1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	9–2
Head coach	Bill Dooley (6th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 6–13	26,300
September 17	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 17–10
September 24	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 28–0
October 1	Louisville	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 31–0
October 8	Duke	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 27–14
October 15	at No. 4 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	CBS	L 0–13	57,181
October 22	Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 38–0
October 29	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 59–21
November 5	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 26–10
November 12	Vanderbilt	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 21–10
November 19	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 48–0
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Agee, PerryPerry Agee 5.0 !Jr QB 8 Cox, MarkMark Cox 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 21 Burleigh, BryanBryan Burleigh 7.0 !Sr DE 36 Cook, RustyRusty Cook 5.0 !Jr DE 78 Smith, BruceBruce Smith 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 15 Cox, DavidDavid Cox 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Bill Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt