This trophy was given for the first time in 1974 to the winner of the Varsity Four without Coxswain. Dr. Hoople was active in the Syracuse University crew program and was a member pf the Syracuse Regatta Association. This event is no longer contested and the trophy has been retired.
Winners of the Gordon Hoople Trophy Varsity Four Without Coxswain
1974 - Coast Guard
1975 - Wisconsin
1976 - Wisconsin
1977 - Pennsylvania
1978 - Oregon State
1979 - Pennsylvania
1980 - Dartmouth
1981 - Cornell
1982 - Pennsylvania
1983 - Wisconsin
1984 - Princeton
1985 - Navy
1986 - Princeton
1987 - Navy
1988 - Navy
1989 - Pennsylvania
1990 - Not awarded
1991 - Navy
1992 - Georgetown
1993 - Navy
1994 - Brown
1995 - Brown
1996 - Navy
1997 - Brown
1998 - Wisconsin
1999 - Wisconsin
2000 - Wisconsin
2001 - Wisconsin
2002 - Wisconsin
2003 - Wisconsin
2004 - Colgate
2005 - Army
2006 - Harvard
2007 - Navy
2008 - Yale
All-Time Wins By Institution
9 - Wisconsin
7 - Navy
4 - Pennsylvania
3 - Brown
2 - Princeton
1 - Army
1 - Colgate
1 - Coast Guard
1 - Cornell
1 - Dartmouth
1 - Georgetown
1 - Harvard
1 - Oregon State