2021 schedule
Virginia Tech
ACC
Final rank
#17
Record
6-6
Points
15
Diff
+23
Scored
298
Allowed
275
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4705
Yards allowed
5105
Rushing yards
2412
Passing yards
2293
Turnovers
12
3rd down conv.
74
4th down conv.
9
Penalties
70
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2021 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Braxton BurmeisterQB142
- 2. Connor BlumrickTE16
- 3. Knox KadumQB12
YDS
- 1. Braxton BurmeisterQB1960
- 2. Connor BlumrickTE152
- 3. Knox KadumQB151
TD
- 1. Braxton BurmeisterQB14
- 2. Connor BlumrickTE2
- 3. Tayvion RobinsonWR1
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Raheem BlackshearRB133
- 2. Braxton BurmeisterQB117
- 3. Malachi ThomasRB93
YDS
- 1. Raheem BlackshearRB760
- 2. Braxton BurmeisterQB521
- 3. Malachi ThomasRB440
TD
- 1. Raheem BlackshearRB6
- 2. Connor BlumrickTE3
- 3. Malachi ThomasRB3
Receiving
TD
- 1. Tayvion RobinsonWR5
- 2. Tre TurnerWR3
- 3. Kaleb SmithWR2
YDS
- 1. Tre TurnerWR675
- 2. Tayvion RobinsonWR559
- 3. Kaleb SmithWR260
REC
- 1. Tayvion RobinsonWR44
- 2. Tre TurnerWR40
- 3. Raheem BlackshearRB25
Defense
TFL
- 1. Dax HollifieldLB9.0
- 2. Alan TisdaleLB7.5
- 3. TyJuan GarbuttDL7.0
TOT
- 1. Dax HollifieldLB92
- 2. Nasir PeoplesS88
- 3. Chamarri ConnerDB85
SACKS
- 1. Dax HollifieldLB4.5
- 2. TyJuan GarbuttDL3.5
- 3. Amare BarnoDL3.5
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Jermaine WallerDB4
- 2. Armani ChatmanDB1
- 3. Dax HollifieldLB1
YDS
- 1. Jermaine WallerDB67
- 2. Nasir PeoplesS14
- 3. Tae DaleyS14
TD
- 1. Jermaine WallerDB1
- 2. Nasir PeoplesS0
- 3. Chamarri ConnerDB0
Kicking
FGM
- 1. John Parker RomoPK18
PTS
- 1. John Parker RomoPK88
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2021 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | North Carolina(Tier 2) | home | 17 – 10 | W | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee(Tier 4) | home | 35 – 14 | W | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | West Virginia(Tier 2) | away | 21 – 27 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FCS opponent | home | 21 – 10 | W | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame(Premier) | home | 29 – 32 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh(Tier 2) | home | 7 – 28 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Syracuse(Tier 4) | home | 36 – 41 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech(Tier 3) | away | 26 – 17 | W | +3 | 9 |
| 11 | Boston College(Tier 3) | away | 3 – 17 | L | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Duke(Tier 3) | home | 48 – 17 | W | +3 | 12 |
| 13 | Miami (FL)(Premier) | away | 26 – 38 | L | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Virginia(Tier 3) | away | 29 – 24 | W | +3 | 15 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster127 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Keli Lawson | LB | 6'4" · 223 lb | Stephens City, VA |
| 1 | Chamarri Conner | DB | 6'0" · 206 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1 | Lakeem Rudolph | LB | 6'4" · 240 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2 | DJ Harvey | CB | 5'10" · 190 lb | Palmdale, CA |
| 2 | Jermaine Waller | DB | 6'1" · 180 lb | Washington, DC |
| 3 | Norell Pollard | DL | 6'0" · 285 lb | Apopka, FL |
| 4 | Connor Blumrick | TE | 6'5" · 222 lb | Pearland, TX |
| 4 | Connor Blumrick | QB | 6'1" · 207 lb | Pearland, TX |
| 4 | Dax Hollifield | LB | 6'1" · 245 lb | Shelby, NC |
| 4 | Keshawn King | RB | 5'11" · 185 lb | Orange Park, FL |
| 5 | Braxton Burmeister | QB | 6'1" · 205 lb | La Jolla, CA |
| 5 | Da'Wain Lofton | WR | 5'11" · 190 lb | Fort Worth, TX |
| 5 | Nasir Peoples | S | 6'0" · 200 lb | Abington, PA |
| 6 | Christian Moss | WR | 6'3" · 199 lb | Kennesaw, GA |
| 6 | Jordan Brunson | RB | 6'0" · 233 lb | Alpharetta, GA |
| 6 | Josh Fuga | DL | 6'2" · 308 lb | Woodbridge, VA |
| 6 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 5'9" · 194 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 7 | Devon Hunter | DB | 6'0" · 220 lb | Chesapeake, VA |
| 7 | Elijah Howard | RB | 5'11" · 176 lb | Chattanooga, TN |
| 7 | Jalen Stroman | S | 6'1" · 199 lb | Bristow, VA |
| 7 | Keonta Jenkins | LB | 6'3" · 212 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 8 | Brion Murray | DB | 5'10" · 190 lb | Milford, DE |
| 8 | Emmanuel Belmar | DL | 6'2" · 255 lb | Suwanee, GA |
| 8 | Tahj Gary | RB | 5'8" · 220 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 9 | Armani Chatman | DB | 6'0" · 205 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 9 | Tayvion Robinson | WR | 5'11" · 194 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 10 | Kenji Christian | RB | 6'2" · 207 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 10 | Knox Kadum | QB | 6'1" · 200 lb | Rome, GA |
| 11 | Amare Barno | DL | 6'6" · 235 lb | Blythewood, SC |
| 11 | Tre Turner | WR | 6'2" · 187 lb | Greensboro, NC |
| 12 | Jorden McDonald | LB | 6'4" · 255 lb | Salem, VA |
| 12 | Keshon Artis | LB | 6'0" · 246 lb | Chesapeake, VA |
| 12 | Tahj Bullock | QB | 6'3" · 220 lb | East Orange, NJ |
| 13 | Changa Hodge | WR | 6'1" · 207 lb | Lubbock, TX |
| 13 | Ny'Quee Hawkins | DB | 6'0" · 195 lb | Orange, NJ |
| 14 | Jaden Payoute | WR | 6'1" · 210 lb | Chesterfield, VA |
| 15 | Jaylen Jones | S | 6'1" · 203 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 16 | Dallan Wright | WR | 6'1" · 175 lb | Saluda, SC |
| 16 | Luke Bussel | S | 6'1" · 210 lb | Chesapeake, VA |
| 16 | Quincy Patterson | QB | 6'3" · 235 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | Cole Nelson | DL | 6'3" · 251 lb | Johns Creek, GA |
| 17 | Eddie Ozycz | WR | 6'1" · 195 lb | Herndon, VA |
| 17 | Mattheus Carroll | DL | 6'3" · 240 lb | Baltimore, MD |
| 17 | Tae Daley | S | 6'1" · 196 lb | Warner Robins, GA |
| 18 | Joshua Forburger | QB | 6'1" · 195 lb | Bethesda, MD |
| 18 | William Kakavitsas | WR | 6'1" · 194 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 19 | J.R. Walker | LB | 6'0" · 223 lb | Clayton, NC |
| 21 | CJ McCray | DL | 6'3" · 260 lb | Lumberton, NC |
| 21 | Nadir Thompson | DB | 5'10" · 180 lb | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 22 | Mario Kendricks | DL | 6'0" · 294 lb | Kissimmee, FL |
| 23 | Jalen Hampton | RB | 5'9" · 206 lb | Rockville, MD |
| 24 | Devin Taylor | DB | 6'1" · 200 lb | Lansing, MI |
| 24 | Jaden Keller | LB | 6'3" · 235 lb | Bristol, TN |
| 24 | Malachi Thomas | RB | 6'0" · 220 lb | Hartwell, GA |
| 28 | Chance Black | RB | 6'1" · 190 lb | Roebuck, SC |
| 28 | Da'Shawn Elder | S | 6'0" · 215 lb | Watkinsville, GA |
| 29 | Marco Lee Jr. | RB | 6'0" · 235 lb | Columbus, GA |
| 29 | Nyke Johnson | S | 5'11" · 183 lb | Florence, SC |
| 30 | Tyler Matheny | LB | 6'1" · 227 lb | Fairfax, VA |
| 31 | Trevor Jackson | WR | 6'3" · 187 lb | Leesburg, VA |
| 32 | Hunter Green | DB | 6'1" · 177 lb | Knoxville, TN |
| 34 | Alan Tisdale | LB | 6'3" · 232 lb | Greensboro, NC |
| 34 | Tink Boyd | WR | 5'10" · 186 lb | Chesterfield, VA |
| 38 | Jayden McDonald | LB | 6'4" · 232 lb | Salem, VA |
| 38 | Kyle Lowe | PK | 6'3" · 199 lb | Midlothian, VA |
| 38 | Nashun Overton | RB | 5'6" · 165 lb | Suffolk, VA |
| 38 | Ty Eller | TE | 6'2" · 235 lb | Newton, NC |
| 39 | Byron Whitehead | DB | 6'3" · 226 lb | Newark, NJ |
| 40 | Jalen Hoyle | DB | 6'0" · 191 lb | Englewood, NJ |
| 41 | Carter Shifflett | S | 5'10" · 198 lb | Crozet, VA |
| 41 | Jaylen Griffin | DL | 6'1" · 256 lb | Rome, GA |
| 42 | Cole Blaker | TE | 6'3" · 231 lb | Narrows, VA |
| 44 | Dorian Strong | CB | 6'0" · 185 lb | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 44 | Jared Gibble | TE | 6'4" · 235 lb | Winston-salem, NC |
| 45 | TyJuan Garbutt | DL | 6'1" · 255 lb | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 46 | Cody Duncan | LB | 6'1" · 242 lb | Knoxville, TN |
| 46 | Eli Adams | DL | 5'11" · 230 lb | Rock Hill, SC |
| 47 | Dean Ferguson | LB | 6'2" · 225 lb | Sterling, VA |
| 48 | Matt Johnson | LB | 6'0" · 226 lb | Glen Allen, VA |
| 49 | Ed Robinson | DB | 5'9" · 155 lb | Mechanicsville, VA |
| 50 | Ben Skinner | LB | 6'1" · 228 lb | Spotsylvania, VA |
| 50 | Michael Peterson | LB | 6'1" · 215 lb | Fort Mill, SC |
| 50 | Tre Maxwell | LB | 6'0" · 198 lb | Centreville, VA |
| 53 | Will Johnson | LB | 6'2" · 231 lb | Leonardtown, MD |
| 54 | Lecitus Smith | OL | 6'3" · 320 lb | Fitzgerald, GA |
| 55 | Austin Rosa | LB | 5'10" · 210 lb | Reading, PA |
| 55 | Nikolai Bujnowski | OL | 6'1" · 305 lb | Verona, NJ |
| 56 | Darius Tisdale | OL | 6'5" · 301 lb | South Brunswick, NJ |
| 58 | Derrell Bailey Jr. | OL | 6'6" · 310 lb | Montgomery, AL |
| 58 | Jack Hollifield | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Shelby, NC |
| 59 | Jordan Williams | DL | 6'1" · 290 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 60 | Silas Dzansi | OL | 6'5" · 335 lb | Woodbridge, VA |
| 62 | Jonathan Kuhler | OL | 6'2" · 285 lb | Bealeton, VA |
| 64 | Vincenzo Anthony | LS | 5'10" · 225 lb | — |
| 67 | Noah Sage | OL | 6'3" · 300 lb | Jonesville, VA |
| 68 | Bryce Goodner | OL | 6'2" · 299 lb | Athens, TN |
| 68 | Kaden Moore | OL | 6'3" · 303 lb | Bethlehem, PA |
| 69 | Luke Tenuta | OL | 6'7" · 315 lb | Crozet, VA |
| 70 | Parker Clements | OL | 6'7" · 300 lb | Lugoff, SC |
| 71 | Danijel Miletic | OL | 6'3" · 290 lb | Mannheim |
| 72 | Jesse Hanson | OL | 6'5" · 300 lb | Blue Ridge, VA |
| 74 | William Jones | OL | 6'6" · 282 lb | Stuarts Draft, VA |
| 76 | Brock Hoffman | OL | 6'3" · 317 lb | Statesville, NC |
| 79 | Tyrell Smith | OL | 6'3" · 300 lb | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 80 | Kaleb Smith | WR | 6'2" · 222 lb | Bumpass, VA |
| 82 | James Mitchell | TE | 6'3" · 242 lb | Big Stone Gap, VA |
| 83 | D.J. Sims | WR | 6'3" · 190 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 85 | Peter Moore | P | 6'1" · 200 lb | Davidsonville, MD |
| 86 | Nick Gallo | TE | 6'4" · 245 lb | Richboro, PA |
| 86 | Zach Hoban | PK | 6'0" · 180 lb | West Orange, NJ |
| 87 | Keondre Ko | DB | 5'11" · 180 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 88 | William Ross | PK | 6'1" · 202 lb | Rock Hill, SC |
| 89 | Drake De Iuliis | TE | 6'5" · 240 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 91 | Wilfried Pene | DL | 6'3" · 285 lb | — |
| 92 | Jaden Cunningham | DL | 6'2" · 306 lb | Lithonia, GA |
| 92 | Mark Applegate | PK | 5'11" · 155 lb | Fairfax, VA |
| 92 | Sam Brooks | TE | 6'2" · 210 lb | Rockville, VA |
| 93 | Lance Lacny | TE | 6'0" · 182 lb | Ashburn, VA |
| 94 | Conner Dusenbury | WR | 6'0" · 175 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 94 | Nigel Simmons | DL | 6'2" · 250 lb | Newport News, VA |
| 95 | Desmond Mamudi | DL | 6'3" · 305 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 96 | John Parker Romo | PK | 5'11" · 175 lb | Peachtree City, GA |
| 97 | Oscar Shadley | LS | 6'0" · 265 lb | Naples, FL |
| 99 | Justin Pollock | LS | 6'2" · 235 lb | Amelia Court House, VA |
| 99 | Maxx Philpott | DL | 6'0" · 295 lb | Salem, VA |
| — | Jalen Holston | RB | 5'11" · 210 lb | Stockbridge, GA |
| — | Keshawn King | — | — | — |