2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 28th-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 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati. They were also the only team to beat the eventual National Champions, The Ohio State Buckeyes.

2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 33–17 vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2014 record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScot Loeffler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (20th season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 65,632)
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^  8 –0     13 –1  
No. 15 Clemson  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 24 Louisville  5 –3     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
NC State  3 –5     8 –5  
Syracuse  1 –7     3 –9  
Wake Forest  1 –7     3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x  6 –2     11 –3  
Duke  5 –3     9 –4  
North Carolina  4 –4     6 –7  
Pittsburgh  4 –4     6 –7  
Miami  3 –5     6 –7  
Virginia Tech  3 –5     7 –6  
Virginia  3 –5     5 –7  
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Virginia Tech		Alma Mater
Frank BeamerHead Coach27Virginia Tech (1969)
Scot LoefflerOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1Michigan (1996)
Shane BeamerAssociate Head Coach/Running Backs2Virginia Tech (1999)
Stacy SearelsOffensive Line0Auburn (1990)
Bryan StinespringTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator23James Madison (1986)
Aaron MooreheadWide Receivers1Illinois (2003)
Bud FosterDefensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers27Murray State (1981)
Torrian GrayDefensive Backs/Passing Game Coordinator8Virginia Tech (1996)
Charley WilesDefensive Line/Running Game Coordinator16Murray State (1987)
Cornell BrownOutside Linebackers/Assistant Defensive Line3Virginia Tech (1997)
Reference:[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:00 p.m.No. 19 (FCS) William & Mary*
ESPNewsW 34–962,722
September 68:00 p.m.at No. 8 Ohio State*
ESPNW 35–21107,517
September 1312:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNL 21–2863,267
September 2012:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
ESPNL 24–2762,318
September 2712:30 p.m.Western Michigan*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNW 35–1759,625
October 412:30 p.m.at North Carolina
ACCNW 34–1760,000
October 167:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPNL 16–2143,125
October 238:00 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 6–3064,007
November 112:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ACCNL 31–3355,729
November 1512:30 p.m.at No. 19 Duke
ACCNW 17–1630,107
November 2212:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCNL 3–6 2OT27,820
November 288:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 24–2060,431
December 271:00 p.m.vs. Cincinnati*
ESPNW 33–1734,277
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

William & Mary
1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 3 3 3 0 9
Hokies 7 10 10 7 34
See also: 2014 William & Mary Tribe football team

Ohio State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 7 0 14 35
Buckeyes 7 0 7 7 21
See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 21 0 0 7 28
Hokies 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team

Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 3 7 0 17 27
Hokies 3 13 0 8 24
See also: 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Battle of the Techs

Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 3 0 7 17
Hokies 18 0 14 3 35
See also: 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team

North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 10 0 10 34
Tar Heels 3 0 0 14 17
See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 6 3 7 16
Panthers 7 7 0 7 21
See also: 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 21 0 6 30
Hokies 0 0 0 6 6
See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 9 10 33
Hokies 7 3 0 21 31
See also: 2014 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 7 3 7 17
Blue Devils 10 0 6 0 16
See also: 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

Wake Forest
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Hokies 0 0 0 030 3
Demon Deacons 0 0 0 033 6
See also: 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 3 10 0 7 20
Hokies 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2014 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Cincinnati
1 234Total
Bearcats 7 307 17
• Hokies 7 6146 33
  • Location: Annapolis, MD
  • Game start: 1:00 PM
  • Television network: ESPN


See also: 2014 Military Bowl and 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Rankings
Further information: 2014 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 17 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches RV RV 19 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References
  1. "Football Staff". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. "2014 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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