1960 VPI Gobblers football team

1960 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1960 VPI Gobblers football
1960 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1960 record	6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (10th season);
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

The 1960 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	1:30 p.m.	at NC State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 14–29		^[2]
September 24		vs. West Virginia	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	W 15–0
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 7–13		^[3]
October 8		Wake Forest*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 22–13	11,000
October 15		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 27–0	11,000+	^[4]
October 22		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 40–6	20,000
October 29		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0
November 5		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–9
November 11		at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 8–21	5,000	^[5]
November 24		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 13–12	28,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Players[]

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.^[6]

VPI 1960 roster

Quarterbacks

Frank H. Eastman
Charles Warren Price, Jr.
Elmer Reed
Harold Ward

Guards

Ray Barile
Andy Beckstoffer
James Venable Hickam
Robert Gerald Holbrook
William Duncan Holsclaw, Jr.
Don Jensen
Jim Paine
Mike Zeno

Tackles

John Farmer
Ronald Wayne Frank
Bob Harris
William Roderick McGinnis
Joe Moss
Don Oakes
Bernie Vishneski
Arthur Allen Whittier

Centers

Charles F. Hines
John W. Minichan
Rick Tolley
Gary Welliver

Ends

Jim Farr
Richard B. Goode
Walter Milton Harris
Len Nunnally
Bill Robertson
Charlie Speck
Amos Leon Tomblin

Halfbacks

Herb Bowling
Robert M. Crabtree
Ron Hawkins
Ray Massie
Noah Redding "Buddy" Perry
Art Pruett
Aster Sizemore
Terry L. Strock
Johnny Watkins

Fullbacks

Gerald Bobbitte
Warren Maccaroni
Donald Ray Vaught

References[]

^ "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^ "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^ "Clemson vs. Va. Tech". VPI vs. Clemson Football Program. Clemson University. 1960. p. 24. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
^ "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^ "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Bugle 1961" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1961. p. 235. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

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[1] "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

[2] "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[3] "Clemson vs. Va. Tech". VPI vs. Clemson Football Program. Clemson University. 1960. p. 24. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

[4] "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[GW1-5] "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[bugle-6] "The Bugle 1961" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1961. p. 235. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

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1960 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
VMI $	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
VPI	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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll