1962 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–3	10,000	[2]
September 22		vs. George Washington	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 15–14	8,000	[3]
September 29		vs. West Virginia	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	L 0–14	19,000	[4]
October 6		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl, rivalry)	W 20–15	18,000	[5]
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 13–7		[6][7]
October 20		at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–20	25,124	[8]
October 27		at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–20	16,000	[9]
November 3		at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 24–22	18,000	[10]
November 10		Wake Forest*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 37–8	8,200	[11]
November 22		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 9–14	25,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

The following players were members of the 1962 football team according to the roster published in the 1963 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[13]

References

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