The 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
in the
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on September 1, 2011, and ended on ...
. The Hokies were led by 25th-year head coach
Frank Beamer
Franklin Mitchell Beamer (born October 18, 1946) is an American former college football player and coach, most notably for the Virginia Tech Hokies football, Virginia Tech Hokies.
Beamer was a cornerback, defensive cornerback for Virginia Tec ...
and played their home games at
Lane Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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. They finished the season with 11–3 overall record, 7–1 in ACC play, as champions of the Coastal Division. They were defeated by
Clemson in the
2011 ACC Championship Game, 10–38. They were invited to the
Sugar Bowl
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, where they lost to
Michigan
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, 20–23 in overtime.
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Virginia Tech
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons
Virginia Tech Hokies football
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the sport of American football. The Hokies compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of th ...