1957 VPI Gobblers football team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
1957 record | 4–6 (1–3 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 VMI $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | at Tulane* | W 14–13 | 32,000 | [2] | ||
September 28 | at West Virginia | L 0–14 | 26,000 | |||
October 5 | at William & Mary | L 7–13 | ||||
October 12 | Villanova*![]() | W 21–14 | 14,000 | |||
October 19 | vs. Virginia* | L 7–38 | 5,500 | |||
October 26 | at Florida State* | L 7–20 | 18,556 | [3] | ||
November 2 | Richmond |
| W 42–7 | |||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | W 10–3 | 5,500 | [4] | |
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 NC State* | L 0–12 | [5] | ||
November 28 | vs. No. 17 VMI |
| L 6–14 | 25,000 | ||
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Players[]
The following players were members of the 1957 football team according to the roster published in the 1958 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]
VPI 1957 roster | ||||||||
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Coaching Staff[]
The following coaches were members of the 1957 football team according to the roster published in the 1958 edition of The Bugle.[6]
VPI 1957 coaches' roster | ||||||||
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Head Coach
Assistant Coach
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Trainer
Equipment Manager
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References[]
- ^ "1957 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "VPI upsets Tulane, 14–13". The Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tally-Hoo 1958". FSU Tally-Hoo 1958. 1958. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Deacs Face Tech Here" (PDF). Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University. November 4, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "State Visits Virginia Tech". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 14, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Bugle 1958" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1958. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
Categories:
- 1957 Southern Conference football season
- Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons
- 1957 in sports in Virginia
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