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1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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
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

The 1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17No. 7 Texas A&M
L 6–3733,500[3]
September 24at Memphis State
L 20–2120,463[4]
October 1Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 13–3134,000[5]
October 8vs. William & Mary
W 17–818,698[6]
October 15Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
T 14–1440,000[7]
October 22at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 14–1719,500[8]
October 29at No. 7 Kentucky
L 0–3257,914[9]
November 5No. 15 Florida Statedagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 21–2336,500[10]
November 12at West Virginia
L 14–2029,041[11]
November 19Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 28–1020,000[12] [13]
November 26VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–710,000[14] [15]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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The following players were members of the 1977 football team.

1977 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 41 Dale Babione Sr
OT 69 Greg Birtsch Jr
RB 2 Roscoe Coles Sr
FB 47 Glen Comer Sr
WR John Drinkard
RB Larry Fallen Jr
TE 88 Mickey Fitzgerald So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Chris Albrittain Fr
LB Jeff Bailey Fr
DB Gippy Belcher Jr
DB 15 Henry Bradley Sr
DB 45 Gene Bunn Jr
LB Chris Cosh Fr
DE David DeHart Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Paul Engle Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Aggies march over Virginia Tech". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers rally to edge Gobblers". The Tennessean. September 25, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson clobbers VPI for 3rd straight victory". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia Tech wins 17–8". Daily Press. October 9, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gobblers rally to tie UVA 14–14". Daily Press. October 16, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Richmond downs VPI". The Danville Register. October 23, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mistakes don't matter as UK smothers VPI". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida State escapes Virginia Tech 23–21". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alexander's great again, 20–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 13, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WF falls to Tech, ends season at 1–10". The News and Observer. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Bullock, Mark (November 22, 1977). "Virginia Tech Hokies capture second victory, 28-10 over Wake Forest".
  14. ^ "Virginia Tech clobbers VMI behind Fitzgerald". Hattiesburg American. November 27, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Mason, Bill (November 29, 1977). "Virginia Tech Hokies finish season on winning note beating VMI 27-7".


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