1981 Virginia Tech
7–4, coached by Bill Dooley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat William & Mary 47–3Sep 19
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs Richmond | W 28–12 | 70% |
| Sep 19 | vs William & Mary | W 47–3 | 80% |
| Sep 26 | vs Wake Forest | W 30–14 | 65% |
| Oct 3 | vs Memphis | W 17–13 | 77% |
| Oct 10 | at Duke | L 7–14 | 59% |
| Oct 17 | at West Virginia | L 6–27 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | vs App State | W 34–12 | 65% |
| Oct 31 | at Kentucky | W 29–3 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | at 12Miami | L 14–21 | 29% |
| Nov 21 | vs VMI | L 0–6 | 77% |
| Nov 28 | at Virginia | W 20–3 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia 20–3; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 68th-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 1981.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–128
- Coach
- Bill Dooley
- Elo
- 1533 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.5 No. 47 of 132; offense No. 86, defense No. 29
- SRS
- 6.6 No. 40 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- John Gutekunst
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 4 | Robert Brown LB | Green Bay Packers |