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The 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech in the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team was led by in his second year as Virginia Tech head coach.

The Hokies finished the regular season undefeated for the first time since 1999 before defeating Tennessee at the SEC Championship Game to claim their first Southeastern Conference championship only one season after joining the conference. By winning the championship, Virginia Tech earned their first College Football Playoff appearance via an automatic bid. The Hokies then fell to eventual playoff champions Clemson in an all-SEC quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl.

Following the season, senior quarterback Kyron Drones became the first player in program history to win the Heisman Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 p.m.	vs. Kansas State*	No. 16	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPN	W 28–14	63,081
September 6	11:00 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 31–28	65,632
September 13	6:45 p.m.	Old Dominion*	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	SEC Network	W 52–24	65,632
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Auburn	No. 9	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 38–35	87,451
October 4	4:00 p.m.	No. 20 Florida State	No. 7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 31–7	65,632
October 11	11:00 a.m.	Mississippi State	No. 3	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN	W 51–7	61,235
October 18	8:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 3	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN	W 45–17	60,181
October 25	8:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 1	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ABC	W 73–7	65,632
November 2	8:00 p.m.	at Miami	No. 1	Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 47–24	42,355
November 9	3:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 1	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (College GameDay)	CBS	W 17–14	65,632
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Tennessee	No. 1	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	W 39–35	101,915
November 22	4:00 p.m.	Virginia*	No. 1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Clash)	ESPN	W 31–20	60,321
December 4	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Tennessee	No. 1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry / SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 24–17	71,000
January 1	9:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Clemson	No. 1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl / College Football Playoff quarterfinal)	ABC	L 24–27	74,295
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

The 2026 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech in the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team was led by in his third year as Virginia Tech head coach. The Hokies entered the season as the defending Southeastern Conference champions and repeated as champions after upsetting Georgia at the SEC Championship Game.

This was the first season that the Southeastern Conference used a divisional format since Virginia Tech joined along with Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Miami for the 2024 football season. Virginia Tech earned their second consecutive SEC Championship Game appearance by winning the North division with a 7–2 conference record.

By winning the conference championship, the Hokies earned an automatic bid to the 2026 College Football Playoff, where they were given the top seed and will face LSU in an all-SEC quarterfinal at the Orange Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:00 p.m.	Old Dominion*	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	SEC Network	W 35–14	65,632
September 10	8:00 p.m.	at LSU	No. 2	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 20–23	102,321
September 17	11:00 a.m.	James Madison*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	SEC Network	W 66–17	65,632
September 24	8:00 p.m.	Florida State	No. 7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 39–28	65,632
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Tennessee	No. 5	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry / College GameDay)	CBS	W 22–3	101,915
October 8	4:00 p.m.	No. 24 Auburn	No. 4	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 50–38	65,632
October 15	11:00 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 49–10	65,632
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 3	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	CBS	W 21–20	63,901
October 29	4:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 4	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 45–13	65,632
November 12	6:45 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 3	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	SEC Network	W 28–7	59,866
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 2	Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ABC	L 23–49	101,821
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Virginia*	No. 7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Clash)	ESPN	W 49–17	65,632
December 3	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Georgia	No. 7	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 23–13	71,000
January 1	9:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 LSU	No. 1	Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl / College Football Playoff quarterfinal)	ABC
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time