1960 VPI Gobblers football team
American college football season
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 college 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 Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia .[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 1:30 p.m. at NC State * L 14–29[ 2]
September 24 vs. West Virginia W 15–019,000 [ 3]
October 1 2:00 p.m. at No. 7 Clemson * L 7–1326,000 [ 4]
October 8 Wake Forest * W 22–1311,000 [ 5]
October 15 at William & Mary W 27–011,000+ [ 6]
October 22 vs. Virginia * W 40–620,000 [ 7]
October 29 at Richmond W 20–06,500 [ 8]
November 5 Davidson Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA L 7–9[ 9]
November 11 at George Washington L 8–215,000 [ 10]
November 24 vs. VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry ) W 13–1228,000 [ 11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
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]
VPI 1960 roster
Quarterbacks
Frank H. Eastman
Charles Warren Price, Jr.
Elmer Reed
Harold Ward
Guards
Ray Barile
Andy Beckstoffer
James Venable Hickam
Robert Gerald Holbrook
William Duncan Holsclaw, Jr.
Don Jensen
Jim Paine
Mike Zeno
Tackles
John Farmer
Ronald Wayne Frank
Bob Harris
William Roderick McGinnis
Joe Moss
Don Oakes
Bernie Vishneski
Arthur Allen Whittier
Centers
Charles F. Hines
John W. Minichan
Rick Tolley
Gary Welliver
Ends
Jim Farr
Richard B. Goode
Walter Milton Harris
Len Nunnally
Bill Robertson
Charlie Speck
Amos Leon Tomblin
Halfbacks
Herb Bowling
Robert M. Crabtree
Ron Hawkins
Ray Massie
Noah Redding "Buddy" Perry
Art Pruett
Aster Sizemore
Terry L. Strock
Johnny Watkins
Fullbacks
Gerald Bobbitte
Warren Maccaroni
Donald Ray Vaught
References
^ "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener" . The Technician . North Carolina State University . September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017 .
^ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0" . The Asheville Times . September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson squeaks out 13–7 victory over VPI" . The Progress-Index . October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI downs Wake Forest" . Kingsport Times-News . October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF) . The Flat Hat . College of William and Mary . October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017 .
^ "VPI pounds Virginia, 40–6" . The News and Observer . October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Spiders slapped by Virginia Tech" . Chattanooga Daily Times . October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Davidson surprises VPI" . The Virginian-Pilot . November 6, 1960. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI is upset by 21–8" . Richmond Times Dispatch . November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia Tech defeats champion VMI, 14 to 13" . Winston-Salem Journal . November 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Bugle 1961" (PDF) . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1961. p. 235. Retrieved November 24, 2017 .
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