2014–2026 performance history

Virginia Tech over time

Season-by-season offense and defense game grades, with head-coaching changes placed on the timeline.

ACCHead coach: James FranklinView Virginia Tech games →
Offense · 2026 estimate55.1/100

72.7 average through 2 games

50.4 prior · 8 equivalent games
Defense · 2026 estimate42.5/100

90.5 average through 2 games

28.7 prior · 8 equivalent games

The trajectory

Game and Season Unit Ratings

Each small dot is one offensive or defensive game rating, arranged in the order played. For completed seasons, the short bar is that season’s average game rating. Both dot and bar values are labeled on a percentile scale. For 2026, the bar is the Bayesian estimate, while the outlined circle is the empirical games-only mean. Labeled background bands show each head coach’s era.

Virginia Tech individual offense and defense game grades by seasonEach small point is one game. Horizontal bars show completed-season means and the Bayesian estimate for 2026. The outlined 2026 circle is the empirical games-only mean. Alternating labeled bands identify head-coaching eras.Beamer · ’14–’15Frank Beamer, 2014–2015Fuente · ’16–’21Justin Fuente, 2016–2021Pry · ’22–’24Brent Pry, 2022–2024MontgomeryPhilip Montgomery, 2025FranklinJames Franklin, 2026offenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary · W 34–9; offense 43.6 percentile2014 Week 2: Virginia Tech at Ohio State · W 35–21; offense 38.2 percentile2014 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina · L 21–28; offense 36.9 percentile2014 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 24–27; offense 26.6 percentile2014 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Western Michigan · W 35–17; offense 74.6 percentile2014 Week 6: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · W 34–17; offense 4.0 percentile2014 Week 8: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 16–21; offense 2.5 percentile2014 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 6–30; offense 10.1 percentile2014 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · L 31–33; offense 38.9 percentile2014 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 17–16; offense 14.3 percentile2014 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Wake Forest · L 3–6; offense 2.8 percentile2014 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 24–20; offense 54.6 percentile2014 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati · W 33–17; offense 29.6 percentile2015 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Ohio State · L 24–42; offense 54.9 percentile2015 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Furman · W 42–3; offense 66.9 percentile2015 Week 3: Virginia Tech at Purdue · W 51–24; offense 49.3 percentile2015 Week 4: Virginia Tech at East Carolina · L 28–35; offense 62.2 percentile2015 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · L 13–17; offense 1.5 percentile2015 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. NC State · W 28–13; offense 74.1 percentile2015 Week 7: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 20–30; offense 29.5 percentile2015 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · L 43–45; offense 60.5 percentile2015 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Boston College · W 26–10; offense 35.5 percentile2015 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · W 23–21; offense 50.2 percentile2015 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina · L 27–30; offense 32.3 percentile2015 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 23–20; offense 23.4 percentile2015 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa · W 55–52; offense 87.3 percentile2016 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee · L 24–45; offense 26.0 percentile2016 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · W 49–0; offense 95.0 percentile2016 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina · W 54–17; offense 41.0 percentile2016 Week 6: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · W 34–3; offense 25.3 percentile2016 Week 7: Virginia Tech at Syracuse · L 17–31; offense 17.1 percentile2016 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · W 37–16; offense 81.6 percentile2016 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · W 39–36; offense 64.2 percentile2016 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 24–21; offense 32.5 percentile2016 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 20–30; offense 14.4 percentile2016 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame · W 34–31; offense 69.4 percentile2016 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 52–10; offense 94.1 percentile2016 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 35–42; offense 73.6 percentile2016 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas · W 35–24; offense 27.0 percentile2017 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia · W 31–24; offense 41.2 percentile2017 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Delaware · W 27–0; offense 5.8 percentile2017 Week 3: Virginia Tech at East Carolina · W 64–17; offense 71.9 percentile2017 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 38–0; offense 85.1 percentile2017 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 17–31; offense 47.0 percentile2017 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Boston College · W 23–10; offense 44.2 percentile2017 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina · W 59–7; offense 53.8 percentile2017 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · W 24–3; offense 57.9 percentile2017 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 10–28; offense 21.0 percentile2017 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · L 22–28; offense 19.9 percentile2017 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · W 20–14; offense 39.6 percentile2017 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 10–0; offense 13.9 percentile2017 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State · L 21–30; offense 77.4 percentile2018 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Florida State · W 24–3; offense 31.8 percentile2018 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary · W 62–17; offense 86.3 percentile2018 Week 4: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion · L 35–49; offense 63.1 percentile2018 Week 5: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 31–14; offense 51.3 percentile2018 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame · L 23–45; offense 62.0 percentile2018 Week 7: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · W 22–19; offense 27.7 percentile2018 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 28–49; offense 43.7 percentile2018 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · L 21–31; offense 15.3 percentile2018 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 22–52; offense 40.1 percentile2018 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 14–38; offense 45.5 percentile2018 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 34–31; offense 53.9 percentile2018 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Marshall · W 41–20; offense 88.5 percentile2018 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati · L 31–35; offense 77.5 percentile2019 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Boston College · L 28–35; offense 16.7 percentile2019 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 31–17; offense 66.7 percentile2019 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Furman · W 24–17; offense 24.1 percentile2019 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · L 10–45; offense 4.7 percentile2019 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Miami · W 42–35; offense 86.0 percentile2019 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Rhode Island · W 34–17; offense 42.9 percentile2019 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame · L 20–21; offense 16.9 percentile2019 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest · W 36–17; offense 64.6 percentile2019 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · W 45–0; offense 72.9 percentile2019 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · W 28–0; offense 13.2 percentile2019 Week 14: Virginia Tech at Virginia · L 30–39; offense 49.2 percentile2019 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky · L 30–37; offense 76.8 percentile2020 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. NC State · W 45–24; offense 89.7 percentile2020 Week 5: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 38–31; offense 70.5 percentile2020 Week 6: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · L 45–56; offense 82.2 percentile2020 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · W 40–14; offense 88.1 percentile2020 Week 8: Virginia Tech at Wake Forest · L 16–23; offense 44.3 percentile2020 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Louisville · W 42–35; offense 86.8 percentile2020 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Liberty · L 35–38; offense 97.1 percentile2020 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 24–25; offense 37.5 percentile2020 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 14–47; offense 54.9 percentile2020 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 10–45; offense 26.7 percentile2020 Week 15: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 33–15; offense 76.9 percentile2021 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina · W 17–10; offense 6.4 percentile2021 Week 3: Virginia Tech at West Virginia · L 21–27; offense 29.0 percentile2021 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Richmond · W 21–10; offense 3.0 percentile2021 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame · L 29–32; offense 33.3 percentile2021 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · L 7–28; offense 17.0 percentile2021 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse · L 36–41; offense 73.6 percentile2021 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · W 26–17; offense 36.2 percentile2021 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Boston College · L 3–17; offense 19.6 percentile2021 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · W 48–17; offense 79.1 percentile2021 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 26–38; offense 68.6 percentile2021 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 29–24; offense 59.8 percentile2021 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Maryland · L 10–54; offense 5.7 percentile2022 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion · L 17–20; offense 8.0 percentile2022 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Wofford · W 27–7; offense 18.4 percentile2022 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia · L 10–33; offense 0.5 percentile2022 Week 5: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · L 10–41; offense 15.2 percentile2022 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 29–45; offense 47.0 percentile2022 Week 9: Virginia Tech at NC State · L 21–22; offense 46.1 percentile2022 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 27–28; offense 22.1 percentile2022 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Duke · L 7–24; offense 34.5 percentile2022 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Liberty · W 23–22; offense 71.7 percentile2023 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 36–17; offense 52.0 percentile2023 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Purdue · L 17–24; offense 2.9 percentile2023 Week 3: Virginia Tech at Rutgers · L 16–35; offense 27.5 percentile2023 Week 4: Virginia Tech at Marshall · L 17–24; offense 31.7 percentile2023 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · W 38–21; offense 68.4 percentile2023 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Florida State · L 17–39; offense 51.3 percentile2023 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest · W 30–13; offense 37.9 percentile2023 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse · W 38–10; offense 90.9 percentile2023 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Louisville · L 3–34; offense 9.3 percentile2023 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Boston College · W 48–22; offense 95.8 percentile2023 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. NC State · L 28–35; offense 52.4 percentile2023 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 55–17; offense 95.7 percentile2023 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane · W 41–20; offense 94.7 percentile2024 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt · L 27–34; offense 67.2 percentile2024 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Marshall · W 31–14; offense 47.9 percentile2024 Week 3: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion · W 37–17; offense 74.3 percentile2024 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers · L 23–26; offense 26.7 percentile2024 Week 5: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 34–38; offense 89.7 percentile2024 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Stanford · W 31–7; offense 44.4 percentile2024 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · W 42–21; offense 85.3 percentile2024 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · W 21–6; offense 4.3 percentile2024 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Syracuse · L 31–38; offense 62.1 percentile2024 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 14–24; offense 0.1 percentile2024 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Duke · L 28–31; offense 39.0 percentile2024 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 37–17; offense 84.0 percentile2024 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota · L 10–24; offense 15.1 percentile2025 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina · L 11–24; offense 16.2 percentile2025 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt · L 20–44; offense 29.3 percentile2025 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · L 26–45; offense 67.2 percentile2025 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Wofford · W 38–6; offense 26.2 percentile2025 Week 5: Virginia Tech at NC State · W 23–21; offense 66.2 percentile2025 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest · L 23–30; offense 44.8 percentile2025 Week 7: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · L 20–35; offense 65.5 percentile2025 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. California · W 42–34; offense 74.6 percentile2025 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Louisville · L 16–28; offense 27.6 percentile2025 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Florida State · L 14–34; offense 83.5 percentile2025 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 17–34; offense 86.8 percentile2025 Week 14: Virginia Tech at Virginia · L 7–27; offense 16.0 percentile2026 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. VMI · W 73–3; offense 80.5 percentile2026 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 44–21; offense 63.6 percentile2014 offense season mean: 23.4 percentile2015 offense season mean: 45.8 percentile2016 offense season mean: 53.0 percentile2017 offense season mean: 42.8 percentile2018 offense season mean: 53.7 percentile2019 offense season mean: 42.1 percentile2020 offense season mean: 72.9 percentile2021 offense season mean: 30.9 percentile2022 offense season mean: 23.0 percentile2023 offense season mean: 57.4 percentile2024 offense season mean: 43.4 percentile2025 offense season mean: 50.4 percentile2026 offense Bayesian estimate: 55.1 percentile2026 offense empirical mean: 72.7 percentiledefenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary · W 34–9; defense 58.9 percentile2014 Week 2: Virginia Tech at Ohio State · W 35–21; defense 98.7 percentile2014 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina · L 21–28; defense 75.5 percentile2014 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 24–27; defense 90.3 percentile2014 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Western Michigan · W 35–17; defense 99.3 percentile2014 Week 6: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · W 34–17; defense 83.5 percentile2014 Week 8: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 16–21; defense 81.8 percentile2014 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 6–30; defense 22.6 percentile2014 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · L 31–33; defense 51.1 percentile2014 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 17–16; defense 94.5 percentile2014 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Wake Forest · L 3–6; defense 69.5 percentile2014 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 24–20; defense 94.0 percentile2014 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati · W 33–17; defense 62.3 percentile2015 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Ohio State · L 24–42; defense 8.6 percentile2015 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Furman · W 42–3; defense 60.2 percentile2015 Week 3: Virginia Tech at Purdue · W 51–24; defense 86.7 percentile2015 Week 4: Virginia Tech at East Carolina · L 28–35; defense 31.0 percentile2015 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · L 13–17; defense 81.2 percentile2015 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. NC State · W 28–13; defense 81.3 percentile2015 Week 7: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 20–30; defense 53.4 percentile2015 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · L 43–45; defense 35.0 percentile2015 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Boston College · W 26–10; defense 79.2 percentile2015 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · W 23–21; defense 74.2 percentile2015 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina · L 27–30; defense 91.4 percentile2015 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 23–20; defense 54.3 percentile2015 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa · W 55–52; defense 41.6 percentile2016 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee · L 24–45; defense 67.7 percentile2016 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · W 49–0; defense 97.5 percentile2016 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina · W 54–17; defense 79.0 percentile2016 Week 6: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · W 34–3; defense 100.0 percentile2016 Week 7: Virginia Tech at Syracuse · L 17–31; defense 36.7 percentile2016 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · W 37–16; defense 91.0 percentile2016 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · W 39–36; defense 65.3 percentile2016 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 24–21; defense 42.1 percentile2016 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 20–30; defense 59.4 percentile2016 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame · W 34–31; defense 61.5 percentile2016 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 52–10; defense 92.1 percentile2016 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 35–42; defense 27.4 percentile2016 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas · W 35–24; defense 86.6 percentile2017 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia · W 31–24; defense 40.0 percentile2017 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Delaware · W 27–0; defense 70.5 percentile2017 Week 3: Virginia Tech at East Carolina · W 64–17; defense 91.0 percentile2017 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 38–0; defense 97.2 percentile2017 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 17–31; defense 64.2 percentile2017 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Boston College · W 23–10; defense 83.5 percentile2017 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina · W 59–7; defense 96.0 percentile2017 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · W 24–3; defense 98.5 percentile2017 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 10–28; defense 16.3 percentile2017 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · L 22–28; defense 55.1 percentile2017 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · W 20–14; defense 80.8 percentile2017 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 10–0; defense 99.4 percentile2017 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State · L 21–30; defense 83.2 percentile2018 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Florida State · W 24–3; defense 90.0 percentile2018 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary · W 62–17; defense 58.0 percentile2018 Week 4: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion · L 35–49; defense 19.8 percentile2018 Week 5: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 31–14; defense 91.3 percentile2018 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame · L 23–45; defense 39.3 percentile2018 Week 7: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · W 22–19; defense 43.4 percentile2018 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 28–49; defense 3.1 percentile2018 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · L 21–31; defense 55.8 percentile2018 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 22–52; defense 4.8 percentile2018 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 14–38; defense 47.3 percentile2018 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 34–31; defense 53.5 percentile2018 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Marshall · W 41–20; defense 55.7 percentile2018 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati · L 31–35; defense 25.6 percentile2019 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Boston College · L 28–35; defense 51.5 percentile2019 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 31–17; defense 27.3 percentile2019 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Furman · W 24–17; defense 58.2 percentile2019 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · L 10–45; defense 7.7 percentile2019 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Miami · W 42–35; defense 18.4 percentile2019 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Rhode Island · W 34–17; defense 15.8 percentile2019 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame · L 20–21; defense 78.5 percentile2019 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest · W 36–17; defense 81.8 percentile2019 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · W 45–0; defense 99.3 percentile2019 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · W 28–0; defense 94.8 percentile2019 Week 14: Virginia Tech at Virginia · L 30–39; defense 39.0 percentile2019 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky · L 30–37; defense 30.4 percentile2020 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. NC State · W 45–24; defense 52.7 percentile2020 Week 5: Virginia Tech at Duke · W 38–31; defense 39.8 percentile2020 Week 6: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · L 45–56; defense 2.0 percentile2020 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · W 40–14; defense 49.7 percentile2020 Week 8: Virginia Tech at Wake Forest · L 16–23; defense 58.3 percentile2020 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Louisville · W 42–35; defense 25.7 percentile2020 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Liberty · L 35–38; defense 23.2 percentile2020 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 24–25; defense 69.2 percentile2020 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 14–47; defense 9.9 percentile2020 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 10–45; defense 28.5 percentile2020 Week 15: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 33–15; defense 58.9 percentile2021 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina · W 17–10; defense 76.2 percentile2021 Week 3: Virginia Tech at West Virginia · L 21–27; defense 43.0 percentile2021 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Richmond · W 21–10; defense 42.1 percentile2021 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame · L 29–32; defense 48.5 percentile2021 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · L 7–28; defense 48.7 percentile2021 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse · L 36–41; defense 1.9 percentile2021 Week 9: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · W 26–17; defense 68.2 percentile2021 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Boston College · L 3–17; defense 32.3 percentile2021 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Duke · W 48–17; defense 78.5 percentile2021 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 26–38; defense 27.7 percentile2021 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 29–24; defense 40.1 percentile2021 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Maryland · L 10–54; defense 1.5 percentile2022 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion · L 17–20; defense 96.0 percentile2022 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Wofford · W 27–7; defense 49.6 percentile2022 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia · L 10–33; defense 24.2 percentile2022 Week 5: Virginia Tech at North Carolina · L 10–41; defense 13.7 percentile2022 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh · L 29–45; defense 37.7 percentile2022 Week 9: Virginia Tech at NC State · L 21–22; defense 72.1 percentile2022 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · L 27–28; defense 11.7 percentile2022 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Duke · L 7–24; defense 50.2 percentile2022 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Liberty · W 23–22; defense 86.6 percentile2023 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 36–17; defense 45.7 percentile2023 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Purdue · L 17–24; defense 43.1 percentile2023 Week 3: Virginia Tech at Rutgers · L 16–35; defense 13.5 percentile2023 Week 4: Virginia Tech at Marshall · L 17–24; defense 69.8 percentile2023 Week 5: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh · W 38–21; defense 51.6 percentile2023 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Florida State · L 17–39; defense 2.8 percentile2023 Week 7: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest · W 30–13; defense 96.4 percentile2023 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse · W 38–10; defense 96.6 percentile2023 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Louisville · L 3–34; defense 30.3 percentile2023 Week 11: Virginia Tech at Boston College · W 48–22; defense 81.0 percentile2023 Week 12: Virginia Tech vs. NC State · L 28–35; defense 35.8 percentile2023 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Virginia · W 55–17; defense 70.6 percentile2023 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane · W 41–20; defense 89.8 percentile2024 Week 1: Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt · L 27–34; defense 52.4 percentile2024 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Marshall · W 31–14; defense 96.3 percentile2024 Week 3: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion · W 37–17; defense 91.4 percentile2024 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers · L 23–26; defense 60.1 percentile2024 Week 5: Virginia Tech at Miami · L 34–38; defense 30.8 percentile2024 Week 6: Virginia Tech at Stanford · W 31–7; defense 58.2 percentile2024 Week 8: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College · W 42–21; defense 65.2 percentile2024 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech · W 21–6; defense 96.5 percentile2024 Week 10: Virginia Tech at Syracuse · L 31–38; defense 71.4 percentile2024 Week 11: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson · L 14–24; defense 78.5 percentile2024 Week 13: Virginia Tech at Duke · L 28–31; defense 58.8 percentile2024 Week 14: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia · W 37–17; defense 52.3 percentile2024 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota · L 10–24; defense 10.7 percentile2025 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina · L 11–24; defense 55.3 percentile2025 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt · L 20–44; defense 2.9 percentile2025 Week 3: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · L 26–45; defense 6.5 percentile2025 Week 4: Virginia Tech vs. Wofford · W 38–6; defense 70.6 percentile2025 Week 5: Virginia Tech at NC State · W 23–21; defense 73.7 percentile2025 Week 6: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest · L 23–30; defense 35.8 percentile2025 Week 7: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech · L 20–35; defense 12.4 percentile2025 Week 9: Virginia Tech vs. California · W 42–34; defense 32.9 percentile2025 Week 10: Virginia Tech vs. Louisville · L 16–28; defense 33.0 percentile2025 Week 12: Virginia Tech at Florida State · L 14–34; defense 23.6 percentile2025 Week 13: Virginia Tech vs. Miami · L 17–34; defense 9.6 percentile2025 Week 14: Virginia Tech at Virginia · L 7–27; defense 40.4 percentile2026 Week 1: Virginia Tech vs. VMI · W 73–3; defense 92.7 percentile2026 Week 2: Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion · W 44–21; defense 87.7 percentile2014 defense season mean: 82.3 percentile2015 defense season mean: 61.2 percentile2016 defense season mean: 78.6 percentile2017 defense season mean: 82.8 percentile2018 defense season mean: 42.9 percentile2019 defense season mean: 54.3 percentile2020 defense season mean: 34.0 percentile2021 defense season mean: 36.9 percentile2022 defense season mean: 50.6 percentile2023 defense season mean: 58.2 percentile2024 defense season mean: 67.1 percentile2025 defense season mean: 28.7 percentile2026 defense Bayesian estimate: 42.5 percentile2026 defense empirical mean: 90.5 percentile2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Individual gameSeason bar · 2026 is the estimate2026 empirical meanCoaching-era band
2016Justin Fuente
2021Justin Fuente / J.C. Price
2022Brent Pry
2025Philip Montgomery / Brent Pry
2026James Franklin

How to read 2026

The current-season estimate intelligently blends last season with new data.

The 2026 estimate is a Bayesian weighted average of normal-score Z-values. The 2025 season mean counts like 8 games of prior evidence; each completed 2026 game counts once. The result is then translated back to the 0–100 percentile scale.

2026 Z = (8 × 2025 mean Z + games played × 2026 mean Z) ÷ (8 + games played)

Season record

Every annual grade and coach

Retrospective rows average the available single-game grades in normal-score space. The result is shown as a percentile. Roughly speaking, a 95th-percentile season corresponds to about the eighth-best team in a 160-team field.

SeasonHead coachGamesOffenseDefense
2026Live estimateJames FranklinCoaching change2
55.1 estimate72.7 games-only average
42.5 estimate90.5 games-only average
2025Philip Montgomery / Brent PryCoaching change1250.428.7
2024Brent Pry1343.467.1
2023Brent Pry1357.458.2
2022Brent PryCoaching change923.050.6
2021Justin Fuente / J.C. PriceCoaching change1230.936.9
2020Justin Fuente1172.934.0
2019Justin Fuente1242.154.3
2018Justin Fuente1353.742.9
2017Justin Fuente1342.882.8
2016Justin FuenteCoaching change1353.078.6
2015Frank Beamer1345.861.2
2014Frank Beamer1323.482.3