1969 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1969 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1969 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia    10 1 0
No. 12 Houston    9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    8 2 1
Buffalo    6 3 0
Rutgers    6 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Florida State    6 3 1
Colgate    5 3 1
Air Force    6 4 0
West Texas State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Southern Miss    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Army    4 5 1
VPI    4 5 1
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marshall    3 7 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Tulane    3 7 0
Utah State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 8 0
Navy    1 9 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20No. 13 AlabamaL 13–1742,000
September 27at Wake ForestL 10–1615,000
October 4at RichmondL 10–1720,000[2]
October 11Kentucky
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 6–733,000[3]
October 18South Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 16–1728,000
October 251:30 p.m.at BuffaloW 21–78,350
November 1vs. William & MaryW 48–76,000[4]
November 8Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 10–1025,000
November 151:30 p.m.vs. DukeW 48–1223,000
November 27vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 52–014,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players

The following players were members of the 1969 football team according to the roster published in the 1970 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]

VPI 1969 roster
  • John Harwood "Jack" Abraham
  • David Bailey
  • Preston Blackburn
  • Steve Bocko
  • Robert Clinton Bond
  • Tim Bosiack
  • Sammy Bria
  • Tim Chaney
  • Dennis Cogan
  • Chris Frank Collis
  • Jon Conlin
  • Donald Dewitt Cooke
  • Rod Cox
  • Larry Creekmore
  • J. Dee Crigger
  • Peter Francis Dawyot
  • Nick DelViscio
  • Kenneth Wayne Edwards
  • Dwight Eirich
  • Bob German
  • John Charlton Givens
  • Bruce Glatthorn
  • Jerry Green
  • George Butch Hall
  • Andy Harvey
  • Scott Hawkins
  • Bert Henderson
  • Ronnie Holsinger
  • Bob Hosp
  • Bill House
  • Wayne Humphries
  • Jeff Hunsucker
  • John Ivanac
  • Eddie Johns
  • Bob Karlsen
  • Al Kincaid
  • Larry Kushner
  • Lou Lagana
  • Dick Maksanty
  • Rich Matijevich
  • Kevin Meehan
  • Tom Mikulski
  • Bill Morgan
  • Thomas Irwin Parks
  • James Anthony Pigninelli
  • Jimmy Quinn
  • Bruce Runyan
  • Vince Russo
  • Gil Schwabe
  • Jack Simcsak
  • Bobby Slaughter
  • Larry Smith
  • Leonard James Smith
  • Terry Smoot
  • L. Wayne Stonesifer
  • Larry Duke Strager
  • Paul Christian Striffler
  • Don Strock
  • Ed Tennis
  • Mike Ternosky
  • Perry Tiberio
  • Joe Tucker
  • Mike Widger

References

  1. "1969 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. "Richmond beats VPI by 17 to 10". The Danville Register. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky adds to Tech's woes with a 7–6 victory". The Daily Progress. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia Tech romps over William and Mary 48 to 7". The Danville Register. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Smoot paces Gobblers' win". The Herald-Sun. November 28, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Bugle 1970". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1970. p. 17. Retrieved August 25, 2019.


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