1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.[2]

1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State        11 1 0
Colgate        10 1 0
North Texas State *        10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State        10 1 0
Tennessee State        8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh        9 2 1
East Carolina        8 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
Army        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 1
Boston College        6 5 0
Cincinnati        5 4 2
Georgia Tech        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Northwestern State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
William & Mary        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        5 5 1
Hawaii        5 6 0
Navy        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 7 0
Utah State        4 7 0
Villanova        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 7 1
Virginia Tech        3 7 1
Indiana State        3 7 0
Miami (FL)        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Tulane        3 8 0
Air Force        2 8 1
Holy Cross        2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17No. 7 Texas A&ML 6–3733,500
September 24at Memphis StateL 20–21
October 1Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 13–3134,000
October 8vs. William & MaryW 17–8
October 15Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
T 14–14
October 22at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 14–17
October 29at No. 7 KentuckyL 0–32
November 5No. 15 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 21–2336,500
November 12at West VirginiaL 14–2029,041
November 19Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 28–1020,000
November 26VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27-7
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players

The following players were members of the 1977 football team.

1977 Virginia Tech roster
  • Chris Albrittain
  • Dale Babione
  • Jeff Bailey
  • Gippy Belcher
  • Greg Birtsch
  • Henry Bradley
  • Gene Bunn
  • Roscoe Coles
  • Glen Comer
  • Chris Cosh
  • Bryson Cramer
  • David DeHart
  • John Drinkard
  • Paul Engle
  • Larry Fallen
  • Mickey Fitzgerald
  • Bill Fox
  • Gary Fuerst
  • Mike Heizer
  • Danny Hill
  • Dickie Holway
  • Bill Houseright
  • Michael James Hughes
  • Steve Jacobsen
  • James Johnson
  • Mathew Dane "Chip" Keatley
  • Mike Kenley
  • Kent Knupp
  • David Lamie
  • Don LaRue
  • John Latina
  • Ed Lewis
  • Kenny Lewis, Sr.
  • Ron Luraschi
  • Carl McDonald
  • Doug McDougald
  • Matt Mead
  • Bucky Methfessel
  • Barry Miller
  • Lewis Neal
  • Charles Novell
  • Jerry Onhaizer
  • Jerome Pannell
  • Nick Rapone
  • Rick Razzano
  • George Roberts
  • Mickey Rogers
  • Mike Romagnoli
  • Joe Sansone
  • Ellis Savage
  • Dennis Scott
  • Steve Scott
  • Jerry Sheehan
  • Gary Smith
  • Tory Smith
  • Eddie Snell
  • Sidney Snell
  • Mark Steadman
  • Lewis Stuart
  • Steve Trask
  • Craig Van Schoick
  • Bob Vorhies
  • Roe Waldron
  • Leonard Walker
  • Tom Webb
  • Richard White
  • Denny Windmuller
  • Steve Wirt
  • Ron Zollicoffer
  • Michael Edward Zouzalik

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "1977 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.


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