1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football
1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	7–4
Head coach	Bill Dooley (5th season);
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA		W 20–9	22,600
September 18		No. 15 Miami (FL)	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 8–14	45,200
September 25		William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–3
October 2		Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 10–13	37,300
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	CBS	W 22–21	25,125
October 16		No. 13 West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 6–16	52,300
October 23		Appalachian State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–0	37,400	^[1]
October 30		Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 29–3
November 13		at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 0–45	40,356
November 20		vs. VMI	Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)		W 14–3	25,600	^[2]
November 25		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	WTBS	W 21–14	23,800
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1982 football team.

1982 Virginia Tech roster
	Nigel Bowe Greg Brooks Geoffrey Martin Brown Wally Browne Bryan Burleigh Derek Carter Jake Clarke Otis Copeland John Cowne Mark Cox Phil Culicerto George Evans Ray Fitts John Fitzgerald Gillett Ford Milton Franklin Ken Frontain Mike Giacolone Leon Gordon Todd Greenwood Alan Harris Tom Hartman Nolan Hazzard Mike Hill Billy Hite		Terrence Howell Leno Ilardo Randy Jamison Mike Johnson Vincent Johnson Joe Jones Ed Keiffer Thor Kritsky Cyrus Lawrence Ashley Lee Billy Leeson Allen Little John Ludlow David Marvel Tony McKee Richard Harold Miley Clarence Nelson Kyle Neve Tony Paige James Patterson Jesse Penn Padro Phillips John Polascik Bill Renner Leon Rhodes		John Ritz James Robinson Steve Scaggs John Scott Mike Shaw Alonzo Smith Bruce Smith Jim Smith Jimmy Smith Willie Smith Allen Talbott Allan Thomas Bob Thomas Jeremiah Thomas Kent Thomas John Tuggle Mark Udinski Cornell Urquhart Don Wade Bob Watson Scott Sharpe Wauters Trevor Wright George Yeager B. J. Zwinak

References[]

^ "Cox engineers 34–0 cakewalk by Virginia Tech". Daily Press. October 24, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech wins Oyster Bowl". The Daily News Leader. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Cox engineers 34–0 cakewalk by Virginia Tech". Daily Press. October 24, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Tech wins Oyster Bowl". The Daily News Leader. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues	Miles Field (1894–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" "Enter Sandman" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll