2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 5–6 (5–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brad Cornelsen (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Justin Hamilton (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame y^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Clemson y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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] |
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 |
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September 26 | 8:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 20 | ACCN | W 45–24 | 1,000 | |
October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Duke | ACCN | W 38–31 | 0 | ||
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 8 North Carolina | No. 19 | ABC | L 45–56 | 3,535 | |
October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 23 |
| ACCN | W 40–14 | 1,000 |
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 19 | ACCRSN | L 16–23 | 2,135 | |
October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisville | ACCN | W 42–35 | 11,901 | ||
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Liberty * |
| ACCN | L 35–38 | 1,000 | |
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Miami (FL) |
| ESPN | L 24–25 | 1,000 | |
November 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | ACCN | L 14–47 | 4,612 | ||
December 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson |
| ABC | L 10–45 | 250 | |
December 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| ACCN | W 33–15 | 250 | |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT −6 | 56.5 [8] |
Statistics | NC State | Virginia Tech |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT −11 | 54 [9] |
Statistics | Virginia Tech | Duke |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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UNC −3.0 | 59 [10] |
Statistics | Virginia Tech | North Carolina |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT −12.5 | 62 |
Statistics | Boston College | Virginia Tech |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT −10.5 | 68.5 |
Statistics | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT −5 | 67.5 |
Statistics | Virginia Tech | Louisville |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT −17 | 67.5 [11] |
Statistics | Liberty | Virginia Tech |
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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 |
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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 |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT –2 | 68 [12] |
Statistics | Miami (FL) | Virginia Tech |
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First downs | 25 | 23 |
Total yards | 386 | 361 |
Rushing yards | 131 | 160 |
Passing yards | 255 | 201 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:40 | 27:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami (FL) | Passing | D'Eriq King | 24/38, 255 yards, TD |
Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 14 carries, 63 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dee Wiggins | 8 receptions, 106 yards | |
Virginia Tech | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 19/29, 201 yards, INT |
Rushing | Hendon Hooker | 21 carries, 59 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tré Turner | 5 receptions, 86 yards |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT –6.5 | 52 [13] |
Statistics | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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CLEM –22.5 | 66.5 |
Statistics | Clemson | Virginia Tech |
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First downs | 19 | 18 |
Total yards | 433 | 333 |
Rushing yards | 238 | 131 |
Passing yards | 195 | 202 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 22:00 | 38:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Clemson | Passing | Trevor Lawrence | 12/22, 195 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Travis Etienne | 16 carries, 66 yards | |
Receiving | Cornell Powell | 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD | |
Virginia Tech | Passing | Braxton Burmeister | 10/12, 127 yards |
Rushing | Khalil Herbert | 21 carries, 96 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Raheem Blackshear | 4 receptions, 68 yards |
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Over/under | Pregame line |
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VT –3 | 64 [14] |
Statistics | Virginia | Virginia Tech |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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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 |