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
2013 record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScot Loeffler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (19th season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 65,632)
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  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
    1. – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Virginia Tech		Alma Mater
Frank BeamerHead Coach26Virginia Tech (1969)
Scot LoefflerOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks0Michigan (1996)
Shane BeamerAssociate Head Coach/Running Backs1Virginia Tech (1999)
Jeff GrimesOffensive Line/Co-Running Game Coordinator0UTEP (1991)
Bryan StinespringTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator22James Madison (1986)
Aaron MooreheadWide Receivers0Illinois (2003)
Bud FosterDefensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers26Murray State (1981)
Torrian GrayDefensive Backs/Passing Game Coordinator7Virginia Tech (1996)
Charley WilesDefensive Line/Co-Running Game Coordinator15Murray State (1987)
Cornell BrownOutside Linebackers/Assistant Defensive Line2Virginia Tech (1997)
Reference:[2]

Schedule
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 Tech
ESPNW 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 College
ABC/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 Virginia
ESPNUW 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

vs Alabama–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 3 0 0 10
#1 Crimson Tide 14 14 7 0 35
See also: 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game


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

Western Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 0 3 0 3
Hokies 7 14 14 10 45
See also: 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team


@ East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 0 6 2 15
Pirates 7 0 3 0 10
See also: 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team


Marshall
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 0 0000 21
Hokies 14 0 0 7008 29
See also: 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team


@ Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 7 0 3 17
Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2013 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Battle of the Techs


North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 7 3 7 17
Hokies 7 14 0 6 27
See also: 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team


Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 3 0 6 9
#24 Hokies 10 0 6 3 19
See also: 2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team


Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 6 7 0 13
#16 Hokies 0 0 7 3 10
See also: 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team


@ Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 10 7 10 27
Eagles 7 0 10 17 34
See also: 2013 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry


@ Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 14 7 7 42
Hurricanes 7 7 10 0 24
See also: 2013 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry


Maryland
1 2 3 4OT Total
Terrapins 0 14 7 06 27
Hokies 7 0 7 73 24
See also: 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team


@ Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 6 10 0 0 16
Cavaliers 3 3 0 0 6
See also: 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry


UCLA (Sun Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 0 3 2 12
#17 Bruins 7 7 0 28 42
See also: 2013 UCLA Bruins football team and 2013 Sun Bowl

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
See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 15 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 19 16 RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 20 19 RV NR RV NR NR RV RV NR 
Harris Not released 20 19 RV NR RV NR NR NR NR Not released 
BCS Not released 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References
  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. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  3. "2013 Schedule & Results". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
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