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1971 Virginia Tech

4–⁠7, coached by Charles Coffey.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1971, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 9–20; lost at Oklahoma State 16–24; lost vs. Florida State 3–17; lost at Tulsa 39–46; won vs. William & Mary 41–30; won vs. Ohio 37–29; lost at Kentucky 27–33; won at Virginia 6–0; lost at No. 18 Houston 29–56; lost vs. Southern Miss 8–17; won vs. VMI 34–0+34−27Lost 9–20 vs. Wake Forest-11Wake ForestLost 16–24 at Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma StateLost 3–17 vs. Florida State-14Florida StateLost 39–46 at Tulsa-7TulsaWon 41–30 vs. William & Mary+11William & MaryWon 37–29 vs. Ohio+8OhioLost 27–33 at Kentucky-6KentuckyWon 6–0 at Virginia+6VirginiaLost 29–56 at No. 18 Houston-27No. 18 HoustonLost 8–17 vs. Southern Miss-9Southern MissWon 34–0 vs. VMI+34VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsWake ForestL 9–⁠2058%
Sep 25atOklahoma StateL 16–⁠2439%
Oct 2vsFlorida StateL 3–⁠1736%
Oct 9atTulsaL 39–⁠4638%
Oct 16vsWilliam & MaryW 41–⁠3049%
Oct 23vsOhioW 37–⁠2943%
Oct 30atKentuckyL 27–⁠3361%
Nov 6atVirginiaW 6–⁠055%
Nov 13at18HoustonL 29–⁠5616%
Nov 20vsSouthern MissL 8–⁠1760%
Nov 27vsVMIW 34–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠272
Coach
Charles Coffey
Elo
1437 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 91 of 120; offense No. 46, defense No. 105
SRS
−1.9 No. 76 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Henning