1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Peach Bowl, L 10–20 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Independent
1980 record	8–4
Head coach	Bill Dooley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1980 Division I-A independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	W 16–7	24,500
September 13		East Tennessee State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 35–7
September 20		William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 7–3
September 27		James Madison	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 38–6
October 4		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 10–13	64,558
October 11		Rhode Island	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–7
October 18		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 30–0
October 25		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)		L 7–18
November 1		West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 34–11	45,200
November 8		at No. 3 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 7–31	51,487
November 15	1:30 p.m.	vs. VMI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)		W 21–6
January 2, 1981	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Miami (FL)	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl, rivalry)	CBS	L 10–20	45,384
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time