2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team will represent Virginia Tech during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies will be led by fifth-year head coach Justin Fuente and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They will compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
2020 record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coachJustin Fuente (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorBrad Cornelsen (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Hamilton (1st season as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 66,233)
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Boston College  0 0     0 0  
Clemson  0 0     0 0  
Duke  0 0     0 0  
Florida State  0 0     0 0  
Georgia Tech  0 0     0 0  
Louisville  0 0     0 0  
Miami  0 0     0 0  
NC State  0 0     0 0  
North Carolina  0 0     0 0  
Notre Dame  0 0     0 0  
Pittsburgh  0 0     0 0  
Syracuse  0 0     0 0  
Virginia  0 0     0 0  
Virginia Tech  0 0     0 0  
Wake Forest  0 0     0 0  
Championship: December 12 or 19, 2020
  • $ Conference champion
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

Virginia Tech Hokies coaches
Name Title Joined Staff
Justin FuenteHead coach2016
Brad CornelsenOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach2016
Vance ViceOffensive line coach2016
Jafar WilliamsWide receivers coach2019
Adam LechtenbergRunning back coach2017
Justin HamiltonDefensive coordinator/Safeties coach2018
Tracy ClaeysLinebackers coach2020
Bill TeerlinckDefensive line coach2020
Darryl Tapp Co-Defensive line coach2020
James ShibestSpecial teams coordinator/Tight end coach2016
Ryan SmithCornerbacks coach2020
Ben HilgartStrength and conditioning2016
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Virginia Tech had games scheduled against Liberty, Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, and Penn State, which were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

2020 Virginia Tech Hokies schedule
Home games Away games Non-conference
Boston CollegeDukeTBA (1)
ClemsonLouisville
MiamiNorth Carolina
NC StatePittsburgh
VirginiaWake Forest

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches 24  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. "2020 Football Coaching Staff". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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