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1991 Virginia Tech

5–⁠6 (1–⁠0 Big East), coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1991, game by game: won vs. James Madison 41–12; lost at NC State 0–7; lost at South Carolina 21–28; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 17–27; won at West Virginia 20–14; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 20–33; won vs. Cincinnati 56–9; won vs. Louisville 41–13; won vs. Akron 42–24; lost vs. No. 14 East Carolina 17–24; lost at No. 20 Virginia 0–38+47−38Won 41–12 vs. James Madison+29James MadisonLost 0–7 at NC State-7NC StateLost 21–28 at South Carolina-7South CarolinaLost 17–27 at No. 6 Oklahoma-10No. 6 OklahomaWon 20–14 at West Virginia+6West VirginiaLost 20–33 vs. No. 1 Florida State-13No. 1 Florida StateWon 56–9 vs. Cincinnati+47CincinnatiWon 41–13 vs. Louisville+28LouisvilleWon 42–24 vs. Akron+18AkronLost 17–24 vs. No. 14 East Carolina-7No. 14 East CarolinaLost 0–38 at No. 20 Virginia-38No. 20 Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsJames MadisonW 41–⁠1284%
Sep 7atNC StateL 0–⁠743%
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠2846%
Sep 28at6OklahomaL 17–⁠2725%
Oct 5atWest VirginiaW 20–⁠1438%
Oct 12vs1Florida StateL 20–⁠3318%
Oct 19vsCincinnatiW 56–⁠976%
Oct 26vsLouisvilleW 41–⁠1372%
Nov 9vsAkronW 42–⁠2475%
Nov 16vs14East CarolinaL 17–⁠2452%
Nov 23at20VirginiaL 0–⁠3827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big East.

In program history: The 71st-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 1991.

Led the nationBo Campbell: punt return average (18.2)

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠0 shared first in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
275–⁠229
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1526 −12 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 39 of 104; offense No. 40, defense No. 44
SRS
3.9 No. 42 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Marshall
Defensive coordinator
Mike Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Eugene Chung OTNew England Patriots
Rd 4Will Furrer QBChicago Bears
Rd 6Damien Russell DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7William Boatwright OGPhiladelphia Eagles

1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.