# 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 29th-year head coach Frank Beamer, who retired following the conclusion of the season and play their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Tulsa.
On November 1, Beamer announced he would retire at the end of the season. He finished at Virginia Tech with a 29-year record of 238–121–2.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN | L 24–42 | 65,632 |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Furman* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 42–3 | 60,118 |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPNU | W 51–24 | 45,759 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ABC/ESPN2 | L 28–35 | 50,514 |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCRSN | L 13–17 | 49,120 |
| October 9 | 8:00 p.m. | NC State | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN | W 28–13 | 61,183 |
| October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 20–30 | 50,787 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 Duke | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | L 43–45 $^{4OT}$ | 63,257 |
| October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ACCN | W 26–10 | 28,108 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (rivalry) | ESPN | W 23–21 | 48,522 |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 North Carolina | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 65,632 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) | ESPNU | W 23–20 | 53,777 |
| December 26 | 5:45 p.m. | vs. Tulsa* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–52 | 31,289 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #1 Buckeyes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Hokies | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hokies | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |

### At Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 51 |
| Boilermakers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Pirates | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Hokies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Hokies | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Hurricanes | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

### Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
| #23 Blue Devils | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 |
| Hokies | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 43 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Yellow Jackets | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #12 Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Hokies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 23 |
| Cavaliers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |

### Vs. Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 21 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 52 |
| Hokies | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 55 |