Schweickert was named Southern Conference Player of the Year as voted by the media. Sonny Utz was the team's scoring leader, rushing for 567 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns. Schweickert, the team's dual-threat quarterback, passed for 687 yards and six touchdowns, and ran for 839 yards and scored scored seven TD's. Led by 3rd team All-America quarterback Bob Schweickert, the Gobblers were 5-0 against Southern Conference opponents West Virginia, VMI, William & Mary, Richmond and George Washington. It was the only Southern Conference football championship Tech won during its tenure in the leage, 1921-1965. The 1963 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.
