1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1975 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 8–3.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 8–27	56,616
September 20	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 11–17	13,871
September 27	Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 21–9	30,000
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 25	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 7–10	29,670
November 1	vs. William & Mary	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 24–7	28,000
November 8	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 34–28	17,000
November 15	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 33–0	32,000
November 22	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 40–10	29,000

Roster

1975 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 44 Paul Adams Sr QB 12 Mitcheal Barnes Jr RB 45 Morris Blueford Sr C 54 Blair Buskirk Jr G 58 Larry Capps Jr RB 2 Roscoe Coles So OT 62 Allen Cure Sr OT 72 Rondal Davis Jr TE 81 Kevin Dick Sr TE 87 David Dolphin So RB 29 Moses Foster Jr WR 8 Stephen Galloway Sr OT 54 Keith Gibson Jr RB 32 George Heath Jr C 50 Mike Heizer So FB 30 Tony Houff Jr WR 86 Jerry Inge Sr RB 33 Billy King Jr OL 75 Wayne Moon Fr QB 14 Greg Mullinax Sr WR 83 Jay Neal Sr RB 27 Chuck Nuttycombe Jr OL 65 Stuart Patterson So G 74 Steve Philbrick Sr RB 40 Phil Rogers Sr OL 68 Leonard Walker Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 41 Dale Babione So DT 77 Tom Beasley Jr FS 15 Henry Bradley So DE 90 Larry Blunt Jr LB 64 Steve Cannon So DL 71 Rickie Casey Fr CB 48 Tom Cooper Jr CB 28 Flash Davis Sr DE 37 David DeHart So DL 70 Michel Faulkner Fr CB 88 Billy Hardee Sr SS 26 Rick Harman So DL 73 Bill Houseright So LB 59 Scott Hurd So FS 13 David Lamie Fr DL 52 Curt Lowery Jr DE 91 Keith McCarter Jr DE 92 Stuart Patterson Jr SS 22 Chuck Perdue Sr LB 38 Rick Razzano So DT 67 Larry Schmidt So LB 35 Steve Scott So SS 24 Gary Smith Fr LB 61 Mike Stollings Fr LB 53 Doug Thacker Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Wayne Latimer Sr P 5 Bruce McDaniel Sr	Head coach Jimmy Sharpe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt