1930 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1930 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1930 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Orville Neale and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1).

1930 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Virgil Hooper
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1930 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Duke 4 –1 –18 –1 –2
Vanderbilt 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Florida 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –25 –3 –2
Clemson 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
VPI 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
NC State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –03 –5 –1
Auburn 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –13 –6 –1
VMI 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Roanoke*
W 9–0[1][2]
October 4North Carolina
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 21–395,000[3][4][5]
October 11at Vanderbilt
L 0–40[6][7]
October 18vs. William & Mary*
W 7–68,000[8][9]
October 25at Davidson*
W 20–19[10][11][12]
November 12:30 p.m.at Washington and Lee
T 0–04,000-6,000[13][14][15][16]
November 8Virginia
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia (rivalry)
W 34–13[17][18][19]
November 15vs. Maryland
L 7–137,000[20][21][22]
November 27vs. VMI
W 24–020,000[23][24][25]

Players

The following players were members of the 1930 football team according to the roster published in the 1931 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[26]

VPI 1930 roster
  • Charles Eugene Brown
  • Edwin F. Chandler
  • E. E. Dyke
  • Gaines
  • John Buckner Green
  • Earl Jenis Hall
  • Samuel Elkana Hardwick
  • Eugene Goliday Hite
  • Henry Virgil "Bird" Hooper (Capt.)
  • Frank Howard
  • Warner Brooke Jones
  • John A. McIntre
  • Waightes Gibbs Ottley
  • Milton Anthony Owens
  • Marcus Oliver Ritter
  • Alfred Elsworth Seaman
  • Philip Hitchborn Spear
  • Harry Hyman Stark
  • Harold J. Wimmer

Game summaries

Roanoke

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Brown (center), Hite (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Cubberly, Hall, Hardwick, Howard, Miles, Palmer, Stark and Swart.

North Carolina

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Swart (left tackle), Dyke (left guard), Brown (center), Stark (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Hardwick (right halfback), Owens (fullback). The substitutes were: Chandler, Grinus, Hall, Hite, Howard, Jones, Kasun, Ottley, Palmer, Ritter and Wimmer.

Vanderbilt

The starting lineup for VPI was: McIntre (left end), Grinus (left tackle), Dyke (left guard), Brown (center), Stark (right guard), Swart (right tackle), Seaman (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Hall (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Owens (fullback).

William & Mary

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Dyke (left guard), Brown (center), Stark (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Hall (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitutes were: Hardwick, Hite, Jones, Owens and Swart.

Davidson

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Ritter (left tackle), Stark (left guard), Brown (center), Hite (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Ottley (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitute was Grinus.

Washington and Lee

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Hite (left guard), Brown (center), Dyke (right guard), Grinus (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Spear (left halfback), Hall (right halfback), Howard (fullback).

Virginia

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Brown (center), Hite (right guard), Ritter (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Spear (right halfback), Howard (fullback). The substitutes were: Chandler, Dyke, Green, Kasun, Swart and Wimmer.

Maryland

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Hite (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Green (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hooper (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Hall (right halfback), Howard (fullback).

VMI

The starting lineup for VPI was: Seaman (left end), Stark (left tackle), Hite (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Grinus (right tackle), McIntre (right end), Hardwick (quarterback), Hooper (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), Howard (fullback).

References
  1. "Roanoke Holds Virginia Tech 9 to 0". Bristol Herald Courier. September 28, 1930. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "V. P. I. Scores Early and Late to Win". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. September 28, 1930. p. 60. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. "Carolina Wins From V.P.I. Gobblers 39–21". The Daily Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 5, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. "Tarheel Air Game Defeats Gobblers". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 5, 1930. p. 71. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. "Thrilling Runs Feature Tar Heels' 39–21 Defeat of V. P. I. Gobblers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1930. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vanderbilt Opens Football Season With 40 To 0 Victory Over V. P. I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1930. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vanderbilt Takes V. P. I. For 40-0 Win". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 12, 1930. p. 68. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. "Braves Lose Again to V.P.I. After Hard Fight" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 24, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  9. "Virginia Poly Wins By One-Kick Margin". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 19, 1930. p. 71. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  10. "V.P.I. Eke's Out Victory Over Davidson, Score Is 20–19". The Charlotte News. October 26, 1930. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wildcats Bow to Gobblers 20 to 19 in Hectic Battle". The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 30, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  12. "V. P. I. Barely Beats Davidson Wildcats". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 26, 1930. p. 65. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  13. "Generals and Gobblers Fight to Scoreless Tie" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 4, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  14. "Generals and Gobblers Fight Furiously in Scoreless Game". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 2, 1930. p. 77. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  15. "Homecoming Crowd Sees Generals and Gobblers Fight To Draw". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. November 6, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  16. "W & L. & V. P. I. Battle to Draw". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. November 4, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  17. "Virginia Poly Beats Cavaliers Without Effort". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Gobblers Victor in Second Half". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 10, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  19. "V. P. I. Overcomes Virginia By 34-13". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 9, 1930. p. 69. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  20. "Maryland Defeats V. P. I. Gobblers, 13 to 7". Daily Press. November 16, 1930. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. "Old Line Gridders Beat V. P. I., 13-7". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. November 18, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  22. "Maryland Trounces Virginia Poly, 13-7". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 16, 1930. p. 73. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  23. "Gobblers Take Annual Turkey-day Classic in Roanoke 24 to 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  24. "Keydets Go Down Fighting V. P. I." The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. December 2, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  25. "V. M. I. Loses 24 to 0 to V. P. I. in Annual Thanksgiving Game". Rockbridge County News. Library of Virginia. December 4, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  26. "The Bugle 1931" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1931. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


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