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The 1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second year under head coach Bill Dooley , the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–6.[1]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 at Louisville W 15–1429,436 [2]
September 15 Appalachian State W 41–3230,300 [3]
September 22 William & Mary Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 35–1436,800 [4]
September 29 No. 12 Florida State Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ABC L 10–1739,200 [5]
October 6 Wake Forest Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA L 14–1936,600 [6]
October 13 Clemson Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA L 0–2137,700 [7]
October 20 Richmond Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 34–039,600 [8]
October 27 at No. 1 Alabama L 7–3160,210 [9]
November 3 at West Virginia L 23–3427,531 [10]
November 10 at Virginia L 18–2038,847 [11]
November 17 VMI Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) W 27–2022,300 [12]
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Players [ ]
The following players were members of the 1979 football team.
1979 Virginia Tech roster
Bobby Allen
Zack Apkarian
Jeff Bailey
Dennis Behl
Tony Blackmon
Jeff Bolton
Mike Borden
Ricky Brilliant
William C. Britts
Wally Browne
Cass Camp
Steve Casey
Chris Cosh
Jeff Dahl
Paul Davis
Scott Dovel
John Drinkard
Johnnie Edmonds
George Evans
Michel Faulkner
Mickey Fitzgerald
Gillett Ford
Joe Fraley
John Gambone
Mike Giacolone
Ricky Hall
Danny Hill
Billy Hite
Steve Jacobsen
Tim Jarvis
Eric King
Mike Kovac
Don LaRue
Dennis Laury
Cyrus Lawrence
Kenny Lewis, Sr.
John Ludlow
Ron Luraschi
Carl McDonald
Doug McDougald
Tony McKee
Matt Mead
Bucky Methfessel
Richard Harold Miley
Wayne Mutter
Jerome Pannell
Nate Parker
Padro Phillips
Rob Purdham
Bill Renner
Mickey Rogers
Mike Scharnus
John Scott
Dave Smigelsky
Gary Smith
Sidney Snell
Lewis Stuart
Jeremiah Thomas
Andy Tommelleo
Mark Udinski
Craig Van Schoick
Roe Waldron
Paul Watkins
Tom Webb
Steve Wirt
Lawrence Young
Ron Zollicoffer
Michael Edward Zouzalik
References [ ]
^ "1979 Virginia Tech Hokies" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "Freshman kicks late field goal as U of L loses" . The Courier-Journal . September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Casey leads Gobblers over Appalachian State" . The Daily News Leader . September 16, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tech romps by W&M" . The Daily News Leader . September 23, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FSU rumbles; Seminoles nix Gobbler jinx in 17–10 win" . St. Petersburg Times . September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Venuto brings Wake back, 19–14" . The News and Observer . October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson making progress 21–0" . The Charlotte Observer . October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VPI's 539 yards ruin Richmond" . Daily Press . October 21, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Shealy, Jacobs spark Alabama" . The Daily Advertiser . October 28, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jekyll–Hyde West Virginia rallies for 34–23 win over Virginia Tech" . The Pittsburgh Press . November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Two-point conversion fails, UVA trips VPI" . Daily Press . November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Casey, Snell spark Va. Tech" . The State . November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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