1962 VPI Gobblers football team

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1962 VPI Gobblers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Miles Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 6 –0 –06 –4 –0
West Virginia 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –3 –14 –5 –1
Furman 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
VPI 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
George Washington 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Davidson 0 –4 –13 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 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. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at William & Mary
L 0–310,000 [2]
September 22vs. George Washington
W 15–148,000 [3]
September 29vs. West Virginia
L 0–1419,000 [4]
October 6vs. Virginia *
W 20–1518,000 [5]
October 132:00 p.m. Richmond Dagger-14-plain.png
W 13–7 [6] [7]
October 20at Army *
L 12–2025,124 [8]
October 27at Florida State *
L 7–2016,000 [9]
November 3at Tulane *
W 24–2218,000 [10]
November 10 Wake Forest *
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 37–88,200 [11]
November 22vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 9–1425,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

The following players were members of the 1962 football team according to the roster published in the 1963 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [13]

VPI 1962 roster
  • Jake Adams
  • Kyle Marlon Albright
  • William McLemore Babb
  • Darryl Bailey
  • Gerald Bobbitte
  • Joe Bloomer
  • K. "Buddy" Booth
  • Gene Breen
  • Jim Brown
  • Mike Cahill
  • Alex Camaioni
  • Phillip W. Cary
  • Pete Cartwright
  • Robert Carr Churchill
  • George Clark
  • George Washington Clear
  • Joseph Edward Cox
  • Dickie Cranwell
  • Lacy Lee Edwards, Jr.
  • Martin Forbes
  • Ronald Wayne Frank
  • David Green
  • Walter Newton Green, Jr.
  • David W. Gillespie
  • Bob Gregory
  • Tom Hampton
  • Thomas Morgan Hawkins
  • Wayne Hewitt
  • James Venable Hickam
  • Wynston Holbrook
  • Michael Joseph Hvozdovic
  • Lynn Jones
  • T. Jones
  • Dickie Kelly
  • Victor "Vic" William Kreiter, Jr.
  • Bosey Lane
  • Tommy Marvin
  • M. McQuary
  • John Mullins
  • Darrell Page
  • Bob Peak
  • Larry Philpot
  • Douglas Bradley Robbins
  • Randy Robinette
  • Burt Mack Rodgers
  • Bob Schweickert
  • Aster Sizemore
  • C. Stevens
  • Silas Alexander "Sonny" Utz, III
  • Joseph Gilleece "Skip" Vance
  • Al Verthein
  • Thomas Merritt Walker
  • K. T. "Buddy" Weihe
  • Calvin Beecher Wolfe

Related Research Articles

The 1963 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. It was the only Southern Conference football championship Tech won during its tenure in the leage, 1921-1965.

The 1967 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–3. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1966 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 and were defeated by Miami (FL) in the Liberty Bowl. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1925 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its fifth season under head coach B. C. Cubbage, VPI compiled a 5–3–2 record, finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 52 to 39. The team played its home games at Miles Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The 1926 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1926 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). This was the first season played in Miles Stadium.

The 1931 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1931 Southern Conference football season. The team was led by their head coach Orville Neale and finished with a record of three wins, four losses and two ties (3–4–2).

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

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 1965 VPI 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.

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 1956 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 NCAA University Division 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 NCAA University Division 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 NCAA University Division 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 1959 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 NCAA University Division 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 NCAA University Division 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 NCAA University Division 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

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  2. ↑ "Indians nip VPI, 3–0, on 20-yard field goal". The Sunday Star. September 16, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tech edges GW, 15 to 14". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 23, 1962. Retrieved February 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Slow-moving West Virginia tops V.P.I. 14–0". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech the Reaper in Harvest Bowl, 20–15". The Roanoke Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Virginia Tech tops Richmond 13–7 on Cahill's last quarter dash". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Spiders Face Gobblers; Operation Rebound On". The Collegian . University of Richmond. October 12, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Army tabs VPI 20–12". Sunday News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "FSU manpower overcomes VPI". The Orlando Sentinel. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tech trims Tulane by 24–22". The Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sophomore sparks Virginia Tech over Wake Forest, 37–8". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "V.M.I. tops Virginia Tech, 14–9, for 6–0 Southern slate". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "The Bugle 1963" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle . 1963. p. 186. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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