1951 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season

1951 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (1st season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
VMI +	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Washington and Lee	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Clemson	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Duke	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
NC State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
VPI	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1951 college football season. The team was led by their first-year head coach Frank Moseley and finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	7:30 p.m.	vs. Marshall*	Bluefield Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 18–12	8,000
September 29		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 20–32	6,000
October 6		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–33	12,500
October 12		vs. George Washington	Tulloch Stadium at George Washington High School Alexandria, VA	L 13–38	5,500
October 20		vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 6–55	20,000
October 27		NC State	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–19	10,000
November 3		vs. Washington and Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–60
November 10		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 7–28	8,000
November 17		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 20–14	5,000
November 22		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 7–20	22,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Roster

The following players were members of the 1951 football team according to the roster published in the 1952 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

VPI 1951 roster
	Dean Gerrard Boyle Frank Bradley Tommy Bryant Howard Cowan Bill Cox Johnny Dean James Glen Fleenor Eustace Frederick Chester Gates Harold Byrd Grizzard James H. Haren Charles Donald Herb Dick Hiler B.J. Hilman		Fran Hobbs Howell Tom Hughes Shakeep Kassem Julian Neville King Richard Kuhn Kurminski Frank Ronald Kwiatkowski Casimir Jerome "Ki" Luczak Robert Stevens Luttrell Marty Lyczak Madison "Buzz" Nutter Joe Onderko		Douglas Cooper Petty Thomas R. Petty Jack Warren Prater George Preas Bobby Seal Sizemore Pete Stevens Hunter E. Swink George Mitchell Tederick Don "Ducky" Welsh Norman Chad White Jack Williams Howard Irving Wright

References

"1951 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
Morris, John (September 15, 1951). "Tech Defeats Marshall By 18-12 Margin". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. p. 4C. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"V.P.I. vs Marshall – King Coal Bowl". VPI vs. Marshall Football Program. 1951. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
"Virginia Tech beaten by Davidson, 32–20". The Sunday Star. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Virginia crushes Virginia Tech by 33–0 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"V.P.I. vs George Washington Football Program". VPI vs. George Washington Football Program. 1951. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
"George Washington crushes Virginia Tech by 38-to-13 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Duke crushes Virginia Tech in fifth annual Oyster Bowl game, 55 to 6". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"State hard-pressed to defeat Gobblers". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Generals stomp Tech". The Roanoke Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Indians Top Gobblers With Three Scores In Third Period; Mioduzewski Shines" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. November 13, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
"Gobblers get 20–14 victory". Durham Morning Herald. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Keydets Down VPI To Gain Tie for SC Crown". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 26, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
"The Bugle 1952" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1952. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

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