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1992 Virginia Tech

2–⁠8–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Big East), coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1992, game by game: won vs. James Madison 49–20; lost at East Carolina 27–30; won at Temple 26–7; lost vs. West Virginia 7–16; lost at Louisville 17–21; tied vs. No. 21 NC State 13–13; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 23–43; lost at Rutgers 49–50; lost at No. 10 Syracuse 9–28; lost vs. Southern Miss 12–13; lost vs. Virginia 38–41+29−20Won 49–20 vs. James Madison+29James MadisonLost 27–30 at East Carolina-3East CarolinaWon 26–7 at Temple+19TempleLost 7–16 vs. West Virginia-9West VirginiaLost 17–21 at Louisville-4LouisvilleTied 13–13 vs. No. 21 NC State0No. 21 NC StateLost 23–43 vs. No. 1 Miami-20No. 1 MiamiLost 49–50 at Rutgers-1RutgersLost 9–28 at No. 10 Syracuse-19No. 10 SyracuseLost 12–13 vs. Southern Miss-1Southern MissLost 38–41 vs. Virginia-3Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsJames MadisonW 49–⁠2083%
Sep 12atEast CarolinaL 27–⁠3036%
Sep 19atTempleW 26–⁠758%
Sep 26vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠1656%
Oct 10atLouisvilleL 17–⁠2162%
Oct 17vs21NC StateT 13–⁠1340%
Oct 24vs1MiamiL 23–⁠4320%
Oct 31atRutgersL 49–⁠5041%
Nov 7at10SyracuseL 9–⁠2818%
Nov 14vsSouthern MissL 12–⁠1350%
Nov 21vsVirginiaL 38–⁠4141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 41–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big East.

In program history: The 95th-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 1992.

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠282
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1453 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-0.9 No. 61 of 105; offense No. 48, defense No. 70
SRS
−0.1 No. 55 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Marshall
Defensive coordinator
Mike Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

1992 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠011–⁠13
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠26
Rutgers4–⁠27–⁠4
Boston College2–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠121
West Virginia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠2
Pittsburgh1–⁠33–⁠9
Virginia Tech1–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
Temple0–⁠61–⁠10

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