1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 38–7 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 23
Record9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (4th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1998 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Syracuse $   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23   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 Tech as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big East. Virginia Tech was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Hokies defeated Alabama. The team played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 54:00 p.m.East Carolina*
HTSW 38–348,134
September 121:00 p.m.at Clemson*
W 37–066,431[1]
September 198:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)
ESPNW 27–20 OT41,155
September 2612:00 p.m.PittsburghNo. 21
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN2W 27–750,057
October 88:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 17
ESPNW 17–037,628
October 171:00 p.m.TempleNo. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 24–2847,610
October 247:00 p.m.at UAB*No. 23
W 41–031,897[2]
October 3112:00 p.m.No. 21 West VirginiaNo. 20
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 27–1352,807
November 148:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 16
ESPN2L 26–2849,336
November 211:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 23
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 47–742,452
November 2812:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia*No. 20
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 32–3653,207
December 295:00 p.m.vs. Alabama*
ESPNW 38–741,600[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
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———2119171423201516232025—23
Coaches Poll——2119161510211714122019242419
BCSNot 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
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.
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