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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 13, 1953 Miami, 26–0 |
| Latest meeting | November 22, 2025 Miami, 34–17 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 42 |
| Most wins | Miami leads, 27–15[1] |
| Largest victory | Virginia Tech, 43–10 (1999) |
| Longest win streak | Miami, 12 (1953–1994) |
| Current win streak | Miami, 5 (2020–present) |
| Bowl history | |
Miami, 2–0 1966 Liberty Bowl: Miami, 14–7 | |
TheMiami–Virginia Tech football rivalry is an Americancollege footballrivalry between theMiami Hurricanes of theUniversity of Miami andVirginia Tech Hokies ofVirginia Tech. As of 2025, Miami leads the series 27–15.[1]
The Hurricanes and Hokies first met on November 13, 1953, inMiami.
Miami andVirginia Tech have met in two bowl games, and Miami has won both of them, winning the1966 Liberty Bowl 14–7 and the1981 Peach Bowl 20–10.
The two teams have played annually since 1992. The rivalry began developing when the Hokies became a member of theBig East Conference for football in 1991. When theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) expanded in 2004, both Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East for the ACC. Both teams continue to compete annually as members of the ACC Coastal Division.
The series was largely dominated by Miami until 1995 when Virginia Tech won their first game against Miami inBlacksburg. Since then, the series has been largely even with Virginia Tech winning 15 games and Miami winning 14. Several of the games since 1985 have been notable, including 11 meetings when both teams were ranked in the top 25 and four meetings when both ranked in the top 10.
In 2000, #2 Virginia Tech lost to #3 Miami at theMiami Orange Bowl 41–21.
In 2003, #10 Virginia Tech beat #2 Miami inLane Stadium 31–7.
In 2004, the first year for both schools in the ACC, both teams met at the Orange Bowl in Miami for the final game of the regular season, which became a de facto ACC championship game with the winner getting a berth in aBowl Championship Series bowl game. #10 Virginia Tech beat #9 Miami 16–10 in that game.
In 2005, #5 Miami beat #3 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg 27–7.
In 2017, which was the last game that featured both teams meeting while both were ranked, #10 Miami beat #13 Virginia Tech 28–10.
After a one-year hiatus due to the ACC doing away with divisions in 2023,[2] the ACC announced the scheduling model for the next seven years (2024 to 2030 seasons) with the conference now at 17 teams. Miami–Virginia Tech was restored as an annual matchup.[3]
In 2024, on the final play of the game, Virginia Tech'sHail Mary pass was originally ruled a touchdown which would have won the game for them, but after a lengthy review, was controversially overturned. #7 Miami won 38–34.[4]
| Miami victories | Virginia Tech victories |
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