The 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 27th-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 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to UCLA. The team’s 93 game consecutive sellout streak ended on September 7, 2013 against Western Carolina with an announced attendance of 61,335.[1]
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Personnel[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 31
5:30 p.m.
vs. No. 1 Alabama*
ESPN
L 10–35
73,114
September 7
1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina*
ESPN3
W 45–3
61,335
September 14
12:00 p.m.
at East Carolina*
FS1
W 15–10
50,096
September 21
12:00 p.m.
Marshall*
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
ESPNU
W 29–21 3OT
64,060
September 26
7:30 p.m.
at Georgia Tech
ESPN
W 17–10
50,214
October 5
12:30 p.m.
North Carolina
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
W 27–17
65,632
October 12
12:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
No. 24
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
ESPNU
W 19–9
64,954
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Duke
No. 16
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
ESPNU
L 10–13
63,326
November 2
12:00 p.m.
at Boston College
ABC/ESPN2
L 27–34
30,129
November 9
7:00 p.m.
at No. 11 Miami (FL)
ESPN
W 42–24
49,267
November 16
12:30 p.m.
Maryland
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
L 24–27 OT
64,686
November 30
3:30 p.m.
at Virginia
ESPNU
W 16–6
52,069
December 31
2:00 p.m.
vs. No. 17 UCLA*
CBS
L 12–42
47,912
*Non-conference game
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries[edit]
vs Alabama–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
7
3
0
0
10
#1 Crimson Tide
14
14
7
0
35
Previous meeting was also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2009.
Western Carolina[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
0
0
3
0
3
Hokies
7
14
14
10
45
@ East Carolina[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
7
0
6
2
15
Pirates
7
0
3
0
10
Marshall[edit]
1
2
3
4
OT
2OT
3OT
Total
Thundering Herd
7
14
0
0
0
0
0
21
Hokies
14
0
0
7
0
0
8
29
@ Georgia Tech[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
7
7
0
3
17
Yellow Jackets
0
3
7
0
10
North Carolina[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
0
7
3
7
17
Hokies
7
14
0
6
27
Pittsburgh[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
3
0
6
9
#24 Hokies
10
0
6
3
19
Duke[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
6
7
0
13
#16 Hokies
0
0
7
3
10
@ Boston College[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
0
10
7
10
27
Eagles
7
0
10
17
34
@ Miami (FL)[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
14
14
7
7
42
Hurricanes
7
7
10
0
24
Maryland[edit]
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Terrapins
0
14
7
0
6
27
Hokies
7
0
7
7
3
24
@ Virginia[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
6
10
0
0
16
Cavaliers
3
3
0
0
6
UCLA (Sun Bowl)[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
7
0
3
2
12
#17 Bruins
7
7
0
28
42
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run (Ka’imi Fairbairn kick); VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run ( Michael Branthover (kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: VT – Branthover 22-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return (Fairbairn kick); VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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