Virginia Tech at Florida State

Saturday, October 26, 1957

Florida State beat Virginia Tech 20–⁠7. It was their third meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayVirginia Tech4–⁠6 in 1957
7
HomeFlorida State4–⁠6 in 1957
20

FinalHigh 64°F, low 45°FAttendance 18,556

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Florida State Defects |vPI on Long Plays, 20-7

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1957, page 66

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    Florida State Defects |vPI on Long Plays, 20–⁠7 TALLAHASSEE. ia. oct. % Florida States seminoles struck suddenly today with an electrifying eO-yard touchdown run BY Sophomore Fred Pick ard and 3 5l-yard pass play TO score q 20-T homecoming victory over Virginia Tech. Bobby Rem. Florida States leading ground gamer. turned to deadly passes to keep the oobblcr defense on balance and provide the Seminole ground game with an added punch. Rcnn’s 51-yard scoring pass 10 Ronny schombufDsr at the outset OF the second quarter put the Eeminoles in front and they held the lead the rest Of the way against the 0obblers. who fumbled away two scoring opportunities. The victory was the third Of the season for the eeminoles against an equal number Of losses. It was the fourth defeat for the Disappointing vPI team which holds wins over Tulane and VillanOva. Florida State scored Q pair of touchdowns within the first two minutes Of the second quarter. Rem and echom b burger

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Florida State 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Florida State leads 25–⁠13–⁠1 in 39 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Florida State 34, Virginia Tech 14
2023Florida State 39, Virginia Tech 17
2018Virginia Tech 24, Florida State 3
2012Florida State 28, Virginia Tech 22
2010Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33ACC Championship Game
2008Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 20

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