2020_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team

2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football
2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Cornelsen (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Justin Hamilton (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Uniform
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2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

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).

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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]

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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
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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	8:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 45–24	1,000
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 38–31	0
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 North Carolina	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 45–56	3,535
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 23	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 40–14	1,000
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 19	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston–Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 16–23	2,135
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 42–35	11,901
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Liberty*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 35–38	1,000
November 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–25	1,000
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 14–47	4,612
December 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	L 10–45	250
December 12	8:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ACCN	W 33–15	250
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Statistics	NC State	Virginia Tech
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
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

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Duke
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

2020_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team

2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game summaries

NC State

At Duke

At North Carolina

Boston College

At Wake Forest

At Louisville

Liberty

Miami (FL)

At Pittsburgh

Clemson

Virginia

Rankings

2021 NFL Draft

References

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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
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

	Week
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
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