2016_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team

2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football
2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football
	Lane Stadium in the 2016 opener
ACC Coastal Division champion; Belk Bowl champion
ACC Championship Game, L 35–42 vs. Clemson
Belk Bowl, W 35–24 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	10–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Cornelsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (22nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach, Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Since 2004, Virginia Tech has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently in its Coastal Division.

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The Hokies finished the 2016 season with a regular season record of 9–3, winning its sixth ACC Coastal Division title. The Hokies played Clemson in the ACC Championship Game; Clemson won the game, 42–35.

Virginia Tech played Arkansas in the Belk Bowl on December 29, 2016. Arkansas took a 24–0 lead into halftime. However, in the second half, several Arkansas turnovers along with defensive adjustments, allowed Virginia Tech to score 35 unanswered points and win, 35–24. The comeback was the greatest in the team's 124-year history.

The Hokies finished the season with a record of 10–4, and ranked #16 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

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"2016 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 p.m.	Liberty*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 36–13	62,234
September 10	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Tennessee*		Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN (Battle at Bristol) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 24–45	156,990^‡
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Boston College		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–0	60,054
September 24	12:30 p.m.	East Carolina*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 54–17	63,712
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina	No. 25	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC/ESPN2	W 34–3	33,000
October 15	3:45 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPNU	L 17–31	33,838
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 37–16	63,507
October 27	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 25	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 39–36	40,254
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Duke	No. 19	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 24–21	38,217
November 12	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 20–30	65,632
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	W 34–31	80,795
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN2	W 52–10	63,120
December 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Clemson	No. 23	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	L 35–42	50,628
December 29	5:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas*	No. 22	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–24	46,902
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	6	7	0	0	13
Hokies	7	17	9	3	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	14	0	3	7	24
#17 Volunteers	0	24	7	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Hokies	14	7	21	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	14	3	17
Hokies	14	24	9	7	54

2016_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team

2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Liberty

Vs. Tennessee

Boston College

East Carolina

North Carolina

At Syracuse

Miami (FL)

At Pittsburgh

At Duke

Georgia Tech

At Notre Dame

Virginia

Vs. Clemson–ACC Championship Game

Vs. Arkansas–Belk Bowl

Rankings

Personnel

Coaching staff

Honorary #25 Beamer Jersey

References

External links

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2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Lane Stadium in the 2016 opener
ACC Coastal Division champion Belk Bowl champion
ACC Championship Game, L 35–42 vs. Clemson
Belk Bowl, W 35–24 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	10–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Cornelsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (22nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

v t e
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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	17	RV	25	23	18	RV	RV	19	18	16
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	19	RV	25	21	22	RV	RV	18	19	16
CFP	Not released									19	14	—	—	23	22	Not released

Name	Position	Seasons at Virginia Tech	Alma Mater
Justin Fuente	Head coach	0	Murray State (1999)
Bud Foster	Associate head coach/Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers	29	Murray State (1981)
Galen Scott	Assistant head coach/Safeties	0	Illinois State (2001)
Zohn Burden	Running backs	1	VMI (2006)
Brad Cornelsen	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	0	Missouri Southern State (2000)
Brian Mitchell	Cornerbacks	0	BYU (1995)
James Shibest	Special teams coordinator/Tight ends	0	Arkansas (1987)
Vance Vice	Offensive line	0	Oklahoma State (1990)
Holmon Wiggins	Wide receivers	0	New Mexico (2003)
Charley Wiles	Defensive line	20	Murray State (1987)
Reference:^[2]

Game	Opponent	Player
Game 1	Liberty	Steven Peoples
Game 2	Tennessee	Sean Huelskamp
Game 3	Boston College	Tim Settle
Game 4	East Carolina	Greg Stroman
Game 5	North Carolina	Cam Phillips
Game 6	Syracuse	Joey Slye
Game 7	Miami	Anthony Shegog
Game 8	Pittsburgh	Divine Deablo
Game 9	Duke	Chuck Clark
Game 10	Georgia Tech	Adonis Alexander
Game 11	Notre Dame	CJ Carroll
Game 12	Virginia	Sam Rogers
Game 13	Clemson	Woody Baron
Belk Bowl	Arkansas	Terrell Edmunds

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Hokies	6	7	14	7	34
#17 Tar Heels	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Hokies	3	0	6	8	17
Orange	7	10	0	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Hokies	6	10	13	10	39
Panthers	0	14	7	15	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Hokies	7	14	0	3	24
Blue Devils	7	0	7	7	21