1955 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1955 college football season.[1]

1955 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1955 record6–3–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1955 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
VPI 2 –1 –1  6 –3 –1
Davidson 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
George Washington 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –2  4 –3 –2
The Citadel 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Furman 1 –1 –0  1 –9 –0
William & Mary 1 –3 –1  1 –7 –1
VMI 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –1 –0  0 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 172:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
L 0–13
September 24at Penn*
W 33–0
October 1at William & Mary
W 14–712,000+[2]
October 88:00 p.m.[3]at Florida State*
W 24–20
October 15Richmond
T 7–7
October 22vs. Virginia*
W 17–13
October 29George Washington
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 7–13
November 5vs. Clemson*
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 16–218,000[4]
November 122:00 p.m.[5]vs. NC State*
W 34–266,000[6]
November 24vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 39–1324,000[7]
  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1955 Virginia Tech football schedule[8]

Players

The following players were members of the 1955 football team according to the roster published in the 1956 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[2]

VPI 1955 roster
  • Thomas John Dalzell
  • Raymond Donald Divers
  • Hugh David Ebert
  • Ray England
  • Barry Frazee
  • Ed Gentry
  • John Rufus Hall
  • James Lupton Hedrick
  • John Herndon
  • William Edward Jamerson
  • Grover Cleveland Jones III
  • James Patrick Locke
  • Jim Lugar
  • Bob McCoy
  • Russell Sidney Moon
  • Doug Mullins
  • Hillmer John "Swede" Olson
  • Jack Warren Prater
  • Thomas Carl Richards
  • Bernard Frank Schmidt
  • Robert Earl Scruggs
  • Bobby Seal
  • Roger Winfield Simmons
  • Billy Tilling
  • Phillip William Unger
  • Frank Webster
  • Bobby Wolfenden

References
  1. "1955 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. "The Bugle 1956" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1956. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. "Florida State University versus Virginia Tech Football Program". VPI vs. FSU Football Program. 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  4. "Tigers Down Virginia Tech As Bowl Hopes Soar". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. "Rugged VPI Next on 'Pack List; State Takes 3-3-1 Record to Va". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 10, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. "Virginia Tech Halts 'Packs Win Streak By 34-26 Margin". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 17, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. "Hokies Overcome Early 13-0 Deficit to Down Keydets 39-13". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1955–1956". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed July 24, 2017.


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