Virginia Tech Hokies football
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| Year | Record | Bowl |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9-3 (4-3) | Independence Bowl |
| 1994 | 8-4 (5-2) | Gator Bowl |
| 1995 * | 10-2 (6-1) | Sugar Bowl |
| 1996 * | 10-2 (6-1) | Orange Bowl |
| 1997 | 7-5 (5-2) | Gator Bowl |
| 1998 | 9-3 (5-2) | Music City Bowl |
| 1999 * | 11-1 (7-0) | Sugar Bowl |
| 2000 | 11-1 (6-1) | Gator Bowl |
| 2001 | 8-4 (4-3) | Gator Bowl |
| 2002 | 10-4 (3-4) | San Francisco Bowl |
| 2003 | 8-5 (4-3) | Insight Bowl |
| 2004 * | 10-3 (7-1) | Sugar Bowl |
| 2005 ** | 11-2 (7-1) | Gator Bowl |
| 2006 (in progress) | 10-2 (6-2) | Chick-fil-A Bowl |
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* Conference championship |
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| Year | Championship | Record | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Southern Conference | 8-2 (5-0) | None |
| 1995 | Big East * | 10-2 (6-1) | Sugar Bowl |
| 1996 | Big East * | 10-2 (6-1) | Orange Bowl |
| 1999 | Big East | 11-1 (7-0) | Sugar Bowl |
| 2004 | ACC | 10-3 (7-1) | Sugar Bowl |
| 2005 | ACC Coastal Division | 11-2 (7-1) | Gator Bowl |
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* Co-championship |
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The Virginia Tech Hokies are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Coastal Division of Atlantic Coast Conference. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium, considered one of the loudest stadiums in the country and recognized in 2005 by Rivals.com as having the best homefield advantage in the country. [1]
Head coach Frank Beamer is the third-winningest active coach in Division I-A, ranking behind only Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno with 188 wins following the 2005 season. [2] Beamer is also a Virginia Tech graduate and played defensive back for the Hokies.
The Hokies currently have the fifth-longest bowl game streak in the country, having participated in the postseason every year since 1993. In that span, the Hokies have finished with a Top-10 ranking four times, won four conference championships (three Big East and one ACC), and played once for the national championship, losing to Florida State University 46-29 in the 2000 Sugar Bowl.
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[edit] Trophy Games
[edit] Individual Award Winners
[edit] Players
[edit] Coach
[edit] First Overall Selections in the NFL Draft
[edit] Other Notable Players
- Carroll Dale - Retired NFL Tight End
- Jim Druckenmiller - Retired NFL Quarterback
- Antonio Freeman - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
- Shayne Graham - Placekicker, Cincinnati Bengals
- DeAngelo Hall - Cornerback, Atlanta Falcons
- Billy Hardee - Retired NFL Defensive Back
- Kevin Jones - Running Back, Detroit Lions
- Jimmie W. Monteith - Medal of Honor recipient
- Pierson Prioleau - Defensive Back, Washington Redskins
- Jim Pyne - Retired NFL Offensive Lineman
- Don Strock - Retired NFL Quarterback
- Lee Suggs - Free Agent NFL Running Back
- Rick Tolley & Frank Loria - Coaches, Marshall University
- Died with most of the members of their football team in Southern Airlines Flight 932
- Marcus Vick - Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
- Ernest Wilford - Wide Receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jimmy Williams - Cornerback, Atlanta Falcons
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ^ Lavender, David (2005-08-21). No place like home. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- ^ Meet the Coaches (PDF) 30. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
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