American college football season
The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia . They competed as members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Hokies lost to arch rival Virginia for the first time since 2003. The loss cost the Hokies the Coastal Division and a trip to the Orange Bowl.
Preseason [ edit ] Preseason media poll [ edit ] In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia Tech was predicted to finish in third in the Coastal Division.[1]
Media poll (Coastal Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Virginia 1003 (82) 2 Miami (FL) 992 (55) 3 Virginia Tech 827 (20) 4 Pittsburgh 691 (8) 5 Duke 566 (6) 6 North Carolina 463 (1) 7 Georgia Tech 302 (1)
Schedule [ edit ] In non-conference play, Virginia Tech played home games against Old Dominion of Conference USA , Furman of the Southern Conference , and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association , as well as a road game against Notre Dame , a football independent . In ACC play, the Hokies will play the other members of the Coastal Division as well as Boston College and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Division.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 4:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN L 28–35 35,213 September 7 12:00 p.m. Old Dominion * ESPNU W 31–17 57,282 September 14 12:00 p.m. No. 16 (FCS ) Furman * ACCN W 24–17 52,314 7:00 p.m. Duke ESPN L 10–45 59,537 October 5 3:30 p.m. at Miami (FL) ESPN W 42–35 53,183 October 12 4:00 p.m. Rhode Island * ACCN W 34–17 51,716 October 19 3:30 p.m. North Carolina ACCRSN W 43–41 6OT 65,632 November 2 2:30 p.m. at No. 16 Notre Dame * NBC L 20–21 77,622 November 9 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Wake Forest ACCN W 36–17 65,632 November 16 3:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech ACCRSN W 45–0 43,263 November 23 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh ESPN2 W 28–0 55,936 12:00 p.m. at Virginia No. 24 ABC L 30–39 52,619 12:00 p.m. vs. Kentucky * ESPN L 30–37 44,138
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Personnel [ edit ] 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Hendon Hooker So QB 3 Braxton Burmeister So QB 4 Quincy Patterson II Fr QB 5 Ryan Willis Sr WR 6 Hezekiah Grimsley Jr QB 6 Trevor Jackson Fr WR 8 Phil Patterson Jr WR 9 Luke Bussel Fr WR 11 Tré Turner So QB 12 Knox Kadum Fr RB 13 Jalen Holston Jr WR 14 Damon Hazelton Jr WR 16 Darryle Simmons Fr RB 24 Terius Wheatley So TE 29 Dalton Keene (C) Jr RB 30 Caleb Steward Fr RB 33 DeShawn McClease Jr WR 34 Tink Boyd Fr RB 35 Keshawn King Fr RB 37 Carter Rivenburg Fr RB 38 Nashaun Overton So RB 39 Tahj Gary Fr WR 40 Travis Williams Fr TE 41 Ty Eller Jr TE 42 Cole Blaker So RB 43 Cole Beck Fr RB 44 J'Wan Evans Fr WR 45 Jacob Van Landingham Fr RB 46 Malik Bell Fr WR 47 John Ransom Fr WR 48 Nikia Peerman Fr WR 49 William Kakavitsas Fr OL 50 Will Pritchard Fr OL 51 Gene Kastelburg So OL 52 Austin Cannon Jr G 54 Lecitus Smith So OL 58 Walker Culver Fr OL 60 Silas Dzansi So OL 61 Bryan Hudson Fr OL 61 Gabe Sesco Fr OL 66 Louis Mihota Fr G 71 T. J. Jackson Jr OL 72 Jesse Hanson Fr OL 74 Doug Nester Fr OL 75 Zachariah Hoyt Jr OL 76 Brock Hoffman Jr OT 77 Christian Darrisaw So OL 79 Tyrell Smith (C) Sr WR 80 Kaleb Smith Fr TE 82 James Mitchell So WR 83 Tayvion Robinson Fr WR 85 Jaden Payoute Fr TE 86 Nick Gallo Fr WR 87 Jacob Pinckney Fr WR 88 Elijah Bowick Fr TE 89 Drake Deiluiis So TE 90 Sam Brooks Fr WR 94 Conner Dusenbury Fr OT 95 Luke Tenuta Fr WR 97 Keondré Banks Jr
Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Reggie Floyd (C) Sr DB 2 Jeremy Webb Jr DB 3 Caleb Farley So LB 4 Dax Hollifield So DL 5 Jarrod Hewitt (C) Jr DB 7 Devon Hunter So DL 8 Emmanuel Belmar Jr DB 9 Khalil Ladler Jr DB 12 Nadir Thompson Fr DL 13 Zion Debose So LB 15 Keshon Artis So DB 17 Divine Deablo Jr DB 18 Tyree Rodgers Jr DB 19 J. R. Walker Fr DB 20 Ny'Quee Hawkins Fr DB 22 Chamarri Conner So LB 23 Rayshard Ashby Jr DB 26 Jovonn Quillen Sr DB 27 Armani Chatman Fr DB 28 Jermaine Waller So DB 29 Ishmiel Seisay Sr DB 30 Tyler Matheny Fr DB 31 Nasir Peoples Fr DB 32 Hunter Green Fr LB 34 Alan Tisdale Fr LB 35 Matt Johnson Fr DL 36 DaShawn Crawford Jr DB 37 Brion Murray So LB 38 Amaré Barno Jr LB 40 Ben Skinner Fr DL 41 Jaylen Griffin So LB 43 Michael Peterson Fr LB 44 Dylan Rivers Jr DL 45 TyJuan Garbutt So DL 46 Eli Adams Fr LB 47 Dean Ferguson Fr LB 48 Daniel Griffith Jr DB 49 Ed Robinson Fr LB 50 Tré Maxwell Fr DL 53 Aiden Brown So DL 58 Josh Fuga Fr DL 90 Jaevon Becton Fr DL 92 Jaden Cunningham Jr DL 93 Mario Kendricks Fr DL 94 Nigel Simmons Fr DL 96 Norell Pollard Fr DL 99 Maxx Philpott Fr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 64 Sam DeLuke Fr LS 85 C. J. Scott Fr P 91 Oscar Bradburn Jr K 92 Mark Applegate Fr K 93 Brian Johnson Jr K 96 John Parker Romo Jr LS 97 Oscar Shadley So K 98 Caleb Quick Fr LS 99 Justin Pollock Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ] At Boston College [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 7 7 7 28 Eagles 7 21 0 7 35
Old Dominion [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 3 0 7 7 17 Hokies 10 7 7 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 (FCS) Paladins 0 14 0 3 17 Hokies 3 0 14 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 21 10 14 45 Hokies 3 0 7 0 10
At Miami (FL) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 21 7 0 14 42 Hurricanes 0 7 7 21 35
Rhode Island [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 6 11 0 17 Hokies 10 7 7 10 34
North Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT 6OT Total Tar Heels 10 7 7 7 3 7 0 0 0 0 41 Hokies 7 14 0 10 3 7 0 0 0 2 43
Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.
At Notre Dame [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 7 3 3 20 No. 16 Fighting Irish 7 7 0 7 21
After poor performances against USC and Michigan, Notre Dame stepped up defensively against Virginia Tech. The hokies were held to their lowest total yards game since 2015 and lowest yards per play since 2016 in what was billed as "one of the best group effort performances" ever seen by Sports Illustrated sportswriter Bryan Driskell.[3] Yet, Notre Dame still needed a late touchdown to win the game by a final score 21-20 and Notre Dame extended their home winning streak to 16 games.[4]
Wake Forest [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Demon Deacons 3 7 7 0 17 Hokies 3 3 17 13 36
At Georgia Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 14 17 14 0 45 Yellow Jackets 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Hokies 14 7 0 7 28
At Virginia [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Hokies 3 3 21 3 30 Cavaliers 13 0 7 19 39
vs Kentucky (Belk Bowl) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 10 7 10 3 30 Wildcats 7 7 10 13 37
Honorary #25 Beamer Jersey [ edit ] Since the start of the 2016 season, during the week before each game, Head Coach Justin Fuente selects an outstanding player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach, Frank Beamer , who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech. The jersey represents hard work, toughness, good sportsmanship and being a exemplary teammate. At first, the distinction was intended strictly for special teams players, but has since been expanded to include all team members.
The players honored in the 2019 season are:[5]
Game Opponent Player(s) Game 1 Boston College Tyree Rodgers Game 2 Old Dominion Divine Deablo (2) Game 3 Furman Dylan Rivers Game 4 Duke Oscar Bradburn (3) Game 5 Miami Jarrod Hewitt Game 6 Rhode Island Devon Hunter Game 7 North Carolina Rayshard Ashby Game 8 Notre Dame Armani Chatman Game 9 Wake Forest Divine Deablo (3) Game 10 Georgia Tech Khalil Ladler (2) Game 11 Pittsburgh James Mitchell Game 12 Virginia Dalton Keene (2) & Rayshard Ashby (2) Belk Bowl Kentucky Brian Johnson
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 RV RV 25 23 RV — Coaches RV — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV CFP Not released — — — 24 — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run" . theACC.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 . ^ "2019 Virginia Tech Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved February 23, 2019 . ^ Driskell, Bryan (November 4, 2019). "Grades: Notre Dame Defense vs. Virginia Tech" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 6, 2019 . ^ Berardino, Mike (November 2, 2019). "No. 16 Notre Dame needs late touchdown to get past Virginia Tech" . USA Today . Retrieved November 6, 2019 . ^ "Brian Johnson to wear Beamer No. 25 jersey for Belk Bowl" . Virginia Tech Athletics . Retrieved December 29, 2019 .
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