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1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team
| 1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football |
|---|
| Independent |
| 7–3 |
| Jerry Claiborne (5th season) |
| Lane Stadium |
The 1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–3. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | vs. Wake Forest | Victory StadiumRoanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl) | W 12–3 | 20,000 | ||
| September 25 | 8:15 p.m. | at Richmond | City StadiumRichmond, VA | W 25–7 | 11,000 | |
| October 2 | William & Mary | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 9–7 | 15,000 | ||
| October 9 | at George Washington | District of Columbia StadiumWashington DC | W 17–12 | 12,500 | ||
| October 16 | at Vanderbilt | Dudley FieldNashville, TN | L 10–21 | 14,338 | ||
| October 23 | Virginia | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | W 22–14 | 30,100 | ||
| October 30 | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | L 6–7 | 22,536 | ||
| November 6 | at West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (rivalry) | L 22–31 | 23,000 | ||
| November 13 | Villanova | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | W 21–19 | 15,000 | ||
| November 25 | vs. VMI | Victory StadiumRoanoke, VA (rivalry) | W 44–13 | 23,000 | ||
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The following players were members of the 1965 football team according to the roster published in the 1966 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.
| VPI 1965 roster | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Aguilar | |||||
| Ken Barefoot | |||||
| Jay Barfield | |||||
| Judson Bigelow | |||||
| Andy Bowling | |||||
| Donnie Bruce | |||||
| Eddie Bulheller | |||||
| Paul Frederick Cobb | |||||
| Clarence Culpepper | |||||
| George Dallas | |||||
| Scott Dawson | |||||
| Damon William Dedo | |||||
| Bill Edwards | |||||
| Jack Evan | |||||
| David Lowell Farmer | |||||
| Rusty Fife | |||||
| Gene Fisher | |||||
| George Foussekis | Tommy Francisco | ||||
| Sal Garcia | |||||
| Bill Gordon | |||||
| Leo Griffin | |||||
| Bob Griffith | |||||
| Tommy Groom | |||||
| Les Hanly | |||||
| Jeff Haynes | |||||
| Basil G. Jennings | |||||
| Erick Johnson | |||||
| Bill Kegley | |||||
| Jackie Kennedy | |||||
| Ronnie Lindon | |||||
| Dickie Longerbeam | |||||
| Frank Loria | |||||
| Ronald Lee McGuigan | |||||
| Claude Earl Messamore, Jr. | |||||
| Milton E. Miller | Dan Mooney | ||||
| Bobby Owens | |||||
| John Raible | |||||
| Wayne Rash | |||||
| James John Reba | |||||
| Jim Richards | |||||
| Robert Rupp | |||||
| Fred Michael Saunders | |||||
| Dennis Michael Semones | |||||
| John Sheehy | |||||
| John George Shipley | |||||
| Bill Skinner | |||||
| Tommy Stafford | |||||
| Tom Swords | |||||
| Don Thacker | |||||
| Jonathan Titley Utin | |||||
| Sands Woody | |||||
| Peter Wrenn |
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