The 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by 26th year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the

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. 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

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in overtime.

Schedule

Rankings

Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 20

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' 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.

References

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