1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Henning (2nd season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Charlie Coffey, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 2–9.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8William & Mary
L 24–3118,500[2]
September 15at Kentucky
L 26–31> 48,000[3]
September 22at West Virginia
L 10–2433,000[4]
September 29at SMU
L 6–3713,683[5]
October 6South Carolinadagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 24–2738,000[6]
October 12at No. 14 Houston
L 27–5427,103[7]
October 20Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–1538,000[8]
October 27at No. 2 Alabama
L 6–7757,009[9]
November 38:30 p.m.at Memphis State
L 16–4927,454[10]
November 10Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 36–1325,000[11]
November 17VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 21–2223,000[12]

[13]

Roster

The following players were members of the 1973 football team according to the roster published in the 1974 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[14]

1973 Virginia Tech roster
  • Paul Adams
  • Mike Arbaugh
  • Bruce Arians
  • Richard Arthur
  • James William "J.B." Barber, Jr.
  • Malcolm Barrick
  • Jack Baumgardner
  • Larry Bearekman
  • Tom Beasley
  • John Bell
  • Brent Bledsoe
  • Morris Blueford
  • Larry Blunt
  • Richard Bond
  • Jack Booth
  • Mike Callison
  • Doug Carneal
  • Carlos Castilla
  • Chris Courtney
  • Skip Creasey
  • Jack Crews
  • Allen Cure
  • John Dasovich
  • Ron "Flash" Davis
  • Kevin Dick
  • Dennis Dodson
  • George Dodson
  • Mike Enzlow
  • Bill Filtz
  • Steve Fisher
  • Stephen C. Galloway
  • Barry Garber
  • Ted Gardner
  • Keith Gibson
  • David Halstead
  • Billy Hardee
  • Orin Harvey
  • Mike Hearring
  • George Heath
  • Jim Heizer
  • Kent Henry
  • Larry Herndon
  • Alex Hill
  • Peter Michael Horoszko
  • Bill Houseright
  • Jerry Inge
  • Eddie Joyce
  • Lester Karlin
  • Howard Keyes
  • Wayne Latimer
  • Ricky Law
  • Paul Lawrence
  • Chip Lawson
  • Bruce Arthur Lemmert
  • Billy Linson
  • Marty Little
  • Curt Lowery
  • Danny Ludd
  • Luke Marsengill
  • Charley Martin
  • Steve Mathieson
  • Randy McCann
  • Keith McCarter
  • Lynn McCoy
  • Bruce McDaniel
  • Ray McGinley
  • Tom Mikus
  • David Miller
  • Greg Mullinax
  • Jay Neal
  • Steve Pasi
  • Danny Patterson
  • Chuck Perdue
  • Steve Philbrick
  • Rick Popp
  • Tom Reynolds
  • William George Ritchie, Jr.
  • Bryant Robinson
  • Reginald Robinson
  • Phil Rogers
  • Ricky Scales
  • Jerry Scharnus
  • Rodney Schnurr
  • Rod M. Sedwick
  • Tom Shirley
  • Lou Smith
  • John Smithman
  • Bruce Hayford Striffler
  • Peter Christian Striffler
  • Andre Tennessee
  • Doug Thacker
  • Mike Thomas
  • Mitchell Thomas
  • Greg Toal
  • Tom Turner
  • Randy Vey
  • Bill Wallace
  • Lynn Weaver
  • David Wood
  • Joe Winfree

References

  1. ^ "1973 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Deery, Prochilo lead W&M past Virginia Tech 31–24". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ D.G. Fitzmaurice (September 16, 1973). "Kentucky Holds Off Late Tech Rally For 31-26 Win". The Lexington Herald. pp. 25, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SMU crushes Virginia Tech". The Vernon Daily Record. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina edges Gobblers, 27–24". The Greenville News. October 7, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars glide past Virginia Tech 54–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15". Daily Press. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bama gets 828 yds. in routing VPI, 77–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers defeat Gobblers". Kingsport Times-News. November 4, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "VPI rips hapless Seminoles". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Keydets stun VPI by 22–21". Daily Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Virginia Tech)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  14. ^ "The Bugle 1974". Virginia Tech Bugle. 1974. p. 104. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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