1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	2–9
Head coach	Charlie Coffey (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

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
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
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
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 represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 24–31
September 15	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 26–31
September 22	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 10–24	33,000
September 29	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 6–37	13,683
October 6	South Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 24–27	38,000
October 12	at No. 14 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 27–54	27,103
October 20	Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 27–15
October 27	at No. 2 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 6–77	57,009
November 3	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 16–49
November 10	Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 36–13	25,000
November 17	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 21–22
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game