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1990 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 1990 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 6–5. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

1990 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Marshall (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Clark (3rd season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 p.m.at Maryland
JPSL 13–2034,198[1]
September 87:00 p.m.Bowling Green
W 21–732,187[2]
September 157:00 p.m.at East Carolina
W 24–2333,819[3]
September 2212:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
HTSL 24–3541,462[4]
September 297:00 p.m.at No. 2 Florida State
L 28–3960,301[5]
October 61:00 p.m.West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 26–2151,223[6]
October 201:00 p.m.at Temple
L 28–3125,712[7]
October 271:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 20–1637,462[8]
November 31:00 p.m.NC State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 20–1638,622[9]
November 101:00 p.m.at No. 7 Georgia Tech
L 3–643,011[10]
November 244:00 p.m.No. 17 Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 38–1354,157[11]

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Roster edit

1990 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 69 Eugene Chung Jr
QB 2 Will Furrer Jr
C 73 Jim Pyne Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 97 Al Chamblee Sr
CB 22 Tyronne Drakeford Fr
CB 35 John Granby Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "Terps top Va. Tech in opener 20–13". Carroll County Times. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hebron, Hokies run past BG". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia Tech rallies". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gamecocks rally past Virginia Tech". The Herald. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FSU's big-play defense holds off Hokies 39–28". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hokies hang on, trip WVU". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Temple overcomes adversity and Virginia Tech". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hokies hold on in 4th quarter". Daily Press. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hokies opo Pack balloon". The News and Observer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ga. Tech sinks Va. Tech on field goal". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Furrer, Hokies conquer Cavaliers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 25, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
 

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