The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
1956 VPI Gobblers football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–2–1 (3–0 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Miles Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 George Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. East Carolina* | W 37–2 | 6,000 | [1][2] | ||
September 22 | Tulane* | L 14–21 | 30,000 | [3] | |||
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 NC State* | W 35–6 | 10,000 | [4][3] | ||
October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Florida State* | W 20–7 | [5] | |||
October 13 | William & Mary | W 34–7 | 12,000 | [6] | |||
October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 18 | W 46–14 | [7] | ||
October 27 | vs. Virginia* | No. 16 | W 14–7 | 16,000 | [8] | ||
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Clemson* | No. 15 | L 6–21 | 23,000 | [9][10] | |
November 10 | Wake Forest* |
| T 13–13 | 7,000 | [3] | ||
November 22 | vs. VMI |
| W 45–0 | 24,000 | [11] | ||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
The following players were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[3]
VPI 1956 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Centers
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Fullbacks
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The following coaches were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle.[3]
VPI 1956 coaches' roster | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coach
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Trainer
Equipment Manager
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