1989 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1989 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	Frank Beamer (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Marshall (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 51,000)
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	SCA	W 29–3	28,371
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		T 17–17	71,824
September 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Clemson	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	WJPR	L 7–27	47,152
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	WJPR	W 23–0	32,157
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 12–10	62,563
October 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Florida State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	WJPR	L 7–41	41,832
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 10–14	35,100	[1]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	SCA	W 30–13	26,353	[2]
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	WJPR	W 18–0	23,752	[3]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		L 25–32	44,300
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 25–23	43,100
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At West Virginia

See also: 1989 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total •Seminoles 7 17 10 7 41 Hokies 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 14 Location: Lane Stadium

See also: 1989 Florida State Seminoles football team

References

1. "E. Carolina surprises Hokies". Daily Press. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Defense lifts Hokies past Tulane, 30–13". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech a leg up on Vanderbilt". The Roanoke Times & World Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.