1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

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
Record| 9–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach|

* Frank Beamer (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Rickey Bustle (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense| 4–4
Home stadium| Lane Stadium

Seasons

← 1992

1994 →

1993 Big East Conference football standings

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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

The 1993 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Big East. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| 4:00 p.m.| Bowling Green*| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | W 33–16| 37,737| [1]
September 11| 7:00 p.m.| at Pittsburgh| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | W 63–21| 33,839| [2]
September 18| 4:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Miami (FL)| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| | L 2–21| 55,753| [3]
September 25| 1:00 p.m.| Maryland*| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | W 55–28| 38,829| [4]
October 2| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 25 West Virginia| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| BEN| L 13–14| 56,623| [5]
October 16| 1:00 p.m.| Temple| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | W 55–7| 40,634| [6]
October 23| 1:00 p.m.| Rutgers| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | W 49–42| 40,211| [7]
October 30| 1:00 p.m.| East Carolina*| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | W 31–12| 34,306| [8]
November 6| 12:00 p.m.| at Boston College| No. 25|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)

| BEN| L 34–48| 32,698| [9]
November 13| 12:00 p.m.| Syracuse| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| BEN| W 45–24| 44,722| [10]
November 20| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 23 Virginia*| No. 25|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| JPS| W 20–17| 42,100| [11]
December 31| 12:30 p.m.| vs. No. 21 Indiana*| No. 22|

* Independence Stadium
* Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)

| ESPN| W 45–20| 33,819| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Rankings

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See also: 1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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

## References

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1. ^ "New look Hokies start season with victory". Daily Press. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Robinson, Alan (September 12, 1993). "Virginia Tech pulls off major victory against Pitt 63–21". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Johnson, Dave (September 19, 1993). "Miami defense raises 'Cane: Va. Tech offense stopped in 21–2 loss". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Hatton, Nigel (September 26, 1993). "Tech exploits Terps' shaky defense: Hokies win 55–28 in fight-marred game". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 3, 1993). "Virginia Tech at West Virginia 1993". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Hatton, Nigel (October 24, 1993). "Tech just holds off Rutgers: Knights' late rally comes up short". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Hokies thwart ECU". Daily Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tech not ready to fly with Eagles". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Syracuse bombed again". The Post-Star. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Virginia Tech takes advantage of Cavs' mistakes". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Virginia Tech claims Independence Bowl". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1993 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues|

* Sheib Field (1894–1901)
* Gibboney Field (1902–1908)
* Miles Field (1909–1925)
* Miles Stadium (1926–1964)
* Lane Stadium (1965–present)
* Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Boston College
* Georgia Tech
* Miami
* Virginia
* VMI
* West Virginia

Culture & lore|

* HokieBird
* "Tech Triumph"
* "Enter Sandman"
* The Marching Virginians
* Battle at Bristol
* Skipper
* "Lunch Pail Defense"
* 1986 Peach Bowl
* 2000 Sugar Bowl
* 2012 Sugar Bowl

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* WBRW
* Virginia Tech Sports Network

People|

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