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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–4 (4–2 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | atNC State* |
| L 14–29 | [2] | |
September 24 | vs. West Virginia |
| W 15–0 | 19,000 | [3] | |
October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7Clemson* |
| L 7–13 | 26,000 | [4] |
October 8 | Wake Forest*![]() |
| W 22–13 | 11,000 | [5] | |
October 15 | atWilliam & Mary |
| W 27–0 | 11,000+ | [6] | |
October 22 | vs. Virginia* |
| W 40–6 | 20,000 | [7] | |
October 29 | atRichmond |
| W 20–0 | 6,500 | [8] | |
November 5 | Davidson |
| L 7–9 | [9] | ||
November 11 | atGeorge Washington |
| L 8–21 | 5,000 | [10] | |
November 24 | vs. VMI |
| W 13–12 | 28,000 | [11] | |
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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]
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