The Virginia Tech Athletics Department and the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the Hokies’ 2019 football schedule on Wednesday.
For the second consecutive season, the Hokies will have seven games at Lane Stadium, including three contests in September and a Friday conference game against Duke on Sept. 27.
“We are excited to once again have seven home games at Lane Stadium in 2019,” head Coach Justin Fuente said. “Opening the season on the road at Boston College will be a challenge, but I know our squad will embrace the opportunity. I know how much our team appreciates the support of our fans wherever we play. We look forward to seeing Hokie Nation out in force in Blacksburg and on the road in 2019.”
The Hokies will open the 2019 campaign on the road against Boston College on Saturday, Aug. 31. Last season, Tech also opened on the road against an ACC opponent, knocking off Florida State by a 24-3 margin in Tallahassee. This season marks the first time that the Hokies will open with ACC teams in back-to-back campaigns since taking on Clemson in the first games of the 1987 and 1988 seasons. It will also be Tech’s first game played in August since a 34-9 win over William & Mary on August 30, 2014. The Hokies last opened the year against Boston College in 1995.
Tech will then play host to a three-game homestand at Lane Stadium beginning with Old Dominion on Sept. 7 and followed by Furman on Sept. 14. The Hokies will enjoy an open date on Sept. 21 before the club’s ACC home opener against Duke on Friday, Sept. 27. Tech owns a 3-0 record against the Blue Devils under Fuente.
A road trip to Miami on Oct. 5 will precede a home date with Rhode Island on Oct. 12 and an ACC Coastal Division contest with North Carolina on Oct. 19. Tech’s game with URI will be the first meeting between the two since they initially squared off in 1980. The Hokies also own a 3-0 record against the Tar Heels under Fuente.
The Hokies will enjoy a second open date on Oct. 26 before traveling to Notre Dame on Nov. 2. Tech’s initial trip to Notre Dame Stadium saw the Hokies erase a pair of 17-point deficits to come away with the 34-31 win. Tech will welcome Wake Forest to Lane Stadium for the first time since 2010 on Nov. 9 before traveling to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech on Nov. 16.
Tech’s 2019 home slate will conclude with a Senior Day showdown against Pitt on Nov. 23. The Hokies will then seek to extend their streak of dominance in the Commonwealth Cup series against Virginia with a visit to Charlottesville on Friday, Nov. 29. Tech’s 15-game winning streak over the Cavaliers is the longest active streak between a pair of in-state FBS rivals and is the third-longest active winning streak in a series featuring a pair of Power Five programs.
Season ticket renewals are now available for the upcoming 2019 football season, with many value-added benefits built in.
Season ticket members will continue to receive the best pricing available. Other new benefits include:
•A $25 concession voucher is included in each season ticket
•Complimentary Maroon & Orange Memories credits to upgrade your experience on game day
•Payment plans – Break up your purchase into multiple payments. Fans ordering early may utilize an extended payment plan to break their total purchase into as many as six payments over a five-month period for each season ticket purchased.
•A discount to the official online store, shop.hokiesports.com
•Access to complimentary men’s and women’s basketball individual game tickets (2019-20, games to be determined, based on availability)
•Exclusive access to videoboard messages during 2019 home games (contact the Athletics Ticket Office to submit)
•Hokie Club priority points – 3 points per consecutive year purchasing season tickets, 1 point per purchased season ticket
Season tickets are priced at $400 in 2019 and guarantee a seat in Lane Stadium for all seven home games.
Renewal Timeline:
February 15, 2019 – Deadline to renew season tickets in priority
February 2019 – Hokie Scholarship Fund donors without season tickets in 2018 able to purchase. Public season tickets also on sale.
March 31, 2019 – Hokie Scholarship Fund giving deadline
April 2019 – Seat selection begins for fans who are interested in exploring other options based on available seating locations
In three seasons under Fuente, the Hokies have gone 25-15 with three bowl game appearances and winning an ACC Coastal Division title in 2016. Fuente’s 25 victories at Virginia Tech through three seasons are the most in program history. The Hokies enter the 2019 season seeking to extend a streak of 26 straight bowl appearances – the longest active streak in the nation and the third-longest in college football history.
–VT Athletics
