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 Ohio State, who would go on to win the 2014 National Championship.

2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 33–17 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (28th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (20th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 (FL)		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

Name	Position	Seasons at Virginia Tech	Alma mater
Frank Beamer	Head coach	27	Virginia Tech (1969)
Scot Loeffler	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	1	Michigan (1996)
Shane Beamer	Associate head coach/Running backs	2	Virginia Tech (1999)
Stacy Searels	Offensive line	0	Auburn (1990)
Bryan Stinespring	Tight ends/recruiting coordinator	23	James Madison (1986)
Aaron Moorehead	Wide receivers	1	Illinois (2003)
Bud Foster	Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers	27	Murray State (1981)
Torrian Gray	Defensive backs/passing game coordinator	8	Virginia Tech (1996)
Charley Wiles	Defensive line/Running game coordinator	16	Murray State (1987)
Cornell Brown	Outside linebackers/Assistant defensive line	3	Virginia Tech (1997)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS) William & Mary*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNews	W 34–9	62,722
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 35–21	107,517
September 13	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	No. 17	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 21–28	63,267
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	L 24–27	62,318
September 27	12:30 p.m.	Western Michigan*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 35–17	59,625
October 4	12:30 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 34–17	60,000
October 16	7:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 16–21	43,125
October 23	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–30	64,007
November 1	12:30 p.m.	Boston College		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 31–33	55,729
November 15	12:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 17–16	30,107
November 22	12:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 3–6 2OT	27,820
November 28	8:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	60,431
December 27	1:00 p.m.	vs. Cincinnati*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–17	34,277
*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	4	OT	2OT	Total
Hokies	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Demon Deacons	0	0	0	0	3	3	6

See also: 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The game was the first scoreless tie in college football since 2005 when Arkansas State defeated Florida Atlantic, 3-0, on October 22, 2005, in overtime.

All three field goals that were scored took place in overtime.

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	3	0	7	17
• Hokies	7	6	14	6	33

• Location: Annapolis, MD
• Game start: 1:00 p.m.
• 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
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	19	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released