American college football season
The2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team representedVirginia Tech during the2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coachJustin Fuente and played their home games atLane Stadium inBlacksburg, Virginia . They competed as members of the Coastal Division of theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC).The Hokies lost to arch rival Virginia for the first time since 2003. The loss cost the Hokies the Coastal Division and a trip to the Orange Bowl.
On August 1, 2019, defensive coordinatorBud Foster announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season.[ 1] [ 2]
Preseason media poll [ edit ] In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia Tech was predicted to finish in third in the Coastal Division.[ 3]
In non-conference play, Virginia Tech played home games againstOld Dominion ofConference USA ,Furman of theSouthern Conference , andRhode Island of theColonial Athletic Association , as well as a road game againstNotre Dame , afootball independent . InACC play, the Hokies will play the other members of the Coastal Division as well asBoston College andWake Forest from the Atlantic Division.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 4:00 p.m. atBoston College ACCN L 28–35 35,213 September 7 12:00 p.m. Old Dominion * ESPNU W 31–17 57,282 September 14 12:00 p.m. No. 16(FCS ) Furman * ACCN W 24–17 52,314 September 27 7:00 p.m. Duke ESPN L 10–45 59,537 October 5 3:30 p.m. atMiami (FL) ESPN W 42–35 53,183 October 12 4:00 p.m. Rhode Island * ACCN W 34–17 51,716 October 19 3:30 p.m. North Carolina ACCRSN W 43–41 6OT 65,632 November 2 2:30 p.m. at No. 16Notre Dame * NBC L 20–21 77,622 November 9 3:30 p.m. No. 19Wake Forest ACCN W 36–17 65,632 November 16 3:30 p.m. atGeorgia Tech ACCRSN W 45–0 43,263 November 23 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh ESPN2 W 28–0 55,936 November 29 12:00 p.m. atVirginia No. 24 ABC L 30–39 52,619 December 31 12:00 p.m. vs.Kentucky * ESPN L 30–37 44,138
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2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 7 7 7 28 Eagles 7 21 0 7 35
1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 3 0 7 7 17 Hokies 10 7 7 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total No. 16(FCS) Paladins 0 14 0 3 17 Hokies 3 0 14 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 21 10 14 45 Hokies 3 0 7 0 10
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 21 7 0 14 42 Hurricanes 0 7 7 21 35
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 6 11 0 17 Hokies 10 7 7 10 34
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT 6OT Total Tar Heels 10 7 7 7 3 7 0 0 0 0 41 Hokies 7 14 0 10 3 7 0 0 0 2 43
Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 7 3 3 20 No. 16 Fighting Irish 7 7 0 7 21
After poor performances against USC and Michigan, Notre Dame stepped up defensively against Virginia Tech. The hokies were held to their lowest total yards game since 2015 and lowest yards per play since 2016 in what was billed as "one of the best group effort performances" ever seen bySports Illustrated sportswriter Bryan Driskell.[ 5] [ 6]
1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Demon Deacons 3 7 7 0 17 Hokies 3 3 17 13 36
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 14 17 14 0 45 Yellow Jackets 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Hokies 14 7 0 7 28
1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Hokies 3 3 21 3 30 Cavaliers 13 0 7 19 39
[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 10 7 10 3 30 Wildcats 7 7 10 13 37
[ edit ] Since the start of the 2016 season, during the week before each game, Head CoachJustin Fuente selects an outstanding player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach,Frank Beamer , who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech. The jersey represents hard work, toughness, good sportsmanship and being an exemplary teammate. At first, the distinction was intended strictly for special teams players, but has since been expanded to include all team members.
The players honored in the 2019 season are:[ 7]
Game Opponent Player(s) Game 1 Boston College Tyree Rodgers Game 2 Old Dominion Divine Deablo (2)Game 3 Furman Dylan Rivers Game 4 Duke Oscar Bradburn (3) Game 5 Miami Jarrod Hewitt Game 6 Rhode Island Devon Hunter Game 7 North Carolina Rayshard Ashby Game 8 Notre Dame Armani Chatman Game 9 Wake Forest Divine Deablo (3) Game 10 Georgia Tech Khalil Ladler (2)Game 11 Pittsburgh James Mitchell Game 12 Virginia Dalton Keene (2) & Rayshard Ashby (2)Belk Bowl Kentucky Brian Johnson
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV — — — — — — — — RV RV RV 25 23 RV — Coaches RV — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV CFP Not released — — — 24 — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ Niziolek, Mike (August 1, 2019)."Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster to step down" .Roanoke Times . RetrievedDecember 11, 2023 . ^ "Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster to step down after season" .TribLIVE.com . Associated Press. August 1, 2019. RetrievedDecember 11, 2023 .^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run" .theACC.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. RetrievedJuly 22, 2019 .^ "2019 Virginia Tech Football Schedule" .FBSchedules.com . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ Driskell, Bryan (November 4, 2019)."Grades: Notre Dame Defense vs. Virginia Tech" .Sports Illustrated . RetrievedNovember 6, 2019 . ^ Berardino, Mike (November 2, 2019)."No. 16 Notre Dame needs late touchdown to get past Virginia Tech" .USA Today . RetrievedNovember 6, 2019 . ^ "Brian Johnson to wear Beamer No. 25 jersey for Belk Bowl" .Virginia Tech Athletics . RetrievedDecember 29, 2019 .
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