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. The Thanksgiving Day game versus UVA was the first night game played at Lane Stadium.

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

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	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	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA		W 20–9	22,600
September 18	1:38 p.m.	No. 15 Miami (FL)	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 8–14	45,200
September 25		William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–3	34,800
October 2		Wake Forest	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 10–13	37,300
October 9		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	CBS	W 22–21	25,125
October 16		No. 13 West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 6–16	52,300
October 23		Appalachian State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–0	37,400
October 30		Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 29–3	35,700
November 13		at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 0–45	40,356
November 20		vs. VMI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)		W 14–3	25,600
November 25		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	TBS	W 21–14	23,800
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

The following players were members of the 1982 football team.

1982 Virginia Tech roster
	Nigel Bowe Greg Brooks Geoff 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