1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Marshall (1st season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 51,000)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 312:00 p.m.at No. 4 Clemson
JPSL 7–4078,714
September 101:00 p.m.East Carolina
W 27–1637,200[1]
September 178:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
L 13–3517,135[2]
September 241:30 p.m.at Syracuse
L 0–3541,118
October 11:00 p.m.No. 7 West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 10–2250,231
October 81:00 p.m.No. 8 South Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 24–2642,845
October 157:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
W 41–1411,217
October 291:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 10–1650,329
November 57:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 3–1321,107
November 127:00 p.m.at No. 5 Florida State
L 14–4150,910
November 191:00 p.m.James Madison
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 27–618,753[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ "Virginia Tech rolls by East Carolina". The News Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern Miss swamps Tech". Daily Press. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rumor sparks Hokies past JMU". Daily Press. November 20, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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