2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ACC champion
ACC Coastal Division champion
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
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring (9th season)
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (16th season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 66,233)
Uniform
2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
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
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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). (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

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 6 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Boise State* No. 10
ESPN L 30–33 86,587
September 11 1:30 p.m. No. 12 (FCS) James Madison* No. 13
ESPN3 L 16–21 66,233
September 18 1:30 p.m. East Carolina*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPN3 W 49–27 66,233
September 25 12:00 p.m. at Boston College
ACCN W 19–0 42,317
October 2 3:30 p.m. at No. 23 NC State
ABC W 41–30 58,083
October 9 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPNU W 45–21 66,233
October 16 3:30 p.m. Wake Forestdagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPNU W 52–21 66,233
October 23 12:00 p.m. Duke No. 23
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ACCN W 44–7 66,233
November 4 7:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 20
ESPN W 28–21 66,233
November 13 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina No. 16
ABC/ESPN W 26–10 60,000
November 20 3:30 p.m. at No. 24 Miami (FL) No. 14
ESPN W 31–17 40,101
November 27 12:00 p.m. Virginia No. 13
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 ACCN W 37–7 66,233
December 4 7:45 p.m. vs. No. 20 Florida State No. 12
ESPN W 44–33 72,379
January 3, 2011 8:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Stanford* No. 12
ESPN L 12–40 65,453
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies roster
Flanker
  •      Ben Barber – Redshirt Freshman
  •      Willie Byrn – Freshman
  •   7 Marcus Davis – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 Dyrell Roberts – Junior
  • 19 Danny Coale – Redshirt Junior
  • 35 Austin Fuller – Redshirt Sophomore
Split End
  •      Corey Fuller – Junior
  •      E.L. Smiling – Freshman
  • 18 D.J. Coles – Sophomore
  • 29 Xavier Boyce – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 81 Jarrett Boykin – Junior
Center
  • 60 Beau Warren – Redshirt Senior
  • 63 Bo Gentry – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 67 Michael Via – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 74 Andrew Miller – Redshirt Freshman
Offensive Guard
  •      Matt Arkema – Freshman
  •      Tyler Barfield – Redshirt Freshman
  • 59 Courtney Prince – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 68 Jaymes Brooks – Redshirt Junior
  • 71 Vinston Painter – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 75 Greg Nosal – Redshirt Junior
  • 76 David Wang – Redshirt Freshman
  • 77 Dale Davis – Freshman
Offensive Tackle
  •      Mark Shuman – Freshman
  • 54 Nick Becton – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 61 Darian Fisher – Redshirt Freshman
  • 62 Blake DeChristopher – Redshirt Junior
  • 63 Laurence Gibson – Freshman
  • 70 Kory Gough – Freshman
  • 72 Andrew Lanier – Redshirt Junior
Tight End
  •      Derek DiNardo – Freshman
  •      Jerome Lewis – Freshman
  • 13 Randall Dunn – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 85 Rob Stanton – Redshirt Senior
  • 86 Eric Martin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 87 Prince Parker – Redshirt Senior
  • 88 Andre Smith – Redshirt Senior
  • 89 Jay Cockrill – Sophomore
  • 95 George George – Redshirt Sophomore
 
Quarterback
  •      Mark Leal – Freshman
  •      Ricardo Young – Freshman
  •   3 Logan Thomas – Redshirt Freshman
  •   5 Tyrod Taylor – Senior
  • 12 Joseph Clayton – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 Trey Gresh – Freshman
Tailback

Fullback

  •      Josh Call – Redshirt Sophomore
  •      Bradley Tallman – Freshman
  • 25 Josh Oglesby – Redshirt Junior
  • 31 Kenny Younger – Redshirt Senior
  • 39 Martin Scales – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 45 Joey Phillips – Redshirt Sophomore
Defensive tackle
  •      Nick Acree – Freshman
  • 53 Dwight Tucker – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 55 Isaiah Hamlette – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 56 Antoine Hopkins – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 91 John Graves – Redshirt Senior
  • 93 Kwamaine Battle – Redshirt Junior
  • 98 Derrick Hopkins – Freshman
Defensive End
  •      Zach McCray – Freshman
  • 33 Chris Drager – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 J.R. Collins – Redshirt Freshman
  • 64 Jeff Wardach – Freshman
  • 66 Tyrel Wilson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 82 Steven Friday – Redshirt Senior
  • 90 Duan Perez-Means – Freshman
  • 96 Josh Eadie – Redshirt Senior
  • 99 James Gayle – Redshirt Freshman
Linebacker
  •      Jonathan Halfhide – Freshman
  •      Brian Laiti – Freshman
  •      Dominique Patterson – Freshman
  • 16 Zach Luckett – Redshirt Senior
  • 23 Lorenzo Williams – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Tariq Edwards – Redshirt Freshman
  • 28 Alonzo Tweedy – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 36 Chase Williams – Freshman
  • 38 Quillie Odeom – Junior
  • 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 Lyndell Gibson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 51 Bruce Taylor – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 52 Barquell Rivers – Redshirt Junior
  • 57 Telvion Clark – Redshirt Freshman
  • 58 Jack Tyler – Redshirt Freshman
 
Cornerback
  •      Detrick Bonner – Freshman
  •      Michael Dennis II – Junior
  •      Mark Carter – Freshman
  •      Carl Jackson – Freshman
  •      Germond Oatneal – Junior
  •   9 Cris Hill – Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Kyle Fuller – Freshman
  • 20 Jayron Hosley – Sophomore
  • 21 Roc Carmichael – Redshirt Senior
  • 27 Jerrodd Williams – Redshirt Freshman
  • 37 Jacob Sykes – Redshirt Junior
Free Safety
  •      Riley Beiro – Freshman
  •   1 Antone Exum – Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 Eddie Whitley – Junior
  • 49 Ron Cooper – Redshirt Senior
Rover
  •      Nick Dew – Freshman
  •      Theron Norman – Freshman
  •   2 Davon Morgan – Senior
  • 26 James Hopper – Redshirt Freshman
  • 40 Wiley Brown – Redshirt Sophomore
Long Snapper
  •      Ethan Dickerson – Redshirt Freshman
  •      Luckas Stump – Freshman
  • 50 Collin Carroll – Redshirt Junior
  • 65 Joe St. Germain – Freshman
Punter
  •      Grant Bowden – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 Brian Saunders – Redshirt Senior
  • 83 Scott Demler – Redshirt Sophomore
Place Kicker
  •      Conor Goulding – Freshman
  •      Lukas Stump – Freshman
  •      Tyler Weiss – Redshirt Junior
  • 48 Justin Myer – Junior
  • 89 Cody Journell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 92 Ethan Keyserling – Freshman
  • 97 Chris Hazley – Redshirt Senior

Coaching staff

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Billy Hite – Associate head coach and running backs coach
  • Bud Foster – Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach
  • Bryan Stinespring – Offensive coordinator and tight ends
  • Jim Cavanaugh – Recruiting coordinator and strong safety and outside linebackers coach
  • Torrian Gray – Defensive backfield coach
  • Curt Newsome – Offensive line coach
  • Mike O'Cain – Quarterbacks coach
  • Kevin Sherman – Wide receivers coach
  • Charley Wiles – Defensive line coach
  • John Ballein – Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations

Flyovers

Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft.

Date Opponent aircraft origin comments
September 11 James Madison Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Altus Air Force Base air crew included 2 Virginia Tech alumni
September 18 East Carolina Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumni
October 5 Central Michigan E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound Naval Station Norfolk air crew included 2 Virginia Tech alumni
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