2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll.

2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football
2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020 record	5–6 (5–5 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)
Uniform

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

After completing their regular season with a 5–6 record (5–5 in ACC play), the program announced on December 16 that players had voted to end their season and would not consider a bid to a bowl game.[1] The Hokies had appeared in a bowl game for 27 consecutive seasons, dating back to the 1993 Independence Bowl.[1] This was fourth-longest streak of consecutive bowl game appearances in college football history.[2]

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
Reference:[3]

Schedule

Virginia Tech had games scheduled against Liberty, Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, and Penn State, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[4]

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	12:00 p.m.	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	11,901
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Liberty*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 35–38	1,000
November 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–25	1,000
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 14–47	4,612
December 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	L 10–45	250
December 12	8:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ACCN	W 33–15	250
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[6][7]

Game summaries

NC State

Over/under
VT −6	56.5[8]

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)

Over/under
VT −11	54[9]

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)

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)

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	3	4	Total
No. 19 Hokies	0	10	3	3	16
• Demon Deacons	10	7	3	3	23

Date: October 24, 2020
Location: Truist Field at Wake Forest
Winston–Salem, NC
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
Game attendance: 2,135
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: W 2 MPH
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler (play–by–play), Brian Jordan (analyst), Abby Labar (sideline reporter)

Over/under
VT −10.5	68.5

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
First downs	28	17
Total yards	433	316
Rushing yards	210	206
Passing yards	223	110
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	17/33, 223 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	17 carries, 98 yards
	Receiving	Tré Turner	5 receptions, 61 yards
Wake Forest	Passing	Sam Hartman	12/17, 110 yards
	Rushing	Christian Beal-Smith	13 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Jaquarii Roberson	6 receptions, 46 yards

at Louisville

Virginia Tech at Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hokies	14	7	7	14	42
Cardinals	0	14	0	21	35

Date: October 31, 2020
Location: Cardinal Stadium
Louisville, KY
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute
Game attendance: 11,901
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 10 MPH
Referee: J. Magallanes
TV announcers (ACC Network): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood

Over/under
VT −5	67.5

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Louisville
First downs	21	23
Total yards	466	548
Rushing yards	283	198
Passing yards	183	350
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	10/10, 183 yards
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	21 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tré Turner	4 receptions, 71 yards
Louisville	Passing	Malik Cunningham	23/35, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Javian Hawkins	17 carries, 129, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dez Fitzpatrick	5 receptions, 158, 1 TD

Liberty

Liberty at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 25 Flames	7	7	7	17	38
Hokies	3	17	0	15	35

Date: November 7, 2020
Location: Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
Game attendance: 1,000
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear, nice • Wind: W 1 MPH
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Over/under
VT −17	67.5[10]

Statistics	Liberty	Virginia Tech
First downs	29	24
Total yards	466	418
Rushing yards	249	201
Passing yards	217	217
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:27	22:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Malik Willis	20/30, 217 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Malik Willis	19 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Yarbrough	5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	20/27, 217 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	20 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tré Turner	6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 9 Hurricanes	3	10	6	6	25
Hokies	7	7	10	0	24

Date: November 14, 2020
Location: Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Eric Wood (sideline reporter)

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:
Television network:

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
No. 3 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:
Television network:

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	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	0	8	0	15
• Hokies	3	24	3	3	33

Date: December 12, 2020
Location: Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 250
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: SSW 5 MPH
Referee: Riley Johnson
Television network: ACCN

Over/under
VT –3	64

Statistics	Virginia	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	20
Total yards	322	464
Rushing yards	55	252
Passing yards	267	212
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:42	35:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	25/46, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	15 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Lavel Davis Jr.	3 receptions, 75 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	15/22, 212 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	20 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	5 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received 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	—	RV
Coaches	24	24*	19	24	23	18	23	20	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

2021 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	22	Caleb Farley	CB	Tennessee Titans
1	23	Christian Darrisaw	OT	Minnesota Vikings
3	80	Divine Deablo	S	Las Vegas Raiders
6	217	Khalil Herbert	RB	Chicago Bears

References

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"Bowl Games : All-time consecutive appearances". mcubed.net. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
"2020 Football Coaching Staff". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
"ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
"2020 Football Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
"2020 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
"NC State Wolfpack vs Virginia Tech Hokies". Odds Shark. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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"Liberty Flames vs Virginia Tech". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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