1998_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team
1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Virginia Tech Hokies football, Music City Bowl champion ...
| 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rickey Bustle (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 4:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | HTS | W 38–3 | 48,134 | |||
| September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Clemson* | W 37–0 | 66,431 | ||||
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | ESPN | W 27–20 OT | 41,155 | |||
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 21 |
| ESPN2 | W 27–7 | 50,057 | |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 17 | ESPN | W 17–0 | 37,628 | ||
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 14 |
| L 24–28 | 47,610 | ||
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at UAB* | No. 23 | W 41–0 | 31,897 | [1] | ||
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 West Virginia | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–13 | 52,807 | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 16 | ESPN2 | L 26–28 | 49,336 | ||
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers | No. 23 |
| W 47–7 | 42,452 | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia* | No. 20 |
| ESPN | L 32–36 | 53,207 | |
| December 29 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama* | ESPN | W 38–7 | 41,600 | [2] | ||
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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| 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 | |||||||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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- "Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide rolled over - Virginia Tech on top early in easy win". The Tennessean. December 30, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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