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1952 VPI Gobblers football team

1952 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
West Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Maryland †   –   7 – 2 – 0
Clemson †   –   2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Moseley the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon. VPI played home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 138:00 p.m.vs. Marshall*
W 19–14[1]
September 20at Davidson
W 27–14[2]
September 27at The Citadel
W 14–78,000[3]
October 4vs. No. 16 Virginia*
L 0–4215,000[4]
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 18 Alabama*
L 0–3316,000[5][6]
October 18George Washingtondagger
L 0–611,000[7]
October 252:00 p.m.at Washington and Lee
L 27–347,000[8][9]
November 12:30 p.m.at Richmond
W 20–2[10]
November 8William & Mary
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia
L 15–356,000[11]
November 15at West Virginia
L 7–27[12]
November 27vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 26–725,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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The following players were members of the 1952 football team according to the roster published in the 1953 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[15]

VPI 1952 roster
  • Bob Allen
  • J. Allen
  • William R. Anderson
  • Richard VanMetre "Dickie" Beard
  • Boone
  • Donald C. Booth
  • Franklin Dewey Brown
  • Leo Burke
  • Doug Creger
  • Johnny Dean
  • Hugh David Ebert
  • James Glen Fleenor
  • Harold Byrd Grizzard
  • James H. Haren
  • Billy Harrison
  • Charles Donald Herb
  • Tom Hughes
  • William Duncan Kerfoot
  • Julian Neville King
  • Frank Ronald Kwiatkowski
  • Robert Stevens Luttrell
  • Don Mitchell
  • Gary Mitchess
  • John Stewart Moody
  • Madison "Buzz" Nutter
  • Thomas R. Petty
  • George Preas
  • Jim Randall
  • Thomas Carl Richards
  • Robert Earl Scruggs
  • Bobby Seal
  • Hunter E. Swink
  • Vickers
  • Webb
  • Don "Ducky" Welsh
  • Norman Chad White (Co-Capt.)
  • Jack Williams
  • Ernie Wolfe
  • Howard Irving Wright

References

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  1. ^ "V.P.I. vs Marshall – 2nd Annual Coal Bowl". VPI vs. Marshall Football Program. 1952. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gobblers down Wildcats, 27 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. September 21, 1952. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VPI defeats The Citadel by 14–7 count". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers top Virginia Tech in 42–0 game". Greensboro Daily News. October 5, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten Alabama Meets VPI Saturday in Denny; Triumph Over Miami Labels Tide as SEC Poison". The Crimson White. University of Alabama. October 7, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Crimson Tide keeps 1952 Slate Clean Right Halfbacks Marlow, Tharpe Run Wild VPI find "Thick Red Line" Impenetrable". The Crimson White. University of Alabama. October 14, 1952. p. 13. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "GW takes 6–0 win on early payoff march". Daily Press. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Homecoming Pep Rally, Parade Tonight" (PDF). The Ring-Tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 24, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Generals Rally to Capture Homecoming Contest" (PDF). The Ring-Tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 28, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tyler and Dean, SC Pass Leaders, Vie Tomorrow". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 31, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "Tribe Conquers Virginia Tech, 35-15, In Aerial Duel" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. November 11, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  12. ^ "Mountaineers top VPI, 27–7". The News and Observer. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gobblers run wild in second quarter to smash Keydets, 26–7". Daily Press. November 28, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1952 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "The Bugle 1953" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1953. p. 248. Retrieved January 10, 2017.


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