1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1973 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Charlie Coffey (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Henning (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 24–31	18,500
September 15	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 26–31	> 48,000
September 22	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 10–24	33,000
September 29	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 6–37	13,683
October 6	South Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 24–27	38,000
October 12	at No. 14 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 27–54	27,103
October 20	Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 27–15	38,000
October 27	at No. 2 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 6–77	57,009
November 3	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 16–49	27,454
November 10	Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 36–13	25,000
November 17	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 21–22	23,000
Homecoming Rankings 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.

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