1967 VPI Gobblers football team

1967 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (7th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico State			–					7	–	2	–	1
UTEP			–					7	–	2	–	1
Utah State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					7	–	2	–	2
West Texas State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Houston			–					7	–	3	–	0
VPI			–					7	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Xavier			–					6	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Pacific			–					4	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	6	–	2
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) 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. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 13–3	10,000	[2]
September 23	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 31–7	23,500	[3]
September 30	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 15–3	20,500	[4]
October 7	Villanova	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 3–0	17,000	[5]
October 14	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 24–14	23,000	[6]
October 21	Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 45–14	27,322	[7]
October 28	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 20–7	31,500	[8]
November 4	Miami (FL)	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 7–14	35,000	[9]
November 11	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 15–38	29,856	[10]
November 23	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 10–12	20,000	[11]

Roster

The following players were members of the 1967 football team according to the roster published in the 1968 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. ^[12]

VPI 1967 roster
	Art Aguilar Ken Barefoot Eddie Barker Frank Beamer Judson Bigelow David Binko Preston Blackburn Steve Bocko Jud Brownell James Edward "Eddie" Carter Chris Frank Collis George Constantinides Larry Creekmore J. Dee Crigger Clarence Culpepper Daniel Cupp Ron Davidson Scott Dawson Peter Francis Dawyot Damon William Dedo Charles "Chalkie" Eades		Kenneth Wayne Edwards Gene Fisher Chester Arthur Forrester George Foussekis Doug Gainous Jerry Green Bob Griffith Waddey Harvey Jeff Haynes Bert Henderson Hank Immel Al Kincaid Dickie Longerbeam Frank Loria Leonard Angelo Luongo John Lawrence Maxwell Littlejohn McSwain Milton E. Miller Richard Mollo Dan Mooney Frederick Marshall Mooney		Thomas Irwin Parks James Anthony Pigninelli Rick Piland Wayne Rash Jim Richards Paul Ripley J. Roller Gil Schwabe Emil J. Sholtis, Jr. Bill Skinner Bobby Slaughter Terry Smoot L. Wayne Stonesifer Larry Duke Strager Tom Swords Don Thacker John Randolph Treadwell Joe Tucker Jonathan Titley Utin Mike Widger Pete Wrenn

References

1. "1967 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
2. "VPI gains 13–3 victory over stubborn Tampans". The Miami Herald. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia Tech romps over William and Mary, 31 to 7". The Danville Register. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Unbeaten Gobblers trip Kansas State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Virginia Tech's kick a winner". St. Petersburg Times. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Virginia Tech defeats Kentucky, 24 to 14". The Danville Register. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech crushes UR, 45–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Gobblers top West Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miami defense axes Gobbler streak, 14–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "FSU smashes VPI, 38–15". Fort Lauderdale News. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "VMI surprises VPI to avenge 70–12 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "The Bugle 1968" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle . 1968. p. 14. Retrieved December 11, 2017.