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2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football
2006 Clemson at Virginia Tech celebration.jpg
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Georgia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 19
2006 record 10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach Frank Beamer (20th year)
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring (5th year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (12th year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(c. 66,233, grass)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#18 Wake Forest x$   6 2         11 3  
#20 Boston College   5 3         10 3  
Maryland   5 3         9 4  
Clemson   5 3         8 5  
Florida State   3 5         7 6  
NC State   2 6         3 9  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x   7 1         9 5  
#19 Virginia Tech   6 2         10 3  
Virginia   4 4         5 7  
Miami   3 5         7 6  
North Carolina   2 6         3 9  
Duke   0 8         0 12  

Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Northeastern 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech 21 7 7 3 38
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
  • Game start: 1:35 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 66,233
  • Game weather: 70°F, Partly Cloudy, Winds NNW 10 mph
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPN360): Ryan Rose & Stan Lewter
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia Tech 7 7 7 14 35
North Carolina 3 0 0 7 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Duke 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech 13 10 7 6 36
1 2 3 4 Total
Cincinnati 0 10 3 0 13
Virginia Tech 5 0 7 17 29
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 21 3 14 0 38
Virginia Tech 7 6 0 14 27
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia Tech 0 3 0 0 3
Boston College 0 7 6 9 22
1 2 3 4 Total
Southern Miss 6 0 0 0 6
Virginia Tech 7 12 3 14 36
1 2 3 4 Total
Clemson 7 0 0 0 7
Virginia Tech 7 3 14 0 24

The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. The team tallied a 10–3 record, going 10–2 during the regular season before losing 31–24 in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Virginia Tech began the season ranked #16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and #17 in the Associated Press Poll after going 11-2 (7-1 ACC) in 2005 and winning the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

See also 2006 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

The first half of Virginia Tech's season was characterized by a lack of discipline for the Hokies, both on and off the field.

Tech's discipline troubles came to a head when the Hokies were blown out in consecutive weeks by Georgia Tech and Boston College. Beamer responded by cracking down on trash-talking, personal fouls, and other negative behaviors. The team responded and committed no personal fouls and only two defensive penalties total in the three games following the BC loss.

Virginia Tech finished the regular season leading the nation in total defense, scoring defense, and pass defense. This was the second year in a row that defensive coordinator Bud Foster's unit had led the nation in total defense.


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