2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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.

2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Lane Stadium during the 2015 Home finale against UNC
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 55–52 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScot Loeffler (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (21st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 0     14 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 2     10 3  
Louisville   5 3     8 5  
NC State   3 5     7 6  
Syracuse   2 6     4 8  
Wake Forest   1 7     3 9  
Boston College   0 8     3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 0     11 3  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 5  
Miami (FL)   5 3     8 5  
Duke   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   3 5     4 8  
Georgia Tech   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m.No. 1 Ohio State*ESPNL 24–4265,632
September 123:30 p.m.Furman*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN3W 42–360,118
September 193:30 p.m.at Purdue*ESPNUW 51–2445,759
September 263:30 p.m.at East Carolina*ABC/ESPN2L 28–3550,514
October 312:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCRSNL 13–1749,120
October 98:00 p.m.NC State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNW 28–1361,183
October 173:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)ESPNUL 20–3050,787
October 243:30 p.m.No. 23 Duke 
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUL 43–45 4OT63,257
October 3112:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeACCNW 26–1028,108
November 127:30 p.m.at Georgia TechESPNW 23–2148,522
November 2112:00 p.m.No. 12 North Carolina
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNL 27–30 OT65,632
November 2812:00 p.m.at VirginiaESPNUW 23–2053,777
December 265:45 p.m.vs. Tulsa*ESPNW 55–5231,289
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries edit

Ohio State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Buckeyes 14 0 14 14 42
Hokies 0 17 0 7 24

Furman edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 0 3 0 3
Hokies 7 7 21 7 42

At Purdue edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 10 14 17 10 51
Boilermakers 7 10 0 7 24

East Carolina edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 0 7 7 28
Pirates 14 7 14 0 35

Pittsburgh edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 0 7 0 17
Hokies 0 7 3 3 13

NC State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 3 7 3 0 13
Hokies 0 21 0 7 28

At Miami (FL) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 10 3 0 7 20
Hurricanes 10 10 3 7 30

Duke edit

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT Total
#23 Blue Devils 14 0 7 33738 45
Hokies 7 3 6 83736 43

At Boston College edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 10 10 3 3 26
Eagles 0 0 3 7 10

At Georgia Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 14 3 6 23
Yellow Jackets 14 0 7 0 21

North Carolina edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
#12 Tar Heels 7 0 3 146 30
Hokies 0 3 7 143 27

At Virginia edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 3 3 0 17 23
Cavaliers 3 3 7 7 20

Vs. Tulsa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 21 10 6 15 52
Hokies 24 21 7 3 55

References edit

  1. ^ Bitter, Andy (November 2, 2015). "Emotional Frank Beamer Says Retirement Is 'Right Thing'". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hokies coach Beamer to retire at end of season". November 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

External links edit

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