The 2021 season's largest margin: Virginia Tech 48, Duke 17. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The 2021 Season
Virginia Tech's 2021 season (6-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Braxton BurmeisterQB1,960 passing yards
- Raheem BlackshearRB760 rushing yards
- Malachi ThomasRB440 rushing yards
- Connor BlumrickTE242 rushing yards
- Tre TurnerWR675 receiving yards
- Tayvion RobinsonWR559 receiving yards
- Kaleb SmithWR260 receiving yards
- Dax HollifieldLB92 tackles
- Nasir PeoplesS88 tackles
- Chamarri ConnerDB85 tackles
- Amare BarnoDL3.5 sacks
- TyJuan GarbuttDL3.5 sacks
- Alan TisdaleLB2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Virginia Tech 10, Maryland 54. A 44-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Virginia Tech fell to Maryland 10-54 in the postseason.
"Let's Go Hokies"
2021 is a middle chapter for Virginia Tech — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.