▁H ok ies ▁football ▁team ▁represented ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season . ▁The ▁H ok ies ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁fourth - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Justin ▁Fu ente ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Lane ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Black s burg , ▁Virginia . ▁They ▁competed ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁( AC C ). ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dev ast ating ▁los es ▁in ▁recent ▁memory , ▁the ▁H ok ies ▁lost ▁to ▁arch ▁rival ▁Virginia ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁loss ▁cost ▁the ▁H ok ies ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Division ▁and ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Orange ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁media ▁poll ▁In ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁A CC ▁media ▁poll , ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁was ▁predicted ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Division . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁In ▁non - con ference ▁play , ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁played ▁home ▁games ▁against ▁Old ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Conference ▁USA , ▁Fur man ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference , ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Athlet ic ▁Association , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁road ▁game ▁against ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁a ▁football ▁independent . ▁In ▁A CC ▁play , ▁the ▁H ok ies ▁will ▁play ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Division ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Boston ▁College ▁and ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Division . ▁ ▁Source