# 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).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | | Roanoke* | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 9–0 | |
| October 4 | 2:30 p.m. | North Carolina | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | L 21–39 | 5,000 |
| October 11 | | at Vanderbilt | Dudley FieldNashville, TN | L 0–40 | |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. William & Mary* | City StadiumRichmond, VA | W 7–6 | 8,000 |
| October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at Davidson* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | W 20–19 | |
| November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington and Lee | Wilson FieldLexington, VA | T 0–0 | 4,000-6,000 |
| November 8 | | Virginia | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | W 34–13 | |
| November 15 | | vs. Maryland | Bain FieldNorfolk, VA | L 7–13 | 7,000 |
| November 27 | | vs. VMI | Maher FieldRoanoke, VA (rivalry) | W 24–0 | 20,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Before the season

The 1929 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–4 record and were led by Andy Gustafson in his fourth season as head coach.

## Game summaries
### Roanoke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roanoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Roanoke at Miles Stadium.
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.
The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Copenhaver (left end), Smith (left tackle), Glenn Holyfield (left guard), John Burks (center), Ed I. Bell (right guard), Lloyd "Buzzy" Goode (right tackle), Lexter Holyfield (right end), Billy O. Williams (quarterback), Possum Matthews (left halfback), S. C. Rutherford (right halfback), Pleas Ramsey (fullback). The substitutes were: R. B. Farley, Frye, McDermott, Harry Russell, Stephens and Thomas.

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • UNC | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| VPI | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played the University of North Carolina at Miles Stadium.
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.
The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Larry Johnson (left end), George Thompson (left tackle), Henry McIver (left guard), Edward Lipscomb (center), Ellis Fysal (right guard), June Underwood (right tackle), Robert Parsley (right end), John Branch (quarterback), Jimmy Maus (left halfback), Rip Slusser (right halfback), Henry House (fullback). The substitutes were: Bridges, Dunavant, Charles Erickson, Red Gilbreath, Hodges, James Magner, Roy McDade, J. McNeil, Moore, Edward Nash, William Tabb and Pete Wyrick.

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Vanderbilt | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40 |
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).
The starting lineup for Vanderbilt was: Joseph Scheffer (left end), Martin McNamara (left tackle), Charles Hughes (left guard), Sharp (center), Robert Lockett (right guard), Hobbs (right tackle), Julian Foster (right end), Thomas Henderson (quarterback), William McNevin (left halfback), Clyde Roberts (right halfback), Charles Scheffer (fullback). The substitutes were: Hudgins, Pat Kirwan, Amos Leonard, Benny Parker and William Schwartz.

### William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| W&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • VPI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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.
The starting lineup for William & Mary was: R. D. Bauserman (left end), James Murphy (left tackle), Crawford Syer (left guard), Ferrell (center), Edwin Meade (right guard), Otis Douglas (right tackle), Thomas Halligan (right end), Mitchell Mozeleski (quarterback), Clarence Maxey (left halfback), Paul Baldacci (right halfback), Butch Constantino (fullback). The substitutes were: William Koufman, Aime LaCroix, Lindsay, Roberts and William Scott.

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • VPI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Davidson | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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 were Grinus, Hall, Hardwick, Owens, Swart
The starting lineup for Davidson was: James Proctor (left end), Hub Covington (left tackle), Thad Brock (left guard), Ulrich Gardner (center), C. T. Parker (right guard), Lelon Raker (right tackle), Steve Brown (right end), Walter Fraley (quarterback), Joseph McCall (left halfback), Donald King (right halfback), Thomas Brohard (fullback). The substitutes were: Powhatan Conway, William Mason, Doc Mathis, Donald McQueen, Martin Miller, Allen Mills, Pierce and John Wagner.

### Washington and Lee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W&L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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).
The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Leigh Williams (left end), F. R. Bailey (left tackle), Jerry Holstein (left guard), Herbert Groop (center), Charles Tilson (right guard), John Faulkner (right tackle), Page Bledsoe (right end), Martin (quarterback), E. H. Smith (left halfback), M. N. Thibodeau (right halfback), Patrick Mitchell (fullback). The substitutes were: Charles Cocke, A. C. "Red" Jones and W. W. Mattox.

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UVA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| • VPI | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
VPI's 1930 homecoming game was a victory over rival 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.
The starting lineup for Virginia was: William Condon (left end), Hunter Motley (left tackle), Thomas Eckard (left guard), Lewis Reiss (center), George Cameron (right guard), Charles Poss (right tackle), Segar Gravatt (right end), Frank Sippley (quarterback), William Thomas (left halfback), James Beury (right halfback), Herbert Bryant (fullback). The substitutes were: Ward Brewer, Howdy Myers, Payne, Ben Pinder, Henry Sackett, J. W. St. Clair and Cris Tomkins.

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Maryland | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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).
The starting lineup for Maryland was: Jack Norris (left end), William Fisher (left tackle), Courtney Hayden (left guard), Parker Faber (center), Jesse Krajcovic (right guard), Ernie Carliss (right tackle), Alfred Pease (right end), Al Woods (quarterback), George V. Chalmers (left halfback), Boze Berger (right halfback), Ray Poppelman (fullback).

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • VPI | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
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). The substitutes were: Hall and Ottley.
The starting lineup for VMI was: John Gill (left end), Henry Ford (left tackle), George Shell (left guard), Edward Paxton (center), Pus Hilliard (right guard), William Kaylor (right tackle), J. T. Walker (right end), Ernest Laughorn (quarterback), Duane Wright (left halfback), Harold Williams (right halfback), Roy Dunn (fullback). The substitutes were: Thomas Grainger, Louis Seigel and Paul Travers.

## Coaching and training staff

* Head coach: Orville Neale
* Assistant coaches
** P. Hotchkiss
** Herbert McEver
** J. O. Looney
** Line coach: Lyal Clark
* Manager: H. H. Hurt
* Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
* Freshman Manager: J. W. Montgomery