The 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A college football during the 1999 season. Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his thirteenth year as head coach. Virginia Tech finished the regular season undefeated but lost in the national championship game to the Florida State Seminoles.
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