The 1951 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1951 college football season.^[1] The team was led by their first-year head coach Frank Moseley and finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	7:30 p.m.	vs. Marshall*	Bluefield Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 18–12	8,000	[2][3]
September 29		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 20–32	6,000	[4]
October 6		vs. Virginia*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–33	12,500	[5]
October 12		vs. George Washington	Tulloch Stadium at George Washington High School Alexandria, VA	L 13–38	5,500	[6][7]
October 20		vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 6–55	20,000	[8]
October 27		NC State	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–19	10,000	[9]
November 3		vs. Washington and Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–60		[10]
November 10		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 7–28	8,000	[11]
November 17		Richmond	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 20–14	5,000	[12]
November 22		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 7–20	22,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Roster

The following players were members of the 1951 football team according to the roster published in the 1952 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[14]