2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team information
American college football season
2016Virginia Tech Hokies football
Lane Stadium in the 2016 opener
ACC Coastal Division champion Belk Bowl champion
ACC Championship Game, L 35–42 vs. Clemson
Belk Bowl, W 35–24 vs. Arkansas
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Division
Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 16
AP
No. 16
Record
10–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Justin Fuente (1st season)
Offensive coordinator
Brad Cornelsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster (22nd season)
Base defense
4–4
Home stadium
Lane Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#
7
–
1
14
–
1
No. 21 Louisville x
7
–
1
9
–
4
No. 8 Florida State
5
–
3
10
–
3
NC State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Wake Forest
3
–
5
7
–
6
Boston College
2
–
6
7
–
6
Syracuse
2
–
6
4
–
8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy
6
–
2
10
–
4
North Carolina
5
–
3
8
–
5
No. 20 Miami (FL)
5
–
3
9
–
4
Pittsburgh
5
–
3
8
–
5
Georgia Tech
4
–
4
9
–
4
Duke
1
–
7
4
–
8
Virginia
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach, Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Since 2004, Virginia Tech has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently in its Coastal Division.
The Hokies finished the 2016 season with a regular season record of 9–3, winning its sixth ACC Coastal Division title. The Hokies played Clemson in the ACC Championship Game; Clemson won the game, 42–35.
Virginia Tech played Arkansas in the Belk Bowl on December 29, 2016. Arkansas took a 24–0 lead into halftime. However, in the second half, several Arkansas turnovers along with defensive adjustments, allowed Virginia Tech to score 35 unanswered points and win, 35–24. The comeback was the greatest in the team's 124-year history.
The Hokies finished the season with a record of 10–4, and ranked #16 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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