1956 VPI Gobblers football team

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1956 VPI Gobblers football team

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1956 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–2–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (6th season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 college 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.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	8:00 p.m.	vs. East Carolina*		Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 37–2	6,000	^[1]^[2]
September 22		Tulane*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–21	30,000	^[3]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 NC State*		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 35–6	10,000	^[4]^[3]
October 6	8:00 p.m.	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 20–7		^[5]
October 13		William & Mary		Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 34–7	12,000	^[6]
October 20	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 18	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 46–14		^[7]
October 27		vs. Virginia*	No. 16	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 14–7	16,000	^[8]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Clemson*	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 6–21	23,000	^[9]^[10]
November 10		Wake Forest*		Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	T 13–13	7,000	^[3]
November 22		vs. VMI		Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 45–0	24,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[12]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	18	16	15	—	—	—	—	—

Roster

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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

Quarterbacks

Raymond Donald Divers
Frank H. Eastman
Billy Holsclaw
Jim Lugar
Bob McCoy

Guards

Warren Leroy Belcher
James Alexander Burks
Pat Luis Carpenito
Bill Daley
James Holloway
Bernard Frank Schmidt

Tackles

Robert J. Cruickshank
Thomas John Dalzell
Russell Sidney Moon
Ted Uzelac

Centers

John Rufus Hall
Hillmer John "Swede" Olson
Frank Webster

Ends

Ed Brinkley
Carroll Dale
James Lupton Hedrick
Grover Cleveland Jones III
Nicholas M. Mihalas
John Stewart Moody
Billy Tilling

Halfbacks

Corbin Bailey
Hugh David Ebert
Ray England
Barry Frazee
Harry Keast
Dick Ringer
Jay N. Whitesell
Bobby Wolfenden

Fullbacks

Bobby Conner
Jim Randall
Albert Sebest

Substitutes

Tom Betz
William C. Cranwell
Charles Cuba
John Herndon
William Edward Jamerson
Kuruc
Doug Mullins
Bobby Seal
Ronnie Settles

Coaching Staff

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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

Head coach

Frank Moseley

Assistant coach

Buck Chapman
Macauley McEver
George Preas
Alf Satterfield

Trainer

Ed Motley

Equipment Manager

Luke Lindon

References

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^ "Coal Bowl: V.P.I. vs. E.C.C." ECU Football Programs. East Carolina University. September 15, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "East Carolina routed by Tech in opener, 37–2". The Progress-Index. September 16, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Bugle 1957" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1957. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^ "VPI Gobblers vs N.C. State Wolfpack - Good Neighbor Bowl". VPI vs. NC State Football Program. 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers". Florida Flambeau. Florida State University. October 5, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
^ "Gobblers rout Indians". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Semples, Mingis, Davis; Other Spider Stars Ready to "Gobble" Tech". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 19, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
^ "Gobblers trip Cavaliers, 14–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Clemson - VPI Football Game Program". Clemson University. November 3, 1956. p. 29. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
^ "Bengals Rout Virginia Tech In Homecoming Game, 21-6". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 8, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
^ "Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1956 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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