Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Clemson | | L 10–22 | 42,000 | [1] |
September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia | | L 13–14 | 44,300 | [2] |
September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Syracuse | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| L 21–35 | 33,300 | [3] |
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Navy | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| W 31–11 | 35,000 | [4] |
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | | L 10–40 | 73,150 | [5] |
October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| L 23–35 | 38,300 | [6] |
October 24 | 8:30 p.m. | at Tulane | | L 38–57 | 31,280 | [7] |
October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | | L 7–14 | 50,432 | [8] |
November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | | L 16–28 | 47,322 | [9] |
November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Miami (FL) | | L 13–27 | 40,105 | [10] |
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| W 21–20 | 10,600 | [11] |
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- ^ "West Virginia trips Virginia Tech 28–16". Bristol Herald Courier. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami struggles past VPI, 27–13". Fort Myers News-Press. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech barely beats Cincinnati". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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