2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Tech in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies are led by first-year head coach Justin Fuente and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
12:30 p.m. |
Liberty* |
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Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ACCN |
W 36–13 |
62,234 |
September 10 |
8:00 p.m. |
vs. No. 17 Tennessee* |
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Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, TN (Battle at Bristol) |
ABC |
L 24–45 |
156,990‡ |
September 17 |
3:30 p.m. |
Boston College |
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) |
ESPNU |
W 49–0 |
60,054 |
September 24 |
12:30 p.m. |
East Carolina* |
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ACCN |
W 54–17 |
63,712 |
October 8 |
3:30 p.m. |
at No. 17 North Carolina |
No. 25 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ABC/ESPN2 |
W 34–3 |
33,000 |
October 15 |
3:45 p.m. |
at Syracuse |
No. 17 |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ESPNU |
L 17–31 |
33,838 |
October 20 |
7:00 p.m. |
Miami (FL) |
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) |
ESPN |
W 37–16 |
63,507 |
October 27 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Pittsburgh |
No. 25 |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN |
W 39–36 |
40,254 |
November 5 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Duke |
No. 23 |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC |
ESPNU |
W 24–21 |
38,217 |
November 12 |
3:30 p.m. |
Georgia Tech |
No. 18 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) |
ESPNU |
L 20–30 |
65,632 |
November 19 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Notre Dame* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
NBC |
W 34–31 |
80,795 |
November 26 |
12:00 p.m. |
Virginia |
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry/Commonwealth Cup) |
ESPN2 |
W 52–10 |
63,120 |
December 3 |
8:00 p.m. |
vs. No. 3 Clemson |
No. 19 |
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (ACC Championship Game) |
ABC |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
‡ – Current NCAA record for largest attendance for a collegiate football game.
Game summaries
Liberty
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Flames |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Hokies |
7 |
17 |
9 |
3 |
36 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
vs. Tennessee
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hokies |
14 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
#17 Volunteers |
0 |
24 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–5 |
2009 |
VT, 37–14 |
Boston College
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hokies |
14 |
7 |
21 |
7 |
49 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–8 |
2015 |
VT, 26–10 |
East Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
Hokies |
14 |
24 |
9 |
7 |
54 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–7 |
2014 |
ECU, 35–28 |
North Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#25 Hokies |
6 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
34 |
#17 Tar Heels |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
20–11–6 |
2015 |
UNC, 30–27 |
at Syracuse
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#17 Hokies |
3 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
Orange |
7 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–9 |
2003 |
VT, 51–7 |
Miami (FL)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
3 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
16 |
Hokies |
3 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–20 |
2015 |
MIA, 30–20 |
at Pittsburgh
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#25 Hokies |
6 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
39 |
Panthers |
0 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
36 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–7 |
2015 |
PITT, 17–13 |
at Duke
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Hokies |
7 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
Blue Devils |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–9 |
2015 |
DUKE, 48–45 |
Georgia Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Yellow Jackets |
6 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
30 |
#18 Hokies |
0 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–4 |
2015 |
VT, 23–21 |
at Notre Dame
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hokies |
0 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
34 |
Fighting Irish |
10 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cavaliers |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Hokies |
7 |
21 |
24 |
0 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
55–37–5 |
2015 |
VT, 23–20 |
vs. Clemson–ACC Championship Game
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Hokies |
7 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
#3 Tigers |
14 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–20–1 |
2012 |
CLEM, 38–17 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
25 |
17 |
RV |
25 |
23 |
18 |
RV |
RV |
19 |
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Coaches |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
19 |
RV |
25 |
21 |
22 |
RV |
RV |
18 |
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CFP |
Not released |
19 |
14 |
NR |
NR |
23 |
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Not released |
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