1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 45–20 vs. Indiana
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 22
1993 record9–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 51,000)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
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 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

The 1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 44:00 p.m.Bowling Green*
W 33–16 [1]37,737
September 117:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
W 63–21 [2]33,839
September 184:00 p.m.at No. 3 Miami (FL)
L 2–21 [3]55,753
September 251:00 p.m.Maryland*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 55–28[4]38,829
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 25 West Virginia
BENL 13–14 [5]56,623
October 161:00 p.m.Temple
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 55–7 [6]40,634
October 231:00 p.m.Rutgersdagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 49–42 [7]40,211
October 301:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–1234,306
November 612:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 25
BENL 34–4832,698
November 1312:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
BENW 45–2444,722
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 23 Virginia*No. 25
JPSW 20–1742,100
December 3112:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 Indiana*No. 22
ESPNW 45–2033,819
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

See also: 1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 NR 25 22 22 22 22 
Coaches Poll NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 23 NR 23 20 20 21 20

References[]

  1. ^ "New look Hokies start season with victory". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63-21". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Johnson, Dave (September 19, 1993). "Miami defense raises 'Cane: Va. Tech offense stopped in 21-2 loss". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Hatton, Nigel (September 26, 1993). "Tech exploits Terps' shaky defense: Hokies win 55-28 in fight-marred game". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 3, 1993). "Virginia Tech at West Virginia 1993". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  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". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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