1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

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The 1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4–7.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorDan Henning (2nd season)
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1974 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Henning (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharley Pell (1st season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
 1973
1975 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame  1020
No. 7 Penn State  1020
Temple  820
Boston College  830
Utah State  830
No. 19 Houston  831
Rutgers  731
Cincinnati  740
Memphis State  740
Pittsburgh  740
Georgia Tech  650
Hawaii  650
Miami (FL)  650
Southern Miss  650
Tampa  650
Holy Cross  551
Tulane  560
Colgate  460
Northern Illinois  470
Navy  470
South Carolina  470
Virginia Tech  470
West Virginia  470
Army  380
Dayton  380
Villanova  380
Air Force  290
Southern Illinois  290
Syracuse  290
Florida State  1100
Marshall  1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14KentuckyL 7–3823,000[2]
September 21at SMUL 25–2813,767[3]
September 28Houston
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 12–4930,000[4]
October 5vs. VMIL 17–2222,000[5]
October 12at South CarolinaW 31–1735,897[6]
October 19at VirginiaL 27–2832,149[7]
October 26Richmonddagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 41–740,000[8]
November 1at Miami (FL)L 7–1420,134[9]
November 9at William & MaryW 34–1515,000[10]
November 16at Florida StateW 56–2127,707[11]
November 23West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 21–2236,000[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
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Roster

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
  • John Dasovich
  • 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

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