1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Jimmy Sharpe (4th season);
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1.^[2]

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	No. 7 Texas A&M	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 6–37	33,500	^[3]
September 24	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 20–21	20,463	^[4]
October 1	Clemson	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 13–31	34,000	^[5]
October 8	vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 17–8	18,698	^[6]
October 15	Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	T 14–14	40,000	^[7]
October 22	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–17	19,500	^[8]
October 29	at No. 7 Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–32	57,914	^[9]
November 5	No. 15 Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 21–23	36,500	^[10]
November 12	at West Virginia	Mountineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 14–20	29,041	^[11]
November 19	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 28–10	20,000	^[12]
November 26	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 27–7	10,000	^[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The following players were members of the 1977 football team.

1977 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`41`	Dale Babione	Sr
OT	`69`	Greg Birtsch	Jr
RB	`2`	Roscoe Coles	Sr
FB	`47`	Glen Comer	Sr
WR		John Drinkard
RB		Larry Fallen	Jr
TE	`88`	Mickey Fitzgerald	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Chris Albrittain	Fr
LB		Jeff Bailey	Fr
DB		Gippy Belcher	Jr
DB	`15`	Henry Bradley	Sr
DB	`45`	Gene Bunn	Jr
LB		Chris Cosh	Fr
DE		David DeHart	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Paul Engle	Jr