1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Jimmy Sharpe (4th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jimmy Sharpe, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	No. 7 Texas A&M	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 6–37	33,500
September 24	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 20–21	20,463
October 1	Clemson	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 13–31	34,000
October 8	vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 17–8	18,698
October 15	Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	T 14–14	40,000
October 22	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–17	19,500
October 29	at No. 7 Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–32	57,914
November 5	No. 15 Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 21–23	36,500
November 12	at West Virginia	Mountineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 14–20	29,041
November 19	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 28–10	20,000
November 26	VMI	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 27–7	10,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1977 football team.

1977 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 41 Dale Babione Sr OT 69 Greg Birtsch Jr RB 2 Roscoe Coles Sr FB 47 Glen Comer Sr WR John Drinkard RB Larry Fallen Jr TE 88 Mickey Fitzgerald So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Chris Albrittain Fr LB Jeff Bailey Fr DB Gippy Belcher Jr DB 15 Henry Bradley Sr DB 45 Gene Bunn Jr LB Chris Cosh Fr DE David DeHart Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Paul Engle Jr	Head coach Jimmy Sharpe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt