1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

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
1993 record	9–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 51,000)

1993 Big East Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	4:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 33–16 [1]	37,737
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 63–21 [2]	33,839
September 18	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 2–21 [3]	55,753
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Maryland*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 55–28[4]	38,829
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	BEN	L 13–14 [5]	56,623
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Temple		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 55–7 [6]	40,634
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 49–42 [7]	40,211
October 30	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 31–12	34,306
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	BEN	L 34–48	32,698
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	BEN	W 45–24	44,722
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia*	No. 25	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	W 20–17	42,100
December 31	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 21 Indiana*	No. 22	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–20	33,819
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

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

References

1. "New look Hokies start season with victory". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
2. Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63-21". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
3. Johnson, Dave (September 19, 1993). "Miami defense raises 'Cane: Va. Tech offense stopped in 21-2 loss". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
4. Hatton, Nigel (September 26, 1993). "Tech exploits Terps' shaky defense: Hokies win 55-28 in fight-marred game". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
5. Hatton, Nigel (October 3, 1993). "Virginia Tech at West Virginia 1993". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
6. Jensen, Mike (October 17, 1993). "Owls lose, 55-7, but look for hope: Despite give up more than 50 points for a fifth straight week, Temple did show improvement". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
7. Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved July 15, 2019.