1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (3rd season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Syracuse $   6 1     9 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 2     7 5  
Pittsburgh   4 3     6 6  
West Virginia   4 3     7 5  
Miami (FL)   3 4     5 6  
Temple   3 4     3 8  
Boston College   3 4     4 7  
Rutgers   0 7     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:30 p.m.at
Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
  • ESPNW 59–1926,713
    September 136:00 p.m.SyracuseNo. 22ESPNW 31–350,137
    September 206:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 18W 23–1312,056
    September 271:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 14
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    W 50–042,178
    October 41:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*daggerNo. 14
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    L 17–2442,878
    October 1112:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 23
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
    ESPN+W 17–747,681
    October 253:30 p.m.at No. 21 West VirginiaNo. 19CBSL 17–3063,649
    November 11:00 p.m.UAB*No. 23
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    W 37–037,411
    November 86:00 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 20
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
    ESPN2W 27–2553,117
    November 223:30 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 19L 23–3030,144
    November 295:30 p.m.at Virginia*ESPNL 20–3444,200
    January 1, 199812:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 NBCL 3–4254,116
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • 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
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP
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    Coaches Poll2522191412122119172218171521

    Roster

    1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Sr
    OT 76 Dave Kadela Fr
    G 69 Matt Lehr Fr
    RB 28 Ken Oxendine Sr
    QB 14 Nick Sorensen Fr
    RB 38 Shyrone Stith So
    G 75 Todd Washington Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 66 Chad Beasley Fr
    DB 16 Cory Bird Fr
    FS 1 Keion Carpenter Jr
    CB 3 Ike Charlton So
    DE 96 John Engelberger So
    LB 43 Michael Hawkes So
    CB 9 Anthony Midget So
    DE 56 Corey Moore So
    CB 20 Pierson Prioleau Jr
    DT 71 David Pugh Fr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 17 Shayne Graham So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Coaching Staff

    References