How the Hokies fair against Big Ten foes is critical for the first time.
Football
2/1/2023 4:33:00 PM
Virginia Tech football found out what its 2023 schedule will entail earlier this week when the ACC showed fallout status for all 14 teams on the ACC Network.
Tech will play 11 of 12 games on Saturday, six at home and six on the road.
New season tickets are available starting at $350. You can choose the seat of your choice and enjoy various benefits at a higher price compared to the price of a single game ticket.
Current season ticket holders must renew their ticket and Hockey Scholarship Fund donation by March 1, 2023 to participate in this spring’s annual seat upgrade process.
While there’s still plenty of time until the Hokies’ home season opener at Old Dominion on Labor Day weekend, let’s take a look at some early stories to catch up this fall.
1) Start will be crucial. Most ACC teams play at least one conference team in the first four games of the season, but Virginia Tech, Miami (Fla.) and Syracuse do not, as all three teams begin their seasons with four consecutive non-conference games. The Hokies, who have gone four straight non-conference games in six years, will look to match the 2017 team’s 4-0 record. They will face the 2022 Big Ten West division winner at home at Purdue on Sept. 9, then play Rutgers the following week. Tech takes on Old Dominion (Sept. 2) and Marshall (Sept. 23) to wrap up the month of September before opening ACC play at Pitt (Sept. 30).
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2) That’s no small feat when it comes to the start of ACC play. Tech faces the aforementioned Pitt (9-4, 5-3 ACC), Florida State (10-3, 5-3) and Wake Forest (8-5, 3-5) in back-to-back weeks, marking the 27-win teams. A season ago.
3) Tech should be the Road Warriors to close. The Hokies will play three of their last four games away from the friendly confines of Lane Stadium, the third straight season they will have to do so. While not ideal, it has happened six times since 2011 and the Hokies have done well, owning a .500 or better winning percentage in all but one of those years. They begin their road swing with a stop in Louisville, which welcomes a new head coach (Jeff Brohm), to start November, then head to Boston College next week. Senior Day will be held on Nov. 18 at NC State, then the Smithfield Commonwealth clash will close the regular season at Charlottesville on Nov. 25.
4) No show in the Tar Heel State. As most fans know, most of the ACC’s charter members are from North Carolina (founded in 1953). Since the Hokies joined the ACC in 2004, they will travel to North Carolina to face Duke, NC State, North Carolina or Wake Forest at least once. However, that will not be the case this season and it will be the first time since Tech joined the ACC. On the side, Tech plays host to Demon Deacon and Wolfpack.
5) Another Thursday night game in the lane. Around this time last year, it was announced that the Virginia Tech-West Virginia game would be played in Blacksburg on Thursday night. Tech somewhat birthed the Thursday night concept in the 2000s and made it a big deal for ESPN and college football fans nationwide. Getting another hockey faithful circled on the calendar is music to their ears, literally – see what it’s like.
