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American college football season
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 |
---|
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 1
Ohio State* | |
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* | |
ESPNU | W 51–24 | 45,759 |
September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at
East Carolina* | |
ABC/ESPN2 | L 28–35 | 50,514 |
October 3 | 12:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
|
ACCRSN | L 13–17 | 49,120 |
| 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) | | 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 | |
ACCN | W 26–10 | 28,108 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at
Georgia Tech | |
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 | | ESPNU | W 23–20 | 53,777 |
December 26 | 5:45 p.m. | vs.
Tulsa* | | 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 |
Furman
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Paladins
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
3 |
Hokies
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
7 |
42 |
At Purdue
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
10
|
14
|
17
|
10 |
51 |
Boilermakers
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
East Carolina
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Pirates
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
35 |
Pittsburgh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Hokies
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
13 |
NC State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wolfpack
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
13 |
Hokies
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
At Miami (FL)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
Hurricanes
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
30 |
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 |
At Boston College
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
3 |
26 |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
10 |
At Georgia Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
6 |
23 |
Yellow Jackets
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
North Carolina
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
#12 Tar Heels
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
14 | 6 |
30 |
Hokies
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
14 | 3 |
27 |
At Virginia
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
17 |
23 |
Cavaliers
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
20 |
Vs. Tulsa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane
|
21
|
10
|
6
|
15 |
52 |
Hokies
|
24
|
21
|
7
|
3 |
55 |
References
External links
Media related to
2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team at Wikimedia Commons
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