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1976 Virginia Tech

6–⁠5, coached by Jimmy Sharpe.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1976, game by game: won at Wake Forest 23–6; lost at No. 14 Texas A&M 0–19; won vs. Southern Miss 16–7; lost vs. William & Mary 15–27; won vs. VMI 37–7; won at Virginia 14–10; won vs. Kent State 42–14; won vs. West Virginia 24–7; lost vs. Tulsa 31–35; lost at Richmond 0–16; lost at Florida State 21–28+30−19Won 23–6 at Wake Forest+17Wake ForestLost 0–19 at No. 14 Texas A&M-19No. 14 Texas A&MWon 16–7 vs. Southern Miss+9Southern MissLost 15–27 vs. William & Mary-12William & MaryWon 37–7 vs. VMI+30VMIWon 14–10 at Virginia+4VirginiaWon 42–14 vs. Kent State+28Kent StateWon 24–7 vs. West Virginia+17West VirginiaLost 31–35 vs. Tulsa-4TulsaLost 0–16 at Richmond-16RichmondLost 21–28 at Florida State-7Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atWake ForestW 23–⁠662%
Sep 11at14Texas A&ML 0–⁠1936%
Sep 18vsSouthern MissW 16–⁠761%
Oct 2vsWilliam & MaryL 15–⁠2775%
Oct 9vsVMIW 37–⁠770%
Oct 16atVirginiaW 14–⁠1079%
Oct 23vsKent StateW 42–⁠1470%
Oct 30vsWest VirginiaW 24–⁠763%
Nov 6vsTulsaL 31–⁠3558%
Nov 13atRichmondL 0–⁠1667%
Nov 20atFlorida StateL 21–⁠2855%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠176
Coach
Jimmy Sharpe
Elo
1502 −42 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 46 of 132; offense No. 60, defense No. 38
SRS
6.4 No. 40 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 3Tom Beasley DTPittsburgh Steelers