The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented

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during the

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. The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in

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. They competed as members of the Coastal Division of the

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(ACC). The Hokies lost to arch rival Virginia for the first time since 2003. The loss cost the Hokies the Coastal Division and a trip to the Orange Bowl. On August 1, 2019, defensive coordinator Bud Foster announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season. At the time of his retirement, Foster had been an assistant at Virginia Tech for 33 seasons, making him the longest serving assistant coach at the same school.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia Tech was predicted to finish in third in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

In non-conference play, Virginia Tech played home games against Old Dominion of

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, Furman of the

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, and

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of the

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, as well as a road game against Notre Dame, a football independent. In ACC play, the Hokies will play the other members of the Coastal Division as well as

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and Wake Forest from the Atlantic Division. Source:

Personnel

Game summaries

At Boston College

Old Dominion

Furman

Duke

At Miami (FL)

Rhode Island

North Carolina

Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.

At Notre Dame

After poor performances against USC and Michigan, Notre Dame stepped up defensively against Virginia Tech. The hokies were held to their lowest total yards game since 2015 and lowest yards per play since 2016 in what was billed as "one of the best group effort performances" ever seen by

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sportswriter Bryan Driskell. Yet, Notre Dame still needed a late touchdown to win the game by a final score 21-20 and Notre Dame extended their home winning streak to 16 games.

Wake Forest

At Georgia Tech

Pittsburgh

At Virginia

vs Kentucky (Belk Bowl)

Honorary #25 Beamer Jersey

Since the start of the 2016 season, during the week before each game, Head Coach Justin Fuente selects an outstanding player to wear the #25 jersey in honor of former head coach,

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, who wore #25 as a player for Virginia Tech. The jersey represents hard work, toughness, good sportsmanship and being a exemplary teammate. At first, the distinction was intended strictly for special teams players, but has since been expanded to include all team members. The players honored in the 2019 season are:

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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