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1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

Summary

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.[1]

1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Louisville
W 15–1429,436[2]
September 15Appalachian State
W 41–3230,300[3]
September 22William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 35–1436,800[4]
September 29No. 12 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCL 10–1739,200[5]
October 6Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 14–1936,600[6]
October 13Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–2137,700[7]
October 20Richmond 
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–039,600[8]
October 27at No. 1 Alabama
L 7–3160,210[9]
November 3at West Virginia
L 23–3427,531[10]
November 10at Virginia
L 18–2038,847[11]
November 17VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–2022,300[12]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

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 edit

  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.