1993_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team

1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football
1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 45–20 vs. Indiana
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 22
Record	9–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (7th season);
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 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	4:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 33–16	37,737	^[1]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 63–21	33,839	^[2]
September 18	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 2–21	55,753	^[3]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Maryland*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 55–28	38,829	^[4]
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	BEN	L 13–14	56,623	^[5]
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Temple		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 55–7	40,634	^[6]
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 49–42	40,211	^[7]
October 30	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 31–12	34,306	^[8]
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	BEN	L 34–48	32,698	^[9]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	BEN	W 45–24	44,722	^[10]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia*	No. 25	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	W 20–17	42,100	^[11]
December 31	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 21 Indiana*	No. 22	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–20	33,819	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	25	22	22	22	22
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	23	—	23	20	20	21	20

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 West Virginia $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Boston College	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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