1951 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1951 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was led by their first-year head coach Frank Moseley and finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8).

1951 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1951 record	2–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (1st season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium

1951 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
VMI +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington and Lee	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
VPI	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	7:30 p.m.[2]	vs. Marshall*	Bluefield Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 18–12
September 29		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 20–32
October 6		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–33
October 12		vs. George Washington	Tulloch Stadium at George Washington High School[3] Alexandria, VA	L 13–38
October 20		vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 6–55
October 27		NC State	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–19	10,000
November 3		vs. Washington and Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–60
November 10		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 7–28	8,000[4]
November 17		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 20–14
November 22		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium[5] Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 7–20	22,000[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1951 Virginia Tech football schedule[6]

Players

The following players were members of the 1951 football team according to the roster published in the 1952 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[7]

VPI 1951 roster
	Dean Gerrard Boyle Frank Bradley Tommy Bryant Howard Cowan Bill Cox Johnny Dean James Glen Fleenor Eustace Frederick Chester Gates Harold Byrd Grizzard James H. Haren Charles Donald Herb Dick Hiler B.J. Hilman		Fran Hobbs Howell Tom Hughes Shakeep Kassem Julian Neville King Richard Kuhn Kurminski Frank Ronald Kwiatkowski Casimir Jerome "Ki" Luczak Robert Stevens Luttrell Marty Lyczak Madison "Buzz" Nutter Joe Onderko		Douglas Cooper Petty Thomas R. Petty Jack Warren Prater George Preas Bobby Seal Sizemore Pete Stevens Hunter E. Swink George Mitchell Tederick Don "Ducky" Welsh Norman Chad White Jack Williams Howard Irving Wright

References

1. "1951 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
2. "V.P.I. vs Marshall – King Coal Bowl". VPI vs. Marshall Football Program. 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
3. "V.P.I. vs George Washington Football Program". VPI vs. George Washington Football Program. 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
4. "Indians Top Gobblers With Three Scores In Third Period; Mioduzewski Shines" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. November 13, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
5. "Keydets Down VPI To Gain Tie for SC Crown". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 26, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
6. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1951–1952". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed July 2, 2017.
7. "The Bugle 1952" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1952. Retrieved 2017-06-29.