1927 VPI Gobblers football team

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| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Roanoke

| site_stadium = Miles Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| score = 21–2

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-virginia-poly-downs-ro/136530911/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Virginia Poly downs Roanoke, 21 to 2|date=September 25, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |title=Lionberger Scores Against Va. Tech|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=TBA19270929.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|publisher=Roanoke College|newspaper=Brackety-ack|date=September 29, 1927|page=4|access-date=January 22, 2024}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}

| site_stadium = Miles Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| score = 13–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-colorful-game-goes-to-gobble/136531026/|work=Daily Press|title=Colorful game goes to Gobblers 13 to 0|date=October 2, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Whitnall Field

| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY

| score = 6–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=V.P.I. Victory Marks First Home Defeat In Decades For Colgate|url=https://digitalcollections.colgate.edu/islandora/object/studentpapers%3A5548|publisher=Colgate University|newspaper=Colgate Maroon|date=October 12, 1927|page=1|access-date=February 19, 2024}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = League Park

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 7–13

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Grid Team Winner Over Virginia Poly|url=https://digital.lib.umd.edu/result/id/2031a6a2-b4fd-4ba9-9aae-9e5ef53ff678?relpath=pcdm|publisher=University of Maryland, College Park|newspaper=The Diamondback|date=October 18, 1927|page=1|access-date=September 22, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Roberts' Great Dash Wins for Maryland|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1927-10-16/ed-1/seq-89/|publisher=Library of Congress|newspaper=The Sunday Star|date=October 16, 1927|page=89|access-date=November 22, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Maryland Upsets V. P. I. Eleven, 13-7|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/10/16/101509255.html?pageNumber=144|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 16, 1927|page=144|access-date=February 15, 2024}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Lambeth Field

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Virginia Defeats V. P. I., 7-0, By Long March to Touchdown|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1927-10-23/ed-1/seq-74/|publisher=Library of Congress|newspaper=The Sunday Star|date=October 23, 1927|page=74|access-date=November 29, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-vpi-loses-to/136528700/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=V. P. I. Loses to Virginia Eleven, 7-0date=October 23, 1927|accessdate=April 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| score = 13–14

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=V. P. I. Submits to Moccasin|url=https://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/digital/collection/p16877coll9/id/2141/rec/252|publisher=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|newspaper=The University Echo|date=November 4, 1927|page=1|access-date=November 18, 2022}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Tate Field

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| score = 35–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Gobblers Get Revenge On Rooster Team|url=https://historicnewspapers.sc.edu/lccn/2012218660/1927-11-11/ed-1/seq-6/|publisher=University of South Carolina|newspaper=The Gamecock|date=November 11, 1927|page=6|access-date=November 18, 2022}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Washington and Lee

| site_stadium = Miles Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| score = 21–0

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Gobblers Defeat Generals; Score First Time Since '22|url=https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/31639/WLURG39_RTP_19271116.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|publisher=Washington and Lee University|newspaper=The Ring-tum Phi|date=November 16, 1927|page=1|access-date=November 18, 2022}}{{cite news |title=V. P. I. Downs Generals 21 to 0 in Annual Classic at Blacksburg|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19271117.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=Rockbridge County News|date=November 17, 1927|page=2|access-date=December 2, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Washington and Lee Bows To V. P. I. 21-0|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19271115.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=The Lexington Gazette|date=November 15, 1927|page=1|access-date=December 3, 2022}}{{cite news |title=V. P. I. Closes Season with 21 to 0 Victory|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/11/13/95021060.html?pageNumber=156|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 13, 1927|page=156|access-date=July 4, 2024}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Maher Field

| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 9–12

| attend = 17,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Tech. Bows To V.M.I.|url=http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/4912|publisher=Virginia Military Institute|newspaper=The Cadet|date=November 28, 1927|page=1|access-date=November 18, 2022}}{{cite news |title=V. M. I. Wins at Roanoke Spectacular Turkey Day Classic From V. P. I. 12 to 9|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RCN19271201.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=Rockbridge County News|date=December 1, 1927|page=1|access-date=December 2, 2022}}{{cite news |title=V. M. I. Wins From V. P. I. Thanksgiving|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19271129.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=The Lexington Gazette|date=November 29, 1927|page=5|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

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The 1926 VPI Gobblers football team compiled a 5–3–1 record and were led by Andy Gustafson in his first season as head coach.

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| Title = Roanoke vs. VPI

| Visitor = Roanoke

| Host = VPI

| V1 = 0| V2 = 2| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 7| H2 = 0| H3 = 0| H4 = 14

| Date = September 24, 1927

| Location = Miles Stadium
Blacksburg, VA

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| Referee = Parrish (VPI)

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{{See also|1927 Roanoke Maroons football team}}

VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Roanoke at Miles Stadium.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Hotchkiss (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Mattox (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Amole, Anderson, Hudgins, Jacobs, Mahaney, McEver, Price, Rule, Spear, Tomko and Von Erickson.

The starting lineup for Roanoke was: Ed I. Bell (left end), Charles Wilson (left tackle), Virgil Morton (left guard), Harold Nank (center), Bill Frey (right guard), Maurice Givens (right tackle), D. C. Lionberger (right end), J. H. "Deana" Gilbert (quarterback), B. M. "Turtle" Jones (left halfback), Pleas Ramsey (right halfback), John Dietrich (fullback). The substitutes were: William Altizer, W. T. "Ted" Fix, John Frye, Thomas Fryer, Lloyd "Buzzy" Goode, William Logan, Martin, F. Ritter, Stanley Rutherford, James Shannon, G. R. Starnes and Billy O. Williams.

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| Title = Hampden–Sydney vs. VPI

| Visitor = HS

| Host = VPI

| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 0| H3 = 6| H4 = 7

| Date = October 1, 1927

| Location = Miles Stadium
Blacksburg, VA

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After their victory over Roanoke, VPI played Hampden–Sydney College at Miles Stadium.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Moss (left tackle), Hotchkiss (left guard), Brown (center), Miles (right guard), Gray (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Bailey, Jacobs, Mahaney, Rice, Spear and Von Erickson.

The starting lineup for Hampden–Sydney was: Scott (left end), Stuart Worden (left tackle), Woodruff (left guard), Hudson (center), Hugh Blanton (right guard), Harry Myles (right tackle), Charles Turley (right end), Thomas Peach (quarterback), Jones (left halfback), Ruffner (right halfback), Charles Gatewood (fullback). The substitutes were: Cox, Hughes, Robert Lawson and Robert Nance.

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| Title = VPI at Colgate

| Visitor = VPI

| Host = Colgate

| V1 = 0| V2 = 6| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 0| H3 = 0| H4 = 0

| Date = October 8, 1927

| Location = Whitnall Field
Hamilton, NY

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| Referee = Frank Bergin

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{{See also|1927 Colgate football team}}

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Hotchkiss, MacArthur and Spear.

The starting lineup for Colgate was: Mike Stramiello (left end), Carl Mankat (left tackle), John Flagg (left guard), John Cox (center), Bruce DuMont (right guard), Arthur Huntington (right tackle), William Timm (right end), Edward Newell (quarterback), George Brewer (left halfback), John Galloway (right halfback), Harold Shaughnessy (fullback). The substitutes were: Thomas Dowler, Hoot Haines, Walter Mason, James Simmonds, George Stollwerck and Izzy Yablok.

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Maryland vs. VPI

| Visitor = Maryland

| Host = VPI

| V1 = 0| V2 = 6| V3 = 0| V4 = 7

| H1 = 0| H2 = 0| H3 = 0| H4 = 7

| Date = October 15, 1927

| Location = League Park
Norfolk, VA

| StartTime = 2:30 p.m.

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| Attendance = 6,000

| Weather =

| Referee = Robert Kent Gooch

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{{See also|1927 Maryland Aggies football team}}

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Hotchkiss, MacArthur, Mahaney, Price, Rice, Spear and Tomko.

The starting lineup for Maryland was: Charles Dodson (left end), Earl Zulick (left tackle), John McDonald (left guard), Harold Bafford (center), Jack Keenan (right guard), Donald Adams (right tackle), Melvin Young (right end), Gordon Kessler (quarterback), Lewis "Knocky" Thomas (left halfback), Gerald Snyder (right halfback), Fred Linkous (fullback). The substitutes were: Al Heagy, Augie Roberts, Ed Tenney and Arthur Wondrack.

{{AFB game box start

| Title = VPI at Virginia

| Visitor = VPI

| Host = UVA

| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 7| H3 = 0| H4 = 0

| Date = October 22, 1927

| Location = Lambeth Field
Charlottesville, VA

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| Referee = Elcock (W&L)

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{{See also|1927 Virginia Cavaliers football team}}

The Gobblers lost their second straight game, this time against UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia. During the opening quarter, VPI marched 45 yards down the field, only to be stopped by UVA on the 3-yard line. In the second quarter, UVA scored the only points of the game, after an 85-yard drive. On their own 10-yard line, UVA's Sloan faked a punt and then ran for 35 yards. The drive concluded with a lateral pass from Hushion to Sloan for the touchdown.

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Jones (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Mattox (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Looney (fullback). The substitutes were: Hotchkiss, Hubbard, MacArthur, Rice, Rule and Spear.

The starting lineup for Virginia was: Howard Turner (left end), William Luke (left tackle), Garland Daniel (left guard), George Taylor (center), Wallace Symington (right guard), Bickerton Cardwell (right tackle), Albert Hofheimer (right end), John Hushion (quarterback), Gus Kaminer (left halfback), John Sloan (right halfback), Quintus Hutter (fullback). The substitutes were: Oscar Close, Meade, Samuel Pendleton and Bledsoe Pinkerton.

{{AFB game box start

| Title = VPI at Chattanooga

| Visitor = VPI

| Host = Chattanooga

| V1 = 6| V2 = 0| V3 = 7| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 7| H3 = 7| H4 = 0

| Date = October 29, 1927

| Location = Chamberlain Field
Chattanooga, TN

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{{See also|1927 Chattanooga Moccasins football team}}

{{See also|1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}

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| Title = Washington and Lee vs. VPI

| Visitor = W&L

| Host = VPI

| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 8| H3 = 6| H4 = 7

| Date = November 12, 1927

| Location = Miles Stadium
Blacksburg, VA

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| Attendance = 4,000

| Weather =

| Referee = Robert Kent Gooch

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{{See also|1927 Washington and Lee Generals football team}}

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Hotchkiss (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), McEver (quarterback), Tomko (left halfback), Peake (right halfback), Hudgins (fullback).

The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Wilmer Dorsey (left end), Earl Fitzpatrick (left tackle), Myer Seligman (left guard), Rhydon Latham (center), Henry Groop (right guard), Virgil Fisher (right tackle), Hollis Spotts (right end), Robert Howe (quarterback), David Eberhart (left halfback), T. P. Stearns (right halfback), Eugene White (fullback).

{{AFB game box start

| Title = VMI vs. VPI

| Visitor = VMI

| Host = VPI

| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 12

| H1 = 7| H2 = 0| H3 = 0| H4 = 2

| Date = November 24, 1927

| Location = Maher Field
Roanoke, VA

| StartTime =

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| Attendance = 17,000

| Weather =

| Referee = Ed Thorpe (De LaSalle)

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{{See also|1927 VMI Keydets football team}}

The starting lineup for VPI was: Nutter (left end), Gray (left tackle), Miles (left guard), Brown (center), Hotchkiss (right guard), Bailey (right tackle), Petty (right end), MacArthur (quarterback), Peake (left halfback), Tomko (right halfback), McEver (fullback). The substitutes were: Hubbard, Hudgins, Jones, Mattox, Moss and Spear.

The starting lineup for VMI was: William Moss (left end), Kenneth Rugh (left tackle), Karlyle O'Berry (left guard), Joseph Mondy (center), William Haase (right guard), Luther Hewlett (right tackle), Luther Thornhill (right end), Albert Hawkins (quarterback), Frank Harner (left halfback), Charles Holtzclaw (right halfback), Bernard McCray (fullback). The substitutes were: Adams, Al Barnes, John Biggs, Edward Carney, Louis Chadwick, Joel Moody and Tommy Scott.

Fourteen players received monograms for their participation on the 1927 VPI team.{{cite web|title=The Bugle 1928 Volume XXXIV|publisher=Virginia Tech|access-date=May 28, 2024|page=341|url=https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/41a4a8f5-3068-4ebe-ae8d-b217054d84bf}}

• Head coach: Andy Gustafson
• Assistant coach: N. Lee Frank
• Manager: W. M. Johnson
• Trainer: Bud Moore
• Freshman head coach: Henry Redd
• Freshman Manager: W. S. Gay

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