2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 13–10 OT vs. Rutgers
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring (11th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (18th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 1   11 2  
NC State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Maryland  2 6   4 8  
Boston College  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 3   7 7  
North Carolina 5 3   8 4  
Miami (FL) 5 3   7 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   6 7  
Virginia  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions. [1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 26th year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Rutgers in overtime.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 15 ESPN W 20–17 OT65,632
September 81:30 p.m. Austin Peay *No. 15
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN3 W 42–765,632
September 1512:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh *No. 13 ESPNU L 17–3548,032
September 2212:00 p.m. Bowling Green *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 37–065,632
September 293:30 p.m.vs. Cincinnati *ESPNUL 24–2746,026
October 612:30 p.m.at North Carolina ACCN L 34–4854,000
October 1312:30 p.m. Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNW 41–2065,632
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 14 Clemson ABC/ESPN2 L 17–3883,338
November 17:30 p.m.at Miami (FL) ESPN L 12–3037,219
November 87:30 p.m.No. 8 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNL 22–2865,632
November 1712:30 p.m.at Boston College ACCNW 30–23 OT34,266
November 2412:00 p.m. Virginia
ESPNU W 17–1465,632
December 285:30 p.m.vs. Rutgers *ESPNW 13–10 OT48,127
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 20 Coaches' Preseason Polls. [2] The Hokies rose all the way to No. 13 by Week 3, before dropping out of the polls completely after a 35-17 loss to Pitt.

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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