1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1981 record	7–4
Head coach	Bill Dooley
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1981 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#4 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#8 Miami		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#17 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	Richmond	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 28–12
September 19	William & Mary	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 47–3
September 26	Wake Forest	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 30–14	42,200
October 3	Memphis	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 17–13
October 10	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		L 7–14
October 17	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond)		L 6–27	49,115
October 24	Appalachian State	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 34–12
October 31	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 29–3
November 14	at No. 12 Miami	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)		L 14–21	22,257
November 21	VMI	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 0–6
November 28	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)		W 20–3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)

Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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