1963 VPI Gobblers football team

1963 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1963 record	8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne

1963 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VPI $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VMI	3	–	1	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Furman	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1963 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21		at Kentucky*		Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY		L 14–33
September 28		at Wake Forest*		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC		W 27–0
October 5		vs. Virginia*		Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Commonwealth Cup)		W 10–0
October 11		at George Washington		District of Columbia Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 22–8
October 19		William & Mary		Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 28–13
October 26		at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 31–23
November 2		at Richmond		City Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 14–13
November 9		at NC State*		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC		L 7–13
November 16		at West Virginia		Old Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond)		W 28–3
November 28		vs. VMI		Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)		W 35–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.