2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 13–10 ^OT vs. Rutgers
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2012 record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (26th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (11th as coordinator, 22nd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (18th as coordinator, 26th overall season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 65,632)

2012 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
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*		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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Miami ineligible for championship and postseason due to a self-imposed postseason ban. As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 15	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	W 20–17 ^OT	65,632
September 8	1:30 p.m.	Austin Peay*	No. 15	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	W 42–7	65,632
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	No. 13	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 17–35	48,032
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 37–0	65,632
September 29	3:30 p.m.	vs. Cincinnati*		FedExField • Landover, MD	ESPNU	L 24–27	46,026
October 6	12:30 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 34–48	54,000
October 13	12:30 p.m.	Duke		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 41–20	65,632
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC/ESPN2	L 17–38	83,338
November 1	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 12–30	37,219
November 8	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Florida State		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 22–28	65,632
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ACCN	W 30–23 ^OT	34,266
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Virginia		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPNU	W 17–14	65,632
December 28	5:30 p.m.	vs. Rutgers*		Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	W 13–10 ^OT	48,127
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 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 2016 2017

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