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.
2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Russell Athletic Bowl champion | |
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 13–10 OT vs. Rutgers | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal Division | |
Record | 7–6 (4–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryan Stinespring (11th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (18th season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 15 | ESPN | W 20–17 OT | 65,632 | |
September 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Austin Peay* | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 65,632 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 13 | ESPNU | L 17–35 | 48,032 | |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* |
| ESPNU | W 37–0 | 65,632 | |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Cincinnati* | ESPNU | L 24–27 | 46,026 | ||
October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | ACCN | L 34–48 | 54,000 | ||
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Duke |
| ACCN | W 41–20 | 65,632 | |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Clemson | ABC/ESPN2 | L 17–38 | 83,338 | ||
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | ESPN | L 12–30 | 37,219 | ||
November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 Florida State |
| ESPN | L 22–28 | 65,632 | |
November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at Boston College | ACCN | W 30–23 OT | 34,266 | ||
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| ESPNU | W 17–14 | 65,632 | |
December 28 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Rutgers* | ESPN | W 13–10 OT | 48,127 | ||
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Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 20 Coaches' Preseason Polls. 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.
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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 |
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