WEATHER Blacksburg, VA ZIP: 24060 TECH HOKIES Enrollment: 27,811 (#2/#37) CAREER PASSING LEADERS CAREER RUSHING LEADERS CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS Phil’s Homefield Edge - 4.25 T L FINAL W 2020 Schedule Difficulty - #59 U I 1. Logan Thomas 9,003 ‘10-’13 1. Cyrus Lawrence 3,767 ‘79-’82 1. Cam Phillips 3,027 ‘14-’17 R N SCORE 2. Tyrod Taylor 7,017 ‘07-’10 2. Kevin Jones 3,475 ‘01-’03 2. Isaiah Ford 2,967 ‘14-’16 DATE OPPONENT F E VT OPP L 3. 6,508 ‘01-’04 3. Roscoe Coles 3,459 ‘74-’77 3. Jarrett Boykin 2,884 ‘08-’11 Sep. 12 VT has won 15 of the L/16 over rival UVA after LY loss vs the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, 39-30. Sep. 19 Virginia G The Hokies are on an 8-2 ATS run at vs UVA. ‘18 34-31 comeback OT upset win. VT has won 4 straight over NCSt but they haven’t met since 2015. VT is on 4-5 since 2004 when Sep. 26 NC State G they open with a P5 opponent. They did beat the Wolfpack on the road in the ‘05 opener 20-16. DUKE IS OFF BYE LTH (‘18) Duke was 4-0 and got QB Jones back from inj. VT trailed 7-3 1Q then scored 21 Oct. 3 at Duke G unanswered & won 31-14. The Hokies have never lost in Durham and are 4-3 ATS on the road. VT is 43-17 on the ACC road incl 10-6 under Fuente. LTH (‘18) NC settled for 3 short fg’s in the Oct. 10 at North Carolina G 1H. The Tar Heels led 24-19 4Q, but fumbled at the VT1 & Hokies went 98/14pl for GW td w/:19 left. is 18-10-1 all-time vs BC and 8-5 since 2008’s ACC Title gm meeting. 4 of the L/5 meet- Oct. 17 G ings have been decided by DD’s. Home tm has lost 4 of the L/6. VT on 2-7 ATS run vs the Eagles. LTH was in ‘14 for WF’s Senior Day when there were 0 points scored in regulation and WF won 6-3 in Oct. 24 at Wake Forest A 2OT. The 2 teams combined for just 488 yards.The win for WF was their first in the series since 1983. 1st meeting since Louisville joined the ACC. Virginia Tech is 5-2 all-time, with the last meeting Oct. 31 at Louisville A coming in the 2006 Gator Bowl & VT won 35-24. LY Hokies were 1-1 SU & ATS vs ACC Atlantic tms Only previous mtg was ‘16’s opener and VT won 36-13. These two are just 96 miles apart. The Hokies Nov. 7 Liberty G are 14-2 vs in-state opponents since 2011 (loss to ODU ‘18). VT is 31-1 hosting Group-of-5 foes s/’99. 7 of the L/8 mtgs have been decided by DD’s, avg MOV 17.5 ppg. Virginia Tech is 3-5 since 2012 Nov. 14 Miami, FL G and the home team has won 3 of the last 5. The Hokies are 8-4 at home vs Miami since 1995. Visitor is 2-7. 7 of L/12 games decided by 7 pts or less. LTH Pitt ran for 492 yds (2nd most all’d by Nov. 21 at Pittsburgh G VT). Pitt won 52-22 and the Hokies had dropped three straight. Hokies are on a 2-11 ATS run vs Pitt. BONUS: VT is 2-35 vs tms ranked in the top 6. The Hokies had not beaten a ranked tm at home in nine Nov. 28 straight gms until last year’s 36-17 upset over Wake Forest. VT owns 12 road wins over ranked foes s/’10. Clemson has won last 5 meetings, with 4 of those coming by DD’s (avg MOV 18 ppg) but VT Dec. 5 Clemson G did win 5 straight between ‘98 and ‘07. They’ve both been ranked in 6 of their last 8 matchups.