1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Jimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Charley Pell (1st season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14		Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–38
September 21		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 25–28	13,767
September 28		Houston	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 12–49
October 5		vs. VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	L 17–22	22,000
October 12		at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 31–17	35,897
October 19		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 27–28
October 26		Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 41–7	40,000
November 1	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Fl (rivalry)	L 7–14	20,134
November 9		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 34–15	15,000
November 16		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 56–21	27,707
November 23		West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 21–22	36,000
Homecoming

Players

The following players were members of the 1974 football team.

1974 Virginia Tech roster
	Paul Adams Mike Arbaugh Bruce Arians Mitcheal Barnes Larry Bearekman Tom Beasley John Bell Greg Birtsch Brent Bledsoe Morris Blueford Larry Blunt Henry Bradley Mike Brammer Rickey Bush Blair John Buskirk Larry Capps Roscoe Coles Tom Cooper Skip Creasey Allen Cure Ron “Flash” Davis Rondal Davis		Kevin Dick Moses Foster Barry Garber Keith Gibson Billy Hardee Rick Harman George Heath Dickie Holway Tony Ray Houff Bill Houseright Jerry Inge Billy King Ken Lambert Wayne Latimer Ricky Law Curt Lowery Luke Marsengill Charley Martin Keith McCarter Lynn McCoy Bruce McDaniel		Barry Miller Greg Mullinax Jay Neal Chuck Nuttycombe Stuart Patterson Greg Payne Chuck Perdue Steve Philbrick Nick Rapone Rick Razzano Phil Rogers Donald Robert Rudzinski Ricky Scales Bill Schrews Eddie Snell Andre Tennessee Doug Thacker Greg Toal Tom Turner Randy Vey Bill Wallace