1975 Virginia Tech
8–3, coached by Jimmy Sharpe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 33–0Nov 15
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Kentucky | L 8–27 | 33% |
| Sep 20 | at Kent State | L 11–17 | 31% |
| Sep 27 | vs Richmond | W 21–9 | 63% |
| Oct 4 | at Auburn | W 23–16 | 29% |
| Oct 11 | vs Florida State | W 13–10 | 75% |
| Oct 18 | vs Virginia | W 24–17 | 78% |
| Oct 24 | at West Virginia | L 7–10 | 36% |
| Nov 1 | vs William & Mary | W 24–7 | 78% |
| Nov 8 | at Houston | W 34–28 | 51% |
| Nov 15 | vs VMI | W 33–0 | 77% |
| Nov 22 | vs Wake Forest | W 40–10 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 40–10; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The tied 49th-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 1975.
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 238–151
- Coach
- Jimmy Sharpe
- Elo
- 1565 +82 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.5 No. 81 of 132; offense No. 98, defense No. 66
- SRS
- 1.7 No. 61 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Charley Pell
Drafted in 1976
The 1976 draft| Rd 7 | Phil Rogers RB | St. Louis Cardinals |