2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Independence Bowl Champions
Independence Bowl vs. Tulsa, W 55–52
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Coastal Division
2015 record 7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach Frank Beamer (29th year)
Offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (20th as Coordinator, 29th overall year)
Base defense 4-2-5 defense
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 65,632)
2015 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#2 Clemson x$^   8 – 0         14 – 1  
#14 Florida State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Louisville   5 – 3         8 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Boston College   0 – 8         3 – 9  
Coastal Division
#15 North Carolina x   8 – 0         11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Miami   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Duke   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Georgia Tech   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents the Virginia Tech in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies are led by 29th-year head coach Frank Beamer, who will retire following the conclusion of the season[1] and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Their offensive roster includes QB#12 Michael Brewer (SR), QB#9 Brenden Motley (JR), QB#2 Dwayne Lawson (FR), RB#4 JC Coleman (SR), RB#14 Trey Edmunds (JR), RB#34 Travon Mcmillian (FR), WR#1 Isaiah Ford (SO), WR#5 Cam Phillips (SO), WR#5 Josh Standord (JR), WR#20 Deon Newsome (SO), RB#28 Shai Mckenzie (SO), RB#42 Marshawn Williams (SO), TE#7 Bucky Hodges (SO), TE#88 Ryan Malleck (SR), and WR#86 CJ Carroll (FR).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 8:00 PM #1 Ohio State* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN L 24–42   65,632
September 12 3:30 PM Furman* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 W 42–3   60,118
September 19 3:30 PM at Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU W 51–24   45,759
September 26 3:30 PM at East Carolina* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ABC/ESPN2 L 28–35   50,514
October 3 12:00 PM Pittsburgh Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCRSN L 13–17   49,120
October 9 8:00 PM NC State Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN W 28–13   61,183
October 17 3:30 PM at Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry) ESPNU L 20–30   50,787
October 24 3:30 PM #23 Dukedagger Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPNU L 43–45 4OT  63,257
October 31 12:30 PM at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) ACCN W 26–10   55,729
November 12 7:30 PM at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) ESPN W 23–21   48,522
November 21 12:00 PM #12 North Carolina Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN L 27–30 OT  65,632
November 28 12:00 PM at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) ESPNU W 23–20   53,777
December 26 5:45 PM vs. Tulsa* Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN W 55–52   31,289
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Buckeyes 14 0 14 14 42
Hokies 0 17 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 VT, 35–21

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 0 3 0 3
Hokies 7 7 21 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2008 VT, 24–7

at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 10 14 17 10 51
Boilermakers 7 10 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 0 7 7 28
Pirates 14 7 14 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–6 2014 ECU, 28–21

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 0 7 0 17
Hokies 0 7 3 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6 2014 PITT, 21–16

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 3 7 3 0 13
Hokies 0 21 0 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–18–4 2010 VT, 41–30

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 10 3 0 7 20
Hurricanes 10 10 3 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–19 2014 MIA, 30–6

Duke

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT Total
#23 Blue Devils 14 0 7 33738 45
Hokies 7 3 6 83736 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–8 2014 VT, 17–16

at Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 10 10 3 3 26
Eagles 0 0 3 7 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–8 2014 BC, 33–31

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 14 3 6 23
Yellow Jackets 14 0 7 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–4 2014 GT, 27–24

North Carolina

1 2 3 4OT Total
#12 Tar Heels 7 0 3 146 30
Hokies 0 3 7 143 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–11–6 2014 VT, 34–17

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 3 3 0 17 23
Cavaliers 3 3 7 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
54–37–5 2014 VT, 24–20

vs. Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 21 10 6 15 52
Hokies 24 21 7 3 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 1978 TULSA, 35–33

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches' RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References

  1. ↑ Bitter, Andy (November 2, 2015). "Emotional Frank Beamer Says Retirement Is 'Right Thing'". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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