1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference Independent
1987 record 2–9
Head coach Frank Beamer
Defensive coordinator Ron Zook
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 51,000)
1987 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Miami (FL)   –   –       12 – 0 – 0
#4 Syracuse   –   –       11 – 0 – 1
#2 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#15 South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
#17 Notre Dame   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Memphis   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 1:00 PM at #10 Clemson Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 10–22   42,000
September 19 1:00 PM at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) L 13–14   44,300
September 26 1:00 PM Syracuse Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 21–35   33,300
October 3 1:00 PM Navy Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 31–11   35,000
October 10 1:30 PM at South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 10–40   73,150
October 17 1:00 PM East Carolinadagger Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 23–35   38,300
October 24 8:30 PM at Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA L 38–57   31,280
October 31 7:30 PM at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 7–14   50,432
November 7 1:00 PM at West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 16–28   47,322
November 14 7:30 PM at #3 Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) L 13–27   40,105
November 21 1:00 PM Cincinnati Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 21–20   10,600
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.hokiesports.com/football/stats/1987/