1952 VPI Gobblers football team

1952 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation; Rankings from AP Poll

1952 VPI Gobblers football
1952 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1952 record	5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (2nd season);
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1952 college football season.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	8:00 p.m.	vs. Marshall*	Bluefield Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 19–14		^[2]
September 20		at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 27–14
September 27		at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 14–7
October 4		vs. No. 16 Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–42
October 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–33	16,000	^[3]^[4]
October 18		George Washington	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–6
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 27–34	7,000	^[5]^[6]
November 1	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–2		^[7]
November 8		William & Mary	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	L 15–35	6,000	^[8]
November 15		at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 7–27
November 27		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 26–7	25,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1952 football team according to the roster published in the 1953 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[10]

VPI 1952 roster
	Bob Allen J. Allen William R. Anderson Richard VanMetre "Dickie" Beard Boone Donald C. Booth Franklin Dewey Brown Leo Burke Doug Creger Johnny Dean Hugh David Ebert James Glen Fleenor Harold Byrd Grizzard		James H. Haren Billy Harrison Charles Donald Herb Tom Hughes William Duncan Kerfoot Julian Neville King Frank Ronald Kwiatkowski Robert Stevens Luttrell Don Mitchell Gary Mitchess John Stewart Moody Madison "Buzz" Nutter Thomas R. Petty		George Preas Jim Randall Thomas Carl Richards Robert Earl Scruggs Bobby Seal Hunter E. Swink Vickers Webb Don "Ducky" Welsh Norman Chad White (Co-Capt.) Jack Williams Ernie Wolfe Howard Irving Wright

References[]

^ "1952 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^ "V.P.I. vs Marshall – 2nd Annual Coal Bowl". VPI vs. Marshall Football Program. 1952. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Unbeaten Alabama Meets VPI Saturday in Denny; Triumph Over Miami Labels Tide as SEC Poison". The Crimson White. University of Alabama. October 7, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ "Crimson Tide keeps 1952 Slate Clean Right Halfbacks Marlow, Tharpe Run Wild VPI find "Thick Red Line" Impenetrable". The Crimson White. University of Alabama. October 14, 1952. p. 13. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Homecoming Pep Rally, Parade Tonight" (PDF). The Ring-Tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 24, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Generals Rally to Capture Homecoming Contest" (PDF). The Ring-Tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Tyler and Dean, SC Pass Leaders, Vie Tomorrow". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 31, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ "Tribe Conquers Virginia Tech, 35-15, In Aerial Duel" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. November 11, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ "Gobblers run wild in second quarter to smash Keydets, 26–7". Daily Press. November 28, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Bugle 1953" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1953. p. 248. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

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[1] "1952 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

[2] "V.P.I. vs Marshall – 2nd Annual Coal Bowl". VPI vs. Marshall Football Program. 1952. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[3] "Unbeaten Alabama Meets VPI Saturday in Denny; Triumph Over Miami Labels Tide as SEC Poison". The Crimson White. University of Alabama. October 7, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[4] "Crimson Tide keeps 1952 Slate Clean Right Halfbacks Marlow, Tharpe Run Wild VPI find "Thick Red Line" Impenetrable". The Crimson White. University of Alabama. October 14, 1952. p. 13. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[5] "Homecoming Pep Rally, Parade Tonight" (PDF). The Ring-Tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 24, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[6] "Generals Rally to Capture Homecoming Contest" (PDF). The Ring-Tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[7] "Tyler and Dean, SC Pass Leaders, Vie Tomorrow". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 31, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[8] "Tribe Conquers Virginia Tech, 35-15, In Aerial Duel" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. November 11, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[9] "Gobblers run wild in second quarter to smash Keydets, 26–7". Daily Press. November 28, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[bugle-10] "The Bugle 1953" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1953. p. 248. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

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v t Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues	Miles Field (1894–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" "Enter Sandman" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1952 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
West Virginia	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Maryland †			–			7	–	2	–	0
Clemson †			–			2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation Rankings from AP Poll