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The 1961 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or
Virginia Tech ) as a member of the
Southern Conference (SoCon) during the
1961 NCAA University Division football season . Led by first-year head coach
Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon. VPI played home games at
Miles Stadium in
Blacksburg, Virginia .
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 vs.
William & Mary W 20–65,000
[2]
October 7 at
West Virginia L 0–2815,000
[3]
October 14 at
Tulane * L 14–27
[4]
October 21 vs.
Virginia * W 20–017,000
[5]
October 28
Florida State * W 10–714,000
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November 4 at
Richmond L 0–1114,000
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November 11 at
Wake Forest * L 15–248,000
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November 17
George Washington Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 14–35,000
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November 23 vs.
VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (
rivalry ) L 0–620,000
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*Non-conference game Homecoming
Roster
The following players were members of the 1961 football team according to the roster published in the 1962 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.
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VPI 1961 roster
Jake Adams
Kyle Marlon Albright
William McLemore Babb
Ray Barile
Gerald Bobbitte
Harold Bolden
Herb Bowling
Gene Breen
Mike Cahill
Alex Camaioni
Phillip W. Cary
Pete Cartwright
Dickie Cranwell
Bloice Davison
Lacy Lee Edwards, Jr.
Randall Edwards
John Farmer
Ronald Wayne Frank
David Green
Walter Newton Green, Jr.
David W. Gillespie
Richard B. Goode
Ron Hawkins
Thomas Morgan Hawkins
James Venable Hickam
Charles F. Hines
Robert Gerald Holbrook
Don Jensen
Warren Maccaroni
Ray Massie
John W. Minichan
Joe Moss
Bob Peak
Noah Redding "Buddy" Perry
Charles Warren Price, Jr.
Art Pruett
Bill Robertson
Aster Sizemore
Charlie Speck
Terry L. Strock
Amos Leon Tomblin
Joseph Gilleece "Skip" Vance
Al Verthein
Thomas Merritt Walker
K. T. "Buddy" Weihe
Roger Whitley
References
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"1961 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
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"Gobblers rally for 20–6 win over Indians" . The Virginian-Pilot . September 17, 1961. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"West Virginia winner first time in 18 games" . The Tampa Tribune . October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Rush-led Tulane raps Virginia Tech by 27–14" . Daily Press . October 15, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Techmen take stunning 20–0 Harvest Bowl win" . Kingsport Times-News . October 22, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Virginia State upsets Florida State, 10–7" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Richmond drops VPI, 11–0, as Pratt's punts sparkle" . Daily Press . November 5, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Wake gets all breaks, whips VPI" . The State . November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Virginia Tech defeats George Washington 14–3" . The Tampa Tribune . November 18, 1961. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Special play wins mud bowl for VMI" . Ledger-Star . November 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Bugle 1962" (PDF) .
Virginia Tech Bugle . 1962. p. 213. Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
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