1955 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1955 college football season.[1]

1955 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1955 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
VPI 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Davidson 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
George Washington 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –24 –3 –2
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Furman 1 –1 –01 –9 –0
William & Mary 1 –3 –11 –7 –1
VMI 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –1 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 172:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
L 0–137,500
September 24at Penn*
W 33–012,751[2]
October 1at William & Mary
W 14–712,000+[3]
October 88:00 p.m.at Florida State*
W 24–20[4][5]
October 15Richmond
T 7–7
October 22vs. Virginia*
W 17–1315,000
October 29George Washingtondagger
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 7–1310,000[6]
November 5vs. Clemson*
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 16–218,000[7]
November 122:00 p.m.vs. NC State*
W 34–266,000[8][9]
November 24vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 39–1324,000[10]

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.[3]

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
  1. "1955 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. Good, Herb (September 25, 1955). "Va. Tech Ruins Penn Opener, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "The Bugle 1956" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1956. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  4. Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Florida State University versus Virginia Tech Football Program". VPI vs. FSU Football Program. 1955. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. "Colonials' rally tops Virginia Tech by 13–7 on pair of long drives". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tigers Down Virginia Tech As Bowl Hopes Soar". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.


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