2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 29th-year head coach Frank Beamer, who retired following the conclusion of the season[1] and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Tulsa.

2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Lane Stadium during the 2015 Home finale against UNC
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 55–52 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2015 record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (21st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 65,632)

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Boston College		0	–	8					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Pittsburgh		6	–	2					8	–	5
Miami		5	–	3					8	–	5
Duke		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					4	–	8
Georgia Tech		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

On November 1, Beamer announced he would retire at the end of the season.[2] He finished at Virginia Tech with a 29-year record of 238–121–2.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 24–42	65,632
September 12	3:30 p.m.	Furman*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	W 42–3	60,118
September 19	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	W 51–24	45,759
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ABC/ESPN2	L 28–35	50,514
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	L 13–17	49,120
October 9	8:00 p.m.	NC State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 28–13	61,183
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 20–30	50,787
October 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Duke	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 43–45 ^4OT	63,257
October 31	12:30 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 26–10	28,108
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–21	48,522
November 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 North Carolina	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 27–30 ^OT	65,632
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPNU	W 23–20	53,777
December 26	5:45 p.m.	vs. Tulsa*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–52	31,289
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Buckeyes	14	0	14	14	42
Hokies	0	17	0	7	24

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	0	3	0	3
Hokies	7	7	21	7	42

at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	10	14	17	10	51
Boilermakers	7	10	0	7	24

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	14	0	7	7	28
Pirates	14	7	14	0	35

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	0	7	0	17
Hokies	0	7	3	3	13

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	3	7	3	0	13
Hokies	0	21	0	7	28

at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	10	3	0	7	20
Hurricanes	10	10	3	7	30

Duke

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
#23 Blue Devils	14	0	7	3	3	7	3	8	45
Hokies	7	3	6	8	3	7	3	6	43

at Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	10	10	3	3	26
Eagles	0	0	3	7	10

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	14	3	6	23
Yellow Jackets	14	0	7	0	21

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#12 Tar Heels	7	0	3	14	6	30
Hokies	0	3	7	14	3	27

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	3	3	0	17	23
Cavaliers	3	3	7	7	20

vs. Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	10	6	15	52
Hokies	24	21	7	3	55

References

1. Bitter, Andy (November 2, 2015). "Emotional Frank Beamer Says Retirement Is 'Right Thing'". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
2. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14027097/frank-beamer-retire-virginia-tech-hokies-coach-end-season
3. "2015 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 13, 2015.