American college football season
2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football |
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Military Bowl champion |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Division | Coastal Division |
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Record | 7–6 (3–5 ACC) |
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Head coach | - Frank Beamer (28th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Scot Loeffler (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (20th season) |
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Base defense | 4–4 |
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Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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The 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 28th-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 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati. They were also the only team to beat the eventual National Champions, The Ohio State Buckeyes.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 19 (FCS) William & Mary* | | | ESPNews | W 34–9 | 62,722 |
September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Ohio State* | | | ESPN | W 35–21 | 107,517 |
September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 17 | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| ESPN | L 21–28 | 63,267 |
September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | | | ESPN | L 24–27 | 62,318 |
September 27 | 12:30 p.m. | Western Michigan* | | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| ACCN | W 35–17 | 59,625 |
October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | | | ACCN | W 34–17 | 60,000 |
October 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | | | ESPN | L 16–21 | 43,125 |
October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) | | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 6–30 | 64,007 |
November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Boston College | | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| ACCN | L 31–33 | 55,729 |
November 15 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Duke | | | ACCN | W 17–16 | 30,107 |
November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | | ACCN | L 3–6 2OT | 27,820 |
November 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Virginia | | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 24–20 | 60,431 |
December 27 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Cincinnati* | | | ESPN | W 33–17 | 34,277 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tribe | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Hokies | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Ohio State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hokies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Buckeyes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Hokies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Yellow Jackets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
Hokies | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Hokies | 18 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hokies | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Tar Heels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hokies | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Miami (FL)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hurricanes | 3 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
Hokies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Boston College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
Hokies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hokies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Blue Devils | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Hokies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
The game was the first scoreless tie in college football since 2005 when Arkansas State defeated Florida Atlantic, 3-0, on October 22, 2005, in overtime. All scoring (field goals), took place in overtime.
Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cavaliers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Hokies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bearcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | • Hokies | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 33 | - Location: Annapolis, MD
- Game start: 1:00 PM
- Television network: ESPN
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "Football Staff". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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