2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Hokies were led by 24th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference after winning the Coastal Division and defeating Florida State 44–33 in the 2010 ACC Championship Game.

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ACC champion ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship, W 44–33 vs. Florida State
Orange Bowl, L 12–40 vs. Stanford
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
Record	11–3 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (16th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Uniform

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Hokies were only the second-ever team ranked in the AP Poll to lose to a FCS opponent (James Madison). (The other ranked team to lose to a FCS team is #5 Michigan in 2007 to Appalachian State.) The loss was the team's second in six days, as it also lost to then #3 ranked Boise State at FedExField in Landover, MD in a nationally televised Monday night contest.

After the JMU loss, Tech reeled off ten straight wins and became the first team to go undefeated in ACC play since Florida State in 2000. It finished its regular season with a 10–2 record and now holds the longest streak of ten-win seasons in the NCAA with seven. Tech played Stanford in the Discover Orange Bowl after they beat Florida State 44–33 in the 2010 ACC Championship Game. They lost to Stanford by a score of 40–12.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Boise State*	No. 10	FedExField Landover, MD (Allstate Kickoff in the Capital)	ESPN	L 30–33	86,587
September 11	1:30 p.m.	No. 12 (FCS) James Madison*	No. 13	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	L 16–21	66,233
September 18	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	W 49–27	66,233
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 19–0	42,317
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at No. 23 NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 41–30	58,083
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 45–21	66,233
October 16	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 52–21	66,233
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 23	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 44–7	66,233
November 4	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN	W 28–21	66,233
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 16	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC/ESPN	W 26–10	60,000
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Miami (FL)	No. 14	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–17	40,101
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Virginia	No. 13	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 37–7	66,233
December 4	7:45 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Florida State	No. 12	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship Game)	ESPN	W 44–33	72,379
January 3, 2011	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Stanford*	No. 12	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 12–40	65,453
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	10	13	—	—	—	RV	RV	23	21	20	16	14	13	12	12	16
Coaches	6	13	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	21	20	17	15	14	11	11	15
Harris	Not released						RV	23	21	20	17	15	14	12	12	Not released
BCS	Not released							25	23	22	20	16	16	15	13	Not released

Roster

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies roster
Flanker      Ben Barber – Freshman      Willie Byrn – Freshman   7 Marcus Davis – Sophomore 11 Dyrell Roberts – Junior 19 Danny Coale – Junior 35 Austin Fuller – Sophomore Split End      Corey Fuller – Junior      E.L. Smiling – Freshman 18 D.J. Coles – Sophomore 29 Xavier Boyce – Sophomore 81 Jarrett Boykin – Junior Center 60 Beau Warren – Senior 63 Bo Gentry – Sophomore 67 Michael Via – Sophomore 74 Andrew Miller – Freshman Offensive Guard      Matt Arkema – Freshman      Tyler Barfield – Freshman 59 Courtney Prince – Sophomore 68 Jaymes Brooks – Junior 71 Vinston Painter – Sophomore 75 Greg Nosal – Junior 76 David Wang – Freshman 77 Dale Davis – Freshman Offensive Tackle      Mark Shuman – Freshman 54 Nick Becton – Sophomore 61 Darian Fisher – Freshman 62 Blake DeChristopher – Junior 63 Laurence Gibson – Freshman 70 Kory Gough – Freshman 72 Andrew Lanier – Junior Tight End      Derek DiNardo – Freshman      Jerome Lewis – Freshman 13 Randall Dunn – Sophomore 85 Rob Stanton – Senior 86 Eric Martin – Freshman 87 Prince Parker – Senior 88 Andre Smith – Senior 89 Jay Cockrill – Sophomore 95 George George – Sophomore		Quarterback      Mark Leal – Freshman      Ricardo Young – Freshman   3 Logan Thomas – Freshman   5 Tyrod Taylor – Senior 12 Joseph Clayton – Sophomore 14 Trey Gresh – Freshman Tailback   4 David Wilson – Sophomore 22 Tony Gregory – Freshman 32 Darren Evans – Junior 34 Ryan Williams – Sophomore Fullback      Josh Call – Sophomore      Bradley Tallman – Freshman 25 Josh Oglesby – Junior 31 Kenny Younger – Senior 39 Martin Scales – Sophomore 45 Joey Phillips – Sophomore Defensive tackle      Nick Acree – Freshman 53 Dwight Tucker – Sophomore 55 Isaiah Hamlette – Sophomore 56 Antoine Hopkins – Sophomore 91 John Graves – Senior 93 Kwamaine Battle – Junior 98 Derrick Hopkins – Freshman Defensive End      Zach McCray – Freshman 33 Chris Drager – Junior 42 J.R. Collins – Freshman 64 Jeff Wardach – Freshman 66 Tyrel Wilson – Freshman 82 Steven Friday – Senior 90 Duan Perez-Means – Freshman 96 Josh Eadie – Senior 99 James Gayle – Freshman Linebacker      Jonathan Halfhide – Freshman      Brian Laiti – Freshman      Dominique Patterson – Freshman 16 Zach Luckett – Senior 23 Lorenzo Williams – Sophomore 24 Tariq Edwards – Freshman 28 Alonzo Tweedy – Sophomore 36 Chase Williams – Freshman 38 Quillie Odeom – Junior 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – Sophomore 44 Lyndell Gibson – Sophomore 51 Bruce Taylor – Sophomore 52 Barquell Rivers – Junior 57 Telvion Clark – Freshman 58 Jack Tyler – Freshman		Cornerback      Detrick Bonner – Freshman      Michael Dennis II – Junior      Mark Carter – Freshman      Carl Jackson – Freshman      Germond Oatneal – Junior   9 Cris Hill – Junior 17 Kyle Fuller – Freshman 20 Jayron Hosley – Sophomore 21 Roc Carmichael – Senior 27 Jerrodd Williams – Freshman 37 Jacob Sykes – Junior Free Safety      Riley Beiro – Freshman   1 Antone Exum – Freshman 15 Eddie Whitley – Junior 49 Ron Cooper – Senior Rover      Nick Dew – Freshman      Theron Norman – Freshman   2 Davon Morgan – Senior 26 James Hopper – Freshman 40 Wiley Brown – Sophomore Long Snapper      Ethan Dickerson – Freshman      Luckas Stump – Freshman 50 Collin Carroll – Junior 65 Joe St. Germain – Freshman Punter      Grant Bowden – Freshman 30 Brian Saunders – Senior 83 Scott Demler – Sophomore Place Kicker      Conor Goulding – Freshman      Lukas Stump – Freshman      Tyler Weiss – Junior 48 Justin Myer – Junior 89 Cody Journell – Freshman 92 Ethan Keyserling – Freshman 97 Chris Hazley – Senior

Coaching staff

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies coaching staff

Head coach Frank Beamer Assistant coaches Billy Hite – Associate head coach and running backs coach Bud Foster – Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Bryan Stinespring – Offensive coordinator and tight ends Jim Cavanaugh – Recruiting coordinator and strong safety and outside linebackers coach Torrian Gray – Defensive backfield coach Curt Newsome – Offensive line coach Mike O'Cain – Quarterbacks coach Kevin Sherman – Wide receivers coach Charley Wiles – Defensive line coach John Ballein – Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations

Flyovers

Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft.

Date	Opponent	aircraft	origin	comments
September 11	James Madison	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III	Altus Air Force Base	air crew included 2 Virginia Tech alumni
September 18	East Carolina	Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775	led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumni
October 5	Central Michigan	E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound	Naval Station Norfolk	air crew included 2 Virginia Tech alumni
October 16	Wake Forest	North American B-25 Mitchell	Tri-State Warbird Museum	arranged by Virginia Tech alumnus and World War II pilot Stanley Cohen