2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Russell Athletic Bowl champion

Russell Athletic Bowl, W 13–10 OT vs. Rutgers

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Division| Coastal Division
Record| 7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach|

* Frank Beamer (26th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bryan Stinespring (11th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Bud Foster (18th season)
Base defense| 4–4
Home stadium| Lane Stadium

Seasons

← 2011

2013 →

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 2  |
No. 11 Clemson x  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 2  |
NC State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Wake Forest |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Maryland |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Boston College |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 7  |
North Carolina†  |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 4  |
Miami (FL)‡  |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 5  |
Virginia Tech |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Duke |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Virginia |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15

* $ – BCS representative as conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* y – Championship game participant
* † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 26th year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Rutgers in overtime.

## Schedule

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September 3| 8:00 p.m.| Georgia Tech| No. 15|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (Battle of the Techs)

| ESPN| W 20–17 OT| 65,632
September 8| 1:30 p.m.| Austin Peay*| No. 15|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPN3| W 42–7| 65,632
September 15| 12:00 p.m.| at Pittsburgh*| No. 13|

* Heinz Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPNU| L 17–35| 48,032
September 22| 12:00 p.m.| Bowling Green*| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPNU| W 37–0| 65,632
September 29| 3:30 p.m.| vs. Cincinnati*| |

* FedExField
* Landover, MD

| ESPNU| L 24–27| 46,026
October 6| 12:30 p.m.| at North Carolina| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| ACCN| L 34–48| 54,000
October 13| 12:30 p.m.| Duke| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ACCN| W 41–20| 65,632
October 20| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 14 Clemson| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| ABC/ESPN2| L 17–38| 83,338
November 1| 7:30 p.m.| at Miami (FL)| |

* Sun Life Stadium
* Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 12–30| 37,219
November 8| 7:30 p.m.| No. 8 Florida State| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPN| L 22–28| 65,632
November 17| 12:30 p.m.| at Boston College| |

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)

| ACCN| W 30–23 OT| 34,266
November 24| 12:00 p.m.| Virginia| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)

| ESPNU| W 17–14| 65,632
December 28| 5:30 p.m.| vs. Rutgers*| |

* Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
* Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)

| ESPN| W 13–10 OT| 48,127

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Rankings

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 20 Coaches' Preseason Polls.[2] The Hokies rose all the way to No. 13 by Week 3, before dropping out of the polls completely after a 35-17 loss to Pitt.

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

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 16| 15| 13| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches| 20| 18| 13| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Harris| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released
BCS| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## References

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1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
2. ^ "2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

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Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues|

* Sheib Field (1894–1901)
* Gibboney Field (1902–1908)
* Miles Field (1909–1925)
* Miles Stadium (1926–1964)
* Lane Stadium (1965–present)
* Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

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* Georgia Tech
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* "Tech Triumph"
* "Enter Sandman"
* The Marching Virginians
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* Skipper
* "Lunch Pail Defense"
* 1986 Peach Bowl
* 2000 Sugar Bowl
* 2012 Sugar Bowl

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* WBRW
* Virginia Tech Sports Network

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