1974 Virginia Tech
4–7, coached by Jimmy Sharpe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida State 56–21Nov 16
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Kentucky | L 7–38 | 49% |
| Sep 21 | at SMU | L 25–28 | 29% |
| Sep 28 | vs Houston | L 12–49 | 31% |
| Oct 5 | vs VMI | L 17–22 | 53% |
| Oct 12 | at South Carolina | W 31–17 | 33% |
| Oct 19 | at Virginia | L 27–28 | 46% |
| Oct 26 | vs Richmond | W 41–7 | 49% |
| Nov 1 | at Miami | L 7–14 | 28% |
| Nov 9 | at William & Mary | W 34–15 | 48% |
| Nov 16 | at Florida State | W 56–21 | 59% |
| Nov 23 | vs West Virginia | L 21–22 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 22–21; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 89th-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 1974.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–261
- Coach
- Jimmy Sharpe
- Elo
- 1474 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.7 No. 73 of 124; offense No. 35, defense No. 100
- SRS
- 3.0 No. 56 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dan Henning
- Defensive coordinator
- Charley Pell