1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

American college football season

1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
  • Jimmy Sharpe (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharley Pell (2nd season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 8–3.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at KentuckyL 8–2756,616[2]
September 20at Kent StateL 11–1713,871[3]
September 27RichmondW 21–930,000[4]
October 4at AuburnW 23–1645,000[5]
October 11Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–1037,000[6]
October 18Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 24–1741,000[7]
October 25at West Virginia
L 7–1029,670[8]
November 1vs. William & MaryW 24–728,000[9]
November 8at HoustonW 34–2817,000[10]
November 15VMI
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 33–032,000[11]
November 22Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 40–1029,000[12]

Roster

1975 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 44 Paul Adams Sr
QB 12 Mitcheal Barnes Jr
RB 45 Morris Blueford Sr
C 54 Blair Buskirk Jr
G 58 Larry Capps Jr
RB 2 Roscoe Coles So
OT 62 Allen Cure Sr
OT 72 Rondal Davis Jr
TE 81 Kevin Dick Sr
TE 87 David Dolphin So
RB 29 Moses Foster Jr
WR 8 Stephen Galloway Sr
OT 54 Keith Gibson Jr
RB 32 George Heath Jr
C 50 Mike Heizer So
FB 30 Tony Houff Jr
WR 86 Jerry Inge Sr
RB 33 Billy King Jr
OL 75 Wayne Moon Fr
QB 14 Greg Mullinax Sr
WR 83 Jay Neal Sr
RB 27 Chuck Nuttycombe Jr
OL 65 Stuart Patterson So
G 74 Steve Philbrick Sr
RB 40 Phil Rogers Sr
OL 68 Leonard Walker Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 41 Dale Babione So
DT 77 Tom Beasley Jr
FS 15 Henry Bradley So
DE 90 Larry Blunt Jr
LB 64 Steve Cannon So
DL 71 Rickie Casey Fr
CB 48 Tom Cooper Jr
CB 28 Flash Davis Sr
DE 37 David DeHart So
DL 70 Michel Faulkner Fr
CB 88 Billy Hardee Sr
SS 26 Rick Harman So
DL 73 Bill Houseright So
LB 59 Scott Hurd So
FS 13 David Lamie Fr
DL 52 Curt Lowery Jr
DE 91 Keith McCarter Jr
DE 92 Stuart Patterson Jr
SS 22 Chuck Perdue Sr
LB 38 Rick Razzano So
DT 67 Larry Schmidt So
LB 35 Steve Scott So
SS 24 Gary Smith Fr
LB 61 Mike Stollings Fr
LB 53 Doug Thacker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Wayne Latimer Sr
P 5 Bruce McDaniel Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1975 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kentucky quiets Gobblers with stout defense, 27–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 14, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kokal leads Kent". Dayton Daily News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech blasts Spiders". The Daily News Leader. September 28, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn play just like weather". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gobblers' 61-yard FG jolts Seminoles, 13–10". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gardner passes short as Virginia Tech wins". The Progress-Index. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WVU battles from behind to outlast Va. Tech 10–7". The Danville Register. October 26, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Barnes, Rogers lead Tech to 24–7 win in Oyster Bowl". The Danville Register. November 2, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston trips again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia Tech tops VMI". The Morning News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gobblers fly past Deacons". The News and Observer. November 23, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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