1964 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1964 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 a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4 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]

1964 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (4th season)
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 18–14	7,300	[2]
September 26	vs. Wake Forest*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)	L 21–38	21,000	[3]
October 3	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 17–20	23,500	[4]
October 10	George Washington	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 33–0	11,000	[5]
October 17	West Virginia	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–23	13,500	[6]
October 24	No. 10 Florida State*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 20–11	22,000	[7]
October 31	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 27–20	11,000	[8]
November 7	NC State*	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 28–19	11,500	[9]
November 14	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 15–20	24,000	[10]
November 26	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 35–13	25,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1964 football team according to the roster published in the 1965 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[12]

VPI 1964 roster
	Dick Anderson Darryl Bailey Jay Barfield Judson Bigelow Joe Bloomer Andy Bowling Donnie Bruce Eddie Bulheller Robert Carr Churchill Paul Frederick Cobb Dickie Cranwell Bill Edwards Lacy Lee Edwards, Jr. Jack Evan David Lowell Farmer Rusty Fife Tommy Francisco Sal Garcia Bill Gordon		Bob Griffith Tommy Groom Les Hanly Wayne Hewitt Tom Hidell Wynston Holbrook Michael Joseph Hvozdovic Ed Jeffrey Basil G. Jennings Erick Johnson Lynn Jones Bill Kegley Dickie Kelly Victor "Vic" William Kreiter, Jr. Ronnie Lindon Tommy Marvin Ronald Lee McGuigan Claude Earl Messamore, Jr. Milton E. Miller		Richard Mollo Bobby Owens Darrell Page Mike Price John Raible James John Reba Fred Michael Saunders Bob Schweickert John Sheehy John George Shipley James Simmons Tommy Stafford Douglas Lee Ulery Silas Alexander "Sonny" Utz, III Raleigh Voight Jack Wenderoch Ken Whitley Sands Woody

References

1. "1964 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
2. "Utz last minute TD lifts VPI over Tamps, 18–14". Daily Press. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Deacs squelch VPI rally, rout Tech for second win". The State. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cavaliers eke past Gobblers". Durham Morning Herald. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tech romps". The News Leader. October 11, 1964. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "West Virginia sweeps big 23–10 win". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tribe Suffers First Defeat: Shweickert Gobbles Up Seminoles 20-11". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1964. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
8. "VPI tops WIlliam & Mary on Schweickert's passes". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Schweickert leads Gobblers over North Carolina State". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Syracuse Students Accuse VPI Of Segregation Usage". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. October 30, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Schweikert beats VMI". Beckley Post-Herald. November 27, 1964. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "The Bugle 1965" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1965. p. 348. Retrieved December 5, 2017.