2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 13–10 OT vs. Rutgers
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Stinespring (11th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (18th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference 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 (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
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.
    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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m.
Battle of the Techs)
ESPNW 20–17 OT65,632
September 81:30 p.m.
Austin Peay*
No. 15
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN3W 42–765,632
September 1512:00 p.m.at
Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
    		• ESPNUL 17–3548,032
    September 2212:00 p.m.Bowling Green*
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    		ESPNUW 37–065,632
    September 293:30 p.m.vs.
    FedExField
  • Landover, MD
    		• ESPNUL 24–2746,026
    October 612:30 p.m.at
    ACCN
    		L 34–4854,000
    October 1312:30 p.m.Dukedagger
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    		ACCNW 41–2065,632
    October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 14
    ABC/ESPN2
    		L 17–3883,338
    November 17:30 p.m.at
    ESPN
    		L 12–3037,219
    November 87:30 p.m.No. 8 Florida State
    • Lane Stadium
    • Blacksburg, VA
    		ESPNL 22–2865,632
    November 1712:30 p.m.at
    rivalry
    )    		ACCNW 30–23 OT34,266
    November 2412:00 p.m.
    Commonwealth Cup)
    		ESPNUW 17–1465,632
    December 285:30 p.m.vs.
    Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
  • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl
    • )    		ESPNW 13–10 OT48,127
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Rankings

    See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

    Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the

    Coaches' Preseason Polls.[2]
    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.

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		161513RVRV———————————
    Coaches201813RVRV———————————
    HarrisNot released—————————Not released
    BCSNot released————————Not released

    References

    1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
    2. ^ "2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
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