2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 55–52 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	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 represented the Virginia Tech in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 29th-year head coach Frank Beamer, who retired 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. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Tulsa.

On November 1, Beamer announced he would retire at the end of the season.^[2] He finished at Virginia Tech with a 29-year record of 238–121–2.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 24–42	65,632
September 12	3:30 p.m.	Furman*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	W 42–3	60,118
September 19	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	W 51–24	45,759
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ABC/ESPN2	L 28–35	50,514
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	L 13–17	49,120
October 9	8:00 p.m.	NC State	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 28–13	61,183
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry)	ESPNU	L 20–30	50,787
October 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Duke	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 43–45 ^4OT	63,257
October 31	12:30 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ACCN	W 26–10	55,729
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–21	48,522
November 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 North Carolina	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 27–30 ^OT	65,632
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPNU	W 23–20	53,777
December 26	5:45 p.m.	vs. Tulsa*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–52	31,289
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[3]

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	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
#23 Blue Devils	14	0	7	3	3	7	3	8	45
Hokies	7	3	6	8	3	7	3	6	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	4	OT	Total
#12 Tar Heels	7	0	3	14	6	30
Hokies	0	3	7	14	3	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

References

↑ Bitter, Andy (November 2, 2015). "Emotional Frank Beamer Says Retirement Is 'Right Thing'". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14027097/frank-beamer-retire-virginia-tech-hokies-coach-end-season
↑ "2015 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)

Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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