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▲ Above its 5-year level +7
Career66since 1936
Peak911999
Last 565seasons
#42 nationally · 4-2 (1-2 conf)
Résumé #53 · better than its record
Schedule so far #85
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Virginia Tech Hokies
ACC · Blacksburg, VA · Lane Stadium · Head coach James Franklin
62-34-5 all time (101 meetings since 1902)
Virginia Tech leads
Last: lost 27-7 (2025)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
7AP top-10
7All-Americans
122NFL picks
56.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1902. Every season →
Chemistry
65
63Foundation
68Gel
gel counts 45% so far
at its usual level
early · #32 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters64%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-2 | ACC | — | #42 | 72 | James Franklin |
| 2025 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #86 | 60 | Philip Montgomery; Brent Pry |
| 2024 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #29 | 77 | Brent Pry |
| 2023 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #48 | 69 | Brent Pry |
| 2022 | 3-8 | ACC | — | #100 | 54 | Brent Pry |
| 2021 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #63 | 66 | Justin Fuente; J.C. Price |
| 2020 | 5-6 | ACC | — | — | — | Justin Fuente |
| 2019 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #46 | 69 | Justin Fuente |
| 2018 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #79 | 62 | Justin Fuente |
| 2017 | 9-4 | ACC | #24 | #16 | 79 | Justin Fuente |
| 2016 | 10-4 | ACC | #16 | #17 | 80 | Justin Fuente |
| 2015 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #45 | 72 | Frank Beamer |
| 2014 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #42 | 72 | Frank Beamer |
| 2013 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #40 | 71 | Frank Beamer |
| 2012 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #58 | 67 | Frank Beamer |
| 2011 | 11-3 | ACC | #21 | #30 | 73 | Frank Beamer |
| 2010 | 11-3 | ACC | #16 | #8 | 84 | Frank Beamer |
| 2009 | 10-3 | ACC | #10 | #4 | 90 | Frank Beamer |
| 2008 | 10-4 | ACC | #15 | #29 | 73 | Frank Beamer |
| 2007 | 11-3 | ACC | #9 | #13 | 80 | Frank Beamer |
| 2006 | 10-3 | ACC | #19 | #17 | 79 | Frank Beamer |
| 2005 | 11-2 | ACC | #7 | #5 | 88 | Frank Beamer |
| 2004 | 10-3 | ACC | #10 | #9 | 81 | Frank Beamer |
| 2003 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #22 | 77 | Frank Beamer |
| 2002 | 10-4 | Big East | #21 | #21 | 77 | Frank Beamer |
| 2001 | 8-4 | Big East | #15 | #6 | 81 | Frank Beamer |
| 2000 | 11-1 | Big East | #6 | #6 | 87 | Frank Beamer |
| 1999 | 11-1 | Big East | #2 | #3 | 91 | Frank Beamer |
| 1998 | 9-3 | Big East | #23 | #8 | 84 | Frank Beamer |
| 1997 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #53 | 66 | Frank Beamer |
| 1996 | 10-2 | Big East | #13 | #17 | 78 | Frank Beamer |
| 1995 | 10-2 | Big East | #10 | #12 | 79 | Frank Beamer |
| 1994 | 8-4 | Big East | — | #27 | 73 | Frank Beamer |
| 1993 | 9-3 | Big East | #22 | #27 | 74 | Frank Beamer |
| 1992 | 2-8-1 | Big East | — | #55 | 64 | Frank Beamer |
| 1991 | 5-6 | Big East | — | #42 | 69 | Frank Beamer |
| 1990 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 73 | Frank Beamer |
| 1989 | 6-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 70 | Frank Beamer |
| 1988 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #67 | 61 | Frank Beamer |
| 1987 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 63 | Frank Beamer |
| 1986 | 9-2-1 | FBS Independents | #20 | #36 | 70 | Bill Dooley |
| 1985 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 69 | Bill Dooley |
| 1984 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 74 | Bill Dooley |
| 1983 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 77 | Bill Dooley |
| 1982 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 61 | Bill Dooley |
| 1981 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 70 | Bill Dooley |
| 1980 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 71 | Bill Dooley |
| 1979 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 64 | Bill Dooley |
| 1978 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #78 | 59 | Bill Dooley |
| 1977 | 3-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #67 | 64 | Jimmy Sharpe |
| 1976 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 70 | Jimmy Sharpe |
| 1975 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 64 | Jimmy Sharpe |
| 1974 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 65 | Jimmy Sharpe |
| 1973 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 54 | Charles Coffey |
| 1972 | 6-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 70 | Charles Coffey |
| 1971 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #73 | 59 | Charles Coffey |
| 1970 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #89 | 53 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1969 | 4-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 64 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1968 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 71 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1967 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 69 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1966 | 8-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 70 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1965 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 59 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1964 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #59 | 64 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1963 | 8-2 | Southern | — | #51 | 68 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1962 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #72 | 59 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1961 | 4-5 | Southern | — | #80 | 53 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1960 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #67 | 59 | Frank Moseley |
| 1959 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #74 | 56 | Frank Moseley |
| 1958 | 5-4-1 | Southern | — | #76 | 56 | Frank Moseley |
| 1957 | 4-6 | Southern | — | #62 | 58 | Frank Moseley |
| 1956 | 7-2-1 | Southern | — | #33 | 70 | Frank Moseley |
| 1955 | 6-3-1 | Southern | — | #59 | 60 | Frank Moseley |
| 1954 | 8-0-1 | Southern | #16 | #33 | 71 | Frank Moseley |
| 1953 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #76 | 53 | Frank Moseley |
| 1952 | 5-6 | Southern | — | #81 | 51 | Frank Moseley |
| 1951 | 2-8 | Southern | — | #92 | 38 | Frank Moseley |
| 1950 | 0-10 | Southern | — | #96 | 19 | Robert McNeish |
| 1949 | 1-7-2 | Southern | — | #85 | 52 | Robert McNeish |
| 1948 | 0-8-1 | Southern | — | #89 | 50 | Robert McNeish |
| 1947 | 4-5 | Southern | — | #67 | 59 | Jimmy Kitts |
| 1946 | 3-4-3 | Southern | — | #56 | 62 | Jimmy Kitts |
| 1945 | 2-6 | Southern | — | #69 | 52 | Henry McEver |
| 1942 | 7-2-1 | Southern | — | #57 | 62 | S.D. Tilson; Henry McEver |
| 1941 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #72 | 53 | Jimmy Kitts |
| 1940 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #75 | 55 | Henry Redd |
| 1939 | 4-5-1 | Southern | — | #59 | 62 | Henry Redd |
| 1938 | 3-5-2 | Southern | — | #73 | 55 | Henry Redd |
| 1937 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #84 | 49 | Henry Redd |
| 1936 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #86 | 36 | Henry Redd |
| 1935 | 4-3-2 | Southern | — | #85 | 50 early | Henry Redd |
| 1934 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #79 | 53 early | Henry Redd |
| 1933 | 4-3-3 | Southern | — | #78 | 51 early | Henry Redd |
| 1932 | 8-1 | Southern | — | #32 | 70 early | Henry Redd |
| 1931 | 3-4-2 | Southern | — | #73 | 53 early | O.E. Neale |
| 1930 | 5-3-1 | Southern | — | #77 | 45 early | O.E. Neale |
| 1929 | 5-4 | Southern | — | #57 | 58 early | Andy Gustafson |
| 1928 | 7-2 | Southern | — | #53 | 59 early | Andy Gustafson |
| 1927 | 5-4 | Southern | — | #40 | 64 early | Andy Gustafson |
| 1926 | 5-3-1 | Southern | — | #65 | 52 early | Andy Gustafson |
| 1925 | 5-3-2 | Southern | — | #69 | 53 early | B.C. Cubbage |
| 1924 | 4-2-3 | Southern | — | #53 | 58 early | B.C. Cubbage |
| 1923 | 6-3 | Southern | — | #51 | 60 early | B.C. Cubbage |
| 1922 | 8-1-1 | Southern | — | #25 | 71 early | B.C. Cubbage |
| 1921 | 7-3 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #45 | 60 early | B.C. Cubbage |
| 1920 | 4-6 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #55 | 54 early | Stanley Sutton |
| 1919 | 5-4 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #45 | 61 early | Charles Bernier |
| 1918 | 7-0 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | Charles Bernier |
| 1917 | 6-2-1 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #26 | 66 early | Charles Bernier |
| 1916 | 7-2 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #25 | 70 early | Jack Ingersoll |
| 1915 | 4-4 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #30 | 65 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1914 | 6-2-1 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #39 | 58 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1913 | 7-1-1 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #20 | 68 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1912 | 5-4 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #31 | 58 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1911 | 6-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 60 early | L.W. Reiss |
| 1910 | 6-2 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 69 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1909 | 6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #15 | 71 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1908 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 65 early | R.M. Brown |
| 1907 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 62 early | C.R. Williams |
| 1906 | 5-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #17 | 67 early | C.P. Miles |
| 1905 | 9-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 64 early | C.P. Miles |
| 1904 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 69 early | John O'Connor |
| 1903 | 5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #14 | 69 early | C.A. Lueder |
| 1902 | 3-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 63 early | R.R. Brown |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.