The 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 25th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 11–3 overall record, 7–1 in ACC play, as champions of the Coastal Division. They were defeated by Clemson in the 2011 ACC Championship Game, 10–38. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Michigan, 20–23 in overtime.
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Coaching staff 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies coaching staffHead coach Frank Beamer
Assistant coaches Shane Beamer – associate head coach and running backs coach Bryan Stinespring – offensive coordinator and tight ends/offensive tackles coach Bud Foster – defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Curt Newsome – offensive guards and center coach Kevin Sherman – wide receivers coach Mike O'Cain – quarterbacks coach Torrian Gray – defensive secondary coach Charley Wiles – defensive line coach Cornell Brown – outside linebackers and assistant defensive line coach John Ballein – associate athletics director for football operations Billy Hite – assistant to the head coach and senior advisor Jim Cavanaugh – director of recruiting and high school relations
Roster 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies rosterWide receiver David Mellstrom – Freshman 7 Marcus Davis – Junior 11 Dyrell Roberts – Senior 19 Danny Coale – Senior 31 Demitri Knowles – Freshman 82 Willie Byrn – Freshman Kevin Asante – Freshman Christian Reeves – Freshman 18 D.J. Coles – Junior 81 Jarrett Boykin – Senior 83 Corey Fuller – Junior 85 E.L. Smiling – Freshman
Center 63 Bo Gentry – Senior 74 Andrew Miller – Sophomore 79 Caleb Farris – Freshman
Offensive guard Tyler Barfield – Sophomore Jake Goins – Freshman Andrew Harrs – Freshman 59 Courtney Prince – Junior 60 Laurence Gibson – Freshman 64 Matt Arkema – Freshman 68 Jaymes Brooks – Senior 70 Kory Gough – Freshman 75 Greg Nosal – Senior 76 David Wang – Sophomore 77 Dale Davis – Freshman
Offensive tackle Brent Benedict – Freshman Darian Fisher – Sophomore Marcus Mapp – Freshman 54 Nick Becton – Junior 61 Nick Acree – Freshman 62 Blake DeChristopher – Senior 67 Michael Via – Junior 69 Mark Shuman – Freshman 71 Vinston Painter – Junior 72 Andrew Lanier – Senior
Tight end Fuller Hoepner – Freshman Darius Redman – Freshman 13 Randall Dunn – Junior 33 Chris Drager – Senior 80 George George – Junior 86 Eric Martin – Sophomore 88 Ryan Malleck – Freshman Quarterback Brian Rody – Freshman T.J. Shaw – Freshman 3 Logan Thomas – Sophomore 6 Mark Leal – Freshman 12 Joseph Clayton – Junior 16 Trey Gresh – Freshman
Tailback Michael Holmes – Freshman Maurice Taylor – Freshman 2 Josh Oglesby – Senior 4 David Wilson – Junior 14 Dominique Patterson – ' Freshman22 Tony Gregory – Sophomore39 Daniel Dyer – '''' FreshmanFullback Greg Gadell – Freshman Justus Hoffmann – Freshman 25 Martin Scales – Junior 32 Riley Beiro – Freshman 45 Joey Phillips – Junior
Defensive tackle Kwamaine Battle – Senior Ross Ward – Freshman 53 Dwight Tucker – Junior 56 Antoine Hopkins – Junior 92 Luther Maddy – Freshman 93 Isaiah Hamlette – Junior 96 Corey Marshall – Freshman 97 Kris Harley – Freshman 98 Derrick Hopkins – Sophomore
Defensive end Matt Roth – Freshman 42 J.R. Collins – Sophomore 66 Tyrel Wilson – Sophomore 87 Justin Taylor – Freshman 90 Duan Perez-Means – Freshman 94 Dadi Nicolas – Freshman 95 Zach McCray – Freshman 99 James Gayle – Sophomore |width="25"| |valign="top"|
Cornerback Chris Caver – Freshman James Farrow – Freshman Michael Dennis II - Senior Carl Jackson – Freshman 8 Detrick Bonner – Freshman 9 Cris Hill – Sophomore 17 Kyle Fuller – Sophomore 20 Jayron Hosley – Junior 34 Kyshoen Jarrett – Freshman
Linebacker Griffin Hite – Freshman Brandon Spitzer – Freshman D.J. Ward – Freshman 24 Tariq Edwards – Sophomore 36 Chase Williams – ' Freshman44 Brian Laiti – Freshman47 Jonathan Halfhide – Freshman51 Bruce Taylor – Junior52 Barquell Rivers – Senior57 Telvion Clark – Sophomore58 Jack Tyler – SophomoreOutside linebacker 27 Nick Dew – Freshman28 Alonzo Tweedy – Junior40 Wiley Brown – Junior43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – JuniorFree safety Michael Cole – Freshman Scott Rolin – Freshman 1 Antone Exum – Sophomore21 Theron Norman – Freshman26 James Hopper – Sophomore37 Ronny Vandyke – Freshman41 Derek DiNardo – FreshmanStrong Safety Nick Bush – Freshman Ryan Cassidy – Freshman Josh Trimble – Freshman15 Eddie Whitley – Senior23 Boye Aromire – FreshmanLong snapper Lukas Stump – Freshman50 Collin Carroll – Senior65 Joe St. Germain – FreshmanPunter Ethan Keyserling – Freshman29 Scott Demler – Junior38 Michael Branthover – FreshmanPlace kicker Conor Goulding – Freshman 5 Tyler Weiss – Senior48 Justin Myer – Senior89 Cody Journell – Freshman''
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