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1989 Virginia Tech

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1989, game by game: won vs. Akron 29–3; tied at South Carolina 17–17; lost vs. No. 7 Clemson 7–27; won vs. Temple 23–0; won at No. 9 West Virginia 12–10; lost vs. No. 19 Florida State 7–41; lost at East Carolina 10–14; won vs. Tulane 30–13; won vs. Vanderbilt 18–0; lost at No. 18 Virginia 25–32; won at NC State 25–23+26−34Won 29–3 vs. Akron+26AkronTied 17–17 at South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 7–27 vs. No. 7 Clemson-20No. 7 ClemsonWon 23–0 vs. Temple+23TempleWon 12–10 at No. 9 West Virginia+2No. 9 West VirginiaLost 7–41 vs. No. 19 Florida State-34No. 19 Florida StateLost 10–14 at East Carolina-4East CarolinaWon 30–13 vs. Tulane+17TulaneWon 18–0 vs. Vanderbilt+18VanderbiltLost 25–32 at No. 18 Virginia-7No. 18 VirginiaWon 25–23 at NC State+2NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsAkronW 29–⁠362%
Sep 9atSouth CarolinaT 17–⁠1731%
Sep 16vs7ClemsonL 7–⁠2727%
Sep 23vsTempleW 23–⁠066%
Oct 7at9West VirginiaW 12–⁠1016%
Oct 14vs19Florida StateL 7–⁠4127%
Oct 21atEast CarolinaL 10–⁠1441%
Oct 28vsTulaneW 30–⁠1366%
Nov 4vsVanderbiltW 18–⁠073%
Nov 11at18VirginiaL 25–⁠3225%
Nov 18atNC StateW 25–⁠2331%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 25–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-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 1989.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠180
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1503 +64 this season
SP+ rating
10.1 No. 31 of 103; offense No. 71, defense No. 9
SRS
5.4 No. 35 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Marshall
Defensive coordinator
Mike Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4