1966_VPI_Gobblers_football_team

1966 VPI Gobblers football team

1966 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season


The 1966 VPI 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 and were defeated by Miami (FL) in the Liberty Bowl. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]

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Roster

The following players were members of the 1966 football team according to the roster published in the 1967 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[14]

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References

  1. "1966 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. "Tulane rolls to 13–0 victory over Va. Tech". The Danville Register. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia Tech trounces outmanned GWU 40 to 0". The Danville Register. September 25, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia Tech and West Virginia battle to 13–13 tie". Bristol Herald Courier. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Late Virginia Tech score whips Kentucky Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Virginia Tech trims Vanderbilt for third victory, 21–6". Bristol Herald Courier. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Francisco rips line, defense contains UVA". The Lynchburg News. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VPI's stand beats Seminoles, 23–21". The Miami Herald. October 30, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tech shuts out Deacons, 11–0". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VPI slips past William & Mary". Florence Morning News. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Francisco scores 6 TD's as Va. Tech romps, 70–12". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1966. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Size stands taller than valor by bare touchdown in Liberty". The Commercial Appeal. December 11, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1966–1967". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed January 21, 2018.
  14. "The Bugle 1967" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1967. p. 88. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

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