1964 VPI Gobblers football team

1964 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1964 VPI Gobblers football
1964 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1964 record	6–4 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (4th season);
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 18–14	7,500
September 26	vs. Wake Forest*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)	L 21–38	21,000
October 3	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 17–20
October 10	George Washington	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 33–0	11,000	^[2]
October 17	West Virginia	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–23
October 24	No. 10 Florida State*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 20–11	22,000	^[3]
October 31	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 27–20	10,000
November 7	NC State*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 28–19
November 14	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 15–20	24,000	^[4]
November 26	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 35–13	25,000	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1964 football team according to the roster published in the 1965 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[6]

VPI 1964 roster
	Dick Anderson Darryl Bailey Jay Barfield Judson Bigelow Joe Bloomer Andy Bowling Donnie Bruce Eddie Bulheller Robert Carr Churchill Paul Frederick Cobb Dickie Cranwell Bill Edwards Lacy Lee Edwards, Jr. Jack Evan David Lowell Farmer Rusty Fife Tommy Francisco Sal Garcia Bill Gordon		Bob Griffith Tommy Groom Les Hanly Wayne Hewitt Tom Hidell Wynston Holbrook Michael Joseph Hvozdovic Ed Jeffrey Basil G. Jennings Erick Johnson Lynn Jones Bill Kegley Dickie Kelly Victor "Vic" William Kreiter, Jr. Ronnie Lindon Tommy Marvin Ronald Lee McGuigan Claude Earl Messamore, Jr. Milton E. Miller		Richard Mollo Bobby Owens Darrell Page Mike Price John Raible James John Reba Fred Michael Saunders Bob Schweickert John Sheehy John George Shipley James Simmons Tommy Stafford Douglas Lee Ulery Silas Alexander "Sonny" Utz, III Raleigh Voight Jack Wenderoch Ken Whitley Sands Woody

References[]

^ "1964 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^ "Tech romps". The News Leader. October 11, 1964. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe Suffers First Defeat: Shweickert Gobbles Up Seminoles 20-11". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1964. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Syracuse Students Accuse VPI Of Segregation Usage". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. 30 October 1964. p. 7. Retrieved 20 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Schweikert beats VMI". Beckley Post-Herald. November 27, 1964. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Bugle 1965" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1965. p. 348. Retrieved 2017-12-05.

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[1] "1964 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

[GW1-2] "Tech romps". The News Leader. October 11, 1964. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Tribe Suffers First Defeat: Shweickert Gobbles Up Seminoles 20-11". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1964. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Syracuse Students Accuse VPI Of Segregation Usage". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. 30 October 1964. p. 7. Retrieved 20 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Schweikert beats VMI". Beckley Post-Herald. November 27, 1964. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[bugle-6] "The Bugle 1965" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1965. p. 348. Retrieved 2017-12-05.

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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
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1964 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
West Virginia $		5	–	0		7	–	4
VPI		3	–	1		6	–	4
George Washington		3	–	2		5	–	4
The Citadel		4	–	3		4	–	6
William & Mary		4	–	3		4	–	6
Richmond		2	–	4		3	–	7
Davidson		1	–	3		3	–	6
Furman		1	–	4		3	–	7
VMI		1	–	4		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll