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Strong Defense

But it was the Cavayearlings'
defensive unit that proved to be the
undoing of VPI. Led by Blandford,
Bob Bressan, and Dave
Gruber, the Virginia defenders
harassed the VPI quarterbacks so
incessantly that the rushing offense
of the Gobblets "produced" a
total of -40 yards, while three
cant passes were picked off by
the Virginia defensive halfbacks.