1969_VPI_Gobblers_football_team

1969 VPI Gobblers football team

1969 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season


The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]

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Roster

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.[12]

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References

  1. "1969 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. "Tide edges VPI in thriller, 17–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 21, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wake Forest stuns tough VPI, 16–10". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Richmond beats VPI by 17 to 10". The Danville Register. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kentucky adds to Tech's woes with a 7–6 victory". The Daily Progress. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gamecocks ease past VPI, 17–16". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 19, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Virginia Tech discovers how sweet it is (to win)". The Roanoke Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Virginia Tech romps over William and Mary 48 to 7". The Danville Register. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Field goals rescues Seminoles, 10–10". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VPI takes it out on Duke, 48–12". Daily Press. November 16, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Smoot paces Gobblers' win". The Herald-Sun. November 28, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "The Bugle 1970". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1970. p. 17. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

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