2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Division| Coastal Division
Record| 3–8 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach|

* Brent Pry (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Tyler Bowen (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Chris Marve (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Lane Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 11 Florida State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Syracuse |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Louisville |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
NC State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Wake Forest |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Boston College |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 22 Pittsburgh |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Duke |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Georgia Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Miami (FL) |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Virginia |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Virginia Tech |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Brent Pry. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 7:00 p.m.| at Old Dominion*|

* S.B. Ballard Stadium
* Norfolk, VA

| ESPNU| L 17–20| 21,944
September 10| 8:00 p.m.| Boston College|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| ACCN| W 27–10| 65,632
September 17| 11:00 a.m.| Wofford*|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ACCN| W 27–7| 62,043
September 22| 7:30 p.m.| West Virginia*|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 10–33| 65,632
October 1| 3:30 p.m.| at North Carolina|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| ACCN| L 10–41| 45,029
October 8| 3:30 p.m.| at Pittsburgh|

* Acrisure Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ACCN| L 29–45| 54,677
October 15| 12:30 p.m.| Miami (FL)|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| ACCRSN| L 14–20| 65,632
October 27| 7:30 p.m.| at No. 24 NC State|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| ESPN| L 21–22| 56,919
November 5| 12:30 p.m.| Georgia Tech|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| ACCRSN| L 27–28| 62,843
November 12| 12:00 p.m.| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ACCRSN| L 7–24| 20,857
November 19| 12:00 p.m.| at Liberty*|

* Williams Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| ESPN+| W 23–22| 23,055
November 26| | Virginia|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| | Canceled[1] |

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

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## Game summaries

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### At Old Dominion

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Virginia Tech at Old Dominion  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Hokies | 7 | 0| 10| 0 | 17
• Monarchs | 0 | 10| 0| 10 | 20

* Date: September 2, 2022
* Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
Norfolk, VA
* Game start: 7:04 p.m. EDT
* Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutes
* Game attendance: 21,944
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH
* Referee: Wayne Wrinkler
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play–by–play), Hutson Mason (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 09:12| VT| Grant Wells 18-yard rush (William Ross kick)
(4 plays, 66 yards, 1:31)| VT 7–0
2| 12:02| ODU| Ethan Sanchez 29-yard field goal
(8 plays, 25 yards, 3:46)| VT 7–3
01:26| ODU| Robert Kennedy III 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Sanchez kick)
(7 plays, -7 yards, 3:21)| ODU 10–7
3| 09:03| VT| William Ross 44-yard field goal
(8 plays, 46 yards, 4:28)| TIE 10–10
05:11| VT| Keshawn King 6-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick)
(3 plays, 10 yards, 0:46)| VT 17–10
4| 12:30| ODU| Ethan Sanchez 20-yard field goal
(12 plays, 49 yards, 3:57)| VT 17–13
00:33| ODU| Blake Watson 1-yard rush (Ethan Sanchez kick)
(9 plays, 74 yards, 2:25)| ODU 20–17

See also: 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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VT –6.0 | 48.5
Statistics | VT | ODU

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First downs | 18 | 13
Total yards | 333 | 248
Rushing yards | 136 | 83
Passing yards | 197 | 165
Turnovers | 5 | 2
Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing | Keshawn King | 19 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving | Nick Gallo | 7 receptions, 49 yards
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 14/35, 165 yards
Rushing | Blake Watson | 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 5 receptions, 122 yards

### Boston College

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See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Boston College | 0 | 3 | 7| 0| 10
Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 7| 3| 27

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: rain • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Stuart Mullins

Game information

First Quarter

* (11:04) VT – Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:13; VT 7–0)
* (0:48) VT - William Ross 49 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:49; VT 10-0)

Second Quarter

* (13:50) VT – Keshawn King 65 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11; VT 17–0)
* (0:22) BC - Connor Lytton 30 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 4:25; VT 17-3)

Third Quarter

* (5:18) BC – Jaden Williams 17 yd Pass From Phil Jurkovec (Connor Lytton Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:11; VT 17–10)
* (1:22) VT - Kaleb Smith 2 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51; VT 24-10)

Fourth Quarter

* (4:20) VT – William Ross 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:05; VT 27–10)

Statistics | BC | VT

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First downs | 11 | 14
Total yards | 155 | 284
Rush yards | 4 | 144
Passing yards | 151 | 140
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 27:29 | 32:31
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Boston College | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 15/28, 135 yards, TD
Rushing | Patrick Garwo | 10 carries, 15 yards
Receiving | Zay Flowers | 4 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/25, 140 yards, TD
Rushing | Keshawn King | 4 carries, 64 yards
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD

### Wofford

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See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

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Wofford | 0 | 0 | 0| 7| 7
Virginia Tech | 3 | 17 | 0| 7| 27

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,043
* Referee: Marcus Woods

Game information

First Quarter

* (3:46) VT – William Ross 46 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:46; VT 3–0)

Second Quarter

* (14:51) VT – William Ross 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:06; VT 6–0)
* (5:48) VT - Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:36; VT 13-0)
* (0:25) VT - Jadan Blue 11 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:52; VT 20-0)

Fourth Quarter

* (12:57) VT – Bryce Duke 27 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:20; VT 27–0)
* (9:34) WOF - Nathan Walker 3 yd Rush (Atkins Roberts Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; VT 27-7)

Statistics | WOF | VT

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First downs | 12 | 29
Total yards | 199 | 475
Rush yards | 38 | 133
Passing yards | 161 | 342
Turnovers | 0 | 0
Time of possession | 25:02 | 34:58
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Wofford | Passing | Jimmy Weirick | 14/20, 161 yards
Rushing | Nathan Walker | 12 carries, 27 yards, TD
Receiving | Landon Parker | 5 receptions, 98 yards
Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 26/35, 314 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jalen Holston | 16 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving | Jadan Blue | 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

### West Virginia

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See also: 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 3| 17| 33
Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 3| 0| 10

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

* Date: September 22, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Scott Campbell

Game information

First Quarter

* (3:19) WVU – Casey Legg 23 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:06; WVU 3–0)

Second Quarter

* (14:52) VT – Kaleb Smith 28 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:22; VT 7–3)
* (1:50) WVU - Casey Legg 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14; VT 7-6)
* (0:11) WVU - Sam James 24 yd Pass From JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:50; WVU 13-7)

Third Quarter

* (7:04) WVU - Casey Legg 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:31; WVU 16-7)
* (4:19) VT - William Ross 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:40; WVU 16-10)

Fourth Quarter

* (14:13) WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 6 yd Rush (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; WVU 23–10)
* (10:16) WVU - Casey Legg 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:54; WVU 26-10)
* (9:36) WVU - Jacolby Spells 27 yd Interception Return (Casey Legg Kick) (WVU 33-10)

Statistics | WVU | VT

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First downs | 32 | 14
Total yards | 421 | 228
Rush yards | 218 | 35
Passing yards | 203 | 193
Turnovers | 0 | 1
Time of possession | 38:44 | 21:16
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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West Virginia | Passing | JT Daniels | 20/30, 203 yards, TD
Rushing | CJ Donaldson | 23 carries, 106 yards
Receiving | Kaden Prather | 6 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/35, 193 yards, TD
Rushing | Jalen Holston | 4 carries, 18 yards
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD

### At North Carolina

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See also: 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 0| 0| 10
North Carolina | 7 | 17 | 17| 0| 41

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,029
* Referee: Adam Savoie

Game information

First Quarter

* (9:19) VT – William Ross 34 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:51; VT 3–0)
* (4:37) UNC - Kamari Morales 3 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42; UNC 7-3)

Second Quarter

* (12:37) UNC – Drake Maye 1 yd Rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:18; UNC 14–3)
* (10:28) UNC - Antoine Green 16 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06; UNC 21-3)
* (0:28) VT - Grant Wells 2 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:04; UNC 21-10)
* (0:00) UNC - Noah Burnette 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:28; UNC 24-10)

Third Quarter

* (7:45) UNC - Drake Maye 2 yd Rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 4:00; UNC 31-10)
* (3:50) UNC - Noah Burnette 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:26; UNC 34-10)
* (0:29) UNC - Bryson Nesbit 25 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:56; UNC 41-10)

Statistics | VT | UNC

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First downs | 14 | 24
Total yards | 273 | 527
Rush yards | 99 | 160
Passing yards | 174 | 367
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 31:43 | 28:17
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/26, 139 yards
Rushing | Keshawn King | 9 carries, 52 yards
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 3 receptions, 49 yards
North Carolina | Passing | Drake Maye | 26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Drake Maye | 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Josh Downs | 8 receptions, 120 yards

### At Pitt

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See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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Virginia Tech | 6 | 10 | 7| 6| 29
Pitt | 7 | 10 | 14| 14| 45

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,677
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV: ACCN

Game information

First Quarter

* (3:53) PITT – Israel Abanikanda 38 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:13; PITT 7–0)
* (2:50) VT - Malachi Thomas 5 yd Rush (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; PITT 7-6)

Second Quarter

* (11:59) VT – William Ross 18 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:18; VT 9–7)
* (10:45) VT - Keshawn King 19 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:30; VT 16-7)
* (7:14) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 17 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; VT 16-14)
* (4:11) PITT - Ben Sauls 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:55; PITT 17-16)

Third Quarter

* (9:54) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 29 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:40; PITT 24-16)
* (6:48) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 5 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:20; PITT 31-16)
* (0:30) VT - Da'Wain Lofton 43 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:04; PITT 31-23)

Fourth Quarter

* (13:25) VT - Nyke Johnson 0 yd Punt Return (PITT 31-29)
* (10:40) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 10 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:34; PITT 38-29)
* (7:56) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 80 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12; PITT 45-29)

Statistics | VT | PITT

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First downs | 21 | 25
Total yards | 403 | 496
Rush yards | 126 | 326
Passing yards | 277 | 170
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 27:29 | 32:31
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 25/47, 277 yards, TD
Rushing | Malachi Thomas | 15 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 9 receptions, 152 yards
Pitt | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 15/28, 170 yards
Rushing | Israel Abanikanda | 36 carries, 320 yards, 6 TD
Receiving | Jaden Bradley | 5 receptions, 66 yards

### Miami

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See also: 2022 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Miami | 10 | 7 | 3| 0| 20
Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0| 14| 14

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Marcus Wood

Game information

First Quarter

* (12:05) MIA – Frank Ladson Jr. 5 yd Pass From Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:32; MIA 7–0)
* (3:02) MIA - Andres Borregales 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 7:42; MIA 10-0)

Second Quarter

* (5:28) MIA – Colbie Young 17 yd Pass From Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:29; MIA 17–0)

Third Quarter

* (3:54) MIA - Andres Borregales 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:26; MIA 20-0)

Fourth Quarter

* (12:10) VT – Malachi Thomas 14 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50; MIA 20–7)
* (3:20) VT - Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:42; MIA 20-14)

Statistics | MIA | VT

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First downs | 22 | 19
Total yards | 458 | 257
Rush yards | 107 | 78
Passing yards | 351 | 179
Turnovers | 0 | 1
Time of possession | 31:12 | 28:48
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Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 29/46, 351 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jaylan Knighton | 10 carries, 27 yards
Receiving | Colbie Young | 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 21/33, 179 yards, TD
Rushing | Malachi Thomas | 13 carries, 41 yards
Receiving | Malachi Thomas | 6 receptions, 43 yards, TD

### At No. 24 NC State

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See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team

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Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 21| 0| 21
No. 24 NC State | 0 | 3 | 7| 12| 22

at Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

* Date: October 27, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: clear • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,919
* Referee: Adam Savoie

Game information

Second Quarter

* (0:05) NCST – Christopher Dunn 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 1:08; NCST 3–0)

Third Quarter

* (12:51) VT - Grant Wells 4 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:03; VT 7-3)
* (9:18) VT - Kaleb Smith 85 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11; VT 14-3)
* (4:02) VT - Grant Wells 20 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:26; VT 21-3)
* (1:42) NCST - Thayer Thomas 35 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Christopher Dunn Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; VT 21-10)

Fourth Quarter

* (12:15) NCST - Trent Pennix 7 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:12; VT 21-16)
* (7:38) NCST - Thayer Thomas 18 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:01; NCST 22-21)

Statistics | VT | NCST

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First downs | 10 | 21
Total yards | 293 | 356
Rush yards | 50 | 60
Passing yards | 243 | 296
Turnovers | 0 | 0
Time of possession | 23:56 | 36:04
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 11/22, 243 yards, TD
Rushing | Malachi Thomas | 9 carries, 21 yards
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 3 receptions, 141 yards, TD
No. 24 NC State | Passing | MJ Morris | 20/29, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Jordan Houston | 9 carries, 31 yards
Receiving | Thayer Thomas | 10 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

### Georgia Tech

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See also: 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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Georgia Tech | 10 | 3 | 3| 12| 28
Virginia Tech | 0 | 20 | 7| 0| 27

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,844
* Referee: Stuart Mullins

Game information

First Quarter

* (8:13) GT – Dontae Smith 29 yd Rush (Gavin Stewart Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; GT 7–0)
* (1:22) GT - Gavin Stewart 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:41; GT 10-0)

Second Quarter

* (10:15) VT – Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53; GT 10–7)
* (3:51) VT - Keshawn King 1 yd Rush (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:57; VT 13-10)
* (0:50) VT - Tucker Holloway 90 yd Punt Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 20-10)
* (0:00) GT - Gavin Stewart 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; VT 20-13)

Third Quarter

* (7:56) GT - Gavin Stewart 22 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:38; VT 20-16)
* (4:03) VT - Keli Lawson 7 yd Interception Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 27-16)

Fourth Quarter

* (9:02) GT – Nate McCollum 56 yd Pass From Zach Pyron (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:36; VT 27–22)
* (3:30) GT - Zach Pyron 9 yd Rush (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:24; GT 28-27)

Statistics | GT | VT

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First downs | 22 | 20
Total yards | 463 | 304
Rush yards | 210 | 138
Passing yards | 253 | 166
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 33:12 | 26:48
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Georgia Tech | Passing | Zach Pyron | 19/32, 253 yards, TD
Rushing | Dontae Smith | 9 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving | Nate McCollum | 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 14/25, 164 yards
Rushing | Keshawn King | 13 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 4 receptions, 78 yards

### At Duke

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See also: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Virginia Tech | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7
Duke | 3 | 7 | 7| 7| 24

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC

* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,857
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes

Game information

First Quarter

* (13:26) VT - Da'Wain Lofton 53 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:37; VT 7-0)
* (2:04) DUKE - Todd Pelino 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:54; VT 7-3)

Second Quarter

* (6:32) DUKE – Nicky Dalmolin 24 yd Pass From Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:14; DUKE 10–7)

Third Quarter

* (7:55) DUKE - Riley Leonard 5 yd Rush (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:19; DUKE 17-7)

Fourth Quarter

* (11:15) DUKE - Jontavis Robertson 6 yd Pass From Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:58; DUKE 27-7)

Statistics | VT | DUKE

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First downs | 13 | 20
Total yards | 281 | 427
Rush yards | 104 | 165
Passing yards | 177 | 262
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 21:01 | 38:59
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/28, 177 yards, TD
Rushing | Jalen Holston | 7 carries, 35 yards
Receiving | Da'Wain Lofton | 3 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Duke | Passing | Riley Leonard | 19/31, 262 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jordan Waters | 15 carries, 61 yards
Receiving | Jalon Calhoun | 5 receptions, 94 yards

### At Liberty

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See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Virginia Tech | 7 | 10 | 0| 6| 23
Liberty | 7 | 10 | 5| 0| 22

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA

* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 23,055
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan

Game information

First Quarter

* (6:57) VT - Jalen Holston 2 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:10; VT 7-0)
* (2:34) LIB - Johnathan Bennett 15 yd Rush (Nick Brown Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:02; 7-7)

Second Quarter

* (13:09) VT – Jalen Holston 5 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:17; VT 14–7)
* (7:06) VT - John Love 23 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:26; VT 17-7)
* (6:52) LIB - Shedro Louis 97 yd Kickoff Return (Nick Brown Kick) (VT 17-14)
* (0:05) LIB - Nick Brown 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 0:57; 17-17)

Third Quarter

* (12:04) LIB - Grant Wells (VT) Sacked by Kendy Charles in the Endzone for a Safety (LIB 19-17)
* (3:50) LIB - Nick Brown 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:37; LIB 22-17)

Fourth Quarter

* (7:46) VT - Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:31; VT 23-22)

Statistics | VT | LIB

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First downs | 19 | 20
Total yards | 324 | 332
Rush yards | 176 | 115
Passing yards | 148 | 217
Turnovers | 0 | 0
Time of possession | 36:19 | 23:41
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 14/20, 148 yards
Rushing | Jalen Holston | 26 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Nick Gallo | 2 receptions, 45 yards
Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 12/18, 119 yards
Rushing | Shedro Louis | 9 carries, 64 yards
Receiving | Demario Douglas | 9 receptions, 69 yards

### Virginia (Canceled)

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Virginia  |  |  |  |  | 0
Virginia Tech  |  |  |  |  | 0

See also: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The game was canceled due to the 2022 University of Virginia shooting, which killed 3 players on Virginia's team.

## Roster

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2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `0` | Jalen Holston |  Sr
QB | `1` | Jason Brown |  Sr
WR | `2` | Jadan Blue |  Sr
WR | `3` | Da'Wain Lofton | So
TE | `4` | Connor Blumrick |  Sr
WR | `5` | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | Fr
QB | `6` | Grant Wells |  Jr
QB | `7` | Devin Farrell | Fr
WR | `11` | Tucker Holloway | Fr
WR | `12` | Stephen Gosnell | Jr
TE | `13` | Dae'Quan Wright | Fr
WR | `14` | Cole Beck | GS
QB | `15` | Tahj Bullock |  Fr
WR | `16` | Luke Bussel |  Jr
WR | `18` | William Kakavitsas |  Jr
QB | `19` | Ben Locklear |  Fr
WR | `20` | P. J. Prioleau |  Fr
RB | `22` | Bryce Duke | Fr
RB | `23` | Keshawn King |  Jr
RB | `24` | Malachi Thomas | So
RB | `27` | Kenji Christian |  Fr
RB | `28` | Chance Black |  Fr
WR | `34` | Tink Boyd |  Sr
WR | `35` | Sam Hughes | So
WR | `37` | Areeb Rashid | Fr
TE | `38` | Ty Eller |  Sr
TE | `40` | Cole Pickett |  Fr
WR | `49` | Ayden Burkey | Fr
WR | `49` | Latrell Sutton | Fr
OL | `52` | Tyler Smedley |  Fr
OL | `53` | Nikolai Bujnowski |  So
OL | `55` | Johnny Jordan |  Sr
OL | `58` | Jack Hollifield |  Fr
OL | `59` | Chris Boyd |  Fr
OL | `60` | Silas Dzansi |  Sr
OL | `61` | Braelin Moore | Fr
OL | `62` | Jonathan Kuhler |  So
OL | `63` | Griffin Duggan |  Fr
OL | `64` | Elijah Klock | Fr
OL | `65` | Xavier Chaplin | Fr
OL | `66` | Hunter Mclain | Fr
OL | `68` | Kaden Moore | So
OL | `69` | Dimitri Georgiadis |  Sr
OL | `70` | Parker Clements |  So
OL | `71` | Danijel Miletic |  Fr
OL | `72` | Jesse Hanson |  Jr
OL | `74` | William Jones |  Fr
OL | `75` | Bob Schick |  So
OL | `76` | Johnny Dickson | Fr
OL | `77` | Brody Meadows | Fr
OL | `79` | Johnny Garrett | Fr
WR | `80` | Kaleb Smith |  Sr
WR | `81` | Dallan Wright |  So
TE | `82` | Benji Gosnell | Fr
WR | `85` | Christian Moss |  Fr
TE | `86` | Nick Gallo | Sr
TE | `87` | Harrison Saint Germain | Fr
WR | `88` | Jaylen Jones | So
TE | `89` | Drake De Iuliis |  Sr
TE | `99` | Cole Reemsnyder | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `0` | Pheldarius Payne |  Sr
DB | `1` | Chamarri Conner |  Sr
DL | `2` | Keyshawn Burgos | Fr
DL | `3` | Norell Pollard | Sr
LB | `4` | Dax Hollifield | Sr
DB | `5` | Nasir Peoples |  Sr
DL | `6` | Josh Fuga |  Jr
LB | `7` | Keonta Jenkins | Jr
DB | `8` | Brion Murray |  Sr
DB | `9` | Armani Chatman |  Sr
DB | `11` | Devin Alves | Fr
DB | `12` | Cam Johnson | Fr
DB | `13` | Ny'Quee Hawkins |  Jr
DL | `14` | Kyree Moyston | Fr
LB | `15` | Keshon Artis |  Sr
DL | `17` | Cole Nelson | So
LB | `19` | J. R. Walker |  Jr
DB | `20` | D. J. Harvey |  Fr
LB | `21` | Keli Lawson |  Fr
DL | `22` | Mario Kendricks | Sr
DB | `23` | Mansoor Delane | Fr
LB | `24` | Jaden Keller |  Fr
DB | `26` | Jalen Stroman | So
DB | `27` | Tyler Childress | Fr
DB | `29` | Nyke Johnson |  Fr
LB | `30` | Tyler Matheny |  Sr
S | `31` | Luke Shields | Fr
DL | `32` | Gunner Givens | Fr
DB | `33` | Miles Ellis |  Fr
LB | `34` | Alan Tisdale |  Sr
S | `35` | Cade Herdman | Fr
DB | `36` | Elijah Howard |  Fr
S | `37` | Davion Ames |  Fr
LB | `38` | Jayden McDonald |  Fr
DL | `39` | Jorden McDonald |  Fr
DB | `40` | Jalen Hoyle |  Fr
DL | `41` | Jaylen Griffin |  Sr
DL | `43` | Lakeem Rudolph |  So
LB | `44` | Dorian Strong | Jr
DL | `45` | TyJuan Garbutt |  Sr
DL | `46` | Eli Adams |  Sr
LB | `47` | Dean Ferguson |  Jr
LB | `48` | Matt Johnson |  Jr
LB | `50` | Ben Skinner |  Jr
DL | `51` | Khiari Miller | Fr
LB | `53` | Will Johnson |  Fr
DL | `54` | Malachi Madison | Fr
DL | `55` | Lemar Law Jr. | Fr
DL | `56` | C. J. McCray |  So
DL | `90` | Mattheus Carroll |  Fr
DL | `91` | Wilfried Pene |  So
DL | `94` | Nigel Simmons |  Jr
DL | `95` | Desmond Mamudi |  Fr
DL | `99` | Maxx Philpott |  Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LS | `42` | Vincenzo Anthony |  Jr
K | `83` | Kyle Lowe |  So
P | `85` | Peter Moore |  So
K | `86` | Zach Hoban |  Jr
K | `92` | William Ross |  Jr
P | `93` | Bryce LaFollette | Fr
K | `95` | Nick Veltsistas |  Fr
LS | `96` | Christian Epling | Fr
K | `97` | John Love | Fr
LS | `99` | Justin Pollock |  Jr

Head coach

* Brent Pry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* J. C. Price – Associate head coach/Defensive linemen
* Tyler Bowen – Offensive coordinator/Tight ends
* Chris Marve – Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers
* Stu Holt – Special teams coordinator/Running backs
* Derek Jones – Cornerbacks
* Shawn Quinn – Outside linebackers
* Pierson Prioleau – Safeties
* Joe Rudolph – Run game coordinator/Offensive linemen
* Fontel Mines – Wide receivers
* Brad Glenn – Pass game coordinator/Quarterbacks
* Dwight Galt IV – Director, Strength and Conditioning
* Greg Allen – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
* Brandon Dillard – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
* Jarrett Ferguson – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
* Ryan Hardie – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
* Xavier Adibi – Senior Analyst
* Brian Crist – Senior Analyst
* Jeff Carpenter – Analyst
* Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – Analyst
* Jan Johnson Jr. – Analyst
* Kerry Webb – Analyst
* Austin Fields – Graduate Assistant

* * *

Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

* * *

Roster
Last update: 5/28/23

## References

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1. ^ "UVA announces its football season is over, cancels final game against rival Virginia Tech". Daily Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
2. ^ "2022 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
3. ^ "2022 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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