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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
References [ edit ]
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