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
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 22
Record9–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
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 Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Big East. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 44:00 p.m. Bowling Green *
W 33–1637,737 [1]
September 117:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
W 63–2133,839 [2]
September 184:00 p.m.at No. 3 Miami (FL)
L 2–2155,753 [3]
September 251:00 p.m. Maryland *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 55–2838,829 [4]
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 25 West Virginia
BEN L 13–1456,623 [5]
October 161:00 p.m. Temple
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 55–740,634 [6]
October 231:00 p.m. Rutgers Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 49–4240,211 [7]
October 301:00 p.m. East Carolina *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–1234,306 [8]
November 612:00 p.m.at Boston College No. 25
BENL 34–4832,698 [9]
November 1312:00 p.m. Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
BENW 45–2444,722 [10]
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 23 Virginia *No. 25
 JPS W 20–1742,100 [11]
December 3112:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 Indiana *No. 22
 ESPN W 45–2033,819 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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  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". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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