2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 27th-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 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to UCLA. The team's 93 game consecutive sellout streak ended on September 7, 2013 against Western Carolina with an announced attendance of 61,335.[1]

2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Sun Bowl, L 12–42 vs. UCLA
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScot Loeffler (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (19th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#   8 0     14 0  
No. 8 Clemson  %   7 1     11 2  
Boston College   4 4     7 6  
Syracuse   4 4     7 6  
Maryland   3 5     7 6  
Wake Forest   2 6     4 8  
NC State   0 8     3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x   6 2     10 4  
Miami (FL)   5 3     9 4  
Virginia Tech   5 3     8 5  
Georgia Tech   5 3     7 6  
North Carolina   4 4     7 6  
Pittsburgh   3 5     7 6  
Virginia   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Virginia Tech
Alma mater
Frank Beamer Head Coach 26 Virginia Tech (1969)
Scot Loeffler Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 0 Michigan (1996)
Shane Beamer Associate head coach/Running Backs 1 Virginia Tech (1999)
Jeff Grimes Offensive Line/co-Running game coordinator 0 UTEP (1991)
Bryan Stinespring Tight Ends/recruiting coordinator 22 James Madison (1986)
Aaron Moorehead Wide Receivers 0 Illinois (2003)
Bud Foster Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers 26 Murray State (1981)
Torrian Gray Defensive Backs/passing game coordinator 7 Virginia Tech (1996)
Charley Wiles Defensive line/co-Running game coordinator 15 Murray State (1987)
Cornell Brown Outside Linebackers/Assistant Defensive Line 2 Virginia Tech (1997)
Reference:[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Alabama*ESPNL 10–3573,114
September 71:30 p.m.Western Carolina*ESPN3W 45–361,335
September 1412:00 p.m.at East Carolina*FS1W 15–1050,096
September 2112:00 p.m.Marshall*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 29–21 3OT64,060
September 267:30 p.m.at Georgia TechESPNW 17–1050,214
October 512:30 p.m.North Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNW 27–1765,632
October 1212:00 p.m.PittsburghNo. 24
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 19–964,954
October 263:30 p.m.DukeNo. 16
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUL 10–1363,326
November 212:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeABC/ESPN2L 27–3430,129
November 97:00 p.m.at No. 11 Miami (FL)ESPNW 42–2449,267
November 1612:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNL 24–27 OT64,686
November 303:30 p.m.at VirginiaESPNUW 16–652,069
December 312:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 UCLA*CBSL 12–4247,912
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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vs Alabama–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 3 0 0 10
#1 Crimson Tide 14 14 7 0 35

Previous meeting was also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2009.

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 0 3 0 3
Hokies 7 14 14 10 45

@ East Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 0 6 2 15
Pirates 7 0 3 0 10

Marshall

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 0 0000 21
Hokies 14 0 0 7008 29

@ Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 7 0 3 17
Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 0 10

North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 7 3 7 17
Hokies 7 14 0 6 27

Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 3 0 6 9
#24 Hokies 10 0 6 3 19

Duke

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 6 7 0 13
#16 Hokies 0 0 7 3 10

@ Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 10 7 10 27
Eagles 7 0 10 17 34

@ Miami (FL)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 14 7 7 42
Hurricanes 7 7 10 0 24

Maryland

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Terrapins 0 14 7 06 27
Hokies 7 0 7 73 24

@ Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 6 10 0 0 16
Cavaliers 3 3 0 0 6

UCLA (Sun Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 0 3 2 12
#17 Bruins 7 7 0 28 42

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run ( Michael Branthover (kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

3rd quarter scoring: VT – Branthover 22-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return (Fairbairn kick); VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRV241916RVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV252019RVRVRVRV
HarrisNot released2019RVRVNot released
BCSNot released14Not released

References

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  1. ^ Barber, Mike (September 7, 2013). "Va. Tech Downs Western Carolina 45–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Football Roster". Virginia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Schedule & Results". Virginia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2013.