# 1935 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1935 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1935 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of four wins, three losses and two ties (4–3–2).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | | Roanoke* | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 7–0 | 4,000 |
| September 28 | | Clemson | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | L 7–28 | |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Maryland | Baltimore StadiumBaltimore, MD | L 0–7 | |
| October 12 | | vs. William & Mary* | City StadiumRichmond, VA | T 0–0 | 7,500 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Washington and Lee | Municipal StadiumBluefield, WV | W 15–0 | 4,500-6,000 |
| November 2 | | South Carolina | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 27–0 | 4,000 |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. NC State | Trucker StadiumPortsmouth, VA | L 0–6 | 6,000 |
| November 16 | | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (rivalry) | T 0–0 | 3,000 |
| November 28 | 2:15 p.m. | vs. VMI | Maher FieldRoanoke, VA (rivalry) | W 12–6 | 12,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Before the season

The 1934 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–5 record and were led by Henry Redd in his third season as head coach.

## Game summaries
### Roanoke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roanoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Roanoke at Miles Stadium.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Doxey (left end), Davis (left tackle), Banks (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), A. Robison (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Dickerson (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Sodaro (right halfback), Shockey (fullback). The substitutes were: Bradshaw, Brown, Cregger, Dodge, Kennedy, Murray, Rakestraw, Russell and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Tut Agisheff (left end), George Pitzer (left tackle), Vic Cotter (left guard), Alex Schwartz (center), Edward Gough (right guard), Carey Brewbaker (right tackle), J. "Buss" Irvin (right end), Charles Patrone (quarterback), Herman Smith (left halfback), Gregory Wroniewicz (right halfback), John Pitzer (fullback). The substitutes were: Malcolm Carr, Earl Fisher, Nicholas LaCarrubba, Larry Larson, Paul Miller, Bill Mongiello, Tony Morisco, Charles Myrtle and Irving Zamcheck.

### Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Clemson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| VPI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played Clemson College at Miles Stadium.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Barnett (right guard), Banks (right tackle), Doxey (right end), Brown (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bradshaw, Brown, Carpenter, Davis, Dodge, Kennedy, Murray, Piland, Priode, Rakestraw, J. Robison, Russell, Shockey, Sodaro and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for Clemson was: Shufford (left end), Thomas Brown (left tackle), Clarence Inabinet (left guard), Harry Shore (center), Fred Wyse (right guard), Manuel Black (right tackle), McConnell (right end), Joseph Berry (quarterback), Mac Folger (left halfback), Harlbert Lee (right halfback), Brewer Tate Horton (fullback). The substitutes were: William Croxton, Clifford Henley, Roddy Kissam, Winston Lawton, Harold Lewis, Clyde Pennington, Al Sanders, John Troutman, William Wiles and Al Yarborough.

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Maryland | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Banks (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Shockey (right end), Kennedy (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Bradshaw, Brown, Carpenter, Davis, Murray, Priode, Rakestraw, Russell, Sodaro and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for Maryland was: Victor G. Willis (left end), Carl Stalfort (left tackle), Ed Minion (left guard), Bill Andorka (center), Michael Surgent (right guard), Charles Callahan (right tackle), Louis Ennis (right end), Coleman Headley (quarterback), Bill Guckeyson (left halfback), George Sachs (right halfback), Edmond Daly (fullback). The substitutes were: Bernie Buscher, Charles F. Ellinger, John Gormley, Blair Smith, Jack Stonebraker, and William Wolfe.

### William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| W&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Washington and Lee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| W&L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Shockey (left end), Banks (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Bradshaw (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Carpenter (quarterback), Kennedy (left halfback), Sodaro (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Cregger.
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Charles Brasher (left end), Hugo Bonino (left tackle), Porter Berry (left guard), Edward Seitz (center), Carl Anderson (right guard), Alphonse Szymanski (right tackle), William Ellis (right end), Joseph Arnold (quarterback), Alfred Moore (left halfback), Wilton Sample (right halfback), Jack Bailey (fullback). The substitutes were: James Watts.

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
VPI's 1935 homecoming game was a victory over South Carolina.
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Piland (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Shockey (right end), Sodaro (quarterback), Kennedy (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback).
The starting lineup for South Carolina was: Bob Johnson (left end), Osgood Bramlet (left tackle), Paul Gaffney (left guard), Ernest Stokes (center), Watson (right guard), Paul Robelot (right tackle), Larry Craig (right end), Clay "Bud" Alexander (quarterback), Wilburn Clary (left halfback), Jack Lyons (right halfback), Jack Derrenbacher (fullback).

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • NC State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Ingles (left guard), Jones (center), Piland (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Doxey (right end), Henry (quarterback), Cregger (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback).
The starting lineup for NC State was: Dom Cara (left end), Mason Bugg (left tackle), Alex Regdon (left guard), Steve Sabol (center), Barnes Worth (right guard), Vincent Farrar (right tackle), Connie Mack Berry (right end), Joseph Schwerdt (quarterback), Ed Berlinski (left halfback), Howard Bardes (right halfback), Peter Kuzma (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Gadd and Joseph Ryneska.

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UVA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Fittro (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Piland (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Doxey (right end), Kennedy (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Shockey.
The starting lineup for Virginia was: John Leys (left end), William Weeks (left tackle), George Seibels (left guard), George Coen (center), Alfred Seccombe (right guard), William Banks (right tackle), Cullen Wilkin (right end), Evan Male (quarterback), A. B. Conner (left halfback), Conrad Ring (right halfback), Clark Martin (fullback).

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • VPI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
The starting lineup for VPI was: Doxey (left end), A. Robison (left tackle), Piland (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), Dodge (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Carpenter (quarterback), Henry (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Dickerson (fullback). The substitutes were: Banks, Barnett, Bradshaw, Brown, Kennedy, Priode, Reynolds, Shockey and Vecellio.
The starting lineup for VMI was: David Kane (left end), Harry Hightower (left tackle), Al Fiedler (left guard), Embrey Rucker (center), James Farley (right guard), Russ Coleman (right tackle), William Shomo (right end), Archie Witt (quarterback), Billy Roberson (left halfback), Wayt Clark (right halfback), James Beard (fullback). The substitutes were: Maxie Bair, Charley Banks, Messick, Bill Oglesby and Tom White.

## NFL Draft selections

NFL Draft Selections :
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team | Position |
| 1937 | 7 | 3 | 63 | Herman E. "Foots" Dickerson | Chicago Cardinals | End |

## Players
### Varsity letter winners

Twenty-one players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1935 VPI team.
| Player | Hometown | Notes |
| F. M. "Mac" Banks | | |
| Bill Bradshaw | | |
| Wilson Brown | | |
| Jack A. "Buck" Carpenter | | |
| Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger | | |
| Herman Edward "Foots" Dickerson | Reidsville, North Carolina | World War II veteran (Major, Army). First Virginia Tech player to be chosen in the NFL Draft. |
| Benjamin Walter Dodge | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Lloyd Gibbs Doxey | Halifax, North Carolina | World War II veteran (Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. |
| Louis Leonard Fittro (Capt.) | | |
| Melvin Henry | Cumberland, Maryland | |
| Bud Ingles | | |
| David Jones | | |
| W. P. Kennedy | | |
| Ruffner Page Murray | | |
| Oscar Glazier "Flinky" Piland | | |
| Lawrence Samuel "Buck" Reynolds | | |
| Arthur Stephen Robison | Richmond, Virginia | World War II veteran (Army). |
| Joseph Decatur Russell | | |
| Carol Leo Shockey | Shockeysville, Virginia | |
| George Edward Sodaro | | |
| Leo Arthur Vecellio | Beckley, West Virginia | World War II veteran (Army). Awarded the Legion of Merit. |

## Coaching and training staff

* Head coach: Henry Redd
* Manager: Copeland
* Freshman head coach: Herbert McEver
* Freshman Manager: Shirk