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

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

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

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

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

The starting lineup for VPI was: Reynolds (left end), Dodge (left tackle), Bradshaw (left guard), Jones (center), Ingles (right guard), Banks (right tackle), Fittro (right end), Dickerson (quarterback), Sodaro (left halfback), Cregger (right halfback), Henry (fullback). The substitutes were: Carpenter, Kennedy, Piland, Priode, Russell, Shockey and Vecellio.

The starting lineup for William & Mary was: John Coiner (left end), Ned LeGrande (left tackle), Walter Hadtke (left guard), Hugh McGowan (center), Joseph Marino (right guard), Norman Murray (right tackle), Walter J. Zable (right end), John Truehart (quarterback), Otis Bunch (left halfback), Melville Bryant (right halfback), Richard Ames (fullback). The substitutes were: Arthur Blaker, Albert DeGutis, Richard Groettum, Robert Sheeran, R. S. Wallace, Arthur Woodward and Joseph Zanghi.

Washington and Lee

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: Brown, Cregger, Doxey, Henry, Murray, Piland, Priode, Ruby, Robison and Vecellio.

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), Preston Moore (left halfback), Wilton Sample (right halfback), Jack Bailey (fullback). The substitutes were: George Lowry, Kerford Marchant, Bob Spessard, James Watts and James Wilson.

South Carolina

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

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 substitutes were: Banks, Bradshaw, Brown, Kennedy, Murray, Priode, Rakestraw, J. Robison, Russell, Sodaro and Vecellio.

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: Cecil Brownie, Willy Dusty, Eddie Entwistle, Charles Gadd, C. F. Goode, E. V. Helms, Alex Regdon and Joseph Ryneska.

Virginia

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

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 19377363Herman E. "Foots" DickersonChicago CardinalsEnd

Players Roster VPI 1935 roster Mac Banks Bill Bradshaw J. Wilson Brown Buck Carpenter Pete Cregger Herman "Foots" Dickerson Ben Dodge Lloyd Doxey Louis Fittro (Capt.) Mel Henry Bud Ingles Dave Jones Wilburt Kennedy Ruffner Murray Oscar "Flinky" Piland Robert McDowell Priode Buford Houston Rakestraw Buck Reynolds Arthur Robison Joseph O. Robison Joe Russell Carol Shockey George Sodaro Leo Vecellio

Varsity letter winners Twenty-one players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1935 VPI team.

Player Hometown Notes F. MacRae "Mac" Banks Beckley, West Virginia Bill Bradshaw Franklin, Virginia J. Wilson Brown Mount Ulla, North Carolina John Albert "Jack/Buck" Carpenter Brooklyn, New York Son of former VPI player Hunter Carpenter. Marvin Andrew "Pete" Cregger Cripple Creek, Virginia World War II veteran (Lieutenant Colonel, Army). 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.) Clarksburg, West Virginia Melvin Henry Cumberland, Maryland James Lewis "Bud" Ingles Roanoke, Virginia World War II veteran (Lieutenant Colonel, Army). David R. Jones Cambria, Virginia Wilbur P. Kennedy Ruffner Page Murray Memphis, Tennessee Oscar Glazier "Flinky" Piland Suffolk, Virginia World War II veteran (Lieutenant Colonel, Army). Lawrence Samuel "Buck" Reynolds Arthur Stephen Robison Richmond, Virginia World War II veteran (Army). Joseph Decatur Russell Suffolk, Virginia Carol Leo Shockey Shockeysville, Virginia George Edward Sodaro Charleston, West Virginia World War II veteran (Tec 4, Army). Awarded the Bronze Star Medal. 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

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