The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.[1]

Quick Facts Virginia Tech Gobblers football, Conference ...
1969 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
 1968
1970 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia    10 1 0
No. 12 Houston    9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    8 2 1
Buffalo    6 3 0
Rutgers    6 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Florida State    6 3 1
Colgate    5 3 1
Air Force    6 4 0
West Texas State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Southern Miss    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Army    4 5 1
VPI    4 5 1
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marshall    3 7 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Tulane    3 7 0
Utah State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 8 0
Navy    1 9 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20No. 13 AlabamaL 13–1742,000[2]
September 27at Wake ForestL 10–1620,000[3]
October 4at RichmondL 10–1720,000[4]
October 11Kentucky
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 6–733,000[5]
October 18South Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 16–1728,000[6]
October 251:30 p.m.at BuffaloW 21–78,354[7]
November 1vs. William & MaryW 48–76,000[8]
November 8Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 10–1025,000[9]
November 151:30 p.m.vs. DukeW 48–1223,000[10]
November 27vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 52–014,000[11]
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Roster

The following players were members of the 1969 football team according to the roster published in the 1970 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[12]

More information VPI 1969 roster ...
VPI 1969 roster
  • John Harwood "Jack" Abraham
  • David Bailey
  • Preston Blackburn
  • Steve Bocko
  • Robert Clinton Bond
  • Tim Bosiack
  • Sammy Bria
  • Tim Chaney
  • Dennis Cogan
  • Chris Frank Collis
  • Jon Conlin
  • Donald Dewitt Cooke
  • Rod Cox
  • Larry Creekmore
  • J. Dee Crigger
  • Peter Francis Dawyot
  • Nick DelViscio
  • Kenneth Wayne Edwards
  • Dwight Eirich
  • Bob German
  • John Charlton Givens
  • Bruce Glatthorn
  • Jerry Green
  • George Butch Hall
  • Andy Harvey
  • Scott Hawkins
  • Bert Henderson
  • Ronnie Holsinger
  • Bob Hosp
  • Bill House
  • Wayne Humphries
  • Jeff Hunsucker
  • John Ivanac
  • Eddie Johns
  • Bob Karlsen
  • Al Kincaid
  • Larry Kushner
  • Lou Lagana
  • Dick Maksanty
  • Rich Matijevich
  • Kevin Meehan
  • Tom Mikulski
  • Bill Morgan
  • Thomas Irwin Parks
  • James Anthony Pigninelli
  • Jimmy Quinn
  • Bruce Runyan
  • Vince Russo
  • Gil Schwabe
  • Jack Simcsak
  • Bobby Slaughter
  • Larry Smith
  • Leonard James Smith
  • Terry Smoot
  • L. Wayne Stonesifer
  • Larry Duke Strager
  • Paul Christian Striffler
  • Don Strock
  • Ed Tennis
  • Mike Ternosky
  • Perry Tiberio
  • Joe Tucker
  • Mike Widger
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References

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