1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 7–4.^[1]

1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Bill Dooley (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Gutekunst (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA		W 20–9	22,600	[2]
September 18	No. 15 Miami (FL)	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 8–14	45,200	[3]
September 25	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–3	34,800	[4]
October 2	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 10–13	37,300	[5]
October 9	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	CBS	W 22–21	25,125	[6]
October 16	No. 13 West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 6–16	52,300	[7]
October 23	Appalachian State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–0	37,400	[8]
October 30	Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 29–3	35,700	[9]
November 13	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 0–45	40,356	[10]
November 20	vs. VMI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)		W 14–3	25,600	[11]
November 25	Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	TBS	W 21–14	23,800	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

The following players were members of the 1982 football team.

1982 Virginia Tech roster
	Nigel Bowe Greg Brooks Geoffrey Martin Brown Wally Browne Bryan Burleigh Derek Carter Jake Clarke Otis Copeland John Cowne Mark Cox Phil Culicerto George Evans Ray Fitts John Fitzgerald Gillett Ford Milton Franklin Ken Frontain Mike Giacolone Leon Gordon Todd Greenwood Alan Harris Tom Hartman Nolan Hazzard Mike Hill Billy Hite		Terrence Howell Leno Ilardo Randy Jamison Mike Johnson Vincent Johnson Joe Jones Ed Keiffer Thor Kritsky Cyrus Lawrence Ashley Lee Billy Leeson Allen Little John Ludlow David Marvel Tony McKee Richard Harold Miley Clarence Nelson Kyle Neve Tony Paige James Patterson Jesse Penn Padro Phillips John Polascik Bill Renner Leon Rhodes		John Ritz James Robinson Steve Scaggs John Scott Mike Shaw Alonzo Smith Bruce Smith Jim Smith Jimmy Smith Willie Smith Allen Talbott Allan Thomas Bob Thomas Jeremiah Thomas Kent Thomas John Tuggle Mark Udinski Cornell Urquhart Don Wade Bob Watson Scott Sharpe Wauters Trevor Wright George Yeager B. J. Zwinak