2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies are led by 25th year head coach Frank Beamer and play their home games at Lane Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 11–3 overall record, 7–1 in ACC play, to be champions of the coastal division. They were defeated by Clemson in the 2011 ACC Championship Game 10–38. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Michigan 20–23 in overtime.
Schedule
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| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 3 |
12:30 PM |
#2 (FCS) Appalachian State* |
#13 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ACC Network |
W 66–13 |
66,233 |
| September 10 |
3:30 PM |
at East Carolina* |
#11 |
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FSN |
W 17–10 |
49,404 |
| September 17 |
4:00 PM |
Arkansas State* |
#12 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
FSN |
W 26–7 |
66,233 |
| September 24 |
3:30 PM |
at Marshall* |
#11 |
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
CBSSN |
W 30–10 |
34,424 |
| October 1 |
6:00 PM |
#15 Clemson |
#10 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ESPN2 |
L 3–23 |
66,233 |
| October 8 |
3:30 PM |
Miami (FL) |
#17 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ABC/ESPN |
W 38–35 |
66,233 |
| October 15 |
6:30 PM |
at Wake Forest |
#17 |
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC |
ESPN3 |
W 38–17 |
35,026[2] |
| October 22 |
3:00 PM |
Boston College |
#14 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) |
FSN Affiliates |
W 30–14 |
66,233[3] |
| October 29 |
12:30 PM |
at Duke |
#15 |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC |
ACC Network |
W 14–10 |
27,392 |
| November 10 |
8:00 PM |
at #19 Georgia Tech |
#9 |
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs) |
ESPN |
W 37–26 |
50,140[4] |
| November 17 |
8:00 PM |
North Carolina |
#7 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ESPN |
W 24–21 |
66,233 |
| November 26 |
3:30 PM |
at #24 Virginia |
#4 |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) |
ABC |
W 38–0 |
61,124 |
| December 3 |
8:00 PM |
vs. #21 Clemson |
#3 |
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship Game) |
ESPN |
L 10–38 |
73,675 |
| January 3 |
8:30 PM |
vs. #12 Michigan* |
#11 |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 20–23 OT |
64,512 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
| Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
| AP |
13 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
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| Coaches |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
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| Harris |
Not released |
18 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
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| BCS |
Not released |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
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Coaching Staff
| 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies coaching staff |
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Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
- Shane Beamer - Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach
- Bryan Stinespring - Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles Coach
- Bud Foster - Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebackers Coach
- Curt Newsome - Offensive Guards and Center Coach
- Kevin Sherman - Wide Receivers Coach
- Mike O'Cain - Quarterbacks Coach
- Torrian Gray - Defensive Secondary Coach
- Charley Wiles - Defensive Line Coach
- Cornell Brown - Outside Linebackers and Assistant Defensive Line Coach
- John Ballein - Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations
- Billy Hite - Assistant to the Head Coach and Senior Advisor
- Jim Cavanaugh - Director of Recruiting and High School Relations
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Roster
External links
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