No team has a bye week before playing the Hokies this year. That's really not that suprising considering college football's regular season is 14 weeks this year compared to last year's 15. Teams in conferences with championship games have to cram their 12 regular season games into the season's first 13 weeks. And since the Hokies don't play any teams from the six conferences that don't host championship games. There's not much extra prep time for our soon to be vanquished foes in 2009.
| Opponent | Date | Pre | Post |
| vs. Alabama | Sept. 5 | None | Florida International |
| Marshall | Sept. 12 | Southern Illinois | Bowling Green |
| Nebraska | Sept. 19 | Arkansas State | UL-Lafayette |
| Miami | Sept. 26 | Ga. Tech (9/17) | Oklahoma |
| at Duke | Oct. 3 | NC Central | at NC State |
| Boston College | Oct. 10 | Florida State | NC State |
| at Georgia Tech | Oct. 17 | at Florida State | at Virginia |
| Bye Week | Oct. 24 | - | - |
| North Carolina | Oct. 29 | FSU (10/22) | Duke |
| at East Carolina | Nov. 5 | at Memphis (10/27) | at Tulsa (11/15) |
| at Maryland | Nov. 14 | at NC State | at Florida State |
| NC State | Nov. 21 | Clemson | North Carolina |
| at Virginia | Nov. 28 | at Clemson | None |
Only three opponents (Alabama, Miami and ECU) will have more than a week before playing the Hokies. It's also interesting that three consecutive opponents play Florida State before playing us.
Georgia Tech got the short end of the scheduling stick. It plays two road games, then faces us in Atlanta and then has two road games after that. Brutal.
Linkage
Hokies
- Journell could be our answer at K. (VT Hokie Fans)
ACC and Opponents
- You better believe my wedding cake will be shaped like Lane Stadium (that is, if I ever give up my hard-drinking, road-tripping bachelor ways). (Roll Bama Roll)
- A fond farewell to a fellow blogger. (Good Ol' Blog)
- Brendan discusses Groh's hot seat. (From Old Virginia)
- You had me at "Husker Cheerleader". (Corn Nation)
- SFN gives us insight on the 'Pack. (ACCSJ)
Stuff Only I Care About
- This is Jeff Reed 10 years from now. (Bootlegger Sports)
- OMG! The Kaleta! (Die by the Blade)
- On the BS that is leadership in college football. (And the Valley Shook)