1955 VPI Gobblers football team

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1955 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1955 record6–3–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Davidson 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
George Washington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1955 college football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 172:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
L 0–137,500
September 24at Penn*
W 33–012,751[2]
October 1at William & Mary
W 14–712,000+[3]
October 88:00 p.m.at Florida State*
W 24–20[4][5]
October 15Richmond
T 7–7
October 22vs. Virginia*
W 17–13
October 29George Washingtondagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 7–1310,000[6]
November 5vs. Clemson*
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 16–218,000[7]
November 122:00 p.m.vs. NC State*
W 34–266,000[8][9]
November 24vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 39–1324,000[10]

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1955 football team according to the roster published in the 1956 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[3]

VPI 1955 roster
  • Thomas John Dalzell
  • Raymond Donald Divers
  • Hugh David Ebert
  • Ray England
  • Barry Frazee
  • Ed Gentry
  • John Rufus Hall
  • James Lupton Hedrick
  • John Herndon
  • William Edward Jamerson
  • Grover Cleveland Jones III
  • James Patrick Locke
  • Jim Lugar
  • Bob McCoy
  • Russell Sidney Moon
  • Doug Mullins
  • Hillmer John "Swede" Olson
  • Jack Warren Prater
  • Thomas Carl Richards
  • Bernard Frank Schmidt
  • Robert Earl Scruggs
  • Bobby Seal
  • Roger Winfield Simmons
  • Billy Tilling
  • Phillip William Unger
  • Frank Webster
  • Bobby Wolfenden

References[]

  1. ^ "1955 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ Good, Herb (September 25, 1955). "Va. Tech Ruins Penn Opener, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "The Bugle 1956" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1956. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  4. ^ Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Florida State University versus Virginia Tech Football Program". VPI vs. FSU Football Program. 1955. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Colonials' rally tops Virginia Tech by 13–7 on pair of long drives". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers Down Virginia Tech As Bowl Hopes Soar". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Rugged VPI Next on 'Pack List; State Takes 3–3–1 Record to Va". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 10, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Virginia Tech Halts 'Packs Win Streak By 34–26 Margin". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 17, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hokies Overcome Early 13–0 Deficit to Down Keydets 39-13". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2017.


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