1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
1972 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Charlie Coffey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1972 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 20–24
September 23	at No. 17 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 15–27	36,400
September 30	SMU	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 13–10
October 7	Houston	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	T 27–27
October 14	No. 19 Oklahoma State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 34–32
October 21	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 53–21
October 28	vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 16–17
November 4	Southern Miss	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 27–14
November 11	South Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 45–20	30,000
November 18	at No. 2 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 13–52	57,162
November 25	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 44–9
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game