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1990 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Marshall (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mike Clark (3rd season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane 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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 p.m.at Maryland JPSL 13–2034,198 [1]
September 87:00 p.m. Bowling GreenW 21–732,187 [2]
September 157:00 p.m.at East CarolinaW 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 StateL 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 TempleL 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 TechL 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

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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.