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 |
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September 8 | at Louisville | | | W 15–14 | 29,436 | [2] |
September 15 | Appalachian State | | | W 41–32 | 30,300 | [3] |
September 22 | William & Mary | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 35–14 | 36,800 | [4] |
September 29 | No. 12 Florida State | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| ABC | L 10–17 | 39,200 | [5] |
October 6 | Wake Forest | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | L 14–19 | 36,600 | [6] |
October 13 | Clemson | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | L 0–21 | 37,700 | [7] |
October 20 | Richmond![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 34–0 | 39,600 | [8] |
October 27 | at No. 1 Alabama | | | L 7–31 | 60,210 | [9] |
November 3 | at West Virginia | | | L 23–34 | 27,531 | [10] |
November 10 | at Virginia | | | L 18–20 | 38,847 | [11] |
November 17 | VMI | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| | W 27–20 | 22,300 | [12] |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Players
The following players were members of the 1979 football team.
1979 Virginia Tech roster
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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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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