American college football season
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 .
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 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State * ESPN L 24–4265,632
September 12 3:30 p.m. Furman * Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 W 42–360,118
September 19 3:30 p.m. at Purdue * ESPNU W 51–2445,759
September 26 3:30 p.m. at East Carolina * ABC/ESPN2 L 28–3550,514
October 3 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCRSN L 13–1749,120
8:00 p.m. NC State Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN W 28–1361,183
October 17 3:30 p.m. at Miami (FL) ESPNU L 20–3050,787
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 ACCN W 26–1028,108
7:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech ESPN W 23–2148,522
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 ESPNU W 23–2053,777
December 26 5:45 p.m. vs. Tulsa * ESPN W 55–5231,289
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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