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)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 51,000)
1993 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 13 Boston College 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 –3 –09 –3 –0
Syracuse 3 –4 –06 –4 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rutgers 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Temple 0 –7 –01 –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 PittsburghW 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 VirginiaBENL 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. 25BENL 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. 25JPSW 20–1742,100
December 3112:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 Indiana*No. 22ESPNW 45–2033,819
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
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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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