List Of Virginia Tech Hokies Football Seasons
Historically, the Hokies have had limited success. From 1892 to 1921, Tech competed as a football independent. The Hokies won several games against larger, better-funded teams during this time, but did not compete in many games outside the American South. From 1921 to 1964, Tech was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship in 1963. The membership of the Southern Conference fluctuated wildly at times during Tech's tenure. When the conference was created in 1921, it boasted 23 teams. This number was reduced when the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference split away in 1932 and 1953, respectively. By the time Tech won the conference championship in 1963, the conference's membership had shrunk to less than 10 teams. Tech administrators, wanting to expand the football program, chose to leave the conference and become a football independent once more.
Though Tech joined athletic conferences in other sports during the 1980s, it remained a football independent until 1991, when Virginia Tech became a member of the Big East conference. In 1993, Tech received an invitation to the Independence bowl, beginning a streak that has seen the Hokies invited to a bowl game at the conclusion of every season until 2020,. In 1995, the Hokies defeated the Texas Longhorns in the 1995 Sugar Bowl, vaulting them into national prominence. During the early 2000s, Virginia Tech football teams were consistently ranked among the best in the country according to season-ending polls. In 2000, Virginia Tech participated in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, which served as the national championship game of the 1999 college football season. In addition to that appearance, the Hokies have participated in several other Bowl Championship Series games, which represent the highest tier of postseason accomplishment. In 2009, the Hokies defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats in the 2009 Orange Bowl.
Today, the Hokies are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and have competed in that conference since 2004, when the Hokies left the Big East. Tech won three Big East conference championships prior to departing that conference, and since joining the ACC, the Hokies have won that conference four times.
Seasons
National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | Bowl game berth ^ |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Bowl result | Final ranking | ||||||
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Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Associated Press Poll | Coaches' Poll | ||||||
Virginia Tech Hokies | |||||||||||
1892 | E. A. Smyth | Independent | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1893 | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1894 | Joseph Massie | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1895 | A. C. Jones | Independent | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1896 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1897 | Charles Firth | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1898 | J. Lewis Ingles | SIAA | 10th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1899 | James Morrison | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1900 | Dr. Davis | Independent | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1901 | Archibald B. Morrison, Jr. | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1902 | R. R. Brown | Independent | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1903 | Charles Lueder | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1904 | John O'Connor | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1905 | Sally Miles | Independent | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1906 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1907 | C. R. Williams | Independent | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1908 | R. M. Brown | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1909 | Branch Bocock | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1910 | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1911 | L. W. Riess | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1912 | Branch Bocock | South Atlantic | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1913 | South Atlantic | 5th | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1914 | South Atlantic | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1915 | South Atlantic | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1916 | Jack Ingersell | South Atlantic | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1917 | Charles Bernier | South Atlantic | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1918 | South Atlantic | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1919 | South Atlantic | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1920 | Stanley Sutton | South Atlantic | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1921 | Ben Cubbage | South Atlantic | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1922 | Southern | 4th | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1923 | Southern | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1924 | Southern | 11th | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1925 | Southern | 10th | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1926 | Andy Gustafson | Southern | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1927 | Southern | 14th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1928 | Southern | 4th | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1929 | Southern | 13th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1930 | Orville Neale | Southern | 13th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1931 | Southern | 19th | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1932 | Henry Redd | Southern | 4th | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1933 | Southern | 7th | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1934 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1935 | Southern | 5th | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1936 | Southern | 11th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1937 | Southern | 12th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1938 | Southern | 10th | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | N/A | |||
1939 | Southern | 12th | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |||
1940 | Southern | 10th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1941 | James Kitts | Southern | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
1942 | S. D. Tilson and Herbert McEver |
Southern | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
1943 | Virginia Tech did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II | ||||||||||
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1945 | Herbert McEver | Southern | 9th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
1946 | James Kitts | Southern | 7th | 3 | 4 | 3 | Lost 1947 Sun Bowl to Cincinnati Bearcats, 6–18 | — | N/A | ||
1947 | Southern | 8th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1948 | Bob McNeish | Southern | 15th | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
1949 | Southern | 14th | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | N/A | |||
1950 | Southern | 16th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1951 | Frank Moseley | Southern | 16th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1952 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1953 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1954 | Southern | 3rd | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | 16 | — | |||
1955 | Southern | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1956 | Southern | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1957 | Southern | 8th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1958 | Southern | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1959 | Southern | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1960 | Southern | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1961 | Jerry Claiborne | Southern | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1962 | Southern | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1963 | Southern | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1964 | Southern | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1965 | Independent | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1966 | Independent | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost 1966 Liberty Bowl to Miami Hurricanes, 7–14 | — | 20 | |||
1967 | Independent | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1968 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1968 Liberty Bowl to Mississippi Rebels, 17–34 | — | — | |||
1969 | Independent | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1970 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1971 | Charlie Coffey | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1972 | Independent | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1973 | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1974 | Jimmy Sharpe | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1975 | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1976 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1977 | Independent | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1978 | Bill Dooley | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1979 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1980 | Independent | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1981 Peach Bowl to Miami Hurricanes, 10–20 | — | — | |||
1981 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1982 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1983 | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1984 | Independent | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1984 Independence Bowl to Air Force Falcons, 7–23 | — | — | |||
1985 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1986 | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won 1986 Peach Bowl against NC State Wolfpack, 25–24 | 20 | — | |||
1987 | Frank Beamer | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1988 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1989 | Independent | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1990 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | |||
1991 | Big East | 6th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1992 | Big East | 7th | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1993 | Big East | 4th | 9 | 3 | Won 1993 Independence Bowl against Indiana Hoosiers, 45–20 | 22 | 20 | ||||
1994 | Big East | 2nd | 8 | 4 | Lost 1994 Gator Bowl to Tennessee Volunteers, 23–45 | — | 24 | ||||
1995 | Big East | 1st | 10 | 2 | Won 1995 Sugar Bowl against Texas Longhorns, 28–10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
1996 | Big East | 1st | 10 | 2 | Lost 1996 Orange Bowl to Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21–41 | 13 | 12 | ||||
1997 | Big East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | Lost 1998 Gator Bowl to North Carolina Tar Heels, 3–42 | — | — | ||||
1998 | Big East | 3rd | 9 | 3 | Won 1998 Music City Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 38–7 | 23 | 19 | ||||
1999 | Big East | 1st | 11 | 1 | Lost 2000 Sugar Bowl to Florida State Seminoles, 29–46 | 2 | 3 | ||||
2000 | Big East | 2nd | 11 | 1 | Won 2001 Gator Bowl against Clemson Tigers, 41–20 | 6 | 6 | ||||
2001 | Big East | 3rd | 8 | 4 | Lost 2002 Gator Bowl to Florida State, 17–30 | 18 | 18 | ||||
2002 | Big East | 4th | 10 | 4 | Won 2002 San Francisco Bowl against Air Force, 20–13 | 18 | 14 | ||||
2003 | Big East | 4th | 8 | 5 | Lost 2003 Insight Bowl to California Golden Bears, 49–52 | — | — | ||||
2004 | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 10 | 3 | Lost 2005 Sugar Bowl to Auburn Tigers, 13–16 | 10 | 10 | ||||
2005 | Atlantic Coast | 2nd | 11 | 2 | Won 2006 Gator Bowl against Louisville Cardinals, 35–24 | 7 | 7 | ||||
2006 | Atlantic Coast | 3rd | 10 | 3 | Lost 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl to Georgia Bulldogs, 24–31 | 19 | 18 | ||||
2007 | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 11 | 3 | Lost 2008 Orange Bowl to Kansas Jayhawks, 21–24 | 9 | 9 | ||||
2008 | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 10 | 4 | Won 2009 Orange Bowl against Cincinnati Bearcats, 20–7 | 15 | 14 | ||||
2009 | Atlantic Coast | 3rd | 10 | 3 | Won 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 37–14 | 10 | 10 | ||||
2010 | Atlantic Coast | 1st | 11 | 3 | Lost 2011 Orange Bowl against the Stanford Cardinal, 12–40 | 16 | 15 | ||||
2011 | Atlantic Coast | 2nd | 11 | 3 | Lost 2012 Sugar Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines, 20–23 | 21 | 17 | ||||
2012 | Atlantic Coast | T–6th | 7 | 6 | Won 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 13–10 | — | — | ||||
2013 | Atlantic Coast | T–4th | 8 | 5 | Lost 2013 Sun Bowl against the UCLA Bruins, 12–42 | — | — | ||||
2014 | Atlantic Coast | T–9th | 7 | 6 | Won 2014 Military Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats, 33–17 | — | — | ||||
2015 | Atlantic Coast | T–7th | 7 | 6 | Won 2015 Independence Bowl against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, 55–52 | — | — | ||||
2016 | Justin Fuente | Atlantic Coast | 2nd | 10 | 4 | Won 2016 Belk Bowl against Arkansas, 35–24 | 16 | 16 | |||
2017 | Atlantic Coast | 4th | 9 | 4 | Lost 2017 Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State, 21–30 | 24 | 25 | ||||
2018 | Atlantic Coast | T–6th | 6 | 7 | Lost 2018 Military Bowl against Cincinnati, 31–35 | — | — | ||||
2019 | Atlantic Coast | T–3rd | 8 | 5 | Lost 2019 Belk Bowl against Kentucky, 30–37 | — | — | ||||
2020 | Atlantic Coast | T–6th | 5 | 6 | Opted out of playing in a bowl game | — | — | ||||
2021 | Atlantic Coast | 3rd (Coastal) | 6 | 7 | Lost 2021 Pinstripe Bowl against Maryland, 10–54 | — | — | ||||
2022 | Brent Pry | Atlantic Coast | T–6th (Coastal) | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
2023 | Atlantic Coast | T–4th | 7 | 6 | Won 2023 Military Bowl against Tulane, 41–20 | — | — | ||||
Total | 760 | 483 | 46 | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||
14 | 21 | — | (only includes bowl games; 35 appearances) | ||||||||
773 | 504 | 46 | (all games) |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
- ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936. Prior to 1936, polls were conducted by multiple organizations, but because Virginia Tech was unranked prior to the introduction of the AP poll, they are not listed here.
- ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.
- ^ Virginia Tech's website lists the game against Alleghany Institute as a victory, but newspaper articles that ran in The Roanoke Times and The Richmond Dispatch list Alleghany as the winner. However, there is a retraction stated in the following issue of The Roanoke Times that said the score should have been 20-0 Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) - thus, the Virginia Tech website is correct.
- ^ Virginia Tech's website lists the game against Alleghany Institute as a victory, but newspaper articles that ran in The Roanoke Times and The Richmond Dispatch list Alleghany as the winner.
- ^ The number and variety of teams participating in Southern Conference play fluctuated wildly during Tech's time as a member of the league. From a height of 23 members in the 1920s, membership declined at times to just nine teams by the 1960s.
- ^ In 1932, 13 teams of the 23-team Southern Conference split off to form the new Southeastern Conference.
- ^ In 1953, seven teams left the 16-team Southern Conference to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. The next year, fellow Southern Conference member Virginia also left the conference for the ACC.
- ^ Tech left the Southern Conference in 1965 for various financial and structural reasons. Tech wanted to schedule more large schools but was prevented from doing so by the Southern Conference schedule. In addition, The Hokies hoped to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- ^ In 1978, Tech joined the Metro Conference in all sports except football.
- ^ Although Virginia Tech accepted a bid to join the ACC in June 2003, it did not take effect until the 2004 season.