2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal Division | |
Record | 8–5 (5–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Scot Loeffler (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (19th season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida State x$# | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Clemson % | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Duke x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 27th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to UCLA. The team's 93 game consecutive sellout streak ended on September 7, 2013 against Western Carolina with an announced attendance of 61,335.[1]
Name | Position | Seasons at Virginia Tech |
Alma mater |
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Frank Beamer | Head Coach | 26 | Virginia Tech (1969) |
Scot Loeffler | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 0 | Michigan (1996) |
Shane Beamer | Associate head coach/Running Backs | 1 | Virginia Tech (1999) |
Jeff Grimes | Offensive Line/co-Running game coordinator | 0 | UTEP (1991) |
Bryan Stinespring | Tight Ends/recruiting coordinator | 22 | James Madison (1986) |
Aaron Moorehead | Wide Receivers | 0 | Illinois (2003) |
Bud Foster | Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers | 26 | Murray State (1981) |
Torrian Gray | Defensive Backs/passing game coordinator | 7 | Virginia Tech (1996) |
Charley Wiles | Defensive line/co-Running game coordinator | 15 | Murray State (1987) |
Cornell Brown | Outside Linebackers/Assistant Defensive Line | 2 | Virginia Tech (1997) |
Reference:[2] |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama* | ESPN | L 10–35 | 73,114 | ||
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Carolina* | ESPN3 | W 45–3 | 61,335 | ||
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | FS1 | W 15–10 | 50,096 | ||
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall* |
| ESPNU | W 29–21 3OT | 64,060 | |
September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | ESPN | W 17–10 | 50,214 | ||
October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | North Carolina |
| ACCN | W 27–17 | 65,632 | |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 24 |
| ESPNU | W 19–9 | 64,954 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 16 |
| ESPNU | L 10–13 | 63,326 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | ABC/ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 30,129 | ||
November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Miami (FL) | ESPN | W 42–24 | 49,267 | ||
November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Maryland |
| ACCN | L 24–27 OT | 64,686 | |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | ESPNU | W 16–6 | 52,069 | ||
December 31 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 UCLA* | CBS | L 12–42 | 47,912 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#1 Crimson Tide | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
See also: 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game |
Previous meeting was also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2009.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Hokies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
See also: 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Hokies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Yellow Jackets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
See also: 2013 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Battle of the Techs |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Hokies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
#24 Hokies | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
See also: 2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
#16 Hokies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
See also: 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
See also: 2013 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
See also: 2013 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Terrapins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Hokies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
See also: 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Cavaliers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
See also: 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hokies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
#17 Bruins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 42 |
See also: 2013 UCLA Bruins football team and 2013 Sun Bowl |
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run ( Michael Branthover (kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: VT – Branthover 22-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return (Fairbairn kick); VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 19 | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — |
Harris | Not released | 20 | 19 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||
BCS | Not released | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |