1969 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

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1969 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State   11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia   10 1 0
No. 12 Houston   9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   8 2 1
Buffalo   6 3 0
Rutgers   6 3 0
Villanova   6 3 0
Florida State   6 3 1
Colgate   5 3 1
Air Force   6 4 0
West Texas State   6 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
New Mexico State   5 5 0
Southern Miss   5 5 0
Syracuse   5 5 0
Army   4 5 1
VPI   4 5 1
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   4 6 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Marshall   3 7 0
Northern Illinois   3 7 0
Tulane   3 7 0
Utah State   3 7 0
Idaho   2 8 0
Navy   1 9 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 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 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. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20No. 13 Alabama L 13–1742,000 [2]
September 27at Wake Forest L 10–1620,000 [3]
October 4at Richmond L 10–1720,000 [4]
October 11 Kentucky
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 6–733,000 [5]
October 18 South Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 16–1728,000 [6]
October 251:30 p.m.at Buffalo W 21–78,354 [7]
November 1vs. William & Mary W 48–76,000 [8]
November 8 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 10–1025,000 [9]
November 151:30 p.m.vs. Duke W 48–1223,000 [10]
November 27vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 52–014,000 [11]

Roster

The following players were members of the 1969 football team according to the roster published in the 1970 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. [12]

VPI 1969 roster
  • John Harwood "Jack" Abraham
  • David Bailey
  • Preston Blackburn
  • Steve Bocko
  • Robert Clinton Bond
  • Tim Bosiack
  • Sammy Bria
  • Tim Chaney
  • Dennis Cogan
  • Chris Frank Collis
  • Jon Conlin
  • Donald Dewitt Cooke
  • Rod Cox
  • Larry Creekmore
  • J. Dee Crigger
  • Peter Francis Dawyot
  • Nick DelViscio
  • Kenneth Wayne Edwards
  • Dwight Eirich
  • Bob German
  • John Charlton Givens
  • Bruce Glatthorn
  • Jerry Green
  • George Butch Hall
  • Andy Harvey
  • Scott Hawkins
  • Bert Henderson
  • Ronnie Holsinger
  • Bob Hosp
  • Bill House
  • Wayne Humphries
  • Jeff Hunsucker
  • John Ivanac
  • Eddie Johns
  • Bob Karlsen
  • Al Kincaid
  • Larry Kushner
  • Lou Lagana
  • Dick Maksanty
  • Rich Matijevich
  • Kevin Meehan
  • Tom Mikulski
  • Bill Morgan
  • Thomas Irwin Parks
  • James Anthony Pigninelli
  • Jimmy Quinn
  • Bruce Runyan
  • Vince Russo
  • Gil Schwabe
  • Jack Simcsak
  • Bobby Slaughter
  • Larry Smith
  • Leonard James Smith
  • Terry Smoot
  • L. Wayne Stonesifer
  • Larry Duke Strager
  • Paul Christian Striffler
  • Don Strock
  • Ed Tennis
  • Mike Ternosky
  • Perry Tiberio
  • Joe Tucker
  • Mike Widger

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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.

The 1964 Virginia Tech 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 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team</span> American college football season

The 1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–5.

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 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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