2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Military Bowl, L 31–35 vs. Cincinnati
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (24th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Uniform
Virginia tech football unif.png
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 15 Syracuse  6 –2   10 –3  
NC State  5 –3   9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4   7 –5  
Wake Forest  3 –5   7 –6  
Florida State  3 –5   5 –7  
Louisville  0 –8   2 –10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x  6 –2   7 –7  
Georgia Tech  5 –3   7 –6  
Miami (FL)  4 –4   7 –6  
Virginia  4 –4   8 –5  
Virginia Tech  4 –4   6 –7  
Duke  3 –5   8 –5  
North Carolina  1 –7   2 –9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Virginia Tech finished the season with a losing record, the first season since the 1991 and 1992 football seasons when Virginia Tech experienced two such seasons back to back.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Rimington Trophy [1] Kyle ChungCSR
Chuck Bednarik Award [2] Ricky Walker DTSR
Maxwell Award [3] Josh Jackson QBSO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [4] Ricky WalkerDTSR
Outland Trophy [5] Ricky WalkerDTSR
Ray Guy Award [6] Oscar BradburnPSO
Wuerffel Trophy [7] Ricky WalkerDTSR
Manning Award [8] Josh JacksonQBSO

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Coastal)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Miami998 (122)
2Virginia Tech838 (16)
3Georgia Tech654 (8)
4Duke607 (1)
5Pittsburgh420
6North Carolina370 (1)
7Virginia257

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:00 p.m.at No. 19 Florida State No. 20
 ESPN W 24–375,237 [9]
September 82:00 p.m. William & Mary *No. 12
 ACCN Extra W 62–1765,632 [10]
September 223:30 p.m.at Old Dominion *No. 13
 CBSSN L 35–4920,532 [11]
September 297:00 p.m.at No. 22 Duke
ESPN2 W 31–1432,177 [12]
October 68:00 p.m.No. 6 Notre Dame *No. 24
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ABC L 23–4565,632 [13]
October 137:00 p.m.at North Carolina
ESPNU W 22–1950,500 [14]
October 257:30 p.m. Georgia Tech
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 ESPN L 28–4965,632 [15]
November 33:45 p.m.No. 24 Boston College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ACCNL 21–3165,632 [16]
November 103:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPNUL 22–5244,398 [17]
November 173:30 p.m. Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 ESPN L 14–3862,379 [18]
November 233:30 p.m. Virginia
ABC W 34–31 OT60,776 [19]
December 1 [lower-alpha 1] 12:00 p.m. Marshall *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN ExtraW 41–2031,336 [22]
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Cincinnati *
ESPNL 31–3532,832
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ The game between Virginia Tech and East Carolina, originally scheduled for September 15, 2018, was canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. [20] Seeking bowl eligibility, Tech scheduled Marshall, who also had a game canceled due to Hurricane Florence, which was contingent upon the Hokies defeating rival Virginia, which they did. [21]

Coaching staff

NameTitleJoined Staff
Justin Fuente Head coach2016
Bud Foster Associate head coach, Defensive coordinator, & Linebackers1987
Adam LechtenbergAssistant head coach, Executive Director of player development2018
Zohn BurdenRunning backs2015
Brad Cornelsen Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks2016
Brian MitchellCornerbacks2016
James Shibest Special teams coordinator, Tight Ends2016
Tyrone Nix Safeties2018
Vance ViceOffensive line2016
Holmon Wiggins Wide receivers2016
Charley WilesDefensive line1996

Game summaries

At Florida State

1234Total
No. 20 Hokies1070724
No. 19 Seminoles03003

William & Mary

1234Total
Tribe077317
No. 12 Hokies172117762

At Old Dominion

1234Total
No. 13 Hokies7714735
Monarchs7772849

At Duke

1234Total
Hokies3147731
No. 22 Blue Devils700714

Notre Dame

1234Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish107141445
No. 24 Hokies3130723

At North Carolina

1234Total
Hokies707822
Tar Heels637319

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Yellow Jackets141414749
Hokies1470728

Georgia Tech scored 7 touchdowns on the night, which is the most in Lane Stadium since the 1970s. They accomplished this feat 100% on the ground, racking up over 460 yards without completing a single pass. This game also marked the second straight time the backup QB for GT got the start on the road in the GT-VT series. GT is now 4-1 against the Hokies over the last 5 years.

Boston College

1234Total
No. 24 Eagles70141031
Hokies770721

At Pittsburgh

1234Total
Hokies078722
Panthers102171452

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hurricanes31421038
Hokies770014

Virginia

1234OTTotal
Cavaliers001417031
Hokies014314334

Marshall

1234Total
Thundering Herd6001420
Hokies10213741

Vs. Cincinnati (Military Bowl)

1234Total
Bearcats7771435
Hokies7710731

Honorary #25 Beamer Jersey

Since the start of the 2016 season, during the week before each game, Head Coach Justin Fuente selects an outstanding player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach, Frank Beamer, who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech. The jersey represents hard work, toughness, good sportsmanship and being a exemplary teammate. At first, the distinction was intended strictly for special teams players, but has since been expanded to include all team members.

The players honored in the 2018 season are:

GameOpponentPlayer
Game 1Florida State Ricky Walker (2)
Game 2William & MaryEric Kumah
Game 3Old DominionJovonn Quillen (2)
Game 4DukeOscar Bradburn (2)
Game 5Notre DameKhalil Ladler
Game 6North Carolina Chamarri Conner (Fr)
Game 7Georgia TechDax Hollifield (Fr)
Game 8Boston College Dalton Keene
Game 9Pittsburgh Divine Deablo
Game 10MiamiSteven Peoples (2)
Game 11VirginiaRicky Walker (3)
Game 12Marshall Tré Turner (Fr)
Military BowlCincinnatiColeman Fox

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 20121313RV24—————————
Coaches 171411102423RVRVRVRV—————
CFP Not released——————Not released

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