# 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Brent Pry. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPNU Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason | L 17–20 | 21,944 |
| September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Boston College | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George | W 27–10 | 65,632 |
| September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Wofford* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN Wes Durham, Eddie Royal, Taylor Davis | W 27–7 | 62,043 |
| September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | West Virginia* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPN Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles, Jr. | L 10–33 | 65,632 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | L 10–41 | 45,029 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | L 29–45 | 54,677 |
| October 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard | L 14–20 | 65,632 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 24 NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles, Jr. | L 21–22 | 56,919 |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard | L 27–28 | 62,843 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN Evan Lepler, Dave Archer, Rebecca Fiorentino | L 7–24 | 20,857 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN+ Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, Emily Austen | W 23–22 | 23,055 |
| November 26 | | Virginia | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPN+ Roger Twibell, Pete Cordelli, Cori Keller | Canceled | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| • Monarchs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| VT –6.0 | 48.5 |
| Statistics | VT | ODU |
| First downs | 18 | 13 |
| Total yards | 333 | 248 |
| Rushing yards | 136 | 83 |
| Passing yards | 197 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Keshawn King | 19 rushes, 111 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Nick Gallo | 7 receptions, 49 yards |
| Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 14/35, 165 yards |
| Old Dominion | Rushing | Blake Watson | 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD |
| Old Dominion | Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 5 receptions, 122 yards |

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: rain • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
| Statistics | BC | VT |
| First downs | 11 | 14 |
| Total yards | 155 | 284 |
| Rush yards | 4 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 151 | 140 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:29 | 32:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boston College | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 15/28, 135 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Rushing | Patrick Garwo | 10 carries, 15 yards |
| Boston College | Receiving | Zay Flowers | 4 receptions, 79 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/25, 140 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Keshawn King | 4 carries, 64 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD |

### Wofford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wofford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,043
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Wes Durham, Eddie Royal, Taylor Davis
| Statistics | WOF | VT |
| First downs | 12 | 29 |
| Total yards | 199 | 475 |
| Rush yards | 38 | 133 |
| Passing yards | 161 | 342 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:02 | 34:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wofford | Passing | Jimmy Weirick | 14/20, 161 yards |
| Wofford | Rushing | Nathan Walker | 12 carries, 27 yards, TD |
| Wofford | Receiving | Landon Parker | 5 receptions, 98 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 26/35, 314 yards, 2 TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Jalen Holston | 16 carries, 66 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Jadan Blue | 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
* Date: September 22, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles, Jr.
| Statistics | WVU | VT |
| First downs | 32 | 14 |
| Total yards | 421 | 228 |
| Rush yards | 218 | 35 |
| Passing yards | 203 | 193 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 38:44 | 21:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Virginia | Passing | JT Daniels | 20/30, 203 yards, TD |
| West Virginia | Rushing | CJ Donaldson | 23 carries, 106 yards |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Kaden Prather | 6 receptions, 69 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/35, 193 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Jalen Holston | 4 carries, 18 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD |

### At North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,029
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs
| Statistics | VT | UNC |
| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Total yards | 273 | 527 |
| Rush yards | 99 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 174 | 367 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:43 | 28:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/26, 139 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Keshawn King | 9 carries, 52 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 3 receptions, 49 yards |
| North Carolina | Passing | Drake Maye | 26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD |
| North Carolina | Rushing | Drake Maye | 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD |
| North Carolina | Receiving | Josh Downs | 8 receptions, 120 yards |

### At Pitt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| Pitt | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,677
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis
| Statistics | VT | PITT |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 403 | 496 |
| Rush yards | 126 | 326 |
| Passing yards | 277 | 170 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:29 | 32:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 25/47, 277 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Malachi Thomas | 15 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 9 receptions, 152 yards |
| Pitt | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 15/28, 170 yards |
| Pitt | Rushing | Israel Abanikanda | 36 carries, 320 yards, 6 TD |
| Pitt | Receiving | Jaden Bradley | 5 receptions, 66 yards |

### Miami

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,632
* Referee: Marcus Wood
* TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard
| Statistics | MIA | VT |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 458 | 257 |
| Rush yards | 107 | 78 |
| Passing yards | 351 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:12 | 28:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 29/46, 351 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Jaylan Knighton | 10 carries, 27 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Colbie Young | 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 21/33, 179 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Malachi Thomas | 13 carries, 41 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Malachi Thomas | 6 receptions, 43 yards, TD |

### At No. 24 NC State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 24 NC State | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
at Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: October 27, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: clear • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,919
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles, Jr.
| Statistics | VT | NCST |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Total yards | 293 | 356 |
| Rush yards | 50 | 60 |
| Passing yards | 243 | 296 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:56 | 36:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 11/22, 243 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Malachi Thomas | 9 carries, 21 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 3 receptions, 141 yards, TD |
| No. 24 NC State | Passing | MJ Morris | 20/29, 265 yards, 3 TD |
| No. 24 NC State | Rushing | Jordan Houston | 9 carries, 31 yards |
| No. 24 NC State | Receiving | Thayer Thomas | 10 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD |

### Georgia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia Tech | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: rainy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,844
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard
| Statistics | GT | VT |
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Total yards | 463 | 304 |
| Rush yards | 210 | 138 |
| Passing yards | 253 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:12 | 26:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Zach Pyron | 19/32, 253 yards, TD |
| Georgia Tech | Rushing | Dontae Smith | 9 carries, 85 yards, TD |
| Georgia Tech | Receiving | Nate McCollum | 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 14/25, 164 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Keshawn King | 13 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 4 receptions, 78 yards |

### At Duke

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Duke | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,857
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler, Dave Archer, Rebecca Fiorentino
| Statistics | VT | DUKE |
| First downs | 13 | 20 |
| Total yards | 281 | 427 |
| Rush yards | 104 | 165 |
| Passing yards | 177 | 262 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 21:01 | 38:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/28, 177 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Jalen Holston | 7 carries, 35 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Da'Wain Lofton | 3 receptions, 75 yards, TD |
| Duke | Passing | Riley Leonard | 19/31, 262 yards, 2 TD |
| Duke | Rushing | Jordan Waters | 15 carries, 61 yards |
| Duke | Receiving | Jalon Calhoun | 5 receptions, 94 yards |

### At Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Liberty | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 23,055
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, Emily Austen
| Statistics | VT | LIB |
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 324 | 332 |
| Rush yards | 176 | 115 |
| Passing yards | 148 | 217 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 36:19 | 23:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Grant Wells | 14/20, 148 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Jalen Holston | 26 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Nick Gallo | 2 receptions, 45 yards |
| Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 12/18, 119 yards |
| Liberty | Rushing | Shedro Louis | 9 carries, 64 yards |
| Liberty | Receiving | Demario Douglas | 9 receptions, 69 yards |

### Virginia (Canceled)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia | | | | | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | | | | | 0 |
The game was canceled due to the 2022 University of Virginia shooting, which killed 3 players on Virginia's team.