1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference Independent
1976 record 6–5
Head coach Jimmy Sharpe (3rd season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 at Wake Forest* Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 23-6   25,600
September 11 at No. 14 Texas A&M* Kyle Field • College Station, Texas L 0-19   44,039
September 18 Southern Miss* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 16-7    
October 2 William & Mary* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 15-27    
October 9 vs. VMI* City Stadium[2] • Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl, Rivalry) W 37-7   21,000
October 16 at Virginia* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia (Rivalry) W 14-10    
October 13 Kent State*dagger Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 42-14    
October 30 West Virginia* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 24-7   39,000
November 6 Tulsa* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 31-35    
November 13 at Richmond* City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia L 0-16    
November 20 at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida L 21-28   16,148
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1976 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ↑ http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/vtpubs/SIO/newsclipdisc1/01CL1208031458.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.hokiesports.com/football/schedule/1976
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