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1957 VPI Gobblers football team
| 1957 VPI Gobblers football |
|---|
| Southern Conference |
| 4–6 (1–3 SoCon) |
| Frank Moseley (7th season) |
| Miles Stadium |
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | at Tulane* | Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA | W 14–13 | 32,000 | ||
| September 28 | at West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (rivalry) | L 0–14 | 26,000 | ||
| October 5 | at William & Mary | Cary FieldWilliamsburg, VA | L 7–13 | 10,000 | ||
| October 12 | Villanova* | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 21–14 | 14,000 | ||
| October 19 | vs. Virginia* | City StadiumRichmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry) | L 7–38 | 23,442 | ||
| October 26 | at Florida State* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | L 7–20 | 18,556 | ||
| November 2 | Richmond | Miles StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 42–7 | 5,500 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, NC | W 10–3 | 5,500 | |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 NC State* | Victory StadiumRoanoke, VA | L 0–12 | ||
| November 28 | vs. No. 17 VMI | Victory StadiumRoanoke, VA (rivalry) | L 6–14 | 25,000 | ||
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
The 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.
| VPI 1957 roster | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Bailey | |||||
| Clyde Barnette | |||||
| Edwin M. Bartrug, Jr. | |||||
| Tom Betz | |||||
| Charles Philip Blankenship | |||||
| Ed Brinkley | |||||
| James Alexander Burks | |||||
| Kenneth Arnold Byrd | |||||
| Pat Luis Carpenito | |||||
| Bobby Conner | |||||
| William C. Cranwell | |||||
| Carroll Dale | |||||
| Frank H. Eastman | |||||
| Ray England | |||||
| Barry Frazee | |||||
| Pat Henry | |||||
| John Herndon | Billy Holsclaw | ||||
| William Duncan Holsclaw, Jr. | |||||
| John Hubard | |||||
| Ben Hunter | |||||
| Harold Jones | |||||
| Walt Koenig | |||||
| Jim Kosko | |||||
| Leland Lawson | |||||
| Jim Lugar | |||||
| Robert A. Mangum | |||||
| Bob McCoy | |||||
| Julian Russell McCubbin | |||||
| William Roderick McGinnis | |||||
| Don McPeak | |||||
| Charles Moberg jr. | |||||
| John Moody | |||||
| Russell Sidney Moon | Harry Parrish | ||||
| William Alger Pugh | |||||
| Jim Randall | |||||
| Dick Ringer | |||||
| O. Douglas Royals | |||||
| Bernard Frank Schmidt | |||||
| Albert Sebest | |||||
| Sam Shaffer | |||||
| Dickie Snead | |||||
| Chuck Stephens | |||||
| William J. Story, III | |||||
| Billy Tilling | |||||
| Donald Ray Vaught | |||||
| Frank Webster | |||||
| Kenneth Ray Wheeler | |||||
| Jay N. Whitesell | |||||
| Brian Zittrain |
The following coaches were members of the 1957 football team according to the roster published in the 1958 edition of The Bugle.
| VPI 1957 coaches' roster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | |||
| Frank Moseley | |||
| Assistant coach |
Buck Chapman Macauley McEver Alf Satterfield Don Watson | | Trainer Ed Motley Equipment Manager
Luke Lindon |
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