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1978 Virginia Tech

4–⁠7, coached by Bill Dooley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1978, game by game: lost vs. Tulsa 33–35; won at Wake Forest 28–6; lost vs. Auburn 7–18; won vs. William & Mary 22–19; lost at Clemson 7–38; won vs. West Virginia 16–3; lost at Virginia 7–17; lost at No. 3 Alabama 0–35; lost vs. Kentucky 0–28; lost at Florida State 14–24; won vs. VMI 28–2+26−35Lost 33–35 vs. Tulsa-2TulsaWon 28–6 at Wake Forest+22Wake ForestLost 7–18 vs. Auburn-11AuburnWon 22–19 vs. William & Mary+3William & MaryLost 7–38 at Clemson-31ClemsonWon 16–3 vs. West Virginia+13West VirginiaLost 7–17 at Virginia-10VirginiaLost 0–35 at No. 3 Alabama-35No. 3 AlabamaLost 0–28 vs. Kentucky-28KentuckyLost 14–24 at Florida State-10Florida StateWon 28–2 vs. VMI+26VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsTulsaL 33–⁠3566%
Sep 16atWake ForestW 28–⁠652%
Sep 23vsAuburnL 7–⁠1855%
Sep 30vsWilliam & MaryW 22–⁠1947%
Oct 7atClemsonL 7–⁠3832%
Oct 14vsWest VirginiaW 16–⁠365%
Oct 21atVirginiaL 7–⁠1769%
Oct 28at3AlabamaL 0–⁠3511%
Nov 4vsKentuckyL 0–⁠2838%
Nov 11atFlorida StateL 14–⁠2417%
Nov 18vsVMIW 28–⁠266%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 28–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠225
Coach
Bill Dooley
Elo
1424 −54 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 89 of 133; offense No. 107, defense No. 66
SRS
−3.2 No. 78 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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