William Dalrymple (historian)

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]

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

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]