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1993 Virginia Tech

9–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Big East), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1993, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 33–16; won at Pittsburgh 63–21; lost at No. 3 Miami 2–21; won vs. Maryland 55–28; lost at No. 25 West Virginia 13–14; won vs. Temple 55–7; won vs. Rutgers 49–42; won vs. East Carolina 31–12; lost at Boston College 34–48; won vs. Syracuse 45–24; won at No. 23 Virginia 20–17; won vs. No. 21 Indiana 45–20+48−19Won 33–16 vs. Bowling Green+17Bowling GreenWon 63–21 at Pittsburgh+42PittsburghLost 2–21 at No. 3 Miami-19No. 3 MiamiWon 55–28 vs. Maryland+27MarylandLost 13–14 at No. 25 West Virginia-1No. 25 West VirginiaWon 55–7 vs. Temple+48TempleWon 49–42 vs. Rutgers+7RutgersWon 31–12 vs. East Carolina+19East CarolinaLost 34–48 at Boston College-14Boston CollegeWon 45–24 vs. Syracuse+21SyracuseWon 20–17 at No. 23 Virginia+3No. 23 VirginiaWon 45–20 vs. No. 21 Indiana+25No. 21 Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsBowling GreenW 33–⁠1640%
Sep 11atPittsburghW 63–⁠2152%
Sep 18at3MiamiL 2–⁠2120%
Sep 25vsMarylandW 55–⁠2873%
Oct 2at25West VirginiaL 13–⁠1436%
Oct 16vsTempleW 55–⁠786%
Oct 23vsRutgersW 49–⁠4262%
Oct 30vsEast CarolinaW 31–⁠1278%
Nov 6atBoston CollegeL 34–⁠4839%
Nov 13vsSyracuseW 45–⁠2453%
Nov 20at23VirginiaW 20–⁠1738%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs21IndianaIndependence BowlW 45–⁠2055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 45–⁠20 in the Independence Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big East.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25
  2. Wk 13: 25
  3. Wk 14: 22
  4. Wk 15: 22
  5. Wk 16: 22
  6. Final: 22

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 1993.

Consensus All-AmericanJim Pyne, C

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Big East
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 22
Points
445–⁠270
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1634 +165 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 21 of 105; offense No. 9, defense No. 54
SRS
9.5 No. 27 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rickey Bustle
Defensive coordinator
Phil Elmassian
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Tyronne Drakeford DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4John Burke TENew England Patriots
Rd 7Jim Pyne CTampa Bay Buccaneers

1993 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia7–⁠011–⁠17
Miami6–⁠19–⁠315
Boston College5–⁠29–⁠313
Virginia Tech4–⁠39–⁠322
Syracuse3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Pittsburgh2–⁠53–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠10

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