1988 Virginia Tech

3–⁠8, coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1988, game by game: lost at No. 4 Clemson 7–40; won vs. East Carolina 27–16; lost at Southern Miss 13–35; lost at Syracuse 0–35; lost vs. No. 7 West Virginia 10–22; lost vs. No. 8 South Carolina 24–26; won at Cincinnati 41–14; lost vs. Virginia 10–16; lost at Louisville 3–13; lost at No. 5 Florida State 14–41; won vs. James Madison 27–6+27−35Lost 7–40 at No. 4 Clemson-33No. 4 ClemsonWon 27–16 vs. East Carolina+11East CarolinaLost 13–35 at Southern Miss-22Southern MissLost 0–35 at Syracuse-35SyracuseLost 10–22 vs. No. 7 West Virginia-12No. 7 West VirginiaLost 24–26 vs. No. 8 South Carolina-2No. 8 South CarolinaWon 41–14 at Cincinnati+27CincinnatiLost 10–16 vs. Virginia-6VirginiaLost 3–13 at Louisville-10LouisvilleLost 14–41 at No. 5 Florida State-27No. 5 Florida StateWon 27–6 vs. James Madison+21James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat James Madison 27–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠264
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1408 −26 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 66 of 102; offense No. 79, defense No. 43
SRS
−3.0 No. 67 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Marshall
Defensive coordinator
Mike Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4