1982 Virginia Tech

7–⁠4, coached by Bill Dooley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1982, game by game: won at Richmond 20–9; lost vs. No. 15 Miami 8–14; won vs. William & Mary 47–3; lost vs. Wake Forest 10–13; won at Duke 22–21; lost vs. No. 13 West Virginia 6–16; won vs. App State 34–0; won vs. Kentucky 29–3; lost at Vanderbilt 0–45; won vs. VMI 14–3; won vs. Virginia 21–14+44−45Won 20–9 at Richmond+11RichmondLost 8–14 vs. No. 15 Miami-6No. 15 MiamiWon 47–3 vs. William & Mary+44William & MaryLost 10–13 vs. Wake Forest-3Wake ForestWon 22–21 at Duke+1DukeLost 6–16 vs. No. 13 West Virginia-10No. 13 West VirginiaWon 34–0 vs. App State+34App StateWon 29–3 vs. Kentucky+26KentuckyLost 0–45 at Vanderbilt-45VanderbiltWon 14–3 vs. VMI+11VMIWon 21–14 vs. Virginia+7Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-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 1982.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠141
Coach
Bill Dooley
Elo
1533 +11 this season
SP+ rating
-7.9 No. 77 of 109; offense No. 99, defense No. 46
SRS
−1.0 No. 59 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
John Gutekunst