The 1972 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1972 college football season.[1]
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Independent |
6–4–1 |
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Lane Stadium |
Seasons |
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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No. 10 Penn State | | | – | | | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 14 Notre Dame | | | – | | | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Utah State | | | – | | | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
West Virginia | | | – | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Florida State | | | – | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Northern Illinois | | | – | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 20 Georgia Tech | | | – | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Air Force | | | – | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Army | | | – | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Virginia Tech | | | – | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Houston | | | – | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Tulane | | | – | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Temple | | | – | | | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Colgate | | | – | | | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Holy Cross | | | – | | | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Syracuse | | | – | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Miami (FL) | | | – | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Dayton | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Boston College | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Navy | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
South Carolina | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Southern Miss | | | – | | | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Marshall | | | – | | | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Xavier | | | – | | | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Cincinnati | | | – | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Villanova | | | – | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Pittsburgh | | | – | | | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The following players were members of the 1972 football team according to the roster published in the 1973 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[3]
1972 Virginia Tech roster |
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| - Paul Adams
- Bruce Arians
- James William "J.B." Barber, Jr.
- Larry Bearekman
- John Bell
- Brent Bledsoe
- Morris Blueford
- Jack Booth
- Glenn Brown
- Mike Burnop
- Tom Carpenito
- M. Cole
- Nick Colobro
- Chris Courtney
- Doug Coyner
- Jack Crews
- Bobby Dabbs
- John Dobbins
- Dennis Dodson
- Rich Eastling
- Bill Ellenbogen
- Stephen C. Galloway
- Barry Garber
- T. Gerdy
| | - David Halstead
- Jim Heizer
- Kent Henry
- Peter Michael Horoszko
- Andy Hromyak
- Johnson
- Bob Karlsen
- Howard Keyes
- Wayne Latimer
- Bob Lawlor
- Chip Lawson
- Bruce Arthur Lemmert
- Billy Linson
- Steve Maguigan
- Charley Martin
- Randy McCann
- Lynn McCoy
- Bruce McDaniel
- Steve Pasi
- Chuck Perdue
- Vic Perez
- Rick Popp
- Barney Ratliff
- Don Reel
| | - Tom Reynolds
- Phil Rogers
- Ricky Scales
- Jerry Scharnus
- John William Schneider
- Rodney Schnurr
- Chuck Schoenadel
- Rod M. Sedwick
- Tom Shirley
- Chuck Shorter
- Dale Soncini
- John Sprenkle
- Don Sprouse
- Terry Stewart
- Dave Strock
- Don Strock
- Andre Tennessee
- Don Testerman
- Doug Thacker
- Greg Toal
- Tom Trice
- Kit Utz
- Craig Valentine
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