1960 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team
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| 1960 Virginia Tech Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at NC State* | L 14–29 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | vs. West Virginia | W 15–0 | 19,000 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Clemson* | L 7–13 | 26,000 | [4] | |
| October 8 | Wake Forest* | W 22–13 | 11,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | at William & Mary | W 27–0 | 11,000+ | [6] | ||
| October 22 | vs. Virginia* | W 40–6 | 20,000 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | at Richmond |
| W 20–0 | 6,500 | [8] | |
| November 5 | Davidson |
| L 7–9 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | at George Washington | L 8–21 | 5,000 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | vs. VMI |
| W 13–12 | 28,000 | [11] | |
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Roster
[edit]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]
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References
[edit]- ^ "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0". The Asheville Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson squeaks out 13–7 victory over VPI". The Progress-Index. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI downs Wake Forest". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "VPI pounds Virginia, 40–6". The News and Observer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders slapped by Virginia Tech". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson surprises VPI". The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 1960. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech defeats champion VMI, 14 to 13". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Bugle 1961" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1961. p. 235. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
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