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1987 Virginia Tech

2–⁠9, coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1987, game by game: lost vs. No. 10 Clemson 10–22; lost at Virginia 13–14; lost vs. Syracuse 21–35; won vs. Navy 31–11; lost at South Carolina 10–40; lost vs. East Carolina 23–32; lost at Tulane 38–57; lost at Kentucky 7–14; lost at West Virginia 16–28; lost at No. 3 Miami 13–27; won vs. Cincinnati 21–20+20−30Lost 10–22 vs. No. 10 Clemson-12No. 10 ClemsonLost 13–14 at Virginia-1VirginiaLost 21–35 vs. Syracuse-14SyracuseWon 31–11 vs. Navy+20NavyLost 10–40 at South Carolina-30South CarolinaLost 23–32 vs. East Carolina-9East CarolinaLost 38–57 at Tulane-19TulaneLost 7–14 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 16–28 at West Virginia-12West VirginiaLost 13–27 at No. 3 Miami-14No. 3 MiamiWon 21–20 vs. Cincinnati+1Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vs10ClemsonL 10–⁠2253%
Sep 19atVirginiaL 13–⁠1459%
Sep 26vsSyracuseL 21–⁠3549%
Oct 3vsNavyW 31–⁠1181%
Oct 10atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠4045%
Oct 17vsEast CarolinaL 23–⁠3267%
Oct 24atTulaneL 38–⁠5745%
Oct 31atKentuckyL 7–⁠1427%
Nov 7atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠2825%
Nov 14at3MiamiL 13–⁠277%
Nov 21vsCincinnatiW 21–⁠2059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠300
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1402 −162 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 60 of 101; offense No. 60, defense No. 60
SRS
−0.5 No. 56 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Ron Zook
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 6Steve Johnson TENew England Patriots