1959 VPI Gobblers football team

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1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 0 1 8 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 0 8 2 0
VPI 3 1 0 6 4 0
Furman 3 2 0 3 7 0
Richmond 4 3 1 4 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 0 3 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 0 4 6 0
Davidson 0 5 0 1 8 0
George Washington 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1959 college football season.[1]

Schedule

September 19, 1959vs. North Carolina State*Norfolk, VAL 13–15 – September 26, 1959at Wake Forest*

L 18–27 9,000[2] October 3, 1959vs. William & Mary

W 20–14 19,000[3] October 10, 1959Florida State*dagger

WSLS-TVL 6–7 15,000[2] October 17, 1959vs. Virginia*Richmond, VA (Rivalry)W 40–14 – October 24, 1959at Villanova*

W 24–14 8,000[4] October 31, 1959Richmond

W 51–29 – November 7, 1959at West Texas State*

W 26–21 – November 14, 1959at West Virginia

W 12–0 9,000[2] November 26, 1959vs. VMI

L 12–37 27,500[2]

Template:CFB Schedule End

  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1959 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]

References

  1. ^ "1959 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Bugle 1960" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1960. p. 325. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  3. ^ "Indians Nipped By VPI In Harvest Bowl Tilt" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Techman Tops 'Cats 24-14". The Villanovan. Villanova University. October 29, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1959–1960". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 6, 2017.