1967 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1967
| team = Virginia Tech Gobblers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| CoachRank =
| record = 7–3
| head_coach = Jerry Claiborne
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Lane Stadium
}}
{{1967 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Claiborne the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 7–3. VPI played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.{{cite web|title=1967 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=January 21, 2024|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1967-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Tampa
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 13–3
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-vpi-gains-133-victory/139265140/|work=The Miami Herald|title=VPI gains 13–3 victory over stubborn Tampans|date=September 17, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 31–7
| attend = 23,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109684715/virginia-tech-romps-over-william-and-mar/|work=The Danville Register|title=Virginia Tech romps over William and Mary, 31 to 7|date=September 24, 1967|accessdate=September 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 15–3
| attend = 20,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-unbeaten-gobbler/139265298/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Unbeaten Gobblers trip Kansas State|date=October 1, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 3–0
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-virginia-techs-kick-a-w/139265422/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Virginia Tech's kick a winner|date=October 8, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 24–14
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-virginia-tech/133816623/|work=The Danville Register|title=Virginia Tech defeats Kentucky, 24 to 14|date=October 15, 1967|accessdate=October 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 45–14
| attend = 27,322
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112137450/tech-crushes-ur-4514/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Tech crushes UR, 45–14|date=October 22, 1967|accessdate=October 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–7
| attend = 31,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-gobblers-top-west-v/139238433/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Gobblers top West Virginia|date=October 29, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–14
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-miami-defense-axes-g/139265545/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Miami defense axes Gobbler streak, 14–7|date=November 5, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 15–38
| attend = 29,856
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-fsu-smashes-vpi-38/139265684/|work=Fort Lauderdale News|title=FSU smashes VPI, 38–15|date=November 12, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Victory Stadium
| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–12
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48572403/bob-fb-vpi-112467/|title=VMI surprises VPI to avenge 70–12 loss|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 24, 1967|accessdate=January 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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Roster
The following players were members of the 1967 football team according to the roster published in the 1968 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.{{Cite web|work=Virginia Tech Bugle|url=https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1968/1968_BUGLE.pdf|title=The Bugle 1968|page=14|date=1968|access-date=2017-12-11}}
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References
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