2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football
VT logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Coastal Division
2016 record 0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach Justin Fuente (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (21st as Coordinator, 30th overall year)
Base defense 4-2-5 defense
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 65,632)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »

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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Virginia   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents the Virginia Tech in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies are led by first year head coach Justin Fuente and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:30 PM Liberty* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN      
September 10 8:00 PM vs. Tennessee* Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, TN (Battle at Bristol) ABC      
September 17 3:30 PM Boston College Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) ESPNU      
September 24 East Carolina*dagger Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA      
October 8 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC      
October 15 at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY      
October 20 7:00 PM Miami (FL) Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) ESPN      
October 27 7:00 PM at Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN      
November 5 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC      
November 12 Georgia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)      
November 19 3:30 PM at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC      
November 26 Virginia Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry/Commonwealth Cup)      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

vs. Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0
Volunteers 0

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See also: 2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2009 VT, 37–14

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–8 2015 VT, 26–10

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–7 2014 ECU, 35–28

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–11–6 2015 UNC, 30–27

at Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0
Orange 0

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See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–9 2003 VT, 51–7

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–20 2015 MIA, 30–20

at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0
Panthers 0

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See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–7 2015 PITT, 17–13

at Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–9 2015 DUKE, 48–45

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4 2015 VT, 23–21

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0
Fighting Irish 0

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See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 0
Hokies 0

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See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
55–37–5 2015 VT, 23–20

Rankings

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Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released


References

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