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Virginia Tech Football Team History


Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
 Blacksburg, VA
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Lane Stadium
Capacity: 65,115
Colors: Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange
Coach: Brent Pry
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Virginia Tech 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1944 - Did not field a team.
  1965 - Tech left the Southern Conference for various financial and structural reasons.
  2003 - Although Virginia Tech accepted a bid to join the ACC in June 2003, it did not take effect until the 2004 season.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1963, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
2010
Division Championships
  2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 773-504-46
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 773-504-46
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 8
 Division Titles 6
 Conference Record 161-83-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 523-221-31
 Away Record 232-257-15
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 131
 Winning Seasons (#1) 98
 Losing Seasons (#1)30
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2011)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1950)
 10 Win Seasons 15
 Most Points Scored in a Game 99 (11/22/1919)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 490 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (10/27/1973)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 430 (1950)
 Largest Margin of Victory 99 (11/22/1919)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 71 (10/27/1973)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 107 (12/26/2015)
 Last Shutout 11/23/2019
 Last Time Shutout 9/16/1995
 Shutouts All-Time 252
 Been Shutout All-Time 144
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (9/23/1995-9/21/1996)
 Longest Losing  10 (9/30/1950-12/2/1950)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 14-19-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 1-2-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 1-3-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  21-27
 2010-19  84-49
 2000-09  99-32
 1990-99 77-39
 1980-89 66-45-2
 1970-79 47-61-2
 1960-69 62-37-2
 1950-59 48-48-4
 1940-49 28-41-7
 1930-39 46-39-11
 1920-29 56-31-7
Next Game
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ Vanderbilt in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Virginia Tech won 18-0 in 1989.
All-Time:
 Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt 6-3-0 66.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Vanderbilt
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Marshall
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Old Dominion
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Rutgers
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Miami
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Stanford
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 17  vs. Boston College
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Georgia Tech
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Syracuse
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Clemson
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Duke
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Virginia
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Virginia Tech & Virginia have played 104 games.
Virginia Tech has won 61 games.
Virginia has won 38 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-12
 10 or more 204-96
 20 or more  180-59
 30 or more 130-15
 40 or more 66-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 61-1
 10 or more 143-107
 20 or more 58-100
 30 or more 14-63
 40 or more 2-24
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.