The 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented

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in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 26th year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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in overtime.

Schedule

Rankings

Entering the 2012 season, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 20

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' Preseason Polls. The Hokies rose all the way to No. 13 by Week 3, before dropping out of the polls completely after a 35-17 loss to Pitt.

References

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