![]() ![]() Monday is another chance, albeit against a foe many consider overrated because of its Western Athletic Conference affiliation.Īs a Tech fan commented on my blog Tuesday, “Every member of the team/the Hokie Nation realizes the importance of this game, and we’re hungry for some respect. Superior opponents, bad luck, squandered chances by players and coaches: All have contributed to the Hokies’ downfalls. Tech led 10-0 with less than three minutes remaining before two Matt Ryan touchdown passes and a successful onside kick gave the Eagles a 14-10 victory at Lane. 2 Boston College team that the Hokies later beat for the ACC title. The Hurricanes prevailed 26-24.ĭuring the 16-13 loss to Auburn in the January 2005 Sugar Bowl, Tech missed a 23-yard field goal and failed on a fourth-and-goal from the 1.īut the most frustrating defeat came against a No. 1 Miami in the fourth quarter of 2001’s regular-season finale. They were a dropped two-point conversion pass from tying No. Not to say the Hokies could not (should not?) have won some of those contests. So there’s eight of Beamer’s 11 big-game defeats since 1993. The latter was undefeated, and the ’02 Hurricanes were 12-0 before a contentious overtime loss to Ohio State in the championship game. Miami in 2000 and ’02, and Auburn in ’04 finished second in the polls. Florida State in 1999, Miami in 2001, Southern California in ’04, LSU in ’07 and Alabama last year won the national championship, all but LSU with a perfect record. Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been selected Season Coach School Year with school Record Reference 1991 Dennis Erickson: Miami: 3rd: 120: 1992: Dennis Erickson (2) Miami: 4th: 111: 1993 Don Nehlen: West Virginia: 14th. That squad promptly lost four of its last five - an overtime escape at then-lowly Temple was the win - to finish 8-5, Tech’s worst record in the last dozen years.įirst off, Tech faced some dang fine teams. Frank Beamer won three times with Virginia Tech. The irony is that the Hokies’ sole top-five victory, a 31-7 thrashing of No. They need to become the first Tech team to defeat a top-five opponent away from Lane Stadium. ![]() Beamer does not, and this season appears his program’s best championship chance since 1999’s unbeaten regular season and title-contest loss to Florida State.įirst the Hokies need to beat Boise State, 26-1 combined the last two seasons. Granted, of those seven national-championship coaches, all except Spurrier work, or worked, at programs with title pedigree. E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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