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American college football season
The 1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an
American football team that represented
Virginia Tech as an
independent during the
1973 NCAA Division I football season . In their third year under head coach
Charlie Coffey , the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 2–9.
[1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8
William & Mary L 24–3118,500
[2]
September 15 at
Kentucky L 26–31> 48,000
[3]
September 22 at
West Virginia L 10–2433,000
[4]
September 29 at
SMU L 6–3713,683
[5]
October 6
South Carolina Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA L 24–2738,000
[6]
October 12 at No. 14
Houston L 27–5427,103
[7]
October 20
Virginia Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (
rivalry ) W 27–1538,000
[8]
October 27 at No. 2
Alabama L 6–7757,009
[9]
November 3 at
Memphis State L 16–4927,454
[10]
November 10
Florida State Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 36–1325,000
[11]
November 17
VMI Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (
rivalry ) L 21–2223,000
[12]
HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
The following players were members of the 1973 football team according to the roster published in the 1974 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.
[13]
1973 Virginia Tech roster
Paul Adams
Mike Arbaugh
Bruce Arians
Richard Arthur
James William "J.B." Barber, Jr.
Malcolm Barrick
Jack Baumgardner
Larry Bearekman
Tom Beasley
John Bell
Brent Bledsoe
Morris Blueford
Larry Blunt
Richard Bond
Jack Booth
Mike Callison
Doug Carneal
Carlos Castilla
Chris Courtney
Skip Creasey
Jack Crews
Allen Cure
John Dasovich
Ron "Flash" Davis
Kevin Dick
Dennis Dodson
George Dodson
Mike Enzlow
Bill Filtz
Steve Fisher
Stephen C. Galloway
Barry Garber
Ted Gardner
Keith Gibson
David Halstead
Billy Hardee
Orin Harvey
Mike Hearring
George Heath
Jim Heizer
Kent Henry
Larry Herndon
Alex Hill
Peter Michael Horoszko
Bill Houseright
Jerry Inge
Eddie Joyce
Lester Karlin
Howard Keyes
Wayne Latimer
Ricky Law
Paul Lawrence
Chip Lawson
Bruce Arthur Lemmert
Billy Linson
Marty Little
Curt Lowery
Danny Ludd
Luke Marsengill
Charley Martin
Steve Mathieson
Randy McCann
Keith McCarter
Lynn McCoy
Bruce McDaniel
Ray McGinley
Tom Mikus
David Miller
Greg Mullinax
Jay Neal
Steve Pasi
Danny Patterson
Chuck Perdue
Steve Philbrick
Rick Popp
Tom Reynolds
William George Ritchie, Jr.
Bryant Robinson
Reginald Robinson
Phil Rogers
Ricky Scales
Jerry Scharnus
Rodney Schnurr
Rod M. Sedwick
Tom Shirley
Lou Smith
John Smithman
Bruce Hayford Striffler
Peter Christian Striffler
Andre Tennessee
Doug Thacker
Mike Thomas
Mitchell Thomas
Greg Toal
Tom Turner
Randy Vey
Bill Wallace
Lynn Weaver
David Wood
Joe Winfree
References
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"1973 Virginia Tech Hokies" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved December 14, 2021 .
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"Deery, Prochilo lead W&M past Virginia Tech 31–24" . The Courier-Journal . September 9, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ D.G. Fitzmaurice (September 16, 1973).
"Kentucky Holds Off Late Tech Rally For 31-26 Win" . The Lexington Herald . pp. 25, 40 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech" . Sunday News . September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"SMU crushes Virginia Tech" . The Vernon Daily Record . September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"South Carolina edges Gobblers, 27–24" . The Greenville News . October 7, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Cougars glide past Virginia Tech 54–27" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15" . Daily Press . October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bama gets 828 yds. in routing VPI, 77–6" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 28, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers defeat Gobblers" . Kingsport Times-News . November 4, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"VPI rips hapless Seminoles" . The Miami Herald . November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Keydets stun VPI by 22–21" . Daily Press . November 18, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"The Bugle 1974" .
Virginia Tech Bugle . 1974. p. 104. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
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