2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	Virginia Tech Hokies
Sport:	football
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	5–6
Conf Record:	5–5
Hc Year:	5th
Oc Year:	5th
Dc Year:	1st

The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by fifth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

After completing their regular season with a 5–6 record (5–5 in ACC play), the program announced on December 16 that players had voted to end their season and would not consider a bid to a bowl game.^[1] The Hokies had appeared in a bowl game for 27 consecutive seasons, dating back to the 1993 Independence Bowl.^[1] This was fourth-longest streak of consecutive bowl game appearances in college football history.^[2]

Coaching staff

Virginia Tech Hokies coaches
Name	Title	Joined staff
		2016
Brad Cornelsen		2016
Vance Vice	Offensive line coach	2016
Jafar Williams	Wide receivers coach	2019
Adam Lechtenberg	Running back coach	2017
	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	2018
	Linebackers coach	2020
Bill Teerlinck	Defensive line coach	2020
Darryl Tapp		2020
James Shibest	Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach	2016
Ryan Smith	Cornerbacks coach	2020
Ben Hilgart	Strength and conditioning	2016
Reference:^[3]

Schedule

Virginia Tech had games scheduled against Liberty, Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, and Penn State, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.^[5]

Schedule Source:^{[6] [7]}

Game summaries

NC State

See also: 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team.

VT −6

56.5^[8]

Statistics	NC State	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	22
Total yards	386	495
Rushing yards	139	314
Passing yards	247	181
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:55	29:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing		12/16, 165 yards, 1 TD
Rushing		14 carries, 94 yards
Receiving	Devin Carter	4 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	7/11, 106 yards
Rushing		6 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

At Duke

See also: 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team.

VT −11

54^[9]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Duke
First downs	25	19
Total yards	487	410
Rushing yards	324	139
Passing yards	163	271
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	34:04	25:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	9/25, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Khalil Herbert	20 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving		2 receptions, 85 yards
Duke	Passing		22/39, 271 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing		11 carries, 86 yards
Receiving	Jarett Garner	3 receptions, 84 yards

At North Carolina

See also: 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.

UNC −3.0

59^[10]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	North Carolina
First downs	25	31
Total yards	495	656
Rushing yards	260	399
Passing yards	235	257
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing		7/13, 136 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Khalil Herbert	18 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	James Mitchell	4 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina	Passing		18/23, 257 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing		17 carries, 214 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving		3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TDs

Boston College

See also: 2020 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry.

VT −12.5

62

Statistics	Boston College	Virginia Tech
First downs	24	23
Total yards	435	461
Rushing yards	90	350
Passing yards	345	111
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	29:12	30:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing		28/51, 345 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing	David Bailey	10 carries, 41 yards
Receiving	Jaelen Gill	6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	11/15, 111 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Hendon Hooker	18 carries, 164 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving	Khalil Herbert	1 reception, 29 yards, 1 TD

At Wake Forest

See also: 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.

VT −10.5

68.5

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
First downs	28	17
Total yards	433	316
Rushing yards	210	206
Passing yards	223	110
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	17/33, 223 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing	Hendon Hooker	17 carries, 98 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 61 yards
Wake Forest	Passing		12/17, 110 yards
Rushing	Christian Beal-Smith	13 carries, 129 yards
Receiving	Jaquarii Roberson	6 receptions, 46 yards

At Louisville

See also: 2020 Louisville Cardinals football team.

VT −5

67.5

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Louisville
First downs	21	23
Total yards	466	548
Rushing yards	283	198
Passing yards	183	350
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	10/10, 183 yards
Rushing	Khalil Herbert	21 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Tré Turner	4 receptions, 71 yards
Louisville	Passing		23/35, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing		17 carries, 129, 1 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 158, 1 TD

Liberty

See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team.

VT −17

67.5^[11]

Statistics	Liberty	Virginia Tech
First downs	29	24
Total yards	466	418
Rushing yards	249	201
Passing yards	217	217
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:27	22:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing		20/30, 217 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Malik Willis	19 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	CJ Yarbrough	5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	20/27, 217 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Hendon Hooker	20 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Tré Turner	6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Miami (FL)

See also: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry.

VT –2

68^[12]

Statistics	Miami (FL)	Virginia Tech
First downs	25	23
Total yards	386	361
Rushing yards	131	160
Passing yards	255	201
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:40	27:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing		24/38, 255 yards, TD
Rushing	Cam'Ron Harris	14 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving	Dee Wiggins	8 receptions, 106 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	19/29, 201 yards, INT
Rushing	Hendon Hooker	21 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving	Tré Turner	5 receptions, 86 yards

At Pittsburgh

See also: 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.

VT –6.5

52^[13]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Pittsburgh
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Clemson

See also: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team.

CLEM –22.5

66.5

Statistics	Clemson	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	18
Total yards	433	333
Rushing yards	238	131
Passing yards	195	202
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	22:00	38:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing		12/22, 195 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		16 carries, 66 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	10/12, 127 yards
Rushing	Khalil Herbert	21 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving	Raheem Blackshear	4 receptions, 68 yards

Virginia

See also: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry.

VT –3

64^[14]

Statistics	Virginia	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	20
Total yards	322	464
Rushing yards	55	252
Passing yards	267	212
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:42	35:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing		25/46, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	15 carries, 23 yards
Receiving	Lavel Davis Jr.	3 receptions, 75 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	15/22, 212 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Khalil Herbert	20 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	5 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

2021 NFL Draft

See main article: article and 2021 NFL Draft.

1	22		CB	Tennessee Titans
1	23		OT	Minnesota Vikings
3	80		S	Las Vegas Raiders
6	217		RB	Chicago Bears

Notes and References

1. Web site: Niziolek . Mike . Virginia Tech players vote to end season, skip potential bowl game. The Roanoke Times. December 16, 2020 . en . December 16, 2020.
2. Web site: Bowl Games : All-time consecutive appearances . mcubed.net . December 16, 2020.
3. Web site: 2020 Football Coaching Staff. June 26, 2020. hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics.
4. Web site: Myerberg . Paul . Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow . USA TODAY . 10 July 2020.
5. Web site: ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020 . en . July 29, 2020.
6. Web site: 2020 Football Schedule . Virginia Tech Athletics . 9 October 2020 . en.
7. Web site: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule . ESPN . 9 October 2020 . en.
8. Web site: NC State Wolfpack vs Virginia Tech Hokies . Odds Shark . 9 October 2020 . en.
9. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils . Odds Shark . 9 October 2020 . en.
10. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies vs North Carolina Tar Heels . Odds Shark . 10 October 2020 . en.
11. Web site: Liberty Flames vs Virginia Tech Hokies . Odds Shark . 7 November 2020 . en.
12. Web site: Miami-FL Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies . Odds Shark . 14 November 2020 . en.
13. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Pittsburgh Panthers. Odds Shark . 21 November 2020 . en.
14. Web site: Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies . Odds Shark . 12 December 2020 . en.