2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 41–20 vs. Tulane
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Bowen (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChris Marve (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Florida State y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 19 Louisville y   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 21 NC State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Virginia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
No. 20 Clemson   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Pittsburgh   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by Brent Pry in his second year as Virginia Tech's head coach. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Virginia Tech and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1][2] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 without divisions. The new format matches Virginia Tech with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Hokies' three set conference opponents for the next four seasons are Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Wake Forest.[3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.Old Dominion*
ACCNW 36–1765,632
September 912:00 p.m.Purdue*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN2L 17–2465,632
September 163:30 p.m.at Rutgers*
BTNL 16–3552,657
September 2312:00 p.m.at Marshall*
ESPN2L 17–2431,475
September 308:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNW 38–2165,632
October 73:30 p.m.at No. 5 Florida State
ABCL 17–3979,560
October 143:30 p.m.Wake Forestdagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNW 30–1365,632
October 267:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNW 38–1060,236
November 43:30 p.m.at No. 13 Louisville
ACCNL 3–3449,945
November 1112:00 p.m.at Boston College
ACCNW 48–2233,665
November 183:30 p.m.NC State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNL 28–3565,632
November 253:30 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNW 55–1742,976
December 272:00 p.m.vs. Tulane
ESPNW 41–2035,849

Game summaries

Old Dominion

See also: 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Old Dominion 0 10 7017
Virginia Tech 2 14 14636

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:07) VT – Old Dominion snap through the back of the Endzone for a Safety (VT 2–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:53) VT – Jaylin Lane 20 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:07; VT 9–0)
  • (9:33) ODU - Dominic Dutton 16 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:14; VT 9-7)
  • (2:03) VT - Ali Jennings 10 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:12; VT 16-7)
  • (0:00) ODU - Ethan Sanchez 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 2:03; VT 16-10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:59) VT – Ali Jennings 6 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:19; VT 23–10)
  • (5:43) ODU - Keshawn Wicks 5 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; VT 23-17)
  • (2:09) VT - Grant Wells 1 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:34; VT 30-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:28) VT – John Love 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:43; VT 33–17)
  • (5:38) VT - John Love 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:35; VT 36-17)
Statistics ODU VT
First downs 19 18
Total yards 295 368
Rush yards 201 109
Passing yards 94 259
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:20 33:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 13/25, 94 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Grant Wilson 19 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Ahmarian Granger 3 receptions, 14 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 17/29, 251 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 19 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD

Purdue

See also: 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 7 10 0724
Virginia Tech 0 17 0017

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:26) PUR – Devin Mockobee 15 yd Rush (Ben Freehill Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; PUR 7-0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:03) PUR – Ben Freehill 43 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:11; PUR 10–0)
  • (12:39) PUR - Tyrone Tracy Jr. 21 yd Rush (Ben Freehill Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:12; PUR 17-0)
  • (5:54) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 30 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:37; PUR 17-7)
  • (2:51) VT - John Love 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:27; PUR 17-10)
  • (0:10) VT - Jaylin Lane 2 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:09; 17-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:00) PUR – Hudson Card 2 yd Rush (Ben Freehill Kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:31; PUR 24–17)
Statistics PUR VT
First downs 22 19
Total yards 427 286
Rush yards 179 11
Passing yards 248 275
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 38:01 21:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 23/34, 248 yards
Rushing Devin Mockobee 21 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Max Klare 8 receptions, 64 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/33, 243 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Malachi Thomas 6 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Jaylin Lane 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

At Rutgers

See also: 2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 3 7616
Rutgers 7 14 01435

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,657
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:17) RUT – Kyle Monangai 19 yd Rush (Jai Patel Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:08; RUT 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:29) VT – John Love 30 yd Field Goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 6:20; RUT 7–3)
  • (7:50) RUT - Gavin Wimsatt 34 yd Rush (Jai Patel Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; RUT 14-3)
  • (0:04) RUT - Christian Dremel 4 yd Pass From Gavin Wimsatt (Jai Patel Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:19; RUT 21-3)
Third Quarter
  • (3:39) VT - Da'Quan Felton 39 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:03; RUT 21-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:18) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 1 yd Rush (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:22; RUT 21-16)
  • (10:41) RUT - Kyle Monangai 55 yd Rush (Jai Patel Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; RUT 28-16)
  • (3:20) RUT - Kyle Monangai 12 yd Rush (Jai Patel Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 3:27; RUT 35-16)
Statistics VT RUT
First downs 18 14
Total yards 319 302
Rush yards 129 256
Passing yards 190 46
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 33:44 26:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 19/32, 190 yards, TD
Rushing Kyron Drones 22 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Rutgers Passing Gavin Wimsatt 7/16, 46 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kyle Monangai 16 carries, 143 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Christian Dremel 3 receptions, 34 yards, TD

At Marshall

See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 7 3 0717
Marshall 0 17 7024

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 31,475
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:59) VT – Kyron Drones 31 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; VT 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:59) MRSH – DeMarcus Harris 12 yd Pass From Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:27; 7–7)
  • (11:47) VT - John Love 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:58; VT 10-7)
  • (9:10) MRSH - Rasheen Ali 56 yd Rush (Rece Verhoff Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; MRSH 14-10)
  • (2:55) MRSH - Rece Verhoff 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:34; MRSH 17-10)
Third Quarter
  • (7:22) MRSH - Rasheen Ali 1 yd Rush (Rece Verhoff Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:32; MRSH 24-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:14) VT - Kyron Drones 16 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:24; MRSH 24-17)
Statistics VT MRSH
First downs 16 19
Total yards 344 380
Rush yards 184 214
Passing yards 160 166
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 19/35, 160 yards
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Benji Gosnell 4 receptions, 52 yards
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 16/27, 166 yards, TD
Rushing Rasheen Ali 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caleb Coombs 4 receptions, 41 yards

Pitt

See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Pitt 7 0 14021
Virginia Tech 7 14 14338

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:51) VT – Da'Quan Felton 54 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:14; VT 7-0)
  • (10:39) PITT - Bub Means 75 yd Pass From Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; 7-7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:07) VT – Kyron Drones 2 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:27; VT 14–7)
  • (0:21) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 12 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:09; VT 21-7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:29) VT - Kyron Drones 10 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:19; VT 28-7)
  • (10:08) PITT - C'Bo Flemister 61 yd Pass From Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:14; VT 28-14)
  • (9:31) PITT - Braylan Lovelace 4 yd Fumble Return (Ben Sauls Kick) (VT 28-21)
  • (3:27) VT - Jaylin Lane 53 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:43; VT 35-21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:06) VT – John Love 32 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:54; VT 38–21)
Statistics PITT VT
First downs 9 25
Total yards 273 427
Rush yards 38 199
Passing yards 235 228
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 22:16 37:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Pitt Passing Phil Jurkovec 11/22, 235 yards, 2 TD
Rushing C'Bo Flemister 10 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Konata Mumpfield 4 receptions, 57 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/19, 228 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 24 carries, 109 yards
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD

At No. 5 Florida State

See also: 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 10 7017
No. 5 Florida State 22 0 10739

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,560
  • Referee: Mike Roche
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:13) FSU – Johnny Wilson 7 yd Pass From Jordan Travis (Brian Courtney Rush) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; FSU 8–0)
  • (4:44) FSU - Lawrance Toafili 28 yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:58; FSU 15-0)
  • (1:34) FSU - Johnny Wilson 18 yd Pass From Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:16; FSU 22-0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:37) VT – John Love 29 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:02; FSU 22–7)
  • (0:46) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 5 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 6:55; FSU 22-10)
Third Quarter
  • (14:47) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 99 yd Kickoff Return (John Love Kick) (FSU 22-17)
  • (14:19) FSU - Trey Benson 62 yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:28; FSU 29-17)
  • (6:23) FSU - Ryan Fitzgerald 26 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:36; FSU 32-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:28) FSU - Trey Benson 85 yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:11; FSU 39-17)
Statistics VT FSU
First downs 19 20
Total yards 313 452
Rush yards 209 282
Passing yards 104 170
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:16 28:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 14/27, 104 yards
Rushing Kyron Drones 14 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Jaylin Lane 6 receptions, 51 yards
No. 5 Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 18/24, 170 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Trey Benson 11 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Johnny Wilson 4 receptions, 54 yards, 2 TD

Wake Forest

See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Wake Forest 0 10 0313
Virginia Tech 0 17 31030

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (10:42) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 3 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:48; VT 7–0)
  • (4:23) VT - John Love 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:31; VT 10-0)
  • (4:10) WF - Demond Claiborne 96 yd Kickoff Return (Matthew Dennis Kick) (VT 10-7)
  • (3:59) VT - Jaylin Lane 75 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; VT 17-7)
  • (0:20) WF - Matthew Dennis 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:39; VT 17-10)
Third Quarter
  • (0:49) VT - John Love 26 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:26; VT 20-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:37) WF – Matthew Dennis 34 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:12; VT 20–13)
  • (8:06) VT - John Love 36 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:31; VT 23-13)
  • (2:47) VT - Jaylin Lane 12 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:07; VT 30-13)
Statistics WF VT
First downs 20 21
Total yards 262 462
Rush yards 35 141
Passing yards 227 321
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 27:08 32:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Wake Forest Passing Michael Kern 14/22, 166 yards
Rushing Justice Ellison 11 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Taylor Morin 7 receptions, 86 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 20/29, 321 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kyron Drones 15 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Jaylin Lane 3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

Syracuse

See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Syracuse 0 3 7010
Virginia Tech 13 17 5338

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: October 26, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,232
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:22) VT - John Love 43 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:28; VT 3-0)
  • (6:00) VT - Da'Quan Felton 16 yd Pass From Malachi Thomas (John Love Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:16; VT 10-0)
  • (1:57) VT - John Love 32 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:34; VT 13-0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:34) VT – John Love 39 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:56; VT 16–0)
  • (7:13) VT - Da'Quan Felton 62 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27; VT 23-0)
  • (4:18) SYR - Brady Denaburg 43 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:55; VT 23-3)
  • (1:34) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 3 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; VT 30-3)
Third Quarter
  • (12:57) VT - Garrett Shrader (SYR) Strip Sacked, Fumble through the back of the Endzone for a Safety (VT 32-3)
  • (7:41) SYR - Dan Villari 6 yd Pass From Garrett Shrader (Brady Denaburg Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:23; VT 32-10)
  • (0:08) VT - John Love 24 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:33; VT 35-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:47) VT - John Love 31 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:49; VT 38-10)
Statistics SYR VT
First downs 9 28
Total yards 137 528
Rush yards 0 318
Passing yards 137 210
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 18:18 41:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Garrett Shrader 12/18, 137 yards, TD
Rushing LeQuint Allen 14 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Damien Alford 4 receptions, 70 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 15/24, 194 yards, TD
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 18 carries, 118 yards, TD
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD

At No. 15 Louisville

See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team
Pregame line Over/under
LOU -8.5 46.5
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 3 003
No. 15 Louisville 7 7 13734

at L&N Stadium • Louisville, KY

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 9 mph SW
  • Game attendance: 49,945
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:53) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1 yd Rush (Brock Travelstead Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:45; LOU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 39 yd Rush (Brock Travelstead Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:50; LOU 14–0)
  • (0:00) VT - John Love 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:03; LOU 14-3)
Third Quarter
  • (9:38) LOU - Jadon Thompson 37 yd Pass From Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:17; LOU 21-3)
  • (6:58) LOU - Isaac Guerendo 12 yd Rush (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:23; LOU 27-3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:16) LOU - Isaac Guerendo 36 yd Rush (Brock Travelstead Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:50; LOU 34-3)
Statistics VT LOU
First downs 12 17
Total yards 140 382
Rush yards 68 231
Passing yards 72 151
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:45 32:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/21, 69 yards
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 11 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 34 yards
No. 15 Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 11/12, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Isaac Guerendo 11 carries, 146 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jadon Thompson 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD

At Boston College

See also: 2023 Boston College Eagles football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 10 21 71048
Boston College 7 0 8722

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,665
  • Referee: Mike Roche
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:40) VT – John Love 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:07; VT 3–0)
  • (9:00) BC - Alex Broome 4 yd Rush (Liam Connor Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:40; BC 7-3)
  • (1:28) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 7 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:14; VT 10-7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:07) VT – Stephen Gosnell 22 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:19; VT 17–7)
  • (7:04) VT - Jaylin Lane 5 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; VT 24-7)
  • (1:33) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 4 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:14; VT 31-7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:50) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 4 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 6:04; VT 38-7)
  • (2:52) BC - Jaedn Skeete 8 yd Pass From Thomas Castellanos (Lewis Bond Pass) (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:58; VT 38-15)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:53) VT - Malachi Thomas 35 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:57; VT 45-15)
  • (10:54) VT - John Love 46 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:33; VT 48-15)
  • (4:26) BC - Xavier Coleman 1 yd Rush (Liam Connor Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:13; VT 48-22)
Statistics VT BC
First downs 24 14
Total yards 600 262
Rush yards 361 124
Passing yards 239 138
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 35:59 24:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/17, 219 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kyron Drones 20 carries, 135 yards
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 101 yards
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 10/20, 110 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Broome 9 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Franklin 3 receptions, 52 yards

NC State

See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team
Pregame line Over/under
VT –2.5 40.5
Period 1 2 34Total
NC State 0 21 14035
Virginia Tech 0 7 71428

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (12:04) NCST – Kevin "KC" Concepcion 3 yd Pass From Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 4:05; NCST 7–0)
  • (4:46) NCST - Brennan Armstrong 1 yd Rush (Brayden Narveson Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:49; NCST 14-0)
  • (4:26) VT - Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 47 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:11; NCST 14-7)
  • (0:18) NCST - Kevin "KC" Concepcion 28 yd Pass From Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; NCST 21-7)
Third Quarter
  • (9:03) NCST - Brennan Armstrong 1 yd Rush (Brayden Narveson Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; NCST 28-7)
  • (8:10) VT - Da'Quan Felton 42 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:46; NCST 28-14)
  • (5:53) NCST - Trent Pennix 17 yd Pass From Kevin "KC" Concepcion (Brayden Narveson Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; NCST 35-14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:03) VT - Da'Quan Felton 12 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 3:49; NCST 35-21)
  • (1:40) VT - Stephen Gosnell 13 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:11; NCST 35-28)
Statistics NCST VT
First downs 24 17
Total yards 408 349
Rush yards 188 124
Passing yards 220 225
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 40:37 19:23
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 18/26, 203 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brennan Armstrong 21 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kevin "KC" Concepcion 7 receptions, 62 yards, 2 TD
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 17/30, 225 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kyron Drones 9 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

At Virginia

See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 10 14 24755
Virginia 0 0 10717

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA

  • Date: November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,976
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:58) VT – John Love 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:02; VT 3–0)
  • (3:21) VT - Stephen Gosnell 44 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:24; VT 10-0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:53) VT – Tucker Holloway 33 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:32; VT 17–0)
  • (5:30) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 32 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:16; VT 24-0)
Third Quarter
  • (11:12) VT - Da'Quan Felton 84 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:15; VT 31-0)
  • (7:44) UVA - Will Bettridge 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:28; VT 31-3)
  • (7:28) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 94 yd Kickoff Return (John Love Kick) (VT 38-3)
  • (6:07) UVA - Malachi Fields 38 yd Pass From Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:21; VT 38-10)
  • (4:34) VT - John Love 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:33; VT 41-10)
  • (0:18) VT - Da'Quan Felton 34 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:03; VT 48-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:18) UVA - Malachi Fields 3 yd Pass From Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 3:28; VT 48-17)
  • (3:53) VT - Malachi Thomas 7 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 5:25; VT 55-17)
Statistics VT UVA
First downs 16 18
Total yards 500 286
Rush yards 252 43
Passing yards 248 243
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 10/22, 244 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 16 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving Da'Quan Felton 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
Virginia Passing Anthony Colandrea 29/46, 243 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Donte Hawthorne 4 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Malik Washington 14 receptions, 115 yards

No. 23 Tulane (Military Bowl)

See also: 2023 Tulane Green Wave football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 10 7 101441
No. 23 Tulane 7 3 7320

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD

  • Date: December 27, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,848
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:01) TULA – Tyler Grubbs 21 yd Fumble Return (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (TULA 7–0)
  • (5:33) VT - John Love 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:28; TULA 7-3)
  • (2:20) VT - Kyron Drones 11 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:09; VT 10-7)
Second Quarter
  • (4:40) TULA – Valentino Ambrosio 49 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:58; 10–10)
  • (0:08) VT - Harrison Saint Germain 1 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; VT 17-10)
Third Quarter
  • (12:52) TULA - Kai Horton 6 yd Rush (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:23; 17-17)
  • (10:31) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 9 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:21; VT 24-17)
  • (5:28) VT - John Love 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:01; VT 27-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:56) TULA - Valentino Ambrosio 20 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:32; VT 27-20)
  • (12:38) VT - Benji Gosnell 10 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; VT 34-20)
  • (9:33) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 12 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:32; VT 41-20)
Statistics VT TULA
First downs 25 15
Total yards 453 252
Rush yards 362 133
Passing yards 91 119
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 13/21, 91 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kyron Drones 20 carries, 176 yards, TD
Receiving Benji Gosnell 2 receptions, 21 yards, TD
Tulane Passing Kai Horton 13/20, 119 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Makhi Hughes 15 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Malik Washington 5 receptions, 63 yards

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