1961 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1961 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel $ 5 1 0 7 3 0
Richmond 5 2 0 5 5 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
West Virginia 2 1 0 4 6 0
Furman 2 2 0 7 3 0
George Washington 3 4 0 3 6 0
Virginia Tech 2 3 0 4 5 0
Davidson 1 4 0 4 4 0
William & Mary 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team, also known as the VPI Gobblers, was an American football team that represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Gobblers compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 in conference games), finished seventh in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 112 to 93.[1][2]

Quarterback Warren Price led the team in passing yards (381), rushing yards (356), and total offense (736 yards). Price was described as "the heart and soul of the Tech offense, a genuine triple-threater."[3]

The team played its home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

  1. ^ "1961 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Footbal 1961". HokieSports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "'Heart and Soul': Price Is Key Man Of Tech Football Team". The Times (Roanoke, VA). October 20, 1961. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.