2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ACC Coastal Division champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 19
CFP No. 23
2016 record 9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach Justin Fuente (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen (1st year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (21st as coordinator, 30th overall year)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 65,632)
2016 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$   7 1         12 1  
No. 15 Louisville x   7 1         9 3  
No. 10 Florida State   5 3         9 3  
NC State   3 5         6 6  
Wake Forest   3 5         6 6  
Boston College   2 6         6 6  
Syracuse   2 6         4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy   6 2         9 3  
North Carolina   5 3         8 4  
Miami   5 3         8 4  
No. 22 Pittsburgh   5 3         8 4  
Georgia Tech   4 4         8 4  
Duke   1 7         4 8  
Virginia   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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

Name Position Seasons at
Virginia Tech
Alma Mater
Justin Fuente Head Coach 0 Murray State (1999)
Bud Foster Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers 29 Murray State (1981)
Galen Scott Assistant Head Coach/Safeties 0 Illinois State (2001)
Zohn Burden Running Backs 1 VMI (2006)
Brad Cornelsen Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 0 Missouri Southern State (2000)
Brian Mitchell Cornerbacks 0 BYU (1995)
James Shibest Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends 0 Arkansas (1987)
Vance Vice Offensive Line 0 Oklahoma State (1990)
Holmon Wiggins Wide Receivers 0 New Mexico (2003)
Charley Wiles Defensive Line 20 Murray State (1987)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:30 p.m. Liberty* Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA ACCN W 36–13   62,234
September 10 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 Tennessee* Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, 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*dagger 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 StadiumChapel Hill, NC ABC/ESPN2 W 34–3   33,000
October 15 3:45 p.m. at Syracuse No. 17 Carrier DomeSyracuse, 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 FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN W 39–36   40,254
November 5 3:30 p.m. at Duke No. 23 Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, 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 StadiumSouth 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 StadiumOrlando, FL (ACC Championship Game) ABC      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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  
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV 19 RV 25 21 22 RV RV 18  
CFP Not released 19 14 NR NR 23 Not released

References

  1. "Football Staff". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. "2016 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/team/roster/_/id/259

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