2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 football 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 7–6 4–4 Frank Beamer 26th Bryan Stinespring 11th Pro-style Bud Foster 18th 4–4 Lane Stadium Russell Athletic Bowl champion Russell Athletic Bowl W 13–10 OT vs. Rutgers The 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 26th year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 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 Rutgers in overtime. Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 3 8:00 p.m. w 16 Georgia Tech Battle of the Techs Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN 20–17 OT 65,632 September 8 1:30 p.m. w y 15 Austin Peay Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 42–7 65,632 September 15 12:00 p.m. l y y 13 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 17–35 48,032 September 22 12:00 p.m. w y Bowling Green Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 37–0 65,632 September 29 3:30 p.m. l y y Cincinnati FedExField Landover, MD ESPNU 24–27 46,026 October 6 12:30 p.m. l y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN 34–48 54,000 October 13 12:30 p.m. w y Duke Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN 41–20 65,632 October 20 12:00 p.m. l y Clemson 14 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 17–38 83,338 November 1 7:30 p.m. l y Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL rivalry ESPN 12–30 37,219 November 8 7:30 p.m. l Florida State 8 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN 22–28 65,632 November 17 12:30 p.m. w y Boston College rivalry Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN 30–23 OT 34,266 November 24 12:00 p.m. w Virginia Commonwealth Cup Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 17–14 65,632 December 28 5:30 p.m. w y y Rutgers Russell Athletic Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN 13–10 OT 48,127 Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 20 Coaches' Preseason Polls.2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings/_/year/2012/week/1 ESPN.com September 4, 2012 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. 15 6 7 16 20 15 18 13 13 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References Virginia Tech Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl champion seasons Virginia Tech Hokies football