1970 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1970 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1970 college football season.[1]

1970 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record5–6
Head coachJerry Claiborne (10th season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame      10 1 0
Villanova      9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force      9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech      9 3 0
Boston College      8 2 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 0
West Virginia      8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane      8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State      7 3 0
West Texas State      7 3 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Florida State      7 4 1
Virginia Tech      5 6 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Dayton      5 4 1
Pittsburgh      5 5 0
Rutgers      5 5 0
Utah State      5 5 0
Colgate      5 6 0
Southern Miss      5 6 0
New Mexico State      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Northern Illinois      3 7 0
Marshall      3 6 0
Buffalo      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Army      1 9 1
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12VirginiaL 0–7
September 19at AlabamaL 18–5153,958
September 26Memphis State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 20–21
October 3at South CarolinaL 7–2441,563
October 10at Wake ForestL 9–2818,500
October 17Tulsa
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 17–14
October 24Buffalo
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–1415,000
October 31at William & MaryW 35–1411,000
November 7Villanova
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–716,000
November 14at Florida StateL 8–3425,291
November 21vs. VMIW 20–14
  • Homecoming

Players

The following players were members of the 1970 football team according to the roster published in the 1971 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[2]

1970 Virginia Tech roster
  • John Harwood "Jack" Abraham
  • Dan Bailey
  • David Bailey
  • Howy Beverly
  • Robert Clinton Bond
  • Tim Bosiack
  • Sammy Bria
  • Glenn Brown
  • Floyd Burger
  • Mike Burnop
  • Tom Carpenito
  • Matt Cartwright
  • Dennis Cogan
  • Nick Colobro
  • Jon Conlin
  • Donald Dewitt Cooke
  • Rod Cox
  • Curt Cretti
  • Bobby Dabbs
  • Nick DelViscio
  • Barry DeMarr
  • Buddy DeMarr
  • Bruce Denardo
  • John Dobbins
  • Bob German
  • Bruce Glatthorn
  • George Butch Hall
  • Larry Hartman
  • Andy Harver
  • Scott Hawkins
  • Steve Herl
  • Ronnie Holsinger
  • Bill House
  • Jeff Hunsucker
  • John Ivanac
  • Eddie Johns
  • Bob Karlsen
  • Larry Kushner
  • Lou Lagana
  • Jim Lawlor
  • Dick Maksanty
  • Steve Maguigan
  • Ed Mathias
  • Rich Matijevich
  • Kevin Meehan
  • Tom Mikulski
  • Olin Phillips
  • James Anthony Pigninelli
  • Jim Polito
  • David Banks Quarles
  • Jimmy Quinn
  • Barny Ratliff
  • Don Reel
  • Pat Rheam
  • Andy Romick
  • Bruce Runyan
  • Vince Russo
  • John William Schneider
  • Gil Schwabe
  • Ron Sebeck
  • Jack Simcsak
  • Larry Smith
  • Leonard James Smith
  • Dale Soncini
  • Bob Sporio
  • John Sprenkle
  • Don Sprouse
  • Terry Stewart
  • Craig Stinnett
  • Wayne Stinnette
  • Larry Duke Strager
  • Paul Christian Striffler
  • Dave Strock
  • Don Strock
  • Ed Tennis
  • Perry Tiberio
  • Bob Williams
  • Chris Woody
  • Steve Zeigler

References

  1. "1970 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. "The Bugle 1971". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1971. p. 62. Retrieved 2019-08-25.


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