1913 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season

1913 VPI Gobblers football

Conference| South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 7–1–1 (1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach|

* Branch Bocock (4th season)

Captain| Lewis A. Pick
Home stadium| Miles Field

Seasons

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1914 ->

1913 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
North Carolina A&M $  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington and Lee | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Virginia | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
VPI | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Georgetown | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Johns Hopkins | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Carolina | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1913 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1913 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Branch Bocock and finished with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1).

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| | Roanoke*|

* Miles Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 26–0| | [1]
October 4| | Hampden–Sydney*|

* Miles Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 14–0| | [2][3]
October 11| | Ole Miss*|

* Miles Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 35–14| | [4]
October 18| | VPI Stars*|

* Miles Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 12–2| | [5]
October 25| | vs. North Carolina| Winston-Salem, NC| W 14–7| | [6][7]
November 1| 3:00 p.m.| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Fair Grounds
* Roanoke, VA

| L 0–21| 6,000-7,000| [8][9][10]
November 8| | Marshall*|

* Miles Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 47–0| | [11]
November 15| | Morris Harvey*|

* Miles Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| W 14–0| | [12]
November 27| 3:00 p.m.| vs. VMI*|

* Fair Grounds
* Roanoke, VA (rivalry)

| T 6–6| | [13][14][15][16]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Players[edit]

The following players were members of the 1913 football team according to the roster published in the 1914 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[17]

VPI 1913 roster

| Quarterbacks

* Vincent Bargmant Dixon
* Millard Fillmore Peake

Guards

* Turner Ashby Graves
* W. A. Harris
* Thomas M. Whitehead

Tackles

* John Staub Caffee
* Lewis A. Pick (Capt.)

Centers

* Thomas Franklin Clemmer
* William Franklin Effinger

|  | Ends

* Arthur Blakie Moore
* Thomas McDowell Rives
* Franklin Minor Taylor

Halfbacks

* Withrow Reynolds Legge
* David Walker Parrish

Fullback

* Harry Warriner Sanders

|  | Substitutes

* W. J. Bright
* Roland Legard Davis
* H. C. MacRuth
* Arthur Penick Moore

## Game summaries[edit]

### Hampden–Sydney[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Pick (left tackle), Graves (left guard), Clemmer (center), Whitehead (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Rives (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Bright, Effinger, Moore, Peake and Rowe.

### Old Miss[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Pick (left tackle), Graves (left guard), Clemmer (center), Whitehead (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Rives (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Sanders (fullback).

### North Carolina[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Pick (left tackle), Whitehead (left guard), Clemmer (center), Graves (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Rives (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Davis (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Sanders (fullback).

### Washington and Lee[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Moore (left end), Pick (left tackle), Whitehead (left guard), Clemmer (center), Graves (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Taylor (right end), Peake (quarterback), Parrish (left halfback), Legge (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Dixon, Effinger, Harris, MacRuth, Montague and Rives.

### Morris Harvey[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Moore (left end), Pick (left tackle), Graves (left guard), Clemmer (center), Whitehead (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Cottrell (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Legge (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Sanders (fullback).

### VMI[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Taylor (left end), Pick (left tackle), Graves (left guard), Effinger (center), Whitehead (right guard), Caffee (right tackle), Moore (right end), Dixon (quarterback), Legge (left halfback), Engleby (right halfback), Sanders (fullback). The substitutes were: Clemmer, Cottrell, Davis, McRuth, Parrish, Peake and Rives.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Techs Defeat Roanoke College By Large Score". The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. September 28, 1913. p. 29. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
2. ^ "V.P.I. Has To Play Hard For Victory". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
3. ^ "Hampden-Sidney Loses To V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 5, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
4. ^ "Both Defenses Show Weakness". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 12, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
5. ^ "V.P.I. Regulars Defeat Old Stars". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 19, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
6. ^ "Many Fumbles Aid Va. Techs To Defeat N.C." The Richmond Virginian. Library of Congress. October 26, 1913. p. 14. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
7. ^ "Carolina Loses By Many Fumbles". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. October 30, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
8. ^ "Sunshine and Crowd Welcome Teams For The Gridiron Battle". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
9. ^ "Washington & Lee Defeats V.P.I. Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 2, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
10. ^ "Techs Defeated in Plucky Game". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 3, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
11. ^ "Marshall Eleven Beaten By Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 9, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
12. ^ "V.P.I. Defeats Morris-Harvey". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 16, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
13. ^ "Army of Cadets in Roanoke for Game". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
14. ^ "Techs And Cadets Battle To A Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 28, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
15. ^ "Game Ends With Score Six To Six". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 28, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
16. ^ "Season Closes With Tie Game With V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 6, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
17. ^ "The Bugle 1914" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1914. p. 207. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

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