# 1919 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1919 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1919 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 4 | | Hampden–Sydney* | Miles FieldBlacksburg, VA | W 13–0 | |
| October 11 | | Richmond | Miles FieldBlacksburg, VA | W 21–0 | |
| October 18 | | at Georgetown | Georgetown FieldWashington, DC | L 7–33 | |
| October 25 | | vs. Maryland State | Union League ParkWashington, DC | W 6–0 | |
| November 1 | | vs. Washington and Lee | Lynchburg, VA | L 0–3 | 4,000-5,000 |
| November 8 | | Wake Forest* | Miles FieldBlacksburg, VA | W 40–0 | |
| November 15 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. NC State | League ParkNorfolk, VA | L 0–3 | 4,000-4,500 |
| November 22 | | Emory and Henry* | Miles FieldBlacksburg, VA | W 99–0 | |
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. VMI | Fair GroundsRoanoke, VA (rivalry) | L 0–13 | 6,584 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Before the season

The 1918 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 7–0 record and were led by Charles A. Bernier in his second season as head coach.

## Game summaries
### Hampden–Sydney

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| HS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Hampden–Sydney at Miles Field.
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), Parrish (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Davis (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, H. Hardwick, Kornegay, Lancaster, McCann, Pierce and Rice.
The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Maurice Lancaster (left end), J. A. Martin (left tackle), J. W. Hogshead (left guard), F. Hogshead (center), Philip Adams (right guard), Ernest Herzig (right tackle), Robert Warren (right end), J. A. Jones (quarterback), B. H. Smith (left halfback), Hill (right halfback), T. K. Menefee (fullback). The substitutes were: W. O. Day, George Lyle, A. C. Paulett and W. B. Rogan.

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
After their victory over Hampden–Sydney, VPI played Richmond College at Miles Field.
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), Parrish (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Washington (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Lancaster (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Davis, Farmer, H. Hardwick, Hutcheson, Kornegay, McCann, Pierce, Rice and Shepherd.
The starting lineup for Richmond was: W. Richard Broaddus (left end), Harry Carter (left tackle), Claborne Thompson (left guard), Kidd (center), Robert Price (right guard), A. A. Klevesahl (right tackle), Hubel Robins (right end), Waverly Jones (quarterback), E. Hobson Snead (left halfback), Alexander Blankingship (right halfback), James Lane (fullback). The substitutes were: Clyde Shepherd, Thurman Towill and William Ziegler.

### Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • GU | 13 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Tilson (right tackle), Davis (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Kornegay, Lancaster, Pierce, Rice and Shepherd.
The starting lineup for Georgetown was: Harry Sullivan (left end), Dan Ahern (left tackle), William Dudack (left guard), Carl Wirts (center), Thomas Sullivan (right guard), Metzger Smeach (right tackle), William C. Kenyon (right end), Jackie Maloney (quarterback), Joseph Leighty (left halfback), Johnny McQuade (right halfback), Harold Livers (fullback). The substitutes were: Alec Anderson, Frank Buckley, Rudy Comstock, Davis, Paul Etzel, Farrell, William Gargan, Jack Haley, Al Leary, Thomas Lonergan, William Moran, Joseph O'Connell, John Sullivan, James Sweeney, John Thornton, Spencer Wise and Andy Zazelli.

### Maryland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| MSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Pierce (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), McConkey (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), McCann (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Chapman, Farmer, Kornegay and Tilson.
The starting lineup for Maryland State was: Geary Eppley (left end), Andy Nisbet (left tackle), Sam Edel (left guard), Dutch Myers (center), Jerry Sullivan (right guard), Roy Mackert (right tackle), M. Talbot Riggs (right end), Ray Knode (quarterback), Lester Bosley (left halfback), W. L. Barall (right halfback), Alexander McDonald (fullback). The substitutes were: Caleb Bailey, Herbert Gilbert, John Groves, John Moore and Romeo Pagnucci.

### Washington and Lee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • W&L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Crisp (right tackle), Parrish (right end), Lancaster (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Godsey (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Chapman, McCann, Pierce, Tilson and Washington.
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: O. R. Daves (left end), Lindsay Moore (left tackle), Richard Sanford (left guard), F. M. Paget (center), Edward Bailey (right guard), Turner Bethel (right tackle), John Corbett (right end), Marcus Cogbill (quarterback), Joseph Silverstein (left halfback), Samuel Raines (right halfback), J. W. McDonald (fullback). The substitutes were: Barrow, Cobb, Lewis Collins, Matson, Jim Mattox, and Marv Mattox.

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| WF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), McCann (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Kornegay, Parrish and Tilson.
The starting lineup for Wake Forest was: C. B. Johnston (left end), Pierce (left tackle), Moss (left guard), Wall (center), Forrest Feezor (right guard), Hubert Olive (right tackle), Heckman (right end), Jennette (quarterback), Boylan (left halfback), Fulton (right halfback), Harry Rabenhorst (fullback). The substitutes were: Benton, Bundy, John Floyd, Moore, Shaw Pruette and Taylor.

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • NCSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: J. Hardwick (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), Shaner (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), Washington (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Graham (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), Redd (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Copenhaver, Godsey, Parrish and Tilson.
The starting lineup for NC State was: Solomon Homewood (left end), Herbert Weathers (left tackle), Robert Young (left guard), William Whitaker (center), Averette Floyd (right guard), John Ripple (right tackle), Charles Kirkpatrick (right end), John Faucette (quarterback), Dick Gurley (left halfback), Nathaniel Pierson (right halfback), George Murray (fullback). The substitutes were: Joel Lawrence.

### Emory and Henry

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| EH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 6 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 99 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Chapman (left end), Farmer (left tackle), Sherertz (left guard), Shaner (center), Saunders (right guard), McConkey (right tackle), Washington (right end), McCann (quarterback), Walters (left halfback), Brooks (right halfback), Glaze (fullback). The substitutes were: Crisp, Gay, Graham, Lancaster, Newman, Redd, Rice and Wills.
The starting lineup for Emory and Henry was: Southerland (left end), Wolfe (left tackle), Carter (left guard), Anderson (center), Jim Weaver (right guard), Lotspeich (right tackle), Dyer (right end), Kelly (quarterback), Terry (left halfback), Graham (right halfback), Perry (fullback). The substitutes were: Jones.

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VMI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Camper (left end), Hall (left tackle), Armstrong (left guard), H. Hardwick (center), J. Hardwick (right guard), Pierce (right tackle), Parrish (right end), Crisp (quarterback), Redd (left halfback), Lancaster (right halfback), McCann (fullback). The substitutes were: Brooks, Farmer, Godsey, Graham, Shaner and Tilson.
The starting lineup for VMI was: Howard Hawkins (left end), Frank Summers (left tackle), Howard Shipley (left guard), J. T. Smith (center), Mantor (right guard), Robert Hunt (right tackle), Sam Mason (right end), Walker Stuart (quarterback), Jere Bunting (left halfback), Jimmy Leech (right halfback), Richard Dickson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bertram Bacharach, William Drewry, Fix, William Harrison, Hubert McCuistion and William Wilson.

## Players

The following players were members of the 1919 football team according to the roster published in the 1920 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

## Coaching and training staff

* Head coach: Charles A. Bernier
* Graduate Manager: Sally Miles
* Trainer: Doc Tyler
* Manager: Edward P. Yeager