This is the worst Virginia Tech football season in 20 years, no question, but what it really is is the worst VT football season on the road in a long time.

While watching the game with some friends Saturday, we started talking … especially when it was 13-3 … about how close the Hokies were to going winless on the road, and the question came up: When was the last time Virginia Tech didn’t win a road game in a season?

Answer: 1987. The Hokies were 2-9 that season, with home wins over Navy and Cincinnati, and they went 0-6 on the road.

Even the 1988 team, which went 3-8 had a road win: 41-14 at Cincinnati. The 1992 team, with a record of 2-8-1, had a road win: 26-7 at Temple.

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