1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.[2]

1976 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record6–5
Head coachJimmy Sharpe (3rd season)
Home stadiumLane 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
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5–0) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4at Wake Forest
W 23–625,600
September 11at No. 14 Texas A&M
L 0–1944,039
September 18Southern Miss
W 16–7
October 2William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 15–2735,000
October 9vs. VMI
W 37–721,000
October 16at Virginia
W 14–1032,618
October 13Kent State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 42–14
October 30West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 24–739,000
November 6Tulsa
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 31–35
November 13at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–16
November 20at Florida State
L 21–2816,148
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players

The following players were members of the 1976 football team.

1976 Virginia Tech roster
  • Paul Adams
  • Mike Arbaugh
  • Dale Babione
  • Jim Banks
  • Mitcheal Barnes
  • Tom Beasley
  • Gippy Belcher
  • Greg Birtsch
  • Larry Blunt
  • Henry Bradley
  • Gene Bunn
  • Blair John Buskirk
  • Steve Cannon
  • Larry Capps
  • Roscoe Coles
  • Tom Cooper
  • Rondal Davis
  • David DeHart
  • David Stephen Dolphin
  • Paul Engle
  • Larry Fallen
  • Michel Faulkner
  • Mickey Fitzgerald
  • Moses Foster
  • Keith Gibson
  • John Goodwin
  • George Heath
  • Mike Heizer
  • Danny Hill
  • Dickie Holway
  • Tony Ray Houff
  • Bill Houseright
  • Scott Hurd
  • Mathew Dane "Chip" Keatley
  • Billy King
  • Kent Knupp
  • David Lamie
  • John Latina
  • Curt Lowery
  • Keith McCarter
  • Doug McDougald
  • Dave McGlothlin
  • Barry Miller
  • Lewis Neal
  • Chuck Nuttycombe
  • Stuart Patterson
  • Greg Payne
  • Rick Razzano
  • George Roberts
  • Mike Roy
  • Ellis Savage
  • Larry Schmidt
  • Dennis Scott
  • Steve Scott
  • Jerry Sheehan
  • Gary Smith
  • Eddie Snell
  • Mark Steadman
  • Mike Stollings
  • Steve Trask
  • Leonard Walker
  • Tom Webb

References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. "1976 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/vtpubs/SIO/newsclipdisc1/01CL1208031458.pdf


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