1960 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1960 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1960 college football season.[1]

1960 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1960 record	6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (10th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1960 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	1:30 p.m.[2]	at NC State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 14–29
September 24		vs. West Virginia	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	W 15–0
October 1	2:00 p.m.[3]	at No. 7 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 7–13
October 8		Wake Forest*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 22–13
October 15		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 27–0	11,000+[4]
October 22		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 40–6
October 29		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0
November 5		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–9
November 11		at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 8–21
November 24		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 13–12	28,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1960 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

Players

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.[6]

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

1. "1960 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
2. "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
3. "Clemson vs. Va. Tech". VPI vs. Clemson Football Program. Clemson University. 1960. p. 24. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
4. "Tribe Contingent Loses to Tech" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. October 21, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
5. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1960–1961". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 30, 2017.
6. "The Bugle 1961" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1961. p. 235. Retrieved 2017-11-24.