2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season February 2026 December 2013 football 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 8–5 5–3 Frank Beamer 27th Scot Loeffler 1st Pro-style Bud Foster 19th 4–4 Lane Stadium Sun Bowl L 12–42 vs. UCLA The 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 27th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to UCLA. The team's 93 game consecutive sellout streak ended on September 7, 2013 against Western Carolina with an announced attendance of 61,335.Va. Tech Downs Western Carolina 45–3 Mike Barber http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/va-tech-downs-western-carolina/article_6b78645e-17fd-11e3-9a04-001a4bcf6878.html Richmond Times-Dispatch September 7, 2013 September 7, 2013 Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atVirginia Tech Alma mater Frank Beamer Head Coach 26 Virginia Tech (1969) Scot Loeffler Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 0 Michigan (1996) Shane Beamer Associate head coach/Running Backs 1 Virginia Tech (1999) Jeff Grimes Offensive Line/co-Running game coordinator 0 UTEP (1991) Bryan Stinespring Tight Ends/recruiting coordinator 22 James Madison (1986) Aaron Moorehead Wide Receivers 0 Illinois (2003) Bud Foster Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers 26 Murray State (1981) Torrian Gray Defensive Backs/passing game coordinator 7 Virginia Tech (1996) Charley Wiles Defensive line/co-Running game coordinator 15 Murray State (1987) Cornell Brown Outside Linebackers/Assistant Defensive Line 2 Virginia Tech (1997)Reference:Football Roster http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/ Virginia Tech Athletics November 29, 2013 November 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102204622/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/ dead Schedule 2013 AP Eastern August 31 5:30 p.m. l y y Alabama 1 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 10–35 73,114 September 7 1:30 p.m. w y Western Carolina Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 45–3 61,335 September 14 12:00 p.m. w y y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FS1 15–10 50,096 September 21 12:00 p.m. w y Marshall Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 29–21 3OT 64,060 September 26 7:30 p.m. w y Georgia Tech Battle of the Techs Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 17–10 50,214 October 5 12:30 p.m. w North Carolina Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN 27–17 65,632 October 12 12:00 p.m. w 24 Pittsburgh Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 19–9 64,954 October 26 3:30 p.m. l 16 Duke Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 10–13 63,326 November 2 12:00 p.m. l y Boston College rivalry Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ABC/ESPN2 27–34 30,129 November 9 7:00 p.m. w y Miami (FL) 11 rivalry Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 42–24 49,267 November 16 12:30 p.m. l Maryland Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN 24–27 OT 64,686 November 30 3:30 p.m. w y Virginia Battle for the Commonwealth Cup Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 16–6 52,069 December 31 2:00 p.m. l y y UCLA 17 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX CBS 12–42 47,912 Sources:http://www.hokiesports.com/football/schedule/ 2013 Schedule & Results Virginia Tech Athletics February 26, 2013 August 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090803171304/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/schedule/ dead Game summaries vs Alabama–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Hokies 7 3 0 0 #1 Crimson Tide 14 14 7 0 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Previous meeting was also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2009. Western Carolina Catamounts 0 0 3 0 Hokies 7 14 14 10 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team @ East Carolina Hokies 7 0 6 2 Pirates 7 0 3 0 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team Marshall Thundering Herd 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 Hokies 14 0 0 7 0 0 8 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team @ Georgia Tech Hokies 7 7 0 3 Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 0 2013 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Battle of the Techs North Carolina Tar Heels 0 7 3 7 Hokies 7 14 0 6 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Pittsburgh Panthers 0 3 0 6 #24 Hokies 10 0 6 3 2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Duke Blue Devils 0 6 7 0 #16 Hokies 0 0 7 3 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team @ Boston College Hokies 0 10 7 10 Eagles 7 0 10 17 2013 Boston College Eagles football team Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry @ Miami (FL) Hokies 14 14 7 7 Hurricanes 7 7 10 0 2013 Miami Hurricanes football team Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry Maryland Terrapins 0 14 7 0 6 Hokies 7 0 7 7 3 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team @ Virginia Hokies 6 10 0 0 Cavaliers 3 3 0 0 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry UCLA (Sun Bowl) Hokies 7 0 3 2 #17 Bruins 7 7 0 28 2013 UCLA Bruins football team 2013 Sun Bowl 1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run (Michael Branthover kick) 2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run (Fairbairn kick) 3rd quarter scoring: VT – Branthover 22-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return (Fairbairn kick); VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)Sun Bowl - Virginia Tech vs UCLA Box Score, December 31, 2013 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2013-12-31-ucla.html 2025-08-09 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 25 19 20 20 16 19 19 14 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR References Virginia Tech Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons Virginia Tech Hokies football