Program history
Virginia Tech Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 57-122-2
- Win percentage
- 32%
- Current streak
- 7L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
57-122-2
181 games · 32%
Against Top 10
9-54-1
64 games · 14.8%
Against Top 5
1-29
30 games · 3.3%
Streaks
7L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 7
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23-40-1 | 64 | 36.7% |
| Road | 22-66-1 | 89 | 25.3% |
| Neutral | 12-16 | 28 | 42.9% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2-15 | 17 | 11.8% |
| 2010s | 15-18 | 33 | 45.5% |
| 2000s | 22-15 | 37 | 59.5% |
| 1990s | 14-20-1 | 35 | 41.4% |
| 1980s | 2-18 | 20 | 10% |
| 1970s | 1-14 | 15 | 6.7% |
| 1960s | 1-6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 1950s | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0-8-1 | 9 | 5.6% |
| 1930s | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2024 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2023 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2020 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2019 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2018 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2017 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2016 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2015 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2014 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2013 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2012 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2010 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2009 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2008 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2007 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 2006 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2005 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 2004 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2003 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2002 | 4-1 | 5 | 80% |
| 2001 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1999 | 4-1 | 5 | 80% |
| 1998 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1997 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1996 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1995 | 4-0 | 4 | 100% |
| 1994 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1993 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1992 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1991 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1989 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1988 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1986 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1985 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1971 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1970 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1968 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1949 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-0-1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1945 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1937 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Miami, 2003
31-7 · Home · Virginia Tech was No. 10
Win over No. 6
West Virginia, 2004
19-13 · Home · Virginia Tech was unranked
Win over No. 8
Ohio State, 2014
35-21 · Road · Virginia Tech was unranked
Win over No. 9
Miami, 2009
31-7 · Home · Virginia Tech was No. 11
Win over No. 9
Miami, 2004
16-10 · Road · Virginia Tech was No. 10
Win over No. 9
Texas, 1995
28-10 · Neutral · Virginia Tech was No. 13
Win over No. 9
West Virginia, 1989
12-10 · Road · Virginia Tech was unranked
Win over No. 10
North Carolina, 2021
17-10 · Home · Virginia Tech was unranked
Win over No. 10
Clemson, 2006
24-7 · Home · Virginia Tech was unranked
Win over No. 12
Boston College, 2007
30-16 · Road · Virginia Tech was No. 6
All 181 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 7-27 | No. 17 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 17-34 | No. 14 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 16-28 | No. 16 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 20-35 | No. 13 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 11-24 | No. 13 South Carolina | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 14-24 | No. 19 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 34-38 | No. 7 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | W 41-20 | No. 23 Tulane | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2023 | L 3-34 | No. 15 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 17-39 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 21-22 | No. 24 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 29-32 | No. 14 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | W 17-10 | No. 10 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 10-45 | No. 4 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 24-25 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 35-38 | No. 25 Liberty | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 45-56 | No. 8 North Carolina | No. 19 | Road |
| 2019 | W 36-17 | No. 22 Wake Forest | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 20-21 | No. 16 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 31-35 | No. 19 Cincinnati | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 21-31 | No. 24 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 23-45 | No. 6 Notre Dame | No. 24 | Home |
| 2018 | W 31-14 | No. 22 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | W 24-3 | No. 19 Florida State | No. 20 | Road |
| 2017 | L 21-30 | No. 17 Oklahoma State | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2017 | L 10-28 | No. 9 Miami | No. 13 | Road |
| 2017 | L 17-31 | No. 2 Clemson | No. 12 | Home |
| 2017 | W 31-24 | No. 22 West Virginia | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2016 | W 35-24 | No. 17 Arkansas | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 2016 | L 35-42 | No. 3 Clemson | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 2016 | W 34-3 | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 25 | Road |
| 2016 | L 24-45 | No. 17 Tennessee | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2015 | L 27-30 | No. 12 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 43-45 | No. 23 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | W 17-16 | No. 19 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | W 35-21 | No. 8 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 12-42 | No. 17 UCLA | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 2013 | W 42-24 | No. 14 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | W 13-10 | No. 21 Rutgers | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 2012 | L 22-28 | No. 8 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 17-38 | No. 14 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 20-23 | No. 13 Michigan | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 10-38 | No. 21 Clemson | No. 5 | Neutral |
| 2011 | W 38-0 | No. 24 Virginia | No. 6 | Road |
| 2011 | W 37-26 | No. 20 Georgia Tech | No. 10 | Road |
| 2011 | L 3-23 | No. 13 Clemson | No. 11 | Home |
| 2010 | L 12-40 | No. 5 Stanford | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 2010 | W 44-33 | No. 20 Florida State | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 2010 | W 31-17 | No. 24 Miami | No. 14 | Road |
| 2010 | W 41-30 | No. 23 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 23-28 | No. 19 Georgia Tech | No. 4 | Road |
| 2009 | W 31-7 | No. 9 Miami | No. 11 | Home |
| 2009 | W 16-15 | No. 19 Nebraska | No. 13 | Home |
| 2008 | W 20-7 | No. 13 Cincinnati | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 2008 | W 30-12 | No. 18 Boston College | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2008 | W 23-13 | No. 23 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 20-30 | No. 24 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 21-24 | No. 7 Kansas | No. 6 | Home |
| 2007 | W 30-16 | No. 12 Boston College | No. 6 | Road |
| 2007 | W 33-21 | No. 16 Virginia | No. 8 | Road |
| 2007 | L 10-14 | No. 2 Boston College | No. 8 | Home |
| 2007 | W 41-23 | No. 22 Clemson | No. 15 | Road |
| 2007 | L 7-48 | No. 2 LSU | No. 9 | Road |
| 2006 | L 24-31 | No. 16 Georgia | No. 14 | Home |
| 2006 | W 27-6 | No. 14 Wake Forest | No. 19 | Road |
| 2006 | W 24-7 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 27-38 | No. 24 Georgia Tech | No. 11 | Home |
| 2005 | W 35-24 | No. 16 Louisville | No. 5 | Home |
| 2005 | L 22-27 | No. 22 Florida State | No. 5 | Road |
| 2005 | L 7-27 | No. 5 Miami | No. 3 | Home |
| 2005 | W 30-10 | No. 13 Boston College | No. 3 | Home |
| 2005 | W 51-7 | No. 15 Georgia Tech | No. 4 | Home |
| 2004 | L 13-16 | No. 3 Auburn | No. 10 | Road |
| 2004 | W 16-10 | No. 9 Miami | No. 10 | Road |
| 2004 | W 24-10 | No. 16 Virginia | No. 11 | Home |
| 2004 | W 19-13 | No. 6 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 28-31 | No. 25 Pittsburgh | No. 5 | Road |
| 2003 | W 31-7 | No. 2 Miami | No. 10 | Home |
| 2002 | W 20-13 | No. 22 Air Force | No. 18 | Home |
| 2002 | L 45-56 | No. 1 Miami | No. 18 | Road |
| 2002 | W 13-3 | No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 7 | Road |
| 2002 | W 47-21 | No. 16 Marshall | No. 11 | Home |
| 2002 | W 26-8 | No. 14 LSU | No. 16 | Home |
| 2001 | L 17-30 | No. 24 Florida State | No. 15 | Home |
| 2001 | L 24-26 | No. 1 Miami | No. 14 | Home |
| 2000 | W 41-20 | No. 16 Clemson | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 2000 | L 21-41 | No. 3 Miami | No. 2 | Road |
| 1999 | L 29-46 | No. 1 Florida State | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1999 | W 38-14 | No. 22 Boston College | No. 2 | Home |
| 1999 | W 43-10 | No. 19 Miami | No. 2 | Home |
| 1999 | W 62-0 | No. 16 Syracuse | No. 4 | Home |
| 1999 | W 31-7 | No. 24 Virginia | No. 8 | Road |
| 1998 | W 38-7 | No. 22 Alabama | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1998 | L 32-36 | No. 14 Virginia | No. 25 | Home |
| 1998 | L 26-28 | No. 24 Syracuse | No. 23 | Road |
| 1997 | L 3-42 | No. 7 North Carolina | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1997 | L 17-30 | No. 21 West Virginia | No. 19 | Road |
| 1996 | L 21-41 | No. 6 Nebraska | No. 10 | Neutral |
| 1996 | W 26-9 | No. 20 Virginia | No. 17 | Home |
| 1996 | W 31-14 | No. 23 West Virginia | No. 17 | Home |
| 1996 | W 21-7 | No. 18 Miami | No. 21 | Road |
| 1995 | W 28-10 | No. 9 Texas | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 1995 | W 36-29 | No. 13 Virginia | No. 20 | Road |
| 1995 | W 31-7 | No. 20 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | W 13-7 | No. 17 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 23-45 | No. 23 Tennessee | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1994 | L 23-42 | No. 16 Virginia | No. 14 | Home |
| 1994 | L 3-24 | No. 6 Miami | No. 13 | Road |
| 1993 | W 45-20 | No. 21 Indiana | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 1993 | W 20-17 | No. 23 Virginia | No. 25 | Road |
| 1993 | L 13-14 | No. 25 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 2-21 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 9-28 | No. 10 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 23-43 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | T 13-13 | No. 21 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 0-38 | No. 20 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 17-24 | No. 14 East Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 20-33 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 17-27 | No. 6 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 3-6 | No. 4 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 28-39 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 24-35 | No. 25 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 25-32 | No. 18 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 7-41 | No. 19 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | W 12-10 | No. 9 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 7-27 | No. 7 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 14-41 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 24-26 | No. 8 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 10-22 | No. 7 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 7-40 | No. 4 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 13-27 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 10-22 | No. 8 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | W 25-24 | No. 18 NC State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1985 | L 18-35 | No. 2 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 10-17 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 7-14 | No. 18 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 0-13 | No. 4 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 6-16 | No. 13 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 8-14 | No. 15 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 14-21 | No. 12 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 10-20 | No. 20 Miami | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1980 | L 7-31 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 7-31 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 10-17 | No. 9 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 0-35 | No. 3 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 21-23 | No. 16 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 0-32 | No. 7 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 6-27 | No. 6 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 0-19 | No. 11 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 6-77 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 27-54 | No. 14 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 6-37 | No. 19 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 13-52 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | W 34-32 | No. 19 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 15-27 | No. 17 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 29-56 | No. 18 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 18-51 | No. 17 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 13-17 | No. 15 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 17-34 | No. 17 Ole Miss | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1968 | W 40-22 | No. 18 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 8-13 | No. 12 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 7-14 | No. 7 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 7-14 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1960 | L 7-13 | No. 8 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 0-12 | No. 20 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 6-21 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 7-12 | No. 8 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 0-42 | No. 11 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1949 | L 0-26 | No. 19 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 7-49 | No. 3 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 0-40 | No. 13 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 7-21 | No. 15 William & Mary | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 7-41 | No. 12 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | T 14-14 | No. 10 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1945 | L 13-31 | No. 20 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 7-21 | No. 17 William & Mary | Unranked | Home |
| 1940 | L 4-46 | No. 9 Georgetown | Unranked | Road |
| 1939 | L 6-13 | No. 8 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1938 | L 0-18 | No. 11 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1937 | L 0-27 | No. 15 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1937 | L 0-25 | No. 13 Duke | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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