1936 VPI Gobblers football team

1936 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1936 record	5–5 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Henry Redd (5th year)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1936 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#11 Duke $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Davidson	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1936 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17, 1936		Roanoke*	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 16–7	–
September 26, 1936		at Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	L 0–20	–
October 3, 1936		vs. Maryland	Roanoke, VA	L 0–6	–
October 10, 1936		vs. William & Mary	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 14–0	8,000[1]
October 17, 1936		at South Carolina	Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 0–14	6,000[2]
October 24, 1936	2:30pm[3]	at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 0–13	7,500[4]
October 31, 1936		Richmond	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 20–7	–
November 7, 1936		at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field • Lexington, VA	L 0–27	5,000[5]
November 14, 1936		Virginia*	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	W 7–6	–
November 26, 1936		vs. VMI	Maher Field[6] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	W 6–0	17,000[6]
*Non-conference game.

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1936 Virginia Tech football schedule^[7]

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 1936 football team.

VPI 1936 roster
	F. M. "Mac" Banks Wilson Brown Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger James Blackwell Davis Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson Lloyd Gibbs Doxey James Anthony Gaugler Melvin Henry Bud Ingles David Jones		Ruffner Page Murray M. L. O'Neale Frank Marion Pierce O. G. Piland Arthur S. Robison Carol Leo Shockey George Sodaro Leo Arthur Vecellio George Yellott Worthington

References

1. "Tech Converts 'Breaks' To Whip Indians, 14–0" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 13, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
2. "Gamecocks Take Gobblers Into Camp, 14–0". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. October 21, 1936. p. 5. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
3. "Homecoming Game Brings VPI Here as Opponent for State". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 23, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
4. "Techs Lick VPI For Homecoming". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 30, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
5. "5000 See Generals Trounce VPI Gobblers, 27 to 0" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 10, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
6. "Gobblers Defeat Squadron, 6 To 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
7. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1936–1937". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 11, 2016.