1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team

1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football
Peach Bowl, L 10–20 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Independent
1980 record 8–4
Head coach Bill Dooley
Home stadium Lane Stadium
1980 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Pittsburgh           11 1 0
#5 Florida State           10 2 0
#8 Penn State           10 2 0
#9 Notre Dame           9 2 1
#18 Miami           9 3 0
Southern Miss           9 3 0
Navy           8 4 0
South Carolina           8 4 0
Virginia Tech           8 4 0
Boston College           7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana           7 4 0
Rutgers           7 4 0
UNLV           7 4 0
Tulane           7 5 0
Colgate           5 4 1
North Texas State           6 5 0
Villanova           6 5 0
West Virginia           6 6 0
Louisville           5 6 0
Richmond           5 6 0
Syracuse           5 6 0
East Carolina           4 7 0
Illinois State           4 7 0
Temple           4 7 0
Army           3 7 1
Holy Cross           3 8 0
Cincinnati           2 9 0
Memphis           2 9 0
William & Mary           2 9 0
Georgia Tech           1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at Wake Forest Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC ABC W 16–7   24,500
September 13 East Tennessee State Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 35–7  
September 20 William & Mary Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 7–3  
September 27 James Madison Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 38–6  
October 4 at Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 10–13   64,558
October 11 Rhode Islanddagger Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 34–7  
October 18 Virginia Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup) W 30–0  
October 25 at Richmond City StadiumRichmond, VA L 7–18  
November 1 West Virginia Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy) W 34–11   45,200
November 8 at No. 3 Florida State Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL ABC L 7–31   51,487
November 15 vs. VMI Norfolk, VA (Rivalry) W 21–6  
January 2, 1981 3:00 vs. No. 20 Miami (FL) Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl, Rivalry) CBS L 10–20   45,384
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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