2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Military Bowl Champions
Military Bowl vs. Cincinnati, W 33–17
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference (Coastal Division)
2014 record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (28th year)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (19th as Coordinator, 28th overall year)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 65,632)


2014 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
#5 Florida State ^x†^	8	–	0	13	–	1
#15 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
#24 Louisville	5	–	3	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
NC State	3	–	5	8	–	5
Syracuse	1	–	7	3	–	9
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	9
Coastal Division
#8 Georgia Tech ^x	6	–	2	11	–	3
Duke	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	6	–	7
Miami	3	–	5	6	–	7
Virginia Tech	3	–	5	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 28th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Their roster on offense includes QB#9 Brendan Motley (SO), RB#14 Trey Edmunds (SO), RB#4 J.C. Coleman (JR), RB#22 Shai McKenzie (FR), RB#34 Travon McMillian (FR), RB#25 Jerome Wright (SO), WR#1 Isaiah Ford (FR), WR#18 Cam Phillips (FR), WR#83 Charley Meyer (SO), and WR#80 Demitri Knowles (JR).

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Virginia Tech	Alma Mater
Frank Beamer	Head Coach	27	Virginia Tech (1969)
Scot Loeffler	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	1	Michigan (1996)
Shane Beamer	Associate Head Coach/Running Backs	2	Virginia Tech (1999)
Stacy Searls	Offensive Line	0	Auburn (1990)
Bryan Stinespring	Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator	23	James Madison (1986)
Aaron Moorehead	Wide Receivers	1	Illinois (2003)
Bud Foster	Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers	27	Murray State (1981)
Torrian Gray	Defensive Backs/Passing Game Coordinator	8	Virginia Tech (1996)
Charley Wiles	Defensive Line/Running Game Coordinator	16	Murray State (1987)
Cornell Brown	Outside Linebackers/Assistant Defensive Line	3	Virginia Tech (1997)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 PM	#19 (FCS) William & Mary*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNews	W 34–9	62,722
September 6	8:00 PM	at #8 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 35–21	107,517
September 13	12:00 PM	East Carolina*	#17	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 21–28	63,267
September 20	12:00 PM	Georgia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	L 24–27	62,318
September 27	12:30 PM	Western Michigan*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 35–17	59,625
October 4	12:30 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 34–17	60,000
October 16	7:30 PM	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 16–21	43,125
October 23	8:00 PM	Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–30	64,007
November 1	12:30 PM	Boston College		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ACCN	L 31–33	55,729
November 15	12:30 PM	at #19 Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	W 17–16	30,107
November 22	12:30 PM	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 3–6 ^2OT	27,820
November 28	8:00 PM	Virginia		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	60,431
December 27	1:00 PM	vs. Cincinnati*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–17	34,277
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	3	3	0	9
Hokies	7	10	10	7	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–18–4	2007	VT 44–3

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	14	7	0	14	35
Buckeyes	7	0	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	21	0	0	7	28
Hokies	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–5	2013	VT 15–10

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	3	7	0	17	27
Hokies	3	13	0	8	24

See also: 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Battle of the Techs

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–3	2013	VT 17–10

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	3	0	7	17
Hokies	18	0	14	3	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2004	VT 63–0

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	14	10	0	10	34
Tar Heels	3	0	0	14	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–11–6	2013	VT 27–17

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	6	3	7	16
Panthers	7	7	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2013	VT 19–9

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	21	0	6	30
Hokies	0	0	0	6	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–18	2013	VT 42–24

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	9	10	33
Hokies	7	3	0	21	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–7	2013	BC 34–27

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	7	3	7	17
Blue Devils	10	0	6	0	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2013	DUKE 13–10

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Hokies	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Demon Deacons	0	0	0	0	3	3	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–11–1	2011	VT 38–17

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	3	10	0	7	20
Hokies	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–37–5	2013	VT 16–6

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	3	0	7	17
• Hokies	7	6	14	6	33

Location: Annapolis, MD
Game start: 1:00 PM
Television network: ESPN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2012	CIN, 27–24

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	17	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	19	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

↑ "Football Staff". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
↑ "2014 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues	Miles Field (1909–25) Miles Stadium (1926–64) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–71)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy)

Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015