1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bill Dooley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Louisville	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY		W 15–14	29,436
September 15	Appalachian State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 41–32	30,300
September 22	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 35–14	36,800
September 29	No. 12 Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	L 10–17	39,200
October 6	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 14–19	36,600
October 13	Clemson	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 0–21	37,700
October 20	Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–0	39,600
October 27	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 7–31	60,210
November 3	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 23–34	27,531
November 10	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		L 18–20	38,847
November 17	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 27–20	22,300
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1979 football team.

1979 Virginia Tech roster
	Bobby Allen Zack Apkarian Jeff Bailey Dennis Behl Tony Blackmon Jeff Bolton Mike Borden Ricky Brilliant William C. Britts Wally Browne Cass Camp Steve Casey Chris Cosh Jeff Dahl Paul Davis Scott Dovel John Drinkard Johnnie Edmonds George Evans Michel Faulkner Mickey Fitzgerald Gillett Ford Joe Fraley John Gambone		Mike Giacolone Ricky Hall Danny Hill Billy Hite Steve Jacobsen Tim Jarvis Eric King Mike Kovac Don LaRue Dennis Laury Cyrus Lawrence Kenny Lewis Sr. John Ludlow Ron Luraschi Carl McDonald Doug McDougald Tony McKee Matt Mead Bucky Methfessel Richard Harold Miley Wayne Mutter Jerome Pannell		Nate Parker Padro Phillips Rob Purdham Bill Renner Mickey Rogers Mike Scharnus John Scott Dave Smigelsky Gary Smith Sidney Snell Lewis Stuart Jeremiah Thomas Andy Tommelleo Mark Udinski Craig Van Schoick Roe Waldron Paul Watkins Tom Webb Steve Wirt Lawrence Young Ron Zollicoffer Michael Edward Zouzalik