American college football season
The 1958 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 1958 college football season . Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia .[ 1]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 vs. West Texas State * W 28–127,500 [ 2]
September 27 vs. Wake Forest * L 6–137,000 [ 3]
October 4 William & Mary W 27–1515,000 [ 4]
October 11 vs. Virginia * W 22–1326,000 [ 5]
October 18 at Florida State * L 0–288,000 [ 6]
October 25 vs. West Virginia L 20–2122,000 [ 7]
November 1 at NC State * T 14–1413,000 [ 8]
November 8 Richmond Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 27–236,000 [ 9]
November 15 at No. 1 Mississippi Southern * L 0–4111,000 [ 10]
November 27 vs. VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry ) W 21–1627,500 [ 11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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The following players were members of the 1958 football team according to the roster published in the 1959 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.[ 12]
VPI 1958 roster
Clyde Barnette
Edwin M. Bartrug, Jr.
Tom Betz
Ed Brinkley
James Alexander Burks (Capt.)
Kenneth Arnold Byrd
William C. Cranwell
Carroll Dale
Bloice Davison
Jim Farr
Bob Harris
Pat Henry
Billy Holsclaw
William Duncan Holsclaw, Jr.
Ben Hunter
Harold Jones
Warren Maccaroni
Nicholas M. Mihalas
David Mitchell
Joe Moss
Thomas Ellis O'Brien
Don Oakes
Art Pruett
William Alger Pugh
Dick Ringer
Sam Shaffer
Dickie Snead
Charlie Speck
Chuck Stephens
Amos Leon Tomblin
Gil Turnage
Donald Ray Vaught
Bernie Vishneski
Johnny Watkins
Jay N. Whitesell
Arthur Allen Whittier
Mike Zeno
^ "1958 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "Gobblers start early, hit West Texas, 28–12" . Daily Press . September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wake Forest defeats VPI in driving rain" . The State . September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI rally whips W-M, 27–15" . The Virginian-Pilot . October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2nd half Virginia Tech rally tops Virginia 22–13" . Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register . October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida State beats Virginia Tech, 28–0" . The State . October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia comes from behind to nip Tech, 21–20, extend string" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State, VPI struggle to 14 to 14 tie" . The Charlotte Observer . November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gobblers rally to turn back Spiders, 27–23" . The Progress-Index . November 9, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI bows by 41–0" . Richmond Times Dispatch . November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI tops VMI for state title" . The Roanoke Times . November 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "The Bugle 1959" (PDF) . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1959. p. 216. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .
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