1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	7–4
Head coach	Bill Dooley (5th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1982 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA		W 20–9
September 18		No. 15 Miami (FL)	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 8–14	45,200
September 25		William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–3
October 2		Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 10–13	37,300
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	CBS	W 22–21
October 16		No. 13 West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 6–16	52,300
October 23		Appalachian State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–0
October 30		Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 29–3
November 13		at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 0–45	40,356
November 20		vs. VMI	Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)		W 14–3
November 25		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	WTBS	W 21–14
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time