1960 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1960 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (10th season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Virginia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	1:30 p.m.	at NC State *	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 14–29		[2]
September 24	2:15 p.m.	vs. West Virginia	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	W 15–0	19,000	[3]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Clemson *	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 7–13	26,000	[4]
October 8	2:45 p.m.	Wake Forest *	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 22–13	11,000	[5]
October 15	2:45 p.m.	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 27–0	11,000+	[6]
October 22	2:15 p.m.	vs. Virginia *	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl, rivalry)	W 40–6	20,000	[7]
October 29	2:45 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0	6,500	[8]
November 5	1:15 p.m.	Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–9		[9]
November 11	7:50 p.m.	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 8–21	5,000	[10]
November 24	12:50 p.m.	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 13–12	28,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

References

1. "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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.