2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Belk Bowl, L 30–37 vs. Kentucky
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (25th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Uniform
Virginia tech football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^  8 0   14 1  
Louisville  5 3   8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4   8 5  
Florida State  4 4   6 7  
Boston College  4 4   6 7  
Syracuse  2 6   5 7  
NC State  1 7   4 8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x  6 2   9 5  
Virginia Tech  5 3   8 5  
Miami (FL)  4 4   6 7  
Pittsburgh  4 4   8 5  
North Carolina  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   5 7  
Georgia Tech  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They competed as members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Hokies lost to arch rival Virginia for the first time since 2003. The loss cost the Hokies the Coastal Division and a trip to the Orange Bowl.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia Tech was predicted to finish in third in the Coastal Division. [1]

Media poll (Coastal Division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Virginia1003 (82)
2Miami (FL)992 (55)
3Virginia Tech827 (20)
4Pittsburgh691 (8)
5Duke566 (6)
6North Carolina463 (1)
7Georgia Tech302 (1)

Schedule

In non-conference play, Virginia Tech played home games against Old Dominion of Conference USA, Furman of the Southern Conference, and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, as well as a road game against Notre Dame, a football independent. In ACC play, the Hokies will play the other members of the Coastal Division as well as Boston College and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Division.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 p.m.at Boston College ACCN L 28–35 35,213
September 712:00 p.m. Old Dominion * ESPNU W 31–17 57,282
September 1412:00 p.m.No. 16 (FCS) Furman *ACCNW 24–17 52,314
September 277:00 p.m. Duke ESPNL 10–45 59,537
October 53:30 p.m.at Miami (FL) ESPN W 42–35 53,183
October 124:00 p.m. Rhode Island *ACCNW 34–17 51,716
October 193:30 p.m. North Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png ACCRSN W 43–41 6OT65,632
November 22:30 p.m.at No. 16 Notre Dame * NBC L 20–21 77,622
November 93:30 p.m.No. 19 Wake Forest ACCNW 36–17 65,632
November 163:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech ACCRSNW 45–0 43,263
November 233:30 p.m. Pittsburgh ESPN2W 28–0 55,936
November 2912:00 p.m.at Virginia No. 24 ABC L 30–39 52,619
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Kentucky *ESPNL 30–37 44,138

Source: [2]

Personnel

2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Hendon Hooker Redshirt.svg  So
QB 3Braxton Burmeister Redshirt.svg  So
QB 4Quincy Patterson II Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 5 Ryan Willis Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 6Hezekiah GrimsleyJr
QB 6Trevor JacksonFr
WR 8Phil Patterson Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 9Luke BusselFr
WR 11 Tré Turner So
QB 12Knox KadumFr
RB 13Jalen HolstonJr
WR 14Damon Hazelton Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 16Darryle Simmons Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 24Terius Wheatley Redshirt.svg  So
TE 29 Dalton Keene  (C)Jr
RB 30Caleb Steward Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 33DeShawn McClease Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 34Tink Boyd Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 35Keshawn KingFr
RB 37Carter RivenburgFr
RB 38Nashaun OvertonSo
RB 39Tahj GaryFr
WR 40Travis Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 41Ty EllerJr
TE 42Cole Blaker Redshirt.svg  So
RB 43Cole Beck Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 44J'Wan EvansFr
WR 45Jacob Van Landingham Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 46Malik Bell Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 47John RansomFr
WR 48Nikia PeermanFr
WR 49William KakavitsasFr
OL 50Will PritchardFr
OL 51Gene Kastelburg Redshirt.svg  So
OL 52Austin Cannon Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 54Lecitus Smith Redshirt.svg  So
OL 58Walker Culver Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 60Silas Dzansi Redshirt.svg  So
OL 61Bryan HudsonFr
OL 61Gabe SescoFr
OL 66Louis Mihota Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 71T. J. Jackson Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 72Jesse HansonFr
OL 74Doug NesterFr
OL 75Zachariah Hoyt Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 76 Brock Hoffman Jr
OT 77 Christian Darrisaw So
OL 79Tyrell Smith (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 80Kaleb Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 82 James Mitchell So
WR 83 Tayvion Robinson Fr
WR 85Jaden PayouteFr
TE 86Nick GalloFr
WR 87Jacob PinckneyFr
WR 88Elijah BowickFr
TE 89Drake Deiluiis Redshirt.svg  So
TE 90Sam BrooksFr
WR 94Conner DusenburyFr
OT 95Luke Tenuta Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 97Keondré Banks Redshirt.svg  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Reggie Floyd (C)Sr
DB 2Jeremy Webb Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 3 Caleb Farley Redshirt.svg  So
LB 4Dax HollifieldSo
DL 5 Jarrod Hewitt  (C) Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 7Devon Hunter Redshirt.svg  So
DL 8Emmanuel Belmar Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 9Khalil Ladler Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 12Nadir Thompson Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 13Zion Debose Redshirt.svg  So
LB 15Keshon ArtisSo
DB 17 Divine Deablo Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 18Tyree Rodgers Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 19J. R. WalkerFr
DB 20Ny'Quee HawkinsFr
DB 22 Chamarri Conner So
LB 23Rayshard AshbyJr
DB 26Jovonn QuillenSr
DB 27Armani Chatman Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 28Jermaine WallerSo
DB 29Ishmiel Seisay Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 30Tyler Matheny Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 31Nasir Peoples Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 32Hunter Green Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 34Alan Tisdale Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 35Matt JohnsonFr
DL 36DaShawn CrawfordJr
DB 37Brion MurraySo
LB 38 Amaré Barno Jr
LB 40Ben SkinnerFr
DL 41Jaylen Griffin Redshirt.svg  So
LB 43Michael PetersonFr
LB 44Dylan RiversJr
DL 45 TyJuan Garbutt Redshirt.svg  So
DL 46Eli Adams Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 47Dean FergusonFr
LB 48Daniel Griffith Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 49Ed RobinsonFr
LB 50Tré MaxwellFr
DL 53Aiden Brown Redshirt.svg  So
DL 58Josh FugaFr
DL 90Jaevon Becton Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 92Jaden CunninghamJr
DL 93Mario KendricksFr
DL 94Nigel Simmons Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 96Norell PollardFr
DL 99Maxx PhilpottFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 64Sam DeLuke Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 85C. J. ScottFr
P 91Oscar BradburnJr
K 92Mark ApplegateFr
K 93 Brian Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
K 96 John Parker Romo Jr
LS 97Oscar ShadleySo
K 98Caleb Quick Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 99Justin PollockFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

At Boston College

1234Total
Hokies777728
Eagles7210735

Old Dominion

1234Total
Monarchs307717
Hokies1077731

Furman

1234Total
No. 16 (FCS) Paladins0140317
Hokies3014724

Duke

1234Total
Blue Devils021101445
Hokies307010

At Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hokies21701442
Hurricanes0772135

Rhode Island

1234Total
Rams0611017
Hokies10771034

North Carolina

1234OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OTTotal
Tar Heels1077737000041
Hokies71401037000243

Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Hokies773320
No. 16 Fighting Irish770721

After poor performances against USC and Michigan, Notre Dame stepped up defensively against Virginia Tech. The hokies were held to their lowest total yards game since 2015 and lowest yards per play since 2016 in what was billed as "one of the best group effort performances" ever seen by Sports Illustrated sportswriter Bryan Driskell. [3] Yet, Notre Dame still needed a late touchdown to win the game by a final score 21-20 and Notre Dame extended their home winning streak to 16 games. [4]

Wake Forest

1234Total
No. 22 Demon Deacons377017
Hokies33171336

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Hokies141714045
Yellow Jackets00000

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers00000
Hokies1470728

At Virginia

1234Total
No. 24 Hokies3321330
Cavaliers13071939

vs Kentucky (Belk Bowl)

1234Total
Hokies10710330
Wildcats77101337

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 2019 season are: [5]

GameOpponentPlayer(s)
Game 1Boston CollegeTyree Rodgers
Game 2Old Dominion Divine Deablo (2)
Game 3FurmanDylan Rivers
Game 4DukeOscar Bradburn (3)
Game 5Miami Jarrod Hewitt
Game 6Rhode IslandDevon Hunter
Game 7North CarolinaRayshard Ashby
Game 8Notre DameArmani Chatman
Game 9Wake ForestDivine Deablo (3)
Game 10Georgia TechKhalil Ladler (2)
Game 11Pittsburgh James Mitchell
Game 12Virginia Dalton Keene (2) & Rayshard Ashby (2)
Belk BowlKentucky Brian Johnson    

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRVRV2523RV
Coaches RVRVRVRVRVRV23RVRV
CFP Not released24Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
3101 Dalton Keene TE New England Patriots

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