1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference Big East Conference
1997 record 7–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Frank Beamer (11th season)
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (3rd season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
1997 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 –1     9 –4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2     7 –5  
West Virginia  4 –3     7 –5  
Pittsburgh  4 –3     6 –6  
Miami (FL)  3 –4     5 –6  
Boston College  3 –4     4 –7  
Temple  3 –4     3 –8  
Rutgers  0 –7     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 12:30 PM at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN W 59–19   26,713
September 13 6:00 PM Syracuse No. 22 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN W 31–3   50,137
September 20 6:00 PM at Temple No. 18 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia W 23–13   12,056
September 27 1:00 PM Arkansas State* No. 14 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 50–0   42,178
October 4 1:00 PM Miami (OH)*dagger No. 14 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 17–24   42,878
October 11 12:00 PM Boston College No. 23 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry) ESPN+ W 17–7   47,681
October 25 3:30 PM at No. 21 West Virginia No. 19 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) CBS L 17–30   63,649
November 1 1:00 PM UAB* No. 23 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 37–0   37,411
November 8 6:00 PM Miami (FL) No. 20 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 27–25   53,117
November 22 3:30 PM at Pittsburgh No. 19 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh L 23–30   30,144
November 29 5:30 PM at Virginia* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) ESPN L 20–34   44,200
January 1 12:30 PM vs. No. 7 North Carolina* Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) NBC L 3–42   54,116
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Sr
T 76 Dave Kadela Fr
G 69 Matt Lehr Fr
RB 28 Ken Oxendine Sr
QB 14 Nick Sorensen Fr
RB 38 Shyrone Stith So
G 75 Todd Washington Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 66 Chad Beasley Fr
DB 16 Cory Bird Fr
FS 1 Keion Carpenter Jr
CB 3 Ike Charlton So
DE 96 John Engelberger So
LB 43 Michael Hawkes So
CB 9 Anthony Midget So
DE 56 Corey Moore So
CB 20 Pierson Prioleau Jr
DT 71 David Pugh Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 17 Shayne Graham So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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