The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]
| 1957 VPI Gobblers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–3 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 VMI $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Tulane* | W 14–13 | 32,000 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at West Virginia | L 0–14 | 26,000 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at William & Mary | L 7–13 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | Villanova* | W 21–14 | 14,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | vs. Virginia* | L 7–38 | 23,442 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at Florida State* | L 7–20 | 18,556 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | Richmond |
| W 42–7 | 5,500 | [8] | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | W 10–3 | 5,500 | [9] | |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 NC State* | L 0–12 | [10] | ||
| November 28 | vs. No. 17 VMI |
| L 6–14 | 25,000 | [11] | |
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Roster
editThe following players were members of the 1957 football team according to the roster published in the 1958 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[12]
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Coaching Staff
editThe following coaches were members of the 1957 football team according to the roster published in the 1958 edition of The Bugle.[12]
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References
edit- ^ "1957 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "VPI upsets Tulane, 14–13". The Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia hits Va. Tech eleven, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M upsets VPI, 13–7". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI shoots Lugar to drop Villanova in final quarter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers batter Virginia Tech, 38–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tally-Hoo 1958". FSU Tally-Hoo 1958. 1958. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Tech routs Richmond by 42 to 7". The Virginian-Pilot. November 3, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs Face Tech Here" (PDF). Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University. November 4, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "State Visits Virginia Tech". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 14, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "VMI beats VPI 14–6, rejects two bowl bids". The Roanoke Times. November 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "The Bugle 1958" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1958. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
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