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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Game summaries 2.1 Liberty 2.2 Vs. Tennessee 2.3 Boston College 2.4 East Carolina 2.5 North Carolina 2.6 At Syracuse 2.7 Miami (FL) 2.8 At Pittsburgh 2.9 At Duke 2.10 Georgia Tech 2.11 At Notre Dame 2.12 Virginia 2.13 Vs. Clemson–ACC Championship Game 2.14 Vs. Arkansas–Belk Bowl 3 Rankings 4 Personnel 4.1 Coaching staff 5 Honorary #25 Beamer Jersey 6 References 7 External links

2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Lane Stadium in the 2016 opener
ACC Coastal Division champion Belk Bowl champion
ACC Championship Game, L 35–42 vs. Clemson
Belk Bowl, W 35–24 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	10–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Cornelsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (22nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No.1Clemson xy$#	7	–	1	14	–	1
No.21Louisvillex	7	–	1	9	–	4
No.8Florida State	5	–	3	10	–	3
NC State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
Boston College	2	–	6	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No.16Virginia Techxy	6	–	2	10	–	4
North Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	5
No.20Miami (FL)	5	–	3	9	–	4
Pittsburgh	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	9	–	4
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Virginia	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach, Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane StadiuminBlacksburg, Virginia. Since 2004, Virginia Tech has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently in its Coastal Division.

The Hokies finished the 2016 season with a regular season record of 9–3, winning its sixth ACC Coastal Division title. The Hokies played Clemson in the ACC Championship Game; Clemson won the game, 42–35.

Virginia Tech played Arkansas in the Belk Bowl on December 29, 2016. Arkansas took a 24–0 lead into halftime. However, in the second half, several Arkansas turnovers along with defensive adjustments, allowed Virginia Tech to score 35 unanswered points and win, 35–24. The comeback was the greatest in the team's 124-year history.

The Hokies finished the season with a record of 10–4, and ranked #16 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 p.m.	Liberty*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 36–13	62,234
September 10	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17Tennessee*		Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN (Battle at Bristol) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 24–45	156,990^‡
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Boston College		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–0	60,054
September 24	12:30 p.m.	East Carolina*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 54–17	63,712
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17North Carolina	No. 25	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC/ESPN2	W 34–3	33,000
October 15	3:45 p.m.	atSyracuse	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPNU	L 17–31	33,838
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 37–16	63,507
October 27	7:00 p.m.	atPittsburgh	No. 25	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 39–36	40,254
November 5	3:30 p.m.	atDuke	No. 19	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 24–21	38,217
November 12	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 20–30	65,632
November 19	3:30 p.m.	atNotre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	W 34–31	80,795
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN2	W 52–10	63,120
December 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3Clemson	No. 23	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	L 35–42	50,628
December 29	5:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas*	No. 22	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–24	46,902
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[1]

‡ – Current NCAA record for largest attendance for a collegiate football game.

Game summaries[edit]

Liberty[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	6	7	0	0	13
Hokies	7	17	9	3	36

Vs. Tennessee[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	14	0	3	7	24
#17 Volunteers	0	24	7	14	45

Boston College[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Hokies	14	7	21	7	49

East Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	14	3	17
Hokies	14	24	9	7	54

North Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Hokies	6	7	14	7	34
#17 Tar Heels	0	3	0	0	3

At Syracuse[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Hokies	3	0	6	8	17
Orange	7	10	0	14	31

Miami (FL)[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	6	7	0	16
Hokies	3	13	14	7	37

At Pittsburgh[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Hokies	6	10	13	10	39
Panthers	0	14	7	15	36

At Duke[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Hokies	7	14	0	3	24
Blue Devils	7	0	7	7	21

Georgia Tech[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	6	14	0	10	30
#18 Hokies	0	0	7	13	20

At Notre Dame[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	14	7	13	34
Fighting Irish	10	14	7	0	31

Virginia[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	0	3	7	10
Hokies	7	21	24	0	52

Vs. Clemson–ACC Championship Game[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Hokies	7	7	7	14	35
#3 Tigers	14	7	14	7	42

Vs. Arkansas–Belk Bowl[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	17	7	0	0	24
#18 Hokies	0	0	21	14	35

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	25	17	RV	25	23	18	RV	RV	19	18	16
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	19	RV	25	21	22	RV	RV	18	19	16
CFP	Not released									19	14	—	—	23	22	Not released

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position	Seasons at Virginia Tech	Alma Mater
Justin Fuente	Head coach	0	Murray State (1999)
Bud Foster	Associate head coach/Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers	29	Murray State (1981)
Galen Scott	Assistant head coach/Safeties	0	Illinois State (2001)
Zohn Burden	Running backs	1	VMI (2006)
Brad Cornelsen	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	0	Missouri Southern State (2000)
Brian Mitchell	Cornerbacks	0	BYU (1995)
James Shibest	Special teams coordinator/Tight ends	0	Arkansas (1987)
Vance Vice	Offensive line	0	Oklahoma State (1990)
Holmon Wiggins	Wide receivers	0	New Mexico (2003)
Charley Wiles	Defensive line	20	Murray State (1987)
Reference:^[2]

Honorary #25 Beamer Jersey[edit]

At the start of the 2016 season, Head Coach Justin Fuente began a tradition of selecting an outstanding special teams player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach, Frank Beamer, who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech.

The players honored in the 2016 season are:

Game	Opponent	Player
Game 1	Liberty	Steven Peoples
Game 2	Tennessee	Sean Huelskamp
Game 3	Boston College	Tim Settle
Game 4	East Carolina	Greg Stroman
Game 5	North Carolina	Cam Phillips
Game 6	Syracuse	Joey Slye
Game 7	Miami	Anthony Shegog
Game 8	Pittsburgh	Divine Deablo
Game 9	Duke	Chuck Clark
Game 10	Georgia Tech	Adonis Alexander
Game 11	Notre Dame	CJ Carroll
Game 12	Virginia	Sam Rogers
Game 13	Clemson	Woody Baron
Belk Bowl	Arkansas	Terrell Edmunds

References[edit]

^ "2016 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

^ "Football Staff". Virginia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

External links[edit]

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