1956 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1956 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 7–2–1 3–0 Frank Moseley 6th Miles Stadium The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Schedule 1956 Eastern AP September 15 8:00 p.m. w y y East Carolina Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV 37–2 6,000 Coal Bowl: V.P.I. vs. E.C.C. https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/27617 East Carolina University ECU Football Programs September 15, 1956 1 October 11, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72785220/east-carolina-routed-by-tech-in-opener/ The Progress-Index East Carolina routed by Tech in opener, 37–2 September 16, 1956 March 6, 2021 Newspapers.com September 22 l y y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 14–21 30,000 Virginia Tech Bugle http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1957/1957_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1957 1957 July 10, 2017 September 29 2:00 p.m. w y y NC State 20 Foreman Field Norfolk, VA 35–6 10,000 VPI vs. NC State Football Program http://www.ivanmorozov.com/memorabilia/game-programs/1956/h4f24ea90#h4f24ea90 VPI Gobblers vs N.C. State Wolfpack - Good Neighbor Bowl 1956 1 October 13, 2017 October 6 8:00 p.m. w y y Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 20–7 Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers http://fff.stparchive.com/Archive/FFF/FFF10051956p03.php Florida State University Florida Flambeau October 5, 1956 3 September 14, 2017 October 13 w y William & Mary Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 34–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-gobblers-rout-indian/138141242/ Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Gobblers rout Indians October 14, 1956 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 2:30 p.m. w y 18 Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA 46–14 Semples, Mingis, Davis; Other Spider Stars Ready to "Gobble" Tech https://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19561019&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- University of Richmond The Collegian October 19, 1956 4 September 14, 2017 October 27 w y y 16 Virginia Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 14–7 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-gobblers-trip-ca/138141315/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Gobblers trip Cavaliers, 14–7 October 28, 1956 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 2:00 p.m. l y y 15 Clemson 13 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 6–21 23,000 Clemson - VPI Football Game Program http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context=fball_prgms Clemson University November 3, 1956 29 September 14, 2017Bengals Rout Virginia Tech In Homecoming Game, 21-6 http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3719&context=tiger_newspaper Clemson University The Tiger November 8, 1956 5 September 14, 2017 November 10 t y Wake Forest Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 13–13 7,000 November 22 w y VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 45–0 24,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91852084/virginia-tech-gobblers-blank-virginia-mi/ The Bristol Herald Courier Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0 November 23, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com1956 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 5, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1956-schedule.html Rankings 1956 college football rankings AP 0 11 NR NR NR NR 18 16 15 NR NR NR NR NR Roster The following players were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. VPI 1956 rosterQuarterbacks Raymond Donald Divers Frank H. Eastman Billy Holsclaw Jim Lugar Bob McCoy Guards Warren Leroy Belcher James Alexander Burks Pat Luis Carpenito Bill Daley James Holloway Bernard Frank Schmidt Tackles Robert J. Cruickshank Thomas John Dalzell Russell Sidney Moon Ted UzelacCenters John Rufus Hall Hillmer John "Swede" Olson Frank Webster Ends Ed Brinkley Carroll Dale James Lupton Hedrick Grover Cleveland Jones III Nicholas M. Mihalas John Stewart Moody Billy Tilling Halfbacks Corbin Bailey Hugh David Ebert Ray England Barry Frazee Harry Keast Dick Ringer Jay N. Whitesell Bobby WolfendenFullbacks Bobby Conner Jim Randall Albert Sebest Substitutes Tom Betz William C. Cranwell Charles Cuba John Herndon William Edward Jamerson Kuruc Doug Mullins Bobby Seal Ronnie Settles Coaching staff The following coaches were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle. VPI 1956 coaches' rosterHead coach Frank Moseley Assistant coach Buck Chapman Macauley McEver George Preas Alf SatterfieldTrainer Ed Motley Equipment Manager Luke Lindon References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football