1971 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1971 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	4–7
Head coach	Charlie Coffey (1st season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18		Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 9–20
September 25	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 16–24
October 2		Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 3–17	30,001
October 9		at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 39–46
October 16		William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 41–30
October 23		Ohio	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 37–29
October 30		at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 27–33
November 6		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 6–0
November 13		at No. 18 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 29–56
November 13		Southern Miss	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 8–17
November 27		vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 34–0
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game