The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]
| 1958 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | vs. West Texas State* | W 28–12 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| September 27 | vs. Wake Forest* | L 6–13 | 7,000 | [3] | |
| October 4 | William & Mary | W 27–15 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | vs. Virginia* |
| W 22–13 | 26,000 | [5] |
| October 18 | at Florida State* | L 0–28 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | vs. West Virginia | L 20–21 | 22,000 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at NC State* | T 14–14 | 13,000 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Richmond |
| W 27–23 | 6,000 | [9] |
| November 15 | at No. 1 Mississippi Southern* | L 0–41 | 11,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | vs. VMI |
| W 21–16 | 27,500 | [11] |
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Roster
editThe following players were members of the 1958 football team according to the roster published in the 1959 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[12]
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References
edit- ^ "1958 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Gobblers start early, hit West Texas, 28–12". Daily Press. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest defeats VPI in driving rain". The State. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI rally whips W-M, 27–15". The Virginian-Pilot. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2nd half Virginia Tech rally tops Virginia 22–13". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State beats Virginia Tech, 28–0". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia comes from behind to nip Tech, 21–20, extend string". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State, VPI struggle to 14 to 14 tie". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gobblers rally to turn back Spiders, 27–23". The Progress-Index. November 9, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI bows by 41–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI tops VMI for state title". The Roanoke Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Bugle 1959" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1959. p. 216. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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