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1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football Conference Independent 1974 record 4–7 Head coach Defensive coordinator Charley Pell (1st season)Home stadium Lane Stadium Seasons
The 1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season . In their first year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe , the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–7.[1]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 14 Kentucky Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA L 7–3823,000 [2]
September 21 at SMU L 25–2813,767 [3]
September 28 Houston Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA L 12–4930,000 [4]
October 5 vs. VMI L 17–2222,000 [5]
October 12 at South Carolina W 31–1735,897 [6]
October 19 at Virginia L 27–2832,149 [7]
October 26 Richmond Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 41–740,000 [8]
November 1 at Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Fl (rivalry )L 7–1420,134 [9]
November 9 at William & Mary W 34–1515,000 [10]
November 16 at Florida State W 56–2127,707 [11]
November 23 West Virginia Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) L 21–2236,000 [12]
Homecoming
Players [ ]
The following players were members of the 1974 football team.
1974 Virginia Tech roster
Paul Adams
Mike Arbaugh
Bruce Arians
Mitcheal Barnes
Larry Bearekman
Tom Beasley
John Bell
Greg Birtsch
Brent Bledsoe
Morris Blueford
Larry Blunt
Henry Bradley
Mike Brammer
Rickey Bush
Blair John Buskirk
Larry Capps
Roscoe Coles
Tom Cooper
Skip Creasey
Allen Cure
Ron “Flash” Davis
Rondal Davis
Kevin Dick
Moses Foster
Barry Garber
Keith Gibson
Billy Hardee
Rick Harman
George Heath
Dickie Holway
Tony Ray Houff
Bill Houseright
Jerry Inge
Billy King
Ken Lambert
Wayne Latimer
Ricky Law
Curt Lowery
Luke Marsengill
Charley Martin
Keith McCarter
Lynn McCoy
Bruce McDaniel
Barry Miller
Greg Mullinax
Jay Neal
Chuck Nuttycombe
Stuart Patterson
Greg Payne
Chuck Perdue
Steve Philbrick
Nick Rapone
Rick Razzano
Phil Rogers
Donald Robert Rudzinski
Ricky Scales
Bill Schrews
Eddie Snell
Andre Tennessee
Doug Thacker
Greg Toal
Tom Turner
Randy Vey
Bill Wallace
References [ ]
^ "1974 Virginia Tech Hokies" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved December 14, 2021 .
^ "Fanuzzi, Collins help UK blitz Va. Tech 38–7" . The Courier-Journal . September 15, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mustangs hang on, squeeze by Virginia Tech 28–25" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 22, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Coogs overwhelm Gobblers" . Victoria Advocate . September 29, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VMI holds off Va. Tech, 22–17" . The News and Observer . October 6, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI explosion buries Gamecocks in second half" . The Charlotte Observer . October 13, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia outlasts Gobblers 28–27" . Daily Press . October 20, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia Tech buries Richmond 41–7" . The Daily News Leader . October 27, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hurricanes breeze past VPI" . Fort Pierce Tribune . November 2, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia Tech rolls over Bill and Mary" . The Times and Democrat . November 10, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gobblers crush Tribe" . Panama City News-Herald . November 17, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia upsets Virginia Tech 22–21" . The Daily News Leader . November 24, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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