

TheVirginia TechHokiescollege football program are part of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1891 by professorEllison A. Smyth—who coached the team in its first game, which was played the next year[1]—the Hokies have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including32 bowl games.
Historically, the Hokies have had limited success. From 1892 to 1921, Tech competed as afootball independent. The Hokies won several games against larger, better-funded teams during this time, but did not compete in many games outside theAmerican South. From 1921 to 1964, Tech was a member of theSouthern Conference and won the conference championship in 1963. The membership of the Southern Conference fluctuated wildly at times during Tech's tenure. When the conference was created in 1921, it boasted 23 teams. This number was reduced when theSoutheastern Conference andAtlantic Coast Conference split away in 1932 and 1953, respectively. By the time Tech won the conference championship in 1963, the conference's membership had shrunk to less than 10 teams. Tech administrators, wanting to expand the football program, chose to leave the conference and become a football independent once more.[2]
Though Tech joined athletic conferences in other sports during the 1980s, it remained a football independent until 1991, when Virginia Tech became a member of theBig East conference. In 1993, Tech received an invitation to the Independence bowl, beginning a streak that has seen the Hokies invited to a bowl game at the conclusion of every season until 2020.[3] In 1995, the Hokies defeated theTexas Longhorns in the1995 Sugar Bowl,[4] vaulting them into national prominence.[5] During the early 2000s, Virginia Tech football teams were consistently ranked among the best in the country according to season-ending polls.[6] In 2000, Virginia Tech participated in the2000 Sugar Bowl, which served as the national championship game of the1999 college football season.[7] In addition to that appearance, the Hokies have participated in several otherBowl Championship Series games, which represent the highest tier of postseason accomplishment.[8] In 2009, the Hokies defeated theCincinnati Bearcats in the2009 Orange Bowl.[9]
Today, the Hokies are a member of theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and have competed in that conference since 2004, when the Hokies left the Big East. Tech won three Big East conference championships prior to departing that conference, and since joining the ACC, the Hokies have won that conference four times.
| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | Bowl game berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach[10] | Conference[11][12][13] | Season results | Bowl result | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties[a 1] | Associated Press Poll[6][a 2] | Coaches' Poll[6][a 3] | ||||||
| Virginia Tech Hokies | |||||||||||
| 1892 | E. A. Smyth | Independent | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1893 | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1894 | Joseph Massie | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1895 | A. C. Jones | Independent | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1896 | Independent | — | 5[a 4][14] | 2[a 5][15][16] | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1897 | Charles Firth | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1898 | J. Lewis Ingles | SIAA[17] | 10th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1899 | James Morrison | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1900 | Dr. Davis | Independent | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1901 | Archibald B. Morrison, Jr. | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1902 | R. R. Brown | Independent | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1903 | Charles Lueder | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1904 | John O'Connor | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1905 | Sally Miles | Independent | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1906 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1907 | C. R. Williams | Independent | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1908 | R. M. Brown | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1909 | Branch Bocock | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1910 | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1911 | L. W. Riess | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1912 | Branch Bocock | South Atlantic | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1913 | South Atlantic | 5th | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1914 | South Atlantic | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1915 | South Atlantic | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1916 | Jack Ingersell | South Atlantic | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1917 | Charles Bernier | South Atlantic | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1918 | South Atlantic | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1919 | South Atlantic | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1920 | Stanley Sutton | South Atlantic | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1921 | Ben Cubbage | South Atlantic | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1922 | Southern[a 6] | 4th | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1923 | Southern | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1924 | Southern | 11th | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1925 | Southern | 10th | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1926 | Andy Gustafson | Southern | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1927 | Southern | 14th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1928 | Southern | 4th | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1929 | Southern | 13th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1930 | Orville Neale | Southern | 13th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1931 | Southern | 19th | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1932 | Henry Redd | Southern[a 7][18] | 4th | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1933 | Southern | 7th | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1934 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1935 | Southern | 5th | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1936 | Southern | 11th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1937 | Southern | 12th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1938 | Southern | 10th | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1939 | Southern | 12th | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1940 | Southern | 10th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1941 | James Kitts | Southern | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1942 | S. D. Tilson andHerbert McEver | Southern | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1943 | Virginia Tech did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because ofWorld War II | ||||||||||
| 1944 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | Herbert McEver | Southern | 9th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1946 | James Kitts | Southern | 7th | 3 | 4 | 3 | Lost1947 Sun Bowl toCincinnati Bearcats, 6–18[19] | — | N/A | ||
| 1947 | Southern | 8th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1948 | Bob McNeish | Southern | 15th | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1949 | Southern | 14th | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 1950 | Southern | 16th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1951 | Frank Moseley | Southern | 16th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1952 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1953 | Southern[a 8][20] | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1954 | Southern | 3rd | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | 16 | — | |||
| 1955 | Southern | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1956 | Southern | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1957 | Southern | 8th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1958 | Southern | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | Southern | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1960 | Southern | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1961 | Jerry Claiborne | Southern | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | Southern | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1964 | Southern | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1965 | Independent[a 9][2] | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Independent | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost1966 Liberty Bowl toMiami Hurricanes, 7–14[21] | — | 20 | |||
| 1967 | Independent | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost1968 Liberty Bowl toMississippi Rebels, 17–34[22] | — | — | |||
| 1969 | Independent | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | Charlie Coffey | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Independent | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | Jimmy Sharpe | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | Independent | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | Bill Dooley | Independent[a 10][23] | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | Independent | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost1981 Peach Bowl toMiami Hurricanes, 10–20 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Independent | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost1984 Independence Bowl toAir Force Falcons, 7–23 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won1986 Peach Bowl againstNC State Wolfpack, 25–24 | 20 | — | |||
| 1987 | Frank Beamer | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | Independent | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | |||
| 1991 | Big East[23] | 6th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Big East | 7th | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Big East | 4th | 9 | 3 | Won1993 Independence Bowl againstIndiana Hoosiers, 45–20[24] | 22 | 20 | ||||
| 1994 | Big East | 2nd | 8 | 4 | Lost1994 Gator Bowl toTennessee Volunteers, 23–45[25] | — | 24 | ||||
| 1995 | Big East | 1st | 10 | 2 | Won1995 Sugar Bowl againstTexas Longhorns, 28–10[26] | 10 | 9 | ||||
| 1996 | Big East | 1st | 10 | 2 | Lost1996 Orange Bowl toNebraska Cornhuskers, 21–41[27] | 13 | 12 | ||||
| 1997 | Big East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | Lost1998 Gator Bowl toNorth Carolina Tar Heels, 3–42[28] | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | Big East | 3rd | 9 | 3 | Won1998 Music City Bowl againstAlabama Crimson Tide, 38–7[29] | 23 | 19 | ||||
| 1999 | Big East | 1st | 11 | 1 | Lost2000 Sugar Bowl toFlorida State Seminoles, 29–46[30] | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2000 | Big East | 2nd | 11 | 1 | Won2001 Gator Bowl againstClemson Tigers, 41–20[31] | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 2001 | Big East | 3rd | 8 | 4 | Lost2002 Gator Bowl toFlorida State, 17–30[32] | 18 | 18 | ||||
| 2002 | Big East | 4th | 10 | 4 | Won2002 San Francisco Bowl againstAir Force, 20–13[33] | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 2003 | Big East[a 11] | 4th | 8 | 5 | Lost2003 Insight Bowl toCalifornia Golden Bears, 49–52[34] | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | Atlantic Coast[23] | 1st | 10 | 3 | Lost2005 Sugar Bowl toAuburn Tigers, 13–16[35] | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 2005 | Atlantic Coast | 2nd | 11 | 2 | Won2006 Gator Bowl againstLouisville Cardinals, 35–24[36] | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 2006 | Atlantic Coast | 3rd | 10 | 3 | Lost2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl toGeorgia Bulldogs, 24–31[37] | 19 | 18 | ||||
| 2007[38] | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 11 | 3 | Lost2008 Orange Bowl toKansas Jayhawks, 21–24[39] | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 2008[40] | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 10 | 4 | Won2009 Orange Bowl againstCincinnati Bearcats, 20–7[41] | 15 | 14 | ||||
| 2009[42] | Atlantic Coast | 3rd | 10 | 3 | Won2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl againstTennessee Volunteers, 37–14 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 2010[43] | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 11 | 3 | Lost2011 Orange Bowl against theStanford Cardinal, 12–40[44] | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 2011[45] | Atlantic Coast | 2nd | 11 | 3 | Lost2012 Sugar Bowl against theMichigan Wolverines, 20–23OT[46] | 21 | 17 | ||||
| 2012[47] | Atlantic Coast | T–6th | 7 | 6 | Won2012 Russell Athletic Bowl against theRutgers Scarlet Knights, 13–10OT[48] | — | — | ||||
| 2013[49] | Atlantic Coast | T–4th | 8 | 5 | Lost2013 Sun Bowl against theUCLA Bruins, 12–42[50] | — | — | ||||
| 2014[51] | Atlantic Coast | T–9th | 7 | 6 | Won2014 Military Bowl against theCincinnati Bearcats, 33–17[52] | — | — | ||||
| 2015[51] | Atlantic Coast | T–7th | 7 | 6 | Won2015 Independence Bowl against theTulsa Golden Hurricanes, 55–52[53] | — | — | ||||
| 2016[54] | Justin Fuente | Atlantic Coast | 2nd | 10 | 4 | Won2016 Belk Bowl againstArkansas Razorbacks, 35–24[55] | 16 | 16 | |||
| 2017[56] | Atlantic Coast | 4th | 9 | 4 | Lost2017 Camping World Bowl againstOklahoma State Cowboys, 21–30[57] | 24 | 25 | ||||
| 2018[58] | Atlantic Coast | T–6th | 6 | 7 | Lost2018 Military Bowl againstCincinnati Bearcats, 31–35[59] | — | — | ||||
| 2019[60] | Atlantic Coast | T–3rd | 8 | 5 | Lost2019 Belk Bowl againstKentucky Wildcats, 30–37[61] | — | — | ||||
| 2020[62] | Atlantic Coast | T–6th | 5 | 6 | Opted out of playing in a bowl game[63] | — | — | ||||
| 2021[64] | Atlantic Coast | 3rd (Coastal) | 6 | 7 | Lost2021 Pinstripe Bowl againstMaryland Terrapins, 10–54[65] | — | — | ||||
| 2022[66] | Brent Pry | Atlantic Coast | T–6th (Coastal) | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| 2023[67] | Atlantic Coast | T–4th | 7 | 6 | Won2023 Military Bowl againstTulane Green Wave, 41–20[68] | — | — | ||||
| 2024[69] | Atlantic Coast | T–8th | 6 | 7 | Lost2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl againstMinnesota Golden Gophers, 10–24 | — | — | ||||
| 2025[70] | Atlantic Coast | T–14th | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 767 | 499 | 46 | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||
| 14 | 22 | — | (only includes bowl games; 36 appearances) | ||||||||
| 781 | 521 | 46 | (all games) | ||||||||