1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	4–7
Head coach	Bill Dooley (1st season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	Tulsa	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia		L 33–35
September 16	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 28–6	22,750
September 23	Auburn	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 7–18	38,000
September 30	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 22–19
October 7	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 7–38	53,800
October 14	West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 16–3	40,000
October 21	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		L 7–17
October 28	at No. 3 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 0–35	60,210
November 4	Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 0–28
November 11	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 14–24	38,654
November 18	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 28–2
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game