 The Virginia Tech Hokies football team ended the 1992 college football season with a record of 2 – 8 – 1 . Some Tech fans called for Tech head coach Frank Beamer 's firing after the worst Tech football season since 1987 , but Tech athletic director Dave Braine refused to do so . After a shakeup that saw several assistant coaches replaced and new defensive and offensive formations implemented , Tech players and coaches promised a " complete turnaround " for the 1993 season . 
