1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	3–8
Head coach	Frank Beamer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Marshall (1st season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 51,000)
Seasons

1988 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Southwest Louisiana]]		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 7–40	78,714
September 10	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 27–16	37,200
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 13–35	17,135
September 24	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 0–35	41,118
October 1	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 10–22	50,231
October 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 South Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 24–26	42,845
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 41–14	11,217
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 10–16	50,329
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 3–13	21,107
November 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 14–41	50,910
November 19	1:00 p.m.	James Madison	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 27–6	18,753
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time