1955 VPI Gobblers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (2–1–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1955 college football season.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | L 0–13 | ||
September 24 | at Penn* | W 33–0 | |||
October 1 | at William & Mary | W 14–7 | 12,000+[2] | ||
October 8 | 8:00 p.m.[3] | at Florida State* | W 24–20 | ||
October 15 | Richmond | T 7–7 | |||
October 22 | vs. Virginia* | W 17–13 | |||
October 29 | George Washington![]() |
| L 7–13 | ||
November 5 | vs. Clemson* |
| L 16–21 | 8,000[4] | |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m.[5] | vs. NC State* | W 34–26 | 6,000[6] | |
November 24 | vs. VMI |
| W 39–13 | 24,000[7] | |
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- 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]
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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.