1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 25–24 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 20
1986 record9–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech        9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
Tulsa        7 4 0
Florida State        7 4 1
Army        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Rutgers        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
South Carolina        3 6 2
Tulane        4 7 0
West Virginia        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Wichita State        3 8 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Northern Illinois        2 9 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6CincinnatiL 20–24
September 13at ClemsonJefferson-PilotW 20–1475,930
September 20at SyracuseCreative Sports MarketingW 26–1733,400
September 27East Tennessee State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 37–10
October 4West Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
Creative Sports MarketingW 13–750,000
October 11South Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 27–2740,700
October 181:30 p.m.vs. TempleWDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZL 13–29*
October 25Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
W 42–10
November 1Kentucky
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 17–15
November 8at RichmondWDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZW 17-1022,600
November 15Vanderbilt
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 29–21
December 31vs. No. 18 NC StateMizlouW 25–2453,668

*Temple subsequently forfeited its entire 1986 schedule due to an ineligible player.[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 
Coaches Poll NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR

Roster

Quarterback
  •  Erik Chapman
  •  Jeff Roberts
Running Back
  •  Earnie Jones
  •  Maurice Williams
  •  Malcolm Blacken
  •  Sean Donnelly
  •  Rich Fox
  •  Eddie Hunter
Wide Receiver
  •  David Everett
  •  Myron Richardson
  •  Randy Jamison
  •  Donald Wayne Snell
Tight End
  •  Steve Johnson
 
Offensive Line
  •  Jim Davie
  •  John FitzHugh
  •  Tom Hall
  •  Kevin Keefe
  •  Ron Singleton
  •  Ernie Davis
  •  Rodney Good
  •  Todd Grantham
  •  Chris Henderson
Defensive Line
  •  Scott Hill
  •  Horacio Moronta
  •  Morgan Roane
  •  Curtis Taliaferro
  •  Mark Webb
  •  Al Wiley
 
Linebacker
  •  Jamel Agemy
  •  Lawrence White
  •  Leslie Bailey
  •  Randy Cockrell
Defensive Back
  •  Mitch Dove
  •  Billy Myers
  •  Scott Rice
  •  Carter Wiley
  •  Bo Blankenship
  •  Eddie Neel

Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1986-roster.html

Starters are in bold

References


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