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1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football
1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 38–7 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 23
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (4th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

1998 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Syracuse $	6	–	1	8	–	4
No. 20 Miami (FL)	5	–	2	9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia Tech	5	–	2	9	–	3
West Virginia	5	–	2	8	–	4
Boston College	3	–	4	4	–	7
Rutgers	2	–	5	5	–	6
Temple	2	–	5	2	–	9
Pittsburgh	0	–	7	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	4:00 p.m.	East Carolina*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	HTS	W 38–3	48,134
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 37–0	66,431
September 19	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–20 ^OT	41,155
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 21	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 27–7	50,057
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–0	37,628
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 24–28	47,610
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at UAB*	No. 23	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 41–0	31,897	^[1]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 West Virginia	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 27–13	52,807
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 16	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 26–28	49,336
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 23	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–7	42,452
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia*	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 32–36	53,207
December 29	5:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama*		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–7	41,600	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`57`	Dwight Vick	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`20`	Pierson Prioleau	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster

^ "Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tide rolled over - Virginia Tech on top early in easy win". The Tennessean. December 30, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.