The 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by Brent Pry in his second year as Virginia Tech's head coach. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
The team had a 6–6 regular season record, and defeated Virginia 55–17 in Charlottesville to earn a bid to the 2023 Military Bowl in Annapolis. Tech defeated Tulane 41–20 in that game to finish the season 7–6. The Virginia Tech Hokies football team drew an average home attendance of 64,733 in 2023, the 24th highest in college football.
Schedule Virginia Tech and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 without divisions. The new format matches Virginia Tech with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Hokies' three set conference opponents for the next four seasons are Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Wake Forest.
Game summaries
Old Dominion
Statistics ODU VT First downs 19 18 Total yards 295 368 Rush yards 201 109 Passing yards 94 259 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:20 33:40 Team Category Player StatisticsOld Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 13/25, 94 yards, 2 TD Rushing Grant Wilson 19 carries, 81 yards Receiving Ahmarian Granger 3 receptions, 14 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 17/29, 251 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 19 carries, 55 yards Receiving Ali Jennings 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
Purdue
Statistics PUR VT First downs 22 19 Total yards 427 286 Rush yards 179 11 Passing yards 248 275 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 38:01 21:59 Team Category Player StatisticsPurdue Passing Hudson Card 23/34, 248 yards Rushing Devin Mockobee 21 carries, 95 yards, TD Receiving Max Klare 8 receptions, 64 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/33, 243 yards, 2 TD Rushing Malachi Thomas 6 carries, 18 yards Receiving Jaylin Lane 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
At Rutgers
Statistics VT RUT First downs 18 14 Total yards 319 302 Rush yards 129 256 Passing yards 190 46 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 33:44 26:16 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 19/32, 190 yards, TD Rushing Kyron Drones 22 carries, 74 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 6 receptions, 84 yards, TDRutgers Passing Gavin Wimsatt 7/16, 46 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kyle Monangai 16 carries, 143 yards, 3 TD Receiving Christian Dremel 3 receptions, 34 yards, TD
At Marshall
Statistics VT MRSH First downs 16 19 Total yards 344 380 Rush yards 184 214 Passing yards 160 166 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:14 32:46 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 19/35, 160 yards Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 carries, 88 yards Receiving Benji Gosnell 4 receptions, 52 yardsMarshall Passing Cam Fancher 16/27, 166 yards, TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Coombs 4 receptions, 41 yards
Pitt
Statistics PITT VT First downs 9 25 Total yards 273 427 Rush yards 38 199 Passing yards 235 228 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 22:16 37:44 Team Category Player StatisticsPitt Passing Phil Jurkovec 11/22, 235 yards, 2 TD Rushing C'Bo Flemister 10 carries, 41 yards Receiving Konata Mumpfield 4 receptions, 57 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/19, 228 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 24 carries, 109 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD
At No. 5 Florida State
Statistics VT FSU First downs 19 20 Total yards 313 452 Rush yards 209 282 Passing yards 104 170 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 31:16 28:44 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 14/27, 104 yards Rushing Kyron Drones 14 carries, 80 yards Receiving Jaylin Lane 6 receptions, 51 yardsNo. 5 Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 18/24, 170 yards, 2 TD Rushing Trey Benson 11 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD Receiving Johnny Wilson 4 receptions, 54 yards, 2 TD
Wake Forest
Statistics WF VT First downs 20 21 Total yards 262 462 Rush yards 35 141 Passing yards 227 321 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 27:08 32:52 Team Category Player StatisticsWake Forest Passing Michael Kern 14/22, 166 yards Rushing Justice Ellison 11 carries, 35 yards Receiving Taylor Morin 7 receptions, 86 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 20/29, 321 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kyron Drones 15 carries, 59 yards Receiving Jaylin Lane 3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
Syracuse
Statistics SYR VT First downs 9 28 Total yards 137 528 Rush yards 0 318 Passing yards 137 210 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 18:18 41:42 Team Category Player StatisticsSyracuse Passing Garrett Shrader 12/18, 137 yards, TD Rushing LeQuint Allen 14 carries, 42 yards Receiving Damien Alford 4 receptions, 70 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 15/24, 194 yards, TD Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 18 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving Da'Quan Felton 3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
At No. 15 Louisville
Statistics VT LOU First downs 12 17 Total yards 140 382 Rush yards 68 231 Passing yards 72 151 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:45 32:15 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/21, 69 yards Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 11 carries, 57 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 34 yardsNo. 15 Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 11/12, 141 yards, TD Rushing Isaac Guerendo 11 carries, 146 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jadon Thompson 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD
At Boston College
Statistics VT BC First downs 24 14 Total yards 600 262 Rush yards 361 124 Passing yards 239 138 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 35:59 24:01 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/17, 219 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kyron Drones 20 carries, 135 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 101 yardsBoston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 10/20, 110 yards, TD Rushing Alex Broome 9 carries, 56 yards, TD Receiving Jeremiah Franklin 3 receptions, 52 yards
NC State
Statistics NCST VT First downs 24 17 Total yards 408 349 Rush yards 188 124 Passing yards 220 225 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 40:37 19:23 Team Category Player StatisticsNC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 18/26, 203 yards, 2 TD Rushing Brennan Armstrong 21 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kevin "KC" Concepcion 7 receptions, 62 yards, 2 TDVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 17/30, 225 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kyron Drones 9 carries, 51 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD
At Virginia
Statistics VT UVA First downs 16 18 Total yards 500 286 Rush yards 252 43 Passing yards 248 243 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 28:46 31:14 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 10/22, 244 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 16 carries, 117 yards, TD Receiving Da'Quan Felton 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TDVirginia Passing Anthony Colandrea 29/46, 243 yards, 2 TD Rushing Donte Hawthorne 4 carries, 16 yards Receiving Malik Washington 14 receptions, 115 yards
No. 23 Tulane (Military Bowl)
Statistics VT TULA First downs 25 15 Total yards 453 252 Rush yards 362 133 Passing yards 91 119 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 33:06 26:54 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 13/21, 91 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kyron Drones 20 carries, 176 yards, TD Receiving Benji Gosnell 2 receptions, 21 yards, TDTulane Passing Kai Horton 13/20, 119 yards, 2 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 15 carries, 88 yards Receiving Malik Washington 5 receptions, 63 yards
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