1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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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
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
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 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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

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
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 54:00 p.m.
HTS
W 38–348,134
September 121:00 p.m.at Clemson*
W 37–066,431
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.TempledaggerNo. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 24–2847,610
October 247:00 p.m.at UAB*No. 23
W 41–031,897[1]
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
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
    		• 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.
    Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)
    		• ESPNW 38–741,600[2]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • 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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References

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