American college football season
The 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Hokies were led by 28th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia . They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati . They were also the only team to beat the eventual National Champions, The Ohio State Buckeyes.
Personnel [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 4:00 p.m. No. 19 (FCS ) William & Mary * ESPNews W 34–962,722 September 6 8:00 p.m. at No. 8 Ohio State * ESPN W 35–21107,517 September 13 12:00 p.m. East Carolina * No. 17 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN L 21–2863,267 September 20 12:00 p.m. Georgia Tech ESPN L 24–2762,318 September 27 12:30 p.m. Western Michigan * Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN W 35–1759,625 October 4 12:30 p.m. at North Carolina ACCN W 34–1760,000 October 16 7:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh ESPN L 16–2143,125 October 23 8:00 p.m. Miami (FL) Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) ESPN L 6–3064,007 November 1 12:30 p.m. Boston College Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) ACCN L 31–3355,729 November 15 12:30 p.m. at No. 19 Duke ACCN W 17–1630,107 November 22 12:30 p.m. at Wake Forest ACCN L 3–6 2OT 27,820 November 28 8:00 p.m. Virginia Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry ) ESPN W 24–2060,431 December 27 1:00 p.m. vs. Cincinnati * ESPN W 33–1734,277 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [2] Game summaries [ edit ] William & Mary [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tribe 3 3 3 0 9 Hokies 7 10 10 7 34
Ohio State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 14 7 0 14 35 Buckeyes 7 0 7 7 21
East Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 21 0 0 7 28 Hokies 0 7 0 14 21
Georgia Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 3 7 0 17 27 Hokies 3 13 0 8 24
Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 3 0 7 17 Hokies 18 0 14 3 35
North Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 14 10 0 10 34 Tar Heels 3 0 0 14 17
Pittsburgh [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 0 6 3 7 16 Panthers 7 7 0 7 21
Miami (FL) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 3 21 0 6 30 Hokies 0 0 0 6 6
Boston College [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 14 9 10 33 Hokies 7 3 0 21 31
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 0 7 3 7 17 Blue Devils 10 0 6 0 16
Wake Forest [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Hokies 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Demon Deacons 0 0 0 0 3 3 6
The game was the first scoreless tie in college football since 2005 when Arkansas State defeated Florida Atlantic, 3-0, on October 22, 2005, in overtime. All scoring (field goals), took place in overtime.
Virginia [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 3 10 0 7 20 Hokies 3 7 7 7 24
Cincinnati [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 7 3 0 7 17 • Hokies 7 6 14 6 33
Location: Annapolis, MDGame start: 1:00 PM Television network: ESPN
Rankings [ edit ] 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 15 Final AP RV RV 17 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV 19 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — — Not released
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