1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Jimmy Sharpe (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Charley Pell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

	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 represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13		at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 8–27
September 20		at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 11–17	13,871
September 27		Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 21–9
October 4		at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 23–16	45,000
October 11		Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 13–10	37,000
October 18		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 24–17	41,000
October 24		at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 7–10	29,670
November 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. William & Mary	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 24–7
November 8		at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 34–28	17,000
November 15		VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 33–0
November 22		Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 40–10	29,000

Players

The following players were members of the 1975 football team.

1975 Virginia Tech roster
	Paul Adams Dale Babione Mitcheal Barnes Tom Beasley Morris Blueford Larry Blunt Henry Bradley Blair John Buskirk Mike Callison Steve Cannon Larry Capps Rickie Casey Roscoe Coles Tom Cooper Allen Cure Ron “Flash” Davis Rondal Davis David DeHart		Kevin Dick David Stephen Dolphin Michel Faulkner Moses Foster Stephen C. Galloway Keith Gibson Billy Hardee Rick Harman George Heath Mike Heizer Tony Ray Houff Bill Houseright Scott Hurd Jerry Inge Billy King David Lamie Wayne Latimer Curt Lowery		Keith McCarter Bruce McDaniel Barry Miller Wayne Moon Greg Mullinax Jay Neal Chuck Nuttycombe Stuart Patterson Chuck Perdue Steve Philbrick Rick Razzano Phil Rogers Larry Schmidt Steve Scott Gary Smith Mike Stollings Doug Thacker Leonard Walker