1973 Virginia Tech

2–⁠9, coached by Charles Coffey.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1973, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 24–31; lost at Kentucky 26–31; lost at West Virginia 10–24; lost at SMU 6–37; lost vs. South Carolina 24–27; lost at No. 14 Houston 27–54; won vs. Virginia 27–15; lost at No. 2 Alabama 6–77; lost at Memphis 16–49; won vs. Florida State 36–13; lost vs. VMI 21–22+23−71Lost 24–31 vs. William & Mary-7William & MaryLost 26–31 at Kentucky-5KentuckyLost 10–24 at West Virginia-14West VirginiaLost 6–37 at SMU-31SMULost 24–27 vs. South Carolina-3South CarolinaLost 27–54 at No. 14 Houston-27No. 14 HoustonWon 27–15 vs. Virginia+12VirginiaLost 6–77 at No. 2 Alabama-71No. 2 AlabamaLost 16–49 at Memphis-33MemphisWon 36–13 vs. Florida State+23Florida StateLost 21–22 vs. VMI-1VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 22–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 109th-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 1973.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠380
Coach
Charles Coffey
Elo
1422 −111 this season
SP+ rating
-12.4 No. 97 of 123; offense No. 47, defense No. 118
SRS
−8.6 No. 89 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Dan Henning