2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team explained
The 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by Brent Pry in his second year as Virginia Tech's head coach. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Schedule
Virginia Tech and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1] [2] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 without divisions. The new format matches Virginia Tech with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Hokies' three set conference opponents for the next four seasons are Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Wake Forest.[3] [4]
Game summaries
Old Dominion
See also: 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
| Statistics | ODU | VT |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total yards | 295 | 368 |
| Rush yards | 201 | 109 |
| Passing yards | 94 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:20 | 33:40 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Old Dominion | Passing | | 13/25, 94 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Grant Wilson | 19 carries, 81 yards |
| Receiving | Ahmarian Granger | 3 receptions, 14 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | | 17/29, 251 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 19 carries, 55 yards |
| Receiving | Ali Jennings | 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD | |
Purdue
See also: 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
| Statistics | PUR | VT |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 427 | 286 |
| Rush yards | 179 | 11 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 275 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 38:01 | 21:59 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Purdue | Passing | | 23/34, 248 yards |
| Rushing | | 21 carries, 95 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Max Klare | 8 receptions, 64 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/33, 243 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 6 carries, 18 yards |
| Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD | |
At Rutgers
See also: 2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.
| Statistics | VT | RUT |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 14 |
| Total yards | 319 | 302 |
| Rush yards | 129 | 256 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 46 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:44 | 26:16 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | | 19/32, 190 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 22 carries, 74 yards |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Passing | | 7/16, 46 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | | 16 carries, 143 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Christian Dremel | 3 receptions, 34 yards, TD | |
At Marshall
See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
| Statistics | VT | MRSH |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 19 |
| Total yards | 344 | 380 |
| Rush yards | 184 | 214 |
| Passing yards | 160 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:14 | 32:46 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 19/35, 160 yards |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 9 carries, 88 yards |
| Receiving | Benji Gosnell | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
| Marshall | Passing | | 16/27, 166 yards, TD |
| Rushing | | 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Caleb Coombs | 4 receptions, 41 yards | |
Pitt
See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
| Statistics | PITT | VT |
|---|
| First downs | 9 | 25 |
| Total yards | 273 | 427 |
| Rush yards | 38 | 199 |
| Passing yards | 235 | 228 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 22:16 | 37:44 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Pitt | Passing | | 11/22, 235 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | C'Bo Flemister | 10 carries, 41 yards |
| Receiving | Konata Mumpfield | 4 receptions, 57 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 12/19, 228 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 24 carries, 109 yards |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD | |
At No. 5 Florida State
See also: 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team.
| Statistics | VT | FSU |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 313 | 452 |
| Rush yards | 209 | 282 |
| Passing yards | 104 | 170 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:16 | 28:44 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 14/27, 104 yards |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 14 carries, 80 yards |
| Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 6 receptions, 51 yards |
| No. 5 Florida State | Passing | | 18/24, 170 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 11 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 4 receptions, 54 yards, 2 TD | |
Wake Forest
See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
| Statistics | WF | VT |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 262 | 462 |
| Rush yards | 35 | 141 |
| Passing yards | 227 | 321 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Wake Forest | Passing | Michael Kern | 14/22, 166 yards |
| Rushing | Justice Ellison | 11 carries, 35 yards |
| Receiving | Taylor Morin | 7 receptions, 86 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 20/29, 321 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 15 carries, 59 yards |
| Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD | |
Syracuse
See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team.
| Statistics | SYR | VT |
|---|
| First downs | 9 | 28 |
| Total yards | 137 | 528 |
| Rush yards | 0 | 318 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 210 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 18:18 | 41:42 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Syracuse | Passing | | 12/18, 137 yards, TD |
| Rushing | | 14 carries, 42 yards |
| Receiving | Damien Alford | 4 receptions, 70 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 15/24, 194 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 18 carries, 118 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD | |
At No. 15 Louisville
See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| LOU -8.5 | 46.5 | |
| Statistics | VT | LOU |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 17 |
| Total yards | 140 | 382 |
| Rush yards | 68 | 231 |
| Passing yards | 72 | 151 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 12/21, 69 yards |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 11 carries, 57 yards |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 4 receptions, 34 yards |
| No. 15 Louisville | Passing | | 11/12, 141 yards, TD |
| Rushing | | 11 carries, 146 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Jadon Thompson | 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD | |
At Boston College
See also: 2023 Boston College Eagles football team.
| Statistics | VT | BC |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Total yards | 600 | 262 |
| Rush yards | 361 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 138 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 12/17, 219 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 20 carries, 135 yards |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 4 receptions, 101 yards |
| Boston College | Passing | | 10/20, 110 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Alex Broome | 9 carries, 56 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Franklin | 3 receptions, 52 yards | |
NC State
See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team.
| Statistics | NCST | VT |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 17 |
| Total yards | 408 | 349 |
| Rush yards | 188 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 225 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 40:37 | 19:23 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| NC State | Passing | | 18/26, 203 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Brennan Armstrong | 21 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 62 yards, 2 TD |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 17/30, 225 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 9 carries, 51 yards |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD | |
At Virginia
See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
| Statistics | VT | UVA |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Total yards | 500 | 286 |
| Rush yards | 252 | 43 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 243 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:46 | 31:14 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 10/22, 244 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 16 carries, 117 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD |
| Virginia | Passing | | 29/46, 243 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Donte Hawthorne | 4 carries, 16 yards |
| Receiving | | 14 receptions, 115 yards | |
No. 23 Tulane (Military Bowl)
See also: 2023 Tulane Green Wave football team.
| Statistics | VT | TULA |
|---|
| First downs | 25 | 15 |
| Total yards | 453 | 252 |
| Rush yards | 362 | 133 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 119 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:06 | 26:54 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 13/21, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kyron Drones | 20 carries, 176 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Benji Gosnell | 2 receptions, 21 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Passing | Kai Horton | 13/20, 119 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 15 carries, 88 yards |
| Receiving | Malik Washington | 5 receptions, 63 yards | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Virginia Tech releases 2023 football schedule. WJHL-TV. Nick. Dugan. February 3, 2023. January 30, 2023.
- Web site: Save the Dates: 2023 Virginia Tech Football schedule. WSLS-TV. Eric. Johnson. February 3, 2023. January 30, 2023.
- ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26 . Atlantic Coast Conference . June 28, 2022 . February 3, 2023.
- Web site: Virginia Tech and Virginia will play each other, two more primary opponents, annually under ACC’s new football scheduling format. The Virginian-Pilot. Jami. Frankenberry. February 3, 2023. June 28, 2022.
