1953 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1953 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 5–5 3–3 Frank Moseley 3rd Miles Stadium The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished ted for fifth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Schedule Eastern September 19 8:00 p.m. w y y Marshall Bluefield Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-vpi-nudges-marshall-on-4th-p/138029633/ Daily Press VPI nudges Marshall on 4th period tally; Losers prove tough September 20, 1953 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 w y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA rivalry 20–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-gobblers-whip-favo/138029715/ The Staunten News-Leader Gobblers whip favored Cavaliers in hard fought thriller September 27, 1953 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 13–20 10,000 Rutgers' Splurge Upends VPI Chuck Capaldo October 4, 1953 C1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67663384/1953-rutgers-vpi/ October 10 w Richmond Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 21–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112664516/virginia-tech-shatters-richmonds-victor/ The Bristol Herald Courier Virginia Tech shatters Richmond's victory streak 21–7 October 11, 1953 November 6, 2022 Newspapers.com October 17 l y William & Mary Cary Field Williamsburg, VA 7–13 12,500 Big Green Silences Squawking Gobblers in Thriller https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/3807/fh19531020.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y College of William & Mary The Flat Hat October 20, 1953 5 July 24, 2017 October 24 w y Washington and Lee Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 32–12 11,000 Virginia Tech Bugle http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1954/1954_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1954 259 1954 July 2, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108029565/gobblers-dump-generals-old-grads-on-han/ The Staunton News-Leader Gobblers dump Generals; Old grads on hand October 25, 1953 August 21, 2022 Newspapers.com October 30 w y The Citadel Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA 22–0 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-virginia-tech-scores-e/138029849/ The Roanoke Times Virginia Tech scores easy 22 to 0 triumph over Citadel October 31, 1953 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 1:45 p.m. l y West Virginia 7 Bluefield Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV rivalry 7–12 12,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-wvu-forced-to-spur/138028796/ The Knoxville Journal WVU forced to spurt in nudging VPI by 12–7 November 8, 1953 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 l y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL rivalry 0–26 17,000–17,105 Florida Minded UM Nabs Third Win, Whips Outclassed Virginia Tech 26-0 http://merrick.library.miami.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/asu0053/id/9765/rec/34 University of Miami The Miami Hurricane November 20, 1953 20 July 24, 2017 November 26 1:00 p.m. l y VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 13–28 26,000 VMI Plays Host To Gobblers at Victory Stadium on Thursday http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/10287/rec/9 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet November 23, 1953 1 July 21, 2017Flying Squadron Wallops V.P.I. Hokies 28-to-13 http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/10296/rec/10 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet November 30, 1953 1 July 21, 20171952 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 4, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1952-schedule.html Roster The following players were members of the 1953 football team according to the roster published in the 1954 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook. VPI 1953 roster Bob Allen William R. Anderson Richard VanMetre "Dickie" Beard Donald C. Booth Gordon Derwood "Sonny" Bowman II Franklin Dewey Brown Leo Burke Hayes Howell Burleson Doug Creger Johnny Dean Hugh David Ebert James Glen Fleenor Harold Byrd Grizzard James H. Haren James Lupton Hedrick Charles Donald Herb Tom Hughes William Edward Jamerson Edward Houston Kavanaugh William Duncan Kerfoot Julian Neville King Robert Stevens Luttrell Don Mitchell John Stewart Moody Thomas R. Petty George Preas Jim Randall Robert Earl Scruggs Roger Winfield Simmons Donald Gaylon Sink Hunter E. Swink Thompson A.E. Trapp A. Turlington Phillip William Unger Joseph Franklin Wells Don "Ducky" Welsh Jack Williams Ernie Wolfe Bobby Wolfenden Howard Irving Wright References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football