American college football season
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]
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] [ 5]
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 26 8:00 p.m. NC State No. 20 ACCN W 45–241,000 October 3 4:00 p.m. at Duke ACCN W 38–310 October 10 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 North Carolina No. 19 ABC L 45–563,535 October 17 8:00 p.m. Boston College No. 23 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) ACCN W 40–141,000 October 24 3:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 19 ACCRSN L 16–232,135 October 31 4:00 p.m. at Louisville ACCN W 42–3511,901 November 7 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Liberty * Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN L 35–381,000 November 14 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Miami (FL) Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) ESPN L 24–251,000 November 21 4:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh ACCN L 14–474,612 December 5 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Clemson Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ABC L 10–45250 December 12 8:00 p.m. Virginia ACCN W 33–15250
Schedule Source: [ 6] [ 7] NC State at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 0 10 7 7 24 • No. 20 Hokies 17 14 6 8 45
Scoring summary 1 12:13 VT Brian Johnson 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 46 yards, 2:47) VT 0–3 08:30 VT Khalil Herbert 37-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick)(3 plays, 64 yards, 1:30) VT 0–10 07:11 VT Raheem Blackshear 8-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick)(3 plays, 33 yards, 0:53) VT 0–17 2 07:22 NCST Ricky Person Jr. 3-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick)(7 plays, 49 yards, 1:57) VT 7–17 02:48 VT Tayvion Robinson 15-yard pass from Quincy Patterson II (Brian Johnson kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) VT 7–24 00:42 VT James Mitchell 16-yard pass from Quincy Patterson II (Brian Johnson kick)(3 plays, 74 yards, 1:06) VT 7–31 00:00 NCST Christopher Dunn 53-yard field goal(5 plays, 46 yards, 0:36) VT 10–31 3 10:35 VT Brian Johnson 29-yard field goal(4 plays, −1 yards, 0:56) VT 10–34 05:22 VT Brian Johnson 49-yard field goal(7 plays, 48 yards, 3:39) VT 10–37 02:18 NCST C. J. Riley 7-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04) VT 17–37 4 08:56 VT Quincy Patterson II 1-yard rush (Braxton Burmeister two-point conversion pass to Kaleb Smith)(3 plays, 50 yards, 1:30) VT 17–45 04:03 NCST Jordan Houston 1-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53) VT 24–45
Over/under Pregame line 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 Devin Leary 12/16, 165 yards, 1 TD Rushing Zonovan Knight 14 carries, 94 yards Receiving Devin Carter 4 receptions, 79 yards Virginia Tech Passing Braxton Burmeister 7/11, 106 yards Rushing Khalil Herbert 6 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD Receiving James Mitchell 3 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech at Duke 1 2 3 4 Total • Hokies 7 3 14 14 38 Blue Devils 7 0 7 17 31
Scoring summary 1 11:37 DUKE Jaylen Stinson 0-yard fumble returned (Charlie Ham kick)(3 plays, 2 yards, 0:49) DUKE 0–7 04:26 VT James Mitchell 12-yard pass from Braxton Burmeister (Brian Johnson kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:43) TIE 7–7 2 03:14 VT Brian Johnson 21-yard field goal(16 plays, 76 yards, 7:33) VT 10–7 3 11:27 DUKE Deon Jackson 10-yard rush (Charlie Ham kick)(8 plays, 77 yards, 2:39) DUKE 10–14 09:17 VT Braxton Burmeister 2-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick)(6 plays, 16 yards, 1:58) VT 17–14 04:59 VT Braxton Burmeister 14-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick)(5 plays, 94 yards, 2:30) VT 24–14 4 13:41 DUKE Noah Gray 17-yard pass from Chase Brice (Charlie Ham kick)(4 plays, 86 yards, 1:26) VT 24–21 09:58 VT Khalil Herbert 23-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick)(7 plays, 70 yards, 3:43) VT 31–21 06:44 DUKE Deon Jackson 1-yard rush (Charlie Ham kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) VT 31–28 02:20 VT Khalil Herbert 60-yard rush (Brian Johnson kick)(4 plays, 73 yards, 1:07) VT 38–28 00:00 DUKE Charlie Ham 39-yard field goal(15 plays, 54 yards, 2:20) VT 38–31
Over/under Pregame line 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 Tayvion Robinson 2 receptions, 85 yards Duke Passing Chase Brice 22/39, 271 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Mataeo Durant 11 carries, 86 yards Receiving Jarett Garner 3 receptions, 84 yards
Virginia Tech at North Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Hokies 0 14 23 8 45 • No. 8 Tar Heels 21 14 7 14 56
Scoring summary 1 10:22 UNC Javonte Williams 1-yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) UNC 0–7 7:52 UNC Dyami Brown 37-yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)(5 plays, 83 yards, 1:15) UNC 0–14 4:09 UNC Javonte Williams 19-yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(7 plays, 66 yards, 2:25) UNC 0–21 2 14:13 VT James Mitchell 1-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:56) UNC 7–21 6:28 VT Khalil Herbert 8-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(9 plays, 70 yards, 4:15) UNC 14–21 4:17 UNC Dazz Newsome 6-yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11) UNC 14–28 0:16 UNC Dyami Brown 43-yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)(4 plays, 58 yards, 0:55) UNC 14–35 3 9:55 VT Brian Johnson 55-yard FG(11 plays, 37 yards, 5:05) UNC 17–25 7:14 UNC Michael Carter 16-yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41) UNC 17–42 5:58 VT Hendon Hooker 5-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16) UNC 24–42 5:04 VT Khalil Herbert 52-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(3 plays, 54 yards, 0:54) UNC 31–42 0:15 VT Tayvion Robinson 33-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (2pt. conversion failed)(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:26) UNC 37–42 4 12:37 UNC Dazz Newsome 12-yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32) UNC 37–49 8:49 UNC Michael Carter 62-yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(4 plays, 78 yards, 2:25) UNC 37–56 5:20 VT James Mitchell 26-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Hendon Hooker run for 2pt. conversion)(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:23) UNC 45–56
Over/under Pregame line 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 Hendon Hooker 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 Sam Howell 18/23, 257 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Michael Carter 17 carries, 214 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Dyami Brown 3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TDs
Boston College at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 7 0 14 • No. 23 Hokies 3 14 10 13 40
Date: October 17, 2020Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 8:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 1,000Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ACC Network ): Dave O'Brian (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 01:31 VT Brian Johnson 41 Yd Field Goal(8 plays, 60 yards, 4:31) VT 0–3 2 10:57 BC Jaelen Gill 12 Yd pass from Phil Jurkovec (Aaron Boumerhi Kick)(13 plays, 77 yards, 5:35) BC 7–3 08:53 VT Hendon Hooker 7 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(4 plays, 49 yards, 1:59) VT 10–7 02:49 VT Khalil Herbert 29 Yd pass from Hendon Hooker (Brian Johnson Kick)(7 plays, 74 yards, 3:50) VT 7–17 3 07:11 BC Hunter Long 20 Yd pass from Phil Jurkovec (Aaron Boumerhi Kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:45) VT 14–17 03:39 VT Hendon Hooker 5 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 3:24) VT 14–24 02:10 VT Brian Johnson 27 Yd Field Goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:17) VT 14–27 4 13:44 VT Raheem Blackshear 28 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)(6 plays, 65 yards, 1:50) VT 14–33 02:20 VT Hendon Hooker 17 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(6 plays, 47 yards, 2:41) VT 14–40
Over/under Pregame line 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 Phil Jurkovec 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
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest 1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Hokies 0 10 3 3 16 • Demon Deacons 10 7 3 3 23
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston–Salem, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 2,135Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: W 2 MPH Referee: Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ACCRSN ): Evan Lepler (play–by–play), Brian Jordan (analyst), Abby Labar (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 09:31 VT Brian Johnson 41 Yd Field Goal(8 plays, 60 yards, 4:31) VT 0–3 02:11 WAKE Nick Sciba 41 Yd Field Goal(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:09) WAKE 0–10 2 11:39 VT Brian Johnson 28 Yd Field Goal(13 plays, 64 yards, 5:32) WAKE 3–10 08:40 VT James Mitchell 39 Yd pass from Hendon Hooker (Brian Johnson Kick)(4 plays, 70 yards, 1:34) TIE 10–10 01:31 WAKE Kenneth Walker III 6 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick)(17 plays, 75 yards, 7:09) WAKE 10–17 3 12:23 WAKE Nick Sciba 46 Yd Field Goal(7 plays, 46 yards, 2:32) WAKE 10–20 01:29 VT Brian Johnson 31 Yd Field Goal(9 plays, 66 yards, 4:20) WAKE 13–20 4 11:05 WAKE Nick Sciba 28 Yd Field Goal(13 plays, 65 yards, 5:24) WAKE 13–23 02:38 VT Brian Johnson 54 Yd Field Goal(9 plays, 35 yards, 2:32) WAKE 16–23
Over/under Pregame line 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 Tré Turner 5 receptions, 61 yards Wake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 12/17, 110 yards Rushing Christian Beal-Smith 13 carries, 129 yards Receiving Jaquarii Roberson 6 receptions, 46 yards
Virginia Tech at Louisville 1 2 3 4 Total • Hokies 14 7 7 14 42 Cardinals 0 14 0 21 35
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minuteGame attendance: 11,901Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 10 MPH Referee: J. MagallanesTV announcers (ACC Network): Wes Durham , Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Scoring summary 1 10:41 VT Hendon Hooker 6 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(5 plays, 53 yards, 2:04) VT 7–0 00:53 VT Hendon Hooker 3 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(3 plays, 33 yards, 1:09) VT 14–0 2 09:28 VT Hendon Hooker 1 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(6 plays, 68 yards, 2:59) VT 21–0 06:19 LOU Marshon Ford 14 Yd pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner Kick)(6 plays, 62 yards, 3:09) VT 21–7 00:00 LOU Javian Hawkins 90 Yd Run (James Turner Kick)(3 plays, 85 yards, 0:46) VT 21–14 3 11:15 VT Tré Turner 1 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(7 plays, 63 yards, 3:45) VT 28–14 4 13:16 VT Brian Johnson 30 Yd Field Goal(14 plays, 84 yards, 7:09) VT 31–14 11:53 LOU Dez Fitzpatrick 82 Yd pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner Kick)(3 plays, 82 yards, 1:23) VT 31–21 09:14 VT Brian Johnson 41 Yd Field Goal(5 plays, 46 yards, 2:39) VT 34–21 05:36 LOU Maurice Burkley 13 Yd Run (James Turner Kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38) VT 34–28 03:23 VT Khalil Herbert 24 Yd Run (Hendon Hooker Pass to Tré Turner for Two-Point Conversion)(5 plays, 48 yards, 2:13) VT 42–28 01:00 LOU Javian Hawkins 16 Yd pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner Kick)(11 plays, 76 yards, 2:23) VT 42–35
Over/under Pregame line 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 Malik Cunningham 23/35, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Javian Hawkins 17 carries, 129, 1 TD Receiving Dez Fitzpatrick 5 receptions, 158, 1 TD
Liberty at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Flames 7 7 7 17 38 Hokies 3 17 0 15 35
Date: November 7, 2020Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutesGame attendance: 1,000Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear, nice • Wind: W 1 MPH Referee: Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ACCN ): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 09:46 LIB CJ Yarbrough 32 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 5:14) LIB 7–0 04:40 VT Brian Johnson 41 Yd Field Goal(6 plays, 33 yards, 2:21) LIB 7–3 2 12:11 LIB Jerome Jackson 2 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(14 plays, 80 yards, 7:25) LIB 14–3 08:48 VT Nick Gallo 3 Yd pass from Hendon Hooker (Brian Johnson Kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 3:23) LIB 14–10 04:36 VT Hendon Hooker 12 Yd Run (Brian Johnson Kick)(2 plays, 30 yards, 1:11) VT 14–17 00:01 VT Brian Johnson 18 Yd Field Goal(12 plays, 90 yards, 1:45) LIB 14–20 3 12:55 LIB Malik Willis 19 Yd Run (Alex Barbir Kick)(11 plays, 95 yards, 6:31) LIB 21–20 4 10:29 LIB Johnny Huntley 5 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(1 play, 6 yards, 0:04) LIB 28–20 05:46 VT Kaleb Smith 9 Yd pass from Hendon Hooker (Hendon Hooker Pass to Raheem Blackshear for Two-Point Conversion)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43) TIE 28–28 01:41 LIB Peytton Pickett 9 Yd Run (Alex Barbir Kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:05) LIB 35–28 00:52 VT Tré Turner 12 Yd pass from Hendon Hooker (Brian Johnson Kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 0:49) TIE 35–35 00:01 LIB Alex Barbir 51 Yd Field Goal(9 plays, 42 yards, 0:51) LIB 38–35
Over/under Pregame line 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 Malik Willis 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) at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Hurricanes 3 10 6 6 25 Hokies 7 7 10 0 24
Date: November 14, 2020Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: Game attendance: 1,000Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE 1 MPH Referee: TV announcers (ESPN2 ): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Eric Wood (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 6:01 VT Hendon Hooker 53-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(3 plays, 87 yards, 1:03) VT 7–0 0:37 MIA José Borregales 42 yard field goal(13 plays, 50 yards, 5:24) VT 7–3 2 8:47 VT Jalen Holston 8-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:30) VT 14–3 5:11 MIA D'Eriq King 10-yard run (José Borregales kick)(10 plays, 84 yards, 3:36) VT 14–10 0:04 MIA José Borregales 40-yard field goal(11 plays, 30 yards, 3:37) VT 14–13 3 9:29 VT Jalen Holston 1-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(11 plays, 74 yards, 3:49) VT 21–13 6:14 VT Brian Johnson 38-yard field goal(6 plays, 28 yards, 2:13) VT 24–13 1:27 MIA Cam'Ron Harris 6-yard run (2-point conversion failed)(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:47) VT 24–19 4 5:59 MIA Mark Pope 36-yard pass from D'Eriq King (2-point conversion failed)(10 plays, 82 yards, 3:39) MIA 25–24
Over/under Pregame line 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 D'Eriq King 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
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 0 14 0 0 14 • Panthers 6 17 17 7 47
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: Game attendance: 4,612Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH Referee: Television network: ACCN
Over/under Pregame line 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 at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Tigers 10 7 14 14 45 Hokies 7 3 0 0 10
Scoring summary 1 8:27 CLEM B. T. Potter 28-yard field goal(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:48) CLEM 3–0 3:45 VT Khalil Herbert 4-yard run (Brian Johnson kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 4:42) VT 7–3 0:12 CLEM Trevor Lawrence 17-yard run (B. T. Potter kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:33) CLEM 10–7 2 3:52 VT Brian Johnson 54-yard field goal(6 plays, 13 yards, 3:06) TIED 10–10 1:06 CLEM Lyn-J Dixon 19-yard run (B. T. Potter kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46) CLEM 17–10 3 4:45 CLEM Trevor Lawrence 7-yard run (B. T. Potter kick)(2 plays, 12 yards, 0:33) CLEM 24–10 1:28 CLEM Derion Kendrick 66-yard fumble return (B. T. Potter kick)(2 plays, –2 yards, 0:47) CLEM 31–10 4 10:16 CLEM Cornell Powell 65-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B. T. Potter kick)(2 plays, 49 yards, 0:50) CLEM 38–10 4:01 CLEM Darien Rencher 50-yard run (B. T. Potter kick)(1 play, 50 yards, 0:08) CLEM 45–10
Over/under Pregame line 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 Trevor Lawrence 12/22, 195 yards, TD, INT Rushing Travis Etienne 16 carries, 66 yards Receiving Cornell Powell 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 at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 0 8 0 15 • Hokies 3 24 3 3 33
Date: December 12, 2020Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 250Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: SSW 5 MPH Referee: Riley JohnsonTelevision network: ACCN
Over/under Pregame line 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 Brennan Armstrong 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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV* 20 20 RV 19 23 19 — RV Coaches 24 24* 19 24 23 18 23 20 RV RV CFP Not released Not released
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