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1960 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southern Conference football standings
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  • 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

    The 1960 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles StadiuminBlacksburg, Virginia.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 171:30 p.m.atNC State*
  • Raleigh, NC
  • L 14–29[2]
    September 24vs. West Virginia
  • Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)
  • W 15–019,000[3]
    October 12:00 p.m.at No. 7Clemson*
  • Clemson, SC
  • L 7–1326,000[4]
    October 8Wake Forest*dagger
  • Blacksburg, VA
  • W 22–1311,000[5]
    October 15atWilliam & Mary
  • Williamsburg, VA
  • W 27–011,000+[6]
    October 22vs. Virginia*
  • Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl, rivalry)
  • W 40–620,000[7]
    October 29atRichmond
    • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
  • W 20–06,500[8]
    November 5Davidson
    • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
  • L 7–9[9]
    November 11atGeorge Washington
  • Washington, DC
  • L 8–215,000[10]
    November 24vs. VMI
    • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
  • W 13–1228,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Roster[edit]

    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.[12]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  • ^ "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  • ^ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0". The Asheville Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Clemson squeaks out 13–7 victory over VPI". The Progress-Index. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "VPI downs Wake Forest". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  • ^ "VPI pounds Virginia, 40–6". The News and Observer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Spiders slapped by Virginia Tech". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Davidson surprises VPI". The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 1960. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Virginia Tech defeats champion VMI, 14 to 13". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "The Bugle 1961" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1961. p. 235. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
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