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Virginia Tech Football Team History


Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
 Blacksburg, VA
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Lane Stadium
Capacity: 65,115
Colors: Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange
Coach: Jerry Claiborne
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Virginia Tech.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Alabama  13   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Wake Forest  10   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Richmond  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Kentucky  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. South Carolina  16   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Buffalo  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. William & Mary  48   7   W    @ Roanoke, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Florida State  10   10   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Duke  48   12   W    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Virginia Military Institute  52   0   W    @ Roanoke, VA   
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored234
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed110
  Defense Average11.0
  Opponents Record33-36
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3 -1
  Away Record1-2
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-032290Won  10-3  Joe Paterno
West Virginia 10-1302113Won  14-3  Jim Carlen
Boise State 9-139198   Tony Knap
Houston 9-2422208Won  36-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 8-2-1351134Lost  17-21  Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force 6-4267177   Ben Martin
Buffalo 6-317489   Bob Deming
Florida State 6-3-1220182   Bill Peterson
Nevada Las Vegas 6-4271255   Bill Ireland
Ball State 5-5178201   Wave Myers
Boston College 5-4218245   Joseph Joe Yukica
Eastern Michigan 5-4255106   Dan Boisture
Nevada 5-5222225   Jerry Scattine
New Mexico State 5-5199235   Jim Wood
Southern Mississippi 5-5162307   P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse 5-5169126   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army 4-5-1161160   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 4-6144183   Bud Carson
Miami 4-6201216   Charlie Tate
Pittsburgh 4-6166287   Carl A. DePasqua
Virginia Tech 4-5-1234110   Jerry Claiborne
Marshall 3-7207281   Rick Tolley
Northern Illinois 3-7191284   Richard Doc Urich
Tulane 3-7152235   Jim Pittman
Utah State 3-7134250   Chuck Mills
Navy 1-998307   Richard Rick Forzano

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.