1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

1982 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceIndependent
1982 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4at RichmondW 20–922,600
September 18No. 15 Miami (FL)CBSL 8–1445,200
September 25William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 47–3
October 2Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 10–1337,300
October 91:30 p.m.at DukeCBSW 22–2125,125
October 16No. 13 West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 6–1652,300
October 23Appalachian State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 34–037,400[1]
October 30Kentucky
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 29–3
November 13at VanderbiltL 0–4540,356
November 20vs. VMINorfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)W 14–325,600[2]
November 25Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
WTBSW 21–1423,800

Players

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

References

  1. "Cox engineers 34–0 cakewalk by Virginia Tech". Daily Press. October 24, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tech wins Oyster Bowl". The Daily News Leader. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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