1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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.
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Gator Bowl, L 3–42 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 7–5 (5–2 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rickey Bustle (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at Rutgers | ESPN | W 59–19 | 26,713 | ||
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 22 | ESPN | W 31–3 | 50,137 | |
September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Temple | No. 18 | W 23–13 | 12,056 | ||
September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 14 |
| W 50–0 | 42,178 | |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 14 |
| L 17–24 | 42,878 | |
October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 23 |
| ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 47,681 |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 West Virginia | No. 19 | CBS | L 17–30 | 63,649 | |
November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UAB* | No. 23 |
| W 37–0 | 37,411 | |
November 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) | No. 20 |
| ESPN2 | W 27–25 | 53,117 |
November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 19 | L 23–30 | 30,144 | ||
November 29 | 5:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | ESPN | L 20–34 | 44,200 | ||
January 1, 1998 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 North Carolina* | NBC | L 3–42 | 54,116 | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Coaches Poll | 25 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Coaching Staff
- Bud Foster - Defensive coordinator
- Rickey Bustle - Offensive coordinator
- J. C. Price - strength and conditioning
- Brent Pry - Graduate assistant
References
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