1990 Virginia Tech

6–⁠5, coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1990, game by game: lost at Maryland 13–20; won vs. Bowling Green 21–7; won at East Carolina 24–23; lost vs. South Carolina 24–35; lost at No. 2 Florida State 28–39; won vs. West Virginia 26–21; lost at Temple 28–31; won vs. Southern Miss 20–16; won vs. NC State 20–16; lost at No. 7 Georgia Tech 3–6; won vs. No. 17 Virginia 38–13+25−11Lost 13–20 at Maryland-7MarylandWon 21–7 vs. Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenWon 24–23 at East Carolina+1East CarolinaLost 24–35 vs. South Carolina-11South CarolinaLost 28–39 at No. 2 Florida State-11No. 2 Florida StateWon 26–21 vs. West Virginia+5West VirginiaLost 28–31 at Temple-3TempleWon 20–16 vs. Southern Miss+4Southern MissWon 20–16 vs. NC State+4NC StateLost 3–6 at No. 7 Georgia Tech-3No. 7 Georgia TechWon 38–13 vs. No. 17 Virginia+25No. 17 Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 38–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-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 1990.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠227
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1557 +55 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 24 of 104; offense No. 39, defense No. 16
SRS
8.4 No. 28 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Steve Marshall
Defensive coordinator
Mike Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4