1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 38–7 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 23
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (4th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Syracuse $		6	–	1					8	–	4
No. 20 Miami (FL)		5	–	2					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia Tech		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia		5	–	2					8	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4					4	–	7
Rutgers		2	–	5					5	–	6
Temple		2	–	5					2	–	9
Pittsburgh		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	4:00 p.m.	East Carolina *		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	HTS	W 38–3	48,134
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at Clemson *		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 37–0	66,431	[1]
September 19	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–20 OT	41,155
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 21	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 27–7	50,057
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–0	37,628
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 24–28	47,610
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at UAB *	No. 23	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 41–0	31,897	[2]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 West Virginia	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 27–13	52,807
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 16	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 26–28	49,336
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 23	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–7	42,452
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia *	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 32–36	53,207
December 29	5:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama *		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–7	41,600	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	21	19	17	14	23	20	15	16	23	20	25	—	23
Coaches Poll	—	—	21	19	16	15	10	21	17	14	12	20	19	24	24	19
BCS	Not released								—	—	20	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 57 Dwight Vick  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 20 Pierson Prioleau Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank Beamer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Tech blanks Clemson". Daily Press. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tide rolled over - Virginia Tech on top early in easy win". The Tennessean. December 30, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.