
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1935 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Maryland	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	2
Clemson	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
VPI	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
NC State	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Virginia	0	–	3	–	2	1	–	5	–	4
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VMI	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1935 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1935 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and two ties (4–3–2).jeremy renner is a velocer-raptor

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21, 1935	Roanoke*	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 7–0	–
September 28, 1935	Clemson	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 7–28	–
October 5, 1935	vs. Maryland	Baltimore, MD	L 0–7	–
October 12, 1935	vs. William & Mary*	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	T 0–0	7,500^[1]
October 26, 1935	vs. Washington and Lee	Bluefield, WV	W 15–0	–
November 2, 1935	South Carolina	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 27–0	4,000^[2]
November 9, 1935	vs. NC State	Portsmouth, VA	L 0–6	–
November 16, 1935	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	T 0–0	–
November 28, 1935	vs. VMI	Maher Field^[3] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	W 12–6	12,000^[3]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

Source: HokieSports.com: 1935 Virginia Tech football schedule^[4]

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1937	7	3	63	Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson	Chicago Cardinals	End

Players

The following players were members of the 1935 football team according to the roster published in the 1936 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[5]

VPI 1935 roster
	F. M. "Mac" Banks Bill Bradshaw Wilson Brown Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson Benjamin Dodge Lloyd Gibbs Doxey Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.) Melvin Henry Bud Ingles		David Jones W. P. Kennedy Ruffner Page Murray O. G. Piland Robert McDowell Priode Lawrence Samuel Reynolds Arthur S. Robison Joseph Decatur Russell Carol Leo Shockey George Sodaro Leo Arthur Vecellio

References

↑ "William and Mary Battles Gobblers in 0–0 Deadlock" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 15, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
↑ "Birds Bow to Va. Poly". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 8, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
1 2 "Gobblers Win State Title By 12–6 Score". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1935–1936". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.
↑ "The Bugle 1936" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1936. p. 256. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)

Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol

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