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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas State* | No. 16 | ESPN | W 28–14 | 63,081 | |
September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 14 | ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 65,632 | |
September 13 | 6:45 p.m. | Old Dominion* | No. 14 |
| SEC Network | W 52–24 | 65,632 |
September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at Auburn | No. 9 | ESPN | W 38–35 | 87,451 | |
October 4 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 Florida State | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 31–7 | 65,632 |
October 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Mississippi State | No. 3 | ESPN | W 51–7 | 61,235 | |
October 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 3 | ESPN | W 45–17 | 60,181 | |
October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 73–7 | 65,632 |
November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at Miami | No. 1 | ABC | W 47–24 | 42,355 | |
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | LSU | No. 1 |
| CBS | W 17–14 | 65,632 |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Tennessee | No. 1 |
| CBS | W 39–35 | 101,915 |
November 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia* | No. 1 | ESPN | W 31–20 | 60,321 | |
December 4 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Tennessee | No. 1 |
| CBS | W 24–17 | 71,000 |
January 1 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Clemson | No. 1 |
| ABC | L 24–27 | 74,295 |
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Old Dominion* | No. 2 | SEC Network | W 35–14 | 65,632 | |
September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at LSU | No. 2 | ABC | L 20–23 | 102,321 | |
September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | James Madison* | No. 11 |
| SEC Network | W 66–17 | 65,632 |
September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida State | No. 7 |
| ESPN | W 39–28 | 65,632 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Tennessee | No. 5 |
| CBS | W 22–3 | 101,915 |
October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 24 Auburn | No. 4 |
| ESPN | W 50–38 | 65,632 |
October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 3 |
| ESPN | W 49–10 | 65,632 |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 3 | CBS | W 21–20 | 63,901 | |
October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 4 |
| ESPN | W 45–13 | 65,632 |
November 12 | 6:45 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 3 | SEC Network | W 28–7 | 59,866 | |
November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at Alabama | No. 2 | ABC | L 23–49 | 101,821 | |
November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Virginia* | No. 7 |
| ESPN | W 49–17 | 65,632 |
December 3 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Georgia | No. 7 | CBS | W 23–13 | 71,000 | |
January 1 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 LSU | No. 1 |
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