1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Charlie Coffey, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 2–9.[1]

1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Henning (2nd season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  11 –0 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –  12 –0 –0
No. 9 Houston   –  11 –1 –0
Temple   –  9 –1 –0
No. 20 Tulane   –  9 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  8 –3 –0
Boston College   –  7 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  7 –4 –0
Utah State   –  7 –4 –0
Air Force   –  6 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  6 –4 –1
Northern Illinois   –  6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –5 –1
Colgate   –  5 –5 –0
Dayton   –  5 –5 –1
Xavier   –  5 –5 –1
Georgia Tech   –  5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –  5 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –7 –0
Marshall   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
Southern Illinois   –  3 –7 –1
Villanova   –  3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –  2 –9 –0
Army   –  0 –10 –0
Florida State   –  0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8William & Mary
L 24–3118,500[2]
September 15at Kentucky
L 26–31> 48,000[3]
September 22at West Virginia
L 10–2433,000[4]
September 29at SMU
L 6–3713,683[5]
October 6South Carolinadagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 24–2738,000[6]
October 12at No. 14 Houston
L 27–5427,103[7]
October 20Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–1538,000[8]
October 27at No. 2 Alabama
L 6–7757,009[9]
November 3at Memphis State
L 16–4927,454[10]
November 10Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 36–1325,000[11]
November 17VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 21–2223,000[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players

The following players were members of the 1973 football team according to the roster published in the 1974 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[13]

1973 Virginia Tech roster
  • Paul Adams
  • Mike Arbaugh
  • Bruce Arians
  • Richard Arthur
  • James William "J.B." Barber, Jr.
  • Malcolm Barrick
  • Jack Baumgardner
  • Larry Bearekman
  • Tom Beasley
  • John Bell
  • Brent Bledsoe
  • Morris Blueford
  • Larry Blunt
  • Richard Bond
  • Jack Booth
  • Mike Callison
  • Doug Carneal
  • Carlos Castilla
  • Chris Courtney
  • Skip Creasey
  • Jack Crews
  • Allen Cure
  • John Dasovich
  • Ron "Flash" Davis
  • Kevin Dick
  • Dennis Dodson
  • George Dodson
  • Mike Enzlow
  • Bill Filtz
  • Steve Fisher
  • Stephen C. Galloway
  • Barry Garber
  • Ted Gardner
  • Keith Gibson
  • David Halstead
  • Billy Hardee
  • Orin Harvey
  • Mike Hearring
  • George Heath
  • Jim Heizer
  • Kent Henry
  • Larry Herndon
  • Alex Hill
  • Peter Michael Horoszko
  • Bill Houseright
  • Jerry Inge
  • Eddie Joyce
  • Lester Karlin
  • Howard Keyes
  • Wayne Latimer
  • Ricky Law
  • Paul Lawrence
  • Chip Lawson
  • Bruce Arthur Lemmert
  • Billy Linson
  • Marty Little
  • Curt Lowery
  • Danny Ludd
  • Luke Marsengill
  • Charley Martin
  • Steve Mathieson
  • Randy McCann
  • Keith McCarter
  • Lynn McCoy
  • Bruce McDaniel
  • Ray McGinley
  • Tom Mikus
  • David Miller
  • Greg Mullinax
  • Jay Neal
  • Steve Pasi
  • Danny Patterson
  • Chuck Perdue
  • Steve Philbrick
  • Rick Popp
  • Tom Reynolds
  • William George Ritchie, Jr.
  • Bryant Robinson
  • Reginald Robinson
  • Phil Rogers
  • Ricky Scales
  • Jerry Scharnus
  • Rodney Schnurr
  • Rod M. Sedwick
  • Tom Shirley
  • Lou Smith
  • John Smithman
  • Bruce Hayford Striffler
  • Peter Christian Striffler
  • Andre Tennessee
  • Doug Thacker
  • Mike Thomas
  • Mitchell Thomas
  • Greg Toal
  • Tom Turner
  • Randy Vey
  • Bill Wallace
  • Lynn Weaver
  • David Wood
  • Joe Winfree

References
  1. "1973 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. "Deery, Prochilo lead W&M past Virginia Tech 31–24". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. D.G. Fitzmaurice (September 16, 1973). "Kentucky Holds Off Late Tech Rally For 31-26 Win". The Lexington Herald. pp. 25, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SMU crushes Virginia Tech". The Vernon Daily Record. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "South Carolina edges Gobblers, 27–24". The Greenville News. October 7, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cougars glide past Virginia Tech 54–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15". Daily Press. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bama gets 828 yds. in routing VPI, 77–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tigers defeat Gobblers". Kingsport Times-News. November 4, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "VPI rips hapless Seminoles". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Keydets stun VPI by 22–21". Daily Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "The Bugle 1974". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1974. p. 104. Retrieved August 28, 2019.


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