1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 19 23 9–3 5–2 Frank Beamer 12th Rickey Bustle 5th Multiple Bud Foster 4th 4–4 Lane Stadium Music City Bowl champion Music City Bowl W 38–7 vs. Alabama The 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big East. Virginia Tech was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Hokies defeated Alabama. The team played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Schedule 1998 AP Eastern September 5 4:00 p.m. w y East Carolina Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA HTS 38–3 48,134 September 12 1:00 p.m. w y y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 37–0 66,431 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-tech-blanks-clemson/152161187/ Daily Press Tech blanks Clemson September 13, 1998 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 19 8:00 p.m. w y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry ESPN 27–20 OT 41,155 September 26 12:00 p.m. w 21 Pittsburgh Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 27–7 50,057 October 8 8:00 p.m. w y 17 Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA rivalry ESPN 17–0 37,628 October 17 1:00 p.m. l y 14 Temple Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 24–28 47,610 October 24 7:00 p.m. w y y 23 UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 41–0 31,897 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90485632/hokies-blank-blazers-410/ The Daily News Leader Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0 October 25, 1998 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 12:00 p.m. w 20 West Virginia 21 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN+ rivalry 27–13 52,807 November 14 8:00 p.m. l y 16 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 26–28 49,336 November 21 1:00 p.m. w 23 Rutgers Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 47–7 42,452 November 28 12:00 p.m. l y 20 Virginia 16 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry ESPN 32–36 53,207 December 29 5:00 p.m. w y y Alabama Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN Music City Bowl ESPN 38–7 41,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71637083/tide-rolled-over-virginia-tech-on-top/ The Tennessean Tide rolled over - Virginia Tech on top early in easy win December 30, 1998 February 20, 2021 Newspapers.com Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 NR NR NR 21 19 17 14 23 20 15 16 23 20 25 NR 23 Coaches Poll 0 15 NR NR 21 19 16 15 10 21 17 14 12 20 19 24 24 19 BCS 8 14 NR NR 20 NR NR NR NR Game Summaries East Carolina East Carolina at Virginia TechBox Score https://stats.hokiesports.com/football/box/?5929 Hokiesports 14 October 2026 East Carolina 0 0 3 0 Virginia Tech 10 7 14 7 September 5, 1998 Lane Stadium 4:06 PM EDT 2:42 48,134 Clear; 86°F; 5-8WSW Rg Detillier yes 1 2 9:17 VT Shayne Graham 28-yard Field Goal VT 3–0 2:40 VT Ricky Hall 20-yard pass from Al Clark (Shayne Graham kick) VT 10–0 2 1 3:33 VT Lamont Pegues 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick) VT 17–0 3 3 11:06 ECU Brantley Rivers 30-yard Field Goal VT 17–3 6:26 VT Ken Handy 29-yard pass from Al Clark (Shayne Graham kick) VT 24–3 1:49 VT Shyrone Stith 18-yard run (Shayne Graham kick) VT 31–0 4 1 3:15 VT Andre Kendrick 10-yard run (Shayne Graham kick) VT 38–3 yes Clemson Virginia Tech at ClemsonBox Score https://stats.hokiesports.com/football/box/?5930 Hokiesports 15 October 2026 Virginia Tech 3 31 3 0 Clemson 0 0 0 0 September 12, 1998 Death Valley 1:00 PM EDT 2:59 72,000 Sunny; 82°F; calm John Smith yes 1 1 3:59 VT Shayne Graham 25-yard Field Goal VT 3–0 2 5 14:56 VT Al Clark 1-yard run. (Shayne Graham kick) VT 10–0 9:00 VT Al Clark 10-yard run (Shayne Graham kick) VT 17–0 5:15 VT Ricky Hall 56-yard pass from Al Clark (Shayne Graham kick) VT 24–0 4:04 VT Lamont Pegues 1-yard run. (Shayne Graham kick) VT 31–0 0:00 VT Shayne Graham 20-yard Field Goal VT 34–0 3 1 6:43 VT Shayne Graham 53-yard Field Goal VT 37–0 yes Bud Foster's defense carried the Hokies to victory, pitching a shutout 37-0 over the Clemson Tigers. The Hokie D absolutely stifled Clemson, holding them to 9 first downs and only 102 yards of total offense. QB Brandon Streeter threw 4 interceptions and the Tigers could only manage 31 yards on the ground. The Hokie offense also struggled, with Al Clark completing only 4 of 20 first half passes. Despite the struggles, Tech's yards per play was 4.4 to Clemson's 1.8. The Hokies added big plays like Clark's 56-yard bomb to Ricky Hall for a TD and Angelo Harrison's 42 yard punt return which led to a field goal. Miami (FL) Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry Pittsburgh Temple UAB West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry Syracuse Rutgers Virginia Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry Alabama (Music City Bowl) Roster 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies f 2 Fr Ronyell Whitaker CB yes 4 rSo Andre Kendrick TB 5 rSr Al Clark QB 7 rSr Lamont Pegues TB 11 Fr Grant Noel FB yes 13 rSo Dave Meyer QB 18 rSo Denny Randolph QB 18Unofficial Depth Chart https://web.archive.org/web/19981206205233/http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/bce01/bce01.html 3 October 2026 Fr Michael Vick QB yes 19 rSo Greg Shockley FL 21 rSo Manny Clemente FB 23 rSo Mike Donahue SE 27 rSo Jarrett Ferguson FB 28 rFr Wayne Briggs FB 29 So Rashad Jenkins FL 31 rFr Reggie Samuel FL 32 rFr Wayne Ward TB 36 rSo Chris Steadley FB 38 rSo Shyrone Stith TB 42 Jr Cullen Hawkins FB yes 44 rFr Browning Wynn FB 45 So Benny Wolfe FB 48 Sr Ken Handy SE 49 rFr Derek Piniella FB 50 So Brian Flinchum OG 52 rJr Keith Short C 55 rFr Robbie Lewis OG 57 rSr Dwight Vick OG 58 Fr Matt Wincek OT 59 rSo Anthony Lambo OT 60 rJr David Campbell OG 61 So Steve DeMasi C 62 Jr Tim Schnecker C 63 Jr Joe Marchant C 66 So Jeff Hartzog OT 69 So Matt Lehr OT 70 rFr Troy Smith OT 72 Jr Daniel Nihipali OG 74 rSr Derek Smith OT 75 Jr Robert Adams OT 76 So Dave Kadela OT 79 rSo Josh Redding OG 80 rSo Greg Myers TE 81 rSo Brian Remley SE 82 rJr Ricky Hall SE 83 Sr Angelo Harrison FL 85 So Derek Carter TE 87 rFr Bob Slowikowski TE 88 rFr Andre Davis SE y 89 rFr Robert Wimberly FL 1 Sr Keion Carpenter FS y 2 Sr Tyron Edmond LB 3 rSo Ike Charlton CB y 6 rSo Lorenzo Ferguson LB 8 rSo Phillip Summers LB 9 Jr Anthony Midget CB y 12 Sr Loren Johnson CB 14 rSo Nick Sorensen FS y 16 rSo Cory Bird ROV y 20 Sr Pierson Prioleau ROV y 24 rFr Larry Austin CB 30 rSo Tee Butler LB 33 Jr Steven Hunt FS 34 rFr Brian Welch LB 37 rSo Jamie Forrest LB 40 rFr Chris Krebs ROV 41 Fr Ben Taylor Ben Taylor (American football) LB y 43 rJr Michael Hawkes LB 46 rJr Jamel Smith LB 47 rSr Ryan Smith DE 51 rFr Ron Cook DE 53 Sr Jason Buckland DT 54 rFr Dan Wilkinson DE 56 rJr Corey Moore DE y 64 rSo Franklin Bowser DT 65 Fr Tim Selmon DT 67 So Jason Raynor DT 71 rFr David Pugh David Pugh (American football) DT y 77 Jr Carl Bradley DT 92 rJr Nat Williams DT 93 rFr Rick Wright DE 94 rFr Chad Beasley DT y 96 rJr John Engelberger DE y 97 rFr Jim Ferugio DE 98 So Darrius Monroe DE 99 rJr Chris Cyrus DE 17 Jr Shayne Graham PK y 25 rJr Shane Beamer LS y 68 Jr Cliff Anders LS 91 Jr Caleb Hurd H 95 rJr Jimmy Kibble P https://web.archive.org/web/19981202101529/http://www.fansonly.com/schools/vtec/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vtec-m-footbl-mtt.html *Frank Beamer Bud Foster (Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers, Special Teams) Ricky Bustle (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach) Billy Hite (Assistant Head Coach, Running Backs Coach) Tony Ball (Wide Receivers Coach) Jim Cavanaugh (Strong Safety, Outside Linebackers Coach) Danny Pearman (Tight Ends, Offensive Tackles Coach) Bryan Stinespring (Offensive Line Coach) Lou West (Defensive Backfield Coach) Charley Wiles (Defensive Line Coach) John Ballein (Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations) Daniel Ferrell (Graduate Assistant) Jon Shields (Graduate Assistant) 2026-10-01 (Archived 1998-12-02) References Virginia Tech Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons Virginia Tech Hokies football Category:Long stubs with short prose