1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Gator Bowl, L 3–42 vs. North Carolina
Conference Big East Conference
Record7–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (3rd season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 –1   9 –4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2   7 –5  
Pittsburgh  4 –3   6 –6  
West Virginia  4 –3   7 –5  
Miami (FL)  3 –4   5 –6  
Temple  3 –4   3 –8  
Boston College  3 –4   4 –7  
Rutgers  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:30 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN W 59–1926,713 [1]
September 136:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 22
ESPNW 31–350,137 [2]
September 206:00 p.m.at Temple No. 18
W 23–1312,056 [3]
September 271:00 p.m. Arkansas State *No. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 50–042,178 [4]
October 41:00 p.m. Miami (OH) *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 17–2442,878 [5]
October 1112:00 p.m. Boston College No. 23
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 ESPN+ W 17–747,681 [6]
October 253:30 p.m.at No. 21 West Virginia No. 19
 CBS L 17–3063,649 [7]
November 11:00 p.m. UAB *No. 23
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 37–037,411 [8]
November 86:00 p.m. Miami (FL) No. 20
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 ESPN2 W 27–2553,117 [9]
November 223:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh No. 19
L 23–3030,144 [10]
November 295:30 p.m.at Virginia *
ESPNL 20–3444,200 [11]
January 1, 199812:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 North Carolina *
 NBC L 3–4254,116 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
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Coaches Poll 2522191412122119172218171521———

Roster

1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Sr
OT 76 Dave Kadela Fr
G 69 Matt Lehr Fr
RB 28 Ken Oxendine Sr
QB 14 Nick Sorensen Fr
RB 38 Shyrone Stith So
G 75 Todd Washington Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 66 Chad Beasley Fr
DB 16 Cory Bird Fr
FS 1 Keion Carpenter Jr
CB 3 Ike Charlton So
DE 96 John Engelberger So
LB 43 Michael Hawkes So
CB 9 Anthony Midget So
DE 56 Corey Moore So
CB 20 Pierson Prioleau Jr
DT 71 David Pugh Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 17 Shayne Graham So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Coaching Staff

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References

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