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2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record3–8 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Bowen (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChris Marve (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$   8 0     11 3  
No. 11 Florida State   5 3     10 3  
Syracuse   4 4     7 6  
Louisville   4 4     8 5  
NC State   4 4     8 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     8 5  
Boston College   2 6     3 9  
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy   6 2     9 5  
No. 22 Pittsburgh   5 3     9 4  
Duke   5 3     9 4  
Georgia Tech   4 4     5 7  
Miami (FL)   3 5     5 7  
Virginia   1 6     3 7  
Virginia Tech   1 6     3 8  
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Brent Pry. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Old Dominion*ESPNUL 17–2021,944
September 108:00 p.m.Boston CollegeACCNW 27–1065,632
September 1711:00 a.m.Wofford*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACCNW 27–762,043
September 227:30 p.m.West Virginia*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–3365,632
October 13:30 p.m.at North CarolinaACCNL 10–4145,029
October 83:30 p.m.at PittsburghACCNL 29–4554,677
October 1512:30 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ACCRSNL 14–2065,632
October 277:30 p.m.at No. 24 NC StateESPNL 21–2256,919
November 512:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ACCRSNL 27–2862,843
November 1212:00 p.m.at DukeACCRSNL 7–2420,857
November 1912:00 p.m.at Liberty*ESPN+W 23–2223,055
November 26Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
Canceled[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At Old Dominion

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Virginia Tech at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Hokies 7 0100 17
Monarchs 0 10010 20
  • Date: September 2, 2022
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 7:04 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,944
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Wrinkler
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play–by–play), Hutson Mason (analyst)
   
Pregame line Over/under
VT –6.0 48.5
Statistics VT ODU
First downs 18 13
Total yards 333 248
Rushing yards 136 83
Passing yards 197 165
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 33:23 26:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing Keshawn King 19 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Nick Gallo 7 receptions, 49 yards
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 14/35, 165 yards
Rushing Blake Watson 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 5 receptions, 122 yards

Boston College

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 3 7010
Virginia Tech 10 7 7327

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: rain • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:04) VT – Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:13; VT 7–0)
  • (0:48) VT - William Ross 49 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:49; VT 10-0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:50) VT – Keshawn King 65 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11; VT 17–0)
  • (0:22) BC - Connor Lytton 30 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 4:25; VT 17-3)
Third Quarter
  • (5:18) BC – Jaden Williams 17 yd Pass From Phil Jurkovec (Connor Lytton Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:11; VT 17–10)
  • (1:22) VT - Kaleb Smith 2 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51; VT 24-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:20) VT – William Ross 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:05; VT 27–10)
Statistics BC VT
First downs 11 14
Total yards 155 284
Rush yards 4 144
Passing yards 151 140
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:29 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Phil Jurkovec 15/28, 135 yards, TD
Rushing Patrick Garwo 10 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Zay Flowers 4 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/25, 140 yards, TD
Rushing Keshawn King 4 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD


Wofford

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wofford 0 0 077
Virginia Tech 3 17 0727

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,043
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:46) VT – William Ross 46 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:46; VT 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:51) VT – William Ross 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:06; VT 6–0)
  • (5:48) VT - Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:36; VT 13-0)
  • (0:25) VT - Jadan Blue 11 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:52; VT 20-0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:57) VT – Bryce Duke 27 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:20; VT 27–0)
  • (9:34) WOF - Nathan Walker 3 yd Rush (Atkins Roberts Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; VT 27-7)
Statistics WOF VT
First downs 12 29
Total yards 199 475
Rush yards 38 133
Passing yards 161 342
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Wofford Passing Jimmy Weirick 14/20, 161 yards
Rushing Nathan Walker 12 carries, 27 yards, TD
Receiving Landon Parker 5 receptions, 98 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 26/35, 314 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jalen Holston 16 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Jadan Blue 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

West Virginia

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 3 10 31733
Virginia Tech 0 7 3010

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 22, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:19) WVU – Casey Legg 23 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:06; WVU 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) VT – Kaleb Smith 28 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:22; VT 7–3)
  • (1:50) WVU - Casey Legg 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14; VT 7-6)
  • (0:11) WVU - Sam James 24 yd Pass From JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:50; WVU 13-7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:04) WVU - Casey Legg 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:31; WVU 16-7)
  • (4:19) VT - William Ross 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:40; WVU 16-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:13) WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 6 yd Rush (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; WVU 23–10)
  • (10:16) WVU - Casey Legg 38 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:54; WVU 26-10)
  • (9:36) WVU - Jacolby Spells 27 yd Interception Return (Casey Legg Kick) (WVU 33-10)
Statistics WVU VT
First downs 32 14
Total yards 421 228
Rush yards 218 35
Passing yards 203 193
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 38:44 21:16
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing JT Daniels 20/30, 203 yards, TD
Rushing CJ Donaldson 23 carries, 106 yards
Receiving Kaden Prather 6 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/35, 193 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Holston 4 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Kaleb Smith 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At North Carolina

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 3 7 0010
North Carolina 7 17 17041

at Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,029
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:19) VT – William Ross 34 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:51; VT 3–0)
  • (4:37) UNC - Kamari Morales 3 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42; UNC 7-3)
Second Quarter
  • (12:37) UNC – Drake Maye 1 yd Rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:18; UNC 14–3)
  • (10:28) UNC - Antoine Green 16 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06; UNC 21-3)
  • (0:28) VT - Grant Wells 2 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:04; UNC 21-10)
  • (0:00) UNC - Noah Burnette 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:28; UNC 24-10)
Third Quarter
  • (7:45) UNC - Drake Maye 2 yd Rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 4:00; UNC 31-10)
  • (3:50) UNC - Noah Burnette 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:26; UNC 34-10)
  • (0:29) UNC - Bryson Nesbit 25 yd Pass From Drake Maye (Noah Burnette Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:56; UNC 41-10)
Statistics VT UNC
First downs 14 24
Total yards 273 527
Rush yards 99 160
Passing yards 174 367
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:43 28:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/26, 139 yards
Rushing Keshawn King 9 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 49 yards
North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Drake Maye 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Downs 8 receptions, 120 yards

At Pitt

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 6 10 7629
Pitt 7 10 141445

at Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,677
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV: ACCN
Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:53) PITT – Israel Abanikanda 38 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:13; PITT 7–0)
  • (2:50) VT - Malachi Thomas 5 yd Rush (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; PITT 7-6)
Second Quarter
  • (11:59) VT – William Ross 18 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:18; VT 9–7)
  • (10:45) VT - Keshawn King 19 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:30; VT 16-7)
  • (7:14) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 17 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; VT 16-14)
  • (4:11) PITT - Ben Sauls 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:55; PITT 17-16)
Third Quarter
  • (9:54) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 29 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:40; PITT 24-16)
  • (6:48) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 5 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:20; PITT 31-16)
  • (0:30) VT - Da'Wain Lofton 43 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:04; PITT 31-23)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:25) VT - Nyke Johnson 0 yd Punt Return (PITT 31-29)
  • (10:40) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 10 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:34; PITT 38-29)
  • (7:56) PITT - Israel Abanikanda 80 yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12; PITT 45-29)
Statistics VT PITT
First downs 21 25
Total yards 403 496
Rush yards 126 326
Passing yards 277 170
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:29 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 25/47, 277 yards, TD
Rushing Malachi Thomas 15 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Kaleb Smith 9 receptions, 152 yards
Pitt Passing Kedon Slovis 15/28, 170 yards
Rushing Israel Abanikanda 36 carries, 320 yards, 6 TD
Receiving Jaden Bradley 5 receptions, 66 yards

Miami

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami 10 7 3020
Virginia Tech 0 0 01414

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA

  • Date: October 15, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Marcus Wood
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:05) MIA – Frank Ladson Jr. 5 yd Pass From Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:32; MIA 7–0)
  • (3:02) MIA - Andres Borregales 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 7:42; MIA 10-0)
Second Quarter
  • (5:28) MIA – Colbie Young 17 yd Pass From Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:29; MIA 17–0)
Third Quarter
  • (3:54) MIA - Andres Borregales 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:26; MIA 20-0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:10) VT – Malachi Thomas 14 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50; MIA 20–7)
  • (3:20) VT - Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:42; MIA 20-14)
Statistics MIA VT
First downs 22 19
Total yards 458 257
Rush yards 107 78
Passing yards 351 179
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:12 28:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 29/46, 351 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylan Knighton 10 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Colbie Young 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 21/33, 179 yards, TD
Rushing Malachi Thomas 13 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Malachi Thomas 6 receptions, 43 yards, TD

At No. 24 NC State

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 0 21021
No. 24 NC State 0 3 71222

at Carter-Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

  • Date: October 27, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (0:05) NCST – Christopher Dunn 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 1:08; NCST 3–0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:51) VT - Grant Wells 4 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:03; VT 7-3)
  • (9:18) VT - Kaleb Smith 85 yd Pass From Grant Wells (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11; VT 14-3)
  • (4:02) VT - Grant Wells 20 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:26; VT 21-3)
  • (1:42) NCST - Thayer Thomas 35 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Christopher Dunn Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; VT 21-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:15) NCST - Trent Pennix 7 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:12; VT 21-16)
  • (7:38) NCST - Thayer Thomas 18 yd Pass From MJ Morris (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:01; NCST 22-21)
Statistics VT NCST
First downs 10 21
Total yards 293 356
Rush yards 50 60
Passing yards 243 296
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 23:56 36:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 11/22, 243 yards, TD
Rushing Malachi Thomas 9 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 141 yards, TD
No. 24 NC State Passing MJ Morris 20/29, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jordan Houston 9 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Thayer Thomas 10 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Georgia Tech

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Georgia Tech 10 3 31228
Virginia Tech 0 20 7027

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA

  • Date: November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,844
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:13) GT – Dontae Smith 29 yd Rush (Gavin Stewart Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; GT 7–0)
  • (1:22) GT - Gavin Stewart 19 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:41; GT 10-0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:15) VT – Grant Wells 3 yd Rush (William Ross Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:53; GT 10–7)
  • (3:51) VT - Keshawn King 1 yd Rush (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:57; VT 13-10)
  • (0:50) VT - Tucker Holloway 90 yd Punt Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 20-10)
  • (0:00) GT - Gavin Stewart 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; VT 20-13)
Third Quarter
  • (7:56) GT - Gavin Stewart 22 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:38; VT 20-16)
  • (4:03) VT - Keli Lawson 7 yd Interception Return (William Ross Kick) (VT 27-16)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:02) GT – Nate McCollum 56 yd Pass From Zach Pyron (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:36; VT 27–22)
  • (3:30) GT - Zach Pyron 9 yd Rush (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:24; GT 28-27)
Statistics GT VT
First downs 22 20
Total yards 463 304
Rush yards 210 138
Passing yards 253 166
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:12 26:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Tech Passing Zach Pyron 19/32, 253 yards, TD
Rushing Dontae Smith 9 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Nate McCollum 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 14/25, 164 yards
Rushing Keshawn King 13 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Kaleb Smith 4 receptions, 78 yards

At Duke

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 7 0 007
Duke 3 7 7724

at Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC

  • Date: November 12, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,857
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:26) VT - Da'Wain Lofton 53 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:37; VT 7-0)
  • (2:04) DUKE - Todd Pelino 25 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:54; VT 7-3)
Second Quarter
  • (6:32) DUKE – Nicky Dalmolin 24 yd Pass From Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:14; DUKE 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:55) DUKE - Riley Leonard 5 yd Rush (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:19; DUKE 17-7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:15) DUKE - Jontavis Robertson 6 yd Pass From Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:58; DUKE 27-7)
Statistics VT DUKE
First downs 13 20
Total yards 281 427
Rush yards 104 165
Passing yards 177 262
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 21:01 38:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/28, 177 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Holston 7 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Da'Wain Lofton 3 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Duke Passing Riley Leonard 19/31, 262 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jordan Waters 15 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Jalon Calhoun 5 receptions, 94 yards

At Liberty

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 7 10 0623
Liberty 7 10 5022

at Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,055
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:57) VT - Jalen Holston 2 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:10; VT 7-0)
  • (2:34) LIB - Johnathan Bennett 15 yd Rush (Nick Brown Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:02; 7-7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:09) VT – Jalen Holston 5 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:17; VT 14–7)
  • (7:06) VT - John Love 23 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:26; VT 17-7)
  • (6:52) LIB - Shedro Louis 97 yd Kickoff Return (Nick Brown Kick) (VT 17-14)
  • (0:05) LIB - Nick Brown 47 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 0:57; 17-17)
Third Quarter
  • (12:04) LIB - Grant Wells (VT) Sacked by Kendy Charles in the Endzone for a Safety (LIB 19-17)
  • (3:50) LIB - Nick Brown 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:37; LIB 22-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:46) VT - Jalen Holston 1 yd Rush (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:31; VT 23-22)
Statistics VT LIB
First downs 19 20
Total yards 324 332
Rush yards 176 115
Passing yards 148 217
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 36:19 23:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 14/20, 148 yards
Rushing Jalen Holston 26 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Nick Gallo 2 receptions, 45 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 12/18, 119 yards
Rushing Shedro Louis 9 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Demario Douglas 9 receptions, 69 yards

Virginia (Canceled)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 0
Virginia Tech 0

The game was canceled due to the 2022 University of Virginia shooting, which killed 3 players on Virginia's team.

Roster

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2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Jalen Holston  Sr
QB 1 Jason Brown  Sr
WR 2 Jadan Blue  Sr
WR 3 Da'Wain Lofton So
TE 4 Connor Blumrick  Sr
WR 5 Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw Fr
QB 6 Grant Wells  Jr
QB 7 Devin Farrell Fr
WR 11 Tucker Holloway Fr
WR 12 Stephen Gosnell Jr
TE 13 Dae'Quan Wright Fr
WR 14 Cole Beck GS
QB 15 Tahj Bullock  Fr
WR 16 Luke Bussel  Jr
WR 18 William Kakavitsas  Jr
QB 19 Ben Locklear  Fr
WR 20 P. J. Prioleau  Fr
RB 22 Bryce Duke Fr
RB 23 Keshawn King  Jr
RB 24 Malachi Thomas So
RB 27 Kenji Christian  Fr
RB 28 Chance Black  Fr
WR 34 Tink Boyd  Sr
WR 35 Sam Hughes So
WR 37 Areeb Rashid Fr
TE 38 Ty Eller  Sr
TE 40 Cole Pickett  Fr
WR 49 Ayden Burkey Fr
WR 49 Latrell Sutton Fr
OL 52 Tyler Smedley  Fr
OL 53 Nikolai Bujnowski  So
OL 55 Johnny Jordan  Sr
OL 58 Jack Hollifield  Fr
OL 59 Chris Boyd  Fr
OL 60 Silas Dzansi  Sr
OL 61 Braelin Moore Fr
OL 62 Jonathan Kuhler  So
OL 63 Griffin Duggan  Fr
OL 64 Elijah Klock Fr
OL 65 Xavier Chaplin Fr
OL 66 Hunter Mclain Fr
OL 68 Kaden Moore So
OL 69 Dimitri Georgiadis  Sr
OL 70 Parker Clements  So
OL 71 Danijel Miletic  Fr
OL 72 Jesse Hanson  Jr
OL 74 William Jones  Fr
OL 75 Bob Schick  So
OL 76 Johnny Dickson Fr
OL 77 Brody Meadows Fr
OL 79 Johnny Garrett Fr
WR 80 Kaleb Smith  Sr
WR 81 Dallan Wright  So
TE 82 Benji Gosnell Fr
WR 85 Christian Moss  Fr
TE 86 Nick Gallo Sr
TE 87 Harrison Saint Germain Fr
WR 88 Jaylen Jones So
TE 89 Drake De Iuliis  Sr
TE 99 Cole Reemsnyder Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Pheldarius Payne  Sr
DB 1 Chamarri Conner  Sr
DL 2 Keyshawn Burgos Fr
DL 3 Norell Pollard Sr
LB 4 Dax Hollifield Sr
DB 5 Nasir Peoples  Sr
DL 6 Josh Fuga  Jr
LB 7 Keonta Jenkins Jr
DB 8 Brion Murray  Sr
DB 9 Armani Chatman  Sr
DB 11 Devin Alves Fr
DB 12 Cam Johnson Fr
DB 13 Ny'Quee Hawkins  Jr
DL 14 Kyree Moyston Fr
LB 15 Keshon Artis  Sr
DL 17 Cole Nelson So
LB 19 J. R. Walker  Jr
DB 20 D. J. Harvey  Fr
LB 21 Keli Lawson  Fr
DL 22 Mario Kendricks Sr
DB 23 Mansoor Delane Fr
LB 24 Jaden Keller  Fr
DB 26 Jalen Stroman So
DB 27 Tyler Childress Fr
DB 29 Nyke Johnson  Fr
LB 30 Tyler Matheny  Sr
S 31 Luke Shields Fr
DL 32 Gunner Givens Fr
DB 33 Miles Ellis  Fr
LB 34 Alan Tisdale  Sr
S 35 Cade Herdman Fr
DB 36 Elijah Howard  Fr
S 37 Davion Ames  Fr
LB 38 Jayden McDonald  Fr
DL 39 Jorden McDonald  Fr
DB 40 Jalen Hoyle  Fr
DL 41 Jaylen Griffin  Sr
DL 43 Lakeem Rudolph  So
LB 44 Dorian Strong Jr
DL 45 TyJuan Garbutt  Sr
DL 46 Eli Adams  Sr
LB 47 Dean Ferguson  Jr
LB 48 Matt Johnson  Jr
LB 50 Ben Skinner  Jr
DL 51 Khiari Miller Fr
LB 53 Will Johnson  Fr
DL 54 Malachi Madison Fr
DL 55 Lemar Law Jr. Fr
DL 56 C. J. McCray  So
DL 90 Mattheus Carroll  Fr
DL 91 Wilfried Pene  So
DL 94 Nigel Simmons  Jr
DL 95 Desmond Mamudi  Fr
DL 99 Maxx Philpott  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 42 Vincenzo Anthony  Jr
K 83 Kyle Lowe  So
P 85 Peter Moore  So
K 86 Zach Hoban  Jr
K 92 William Ross  Jr
P 93 Bryce LaFollette Fr
K 95 Nick Veltsistas  Fr
LS 96 Christian Epling Fr
K 97 John Love Fr
LS 99 Justin Pollock  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • J. C. PriceAssociate head coach/Defensive linemen
  • Tyler BowenOffensive coordinator/Tight ends
  • Chris MarveDefensive coordinator/Inside linebackers
  • Stu HoltSpecial teams coordinator/Running backs
  • Derek JonesCornerbacks
  • Shawn QuinnOutside linebackers
  • Pierson PrioleauSafeties
  • Joe RudolphRun game coordinator/Offensive linemen
  • Fontel MinesWide receivers
  • Brad GlennPass game coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Dwight Galt IVDirector, Strength and Conditioning
  • Greg Allen – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
  • Brandon Dillard – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
  • Jarrett Ferguson – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
  • Ryan Hardie – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
  • Xavier AdibiSenior Analyst
  • Brian Crist – Senior Analyst
  • Jeff Carpenter – Analyst
  • Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – Analyst
  • Jan Johnson Jr. – Analyst
  • Kerry Webb – Analyst
  • Austin Fields – Graduate Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 5/28/23

References

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  1. ^ "UVA announces its football season is over, cancels final game against rival Virginia Tech". Daily Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.