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The 1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 9–2.[1]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Wake Forest | | | L 6–13 | 26,300 | [2] [3] [4] |
September 17 | at Memphis State | | | W 17–10 | 39,528 | [5] [6][7] |
September 24 | VMI | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| | W 28–0 | 32,300 | [8] |
October 1 | Louisville | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 31–0 | 28,300 | [9] |
October 8 | Duke | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 27–14 | 40,700 | [10] |
October 15 | at No. 4 West Virginia | | CBS | L 0–13 | 57,181 | [11] |
October 22 | Richmond | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 38–0 | 34,400 | [12] |
October 29 | William & Mary | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 59–21 | 28,300 | [13] |
November 5 | at Tulane | | | W 26–10 | 21,391 | [14] |
November 12 | Vanderbilt | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| | W 21–10 | 27,300 | [15] |
November 19 | at Virginia | | | W 48–0 | 44,572 | [16] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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P
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15
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David Cox
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[edit]
- ^ "1983 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Wake, errors stop Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. p. 21. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tech-nical difficulties lift Wake". The Roanoke Times. September 11, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Schofield rallies Wake to 13–6 win over VPI". The News and Observer. September 11, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First-half scores, second-half stands life Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 18, 1983. p. 21. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tech defense denies Tigers". The Roanoke Times. September 18, 1983. p. 161. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tech spolis MSU's night". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech outclasses VMI Keydets, 28–0". Kingsport Times-News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville's win streak ends at Virginia Tech". The Park City Daily News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI defense smothers Blue Devils". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia tops Virginia Tech, 13–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 16, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va Tech enjoys homecoming win". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech offense makes points, buries W&M". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cox engineers Hokies over Tulane, 26–10". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies win as Lee sets NCAA record". Tampa Bay Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech thinks 9–2 should mean bowl". Tallahassee Democrat. November 20, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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