1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 25–24 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	9–2–1
Head coach	Bill Dooley (9th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6		Cincinnati	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 20–24
September 13		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	Jefferson-Pilot	W 20–14	75,930
September 20		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	Creative Sports Marketing	W 26–17	33,400
September 27		East Tennessee State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 37–10
October 4		West Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	Creative Sports Marketing	W 13–7	50,000
October 11		South Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		T 27–27	40,700
October 18	1:30 p.m.	vs. Temple	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	WDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZ	L 13–29*
October 25		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 42–10
November 1		Kentucky	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 17–15
November 8		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	WDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZ	W 17-10	22,600
November 15		Vanderbilt	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 29–21
December 31		vs. No. 18 NC State	Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	W 25–24	53,668
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

Rankings

See also: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—

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