The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They competed as members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Hokies lost to arch rival Virginia for the first time since 2003. The loss cost the Hokies the Coastal Division and a trip to the Orange Bowl. On August 1, 2019, defensive coordinator Bud Foster announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season. At the time of his retirement, Foster had been an assistant at Virginia Tech for 33 seasons, making him the longest serving assistant coach at the same school. Wiki link