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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 778-509-46
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 778-509-46
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 8
 Division Titles 6
 Conference Record 163-85-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 526-223-31
 Away Record 234-260-15
 
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  26-32
 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
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Duke in a Conference Game
Last Time: Virginia Tech lost 7-24 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Virginia Tech vs. Duke 19-11-0 63.3% 
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Virginia  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Scoring291-225
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 8-23-1
Miami 9-13-0
Southern Methodist 9-13-0
Boston College 5-52-1
Duke 7-32-1
Georgia Tech 6-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-32-2
Stanford 3-72-3
Syracuse 7-32-1
Virginia 5-52-2
Virginia Tech 5-52-2
Florida State 1-91-3
Louisville 6-41-2
North Carolina 6-41-2
North Carolina State 5-51-4
California 5-50-4
Wake Forest 4-60-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Virginia Tech & Virginia have played 104 games.
Virginia Tech has won 61 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 209-101
 20 or more  185-63
 30 or more 134-17
 40 or more 67-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 63-1
 10 or more 146-112
 20 or more 59-105
 30 or more 14-66
 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).