1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

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The 1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 8–4 and lost to Miami (FL) at the Peach Bowl.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Headcoach
HomestadiumLane Stadium
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1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Peach Bowl, L 10–20 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
 1979
1981 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   1110
Tennessee State   910
No. 5 Florida State   1020
No. 8 Penn State   1020
No. 9 Notre Dame   921
No. 18 Miami (FL)   930
Southern Miss   930
Navy   840
South Carolina   840
Virginia Tech   840
Boston College   740
Northeast Louisiana   740
Rutgers   740
UNLV   740
Tulane   750
Colgate   541
North Texas State   650
Villanova   650
West Virginia   660
Louisville   560
Richmond   560
Syracuse   560
East Carolina   470
Illinois State   470
Temple   470
Army   371
Holy Cross   380
Cincinnati   290
Memphis State   290
William & Mary   290
Georgia Tech   191
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Wake ForestABCW 16–724,500[2]
September 13East Tennessee StateW 35–727,500[3]
September 20William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 7–327,500[4]
September 27James Madison
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 38–630,000[5]
October 4at ClemsonL 10–1364,558[6]
October 11Rhode Islanddagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–752,000[7]
October 18Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 30–052,000[8]
October 25at RichmondL 7–1818,000[9]
November 1West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 34–1145,200[10]
November 8at No. 3 Florida StateABCL 7–3151,487[11]
November 15vs. VMIW 21–625,000[12]
January 2, 1981vs. No. 20 Miami (FL)CBSL 10–2045,384[13]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

The following players were members of the 1980 football team.

1980 Virginia Tech roster
  • Bobby Allen
  • Robert Lars Anderson
  • Jeff Bailey
  • Dennis Behl
  • Tony Blackmon
  • Jeff Bolton
  • Mike Borden
  • Geoff Brown
  • 93 Robert Brown
  • Wally Browne
  • Cass Camp
  • Mike Cannaday
  • Steve Casey
  • Jake Clarke
  • Rusty Cook
  • John Cowne
  • 17 Jeff Dahl
  • Paul Davis
  • Scott Dovel
  • Lowell Eakin
  • Johnnie Edmonds
  • George Evans
  • John Fitzgerald
  • Gillett Ford
  • Hannon Fry
  • Harry Keener Fry
  • John Gambone
  • Mike Giacolone
  • Robert Hill
  • Billy Hite
  • Pete Jackson
  • Steve Jacobsen
  • Phil Jamerson
  • Mike Johnson
  • Joe Jones
  • Eric King
  • Mike Kovac
  • Thor Kritsky
  • Dennis Laury
  • Cyrus Lawrence
  • Ashley Lee
  • John Ludlow
  • Ron Luraschi
  • David Marvel
  • Carl McDonald
  • Tony McKee
  • Bucky Methfessel
  • Richard Harold Miley
  • Bubba Mullins
  • Wayne Mutter
  • Eddie Otey
  • Tony Paige
  • Jerome Pannell
  • Padro Phillips
  • Rob Purdham
  • Bill Renner
  • James Robinson
  • Steve Scaggs
  • Mike Scharnus
  • John Scott
  • Mike Shaw
  • Donnie Simpson
  • Dave Smigelsky
  • Gary Smith
  • Jim Smith
  • Sidney Snell
  • Lewis Stuart
  • Jeremiah Thomas
  • Mark Udinski
  • Dave Uglow
  • Craig Van Schoick
  • Roe Waldron
  • Steve Wirt
  • Lawrence Young
  • B. J. Zwinak

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