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2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020 record	4–2 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Cornelsen (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Hamilton (1st season as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium. (Capacity: 66,233)
Seasons← 2019 2021 →

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No.1 Clemson		6	–	0		7	–	0
No.4 Notre Dame		5	–	0		6	–	0
No.11 Miami		4	–	1		5	–	1
North Carolina		4	–	2		4	–	2
NC State		4	–	2		4	–	2
Virginia Tech		4	–	2		4	–	2
Wake Forest		3	–	2		4	–	2
Boston College		3	–	3		4	–	3
Georgia Tech		2	–	4		2	–	5
Pittsburgh		2	–	4		3	–	4
Virginia		2	–	4		2	–	4
Florida State		1	–	4		2	–	4
Duke		1	–	5		2	–	5
Louisville		1	–	5		2	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	5		1	–	6
Championship : December 19, 2020
$ – Conference champion As of November 2, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football teamrepresents Virginia Tech during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies are led by fifth-year head coach Justin Fuente and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Contents

1 Coaching staff
2 Schedule
3 Game summaries
- 3.1 NC State
- 3.2 at Duke
- 3.3 at North Carolina
- 3.4 Boston College
- 3.5 at Wake Forest
- 3.6 at Louisville
- 3.7 Liberty
- 3.8 Miami (FL)
- 3.9 at Pittsburgh
- 3.10 Clemson
- 3.11 Virginia
4 Rankings
5 References

Coaching staff

Virginia Tech Hokies coaches
Name	Title	Joined Staff
Justin Fuente	Head coach	2016
Brad Cornelsen	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	2016
Vance Vice	Offensive line coach	2016
Jafar Williams	Wide receivers coach	2019
Adam Lechtenberg	Running back coach	2017
Justin Hamilton	Defensive coordinator /Safeties coach	2018
Tracy Claeys	Linebackers coach	2020
Bill Teerlinck	Defensive line coach	2020
Darryl Tapp	Co-Defensive line coach	2020
James Shibest	Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach	2016
Ryan Smith	Cornerbacks coach	2020
Ben Hilgart	Strength and conditioning	2016
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Schedule

Virginia Tech had games scheduled against Liberty, Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, and Penn State, which were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	8:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 45–24	1,000
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 38–31	0
October 10	Noon	at No. 8 North Carolina	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 45–56	3,535
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 23	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry )	ACCN	W 40–14	1,000
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 19	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston–Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 16–23	2,135
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 42–35
November 7	Noon	No. 25 Liberty *		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN
November 14		Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry )
November 21		at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA
December 5		Clemson		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA
December 12		Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup )
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

NC State

NC State at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	10	7	7	24
• No. 20 Hokies	17	14	6	8	45

Date:September 26, 2020
Location:Lane Stadium. Blacksburg, VA
Game start:8:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time:3 hours and 19 minutes
Game attendance:1,000
Game weather:65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, cool • Wind: Calm
Referee:Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ACC Network ):Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary

1	12:13	VT	Brian Johnson 46-yard field goal. (6 plays, 46 yards, 2:47)	VT 3–0
	08:30	VT	Khalil Hebert 37-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick). (3 plays, 64 yards, 1:30)	VT 10–0
	07:11	VT	Raheem Blackshear 8-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick). (3 plays, 33 yards, 0:53)	VT 17–0

2	07:22	NCST	Ricky Person Jr. 3-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick). (7 plays, 49 yards, 1:57)	VT 17–7
	02:48	VT	Tayvion Robinson 15-yard pass from Quincy Patterson II (Brian Johnson kick). (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:34)	VT 24–7
	00:42	VT	James Mitchell 16-yard pass from Quincy Patterson II (Brian Johnson kick). (3 plays, 74 yards, 1:06)	VT 31–7
	00:00	NCST	Christopher Dunn 53-yard field goal. (5 plays, 46 yards, 0:36)	VT 31–10

3	10:35	VT	Brian Johnson 29-yard field goal. (4 plays, -1 yards, 0:56)	VT 34–10
	05:22	VT	Brian Johnson 49-yard field goal. (7 plays, 48 yards, 3:39)	VT 37–10
	02:18	NCST	C. J. Riley 7-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick). (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04)	VT 37–17

4	08:56	VT	Quincy Patterson II 1-yard rush (Braxton Burmeister two-point conversion pass to Kaleb Smith). (3 plays, 50 yards, 1:30)	VT 45–17
4	04:03	NCST	Jordan Houston 1-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick). (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53)	VT 45–24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–18–4	2015	VT, 28–13

Pregame line	Over/under
VT–6	56.5

Statistics	NC State	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	22
Total yards	386	495
Rushing yards	139	314
Passing yards	247	181
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:55	29:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Devin Leary	12/16, 165 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zonovan Knight	14 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Devin Carter	4 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	7/11, 106 yards
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	6 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Mitchell	3 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

at Duke

Virginia Tech at Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hokies	7	3	14	14	38
Blue Devils	7	0	7	17	31

Date:October 3, 2020
Location:Wallace Wade Stadium. Durham, NC
Game start:4:03 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time:3 hours and 22 minutes
Game attendance:0
Game weather:68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 3 MPH
Referee:Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ACC Network ):Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary

1	11:37	DUKE	Jaylen Stinson 0-yard fumble returned (Charlie Ham kick). (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:49)	DUKE 7–0
1	04:26	VT	James Mitchell 12-yard pass from Braxton Burmeister (Brian Johnson kick). (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:43)	TIE 7–7

2	03:14	VT	Brian Johnson 21-yard field goal. (16 plays, 76 yards, 7:33)	VT 10–7

3	11:27	DUKE	Deon Jackson 10-yard rush (Charlie Ham kick). (8 plays, 77 yards, 2:39)	DUKE 14–10
	09:17	VT	Braxton Burmeister 2-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick). (6 plays, 16 yards, 1:58)	VT 17–14
	04:59	VT	Braxton Burmeister 14-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick). (5 plays, 94 yards, 2:30)	VT 24–14

4	13:41	DUKE	Noah Gray 17-yard pass from Chase Brice (Charlie Ham kick). (4 plays, 86 yards, 1:26)	VT 24–21
	09:58	VT	Khalil Herbert 23-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick). (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:43)	VT 31–21
	06:44	DUKE	Deon Jackson 1-yard rush (Charlie Ham kick). (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14)	VT 31–28
	02:20	VT	Khalil Herbert 60-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick). (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:07)	VT 38–28
	00:00	DUKE	Charlie Ham 39-yard field goal. (15 plays, 54 yards, 2:20)	VT 38–31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–10	2019	DUKE, 10–45

Pregame line	Over/under
VT–11	54

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Duke
First downs	25	19
Total yards	487	410
Rushing yards	324	139
Passing yards	163	271
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	34:04	25:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	9/25, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	20 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	2 receptions, 85 yards
Duke	Passing	Chase Brice	22/39, 271 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	11 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Jarett Garner	3 receptions, 84 yards

at North Carolina

Virginia Tech at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Hokies	0	14	23	8	45
• No. 8 Tar Heels	21	14	7	14	56

Date:October 10, 2020
Location:Kenan Memorial Stadium. Chapel Hill, NC
Game start:12:06 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time:3 hours and 47 minutes
Game attendance:3,535
Game weather:65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: NNE 1 MPH
Referee:Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ABC ):Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–11–6	2019	VT, 41–43

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC -3.0	59

Statistics	Virginia Tech	North Carolina
First downs	25	31
Total yards	495	656
Rushing yards	260	399
Passing yards	235	257
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	7/13, 136 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	18 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	James Mitchell	4 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/23, 257 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Michael Carter	17 carries, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TDs

Boston College

Boston College at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	0	14
• No. 23 Hokies	3	14	10	13	40

Date:October 17, 2020
Location:Lane Stadium. Blacksburg, VA
Game start:8:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time:3 hours and 11 minutes
Game attendance:1,000
Game weather:65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 5 MPH
Referee:Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ACC Network ):Dave O'Brian (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–10	2019	BC, 28–35

Pregame line	Over/under
VT -12.5	62

Statistics	Boston College	Virginia Tech
First downs	24	23
Total yards	435	461
Rushing yards	90	350
Passing yards	345	111
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	29:12	30:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Phil Jurkovec	28/51. 345 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	David Bailey	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jaelen Gill	6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	11/15, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	18 carries, 164 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Khalil Herbert	1 reception, 29 yards, 1 TD

at Wake Forest

Virginia Tech at Wake Forest

	1	2	Total
No. 19 Hokies			0
Demon Deacons			0

Date:October 24, 2020
Location:Truist Field at Wake Forest. Winston–Salem, NC
Game start:TBD EDT
Elapsed time:
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Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–12–1	2019	VT, 36–17

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Louisville

Virginia Tech at Louisville

	1	2	Total
Hokies			0
Cardinals			0

Date:October 31, 2020
Location:Cardinal Stadium. Louisville, KY
Game start:TBD EDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2006	VT, 35–24

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Louisville
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Liberty

Liberty at Virginia Tech

	1	2	Total
Flames			0
Hokies			0

Date:November 7, 2020
Location:Lane Stadium. Blacksburg, VA
Game start:TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2016	VT, 36–13

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Liberty	Virginia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech

	1	2	Total
Hurricanes			0
Hokies			0

Date:November 14, 2020
Location:Lane Stadium. Blacksburg, VA
Game start:TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–22	2019	VT, 42–35

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Miami (FL)	Virginia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Pittsburgh

Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh

	1	2	Total
Hokies			0
Panthers			0

Date:November 21, 2020
Location:Heinz Field. Pittsburgh, PA
Game start:TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	2019	VT, 28–0

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Pittsburgh
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Clemson

Clemson at Virginia Tech

	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Hokies			0

Date:December 5, 2020
Location:Lane Stadium. Blacksburg, VA
Game start:TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–22–1	2017	CLEM, 17–31

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Clemson	Virginia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Virginia

Virginia at Virginia Tech

	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Hokies			0

Date:December 12, 2020
Location:Lane Stadium. Blacksburg, VA
Game start:TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather:• Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
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Scoring summary

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
58–38–5	2019	UVA, 30–39

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Virginia	Virginia Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements. Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. () = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV*	20	20	RV	19	23	19	NR	RV
Coaches	24	24*	19	24	23	18	23	20	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

References