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Virginia Tech vs Richmond

Richmond Spiders

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Head-to-head on record

Virginia Tech vs Richmond series
Team	Wins	Series
Virginia Tech Hokies	37	Virginia Tech leads
Richmond Spiders	10	Virginia Tech leads

Meetings since 1904: 51, including 4 ties. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

Virginia Tech has won the last 2 meetings.

37-10-4 Regular season

7-3 Last 10

21-9 Avg score

9 Longest Virginia Tech win run

Biggest Virginia Tech win 52-0 in 1909, a 52-point margin.

Biggest Virginia Tech loss 12-32 in 1950, a 20-point margin.

Every Virginia Tech vs Richmond meeting

Virginia Tech Hokies vs Richmond Spiders, every meeting on record
Season	Result	Site	Score
2021	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	21-10
1986	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	17-10
1985	Richmond win	Blacksburg	14-24
1984	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	21-13
1983	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	38-0
1982	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	20-9
1981	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	28-12
1980	Richmond win	Richmond	7-18
1979	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	34-0
1977	Richmond win	Richmond	14-17
1976	Richmond win	Richmond	0-16
1975	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	21-9
1974	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	41-7
1969	Richmond win	Richmond	10-17
1968	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	31-18
1967	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	45-14
1965	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	25-7
1963	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	14-13
1962	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	13-7
1961	Richmond win	Richmond	0-11
1960	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	20-0
1959	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	51-29
1958	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	27-23
1957	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	42-7
1956	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	46-14
1955	Tie	Richmond	7-7
1954	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	19-12
1953	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	21-7
1952	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	20-2
1951	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	20-14
1950	Richmond win	Blacksburg	12-32
1949	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	28-13
1948	Tie	Blacksburg	7-7
1947	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	26-14
1946	Tie	Blacksburg	7-7
1945	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	44-6
1942	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	16-7
1941	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	13-0
1940	Richmond win	Blacksburg	7-13
1939	Richmond win	Richmond	0-13
1938	Tie	Blacksburg	0-0
1937	Richmond win	Richmond	7-12
1936	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	20-7
1933	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	7-0
1924	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	28-0
1921	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	34-0
1920	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	21-0
1919	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	21-0
1916	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	13-0
1909	Virginia Tech win	Richmond	52-0
1904	Virginia Tech win	Blacksburg	18-0

Scores from the Virginia Tech perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1904.

Matchup stats

Last five games

Richmond

Date	Opp	Result
09-26	vsFUR	W 13-9
09-19	vsGTWN	W 24-21
09-11	atNCSU	L 0-73
09-05	atHOW	W 28-21
08-29	vsBUCK	W 35-14

Virginia Tech

Date	Opp	Result
10-02	vsPITT	L 33-35
09-26	atBC	W 21-14
09-19	atMD	W 35-26
09-12	vsODU	W 44-21
09-05	vsVMI	W 73-3

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Lake Forest	4	0	1.000	256	47
Notre Dame	5	0	1.000	206	59
Merchant Marine	3	0	1.000	148	47
Wabash	4	0	1.000	128	34
Franklin & Marshall	3	0	1.000	107	32
Trinity (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	14
Wesleyan (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	20
Dayton	3	0	1.000	90	41
Hardin Simmons	2	0	1.000	72	44
Amherst	2	0	1.000	62	35
Williams	2	0	1.000	36	14
Montana	4	1	.800	187	119
Colgate	4	1	.800	117	65
Richmond	4	1	.800	100	138
Newberry	3	1	.750	105	60
MIT	2	1	.667	118	26
Millsaps	2	1	.667	120	56
Washington & Jefferson	2	1	.667	88	33
Dickinson	2	1	.667	81	63
Hampden Sydney	2	1	.667	94	89
Coast Guard	2	2	.500	150	142
Tufts	1	1	.500	49	70
UConn	2	3	.400	180	131
Villanova	2	3	.400	103	154
West Virginia Wesleyan	2	3	.400	94	157
William & Mary	2	3	.400	111	205
Centre	1	2	.333	59	33
Simpson (IA)	1	2	.333	94	94
Erskine	1	2	.333	75	78
Coe	1	2	.333	62	73
Carnegie Mellon	1	2	.333	55	68
Sewanee	1	2	.333	75	96
Maryville (TN)	1	3	.250	92	128
Beloit	1	3	.250	21	78
Lafayette	1	3	.250	84	143
Duquesne	1	3	.250	73	152
Cornell (IA)	1	3	.250	37	117
Tennessee State	1	3	.250	59	145
Knox	1	3	.250	35	146
Fordham	1	4	.200	89	165
Bucknell	1	4	.200	51	134
Holy Cross	1	4	.200	93	183
Maine	1	4	.200	71	161
Florida A&M	1	4	.200	87	184
Alameda Coast Guard	0	0	.000	0	0
Amarillo Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Birmingham-Southern	0	0	.000	0	0
Boston University	0	0	.000	0	0
Camp Grant	0	0	.000	0	0
Carlisle	0	0	.000	0	0
Colorado College	0	0	.000	0	0
Cumberland (TN)	0	0	.000	0	0
Del Monte Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Detroit Mercy	0	0	.000	0	0
Drury	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Benning	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Riley	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Warren	0	0	.000	0	0
Georgia Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Gonzaga	0	0	.000	0	0
Great Lakes Navy	0	0	.000	0	0
Haskell	0	0	.000	0	0
Iowa Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Jacksonville Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
Lombard	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola (LA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola Marymount	0	0	.000	0	0
Lubbock Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Manhattan	0	0	.000	0	0
March Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Mare Island Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Marquette	0	0	.000	0	0
Mississippi College	0	0	.000	0	0
Nashville	0	0	.000	0	0
New York University	0	0	.000	0	0
Norman Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
North Carolina Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Oglethorpe	0	0	.000	0	0
Phillips	0	0	.000	0	0
Portland	0	0	.000	0	0
Quantico Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Randolph Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Regis (CO)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
San Francisco	0	0	.000	0	0
Santa Clara	0	0	.000	0	0
Second Air Force	0	0	.000	0	0
Spring Hill	0	0	.000	0	0
Swarthmore	0	0	.000	0	0
Tampa	0	0	.000	0	0
Tennessee Medical College	0	0	.000	0	0
Union (NY)	0	0	.000	0	0
Vermont	0	0	.000	0	0
Whitman	0	0	.000	0	0
Wichita State	0	0	.000	0	0
Xavier	0	0	.000	0	0
Southwestern U	0	3	.000	64	86
Bowdoin	0	2	.000	7	33
Hamilton	0	2	.000	49	80
Colby	0	2	.000	21	53
Georgetown	0	3	.000	52	89
Bates	0	2	.000	14	67
Lawrence	0	3	.000	28	110
Centenary (LA)	0	3	.000	21	117
Rhodes	0	3	.000	20	134

ACC

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Miami	5	0	1.000	248	49
Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000	192	67
Duke	4	0	1.000	145	44
Virginia Tech	4	1	.800	206	99
Wake Forest	4	1	.800	183	115
SMU	4	1	.800	173	115
Virginia	3	2	.600	169	90
Florida State	3	2	.600	166	108
NC State	3	2	.600	184	128
Clemson	3	2	.600	97	129
Syracuse	2	2	.500	139	92
North Carolina	2	2	.500	96	78
Louisville	2	3	.400	193	146
California	2	3	.400	135	133
Boston College	2	3	.400	95	117
Stanford	2	3	.400	87	191
Georgia Tech	1	3	.250	108	104

Records computed from completed games this season

Virginia Tech Hokies lead the series since 1904, 37-10-4. Here is the series on record and how to watch when Virginia Tech and Richmond meet.

How to watch Virginia Tech vs Richmond

When Virginia Tech and Richmond are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
Radio Listen on the Virginia Tech radio network.
Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the Virginia Tech vs Richmond time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The Virginia Tech this season

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Virginia Tech vs Richmond: the essentials

Virginia Tech Hokies vs Richmond Spiders is a non-conference matchup that sets the ACC against FBS Independents. Virginia Tech Hokies lead the series since 1904, 37-10-4. Across 51 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the Virginia Tech vs Richmond head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the Virginia Tech Hokies team hub, the ACC this week round-up and the live conference standings. For Richmond against the whole conference, see Richmond vs the ACC.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between Virginia Tech and Richmond?

Virginia Tech Hokies lead the series since 1904, 37-10-4. The two programs have met 51 times on record.

How can I watch Virginia Tech vs Richmond?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are Virginia Tech and Richmond in the same conference?

No. Virginia Tech plays in the ACC. Richmond plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.