2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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ACC champion ACC Coastal Division champion | |
ACC Championship, W 44–33 vs. Florida State | |
Orange Bowl, L 12–40 vs. Stanford | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 11–3 (8–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryan Stinespring (9th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (16th season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
Uniform | |
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No. 17 Florida State x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Maryland | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 NC State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Hokies were led by 24th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference after winning the Coastal Division and defeating Florida State 44–33 in the 2010 ACC Championship Game.
The 2010 Hokies were only the second-ever team ranked in the AP Poll to lose to a FCS opponent (James Madison).[1] (The other ranked team to lose to a FCS team is #5 Michigan in 2007 to Appalachian State.) The loss was the team's second in six days, as it also lost to then #3 ranked Boise State at FedExField in Landover, MD in a nationally televised Monday night contest.
After the JMU loss, Tech reeled off ten straight wins and became the first team to go undefeated in ACC play since Florida State in 2000. It finished its regular season with a 10–2 record and now holds the longest streak of ten-win seasons in the NCAA with seven. Tech played Stanford in the Discover Orange Bowl after they beat Florida State 44–33 in the 2010 ACC Championship Game. They lost to Stanford by a score of 40–12.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Boise State* | No. 10 |
| ESPN | L 30–33 | 86,587 | [2] |
September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 12 (FCS) James Madison* | No. 13 | ESPN3 | L 16–21 | 66,233 | [3] | |
September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| ESPN3 | W 49–27 | 66,233 | [4] | |
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | ACCN | W 19–0 | 42,317 | [5] | ||
October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 23 NC State | ABC | W 41–30 | 58,083 | [6] | ||
October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* |
| ESPNU | W 45–21 | 66,233 | [7] | |
October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest![]() |
| ESPNU | W 52–21 | 66,233 | [8] | |
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 23 |
| ACCN | W 44–7 | 66,233 | |
November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 20 |
| ESPN | W 28–21 | 66,233 | [9] |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 16 | ABC/ESPN | W 26–10 | 60,000 | [10] | |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Miami (FL) | No. 14 | ESPN | W 31–17 | 40,101 | [11] | |
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 13 |
| ACCN | W 37–7 | 66,233 | [12] |
December 4 | 7:45 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Florida State | No. 12 | ESPN | W 44–33 | 72,379 | [13] | |
January 3, 2011 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Stanford* | No. 12 |
| ESPN | L 12–40 | 65,453 | [14] |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
Coaches | 6 | 13 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Harris | Not released | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Not released | |||||
BCS | Not released | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | Not released |
Roster
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Coaching staff
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Flyovers
[edit]Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft.
Date | Opponent | aircraft | origin | comments |
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September 11 | James Madison | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | Altus Air Force Base | air crew included 2 Virginia Tech alumni[15] |
September 18 | East Carolina | Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters | Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 | led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumni[16] |
October 5 | Central Michigan | E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound | Naval Station Norfolk | air crew included 2 Virginia Tech alumni[17] |
October 16 | Wake Forest | North American B-25 Mitchell | Tri-State Warbird Museum | arranged by Virginia Tech alumnus and World War II pilot Stanley Cohen[18] |
References
[edit]- ^ "FCS's James Madison Sends No. 13 Virginia Tech Reeling". The Detroit News. September 25, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Boise State Broncos vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "James Madison Dukes vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ "East Carolina Pirates vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. NC State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN. October 2, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Cavaliers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies - Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "Florida State Seminoles vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Homecoming to feature C-17 flyover at James Madison game". Virginia Tech News Service. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Navy flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets for East Carolina game". Virginia Tech News Service. September 14, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Navy flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets for Central Michigan game". Virginia Tech News Service. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Campaign, The. "Virginia Tech Alumnus Stanley Cohen, WWII Veteran on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.