1992 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1992 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
ConferenceBig East Conference
1992 record2–8–1 (1–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Marshall (5th season)
Defensive coordinator
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 51,000)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 0 0 11 1 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 1 0 10 2 0
Rutgers 4 2 0 7 4 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 1 1 8 3 1
West Virginia 2 3 1 5 4 2
Pittsburgh 1 3 0 3 9 0
Virginia Tech 1 4 0 2 8 1
Temple 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

This would prove to be the last Hokies team not to play in a bowl game until 2020, as Virginia Tech would play in a bowl game for 27 consecutive seasons, from 1993 through 2019.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.James Madison*W 49–2043,684[2]
September 1212:00 p.m.at East Carolina*L 27–3035,121[3]
September 1912:00 p.m.at TempleBENW 26–711,861
September 261:00 p.m.West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 7–1651,211
October 104:00 p.m.at LouisvilleL 17–2129,418
October 171:00 p.m.No. 21 NC State*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 13–1343,628
October 2412:00 p.m.No. 1 Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
BENL 23–4351,423
October 3112:00 p.m.at RutgersL 49–5028,432
November 712:00 p.m.at No. 10 SyracuseBENL 9–2849,196
November 141:00 p.m.Southern Miss*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 12–1327,342[4]
November 214:00 p.m.Virginia*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 38–4153,271
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ Niziolek, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Virginia Tech players vote to end season, skip potential bowl game". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hokies rip JMU 49–20". Daily Press. September 6, 1992. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ECU offense overcomes Tech". Daily Press. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Again, Virginia Tech lets one get away". Daily Press. November 15, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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