2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 13–10 OT vs. Rutgers
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Coastal Division
Record 7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring (11th season)
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (18th season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
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.
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.
Rankings from 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

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 8:00 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 15
ESPN W 20–17 OT 65,632
September 8 1:30 p.m. Austin Peay* No. 15
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPN3 W 42–7 65,632
September 15 12:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh* No. 13
ESPNU L 17–35 48,032
September 22 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPNU W 37–0 65,632
September 29 3:30 p.m. vs. Cincinnati*
ESPNU L 24–27 46,026
October 6 12:30 p.m. at North Carolina
ACCN L 34–48 54,000
October 13 12:30 p.m. Dukedagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ACCN W 41–20 65,632
October 20 12:00 p.m. at No. 14 Clemson
ABC/ESPN2 L 17–38 83,338
November 1 7:30 p.m. at Miami (FL)
ESPN L 12–30 37,219
November 8 7:30 p.m. No. 8 Florida State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPN L 22–28 65,632
November 17 12:30 p.m. at Boston College
ACCN W 30–23 OT 34,266
November 24 12:00 p.m. Virginia
ESPNU W 17–14 65,632
December 28 5:30 p.m. vs. Rutgers*
ESPN W 13–10 OT 48,127
  • *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 AP and No. 20 Coaches' Preseason Polls. 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
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP 16 15 13 RV RV — — — — — — — — — — —
Coaches 20 18 13 RV RV — — — — — — — — — — —
Harris Not released — — — — — — — — — Not released
BCS Not released — — — — — — — — Not released