1922 VPI Gobblers football team

1922 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Conference	Southern Conference
1922 record	8–1–1 (3–0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	B. C. Cubbage (2nd year)
Captain	Harry McMullen Sutton Harry Judson Hardwick
Home stadium	Miles Field

1922 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Vanderbilt* +	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
North Carolina +	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
VPI	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Florida	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
NC State	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SIAA

The 1922 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1922 college football season. The team was led by their head coach B. C. Cubbage and finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23, 1922		Hampden–Sydney*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 38–0	-
September 30, 1922		King College*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 25–0	-
October 7, 1922		William & Mary*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 20–6	-
October 14, 1922	2:30pm^[1]	vs. Centre*	Mayo Island Park^[2] • Richmond, VA	L 6–10	12,500^[2]
October 21, 1922		at Davidson*	Sprunt Field^[3] • Davidson, NC	T 7–7	3,000^[3]
October 28, 1922		Catholic*	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 73–0	-
November 4, 1922		Maryland	Miles Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0	-
November 11, 1922		vs. NC State	Norfolk, VA	W 24–0	6,000^[4]
November 18, 1922		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	W 41–6	-
November 30, 1922	2:30pm^[5]	vs. VMI*	Fair Grounds^[5] • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)	W 7–3	15,000-16,000^[6]
*Non-conference game.

Source: HokieSports.com: 1922 Virginia Tech football schedule^[7]

Players

The following players were members of the 1922 football team according to the roster published in the 1923 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[8]

VPI 1922 roster

Quarterbacks

Owens
Arthur Roberts
John Graham "Rip" Wallace

Guards

R. E. Moore
James Edward Ray
Robert James Rea
William Shields Sherertz

Tackles

Samuel Oscar Graham
Arthur Trevilian Greene
Sumner D. Tilson

Centers

R. L. Baker
Joseph Henry Moran

Ends

Harry Judson Hardwick (Capt.)
Edward Frank Liebrecht
Oscar Price Nutter
Charles Douglas Rhodes
Williams
Victor Peters Wilson

Halfbacks

Raymond Madison Buchanan
Charles Laurence Flory
Donald Hurt Rutherford
Harry McMullen Sutton (Capt.)

Fullbacks

C. O. Beck
Herbert H. Gettle
Saunders

References

↑ "Centre and Tech Grid Warriors Primed For Blue Ribbon Event With Thousands Awaiting Start". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). October 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
1 2 "Prayin' Colonels Defeat Tech in Last Period Spurt After Being Played Off Their Feet". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
1 2 "Plucky Wildcats Fight Virginia Techmen To A 7–7 Draw And Uphold The Time Honored Glory Of Sprunt Athletic Field" (PDF). The Davidsonian (Davidson College). October 26, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
↑ "Virginia Tech Romps on Tarheel Opponents". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). November 12, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
1 2 "Virginia Cadets Meet in Twenty-First Fight Before Record Crowd". The Roanoke World-News (Library of Virginia). October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
↑ "Techs Lick Cadets in Thrilling Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch (Library of Virginia). December 1, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
↑ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1922–1923". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 21, 2015.
↑ "The Bugle 1923" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1923. p. 252. Retrieved 2016-01-07.

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