1992 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1992 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Marshall (5th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mike Clark (5th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Rutgers 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 21 Boston College 2 –1 –18 –3 –1
West Virginia 2 –3 –15 –4 –2
Pittsburgh 1 –3 –03 –9 –0
Virginia Tech 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Temple 0 –6 –01 –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 Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished third in the Big East. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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 Temple
BEN W 26–711,861 [4]
September 261:00 p.m. West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 7–1651,211 [5]
October 104:00 p.m.at Louisville *
L 17–2129,418 [6]
October 171:00 p.m.No. 21 NC State *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 13–1343,628 [7]
October 2412:00 p.m.No. 1 Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
BENL 23–4351,423 [8]
October 3112:00 p.m.at Rutgers
L 49–5028,432 [9]
November 712:00 p.m.at No. 10 Syracuse
BENL 9–2849,196 [10]
November 141:00 p.m. Southern Miss *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 12–1327,342 [11]
November 214:00 p.m. Virginia *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 38–4153,271 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  4. ↑ "Penalties put Temple at loss against Virginia Tech". The Courier-Post. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ↑ "Videtich's knuckler gives Pack tie". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ "Rutgers wins on TD pass with no time left". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SU smacks Hokies, 28–9". The Post-Star. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Again, Virginia Tech lets one get away". Daily Press. November 15, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Virginia victimizes Hokies". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1992 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.


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