1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

The 1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Charlie Coffey, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1.

1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	Charlie Coffey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 20–24	31,300
September 23	at No. 17 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 15–27	36,400
September 30	SMU	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 13–10	26,000
October 7	Houston	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	T 27–27	26,000
October 14	No. 19 Oklahoma State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 34–32	36,000
October 21	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 53–21	13,344
October 28	vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 16–17	22,000
November 4	Southern Miss	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 27–14	25,000
November 11	South Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 45–20	30,000
November 18	at No. 2 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 13–52	57,162
November 25	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 44–9	6,500
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1972 football team according to the roster published in the 1973 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

1972 Virginia Tech roster
	Paul Adams Bruce Arians James William "J.B." Barber, Jr. Larry Bearekman John Bell Brent Bledsoe Morris Blueford Jack Booth Glenn Brown Mike Burnop Tom Carpenito M. Cole Nick Colobro Chris Courtney Doug Coyner Jack Crews Bobby Dabbs John Dobbins Dennis Dodson Rich Easterling Bill Ellenbogen Stephen C. Galloway Barry Garber T. Gerdy		David Halstead Jim Heizer Kent Henry Peter Michael Horoszko Andy Hromyak Johnson Bob Karlsen Howard Keyes Wayne Latimer Jim Lawlor Chip Lawson Bruce Arthur Lemmert Billy Linson Steve Maguigan Charley Martin Randy McCann Lynn McCoy Bruce McDaniel Steve Pasi Chuck Perdue Vic Perez Rick Popp Barney Ratliff Don Reel		Tom Reynolds Phil Rogers Ricky Scales Jerry Scharnus John William Schneider Rodney Schnurr Chuck Schoenadel Rod M. Sedwick Tom Shirley Chuck Shorter Dale Soncini John Sprenkle Don Sprouse Terry Stewart Dave Strock Don Strock Andre Tennessee Don Testerman Doug Thacker Greg Toal Tom Trice Kit Utz Craig Valentine