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The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1955 college football season .[1]
Schedule
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
^ "1955 Virginia Tech Hokies" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved 2016-05-15 .
^ a b "The Bugle 1956" (PDF) . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1956. Retrieved 2017-07-02 .
^ "Florida State University versus Virginia Tech Football Program" . VPI vs. FSU Football Program . 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-10-13 .
^ "Tigers Down Virginia Tech As Bowl Hopes Soar" . The Tiger . Clemson University . November 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1955–1956". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed July 24, 2017.
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