2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^		9	–	0					10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^		8	–	1					10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)		7	–	2					8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina		7	–	3					8	–	4
NC State		7	–	3					8	–	4
Boston College		5	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	5					5	–	6
Virginia		4	–	5					5	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	6					3	–	7
Louisville		3	–	7					4	–	7
Florida State		2	–	6					3	–	6
Duke		1	–	9					2	–	9
Syracuse		1	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by fifth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

After completing their regular season with a 5–6 record (5–5 in ACC play), the program announced on December 16 that players had voted to end their season and would not consider a bid to a bowl game.^[1] The Hokies had appeared in a bowl game for 27 consecutive seasons, dating back to the 1993 Independence Bowl.^[1] This was fourth-longest streak of consecutive bowl game appearances in college football history.^[2]

Virginia Tech Hokies coaches
Name	Title	Joined staff
Justin Fuente	Head coach	2016
Brad Cornelsen	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	2016
Vance Vice	Offensive line coach	2016
Jafar Williams	Wide receivers coach	2019
Adam Lechtenberg	Running back coach	2017
Justin Hamilton	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	2018
Tracy Claeys	Linebackers coach	2020
Bill Teerlinck	Defensive line coach	2020
Darryl Tapp	Co-Defensive line coach	2020
James Shibest	Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach	2016
Ryan Smith	Cornerbacks coach	2020
Ben Hilgart	Strength and conditioning	2016
Reference:[3]

Virginia Tech had games scheduled against Liberty, Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, and Penn State, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4][5]

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	8:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 45–24	1,000
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 38–31	0
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 North Carolina	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 45–56	3,535
October 17	8:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 23	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 40–14	1,000
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 19	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston–Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 16–23	2,135
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 42–35	11,901
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Liberty*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 35–38	1,000
November 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–25	1,000
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 14–47	4,612
December 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	L 10–45	250
December 12	8:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ACCN	W 33–15	250
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[6][7]

NC State at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 0 10 7 7 24 • No. 20 Hokies 17 14 6 8 45 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 8:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 1,000 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, cool • Wind: Calm Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
VT −6	56.5[8]

Statistics	NC State	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	22
Total yards	386	495
Rushing yards	139	314
Passing yards	247	181
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:55	29:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Devin Leary	12/16, 165 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zonovan Knight	14 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Devin Carter	4 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	7/11, 106 yards
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	6 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Mitchell	3 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

Virginia Tech at Duke

1 2 3 4 Total • Hokies 7 3 14 14 38 Blue Devils 7 0 7 17 31 Date: October 3, 2020 Location: Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Game start: 4:03 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 3 MPH Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
VT −11	54[9]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Duke
First downs	25	19
Total yards	487	410
Rushing yards	324	139
Passing yards	163	271
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	34:04	25:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	9/25, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	20 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	2 receptions, 85 yards
Duke	Passing	Chase Brice	22/39, 271 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	11 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Jarett Garner	3 receptions, 84 yards

Virginia Tech at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Hokies 0 14 23 8 45 • No. 8 Tar Heels 21 14 7 14 56 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 12:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes Game attendance: 3,535 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: NNE 1 MPH Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
UNC −3.0	59[10]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	North Carolina
First downs	25	31
Total yards	495	656
Rushing yards	260	399
Passing yards	235	257
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	7/13, 136 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	18 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	James Mitchell	4 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/23, 257 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Michael Carter	17 carries, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TDs

Boston College at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 7 0 14 • No. 23 Hokies 3 14 10 13 40 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 8:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 1,000 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brian (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
VT −12.5	62

Statistics	Boston College	Virginia Tech
First downs	24	23
Total yards	435	461
Rushing yards	90	350
Passing yards	345	111
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	29:12	30:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Phil Jurkovec	28/51, 345 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	David Bailey	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jaelen Gill	6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	11/15, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	18 carries, 164 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Khalil Herbert	1 reception, 29 yards, 1 TD

Virginia Tech at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Hokies 0 10 3 3 16 • Demon Deacons 10 7 3 3 23 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston–Salem, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 2,135 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: W 2 MPH Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler (play–by–play), Brian Jordan (analyst), Abby Labar (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
VT −10.5	68.5

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
First downs	28	17
Total yards	433	316
Rushing yards	210	206
Passing yards	223	110
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	17/33, 223 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	17 carries, 98 yards
	Receiving	Tré Turner	5 receptions, 61 yards
Wake Forest	Passing	Sam Hartman	12/17, 110 yards
	Rushing	Christian Beal-Smith	13 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Jaquarii Roberson	6 receptions, 46 yards

Virginia Tech at Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total • Hokies 14 7 7 14 42 Cardinals 0 14 0 21 35 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute Game attendance: 11,901 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 10 MPH Referee: J. Magallanes TV announcers (ACC Network): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood

Over/under	Pregame line
VT −5	67.5

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Louisville
First downs	21	23
Total yards	466	548
Rushing yards	283	198
Passing yards	183	350
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	10/10, 183 yards
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	21 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tré Turner	4 receptions, 71 yards
Louisville	Passing	Malik Cunningham	23/35, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Javian Hawkins	17 carries, 129, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dez Fitzpatrick	5 receptions, 158, 1 TD

Liberty at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Flames 7 7 7 17 38 Hokies 3 17 0 15 35 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 1,000 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear, nice • Wind: W 1 MPH Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
VT −17	67.5[11]

Statistics	Liberty	Virginia Tech
First downs	29	24
Total yards	466	418
Rushing yards	249	201
Passing yards	217	217
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:27	22:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Malik Willis	20/30, 217 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Malik Willis	19 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Yarbrough	5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	20/27, 217 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	20 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tré Turner	6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Hurricanes 3 10 6 6 25 Hokies 7 7 10 0 24 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance: 1,000 Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE 1 MPH Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Eric Wood (sideline reporter)

Over/under	Pregame line
VT –2	68[12]

Statistics	Miami (FL)	Virginia Tech
First downs	25	23
Total yards	386	361
Rushing yards	131	160
Passing yards	255	201
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:40	27:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing	D'Eriq King	24/38, 255 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cam'Ron Harris	14 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dee Wiggins	8 receptions, 106 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	19/29, 201 yards, INT
	Rushing	Hendon Hooker	21 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tré Turner	5 receptions, 86 yards

Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 0 14 0 0 14 • Panthers 6 17 17 7 47 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance: 4,612 Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH Referee:   Television network: ACCN

Over/under	Pregame line
VT –6.5	52[13]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	Pittsburgh
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Clemson at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Tigers 10 7 14 14 45 Hokies 7 3 0 0 10 Date: December 5, 2020 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance: 250 Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Maria Taylor (sideline)

Over/under	Pregame line
CLEM –22.5	66.5

Statistics	Clemson	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	18
Total yards	433	333
Rushing yards	238	131
Passing yards	195	202
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	22:00	38:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	Trevor Lawrence	12/22, 195 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Travis Etienne	16 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Cornell Powell	4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	10/12, 127 yards
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	21 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Raheem Blackshear	4 receptions, 68 yards

Virginia at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 0 8 0 15 • Hokies 3 24 3 3 33 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 250 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: SSW 5 MPH Referee: Riley Johnson Television network: ACCN

Over/under	Pregame line
VT –3	64[14]

Statistics	Virginia	Virginia Tech
First downs	19	20
Total yards	322	464
Rushing yards	55	252
Passing yards	267	212
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:42	35:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	25/46, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	15 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Lavel Davis Jr.	3 receptions, 75 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	15/22, 212 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	20 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	5 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV*	20	20	RV	19	23	19	—	RV
Coaches	24	24*	19	24	23	18	23	20	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	22	Caleb Farley	CB	Tennessee Titans
1	23	Christian Darrisaw	OT	Minnesota Vikings
3	80	Divine Deablo	S	Las Vegas Raiders
6	217	Khalil Herbert	RB	Chicago Bears