1959 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team
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The 1959 Virginia Tech 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 1959 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | vs. NC State* | L 13–15 | 12,000 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Wake Forest* | L 18–27 | 9,000 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | vs. William & Mary | W 20–14 | 19,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 10 | Florida State* | WSLS-TV | L 6–7 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 17 | vs. Virginia* | W 40–14 | 24,000 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | at Villanova* | W 24–14 | 7,965 | [8][9] | ||
| October 31 | Richmond |
| W 51–29 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | at West Texas State* | W 26–21 | [11] | |||
| November 14 | at West Virginia | W 12–0 | 8,000 | [12] | ||
| November 26 | vs. VMI |
| L 12–37 | 27,500 | [13] | |
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Roster
editThe following players were members of the 1959 football team according to the roster published in the 1960 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[14]
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References
edit- ^ "1959 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Long pass puts Pack over VPI". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs edge VPI, 27–18". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumbles help Tech win, 20–14". The Progress-Index. October 4, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians nipped by VPI in Harvest Bowl tilt" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Va. Tech loses gamble, Seminoles triumph, 7–6". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI downs Virginia by 40 to 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech scores 17 in 4th to drop Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Techman tops 'Cats 24–14". The Villanovan. Villanova University. October 29, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "VPI whips UR, 51–29". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI rallies to edge West Texas". The El Paso Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI shatters 30-game W. Va. streak, 12–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI stuns VPI, 37–12, to capture SC crown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 27, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Bugle 1960" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1960. p. 325. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
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