1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 7–4.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Richmond
W 28–1230,200[2]
September 19William & Mary
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 47–330,600[3]
September 26Wake Forest
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 30–1442,200[4]
October 3Memphis State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 17–1340,100[5]
October 10at Duke
L 7–1432,000[6]
October 17at
Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
    		• L 6–2749,115[7]
    October 24Appalachian Statedagger
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    		W 34–1245,200[8]
    October 31at Kentucky
    		W 29–354,500[9]
    November 14at No. 12 Miami (FL)
    		L 14–2122,257[10]
    November 21VMI
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
    		ABCL 0–621,100[11]
    November 28at Virginia
    		W 20–339,027[12]
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 14 Jeff Bolton Sr
    WR 17 Jeff Dahl Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 17 Bobby Allen Sr
    DE 93 Robert Brown Sr
    DE 78
    Bruce Smith
         		Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 6 Bill Renner Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1981 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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