2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Brent Pry. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	3–8 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach	Brent Pry (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Bowen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chris Marve (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 11 Florida State		5	–	3					10	–	3
Syracuse		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					8	–	5
Boston College		2	–	6					3	–	9
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3					9	–	4
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Virginia Tech		1	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	L 17–20	21,944
September 10	8:00 p.m.	Boston College	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 27–10	65,632
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Wofford*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 27–7	62,043
September 22	7:30 p.m.	West Virginia*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–33	65,632
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 10–41	45,029
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 29–45	54,677
October 15	12:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 14–20	65,632
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at No. 24 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 21–22	56,919
November 5	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 27–28	62,843
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	L 7–24	20,857
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 23–22	23,055
November 26		Virginia	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		Canceled
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Old Dominion

Virginia Tech at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 0 10 0 17 • Monarchs 0 10 0 10 20 Date: September 2, 2022 Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 7:04 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 21,944 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH Referee: Wayne Wrinkler TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play–by–play), Hutson Mason (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:12 VT Grant Wells 18-yard rush (William Ross kick) (4 plays, 66 yards, 1:31) VT 7–0 2 12:02 ODU Ethan Sanchez 29-yard field goal (8 plays, 25 yards, 3:46) VT 7–3 01:26 ODU Robert Kennedy III 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Sanchez kick) (7 plays, -7 yards, 3:21) ODU 10–7 3 09:03 VT William Ross 44-yard field goal (8 plays, 46 yards, 4:28) TIE 10–10 05:11 VT Keshawn King 6-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick) (3 plays, 10 yards, 0:46) VT 17–10 4 12:30 ODU Ethan Sanchez 20-yard field goal (12 plays, 49 yards, 3:57) VT 17–13 00:33 ODU Blake Watson 1-yard rush (Ethan Sanchez kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 2:25) ODU 20–17

See also: 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
VT –6.0	48.5

Statistics	VT	ODU
First downs	18	13
Total yards	333	248
Rushing yards	136	83
Passing yards	197	165
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	33:23	26:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Keshawn King	19 rushes, 111 yards
	Receiving	Nick Gallo	7 receptions, 49 yards
Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	14/35, 165 yards
	Rushing	Blake Watson	19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ali Jennings III	5 receptions, 122 yards

Boston College

See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	3	7	0	10
Virginia Tech	10	7	7	3	27

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

• Date: September 10, 2022
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: rain • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,632
• Referee: Stuart Mullins

Game information

First Quarter (11:04) VT – Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:13; VT 7–0) (0:48) VT - William Ross 49 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:49; VT 10-0) Second Quarter (13:50) VT – Keshawn King 65 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11; VT 17–0) (0:22) BC - Connor Lytton 30 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 4:25; VT 17-3) Third Quarter (5:18) BC – Jaden Williams 17 yd Pass From Phil Jurkovec (Connor Lytton Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:11; VT 17–10) (1:22) VT - Kaleb Smith 2 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51; VT 24-10) Fourth Quarter (4:20) VT – William Ross 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:05; VT 27–10)

Statistics	BC	VT
First downs	11	14
Total yards	155	284
Rush yards	4	144
Passing yards	151	140
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Phil Jurkovec	15/28, 135 yards, TD
	Rushing	Patrick Garwo	10 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Zay Flowers	4 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	16/25, 140 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keshawn King	4 carries, 64 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	3 receptions, 50 yards, TD

Wofford

See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wofford	0	0	0	7	7
Virginia Tech	3	17	0	7	27

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

• Date: September 17, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,043
• Referee: Marcus Woods

Game information

First Quarter (3:46) VT – William Ross 46 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:46; VT 3–0) Second Quarter (14:51) VT – William Ross 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:06; VT 6–0) (5:48) VT - Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:36; VT 13-0) (0:25) VT - Jadan Blue 11 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:52; VT 20-0) Fourth Quarter (12:57) VT – Bryce Duke 27 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:20; VT 27–0) (9:34) WOF - Nathan Walker 3 yd Rush (Atkins Roberts Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; VT 27-7)

Statistics	WOF	VT
First downs	12	29
Total yards	199	475
Rush yards	38	133
Passing yards	161	342
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	25:02	34:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing	Jimmy Weirick	14/20, 161 yards
	Rushing	Nathan Walker	12 carries, 27 yards, TD
	Receiving	Landon Parker	5 receptions, 98 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	26/35, 314 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Holston	16 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jadan Blue	4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

West Virginia

See also: 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	10	3	17	33
Virginia Tech	0	7	3	0	10

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

• Date: September 22, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,632
• Referee: Scott Campbell

Game information

First Quarter (3:19) WVU – Casey Legg 23 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:06; WVU 3–0) Second Quarter (14:52) VT – Kaleb Smith 28 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:22; VT 7–3) (1:50) WVU - Casey Legg 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14; VT 7-6) (0:11) WVU - Sam James 24 yd Pass From JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:50; WVU 13-7) Third Quarter (7:04) WVU - Casey Legg 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:31; WVU 16-7) (4:19) VT - William Ross 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:40; WVU 16-10) Fourth Quarter (14:13) WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 6 yd Rush (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; WVU 23–10) (10:16) WVU - Casey Legg 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:54; WVU 26-10) (9:36) WVU - Jacolby Spells 27 yd Interception Return (Casey Legg Kick) (WVU 33-10)

Statistics	WVU	VT
First downs	32	14
Total yards	421	228
Rush yards	218	35
Passing yards	203	193
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	38:44	21:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	20/30, 203 yards, TD
	Rushing	CJ Donaldson	23 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Kaden Prather	6 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	16/35, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jalen Holston	4 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	5 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At North Carolina

See also: 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	3	7	0	0	10
North Carolina	7	17	17	0	41

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

• Date: October 1, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,029
• Referee: Adam Savoie

Game information

First Quarter (9:19) VT – William Ross 34 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:51; VT 3–0) (4:37) UNC - Kamari Morales 3 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42; UNC 7-3) Second Quarter (12:37) UNC – Drake Maye 1 yd Rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:18; UNC 14–3) (10:28) UNC - Antoine Green 16 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06; UNC 21-3) (0:28) VT - Grant Wells 2 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:04; UNC 21-10) (0:00) UNC - Noah Burnette 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:28; UNC 24-10) Third Quarter (7:45) UNC - Drake Maye 2 yd Rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 4:00; UNC 31-10) (3:50) UNC - Noah Burnette 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:26; UNC 34-10) (0:29) UNC - Bryson Nesbit 25 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:56; UNC 41-10)

Statistics	VT	UNC
First downs	14	24
Total yards	273	527
Rush yards	99	160
Passing yards	174	367
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:43	28:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	16/26, 139 yards
	Rushing	Keshawn King	9 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	3 receptions, 49 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Drake Maye	13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 120 yards

At Pitt

See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	6	10	7	6	29
Pitt	7	10	14	14	45

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: October 8, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,677
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV: ACCN

Game information

First Quarter (3:53) PITT – Israel Abanikanda 38 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:13; PITT 7–0) (2:50) VT - Malachi Thomas 5 yd Rush (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; PITT 7-6) Second Quarter (11:59) VT – William Ross 18 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:18; VT 9–7) (10:45) VT - Keshawn King 19 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:30; VT 16-7) (7:14) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 17 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; VT 16-14) (4:11) PITT - Ben Sauls 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:55; PITT 17-16) Third Quarter (9:54) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 29 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:40; PITT 24-16) (6:48) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 5 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:20; PITT 31-16) (0:30) VT - Da'Wain Lofton 43 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:04; PITT 31-23) Fourth Quarter (13:25) VT - Nyke Johnson 0 yd Punt Return (PITT 31-29) (10:40) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 10 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:34; PITT 38-29) (7:56) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 80 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12; PITT 45-29)

Statistics	VT	PITT
First downs	21	25
Total yards	403	496
Rush yards	126	326
Passing yards	277	170
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	25/47, 277 yards, TD
	Rushing	Malachi Thomas	15 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	9 receptions, 152 yards
Pitt	Passing	Kedon Slovis	15/28, 170 yards
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	36 carries, 320 yards, 6 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Bradley	5 receptions, 66 yards

Miami

See also: 2022 Miami Hurricanes football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami	10	7	3	0	20
Virginia Tech	0	0	0	14	14

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

• Date: October 15, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,632
• Referee: Marcus Wood

Game information

First Quarter (12:05) MIA – Frank Ladson Jr. 5 yd Pass From Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:32; MIA 7–0) (3:02) MIA - Andres Borregales 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 7:42; MIA 10-0) Second Quarter (5:28) MIA – Colbie Young 17 yd Pass From Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:29; MIA 17–0) Third Quarter (3:54) MIA - Andres Borregales 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:26; MIA 20-0) Fourth Quarter (12:10) VT – Malachi Thomas 14 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50; MIA 20–7) (3:20) VT - Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:42; MIA 20-14)

Statistics	MIA	VT
First downs	22	19
Total yards	458	257
Rush yards	107	78
Passing yards	351	179
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:12	28:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Tyler Van Dyke	29/46, 351 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaylan Knighton	10 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Colbie Young	9 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	21/33, 179 yards, TD
	Rushing	Malachi Thomas	13 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Thomas	6 receptions, 43 yards, TD

At No. 24 NC State

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	0	21	0	21
No. 24 NC State	0	3	7	12	22

at Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: October 27, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: clear • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,919
• Referee: Adam Savoie

Game information

Second Quarter (0:05) NCST – Christopher Dunn 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 1:08; NCST 3–0) Third Quarter (12:51) VT - Grant Wells 4 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:03; VT 7-3) (9:18) VT - Kaleb Smith 85 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11; VT 14-3) (4:02) VT - Grant Wells 20 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:26; VT 21-3) (1:42) NCST - Thayer Thomas 35 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Christopher Dunn Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; VT 21-10) Fourth Quarter (12:15) NCST - Trent Pennix 7 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:12; VT 21-16) (7:38) NCST - Thayer Thomas 18 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:01; NCST 22-21)

Statistics	VT	NCST
First downs	10	21
Total yards	293	356
Rush yards	50	60
Passing yards	243	296
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	23:56	36:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	11/22, 243 yards, TD
	Rushing	Malachi Thomas	9 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	3 receptions, 141 yards, TD
No. 24 NC State	Passing	MJ Morris	20/29, 265 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Houston	9 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Thayer Thomas	10 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Georgia Tech

See also: 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	10	3	3	12	28
Virginia Tech	0	20	7	0	27

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

• Date: November 5, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,844
• Referee: Stuart Mullins

Game information

First Quarter (8:13) GT – Dontae Smith 29 yd Rush (Gavin Stewart Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; GT 7–0) (1:22) GT - Gavin Stewart 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:41; GT 10-0) Second Quarter (10:15) VT – Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53; GT 10–7) (3:51) VT - Keshawn King 1 yd Rush (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:57; VT 13-10) (0:50) VT - Tucker Holloway 90 yd Punt Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 20-10) (0:00) GT - Gavin Stewart 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; VT 20-13) Third Quarter (7:56) GT - Gavin Stewart 22 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:38; VT 20-16) (4:03) VT - Keli Lawson 7 yd Interception Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 27-16) Fourth Quarter (9:02) GT – Nate McCollum 56 yd Pass From Zach Pyron (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:36; VT 27–22) (3:30) GT - Zach Pyron 9 yd Rush (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:24; GT 28-27)

Statistics	GT	VT
First downs	22	20
Total yards	463	304
Rush yards	210	138
Passing yards	253	166
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	33:12	26:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	Zach Pyron	19/32, 253 yards, TD
	Rushing	Dontae Smith	9 carries, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nate McCollum	7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	14/25, 164 yards
	Rushing	Keshawn King	13 carries, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	4 receptions, 78 yards

At Duke

See also: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	7	0	0	0	7
Duke	3	7	7	7	24

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC

• Date: November 12, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,857
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes

Game information

First Quarter (13:26) VT - Da'Wain Lofton 53 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:37; VT 7-0) (2:04) DUKE - Todd Pelino 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:54; VT 7-3) Second Quarter (6:32) DUKE – Nicky Dalmolin 24 yd Pass From Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:14; DUKE 10–7) Third Quarter (7:55) DUKE - Riley Leonard 5 yd Rush (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:19; DUKE 17-7) Fourth Quarter (11:15) DUKE - Jontavis Robertson 6 yd Pass From Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:58; DUKE 27-7)

Statistics	VT	DUKE
First downs	13	20
Total yards	281	427
Rush yards	104	165
Passing yards	177	262
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	21:01	38:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	16/28, 177 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jalen Holston	7 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Da'Wain Lofton	3 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Riley Leonard	19/31, 262 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Waters	15 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	5 receptions, 94 yards

At Liberty

See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	7	10	0	6	23
Liberty	7	10	5	0	22

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA

• Date: November 19, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 23,055
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan

Game information

First Quarter (6:57) VT - Jalen Holston 2 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:10; VT 7-0) (2:34) LIB - Johnathan Bennett 15 yd Rush (Nick Brown Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:02; 7-7) Second Quarter (13:09) VT – Jalen Holston 5 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:17; VT 14–7) (7:06) VT - John Love 23 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:26; VT 17-7) (6:52) LIB - Shedro Louis 97 yd Kickoff Return (Nick Brown Kick) (VT 17-14) (0:05) LIB - Nick Brown 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 0:57; 17-17) Third Quarter (12:04) LIB - Grant Wells (VT) Sacked by Kendy Charles in the Endzone for a Safety (LIB 19-17) (3:50) LIB - Nick Brown 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:37; LIB 22-17) Fourth Quarter (7:46) VT - Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:31; VT 23-22)

Statistics	VT	LIB
First downs	19	20
Total yards	324	332
Rush yards	176	115
Passing yards	148	217
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	36:19	23:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	14/20, 148 yards
	Rushing	Jalen Holston	26 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nick Gallo	2 receptions, 45 yards
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	12/18, 119 yards
	Rushing	Shedro Louis	9 carries, 64 yards
	Receiving	Demario Douglas	9 receptions, 69 yards

Virginia (Canceled)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia					0
Virginia Tech					0

See also: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The game was canceled due to the 2022 University of Virginia shooting, which killed 3 players on Virginia's team.

Roster

2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Jalen Holston  Sr QB 1 Jason Brown  Sr WR 2 Jadan Blue  Sr WR 3 Da'Wain Lofton So TE 4 Connor Blumrick  Sr WR 5 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw Fr QB 6 Grant Wells  Jr QB 7 Devin Farrell Fr WR 11 Tucker Holloway Fr WR 12 Stephen Gosnell Jr TE 13 Dae'Quan Wright Fr WR 14 Cole Beck GS QB 15 Tahj Bullock  Fr WR 16 Luke Bussel  Jr WR 18 William Kakavitsas  Jr QB 19 Ben Locklear  Fr WR 20 P. J. Prioleau  Fr RB 22 Bryce Duke Fr RB 23 Keshawn King  Jr RB 24 Malachi Thomas So RB 27 Kenji Christian  Fr RB 28 Chance Black  Fr WR 34 Tink Boyd  Sr WR 35 Sam Hughes So WR 37 Areeb Rashid Fr TE 38 Ty Eller  Sr TE 40 Cole Pickett  Fr WR 49 Ayden Burkey Fr WR 49 Latrell Sutton Fr OL 52 Tyler Smedley  Fr OL 53 Nikolai Bujnowski  So OL 55 Johnny Jordan  Sr OL 58 Jack Hollifield  Fr OL 59 Chris Boyd  Fr OL 60 Silas Dzansi  Sr OL 61 Braelin Moore Fr OL 62 Jonathan Kuhler  So OL 63 Griffin Duggan  Fr OL 64 Elijah Klock Fr OL 65 Xavier Chaplin Fr OL 66 Hunter Mclain Fr OL 68 Kaden Moore So OL 69 Dimitri Georgiadis  Sr OL 70 Parker Clements  So OL 71 Danijel Miletic  Fr OL 72 Jesse Hanson  Jr OL 74 William Jones  Fr OL 75 Bob Schick  So OL 76 Johnny Dickson Fr OL 77 Brody Meadows Fr OL 79 Johnny Garrett Fr WR 80 Kaleb Smith  Sr WR 81 Dallan Wright  So TE 82 Benji Gosnell Fr WR 85 Christian Moss  Fr TE 86 Nick Gallo Sr TE 87 Harrison Saint Germain Fr WR 88 Jaylen Jones So TE 89 Drake De Iuliis  Sr TE 99 Cole Reemsnyder Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Pheldarius Payne  Sr DB 1 Chamarri Conner  Sr DL 2 Keyshawn Burgos Fr DL 3 Norell Pollard Sr LB 4 Dax Hollifield Sr DB 5 Nasir Peoples  Sr DL 6 Josh Fuga  Jr LB 7 Keonta Jenkins Jr DB 8 Brion Murray  Sr DB 9 Armani Chatman  Sr DB 11 Devin Alves Fr DB 12 Cam Johnson Fr DB 13 Ny'Quee Hawkins  Jr DL 14 Kyree Moyston Fr LB 15 Keshon Artis  Sr DL 17 Cole Nelson So LB 19 J. R. Walker  Jr DB 20 D. J. Harvey  Fr LB 21 Keli Lawson  Fr DL 22 Mario Kendricks Sr DB 23 Mansoor Delane Fr LB 24 Jaden Keller  Fr DB 26 Jalen Stroman So DB 27 Tyler Childress Fr DB 29 Nyke Johnson  Fr LB 30 Tyler Matheny  Sr S 31 Luke Shields Fr DL 32 Gunner Givens Fr DB 33 Miles Ellis  Fr LB 34 Alan Tisdale  Sr S 35 Cade Herdman Fr DB 36 Elijah Howard  Fr S 37 Davion Ames  Fr LB 38 Jayden McDonald  Fr DL 39 Jorden McDonald  Fr DB 40 Jalen Hoyle  Fr DL 41 Jaylen Griffin  Sr DL 43 Lakeem Rudolph  So LB 44 Dorian Strong Jr DL 45 TyJuan Garbutt  Sr DL 46 Eli Adams  Sr LB 47 Dean Ferguson  Jr LB 48 Matt Johnson  Jr LB 50 Ben Skinner  Jr DL 51 Khiari Miller Fr LB 53 Will Johnson  Fr DL 54 Malachi Madison Fr DL 55 Lemar Law Jr. Fr DL 56 C. J. McCray  So DL 90 Mattheus Carroll  Fr DL 91 Wilfried Pene  So DL 94 Nigel Simmons  Jr DL 95 Desmond Mamudi  Fr DL 99 Maxx Philpott  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 42 Vincenzo Anthony  Jr K 83 Kyle Lowe  So P 85 Peter Moore  So K 86 Zach Hoban  Jr K 92 William Ross  Jr P 93 Bryce LaFollette Fr K 95 Nick Veltsistas  Fr LS 96 Christian Epling Fr K 97 John Love Fr LS 99 Justin Pollock  Jr	Head coach Brent Pry Coordinators/assistant coaches J. C. Price – Associate head coach/Defensive linemen Tyler Bowen – Offensive coordinator/Tight ends Chris Marve – Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers Stu Holt – Special teams coordinator/Running backs Derek Jones – Cornerbacks Shawn Quinn – Outside linebackers Pierson Prioleau – Safeties Joe Rudolph – Run game coordinator/Offensive linemen Fontel Mines – Wide receivers Brad Glenn – Pass game coordinator/Quarterbacks Dwight Galt IV – Director, Strength and Conditioning Greg Allen – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Brandon Dillard – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Jarrett Ferguson – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Ryan Hardie – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Xavier Adibi – Senior Analyst Brian Crist – Senior Analyst Jeff Carpenter – Analyst Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – Analyst Jan Johnson Jr. – Analyst Kerry Webb – Analyst Austin Fields – Graduate Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 5/28/23