The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	vs. NC State*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		L 13–15	12,000	[2]
September 26	at Wake Forest*	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 18–27	9,000	[3]
October 3	vs. William & Mary	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)		W 20–14	19,000	[4][5]
October 10	Florida State*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	WSLS-TV	L 6–7	15,000	[6]
October 17	vs. Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)		W 40–14	24,000	[7]
October 24	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 24–14	7,965	[8][9]
October 31	Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 51–29		[10]
November 7	at West Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX		W 26–21		[11]
November 14	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 12–0	8,000	[12]
November 26	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)		L 12–37	27,500	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The following players were members of the 1959 football team according to the roster published in the 1960 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[14]