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1972 Virginia Tech

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Charles Coffey.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1972, game by game: lost at Virginia 20–24; lost at No. 17 Florida State 15–27; won vs. SMU 13–10; tied vs. Houston 27–27; won vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State 34–32; won at Ohio 53–21; lost vs. William & Mary 16–17; won vs. Southern Miss 27–14; won vs. South Carolina 45–20; lost at No. 2 Alabama 13–52; won at Wake Forest 44–9+35−39Lost 20–24 at Virginia-4VirginiaLost 15–27 at No. 17 Florida State-12No. 17 Florida StateWon 13–10 vs. SMU+3SMUTied 27–27 vs. Houston0HoustonWon 34–32 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State+2No. 19 Oklahoma StateWon 53–21 at Ohio+32OhioLost 16–17 vs. William & Mary-1William & MaryWon 27–14 vs. Southern Miss+13Southern MissWon 45–20 vs. South Carolina+25South CarolinaLost 13–52 at No. 2 Alabama-39No. 2 AlabamaWon 44–9 at Wake Forest+35Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atVirginiaL 20–⁠2446%
Sep 23at17Florida StateL 15–⁠2721%
Sep 30vsSMUW 13–⁠1046%
Oct 7vsHoustonT 27–⁠2734%
Oct 14vs19Oklahoma StateW 34–⁠3247%
Oct 21atOhioW 53–⁠2136%
Oct 28vsWilliam & MaryL 16–⁠1762%
Nov 4vsSouthern MissW 27–⁠1465%
Nov 11vsSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠2068%
Nov 18at2AlabamaL 13–⁠5214%
Nov 25atWake ForestW 44–⁠971%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 44–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 57th-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 1972.

Led the nationDon Strock: passing yards (3,243 yds), total offense (3,170 yds), total offense per game (288.2)

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠253
Coach
Charles Coffey
Elo
1549 +91 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 43 of 121; offense No. 16, defense No. 83
SRS
7.9 No. 39 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 5Don Strock QBMiami Dolphins