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Virginia Tech Football Team History


Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
 Blacksburg, VA
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Lane Stadium
Capacity: 65,115
Colors: Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange
Coach: Brent Pry
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Virginia Tech 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1944 - Did not field a team.
  1965 - Tech left the Southern Conference for various financial and structural reasons.
  2003 - Although Virginia Tech accepted a bid to join the ACC in June 2003, it did not take effect until the 2004 season.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1963, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
2010
Division Championships
  2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 779-510-46
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 779-510-46
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 8
 Division Titles 6
 Conference Record 165-87-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 527-223-31
 Away Record 234-261-15
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 131
 Winning Seasons (#1) 99
 Losing Seasons (#1)30
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2011)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1950)
 10 Win Seasons 15
 Most Points Scored in a Game 99 (11/22/1919)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 490 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (10/27/1973)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 430 (1950)
 Largest Margin of Victory 99 (11/22/1919)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 71 (10/27/1973)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 107 (12/26/2015)
 Last Shutout 11/23/2019
 Last Time Shutout 9/16/1995
 Shutouts All-Time 252
 Been Shutout All-Time 144
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (9/23/1995-9/21/1996)
 Longest Losing  10 (9/30/1950-12/2/1950)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 14-19-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 1-2-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 1-3-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  27-33
 2010-19  84-49
 2000-09  99-32
 1990-99 77-39
 1980-89 66-45-2
 1970-79 47-61-2
 1960-69 62-37-2
 1950-59 48-48-4
 1940-49 28-41-7
 1930-39 46-39-11
 1920-29 56-31-7
Next Game
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Vanderbilt  27-34 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Marshall  31-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Old Dominion  37-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Rutgers  23-26 L
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Miami  34-38 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Stanford  31-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 17  vs. Boston College  42-21 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Georgia Tech  21-6 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Syracuse  31-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Clemson  14-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Duke  28-31 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Virginia  37-17 W
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Scoring356-273
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-4
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Virginia Tech & Virginia have played 105 games.
Virginia Tech has won 62 games.
Virginia has won 38 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-12
 10 or more 210-102
 20 or more  186-64
 30 or more 135-17
 40 or more 67-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 63-1
 10 or more 147-113
 20 or more 59-106
 30 or more 14-67
 40 or more 2-24
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.