Misplaced Pages

1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–6.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at LouisvilleW 15–1429,436
September 15Appalachian StateW 41–3230,300
September 22William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 35–1436,800
September 29No. 12 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCL 10–1739,200
October 6Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 14–1936,600
October 13Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–2137,700
October 20Richmond
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–039,600
October 27at No. 1 AlabamaL 7–3160,210
November 3at West VirginiaL 23–3427,531
November 10at VirginiaL 18–2038,847
November 17VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–2022,300
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1979 football team.

1979 Virginia Tech roster
  • Bobby Allen
  • Zack Apkarian
  • Jeff Bailey
  • Dennis Behl
  • Tony Blackmon
  • Jeff Bolton
  • Mike Borden
  • Ricky Brilliant
  • William C. Britts
  • Wally Browne
  • Cass Camp
  • Steve Casey
  • Chris Cosh
  • Jeff Dahl
  • Paul Davis
  • Scott Dovel
  • John Drinkard
  • Johnnie Edmonds
  • George Evans
  • Michel Faulkner
  • Mickey Fitzgerald
  • Gillett Ford
  • Joe Fraley
  • John Gambone
  • Mike Giacolone
  • Ricky Hall
  • Danny Hill
  • Billy Hite
  • Steve Jacobsen
  • Tim Jarvis
  • Eric King
  • Mike Kovac
  • Don LaRue
  • Dennis Laury
  • Cyrus Lawrence
  • Kenny Lewis Sr.
  • John Ludlow
  • Ron Luraschi
  • Carl McDonald
  • Doug McDougald
  • Tony McKee
  • Matt Mead
  • Bucky Methfessel
  • Richard Harold Miley
  • Wayne Mutter
  • Jerome Pannell
  • Nate Parker
  • Padro Phillips
  • Rob Purdham
  • Bill Renner
  • Mickey Rogers
  • Mike Scharnus
  • John Scott
  • Dave Smigelsky
  • Gary Smith
  • Sidney Snell
  • Lewis Stuart
  • Jeremiah Thomas
  • Andy Tommelleo
  • Mark Udinski
  • Craig Van Schoick
  • Roe Waldron
  • Paul Watkins
  • Tom Webb
  • Steve Wirt
  • Lawrence Young
  • Ron Zollicoffer
  • Michael Edward Zouzalik

References

  1. "1979 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. "Freshman kicks late field goal as U of L loses". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State". The Daily News Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech romps by W&M". The Daily News Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "FSU rumbles; Seminoles nix Gobbler jinx in 17–10 win". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Venuto brings Wake back, 19–14". The News and Observer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clemson making progress 21–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VPI's 539 yards ruin Richmond". Daily Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Shealy, Jacobs spark Alabama". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jekyll–Hyde West Virginia rallies for 34–23 win over Virginia Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Two-point conversion fails, UVA trips VPI". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Casey, Snell spark Va. Tech". The State. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
Media
People
Seasons


Stub icon

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: