# 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Virginia 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) |
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## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama* | | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) | ESPN | L 10–35 | 73,114 |
| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Carolina* | | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 45–3 | 61,335 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | FS1 | W 15–10 | 50,096 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall* | | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | W 29–21 $^{3OT}$ | 64,060 |
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs) | ESPN | W 17–10 | 50,214 |
| October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | North Carolina | | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | W 27–17 | 65,632 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 24 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | W 19–9 | 64,954 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 16 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | L 10–13 | 63,326 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ABC/ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 30,129 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Miami (FL) | | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 42–24 | 49,267 |
| November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Maryland | | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 24–27 $^{OT}$ | 64,686 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth Cup) | ESPNU | W 16–6 | 52,069 |
| December 31 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 UCLA* | | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | L 12–42 | 47,912 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Sources:

## Game summaries
### vs Alabama–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #1 Crimson Tide | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Previous meeting was also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2009.

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hokies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### @ East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Hokies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 |

### @ Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Hokies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| #24 Hokies | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 |

### Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| #16 Hokies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |

### @ Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 34 |

### @ Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Terrapins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Hokies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### @ Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cavaliers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### UCLA (Sun Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| #17 Bruins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 42 |
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)

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 19 | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 19 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |