1960 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

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1960 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Miles Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
The Citadel 4 –2 –08 –2 –1
George Washington 4 –2 –05 –3 –1
Virginia Tech 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Furman 2 –2 –05 –4 –1
Richmond 3 –4 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
William & Mary 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
West Virginia 0 –2 –10 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1960 Virginia Tech 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 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. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 171:30 p.m.at NC State *
L 14–29 [2]
September 24vs. West Virginia
W 15–019,000 [3]
October 12:00 p.m.at No. 7 Clemson *
L 7–1326,000 [4]
October 8 Wake Forest *Dagger-14-plain.png
W 22–1311,000 [5]
October 15at William & Mary
W 27–011,000+ [6]
October 22vs. Virginia *
W 40–620,000 [7]
October 29at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–06,500 [8]
November 5 Davidson
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 7–9 [9]
November 11at George Washington
L 8–215,000 [10]
November 24vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 13–1228,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

The following players were members of the 1960 football team according to the roster published in the 1961 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [12]

VPI 1960 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Frank H. Eastman
  • Charles Warren Price, Jr.
  • Elmer Reed
  • Harold Ward

Guards

  • Ray Barile
  • Andy Beckstoffer
  • James Venable Hickam
  • Robert Gerald Holbrook
  • William Duncan Holsclaw, Jr.
  • Don Jensen
  • Jim Paine
  • Mike Zeno

Tackles

  • John Farmer
  • Ronald Wayne Frank
  • Bob Harris
  • William Roderick McGinnis
  • Joe Moss
  • Don Oakes
  • Bernie Vishneski
  • Arthur Allen Whittier
 Centers
  • Charles F. Hines
  • John W. Minichan
  • Rick Tolley
  • Gary Welliver

Ends

  • Jim Farr
  • Richard B. Goode
  • Walter Milton Harris
  • Len Nunnally
  • Bill Robertson
  • Charlie Speck
  • Amos Leon Tomblin

Halfbacks

  • Herb Bowling
  • Robert M. Crabtree
  • Ron Hawkins
  • Ray Massie
  • Noah Redding "Buddy" Perry
  • Art Pruett
  • Aster Sizemore
  • Terry L. Strock
  • Johnny Watkins
 Fullbacks
  • Gerald Bobbitte
  • Warren Maccaroni
  • Donald Ray Vaught

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The 1968 Virginia Tech 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 1969 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–3. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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The 1956 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI 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.

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.

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 Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech 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.

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The 1961 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team, also known as the VPI Gobblers, was an American football team that represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Gobblers compiled a 4–5 record, finished seventh in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 112 to 93.

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

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  2. ↑ "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician . North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0". The Asheville Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Clemson squeaks out 13–7 victory over VPI". The Progress-Index. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "VPI downs Wake Forest". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF). The Flat Hat . College of William and Mary. October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "VPI pounds Virginia, 40–6". The News and Observer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Spiders slapped by Virginia Tech". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Davidson surprises VPI". The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 1960. Retrieved August 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Virginia Tech defeats champion VMI, 14 to 13". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "The Bugle 1961" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle . 1961. p. 235. Retrieved November 24, 2017.


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