1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Summary

The 1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Big East. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 45–20 vs. Indiana
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 22
Record9–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 13 Boston College 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 3 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 3 4 0 6 4 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 3 8 0
Rutgers 1 6 0 4 7 0
Temple 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 44:00 p.m.Bowling Green*W 33–1637,737[1]
September 117:00 p.m.at PittsburghW 63–2133,839[2]
September 184:00 p.m.at No. 3 Miami (FL)L 2–2155,753[3]
September 251:00 p.m.Maryland*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 55–2838,829[4]
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 25 West VirginiaBENL 13–1456,623[5]
October 161:00 p.m.Temple
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 55–740,634[6]
October 231:00 p.m.Rutgers 
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 49–4240,211[7]
October 301:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–1234,306[8]
November 612:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 25BENL 34–4832,698[9]
November 1312:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
BENW 45–2444,722[10]
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 23 Virginia*No. 25JPSW 20–1742,100[11]
December 3112:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 Indiana*No. 22ESPNW 45–2033,819[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP252522222222
Coaches Poll24232320202120

References edit

  1. ^ "New look Hokies start season with victory". Daily Press. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63–21". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Johnson, Dave (September 19, 1993). "Miami defense raises 'Cane: Va. Tech offense stopped in 21–2 loss". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hatton, Nigel (September 26, 1993). "Tech exploits Terps' shaky defense: Hokies win 55–28 in fight-marred game". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 3, 1993). "Virginia Tech at West Virginia 1993". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jensen, Mike (October 17, 1993). "Owls lose, 55–7, but look for hope: Despite give up more than 50 points for a fifth straight week, Temple did show improvement". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hokies thwart ECU". Daily Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech not ready to fly with Eagles". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Syracuse bombed again". The Post-Star. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia Tech takes advantage of Cavs' mistakes". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia Tech claims Independence Bowl". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1993 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.