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1968 VPI Gobblers football
Liberty Bowl, L 17–34 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record7–4
Head coachJerry Claiborne (8th season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State         11 0 0
Rutgers         8 2 0
West Texas State         8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame         7 2 1
Florida State         8 3 0
Air Force         7 3 0
Army         7 3 0
Buffalo         7 3 0
No. 18 Houston         6 2 2
Utah State         7 3 0
Boston College         7 3 0
West Virginia         7 3 0
VPI         7 4 0
Pacific         6 4 0
Syracuse         6 4 0
Villanova         6 4 0
Xavier         6 4 0
Colgate         5 5 0
Dayton         5 5 0
Miami (FL)         5 5 0
New Mexico State         5 5 0
Georgia Tech         4 6 0
Southern Miss         4 6 0
Holy Cross         3 6 1
San Jose State         3 7 0
Navy         2 8 0
Tulane         2 8 0
Pittsburgh         1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1968 college football season. They finished the season with a 7–4 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at No. 7 AlabamaL 7–1463,759
September 28at William & MaryW 12–0
October 5Kansas StateL 19–3419,000
October 12Wake Forestdagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 7–6
October 18at No. 13 Miami (FL)L 8–13
October 26West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–1233,000
November 2at No. 18 Florida StateW 40–2231,342
November 9Richmond
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–18
November 16at South Carolina
W 17–640,137
November 28vs. VMIW 55–6
December 14vs. Ole MissL 17–3446,206
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

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