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1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record5–6
Head coachBill Dooley (2nd season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Division I-A independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State           11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh           11 1 0
UNLV           9 1 2
No. 17 Temple           10 2 0
Tulane           9 3 0
Rutgers           8 3 0
East Carolina           7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State           8 4 0
South Carolina           8 4 0
Navy           7 4 0
Notre Dame           7 4 0
Southern Miss           6 4 1
Syracuse           7 5 0
Colgate           5 4 1
Boston College           5 6 0
Holy Cross           5 6 0
Memphis           5 6 0
Miami           5 6 0
North Texas State           5 6 0
Villanova           5 6 0
Virginia Tech           5 6 0
West Virginia           5 6 0
Georgia Tech           4 6 1
Louisville           4 6 1
Connecticut           3 6 2
William & Mary           4 7 0
Illinois State           3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana           3 8 0
Army           2 8 1
Air Force           2 9 0
Cincinnati           2 9 0
Richmond           0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8at LouisvilleW 15–14
September 15Appalachian StateW 41–32
September 22William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 35–14
September 29No. 12 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCL 10–17
October 6Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 14–1936,600
October 13Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–2137,700
October 20Richmonddagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–0
October 27at No. 1 AlabamaL 7–3160,210
November 3at West VirginiaL 23–3427,531
November 10at VirginiaL 18–20
November 17VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 18–20
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

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