1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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.
| 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Music City Bowl champion | |
Music City Bowl, W 38–7 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 23 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–2 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rickey Bustle (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Lane Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 4:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | HTS | W 38–3 | 48,134 | |||
| September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Clemson* | W 37–0 | 66,431 | ||||
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | ESPN | W 27–20 OT | 41,155 | |||
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 21 |
| ESPN2 | W 27–7 | 50,057 | |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 17 | ESPN | W 17–0 | 37,628 | ||
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 14 |
| L 24–28 | 47,610 | ||
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at UAB* | No. 23 | W 41–0 | 31,897 | [1] | ||
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 West Virginia | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–13 | 52,807 | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 16 | ESPN2 | L 26–28 | 49,336 | ||
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers | No. 23 |
| W 47–7 | 42,452 | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia* | No. 20 |
| ESPN | L 32–36 | 53,207 | |
| December 29 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama* | ESPN | W 38–7 | 41,600 | [2] | ||
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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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 25 | — | 23 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
| BCS | Not released | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||||||
Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide rolled over - Virginia Tech on top early in easy win". The Tennessean. December 30, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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