1983 Virginia Tech

9–⁠2, coached by Bill Dooley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1983, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 6–13; won at Memphis 17–10; won vs. VMI 28–0; won vs. Louisville 31–0; won vs. Duke 27–14; lost at No. 4 West Virginia 0–13; won vs. Richmond 38–0; won vs. William & Mary 59–21; won at Tulane 26–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 21–10; won at Virginia 48–0+48−13Lost 6–13 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 17–10 at Memphis+7MemphisWon 28–0 vs. VMI+28VMIWon 31–0 vs. Louisville+31LouisvilleWon 27–14 vs. Duke+13DukeLost 0–13 at No. 4 West Virginia-13No. 4 West VirginiaWon 38–0 vs. Richmond+38RichmondWon 59–21 vs. William & Mary+38William & MaryWon 26–10 at Tulane+16TulaneWon 21–10 vs. Vanderbilt+11VanderbiltWon 48–0 at Virginia+48Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 48–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-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 1983.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
301–⁠91
Coach
Bill Dooley
Elo
1629 +107 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 44 of 108; offense No. 74, defense No. 20
SRS
12.1 No. 24 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
John Gutekunst

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 6Tony Paige RBNew York Jets