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
Game summaries
At Old Dominion
Statistics VTODU 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 StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT Rushing Keshawn King 19 rushes, 111 yards Receiving Nick Gallo 7 receptions, 49 yardsOld Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 14/35, 165 yards Rushing Blake Watson 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD Receiving Ali Jennings III 5 receptions, 122 yards
Boston College
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 StatisticsBoston College Passing Phil Jurkovec 15/28, 135 yards, TD Rushing Patrick Garwo 10 carries, 15 yards Receiving Zay Flowers 4 receptions, 79 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/25, 140 yards, TD Rushing Keshawn King 4 carries, 64 yards Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD
Wofford
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 StatisticsWofford Passing Jimmy Weirick 14/20, 161 yards Rushing Nathan Walker 12 carries, 27 yards, TD Receiving Landon Parker 5 receptions, 98 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 26/35, 314 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jalen Holston 16 carries, 66 yards, TD Receiving Jadan Blue 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD
West Virginia
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 StatisticsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 20/30, 203 yards, TD Rushing CJ Donaldson 23 carries, 106 yards Receiving Kaden Prather 6 receptions, 69 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/35, 193 yards, TD Rushing Jalen Holston 4 carries, 18 yards Receiving Kaleb Smith 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD
At North Carolina
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 StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/26, 139 yards Rushing Keshawn King 9 carries, 52 yards Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 49 yardsNorth Carolina Passing Drake Maye 26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD Rushing Drake Maye 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Downs 8 receptions, 120 yards
At Pitt
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 StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 25/47, 277 yards, TD Rushing Malachi Thomas 15 carries, 84 yards, TD Receiving Kaleb Smith 9 receptions, 152 yardsPitt Passing Kedon Slovis 15/28, 170 yards Rushing Israel Abanikanda 36 carries, 320 yards, 6 TD Receiving Jaden Bradley 5 receptions, 66 yards
Miami
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 StatisticsMiami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 29/46, 351 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jaylan Knighton 10 carries, 27 yards Receiving Colbie Young 9 receptions, 110 yards, TDVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 21/33, 179 yards, TD Rushing Malachi Thomas 13 carries, 41 yards Receiving Malachi Thomas 6 receptions, 43 yards, TD
At No. 24 NC State
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 StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 11/22, 243 yards, TD Rushing Malachi Thomas 9 carries, 21 yards Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 141 yards, TDNo. 24 NC State Passing MJ Morris 20/29, 265 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jordan Houston 9 carries, 31 yards Receiving Thayer Thomas 10 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
Georgia Tech
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 StatisticsGeorgia Tech Passing Zach Pyron 19/32, 253 yards, TD Rushing Dontae Smith 9 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving Nate McCollum 7 receptions, 103 yards, TDVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 14/25, 164 yards Rushing Keshawn King 13 carries, 79 yards, TD Receiving Kaleb Smith 4 receptions, 78 yards
At Duke
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 StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/28, 177 yards, TD Rushing Jalen Holston 7 carries, 35 yards Receiving Da'Wain Lofton 3 receptions, 75 yards, TDDuke Passing Riley Leonard 19/31, 262 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jordan Waters 15 carries, 61 yards Receiving Jalon Calhoun 5 receptions, 94 yards
At Liberty
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 StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 14/20, 148 yards Rushing Jalen Holston 26 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nick Gallo 2 receptions, 45 yardsLiberty Passing Kaidon Salter 12/18, 119 yards Rushing Shedro Louis 9 carries, 64 yards Receiving DeMario Douglas 9 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia (Canceled)
The game was canceled due to the 2022 University of Virginia shooting, which killed 3 players on Virginia's team.
Roster
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