1956 VPI Gobblers football team

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1956 VPI Gobblers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Miles Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 5 –0 –06 –4 –0
VPI 3 –0 –07 –2 –1
No. 17 George Washington 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
Davidson 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
Furman 2 –2 –02 –8 –0
VMI 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Richmond 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –1 –01 –7 –0
William & Mary 0 –5 –00 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 158:00 p.m.vs. East Carolina *
W 37–26,000 [1] [2]
September 22 Tulane *
L 14–2130,000 [3]
September 292:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 NC State *
W 35–610,000 [4] [3]
October 68:00 p.m.at Florida State *
W 20–7 [5]
October 13 William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.png
W 34–712,000 [6]
October 202:30 p.m.at Richmond No. 18
W 46–14 [7]
October 27vs. Virginia *No. 16
W 14–716,000 [8]
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 13 Clemson *No. 15
L 6–2123,000 [9] [10]
November 10 Wake Forest *
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 13–137,000 [3]
November 22vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 45–024,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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Roster

The following players were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [3]

VPI 1956 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Raymond Donald Divers
  • Frank H. Eastman
  • Billy Holsclaw
  • Jim Lugar
  • Bob McCoy

Guards

  • Warren Leroy Belcher
  • James Alexander Burks
  • Pat Luis Carpenito
  • Bill Daley
  • James Holloway
  • Bernard Frank Schmidt

Tackles

  • Robert J. Cruickshank
  • Thomas John Dalzell
  • Russell Sidney Moon
  • Ted Uzelac
 Centers
  • John Rufus Hall
  • Hillmer John "Swede" Olson
  • Frank Webster

Ends

  • Ed Brinkley
  • Carroll Dale
  • James Lupton Hedrick
  • Grover Cleveland Jones III
  • Nicholas M. Mihalas
  • John Stewart Moody
  • Billy Tilling

Halfbacks

  • Corbin Bailey
  • Hugh David Ebert
  • Ray England
  • Barry Frazee
  • Harry Keast
  • Dick Ringer
  • Jay N. Whitesell
  • Bobby Wolfenden
 Fullbacks
  • Bobby Conner
  • Jim Randall
  • Albert Sebest

Substitutes

  • Tom Betz
  • William C. Cranwell
  • Charles Cuba
  • John Herndon
  • William Edward Jamerson
  • Kuruc
  • Doug Mullins
  • Bobby Seal
  • Ronnie Settles

Coaching Staff

The following coaches were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle. [3]

VPI 1956 coaches' roster
Head coach

Assistant coach

Trainer
  • Ed Motley

Equipment Manager

  • Luke Lindon

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The 1949 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1949 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob McNeish and finished with a record of one win, seven losses and two ties (1–7–2).

The 1950 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1950 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Bob McNeish and finished with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10).

The 1968 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and with a loss against Ole Miss in the Liberty Bowl. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1964 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1957 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1957 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1958 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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The 1954 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now known as Virginia Tech, in the 1954 college football season. The team, coached by Frank Moseley, had an 8–0-1 record. The team was ranked 16th in the final Associated Press poll. Three major college football teams had perfect records in 1954, but the Gobblers only prevailed over one team with a winning record, fellow Southern Conference member Richmond, which was 5–4.

The 1953 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished ted for fifth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1962 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1959 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1960 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1960 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1961 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1951 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1951 college football season. The team was led by their first-year head coach Frank Moseley and finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8).

The 1952 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

References

  1. ↑ "Coal Bowl: V.P.I. vs. E.C.C." ECU Football Programs. East Carolina University. September 15, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "East Carolina routed by Tech in opener, 37–2". The Progress-Index. September 16, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Bugle 1957" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle . 1957. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "VPI Gobblers vs N.C. State Wolfpack - Good Neighbor Bowl". VPI vs. NC State Football Program. 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers". Florida Flambeau . Florida State University. October 5, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gobblers rout Indians". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Semples, Mingis, Davis; Other Spider Stars Ready to "Gobble" Tech". The Collegian . University of Richmond. October 19, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gobblers trip Cavaliers, 14–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Clemson - VPI Football Game Program". Clemson University. November 3, 1956. p. 29. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bengals Rout Virginia Tech In Homecoming Game, 21-6". The Tiger . Clemson University. November 8, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1956 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2023.


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