Virginia Tech Hokies football

Virginia Tech Hokies
2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
First season1892; 132 years ago
Athletic directorWhit Babcock
Head coachBrent Pry
3rd season, 12–16 (.429)
StadiumLane Stadium
(capacity: 65,632)
FieldWorsham Field
Field surfaceBermuda Grass
LocationBlacksburg, Virginia
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceACC (since 2004)
DivisionN/A (formerly Coastal)
Past conferencesIndependent (1892–1906)
SAIAA (1912–21)
SoCon (1922–64)
Independent (1965–90)
Big East (1991–2003)
All-time record774–507–46 (.601)
Bowl record14–21 (.400)
National finalist1 (1999)
Conference titles11 (1909, 1916, 1918, 1963, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Division titles6 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016)
RivalriesVirginia (rivalry)
West Virginia (rivalry)
Miami (rivalry)
Georgia Tech (rivalry)
Boston College (rivalry)
VMI (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans8
Current uniform
ColorsChicago maroon and burnt orange[1]
   
Fight songTech Triumph
MascotHokie Bird, Gobbler
Marching bandThe Marching Virginians
OutfitterNike
Websitehokiesports.com

The Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the sport of American football. The Hokies compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They previously competed in the Big East. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium, located in Blacksburg, Virginia, with a seating capacity of over 65,000 fans. Lane Stadium is considered to be one of the loudest stadiums in the country, being voted number two in ESPN's 2007 "Top 20 Scariest Places to Play".[2] It was also recognized in 2005 by Rivals.com as having the best home-field advantage in the country.[3]

Since beginning football in 1892, the Hokies have won over 700 games and appeared in 33 bowl games, including the 2000 BCS National Championship game. The Hokies rank 23rd among all Division I college football teams for most wins. The program had a streak of 27 consecutive bowl appearances, starting with the 1993 Independence Bowl and lasting through the 2019 Belk Bowl.[4] This was fourth-longest streak of consecutive bowl game appearances in college football history.[5] The program has also claimed eleven conference titles (3 South Atlantic, 1 Southern, 3 Big East, and 4 ACC) and produced eight Consensus All-Americans.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Virginia Tech University Trademarks". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Feldman, Bruce (October 2007). "Death Valley tops list of scary venues for opposing teams". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Lavender, Dave (August 21, 2005). "No place like home". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Niziolek, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Virginia Tech players vote to end season, skip potential bowl game". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bowl Games : All-time consecutive appearances". mcubed.net. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "hokiesports.com :: Football :: History". www.hokiesports.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies Index - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.

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