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1955 VPI Gobblers football team

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1955 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Davidson 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
George Washington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 172:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
L 0–137,500[1]
September 24at Penn*
W 33–012,751[2]
October 1at William & Mary
W 14–712,000+[3]
October 88:00 p.m.at Florida State*
W 24–20[4][5]
October 15Richmond
T 7–78,000[6]
October 22vs. Virginia*
W 17–1315,000[7]
October 29George Washingtondagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 7–1310,000[8]
November 5vs. Clemson*
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 16–218,000[9]
November 122:00 p.m.vs. NC State*
W 34–266,000[10][11]
November 24vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 39–1324,000[12]

[13]

Roster

The following players were members of the 1955 football team according to the roster published in the 1956 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[3]

VPI 1955 roster
  • Thomas John Dalzell
  • Raymond Donald Divers
  • Hugh David Ebert
  • Ray England
  • Barry Frazee
  • Ed Gentry
  • John Rufus Hall
  • James Lupton Hedrick
  • John Herndon
  • William Edward Jamerson
  • Grover Cleveland Jones III
  • James Patrick Locke
  • Jim Lugar
  • Bob McCoy
  • Russell Sidney Moon
  • Doug Mullins
  • Hillmer John "Swede" Olson
  • Jack Warren Prater
  • Thomas Carl Richards
  • Bernard Frank Schmidt
  • Robert Earl Scruggs
  • Bobby Seal
  • Roger Winfield Simmons
  • Billy Tilling
  • Phillip William Unger
  • Frank Webster
  • Bobby Wolfenden

References

  1. ^ "Wake Forest throttles highly rated Va. Tech for 13–0 win". The Progress-Index. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Good, Herb (September 25, 1955). "Va. Tech Ruins Penn Opener, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "The Bugle 1956" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1956. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Florida State University versus Virginia Tech Football Program". VPI vs. FSU Football Program. 1955. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Richmond ties Virginia Tech". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Tech rallies to down Virginia 17–13". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colonials' rally tops Virginia Tech by 13–7 on pair of long drives". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers Down Virginia Tech As Bowl Hopes Soar". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Rugged VPI Next on 'Pack List; State Takes 3–3–1 Record to Va". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 10, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Virginia Tech Halts 'Packs Win Streak By 34–26 Margin". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 17, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hokies Overcome Early 13–0 Deficit to Down Keydets 39-13". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "1955 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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