| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Dc Year: | 25th |
The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They competed as members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).The Hokies lost to arch rival Virginia for the first time since 2003. The loss cost the Hokies the Coastal Division and a trip to the Orange Bowl.
In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia Tech was predicted to finish in third in the Coastal Division.[1]
| Media poll (Coastal Division) | |||
| 1 | Virginia | 1003 (82) | |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 992 (55) | |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 827 (20) | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 691 (8) | |
| 5 | Duke | 566 (6) | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 463 (1) | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 302 (1) | |
In non-conference play, Virginia Tech played home games against Old Dominion of Conference USA, Furman of the Southern Conference, and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, as well as a road game against Notre Dame, a football independent. In ACC play, the Hokies will play the other members of the Coastal Division as well as Boston College and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Division.Source:[2]
See also: 2019 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team.
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team.
See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team. Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.
See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. After poor performances against USC and Michigan, Notre Dame stepped up defensively against Virginia Tech. The hokies were held to their lowest total yards game since 2015 and lowest yards per play since 2016 in what was billed as "one of the best group effort performances" ever seen by Sports Illustrated sportswriter Bryan Driskell.[3] Yet, Notre Dame still needed a late touchdown to win the game by a final score 21-20 and Notre Dame extended their home winning streak to 16 games.[4]
See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team and 2019 Belk Bowl.
Since the start of the 2016 season, during the week before each game, Head Coach Justin Fuente selects an outstanding player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach, Frank Beamer, who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech. The jersey represents hard work, toughness, good sportsmanship and being a exemplary teammate. At first, the distinction was intended strictly for special teams players, but has since been expanded to include all team members.
The players honored in the 2019 season are:[5]
| Game | Opponent | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Boston College | Tyree Rodgers |
| Game 2 | Old Dominion | Divine Deablo (2) |
| Game 3 | Furman | Dylan Rivers |
| Game 4 | Duke | Oscar Bradburn (3) |
| Game 5 | Miami | Jarrod Hewitt |
| Game 6 | Rhode Island | Devon Hunter |
| Game 7 | North Carolina | Rayshard Ashby |
| Game 8 | Notre Dame | Armani Chatman |
| Game 9 | Wake Forest | Divine Deablo (3) |
| Game 10 | Georgia Tech | Khalil Ladler (2) |
| Game 11 | Pittsburgh | James Mitchell |
| Game 12 | Virginia | Dalton Keene (2) & Rayshard Ashby (2) |
| Belk Bowl | Kentucky | Brian Johnson |
See also: 2020 NFL draft.
| 3 | 101 | TE | New England Patriots |