1977 Virginia Tech

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Jimmy Sharpe.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1977, game by game: lost vs. No. 7 Texas A&M 6–27; lost at Memphis 20–21; lost vs. Clemson 13–31; won vs. William & Mary 17–8; tied vs. Virginia 14–14; lost at Richmond 14–17; lost at No. 7 Kentucky 0–32; lost vs. No. 15 Florida State 21–23; lost at West Virginia 14–20; won vs. Wake Forest 28–10; won vs. VMI 27–7+20−32Lost 6–27 vs. No. 7 Texas A&M-21No. 7 Texas A&MLost 20–21 at Memphis-1MemphisLost 13–31 vs. Clemson-18ClemsonWon 17–8 vs. William & Mary+9William & MaryTied 14–14 vs. Virginia0VirginiaLost 14–17 at Richmond-3RichmondLost 0–32 at No. 7 Kentucky-32No. 7 KentuckyLost 21–23 vs. No. 15 Florida State-2No. 15 Florida StateLost 14–20 at West Virginia-6West VirginiaWon 28–10 vs. Wake Forest+18Wake ForestWon 27–7 vs. VMI+20VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠210
Coach
Jimmy Sharpe
Elo
1467 −34 this season
SP+ rating
-1.7 No. 85 of 140; offense No. 108, defense No. 53
SRS
1.6 No. 70 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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