1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Ron Zook (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)  – – 12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse  – – 11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina  – – 8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh  – – 8 –4 –0
Penn State  – – 8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame  – – 8 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers  – – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State  – – 5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois  – – 5 –5 –1
West Virginia  – – 6 –6 –0
Tulane  – – 6 –6 –0
Army  – – 5 –6 –0
Boston College  – – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina  – – 5 –6 –0
Akron  – – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati  – – 4 –7 –0
Louisville  – – 3 –7 –1
Temple  – – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa  – – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 2 –9 –0
Navy  – – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for College Football Hall of Fame coach, Frank Beamer.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 121:00 p.m.No. 10 Clemson
L 10–2242,000 [1]
September 191:00 p.m.at Virginia
L 13–1444,300 [2]
September 261:00 p.m. Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 21–3533,300 [3]
October 31:00 p.m. Navy
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–1135,000 [4]
October 101:30 p.m.at South Carolina
L 10–4073,150 [5]
October 171:00 p.m. East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 23–3538,300 [6]
October 248:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 38–5731,280 [7]
October 317:30 p.m.at Kentucky
L 7–1450,432 [8]
November 71:00 p.m.at West Virginia
L 16–2847,322 [9]
November 147:30 p.m.at No. 3 Miami (FL)
L 13–2740,105 [10]
November 211:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–2010,600 [11]

Source: [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Clemson slugs Virginia Tech". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Virginia nips Tech". Greensboro News & Record. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Orange rallies on road". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hokies capture first win, 31–11". The Danville Register. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ellis passes Gamecocks over Virginia Tech 40–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "East Carolina rally spoils Hokie homecoming, 32–23". The News Leader. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tulane crushes Hokies, 57–38". Daily Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hokies start late, lose 14–7 to Kentucky". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "West Virginia trips Virginia Tech 28–16". Bristol Herald Courier. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Miami struggles past VPI, 27–13". Fort Myers News-Press. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Virginia Tech barely beats Cincinnati". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1987 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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