1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

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The 1965 Virginia Tech 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–3. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Headcoach
HomestadiumLane Stadium
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1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
 1964
1966 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State  820
Utah State  820
Xavier  820
Texas Western  830
No. 9 Notre Dame  721
Southern Miss  720
Syracuse  730
Virginia Tech  730
Georgia Tech  731
Boston College  640
West Texas State  640
Boston University  531
Buffalo  532
Miami (FL)  541
Penn State  550
Memphis State  550
San Jose State  550
Navy  442
Colgate  451
Florida State  451
Army  451
Houston  451
Colorado State  460
Air Force  361
Pittsburgh  370
Dayton  370
Holy Cross  271
Villanova  180
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Wake ForestW 12–320,000[2]
September 258:15 p.m.at RichmondW 25–711,000[3]
October 2William & MaryW 9–715,000[4]
October 9at George WashingtonW 17–1212,500[5]
October 16at VanderbiltL 10–2114,338[6]
October 23Virginiadagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 22–1430,100[7]
October 30at Florida StateL 6–722,536[8]
November 6at West VirginiaL 22–3123,000[9]
November 13Villanova
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–1915,000[10]
November 25vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 44–1323,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Source: [12]
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Roster

The following players were members of the 1965 football team according to the roster published in the 1966 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[13]

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VPI 1965 roster
  • Art Aguilar
  • Ken Barefoot
  • Jay Barfield
  • Judson Bigelow
  • Andy Bowling
  • Donnie Bruce
  • Eddie Bulheller
  • Paul Frederick Cobb
  • Clarence Culpepper
  • George Dallas
  • Scott Dawson
  • Damon William Dedo
  • Bill Edwards
  • Jack Evan
  • David Lowell Farmer
  • Rusty Fife
  • Gene Fisher
  • George Foussekis
  • Tommy Francisco
  • Sal Garcia
  • Bill Gordon
  • Leo Griffin
  • Bob Griffith
  • Tommy Groom
  • Les Hanly
  • Jeff Haynes
  • Basil G. Jennings
  • Erick Johnson
  • Bill Kegley
  • Jackie Kennedy
  • Ronnie Lindon
  • Dickie Longerbeam
  • Frank Loria
  • Ronald Lee McGuigan
  • Claude Earl Messamore, Jr.
  • Milton E. Miller
  • Dan Mooney
  • Bobby Owens
  • John Raible
  • Wayne Rash
  • James John Reba
  • Jim Richards
  • Robert Rupp
  • Fred Michael Saunders
  • Dennis Michael Semones
  • John Sheehy
  • John George Shipley
  • Bill Skinner
  • Tommy Stafford
  • Tom Swords
  • Don Thacker
  • Jonathan Titley Utin
  • Sands Woody
  • Peter Wrenn
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