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“It makes me feel proud towalk into the locker room

and talk about Virginia Techand the achievements and

accomplishments that havebeen reached over the years.”

–Bruce Smith

“It makes me feel proud towalk into the locker room

and talk about Virginia Techand the achievements and

accomplishments that havebeen reached over the years.”

–Bruce Smith

Hunter Carpenterback, 1900-03, ’05 — Inducted in 1957

Carroll Dalesplit end, 1956-59 — Inducted in 1987

Frank Loriasafety, 1965-67 — Inducted in 1999

Andy Gustafsoncoach, 1926-29 — Inducted in 1985

Jerry Claibornecoach, 1961-70 — Inducted in 1999

Former Virginia Tech Players and CoachesIn the College Football Hall of Fame

AndyGustafson

JerryClaiborne

FrankLoria

HunterCarpenter

CarrollDale

2001 Virginia Tech Football 225

“It was not footballand yet we hadsome fun … suitswere ordered,

footballs of variousdescriptions bought

and generalenthusiasm prevailed.”

— The Bugle,Virginia Tech’s Yearbook,

describing the school’s firstfootball practices in 1892

Football at Virginia Techofficially kicked off on Oct. 21,1892 when the school wasknown as Virginia Agriculturaland Mechanical College. Itsstart, however, was slow.

With VAMC PresidentJohn McBryde’s approval andsupport, an athleticassociation was organized inSeptember 1891. The major

efforts of this organizationduring its early years wereconcentrated on football.

At the urging of a fewinterested students andfaculty during the fall of 1891,a number of studentsassembled on campus to playpick-up games of the newsport. A year later, largelythrough the efforts ofProfessor W.E. Anderson,Professor E.A. Smyth andcadets H.B. Pratt and J.W.Stull, Tech’s first football teamwas organized. Andersonplayed right tackle and servedas the captain. Smyth was the“trainer” (or coach) andbusiness manager.

It was necessary for theorganizers to go into thebarracks every day and begmen to come out to playbecause those who were notplaced on the first team oneday would refuse to return thenext.

The first game wasscheduled with St. Albans ofRadford and played on the

Blacksburg campus on Oct.21. The game resulted in a14-10 victory for VAMC withAnderson scoring the firsttouchdown in Tech history.After studying a book ofrules, Professor Smyth tookthe leading role as theteam’s mentor. As a result,he came to be known as thefather of modern football atVirginia Tech.

Old HokieIn 1896, the words

Polytechnic Institute wereadded to the college’s nameand it became known asVirginia Polytechnic Institute,which in turn becameVirginia Tech. With thechange in names cameother changes.

The school colorschanged from black andgray to Chicago maroon andburnt orange. The colorswere chosen by the Corps ofCadets and adopted as theofficial college colors in thefall of 1896. They were first

worn in a football gameagainst Roanoke College onOct. 26, 1896.

A student contest was heldto produce a new school yelland O.M. Stull won a prize forhis new yell, the now famousOld Hokie. Stull’s yell, in itsoriginal form, was:

Hoki! Hoki! Hoki Hy!Tech! Tech! V.P.I. !Sola-Rex Sola-RahPolytech-Vir-gin-i-a!Rae, Ri, V.P.I.

At some point an ‘e’ wasadded to Hoki and the namestuck as a nickname for Techteams and the school’s spirit.When asked about his yell,Stull admitted that the wordshe used had no hidden orsymbolic meaningwhatsoever, but had beenthought up in an effort to grabattention. His effort wassuccessful, as thousands offans attending Tech athleticcontests over the past centurycan testify.

The First 107 Years of Football at Virginia Tech

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The Great CarpenterA true Virginia Tech

legend, Hunter Carpenterplayed in Blacksburg from1900 to 1903 and again in1905. His Tech career hadintrigue, controversy andgreatness.

Carpenter arrived atcollege at age 15 weighing128 pounds. He waited twoyears before becoming Tech’sstarting right halfback. Whenhe did get a chance to play, heused the alias Walter Brownbecause his father hadforbidden him to play football.Not until his father saw himstar in a 1900 game againstVMI in Norfolk did he giveapproval to young Hunter’ssport.

In 1903, Carpenter helpedTech defeat a powerful Navyclub, 11-0. In that game, hekicked a 46-yard field goaland, according to publishedreports, played much of thegame without jersey orstockings, which were tornfrom his body.

In 1905, he scored 82points and helped boostVirginia Polytechnic Instituteto a 9-1 record that includedwins over Army, NorthCarolina, South Carolina andVirginia. Carpenter scored fivetouchdowns in the SouthCarolina game and helped theHokies outscore theiropponents 305 to 24.

Carpenter was nevernamed to the All-Americateam because Walter Camp,who named the team at thetime, said he would nevername a player who he hadnot seen play. Others,including his former coachSally Miles, placed him on alevel with Red Grange andJim Thorpe. He was namedto the College Football Hallof Fame in 1957.

The Military Classic ofthe South

For years, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute andVirginia Military Instituteclashed in the “MilitaryClassic of the South.” Bothschools had corps of cadetsand a budding rivalry by thetime the series was movedto Roanoke in 1913.Beginning in 1921, the VPI-VMI game was played onThanksgiving Day and itbecame the centerpiece of agala affair.

The Tech Corps ofCadets would march fromthe train station to the HotelPatrick Henry and the VMICorps would march to theHotel Roanoke. On gameday, both corps wouldmarch to Victory Stadium.The teams were playing forpride and a 22-inch highChamber of Commercetrophy.

The VPI-VMI seriescontinued as a ThanksgivingDay treat through 1969. Theteams made their lastappearance in Victory Stadiumon a Saturday in 1971.

Fast CompanyDuring its early years, the

Tech football team competedin the South AtlanticConference. But thingschanged dramatically for theschool with the announcementon Aug. 22, 1921, that it would

Tech’s starting lineup in 1909 averaged just 172 pounds,but that didn’t stop the Hokies from posting an outstanding6-1 season that started with a 6-0 win against Clemson andended with an 18-5 victory versus North Carolina State.New head coach Branch Bocock, who came to Tech fromthe University of Georgia, was the Hokies’ first trulyprofessional coach with a full-time salary.

be a charter member of thenewly formed SouthernIntercollegiate Conference.

The other chartermembers were Alabama,Auburn, Clemson, Georgia,Georgia Tech, Kentucky,Maryland, Mississippi State,North Carolina, North CarolinaState, Tennessee, Virginia andWashington & Lee. In 1922,the league added Florida,LSU, Mississippi, SouthCarolina, Vanderbilt andTulane. The University of theSouth joined the conference in1923 and in December of thatyear, the league’s name wasofficially changed to theSouthern Conference.

The membership shiftedover the years. In 1932 the 13southern-most membersformed the SoutheasternConference. In ’36, six newmembers — The Citadel,William & Mary, Davidson,Furman, Richmond and WakeForest — were added. Virginiawithdrew in 1937, and GeorgeWashington and West Virginiajoined in 1941 and 1950,respectively. In 1953, sevencolleges withdrew to form theAtlantic Coast Conference.

Tech remained in theleague until June 1965, whenit withdrew to become anindependent.

Earl Johnson (center) was the star of Tech’s first win over VMI in 1895.


Prominent PeopleSeveral Virginia Tech

players from the early daysreached prominent positions inSouthern football. The 1916Tech team featured fullbackHenry “Puss” Redd who wasTech’s head coach from 1932-40. Teammate William “Monk”Younger played defense sowell in New Haven againstYale that college footballkingmaker Walter Camplabeled him “the SouthernPanther.”As Tech’sathleticdirector in1941,Youngersaw histeamupsetdefendingnationalchampion Georgetown, 3-0, ona field goal by Roger McClure.

The captain of the 1918eleven, Hank Crisp, lost hisright hand in a childhood

accident,butbecame astar Techrunningback andteamcaptain.Crisp wenton tobecome a

coach and athletic director atAlabama and was the manwho recruited Paul “Bear”Bryant to play for the CrimsonTide. In 1926, a University ofPittsburgh graduate namedAndy Gustafson took over thefootball reins at Tech andcoached the Hokies’ “PonyExpress” backfield. Gustafsonwould go on to build theUniversity of Miami footballmachine as head coach andathletic director.

Frank Peake and thePony Express

After Virginia Tech’sfreshman team won a game bya wide margin in 1925, a sportspublicist nicknamed the team’soffensivebackfieldthe “PonyExpress”,taking offon NotreDame’sfamed“FourHorsemen.”Theleader of that group was FrankPeake. He was joined byScotty MacArthur, Herbert“Mac” McEver and TommyTomko.

Peake was a fleet back wholoved the open field. He scoredthree touchdowns in his firstvarsity game against RoanokeCollege and two more in thenext game against Hampden-Sydney. When the Techmenplayed VMI in the seasonfinale, he scored bothtouchdowns in Tech’s14-7

victory. As a junior, he rushedfor almost 200 yards andscored the lone touchdown inTech’s 6-0 upset of the ColgateRed Raiders in New York.During one three-game stretch,he accumulated rushing andreturn yardage of 306, 314 and353 yards.

Peake’s coach, AndyGustafson, said he had neverseen Peake’s equal under apunt. In the 1928 season,Peake injured a hip. Thoughstill recovering, he came off thebench in the Virginia game torun back a punt for atouchdown on his first play ofthe game. Peake was namedan All-Southern halfback hissenior year and is stillconsidered one of the greatestplayers ever to play the gamefor Tech.

The 1932 TeamVirginia Tech’s 1932 eleven

was one of Tech’s finest teams.That team won eight gamesand lost to Alabama in a gamethat decided the SouthernConference championship.

Miles Stadium was the home of Virginia Tech football from 1926 until Lane Stadium opened in 1965.

The Techmen defeatedseveral top teams in 1932.The Gobblers upset Georgiain Athens by a 7-6 countwhen team captain Bill Grinusblocked a Bulldogs’ extra-point kick that would havetied the game. Tech alsodowned an undefeatedKentucky squad, 7-0, inBlacksburg to run its recordto 5-0.

The next big game camewhen the team traveled toTuscaloosa to play Alabamafor the Southern Conferencetitle. It was ‘Bama’sHomecoming game and thecrowd of 11,000 was thesecond largest in the historyof Denny Stadium. Tech tooka 6-0 lead in the game, butcould not hold the lead asAlabama’s bigger offensiveline wore the Gobblers down,and the Tide came back for a9-6 victory.

Despite the disappointingloss, Tech went on to shut outVirginia and Washington &Lee to finish with an 8-1record.

Hank Crisp

Monk Younger

Frank Peake

In 1932, Tech (on offense) upset Georgia in Athens on the way to an 8-1 record.


The Beardless WondersWith several Tech players

serving overseas in World WarII, the 1945 team was filled with17- and 18-year olds known asthe “Beardless Wonders.” Theyoungsters fared poorly, postinga 2-6 record on the season.One of the two wins engineeredby Ralph Beard and his fellowwonders came against acoaching legend named Paul“Bear” Bryant.

The Tech offense hadpracticed against a defensecalled the Blackboard Six.Practicing against theBlackboard Six did not readythe offensive team for theopposition as Tech waswhitewashed by other defensesin its first two games. Bryant’sassistant at Maryland, FrankMoseley, soon to becomeTech’s own head coach,scouted the Hokies’ early-season loss to William & Mary

and told Bryant that Marylandneed not worry about theTechmen.

Bryant eschewedpreparations for the Techgame and looked ahead to hisnext opponent. When he cameto Blacksburg, the Terrapincoach lined up his defense inthe Blackboard Six, and Techran over Maryland in a 21-13victory. The BeardlessWonders recorded Tech’s onlyvictory ever over “Bear” Bryantthat day.

Frank MoseleyWhen Frank Moseley was

named head football coachand athletic director at VirginiaTech in 1951, The Techgram,the university newsletter, ranthe headline, “Va. TechFootball – A Job To Do.” TheTechmen had posted anabysmal 1-25-3 record overthe previous three years.

Coach Moseley brought toBlacksburg exactly what theTech administration wanted ina coach. He had coached inwinning programs. As anassistant at Maryland andKentucky, he worked under“Bear” Bryant.

Moseley was tough andconfident. The 1951 Techgramsaid that Moseley “… carriesabout him the air of a manwho would do well in a battlewith the devil himself.” Hecoached toughness andpreached physicalconditioning and after theplayers went through his drills,many went out the backwindow. His staples were therunning game and a stingydefense.

From 1951 to 1953,Moseley’s teams won 12games. In 1954, Tech wentundefeated with an 8-0-1mark and finished 16th in thefinal Associated Press poll.The coach was named the APCoach of the Year in Virginia.In 1956, he was named theSouthern Conference Coachof the Year. By July 1955, hehad turned down three offersto coach elsewhere.

Moseley stayed and madea career as Tech’s coach andathletic director. When hegave up the head coach’s jobafter the 1960 season, he hada career mark of 54-42-4,which was the best mark ofany Tech coach at the time. Asathletic director, Moseleyheaded the Lane Stadiumconstruction drive. He retiredin 1978. Today, in theshadows of Lane Stadium,Tech’s practice site is namedFrank O. Moseley Field.

Herb Thomas, Jr., led the Hokies in scoring in 1939and 1940, but he earned his highest distinction on thebattlefield. On Nov. 7, 1943, during fighting on BougainvilleIsland, Marine Sergeant Thomas gave his life to save thelives of the men in his squad. Thomas, who protected hiscomrades by diving on a live hand grenade, was awardedthe Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously.

Preas and NutterBuzz Nutter and George

Preas wound up in the sameplace — on the 1958National Football Leaguechampion Baltimore Colts.The two offensive linemenalso came from the sameplace — Virginia Tech. Thetwo players had differentexperiences, however, ingetting from Blacksburg toBaltimore.

Nutter played on the1950-52 Gobbler teams thatturned in a 7-25 three-yearrecord. He became the firstTech player drafted by a NFLteam and played for theWashington Redskins his firstyear. After being cut by theRedskins, he signed with theColts. He played in Baltimorefor 11 years and helped theteam to NFL championshipsin 1958 and 1959.

The right tackle on thosechampionship teams wasPreas, who passed upoffers from Georgia Tech andArmy to play in Blacksburg.He played on the outstanding1954 Tech team. He wasnamed to the All-SouthernConference second team asa junior and the first team asa senior. Preas set a leaguemark by starting 40consecutive games in hiscareer.

Preas was at tackle forthe Colts in the ’58championship game. Hehelped clear the way for AlanAmeche’s winningtouchdown in sudden deathof what is considered bymany as the greatest NFLgame. Preas played 11 yearsfor Baltimore.

Coach Frank Moseley (with football) demandedtoughness and physical conditioning.


The 1954 TeamThe 1954 Virginia Tech

team was one of the school’sbest elevens. That year, theTechmen posted an 8-0-1record and narrowly missedout on the SouthernConference championshipwon by a West Virginia teamled by Sam Huff. One of thekeys to the team’s successwas something that wouldbecome a staple of Techfootball in the late 1990s —speed.

Halfbacks Billy Andersonand Howie Wright were twoof the speedsters in thebackfield. They were joinedby Leo Burke and DickieBeard. Beard was referred toas “The Cumberland Flash”and led the SouthernConference in rushing with647 yards. He was named tothe all-conference team andwas voted the AssociatedPress Athlete of the Year inVirginia.

That tough ’54 team alsoincluded end Tom Petty whomerited all-conferencehonors after catching fivetouchdown passes andguard Billy Kerfoot, the teamcaptain, who joined Petty onthe all-conference team.Tackle George Preas, afuture NFL standout, wasalso an all-league honoree.

Senior Johnny Dean andsophomore Billy Cranwellquarterbacked the team, andDon Divers played a key rolein the offensive anddefensive backfields. Thatyear, Divers intercepted twopasses against VMI andreturned both fortouchdowns — a feat thatwould not be duplicated by aTech player until Ashley Leedid it against Vanderbilt in1983.

Tech knocked off Clemsonin Death Valley that year andshut out Virginia. The squad’sonly blemish was a 7-7Homecoming tie againstWilliam & Mary. Techaccumulated 366 yards intotal offense against the Tribebut could only muster onefourth-quarter score. The Tribescored its only points on aninterception return for atouchdown.

Carroll DaleCarroll

Dale, VirginiaTech Class of1960, was oneof the finestfootball playersin schoolhistory. He wasan outstandingcollegian and asuccessful pro.

Despiteplaying inMoseley’s run-orientedoffense, Dalebecame Tech’sall-time leadingreceiver to thatpoint with 64careerreceptions for1,195 yardsand 15 touchdowns. The Techend started the second gameof his freshman year againstTulane and did not come outof the lineup for the rest of hiscollege career.

In 1957, the SaturdayEvening Post named Dale thebest sophomore lineman inthe nation. After his juniorseason, he was named theSouthern Conference Playerof the Year and a second-team Associated Press All-American. As a senior, Dalebecame the first Tech football

player to gain first-team All-America honors. Theconsummate team player,Dale won the SouthernConference’s Jacobs BlockingTrophy in both 1958 and1959.

Dale went on to have anoutstanding career in theNational Football League. Hespent five seasons with theLos Angeles Rams beforebeing traded to VinceLombardi’s Green BayPackers. He played on the1965 NFL title team and the

Tech’s football program started reaching more peopleduring the 1950s. The Hokies’ 1954 season opener againstNorth Carolina State marked the first Tech game to bebroadcast over the Virginia Tech radio network. In 1959, theTech-Florida State game at Miles Stadium was televisedregionally on 33 stations from Baltimore, Md., to Miami, Fla.It was the first football game ever televised from a SouthernConference stadium.

The 1954 team finished 8-0-1 and ranked 16th in the final Associated Press poll.

1966 and 1967 Packer teamsthat won Super Bowls. Hewas named to the Pro Bowl in1970 and made the game-winning catch. Dale returnedto the Pro Bowl in 1971. Healso played in Super Bowl IVfor the Minnesota Vikings.

Jerry ClaiborneJerry Claiborne was hired

by Athletic Director FrankMoseley in 1961 to run theVirginia Tech football program.In the 10 seasons he coachedin Blacksburg, Claiborneeclipsed his boss’ record andbecame the school’swinningest coach to that pointwith a 61-39-2 mark.

Claiborne, like Moseley,was an assistant under Paul“Bear” Bryant. He coachedBryant’s defense at Alabamaafter working with the defensefor a Missouri team coachedby Frank Broyles. Claiborneplayed safety and offensiveend at Kentucky under Bryant.

Tech’s new coach adheredto Moseley’s principles oftough defense and a strongrunning game. Tech led theSouthern Conference in totaldefense and pass defense in1961 and 1962. In 1963, Techwas second in the nation inpass interceptions and fourthin punt return defense.

Claiborne was named theSouthern Conference Coachof the Year in 1963 after theTechmen won their onlyoutright league title. He tookthe 1966 and 1968 Techsquads to bowls.

From 1963-67, VirginiaTech was the 12th winningestprogram in the country underClaiborne. With 36 wins, 13losses and one tie, theGobblers were ranked rightbehind Notre Dame.

All-American Carroll Dale with theJacobs Blocking trophy.


1963 SouthernConference Champions

The 1963 Gobblerscaptured Virginia Tech’s onlyoutright Southern Conferencefootball championship. The ’63edition went 8-2 and featuredthe all-star runningcombination of quarterbackBob Schweickert and fullbackSonny Utz.

Tech beat nationally-ranked Florida State, 31-23, inTallahassee that year. NewtGreen, who was twice namedto the all-conference teamduring his Tech career,blocked a punt against theSeminoles. Jake Adams, afine end, caught the ball in theair and returned it 38 yards fora touchdown to help Tech sealits victory.

Schweickert, Utz, Greenand lineman Gene Breenwere all named first-team all-conference, while end TommyMarvin was a second-teampick. Senior Mike Cahill ledthe club in interceptions andturned in a key defensive stopby picking off a two-pointconversion pass to preserve a14-13 win over Richmond.And running back TommyWalker helped Tech win theseason finale against VMI bycatching a 26-yard scoringpass from Schweickert andrunning a kickoff back 99yards.

Schweickert and UtzQuarterback Bob

Schweickert and fullbackSonny Utz drove the Techoffense in the early 1960s.Schweickert was Tech’s Mr.

Outside, while Utz was Mr.Inside. Together, theycombined for over 6,000 yardsof offense during their threevarsity seasons.

Schweickert served noticeof things to come in a late-season 1962 game at Tulane.The sophomore had missedfour games with a shoulderinjury, but that day in NewOrleans he rushed for twotouchdowns and passed foranother. With Tech trailing,17-14, Schweickert dancedthrough the Green Wavedefense on a game-winning74-yard touchdown run.

The Tech quarterbackdanced around a lot of would-be tacklers during the ’63season when he helped leadthe team to an 8-2 record andthe school’s only SouthernConference football title. Onhis way to being named theSC Player of the Year,Schweickert ran for 839yards to set a conferencerecord.

His total offense mark of 1,526yards that year also set aleague standard.

Utz led Tech in scoringwith 10 touchdowns during the’63 season and joinedSchweickert on the all-conference team. Two of hisTDs came in a road winagainst nationally-rankedFlorida State.

The backfield duo returnedin 1964 to lead the Techmento a 6-4 record. Utz rushed for777 yards to lead the squad,while Schweickert ran andthrew for 1,409 yards of totaloffense. The highlight of theseason came when Techdowned 10th-ranked FloridaState, 20-11, at MilesStadium. Schweickert puntedeight times for a 47.4-yardaverage that day, prompting

The Hokies took their longest regular-season football tripever in October of 1959, traveling to Canyon, Texas to beWest Texas State’s homecoming foe. Tech shook off any illeffects of the long trip to spoil the Buffaloes’ party with a last-second, 26-21 victory. The winning touchdown came whenTech’s Terry Strock grabbed a 25-yard pass from quarterbackFrank Eastman with just 11 seconds left in the game. Theonly time a Tech football team traveled farther was followingthe 1946 season when the Hokies played Cincinnati in theSun Bowl game at El Paso, Texas.Jerry Claiborne (front right) directed the Hokies to

their only Southern Conference football title in 1963.

FSU coach Bill Peterson to sayit was the first time aquarterback had ever beatenhim with a foot.

Frank LoriaStatistics alone do not

reveal the gridiron value ofFrank Loria, Tech’s firstconsensus All-American. The5-9, 175-pound safety was abig hitter with a “sixth-sense”.

Loria, who also excelled asa punt returner, helped the1966 Tech team to an 8-1-1regular-season record and aLiberty Bowl bid. TheClarksburg, W.Va., native wasnamed All-America by TheAssociated Press and theFootball Writers Association.That year, he returned threepunts for touchdowns,including one 80 yards againstFlorida State that helped Techbeat the Seminoles, 23-21, inBlacksburg. He saved theWilliam & Mary game with afourth-quarter interception.

His senior season, Loriawas ranked eighth in the nationin punt returns and picked offthree passes. Tech’s star wasnamed to the top six All-America first teams. For hiscareer, Loria started all 31games in which he was eligibleto play on the varsity.

In 1970, a plane carryingthe Marshall University footballteam crashed in West Virginia,killing all passengers. Assistantcoach Frank Loria was on theplane. In 1972, Omicron DeltaKappa, a national leadershipfraternity, dedicated an awardin the memory of Frank Loriafor the Tech student-athletewho exemplifies citizenship,leadership and athletic andacademic achievement.Bob Schweickert

and Sonny Utz.


Liberty Bowl TeamsCoach Jerry Claiborne took

Tech teams to the Liberty Bowlin 1966 and 1968. TheTechmen went 8-1-1 in ’66 toearn a spot opposite the MiamiHurricanes in the Memphis,Tenn., bowl. Two years later,Tech finished with five straightwins for a 7-3 regular-seasonmark that secured it a returntrip to the Liberty Bowl to playthe University of Mississippi.

Tech earned respect with itstwo bowl visits, but fell short ofgetting what it wanted most —a victory. Jimmy Richardsblocked a Miami punt to set upa Tech touchdown in the 1966game, but it wasn’t enough asthe Gobblers fell 14-7 to theninth-ranked Hurricanes. In’68, Tech built a 17-0 first-quarter lead, only to see OleMiss storm back behind aquarterback named ArchieManning for a 34-17 win.

The bowl experience left anindelible mark on at least oneof the Tech players. FrankBeamer, a starting defensiveback on the 1966 and ‘68teams, would return to guidethe school to unprecedentedpostseason success in the1990s.

Charlie CoffeyWhen Charlie Coffey

arrived in Blacksburg in 1971,he set the program awash inorange, made a whirlwindmedia tour of the state topromote the Virginia Techfootball team and improved theathletic facilities. Mostsignificantly, the new coach

broke with Tech tradition andinstalled a pass-happyoffense.

Coffey, the defensivecoordinator at Arkansas beforecoming to Tech, turned overhis offense to Dan Henning.Henning, who had starred atWilliam & Mary and went on tobecome the head coach of theAtlanta Falcons, put the ball inthe air. He tutored a rangyright-hander by the name ofDon Strock who smashed allof Tech’s previous passingrecords. Strock threw to tightend Mike Burnop who caughta team-record 46 passes, andDonnie Reel who led the teamin reception yardage with 705in 1971. Tech’s air excitementand Coffey’s promotionprompted Hokie fans topurchase 1972 season ticketsin record numbers to witness“Explosion ’72.”

The highlight of the ’72season came when Techupset 19th-ranked OklahomaState in Blacksburg. DaveStrock, Don’s brother, kickedthe game-winning field goalwith 12 seconds remaining tolift Tech to a 34-32 victory.That season, Strock threw toRicky Scales, J.B. Barber andCraig Valentine in addition toBurnop and Reel. He led thenation in passing and totaloffense, and his 3,170 yardspassing was the fourth-highesttotal in NCAA history at thetime.

After a disappointing 1973campaign, Coffey leftBlacksburg and took his aerialshow with him.

The 1975 SeasonThe Tech football program

went from one extreme to theother when Jimmy Sharpe tookthe reins in 1974 and installeda wishbone offense.

The Techmen struggled toadjust at first, losing their firstfour games of ’74. Then, ingame five at South Carolina,things started to click. Threedifferent Tech players rushedfor over 100 yards as theHokies surprised theGamecocks, 31-17. The teamwent on to win four of its lastseven games. Two of thelosses came by one point andthe other by seven.

In 1975, Sharpe’s teamposted Tech’s best record ofthe decade and the school’sbest mark since 1966. Techrebounded from two season-opening losses to win eight ofits last nine games. That stretchproduced some of the decade’smost memorable wins.

Tech shocked Auburn, 23-16, at Jordan-Hare Stadium inAlabama. Running backRoscoe Coles had an 89-yardtouchdown run and quarterbackPhil Rogers threw for onetouchdown and ran for anotherto lead the Tech offense. It wasthe defense, however, thatsaved the day. With two

Tech and Florida State provided some of the biggestthrills for Hokie football fans during the 1960s. In 1964, Techdefeated the nationally 10th-ranked Seminoles, 20-11, atMiles Stadium in a game that featured the heroics ofquarterback Bob Schweickert. Two years later, the Hokiesand Seminoles treated a 1966 Tech homecoming crowd toa classic battle that saw the home team preserve a 23-21victory with a goal-line stand and an interception in the finalquarter. The thrills kept coming for Tech fans in 1968 whena 3-3 Tech team turned its season around with a stunning40-22 upset of 14-point favorite FSU in Tallahassee. Thatwin, fueled by linebacker-turned-tailback Kenny Edwards,keyed a five-game Tech winning streak that led to a LibertyBowl bid.

minutes left in the contest,Auburn drove from its own 20-yard line to the Tech 5. Auburnhad first and goal but couldnot score.

The Techmen gobbled upAuburn on two running playsbefore the Tigers threw anincomplete pass. On fourthdown, the Auburn quarterbackdropped back to pass, couldnot find an open receiver andwas forced to run out ofbounds. Linebacker RickRazzano, noseguard BillHouseright, tackle TomBeasley and end KeithMcCarter keyed that Techdefense.

Against Florida State in aHomecoming tilt, senior kickerWayne Latimer boomed aschool-record 61-yard fieldgoal to knock off theSeminoles, 13-10. Thedefense stood tall again,holding FSU on downs fromthe Tech 12-yard line in thefinal minutes.

The defense also turned inthe big play in a 24-17 winover Virginia that year. TheWahoos had the ball on Tech’s14-yard line with one minuteleft in the game when Beasleyforced a fumble with a sack ofUVa quarterback ScottGardner.

Bill Houseright (center) and Rick Razzano (38) keyed agoal-line stand as Tech shocked Auburn in 1975.


Bill DooleyWhen Tech President Bill

Lavery offered Bill Dooley thedual role of head footballcoach and athletic director inthe winter of 1977, Tech fanswere excited. Dooley hadannually taken the best highschool talent from the OldDominion and brought it toChapel Hill to build fine teamsat the University of NorthCarolina.

Dooley was brought toBlacksburg to rebuild the Techeleven. He would do that witha strong running game and avery good defense. UnderDooley, the nickname Hokiescame to the forefront and theGobblers faded away; theGobbler mascot wastransformed into theHokieBird; and a new VT logowas adopted.

Dooley started the 1978season with some players heinherited from the previousstaff. Safety Gene Bunn brokethe school interception recordin ’78. Kenny Lewis, a fleettailback, set a school single-game rushing record with 223yards vs. VMI. FullbackMickey Fitzgerald was apower runner and blocker whocarried the nickname “The

Incredible Hulk.” WingbackSidney Snell emerged underDooley. A strong recruiter,Dooley brought in running backCyrus Lawrence, tight end MikeShaw, defensive tackle PadroPhillips, and offensive linemenWally Browne and GeorgeEvans for the 1979 season.

Dooley would go on tocompile the best record of anyTech head coach to that point.He would guide the Hokies tothree bowl games and theirfirst-ever bowl victory beforeleaving the program under acloud of controversy followingthe 1986 season.

1980 Peach BowlVirginia Tech got the

decade rolling with an 8-3

regular-season record in 1980and a date in Atlanta for thePeach Bowl. Coach BillDooley’s Hokies opened theseason with a 16-7 roadvictory over Wake Forest infront of a regionally-televisedABC-TV audience. TheTechmen whitewashedarchrival Virginia, 30-0, atLane Stadium in front of thestate’s first 50,000 crowd forfootball. The Hokies thenbested West Virginia, 34-11.Tech made its first bowlappearance since the 1968season when it was invited toplay 18th-ranked Miami in thePeach Bowl. The Hurricanesdefeated the Dooley gang, 20-10, in a hard-fought game.

Cyrus LawrenceOn the second carry of his

collegiate career, tailbackCyrus Lawrence ran 59 yardsfor a touchdown. It would bethe longest run of his Techcareer. But that didn’t stopLawrence from going on tobecome the Hokies’ all-timerushing leader. He did it thehard way with four- and five-yard gains. He turned in just14 runs of more than 20 yardswhile at Tech and had onlythree runs over 40 yards.

In 1980, Lawrence rushedfor 1,221 yards in 10 games toset a Tech single-seasonrushing mark. The 1,221 yardsranked him eighth nationally.Lawrence set another schoolrecord with six 100-yardgames.

Lawrence was toughenough to carry the ball 29times a game his junior yearafter averaging 27 carries in’80. During the 1981 season,Lawrence gained 1,403 yards

Tech’s mascot hasexperienced some changes overthe past 35 years, evolving from aGobbler to a Fighting Gobbler toa HokieBird. The first Gobbler

mascot wasa real, livegobblerintroducedto the Techsidelines byFloyd “HardTimes”Meade in1912.

to break his own school recordand finish seventh in thecountry. He gained 202 yardsagainst Virginia.

The star back suffered aseason-ending knee injury justfour games into his seniorseason. He totaled 3,767yards in his 35-game Techcareer to establish the school’scareer record. He averaged107.6 yards rushing per gameand turned in a school-record16 100-yard rushing games inhis career.

BruuuuuuuuceCoach Bill Dooley loved

defense and Dooley, as well asTech fans everywhere, lovedBruce Smith.

At 6-3, 276 pounds, Smithhad tremendous agility andspeed for a player of his size.During his four-year Techcareer at tackle, Brucebecame the most honoredfootball player in schoolhistory. As a junior in 1983, theNorfolk, Va., native recorded22 quarterback sacks and wasa first-team All-American.

Smith didn’t get any easierto block his senior year as heregistered 16 more sacks andmade a career-high 69 tacklesin leading Tech to anIndependence Bowlappearance. The Sack Manwon the Outland Trophy asAmerica’s top lineman andwas a consensus All-American. Smith had a careertotal of 71 tackles behind theline of scrimmage for losses,totaling more than five timesthe length of a football field(504 yards).

In 1985, the Buffalo Billsmade Bruce Smith the No. 1pick in the NFL draft.

All-AmericanBruce Smithposted anamazing 22sacks in1983.


The KickWith four seconds left in

the New Peach Bowl atAtlanta on Dec. 31, 1986,Virginia Tech trailed NorthCarolina State, 24-22. Passinterference was called on theWolfpack as it was defendingTech wingback David Everett.

The penalty moved thefootball to State’s 23-yard line.The Hokies were within fieldgoal range — the range ofkicker Chris Kinzer.

State called a timeout torattle the Tech sophomore.Tech finally snapped the ballfor the 40-yard field goalattempt. Kinzer kicked andwas knocked down on hisfollow through. The ball sailedthrough the uprights as timeexpired and Tech won, 25-24.

It was Tech’s first bowlvictory ever.

Frank BeamerFrank Beamer roamed the

Tech defensive backfield forteams that went to LibertyBowls in 1966 and 1968. Afterhe left Blacksburg, heembarked on a coachingcareer that included stops asan assistant at Maryland, TheCitadel and Murray State. Hewas promoted to head coachat Murray State in 1981 andran the Racer program for sixyears.

The ex-cornerback cameback to Tech as the firstalumnus to guide the Techfootball program since 1945.In replacing the departed BillDooley, he brought back toBlacksburg the trademark

defense that he learned as aTech player under JerryClaiborne and a healthyrespect for the importance ofspecial teams. He alsobrought back to Blacksburgsome of the best teams in theland.

In his first five years on thejob, Beamer’s squads faced29 bowl-bound teams and 18Top 20 opponents. Nine of hisfirst 27 games at the helmwere against Top 10 teams. In1987, the Tech slate was ratedthe most difficult in the nation.

Tech pulled off two bigupsets over two of those topteams. The Hokies knocked offa Major Harris-led WestVirginia team in Morgantown,12-10, in 1989, behind fourMickey Thomas field goals anda fired-up defense. The victoryover the ninth-rankedMountaineers started a three-game winning streak overWest Virginia — the first timeTech had reeled off threeconsecutive wins over WVU.

The Hokies also registereda momentous victory overVirginia in the 1990 seasonfinale. The Wahoos had beenranked No. 1 in the nation forpart of the season and 54,157spectators, the largest football

crowd in the history of thestate, came to see the twoteams tangle. ESPN alsocame and televised the tiltnationally. Vaughn Hebronrushed for 142 yards to leadthe Hokie offense, andquarterback Will Furrer threwthree touchdown passes inthe 38-13 win.

Those upsets were just ahint of things to come underBeamer.

Chris Kinzer’s 40-yard fieldgoal gave Tech its firstbowl win.

The ‘BIG’ BreakAfter competing as a

football independent for 26years, the Hokies becamea charter member of theBIG EAST FootballConference in 1991. Thefootball-only conference,which also included BostonCollege, Miami, Pittsburgh,Rutgers, Syracuse, Templeand West Virginia, wasformally announced onFeb. 5, 1991, byCommissioner MichaelTranghese.

No team in the newly-formed league benefitedfrom the alliance as muchas Virginia Tech. TheHokies finally had a stagefor their football program,and it would only be a shorttime before they seized thespotlight.

Starting in 1993, thefirst season of round-robinplay in the conference,Tech began an eight-yearspan that saw it register themost wins of any team inthe league. During thatstretch, the Hokies werethe only BIG EAST schoolto participate in a bowleach season. Tech wouldwin the conference title in1995 and 1999 and share itin 1996. The Hokies alsowould represent the leaguein the Bowl Alliance each ofthose three seasons.

Quarterback Maurice DeShazo (l) and receiverAntonio Freeman formed a record-setting

passing combo for Tech from 1992 through 1994.

One of the trademarks of Coach Frank Beamer’s teamsat Virginia Tech has been outstanding special teams – mostnotably, blocking kicks. In the 1990s, no Division I-A teamblocked more kicks than the Hokies. Tech blocked a total of63 kicks during the decade, including 31 punts, 18 PATs and14 field goals. Blocked kicks played key roles in Tech bowlwins against Indiana in the 1993 Independence Bowl andversus Alabama in the 1998 Music City Bowl. From 1990through 1999, thirty-one different Tech players blocked kickswhile playing for Beamer.

Larry Austin (24) blocks a punt at UAB in 1998.


Heading to Another LevelBeamer’s success at Tech

was not immediate. And it didnot come without hard times.Shortly after Beamer tookover the reins in Blacksburg,the Tech football program washit with NCAA sanctions forproblems that occurred duringthe previous regime. Thosesanctions included two yearsof scholarship reductions thatimpeded Beamer’s successinto the next decade. In 1992,the Hokies suffered through agut-wrenching season thatsaw them hold fourth-quarterleads in seven of their 11games, but win just twogames. The final record was2-8-1.

Out of the ashes of the1992 season came a rebirththat would ultimately mark thebeginning of the mostsuccessful period in thehistory of the program. Duringthe spring of ‘93, the Hokiesmade some changes. Theyadded some new faces to thecoaching staff. They adoptedan attacking style of defensethat emphasized speed andaggressiveness. They fine-tuned the offense and turned itover to quarterback coachRickey Bustle, who waselevated to offensivecoordinator. Tech’s faith inFrank Beamer was about topay off.

The result was an 8-3regular-season record and arousing 45-21 victory overIndiana of the Big Ten in theIndependence Bowl. It wasthe first year of round-robinplay in the BIG EASTConference, and the Hokiesfinished a surprising fourth.The Tech offense rewrote theschool record book,accumulating 4,885 totalyards, scoring 400 points andaveraging 36.4 points pergame.

Sweet SuccessOne of the most

memorable seasons inVirginia Tech football historydid not start out memorably.

First there was a 20-14home loss to Boston College.Then there was a forgettable16-0 home whitewashing at

the hands of Cincinnati. WithMiami — an opponent Techhad never beaten in 12 tries— on the horizon, prospectsfor a third straight bowl tripdidn’t appear to be bright.

As it turned out, thatappearance was deceiving.Fueled by the leadership of astrong senior class, Techdefeated Miami for the firsttime ever, 13-7, in a heart-stopping finish. And theHokies didn’t stop there. Theywon their last nine regular-season games in a rowcapped by a sensationalcomeback victory overarchrival Virginia. Along theway, the Hokies also collectedtheir first BIG EASTchampionship.

Not only did Tech get itsthird straight bowl trip, it got abig one. As the BIG EASTrepresentative in the BowlAlliance, the Hokies earned atrip to New Orleans for theSugar Bowl. Over 25,000 Techfans went along for the ride.

On New Year’s Eve 1995,the Tech football programscored its biggest victory todate when it came frombehind to defeat Texas, 28-10.The stirring victory capped a10-2 season and helped theHokies to their highest everfinish in the national polls atthe time.

Tech followed by winning aschool-record 10 regular-season games on the way toanother 10-2 mark in 1996.The Hokies appeared in theOrange Bowl and held theirown before losing to powerfulNebraska. Winning recordsand bowl games followedagain in 1997 and 1998.

A Stepping StoneOf all the successful Tech

football teams of the 1990s,the 1998 squad may havebeen the most surprising. Itwas supposed to be arebuilding year for the men inorange and maroon. No onegave them a chance to win bigor to challenge for the BIGEAST championship — butthey did both.

Tech fooled the expertsthat season and actuallyfinished just three or fourplays away from an unbeatenrecord. The Hokies “rebuilt”with a 9-3 record and sufferedtheir three losses by a totalmargin of 10 points. In ashowdown with Syracuse for

the BIG EAST title, Tech lost inheart-breaking fashion at theCarrier Dome on the last playof the game.

The team benefited fromboth great leadership andgreat character. It bouncedback from each tough loss towin its next game. The Hokiescapped their unexpected runwith a dominating 38-7 victoryagainst tradition-rich Alabamain the inaugural AmericanGeneral Music City Bowl inNashville, Tenn. The CrimsonTide entered the game with anall-time 10-0 record againstTech and more bowl wins thanany other college program.They exited with the second-worst bowl loss in their storiedgridiron history.

Following the game, CoachFrank Beamer was beamingwith pride as he addressed thelarge following of Tech fanswhose enthusiasm was neverdampened by the evening’swind and freezing rain.

“This is for the future,” theTech coach said. “We’ve talkedabout trying to get up thatladder (to the top of the collegefootball ranks). I think we tookanother step, maybe twosteps, because when you beata team like Alabama it meanssomething.”

For Virginia Tech it meant alot. The victory set the stagefor the Hokies’ greatest footballseason ever.

Tech won theprestigious Lambert

Trophy (above),symbolizing Easternfootball supremacy,following the Sugar

Bowl win over Texasin 1995 that set off aHokie celebration in

New Orleans.


Sign of the TimesThe sign was simple. It

was written in block lettersand taped to a door in thefootball offices. It read:“Preparing to Win a NationalChampionship”.

It seemed a bold thoughtfor a program that just sevenyears earlier had producedonly two wins. But Tech’s1999 team took it to heart.They lived and breathed thethought.

There were plenty ofreasons for the Hokies to beexcited about the ’99 season.Thirteen starters werereturning, including seven ondefense. The special teamswere loaded with experiencedperformers. The preseason

rankings were Tech’s highestever. Season ticket sales weresoaring. And there was thisnew kid at quarterback namedMichael Vick.

All the excitement wastempered, however, byreminders of the recent past.A year earlier, Tech hadstarted fast with a 5-0 recordonly to have its hopes dashedby an upset loss to Temple.Memories of that loss servedas fuel to stay focused in1999.

From the first day ofpractice, the 1999 squad setout to take the season onegame at a time, to prepare thesame way for each opponent.And that is exactly what theydid — 11 games in a row.

The season unfolded instorybook fashion with Vickand All-American defensiveend Corey Moore playingleading roles. Among theprominent chapters were ahard-fought 31-11 Thursdaynight victory against Clemsonon ESPN, a stunning 62-0victory against Syracuse and afifth-consecutive win againstthe Miami Hurricanes, thistime by a score of 43-10. TheHokies defeated state-rivalVirginia on the road, 31-7, andescaped with an unforgettable,last-second 22-20 victory atWest Virginia. Along the way,Tech was visited by the ESPNGameDay crew twice anddrew media attention fromcoast-to-coast. The Hokiesrose to No. 2 in both nationalpolls and capped their firstever 11-0 regular season witha convincing 38-14 win overBoston College.

As for the sign, it remainedposted on the office doorthroughout the season.

A Shot at the TitleTech’s reward for its first

unbeaten, untied regular-season mark since 1918 wasan invitation to the NokiaSugar Bowl where the Hokieswould battle No. 1 Florida

again with yet-another firstunder Coach Frank Beamer.

Before a crowd of 79,280— the largest crowd ever toview a Sugar Bowl game atthe Superdome — the twoteams staged a grand finaleto the season.

Although Tech’s offensewas able to gobble upyardage in the early going,the Hokies were stung byuncharacteristic mistakes inthe kicking game. FSU struckquickly from touchdowns on ablocked punt and a puntreturn. With six minutes left inthe first half, Tech trailed28-7.

A defensive stand deep inTech territory gave the Hokiesone last chance in the firsthalf. Sparked by quarterbackMichael Vick, Tech marched80 yards. Vick capped thedrive with a 3-yard TD run tonarrow the score to 28-14 atthe half.

Vick’s touchdown starteda run of 22 straight points thatvaulted Tech into a 29-28lead in the third quarter. In theend, however, it was theSeminoles’ ability to producebig plays that made thedifference. Led by MVP PeterWarrick, FSU scored 18unanswered points in thefourth quarter to gain its first12-0 season and its secondnational title with a 46-29 win.

Tech’s 1999 dreamseason did not end the way ithad hoped, but the Hokiesproved without a doubt thatthey belonged in the topechelon of college football.

Lee Corso (donning the HokieBird head) and the ESPNGameDay crew came to Blackburg twice in 1999.

State for thetitle ofnationalchampions.The Techfootballprogram wasbreaking newground once

Following the 1999 season,Corey Moore became Virginia Tech’smost honored football player ever.The senior defensive end earnedthe Bronko Nagurski Award ascollege football’s defensive playerof the year and won the LombardiAward as the college football linemanof the year. He became just the secondTech player to gain unanimous All-Americahonors and was named the Football News’ Defensive Playerof the Year. He finished the season with 60 tackles, 17quarterback sacks, 11 additional tackles for loss, 25 hurries,three pass deflections, three fumbles caused and a fumblereturn for a touchdown.

Coach Frank Beamer and the Hokies were on collegefootball’s grandest stage when Virginia Tech took onFlorida State for the national championship in the2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl.


Michael VickAlthough his stay in

Blacksburg was relativelybrief, Michael Vick’s impact onthe Virginia Tech footballprogram figures to be long-lasting.

During the mercurialquarterback’s two seasonsunder center, the Hokiesenjoyed unprecedentedsuccess. Tech posted back-to-back 11-1 seasons, appearedin a national championshipgame and finished with itshighest-ever nationalrankings. The two-year periodproduced sky-rocketing ticketsales, increasedcontributions andan incredible flurryof media exposurethat extended fromcoast to coast. All buttwo of Vick’s games atTech were televised.Every home game ofhis career was playedbefore a sellout crowd.

Vick didn’t create all thesuccess and exposure single-handedly. He had plenty ofhelp. But every time he tookthe field, he generated thetype of excitement that comeswith special players.

Tech’s coaches realizedearly-on that Vick was aspecial player. However, itwasn’t until the 1999 seasonthat they found out just howspecial he would be.

Coach Frank Beamerpromised to redshirt Vickduring his first year at Techand held to that promiseduring a rash ofinjuries atquarterbackearly in the1998 season.

Bolstered by the redshirtseason, the 6-1, 207-poundleft-hander from NewportNews made the mostanticipated debut in schoolhistory when the Hokiesopened their 1999 seasonagainst James Madison.

In his first collegiate game,Vick dazzled the fans withthree touchdown runs in justover a quarter of play. The lastof those three scores endedwith a national highlight reel

flip into the end zone. It wasthe first of many highlights forthe young quarterback.

Vick accounted for fivefirst-half touchdowns in a winat Rutgers. He stunned WestVirginia with his last-minuteheroics to set up a game-winning field goal. His 75-yardtouchdown run against Templewas shown coast-to-coast. Heaccounted for four moretouchdowns and 366 yards ofoffense in the regular-seasonfinale against Boston College.

Vick’s reputation wasbuilding. On Jan. 3, 2000, hecaptivated a national

audience with a

mesmerizing performanceagainst No. 1 Florida State inthe national championshipgame. Vick accounted for 322yards of offense against theSeminoles’ vaunted defense,and even though FSU cameon to win the game in the finalquarter, he was the talk of anation. In the blink of an eye,Michael Vick became ahousehold name.

The honors rolled in. Vickwon an ESPY as the nation’s

top college player. He wasawarded the first-ever ArchieGriffin Award as the nation’smost valuable player incollege football. He finishedthird in the balloting for theHeisman Trophy and secondin the voting for TheAssociated Press Player ofthe Year. He was named first-team All-America by TheSporting News and secondteam by AP.

By the time his sophomoreseason began, Vick hadappeared on practically everypreseason magazine coverand been touted as aHeisman favorite. Early on, he

filled the highlights again withhis quick feet and powerfularm. There was an amazing82-yard touchdown run atBoston College and a pair oflong TD passes against WestVirginia. As the seasonprogressed, however,swarming defenses and atroublesome high ankle sprainbegan to take their toll.

Vick bounced back from sixsacks to ice Tech’s first win atSyracuse since 1986 with a55-yard touchdown run withless than two minutesremaining. A week later

against Pittsburgh, hewas knocked out ofthe game in the

second quarter. TheHokies went on to win

that game, but thefollowing week, with Vick

limited to 19 plays off thebench against Miami,

Tech suffered its lone lossof the 2000 season.

After starting a homevictory against Virginia, Vick

returned to form in the ToyotaGator Bowl, helping theHokies to a 41-20 victory overClemson and gaining MVPhonors in the process. It wouldbe his last game in a Techuniform.

In early January, the Techstar announced his intentionsto turn pro during a pressconference at the HamptonRoad’s Boys and Girls Clubnear his old neighborhood. Onthat day he assured Tech fanshe would “always be a Hokie.”

On Apr. 21, Hokie fanseverywhere couldn’t havebeen prouder when Vick wasnamed the No. 1 pick in the2001 NFL draft.


Tech fans everywhere were riding high with MichaelVick when the freshman quarterback led the Hokiesto an undefeated regular season in 1999 and a berth

in the 2000 Sugar Bowl national championship game.

Michael Vick appeared on numerous nationalmagazine covers during his two years at Tech.


Virginia Tech’s Unanimous All-America Selections

Jim PyneCenter • 1993

In 1993, Jim Pyneachieved something evenBruce Smith failed to do —earn unanimous All-Americahonors. Pyne helped pave theway for a Virginia Tech

Corey MooreDefensive End

1998, 1999 (Unanimous)

Following an outstandingsenior season, Corey Moorebecame the most honoredfootball player in schoolhistory. Moore was voted first-team on all six major All-America teams to become theHokies’ second unanimous All-American.

He also won the 1999Bronko Nagurski Trophy ascollege football’s defensiveplayer of the year andcaptured the Lombardi Awardas the college football linemanof the year.

offensive unit that set schoolseason marks for total offenseand scoring in 1993.

The Hokies averaged444.1 yards and 36.4 pointsper game and finished 14thnationally in total offense, 11thin scoring offense and 10th inrushing.

Pyne was named first-team All-America by AP, UPI,Walter Camp, the FootballWriters Association and theFootball Coaches Association(Kodak). He was one of the 12semifinalists for the LombardiAward, which goes to thenation’s top lineman.

In four seasons at Tech,Pyne played more than 2,700snaps and allowed just onequarterback sack. He started35 consecutive games and 41of the 42 games in which heplayed.

Moore was selected first-team All-America by TheAssociated Press, theFootball Writers Association,the Football CoachesAssociation, Walter Camp,The Sporting News andFootball News.

He posted a BIG EASTrecord 17 sacks during the ’99season to go with 11 othertackles behind the line and 60total tackles.

Moore also earned All-America honors as a junior in1998. That season, Moore’sfirst as a starter, he led theBIG EAST with 13.5 sacks,contributed 67 tackles, hurriedthe quarterback 20 times andblocked three kicks.

He gained first-team All-America recognition from theFootball Coaches Associationin ’98. Moore was a second-team pick by the AP and TheSporting News and a third-team choice of FootballNews. He was named themost valuable player in theHokies’ 38-7 victory overAlabama in the 1998 MusicCity Bowl. Moore was namedthe BIG EAST DefensivePlayer of the Year in both1998 and ’99.


Virginia Tech’s First-Team HonoreesCarroll DaleE • 1959

After earning second-team AssociatedPress All-America honors as a junior in1958, Carroll Dale went on to become thefirst Virginia Tech football player to earnfirst-team All-America honors following the1959 season. Dale was named to the

Football Writers Association (LOOK Magazine) and NewspaperEnterprise Association first teams as a senior and was onceagain a second-team choice by AP. A two-way end for theHokies, Dale earned most of his notoriety as a receiver. He ledTech in receiving four straight years and finished the ‘59 seasonwith 17 receptions for 408 yards and six touchdowns.

Bob SchweickertQB • 1964

One of the finest triple-threatquarterbacks in the history of the SouthernConference, Bob Schweickert was namedto the LOOK All-America team picked bythe Football Writers Association followingthe 1964 season. Schweickert fought off

injuries during the ’64 season to rush for 576 yards and ninetouchdowns and pass for 833 yards and nine more TDs. He ledthe team in total offense with 1,409 yards and also handled thepunting duties with a 37.7-yard average. Schweickert played abig role in Tech wins against Florida State and North CarolinaState during the season. As a junior in 1963, he was named theSouthern Conference Player of the Year and earned third-teamAll-America honors from The Associated Press.

Frank LoriaS • 1966, 1967 (Consensus)

Defensive safety Frank Loria was thefirst Tech football player to gain first-teamAll-America honors in back-to-backseasons and became the Hokies’ firstconsensus All-America pick in 1967. As ajunior in 1966, Loria helped Tech to the

Liberty Bowl as a defender and punt return man. He ranked asone of the team’s top hitters and contributed three interceptionsfrom his safety position. Loria also contributed threetouchdowns on punt returns, including a pair of 80-yardrunbacks. He was named to first-team A-A squads picked byThe Associated Press and the Football Writers Association andwas a second- team selection by the Helms Athletic Foundation.Loria was named to six major All-America squads following a1967 season in which he made big play after big play. Hefinished the year with three interceptions and 420 yards on puntreturns, including a 95-yard return for a touchdown againstMiami. His first-team honors came from AP, United PressInternational, Newspaper Enterprise Association, the FootballCoaches Association, the Football Writers Association and theWalter Camp Foundation.

Mike WidgerLB • 1968

Mike Widger capped an incrediblejunior season by earning first-team All-America honors from the AssociatedPress and the Football WritersAssociation. Widger compiled a record825 tackling points and was among the

national leaders in pass interceptions (7) and return yardage(203 yards). He returned two of his interceptions fortouchdowns and scored another TD after pulling the footballloose from a Kansas State running back and racing 46 yardsto the end zone. He was named the Sports Illustrated NationalLineman of the Week after helping Tech to a 17-6 win at SouthCarolina. Widger posted 15 unassisted tackles, 14 assists andtrapped Gamecock quarterback Tommy Suggs five timesbehind the line for losses of 41 yards.

Bruce SmithDT • 1983, 1984 (Consensus)

Bruce Smith was named to first-teamAll-America squads picked by theFootball Coaches Association (Kodak)and the Newspaper EnterpriseAssociation after registering an incredible22 quarterback sacks as a junior in 1983.

Smith, who also was named to the Associated Press secondteam that year, finished the ‘83 season with a total of 55tackles, 31 of which were behind the line scrimmage for lossesof 223 yards. As a senior in 1984, Smith accumulated 16sacks and nine other tackles behind the line despite beingdouble and triple teamed. He finished the year with 69 totaltackles and was a consensus All-America pick, making firstteams selected by AP, the Football Writers of America, Kodakand Walter Camp. He missed being a unanimous A-A whenUPI named him second team. Smith capped his honors bywinning the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interiorlineman. He was the first player picked in the 1985 NFL draft.

Eugene ChungOT • 1991

When Eugene Chung was named tothe Football Writers Association All-America team following his seniorseason, he became the first Techoffensive lineman to win first-teamAll-America honors. Chung

started every game at tackle for the Hokies in 1991,allowing just one quarterback sack in 730 plays. Hewas rated the top collegiate offensive lineman in theNFL draft by The Sporting News and was listed as oneof the five most-draftable players overall in the collegeranks by the NFL Scouting Combine. The WashingtonGridiron Club honored Chung as the National Linemanof the Year.


Tech All-Americans(listed by year)

UnanimousAll-Americans

1993 Jim Pyne, c

1999 Corey Moore, de

ConsensusAll-Americans

1967 Frank Loria, s

1984 Bruce Smith, dt

1995 Cornell Brown, de

All-Americans1958 Carroll Dale, se

1959 Carroll Dale, se

1964 Bob Schweickert, qb

1966 Frank Loria, sGeorge Foussekis, de

1967 Frank Loria, s

1968 Mike Widger, lb

1972 Don Strock, qb

1981 Robert Brown, de



1986 Chris Kinzer, pk

1991 Eugene Chung, ot

1993 Jim Pyne, c

1995 Cornell Brown, deJ.C. Price, dt

1996 Cornell Brown, deBilly Conaty, c

1997 Pierson Prioleau, rov

1998 Corey Moore, deDerek Smith, ot

1999 Corey Moore, deMichael Vick, qbJohn Engelberger, deJamel Smith, lbAnthony Midget, cb

2000 André Davis, prMatt Lehr, ogLee Suggs, tbBen Taylor, lb

Cornell BrownDE • 1995 (Consensus), 1996

Cornell Brown became the first Virginia Tech football player to gainconsensus All-America honors as a junior when he was named to five firstteams in 1995. Brown, who was named the BIG EAST Conference DefensivePlayer of the Year after leading the league in sacks with 14, was a first team A-Apick by AP, UPI, the Football Writers Association, The Sporting News andFootball News. He finished the year with 103 total tackles, 25 of them behind

the line of scrimmage. He was selected National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News andwas one of five finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year selected by the Football Writers’Association of America. In 1996, Brown missed three games, but still earned first-team honors fromWalter Camp and second-team recognition from AP. He posted eight sacks, five other tackles behindthe line, 19 quarterback hurries and 58 total tackles during the ‘96 season.

Billy ConatyC • 1996

Considered one of the top offensive linemen in school history, Bill Conatysaw action on 98 percent of Virginia Tech’s offensive plays in 1996 and went onto earn first-team All-America honors from The Sporting News. Conaty helpedthe Hokies to a 10-2 record and a trip to the Orange Bowl that season, grading awinning percentage in 10 of the 12 games and leading the squad with 65knockdown blocks. He finished his career by setting an all-time school record forstarts and consecutive starts with 48.

Michael VickQB • 1999

In a spectacular freshman season that saw him lead Virginia Tech to its first-ever 11-0 regular season and its first appearance in the national championshipgame, Michael Vick became the first Tech freshman football player to earn first-team All-America honors. Vick was named first-team by The Sporting News. Healso was a second-team pick by The Associated Press. The redshirt freshmanquarterback was third in the voting for the 1999 Heisman Trophy and second in

the voting for the AP Player of the Year. Vick led Division I-A in passing efficiency (180.37), setting anNCAA record for a freshman in the process. He was voted both the BIG EAST Offensive Player ofthe Year and Rookie of the Year. He completed 59.2 percent of his passes for 1,840 yards and 12touchdowns. He also contributed 585 yards and eight TDs rushing.

André DavisPR • 2000

A year after showinghe had big-play ability asa receiver, André Davisproved he also wasdangerous as a puntreturner. Davis finished

the 2000 season second in the Division I-Aranks in punt returns and earned first-teamAll-America honors on the American FootballCoaches Association team as a returnspecialist. Davis returned 18 punts for 396yards for a school-record average of 22-yardsper return. He tied another school seasonmark when he returned three punts fortouchdowns. HIs 87-yard TD return againstEast Carolina was the second-longest inschool history. He also had a 76-yardtouchdown return against West Virginia and a71-yard return versus Boston College.

André Davis earnedfirst-team All-America

honors as a punt returner in 2000


Second- and Third-Team All-AmericansCarroll Dale

E • 19582nd team Associated Press

George FoussekisDE • 1966

2nd team Associated Press

Don StrockQB • 1972

3rd team Associated Press

Robert BrownDE • 1981

2nd team Newspaper Enterprise Association

Chris KinzerPK • 1986

2nd team Associated Press2nd team United Press International

J.C. PriceDT • 1995


Pierson PrioleauROV • 1997

3rd team The Sporting News

Derek SmithOT • 1998

3rd team Football News

John EngelbergerDE • 1999


Jamel SmithLB • 1999


Anthony MidgetCB • 1999

3rd team Sporting News

Matt LehrOG • 2000

2nd team Walter Camp

Lee SuggsTB • 2000

3rd team Associated Press3rd team Football News

Ben TaylorLB • 2000


George Foussekis Don Strock

Chris Kinzer J.C. Price

Pierson Prioleau Derek Smith John Engelberger Jamel Smith

Anthony Midget

Carroll Dale

Robert Brown

Lee Suggs

Matt Lehr

Ben Taylor


84Carroll Dale

A native of Wise, Va.,Carroll Dale entered VirginiaTech in 1956 as an offensiveand defensive end. Afterseeing varsity action as areserve in the first game ofthe ’56 season, Dale went on to start the remaining39 games of his college career and became Tech’s first bonafide All-American. As a junior in 1958, he was named theSouthern Conference Player of the Year and won the JacobsBlocking Trophy. In 1959, Dale was captain of the Tech teamand earned first-team All-America honors from the FootballWriters of America and the Newspaper EnterpriseAssociation. He was named to the Associated Press second-team All-America squad in both 1958 and 1959. Dale led theHokies in pass receiving each of his four seasons andfinished his Tech career with 67 pass receptions for 1,195yards and 15 touchdowns. He went on to a professionalfootball career that lasted more than a decade and includeda stint with the Green Bay Packers. During his time with thePackers, Dale started on three consecutive championshipteams for legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Dale wasinducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in SouthBend, Ind., in 1987.

73Jim Pyne

Center Jim Pyne becameVirginia Tech’s first unanimousAll-American when he made allfive major teams that were selectedin 1993. Pyne clinched the unanimous vote when he madethe Associated Press team. He already had become theHokies’ third consensus All-American by making teamspicked by The Football Writers of America, The Walter CampFoundation, United Press International and The Coaches’Association for Kodak. In addition to All-America honors,Pyne was named winner of the Dudley Award as Virginia’sPlayer of the Year. During his four seasons at Tech, heestablished himself as one of the Hokies’ top linemen of alltime, leading the charge for the 1993 team that rewrote theschool record books for scoring and total offense. Pynestarted 35 consecutive games and 41 of the 42 Tech gamesin which he played. He allowed just one quarterback sack bythe man he was assigned to block during more than 2,700career snaps. Pyne is heading into his eighth season as anNFL lineman.

78Bruce Smith

Known as “The Sack Man”of Virginia Tech football andhailed by thunderous roars of“BRUUUUUCE” during games’at Lane Stadium, Bruce Smithcapped his sensational college career in 1984 as the mosthonored player in Hokie history. As a Tech player, Smith hada career total of 71 tackles behind the line of scrimmage forlosses totaling more than five times the length of a footballfield (504 yards). Smith had 46 career quarterback sacks,including 22 during his junior season in 1993 when he wasnamed first-team All-America by Kodak (coaches) and theNewspaper Enterprise Association. In 1984, the Norfolk, Va.,native won the Outland Trophy as America’s top lineman andwas a consensus All-American. Smith was the No. 1 playerpicked in the 1985 National Football League draft. During a15-year career with the Buffalo Bills, he established himselfas one of the greatest defensive players ever to play thegame. Smith signed the Washington Redskins before the2000 season and is still a force to reckon with in the NFL.

10Frank Loria

Despite his 5-9, 175-poundframe, Frank Loria was one of themost tenacious football players everto play for Virginia Tech. Loria, who startedevery game at safety from 1965-67, rapidly establishedhimself as one of Tech’s all-time greats with his uncannyability to diagnose plays and pass patterns. He played everydefensive play of his sophomore season. During his junioryear, he helped the Hokies to the Liberty Bowl and earnedfirst-team All-America honors from the Associated Press andthe Football Writers Association. As a senior in 1967, Loriabecame Tech’s first consensus All-American, making sevenfirst-team All-America squads. He also was named a first-team Academic All-American. Loria finished his Tech careerwith seven interceptions and still holds Tech records for mosttouchdowns on punt returns for a season (3) and career (4)and the best punt return average for a career (13.3 ypr). His95-yard punt return for a touchdown against Miami in 1967 isstill the longest in school history. After his playing career,Loria joined the coaching staff at Marshall University wherehe became the offensive coordinator. In 1970, at age 23, hedied in an airplane tragedy that clamed the lives of theMarshall football team and staff. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 7, 1999.


What Football People Were Saying About Bruce:

“Bruce Smith is a man eater. In my years in coaching collegefootball, I don’t remember a defensive lineman who is moredifficult to block.”

— Al Groh, Wake Forest coach

“There is no question that Bruce Smith is the premier passrusher in college football.”

— Don Nehlen, West Virginia coach

“Smith and I talked about my family, his family, world affairs, justabout everything. We had plenty of time to get to know eachother. He spent the afternoon with me. I’ve played against a lot ofgreat defensive players and Smith has got to be one of the best,if not the best.”

— Ben Bennett, Duke quarterback

“I’ve never seen anyone like Bruce Smith in college. He’s thebest pass rusher in my time.”

— Wally English, Tulane coach

“Smith is a one-man wrecking crew.”— Billy Reed, The Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal

Bruce Smith, “The SackMan” of Virginia Techfootball, capped hissensational college career in1984 by winning the OutlandTrophy as America’s toplineman.

The big announcementwas made by Wilt Browningat a press luncheon inTech’s Bowman Room.Browning, a sports columnistof The Greensboro DailyNews and a committeemember of the FootballWriters’ Association ofAmerica, began by reading along list of former OutlandTrophy winners. He thensaid, “Add to that list today,

the 1984 winner — BruceSmith of Virginia Tech.”

Smith, bright andarticulate, was at his verybest as he answerednewsmen’s questions thatday.

What about the double-teaming and triple-teaminghe received from opposingblockers throughout hissenior season?

“Oh, it didn’t bother methat much,” Smith replied. “Itook it as a compliment. Butit did upset my mother.”

Reporting in TheRoanoke Times & WorldNews, Bill Brill wrote: “Thehuman side of Smith was

Tech’s Bruce Smith Was NamedAmerica’s Top Lineman in 1984

reflected at the newsconference. Not manycollegians feel comfortablebehind a microphone, butBruce not only handledhimself with aplomb, healso demonstrated thequalities that make hima special person.”

Browningexplained how thenine-memberOutlandcommitteeselectedSmith as thenation’s toplineman. TheGreensboro writer said afactor that influenced hisdecision to vote for Smithwas a release that quotedopposing coaches andplayers about the Hokietackle. “The one thingthough, that stuck in mymind was the statistic on histackles for losses,” Browningsaid. “In four years at

Virginia Tech, he accountedfor losses totaling more thanfive times the length of afootball field (504 yards).That’s amazing.”

Smith was a consensusAll-American and was thefirst Virginian to win one ofthe national awards(including the Heisman andthe Lombardi).

Outland Trophy winner Bruce Smith in the backfieldwith Duke quarterback Ben Bennett.


When Corey Moore firstcame to the Virginia Techcampus, all people saw wasa guy who had been labeledas “too small” his whole life.What they ended up gettingwas one of the bestdefensive ends to ever playthe position in collegefootball.

In his first year as astarter, he was named theBIG EAST Defensive Playerof the Year after posting13.5 sacks and 69 tackles.He followed that campaignup with a senior seasonpeople will be talking aboutfor years to come. TheBrownsville, Tenn., nativerecorded 17.0 sacks and 11tackles for loss.

In three years oncampus, Moore amassed35.0 sacks for lossestotalling 292 yards. He alsoleft town as the mostdecorated player ever to puton the Hokie uniform. Hewon the 1999 Bronko

Nagurski Award as collegefootball’s defensive player ofthe year. Moore also won the1999 Lombardi Award ascollege football’s lineman ofthe year. He became Tech’ssecond-ever unanimous All-American, joining Jim Pyne.Moore won the Dudley Awardas the top college player inVirginia, the BIG EASTDefensive Player of the Yearaward again and wasselected as Football News’Defensive Player of the Year.

But through all of theawards and accolades,Moore always stayedhumble, directing thespotlight toward histeammates.

“I’m very uncomfortablewith all of the attention, but Idon’t want to be rude,”Moore said. “I just think it’sunfortunate that everyonewants to throw all theattention on me when thedefensive line as a wholedeserves the attention.”

What Football People Were Saying About Corey:

“Moore is everything he's built up to be … We couldn't stop theguy. Good players like that will themselves in the fourth quarterto make big plays.”

— Tommy Bowden, Clemson coach

“He has the speed of a cornerback. This is the fastest potential(NFL) speed linebacker I ever remember.”

— Charlie Casserly,former general manager of the Washington Redskins.

“I’ve seen no better. This guy is just unbelievable. This guy isSuperman.”

— Lee Corso, ESPN analyst

“He was almost on me as fast as I got the ball.”— Brandon Streeter, Clemson quarterback

Moore will always beremembered as a terror onthe field and the exactopposite off the field.

“Corey Moore is a specialplayer,” Coach Frank Beamersaid, “but more importantly, heis a great person.”

At 6-foot, 225 pounds,Moore was constantly

questioned about his size. Buthis heart and athleticism morethan made up for that. Despitebeing double and even triple-teamed most of his senioryear, Moore was a wreckingball on the top-rated defensein America and helped leadthe Hokies to their first 11-0regular season.

Corey Moore Won Two Top Trophies in 1999


The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Famewas established in 1982 to honor andpreserve the memory of athletes,coaches, administrators and staffmembers who have made outstandingcontributions to athletics at the university.A total of 106 individuals have beeninducted to the Tech Hall of Fame duringspecial annual ceremonies held each fall.Following is a list of the inductees.Although many of the athletes competedin more than one sport, only their primarysport(s) is listed.

1982Hunter Carpenter ......................... FootballCarroll Dale .................................. FootballFrank Loria ................................... FootballC.P. Miles ........................ Football, Coach,

AdministratorFrank Moseley ................. Football Coach,

AdministratorChris Smith .............................. Basketball

1983G.F. (Red) Laird ............... Baseball CoachH.M. McEver ................... Football, Coach,

AdministratorJohnny Oates .............................. BaseballFrank Peake ................................. FootballGeorge Preas ............................... FootballBob Schweickert .......................... Football

1984Allan Bristow ............................ BasketballPaul (Buddy) Dear ..................... Baseball,

BasketballWilliam (Monk) Younger .............. Football,

Coach, Administrator

1985Leo Burke ..................... Football, BaseballTim Collins ......................................... GolfMadison (Buzz) Nutter ................. FootballDon Strock ................................... FootballJohn Wetzel ............................. Basketball

1986Harry Bushkar ........... Basketball, BaseballMel Henry .................. Football, Basketball,

BaseballGeorge Parrish ........... Football, BasketballHenry Redd .................................. Football

Football CoachHowie Wright ................ Football, Baseball

1987Dickie Beard ................................. FootballGlen Combs ............................. BasketballHank Crisp ................................... FootballEd Motley ....................................... TrainerSonny Utz .................................... Football

1988Tom Beasley ................................ FootballDr. Wilson Bell ............................. BaseballBrandon Glover .......................... WrestlingMike Widger ................................. Football

1989George Foussekis ........................ FootballStuart Johnson ................................. TrackLeland (Lee) Melear .. Basketball, BaseballHerb Thomas ............................... Football

1990Bob Ayersman .......................... BasketballBill Buchanan ............ Tennis, Coach, StaffJack Burrows .................................. TennisDick Esleeck .................... Football, CoachJerry Gaines ..................................... TrackBill Grossmann ......................... SwimmingKen Whitley ................. Football, Wrestling

1991Mac Banks ....................................... TrackAl Casey ....................................... FootballLewis Mills ................................ BasketballJoe Moran .................................... FootballWendy Weisend ........... Sports Information

1992William Grinus, Jr. ........................ FootballEarl (Bus) Hall .......................... BasketballH.V. (Byrd) Hooper ....... Football, BaseballJames Franklin Powell ................ Football,

BaseballKeith Neff ......................................... TrackHoward Pardue ........................ BasketballFranklin Stubbs ........................... Baseball

1993Lucy Hawk Banks ............................ TrackRoy Beskin ...................................... TennisBucky Keller ............................. BasketballBill Matthews ............... Basketball, Coach,

AdministratorJack Prater ...................... Football, Coach,

Administrator

1994Milton Andes .............................. WrestlingRichard Bullock ................ Team PhysicianMike Johnson ............................... FootballNeff McClary ...................................... GolfDale Solomon .......................... BasketballGinny Lessman Stonick ............. Volleyball

1995Waddey Harvey ............................ FootballTony Paige ................................... FootballLouis P. Ripley .................... Team SurgeonBruce Smith ................................. FootballLinda King Steel ............................... TrackFrank Teske ..................... Wrestling Coach

1996Dick Arnold ....................................... TrackDell Curry ................................. BasketballConnie Sellers .................................... GolfGeorge Smith ............................... Football

1997Frank Beamer .................. Football, CoachReneé Dennis .......................... BasketballCyrus Lawrence ........................... FootballRick Razzano ............................... FootballJim Stewart ................................. BaseballSterling Wingo .............. Football, Baseball

Track

1998Robert Brown ............................... FootballBerkeley (Berky) Cundiff ............. BaseballDon Divers ................................... FootballLoyd King ................................. BasketballKenny Lewis ...................... Football, Track

1999Ken Barefoot ................................ FootballEddie Ferrell ................................... TrainerBob Phillips ...................................... TrackSteve Taylor .............Cross Country, TrackTed Ware .................................. Basketball

2000Mike Burnop ................................. FootballBimbo Coles ............................. BasketballKen Edwards ................................ FootballKi Luczak ..................................... FootballBobby Smith ................................. FootballLori McKee Taylor .... Cross Country, Track

2001(Will be inducted October 26, 2001)Amy Byrne Feathers ................ BasketballGeorge Canale ............................ BaseballDon Oakes ................................... FootballRicky Scales ................................ FootballMargaret Soulen Gilbert ........... SwimmingSherman Vandevender .............. Wrestling

Frank Beamer addresses thecrowd at the ceremony when he

was inducted into the VirginiaTech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.


Blue-GrayAll-Star ClassicMontgomery, Alabama1939 H.W. Gosney1954 Tom Petty, E1954 George Preas, L1954 Howie Wright, HB1954 Frank Mosely, Coach1955 Jack Prater, C1958 Billy Holsclaw, QB1959 Carroll Dale, SE1963 Jake Adams, E1964 Bob Schweickert, QB1964 Sonny Utz, FB1964 Jerry Claiborne, Coach1967 Donald Thacker, DE1969 Mike Widger, LB1970 Jack Simcsak, P1972 Mike Burnop, TE1972 Don Strock, QB1972 Craig Valentine, WR1972 Charlie Coffey, Coach1975 Phil Rogers, RB1976 Tom Beasley, DL1978 Gene Bunn, CB1979 Kenny Lewis, RB1979 Doug McDougald1979 Bill Dooley, Coach1982 Padro Phillips, DT1983 Mike Johnson, LB1983 Mike Shaw, TE1983 Bill Dooley, Coach1984 Ashley Lee, FS1984 Jesse Penn, DE1984 Bruce Smith, DE1987 Carter Wiley, S1989 Roger Brown, CB1991 William Boatwright, OL1991 Will Furrer, QB1991 Frank Beamer, Coach1992 Vaughn Hebron, RB

East-West ShrineFootball ClassicPalo Alto, California1967 Frank Loria, DB1969 Jerry Green, OT1980 Doug McDougald, DL1994 Tyronne Drakeford, CB1995 Ken Brown, OLB1995 Antonio Freeman, WR1998 Marcus Parker, FB1998 Shawn Scales, WR1999 Derek Smith, OT

Tyco Gridiron ClassicOrlando, Florida1999 Loren Johnson, CB1999 Pierson Prioleau, S2000 Carl Bradley, DT2000 Anthony Midget, CB/S2000 Jamel Smith, LB

Hula BowlMaui All-StarFootball ClassicHonolulu, Hawaii1968 Frank Loria, DB1973 Don Strock, QB1982 Robert Brown, DE1992 Eugene Chung, OG1992 Damian Russell, FS

1994 Jim Pyne, OL1995 Ken Brown, LB1998 Ken Oxendine, RB1998 Shawn Scales, WR1999 Pierson Prioleau, S2000 Jimmy Kibble, P/PK2001 Matt Lehr, OG2001 Dave Kadela, OT2001 Frank Beamer, Coach

Senior BowlMobile, Alabama1956 Jim Locke, T1960 Carroll Dale, E1961 Allen Whittier, T1961 Mike Zeno, G1964 Jake Adams, E1965 Bob Schweickert, B1965 Sonny Utz, B1968 Ken Barefoot, E1985 Joe Jones, TE1992 Eugene Chung, OL1992 John Granby, DB1992 Will Furrer, QB1992 Damian Russell, DB1994 Tyronne Drakeford, DB1994 Jim Pyne, OL1995 Antonio Freeman, WR1996 J.C. Price, DL1997 Cornell Brown, DL1997 Jim Druckenmiller, QB1997 Torrian Gray, DB1997 Jay Hagood, OL1998 Todd Washington, OL1999 Derek Smith, OL2000 Shayne Graham, PK2000 Corey Moore, DE2000 Nathaniel Williams, DT2001 Cory Bird, DB

Virginia Tech’s All-Southern Conference football players from 1933-1964:1933 — Red Negri, end; Al Casey, back1934 — Dave Thomas, end1935 — Herman “Foots” Dickerson, fullback1946 — John Maskas, tackle1951 — Second team: Ki Luczak, center1952 — Second team: Buzz Nutter, linebacker1953 — Second team: George Preas, tackle; Harold Grizzard, guard1954 — First team: Tom Petty, end; George Preas, tackle; Dickie Beard, back;

Second team: Howie Wright, back1955 — First team: Jim Locke, guard; Jack Prater, center;

Second team: Grover Jones, end; Dickie Beard, back1956 — First team: Jimmy Lugar, back;

Second team: Grover Jones, end; John Hall, center; Bobby Wolfenden, back1957 — Second team: Carroll Dale, end; Jim Burks, tackle; Corbin Bailey, back1958 — First team: Carroll Dale, end; Billy Holsclaw, back;

Second team: Jim Burks, tackle; Nick Mihalas, center1959 — First team: Carroll Dale, end; Mike Zeno, guard; Alger Pugh, back;

Second team: Bernie Vishneski, tackle1960 — First team: Allen Whittier, tackle; Mike Zeno, guard;

Second team: Don Oakes, tackle; Warren Price, back1961 — First team: Gene Breen, tackle;

Second team: Joe Moss, tackle; Warren Price, back1962 — First team: Newt Green, guard;

Second team: Kyle Albright, end1963 — First team: Gene Breen, tackle; Newt Green, guard; Bob Schweickert, back;

Sonny Utz, back;Second team: Tommy Marvin, end

1964 — First team: Tommy Marvin, end; Bob Schweickert, back; Sonny Utz, back;Second team: Ken Whitley, linebacker

All-Southern Conference Honors

Cory Bird played in the Senior Bowl and was picked inthe third round of the 2001 NFL Draft.


AAbraham, Jack 1969-71Adams, Jim 1946-47Adams, Jake 1961-63Adams, Paul 1972, 74-76Adibi, Nathaniel 2000Agee, Peery 1983-84Agemy, Jamel 1984-87Aguilar, Art 1968Albright, Kyle 1961-63Albrittain, Chris 1977-78Alexander, Kirk 1989-92Allen, Bob 1952-53Allen, Bobby 1979-81Ambers, Andy 1984-86Amos, Mike 1988Anders, Cliff 1997-99Anderson, Van 1939-41Anderson, Billy 1952-54Anderson, Lars 1980Andreadis, Chris 1996Arbaugh, Mike 1973-74, 76Arians, Bruce 1972-74Arrington, Marvin 1990-92Arthur, Richard 1973Ashworth, Fred 1942Ausbrooks, Dwight 1983-85Austin, Larry 1998-00

BBabb, Billy 1962-63Babione, Dale 1975-77Bailey, Corbin 1956-57Bailey, Darryl 1962-64Bailey, Dave 1968-70Bailey, Jeff 1977-80Bailey, Leslie 1986-89Bailey, Ricky 1983Ballance, Jeff 1984-86Ballard, Frank 1945-47Banks, Antonio 1993-96Banks, Jim 1976Banks, Mac 1934-36Barber, J.B. 1971-73Barbour, Billy 1942, 46-47Barefoot, Ken 1965-67Barefoot, Ken Jr. 1987-88

Tech’s Football Monogram Winners Since 1932

Barile, Ray 1959-61Barnes, Mitcheal 1974-76Barnette, Clyde 1958Barns, Clinton 1945Baron, Jim 1994-95Barry, Chris 1990-93Barton, Bill 1968Bartrug, Ed 1957-59Basham, Bernard 1990-93Bass, Trenton 1992-94Baucia, Chris 1988-90Baylor, Brad 1996-97Beamer, Frank 1966-68Beamer, Shane 1996-99Beard, Dickie 1952-55Beard, Ralph 1945-46, 48-49Bearekman, Larry 1972-74Beasley, Chad 1998-00Beasley, Ray 1946-48Beasley, Tom 1973-76Becton, Desmar 1983-85Behl, Dennis 1980Belcher, A.H. 1940, 42Belcher, Gippy 1976-78Belcher, J.R. 1937-38Bell, John 1972-74Bennett, Bill 1949Bennett, Kevin 1989Berish, Jason 1995-96Bertovich, Tony 1971Bianchin, Mike 1993-95Bigelow, Jud 1964, 67Bird, Cory 1997-00Birtsch, Greg 1974, 76-78

Blackburn, Preston 1967-69Blacken, Malcolm 1985-88Blackmon, Tony 1979Blandford, Mason 1941-42Blankenship, Bo 1985-86Blankenship, Charlie 1959Blankenship, Herb 1954Bledsoe, Brent 1973-74Bloomer, Joe 1962, 64Blueford, Morris 1973-75Blunt, Larry 1973-76Boatwright, William 1988-91Bobbitte, Gerald 1961-62Bocko, Steve 1967-69Boitnott, Tim 1987-89Bolton, Jeff 1979-81Bond, Bob 1971Booth, Don 1952-53Booth, Jack 1973Borden, Karl 1987-90Borden, Mike 1979-80Bosiack, Tim 1969-71Boswell, I.W. 1939Botnick, Benny 1932, 34Bowe, Nigel 1982-84Bowen, Rich 1995Bowles, Floyd Jr. 1945-47Bowling, Andy 1964-66Bowling, Herb 1961Bowser, Franklin 2000Boyle, Dean 1950-51Bradley, Carl 1996-99Bradley, Frank 1951Bradley, Henry 1974-77Bradley, Nate 1987Bradshaw, Bill 1935Brammer, Mike 1974Branch, Tyrone 1984Breen, Gene 1961-63Breheny, Chris 1992-93Bria, Sammy 1969-71Briggs, Wayne 2000Brilliant, Ricky 1979Brinkley, Ed 1956-58Briscoe, Mark 1987-88Britts, Bill 1979Brooks, Greg 1982-85Brown, Cornell 1993-96Brown, Frank 1952-55Brown, Geoff 1980-82Brown, Glenn 1972Brown, Ken 1991-94Brown, Ralph 1987-88, 90Brown, Robert 1980-81Brown, Roger 1986-89Brown, Todd 1989-90Brown, Wilson 1935-36Browne, Wally 1979-82Brownell, Jud 1967-68Bruce, Donnie 1964-66Bruce, George 1987

Bruce, Maynard 1946-47Bryant, Phil 1988-91Bryant, Tommy 1951Bryson, Jimmy 1989-90Buchanan, G.S. 1939Buckland, Jason 1998Buie, Chris 2000Bulheller, Eddie 1964-66Bunn, Gene 1976-78Burke, John 1990-93Burke, Leo 1952-55Burks, Jim 1956-58Burleigh, Bryan 1982-84Burleson, Hayes 1954-55Burnell, Keith 2000Burnette, Gene 1950Burnop, Mike 1970-72Burns, Tommy 1945-46, 48Bush, Rickey 1974Buskirk, Blair 1974-76Butler, Tee 1999-00Byrd, Ken 1957-59Byrd, Melendez 1989-92

CCahill, Mike 1962-63Callison, Mike 1975Camaioni, Alex 1962-63Cameron, Archie 1937-38Camp, Cass 1979-81Camp, Don 1954Campbell, Bo 1989-92Campbell, Bryan 1988-91Campbell, David 1998

Campbell, Johnny 1950Cannaday, Mike 1980-81Cannon, Steve 1975-76Capps, Larry 1974-76Carpenito, Pat 1955-57Carpenito, Tommy 1970-72Carpenter, Buck 1934-35Carpenter, Keion 1995-98Carter, Derek 1981-84Carter, Derek 1997-00Carter, Eddie 1967-68Cartwright, Matt 1970Cartwright, Pete 1962Cary, Phil 1962-63Casey, Al 1932-33Casey, Rickie 1975Casey, Steve 1978-81Casto, Ron 1948-50Chambers, Coy 1946-47, 49Chamblee, Al 1987-90Chapman, Erik 1986-87Charlton, Leroy 1992, 94Charlton, Ike 1997-99Chasen, Irvin 1941-42Chung, Eugene 1988-91Church, Joe 1948-50Churchill, Bob 1962, 64Clapp, Mike 1986Clark, Al 1995-98Clark, Daniel 1942Clark, Gerald 1939-41Clarke, Jake 1980-83Cobb, Freddie 1966Cobb, Lamar 2000Cockrell, Randy 1986-89Cogan, Dennis 1971Colas, Cols 2000Coleman, Hank 1992-95Coleman, Jim 1938-40Coleman, Rainer 1984-85Coles, Roscoe 1974-77Colley, Robbie 1992-94Collis, Chris 1969Collum, Pete 1947-49Colobro, Nick 1970-72Comer, Glen 1977Conaty, Billy 1993-96Conlin, Jon 1970Connor, Bobby 1955-57Constantinides, George 1966-68Cook, Rusty 1983Cooke, Donnie 1969-70Cooke, Jack 1946-47Cooper, Tom 1974-76Copeland, Otis 1982-83Copenhaver, Jim 1933-34Cosh, Chris 1977-79Cothran, Bo 1987-88Courtney, Chris 1973Cowan, Howard 1950Cowne, John 1980-83

Bryan Campbell

Paul Adams

Leo Burke

Dickie Beard


Cox, David 1983-85Cox, Joe 1962Cox, Rod 1969-70Cox, Mark 1982-85Cox, Mike 1992Coyner, Doug 1971Crabtree, Bob 1959-60Cramer, Bryson 1977Cranwell, Billy 1954-55, 57Cranwell, Dickie 1963-64Crawford, James 1996Crawford, Michael 2000Creasey, Skip 1973-74Creekmore, Larry 1967-69Creger, Doug 1952-53Cregger, Pete 1935-37Crigger, Dee 1967-69Crittenden, Ray 1992Cruickshank, Bobby 1954-56Cruise, Scott 1983-85Cuba, Chuck 1954-55Culicerto, Phil 1982Cullen, Nick 1987-90Culpepper, Clarence 1965-67Cupp, Danny 1966, 68Cure, Allen 1974-75Cyrus, Chris 1997-99

DDabbs, Bobby 1971-72Dahl, Jeff 1979-81Dale, Carroll 1956-59Daley, Bill 1954-56Dalzell, Tom 1954, 56Daniels, Greg 1988-91Daniels, Sam 1992Daniels, Vince 1984Darnell, W.T. 1937Davidson, Bloice 1958-59, 61Davidson, Ron 1966-68Davie, Jim 1983-86Davis, André 1998-00Davis, Anthony 1999-00Davis, Don 1990-92

Davis, Ernie 1986-89Davis, George 1949Davis, Jim 2000Davis, Junior 1936-37Davis, Paul 1979-80Davis, Robert 1990Davis, Ron, 1973-75Davis, Rondal 1974-76Davis, William 1941-42Dawson, Scott 1966-67Dawyot, Pete 1967-69Dean, Johnny 1951-54Dedo, Damon 1965-67DeHart, David 1975-77DelRicco, George 1992-95DelViscio, Nick 1968-70DeMarr, Buddy 1970-71DeMasi, Steve 1999-00DeMuro, Phil 1937-39Denardo, Bruce 1970Denardo, Pat 1947-48

DePoy, James 1990-92DeShazo, Dick 1946-47DeShazo, Maurice 1992-94Devlin, W.H. 1937-38Dick, Kevin 1973-75Dickerson, Herman 1934-36DiNapoli, Gennaro 1994-97Divers, Don 1954-56Dobbins, John 1970-72Dodge, Ben 1934-35Dodson, Dennis 1971-73Dodson, George 1973Dolphin, Dave 1975-76, 78Donahue, Mike 1999-00Donnelly, Sean 1985-87Dotson, William 1990-91Doty, Jeff 1991Dove, Mitch 1986, 88Dovel, Scott 1978-81Doxey, Lloyd 1935-37Dozier, Vernon 1993-94Drakeford, Tyronne 1990-93Drew, Greg 1986-87Drinkard, John 1977-79Druckenmiller, Jim 1993-96Dudley, Tim 1985Dutton, Howard 1947-49

EEakin, Lowell 1980Eastman, Frank 1957, 59Ebert, Dave 1954-56Eddy, Danny 1987-89Edison, Pedro 1996Edmond, Tyron 1995-98Edmonds, Brian 1993-96Edmonds, Johnnie 1980Edwards, Billy 1963-65Edwards, Danny 1995Edwards, Ken 1967-69Edwards, Lacy 1962-64Edwards, Randall 1961Edwards, Tommy 1993-94Ellenbogen, Bill 1971-72Ellison, M.L. 1938-39Ellison, Shelly 1996-97Ellsworth, Steve 1983-86

Engelberger, John 1996-99England, Ray 1955-57Engle, Paul 1976-78English, Red 1932-33Evans, George 1979-82Everett, David 1985-87

FFallen, Larry 1977-78Farmer, Dave 1965-66Farmer, John 1961Farr, Jim 1958-60Faulkner, Mike 1975-76, 78-79Ferguson, Jarrett 1998-00Ferguson, Lorenzo 1997-98Ferrell, William 1992-94Fisher, Bud 1948-50Fisher, Gene 1965-67Fittro, Louis 1934-35Fitts, Ray 1982-85Fitzgerald, John 1980-82Fitzgerald, Kelly 1989Fitzgerald, Mickey 1976-79FitzHugh, John 1985-87Fixx, Jimmy 1938Fleenor, Glen 1953Flowers, William 1996Foltz, Joe 1942Foran, Jay 1990Forbes, Charles 1945Ford, Gillett 1979-82Forrest, Chris 1985Forrest, Jamie 1997Foster, Moses 1974-76Foussekis, George 1965-67Fox, Bill 1977Fox, Rich 1986-89Francisco, Tommy 1964-66Frank, Ron 1962-63Franklin, Milton 1982, 84Frazee, Barry 1956-57Frederick, Eustace 1950-51Freeman, Antonio 1991-94Freund, Scott 1991Frontain, Ken 1982-83Frulla, Bob 1984-86Fry, Hannon 1980-81Fry, Keener 1980Fuerst, Gary 1977Fuller, Nelson 1941-42, 46Furrer, Will 1988-91

GGaines, Jerry 1971Gallagher, Jack 1941-42, 46Galloway, Steve 1972-73, 75Gambone, John 1978-80Garber, Barry 1972-74Garcia, Sal 1964-66Garland, Roger 1990-91Gates, Chester 1951Gaugler, Jim 1936,38German, Bob 1969-71Giacolone, Mike 1979-82Gibson, Keith 1973-76Gildersleeve, Marcus 1996-98Gillespie, Dave 1961-62Gilley, Richard 1948-50Glatthorn, Bruce 1969-71Glick, Chris 1994

Good, Rodney 1986-87Goode, Dick 1961Goodman, Richard 1948-49Goodwin, John 1976Gordon, Leon 1981-84Gosney, H.W. 1938-39Gowin, Will 1987-88Graham, Shayne 1996-99Granby, John 1987-89, 91Grantham, Todd 1985-88Grantz, Shon 1989Graves, Preston 1939-40Gray, Keith 1994Gray, Torrian 1993-96Grayson, Shawn 1990, 92Green, Dave 1961-63Green, Eric 2000Green, Jerry 1967-69Green, Larry 1993-95, 97Green, Newt 1961-63Greenwood, Todd 1982-85Gregory, Bob 1962Griffith, Bob 1965-67Grinus, Bill 1932Grizzard, Harold 1951-53Groom, Tommy 1964-66Grove, Jake 2000Grube, Chad 1989-90Gwaltney, Dwayne 1984-86

HHackbirth, David 1989-90Hagood, Jay 1993-96Hair, Tally 1994Hairston, Kerwin 1996-97Hale, Steve 1985-88Hall, Bus 1932Hall, George 1968-70Hall, John 1954-56Hall, Ricky 1979Hall, Ricky 1998-99Hall, Tom 1986-88Halstead, David 1972-73Hamilton, J.L. 1945Hamlin, Jared 1992-94Handy, Ken 1996-98Hanly, Les 1963-65Hansrote, Larry 1949-50Hardee, Billy (Jr.) 1973-75Hardee, Billy (III) 2000Haren, Jim 1952-54Hargrove, Frank 1949-50Hargrove, James 1989-91Harman, Rick 1974-75Harris, Alan 1982, 84-85

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Leon Gordon

Frank Eastman


Harris, Bob 1958, 60Harris, Walt 1960Harrison, Angelo 1995-98Hartman, Tom 1982-84Hartzog, Jeff 2000Harvey, Waddey 1966-68Hawkes, Michael 1996-99Hawkins, Cullen 1996-97, 99-00Hawkins, Ron 1961Hawkins, Scott 1969, 71Hawkins, Tommy 1962-63Hayes, Eric 1984-85Haynes, Jeff 1965-67Hazzard, Noland 1982-85Heath, George 1973-76Hebron, Vaughn 1989-92Hedrick, Jim 1954, 56Hegamyer, William 1945, 48Heizer, Jim 1972-73Heizer, Mike 1975-77Henderson, Bert 1967-69Henderson, Chris 1986-88Henderson, John 1938-41Henley, Stacy 1991-94Henry, Kent 1971-73Henry, Mel 1935-37Henry, Pat 1958-59Herb, Charlie 1950, 52-53Herdman, Darwin 1987-90Herndon, John 1954-55, 57Herndon, Larry 1973Hess, Bob 1945-47Hewitt, Wayne 1964Hickam, Jim 1962-63Hicks, Philip 1999Hildebrand, Bill 1969Hiler, Dick 1950Hill, Danny 1976-79Hill, Mike 1981-82Hill, Robert 1980Hill, Scott 1986-89Hilman, J.B. 1951Hines, Charlie 1959-61Hite, Billy 1979-82Hite, Gene 1932Hobbs, Fran 1950

Hodges, G.D. 1942Hodges, Mike 1990-92Hodgson, Andy 1950Hoestine, G.W. 1933Hoffmann, Joe 1942, 46Holbrook, Gerald 1960-61Holbrook, Wynston 1962Holland, Jeff 1993-95Holloway, Stephan 1989-91Holmes, Jermaine 1992, 94-95Holsclaw, Billy 1956-58Holsclaw, Duncan 1932-34Holsclaw, Duncan 1957-58, 60Holsinger, Ron 1969-71Holt, Chris 1990-92Holway, Dickie 1976-78Hopkins, Archie 1988-90Hopkins, Oren 1946-49Horoszko, Pete 1971-73Hosp, Bob 1969Houff, Tony 1974-76House, Bill 1969-71Houseright, Bill 1973-77Houseright, Bill Jr. 1995Houseright, Jake 1998-00Howard, Harry 1934Howell, Terrence 1982-85Hromyak, Andy 1971-72Hudson, Rankin 1938-40Hudson, Robby 1992Huff, Dick 1949Huffman, Richard 1932-34Hughes, Mike 1977-78Hughes, Tom 1951-53Hummel, Scott 1990

Humphries, Wayne 1968-69Hunsucker, Jeff 1971Hunt, Steven 1996-99Hunter, Ben 1959Hunter, Eddie 1983-86Hurd, Caleb 1996-99Hurd, Scott 1975-76Hvozdovic, Mike 1962-64

IIlardo, Leno 1982Immel, Hank 1968Inge, Jerry 1973-75Ingles, Bud 1935-36Irby, Korey 1994-97Ittner, Jack 1946-49Ivanac, John 1969-70

JJackson, Pete 1980-81Jackson, Robby 1983-85Jackson, T.J. 2000Jackson, Waverly 1993-96Jacobsen, Steve 1977, 80-81Jamerson, Bill 1954-55Jamerson, Phil 1980James, Bill 1940-42Jamison, Randy 1982, 85-86Jeffries, Jon 1987-88, 91Jennings, Bryan 1993-96Joe, Tony 1996Johns, Eddie, 1969-71Johnson, Emmett 1998-00Johnson, Erick 1964-66Johnson, James 1977-78Johnson, Loren 1995-98Johnson, Mark 1981, 83-85Johnson, Mike 1980-83Johnson, Robert 1946Johnson, Stacy 1985-86Johnson, Steve 1984-87Johnson, Stud 1941-42Johnson, Ted 1942, 46Johnson, Vincent 1981-84Jones, Brad 1989-90Jones, Calvert 1992Jones, Dave 1934-36Jones, Earnie 1984-87Jones, Grover 1954-56Jones, Jerry 1983Jones, Jock 1987-89Jones, Joe 1980, 82-84Jones, Lynn 1962-64Jones, Scott 1990-93Jones, Victor 1984-87Joseph, Bernard 1983Joyce, Eddie 1973Judy, Ben 1940-42

KKadela, Dave 1998-00Kapp, Anthony 1995Karlsen, Bob 1970-72Kassem, Shakeep 1950Kautz, J.R. 1945Keatley, Chip 1976-78Keeffe, Kevin 1984-87Keeton, Bunky 1950Keiffer, Ed 1981-83Keister, Ken 2000

Kelly, Dickie 1963-64Kendrick, André 1997-00Kenley, Mike 1977-78Kennedy, Tony 1989-92Kennedy, W.P. 1935Kerfoot, Billy 1952-54Kern, Dick 1939-41Kernan, Charlie 1948-50Keyes, Howard 1972Keys, Greg 1981, 83-84Kibble, Jimmy 1996-99Kidd, Randolph 1987Kilpatrick, Baird 1988Kincaid, Al 1967-69King , Billy 1975-76King, Brad 1988King, Chad 1991-92King, Eric 1978-80King, E.S. 1937-38King, Julian 1951-53Kinzer, Chris 1985-88Kitts, Jimmy Jr. 1947, 49Knight, DeWayne 1990-93Knupp, Kent 1976-78Kocicka, Mike 1997Koel, Treg 1992-93Kosco, Joe 1950Kovac, Mike 1978-80Kraynak, Ed 1950Krebs, Chris 1998-00Kreiter, Vic 1962-64Kritsky, Thor 1980-82Kroehling, J.H. 1946-47Kuhn, Richard 1949-50Kujawa, Anthony 1941Kushner, Larry 1968-70Kwiatkowski, Frank 1950-52

LLagana, Lou 1970Lambert, Ken 1974Lambo, Anthony 1997-00Lamie, David 1975-78Landrum, Ken 1991-94Larsen, Atle 1994-95LaRue, Don 1977-79Lassiter, Greg 1989-92Lathan, Kevin 1985-86Latimer, Wayne 1973-75Latina, John 1976-78Laury, Dennis 1979-81Law, Rick 1974Lawler, Tim 1948-50Lawlor, Bob 1972Lawrence, Cyrus 1979-82Lawrence, Paul 1973

Lawson, Bob 1939-41Lawson, Chip 1973Lawson, Frank 1942Lawson, Leland 1957Layne, Aaron 1996Ledbetter, Joe 1985, 87Lee, Ashley 1980-81, 83-84Leeson, Billy 1982-84Lehr, Matt 1998-00Leland, Harry 1963Lemmert, Bruce 1972-73Leonard, Carl 1946-48Lewis, Ed 1977-78Lewis, Kenny 1977-79Lewis, Kevin 2000Lewis, Lawrence 1992-95Lindon, Ronnie 1966Lindsey, K.T. 1933Linson, Billy 1972Little, Allen 1982-84Locke, Jim 1954-55Longerbeam, Dickie 1965, 67-68LoPresti, Mike 1988Loria, Frank 1965-67Lowery, Curt 1973-76Lucas, Sean 1986, 88-89Luczak, Ki 1949-51Ludd, Danny 1973Ludlow, John 1979-82Lugar, Jimmy 1956-57Luongo, Len 1967-68Luraschi, Ron 1977-81Luttrell, Bob 1951-54

MMaccaroni, Warren 1960-61Maguigan, Ron 1970-72Maguigan, Steve 1970Majcher, Stanley 1945Maksanty, Dick 1971Malone, Chris 1992-95Mangum, Bob 1957Mann, Tim 1984Marchant, Joe 1998, 2000Marsingill, Luke 1974Martin, Bobby 1986-89Martin, Charlie 1972-74Martin, Kevin 1992-94Marvel, David 1980-83Marvin, Tommy 1962-63Maskas, John 1941-42, 46Massie, Ray 1960-61Mast, Howard 1937Matheny, Chris 1987, 89Matijevich, Rich 1969-71Maxwell, John 1967-68Mays, Eugene 1992McCadam, Kevin 2000McCall, Brian 1986-89McCann, Randy 1971-73McCarter, Keith 1973-76McClaugherty, C.A. 1941-42McClung, Marcus 1990-93McClure, Roger 1940-42McCoy, Bob 1956McCoy, Lynn 1973-74McCraw, Cordell 1947McDaniel, Bruce 1973-75McDonald, Carl 1977-80McDougald, Doug 1976-79

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Loren Johnson

Ki Luczak

Scott Hill


McGinley, Ray 1973McGinnis, Bill 1960McGlothlin, Dave 1976McGuigan, Ron 1964-66McIntire, J.A. 1932-33McKee, Tony 1979-82McMahon, Damien 1991-94Mead, Matt 1977-79Meade, Todd 1989-91Meehan, Kevin 1969-71Mehr, Tom 1981, 83-85Mengulas, Gus 1942, 46-47Meriwether, Otey Jr. 1947-49Messamore, Claude 1965Methfessel, Bucky 1977-80Meyer, Dave 1998-00Mickel, Marcus 1988-91Midget, Anthony 1996-99Mihalas, Nick 1956-58Mikulski, Tim 1968-70Mikus, Tom 1973Miles, Shaine 1993-96Miley, Rick 1979-82Miller, Al 1937-38Miller, Andy 1991-94Miller, Barry 1974-77Miller, Milt 1966-67Mills, Ray 1932-33Minichan, John 1960Mitchem, Steve 1985-88Mitchess, Gary 1952Mollo, Richard 1964, 66-67Monroe, Derrius 1998-99Moody, John 1952-53, 56-57Moon, Russ 1956-57Moon, Wayne, 1975Mooney, Dan 1965-67Moore, Corey 1997-99Morgan, Charlie 1932-33Morgan, Tim 1989

Moronta, Horacio 1985-86, 88Morrell, Matt 1993-94Morrison, Tony 1994-96Moss, Andrew 1990Moss, Bill 1992Moss, Joe 1958-59, 61Moyer, Keith 1994Mullinax, Greg 1973-75Mullins, Bubba 1980-81Murphy, John 1932-33Murray, R.P. 1935-37Mutter, Wayne 1978-81Myers, Billy 1984-87Myers, Greg 1998-99

NNash, Joe 1992Neal, Jay 1974-75Neal, Lewis 1976-77Neel, Eddie 1985-87Neel, Roger 1948-50Negri, Red 1932-33Nelson, Clarence 1982-84Nelson, Jomo 1995-96Nelson, Paul 1983-86Neve, Kyle 1982Newsome, Myron 1995-96Nihipali, Daniel 1999Norment, James 1942Novell, Charles 1977-78Nutter, Buzz 1950-52Nuttycombe, Chuck 1975-76

OO’Brien, Tommy 1958O’Neale, M.L. 1936Oakes, Don 1958-60Ochs, Norman 1933-34Oliver, Frank 1938Olson, Hilmer 1956

Onhaizer, Jerry 1977Onderko, Joe 1951Orr, Ross 1945-48Osborne, Danny 1993-94Otey, Eddie 1980-81Ottaway, Jim 1934Owens, Bobby 1964-65Owens, Luke 1999-00Oxendine, Ken 1994-97

PPack, Anthony 1988-91Page, Darrell 1962-64Page, Taron 1988Paige, Tony 1980-83Paine, Jim 1959-60Palmer, Benny 1932Pannell, Jerome 1977-80Parham, Terrell 1999Parker, Marcus 1994-97Parker, Nate 1978-79Parks, Tom 1968-69Pasi, Steve 1973Patterson, Danny 1973Patterson, James 1982-83Patterson, Stuart 1974-76Pavlik, Skip 1988-89Payne, Greg 1974, 76Peak, Bob 1961-62Pearce, Horace Jr. 1942, 46-47Peaslee, Robert 2000Peduzzi, Chris 1992-94Peery, Larry 1987-88Pegues, Lamont 1997-98Pendleton, Rusty 1989-92Penn, Jesse 1982-84Perdue, Chuck 1972-75Perry, Buddy 1959-61Perry, Joe 1986Petrovich, Jim 1992-93Petty, Doug 1951Petty, Tom 1951-54Philbrick, Steve 1973-75Phillips, Padro 1979-82Philpot, Larry 1962-63Pierce, Frank 1936-38Pigninelli, Jim 1968-70Piland, O.G. 1934-36Piland, Rick 1966-68Pile, Willie 2000Piniella, Derek 1998-99Pitts, Dave 1938-39Plank, Stuart 1983, 85Poindexter, Mark 1990-92Polascik, John 1983

Polito, Jim 1970-72Popp, Rick 1973Porterfield, Bill 1932-33Powers, Sonny 1938Prater, Jack 1951, 54-55Preas, George 1951-54Preston, Jerome 1989-92Preston, P.J. 1990-92Price, J.C. 1992-95Price, Warren 1960-61Prioleau, Pierson 1995-98Provitt, Deon 2000Pruett, Art 1959-61Pryor, John 1983Pugh, Alger 1957-59Pugh, David 1998-00Purdham, Rob 1979-81Pyne, Jim 1990-93

QQuinn, Jimmy 1969-71

RRaible, John 1964-66Rand, Erving 1947Randall, Jim 1952-53, 57Ransome, Frank 1946Rapone, Nick 1974, 77-78Rash, Wayne 1965Ratcliffe, Barney 1972Ratliff, Jay 1945, 48-50Raugh, Ronnie 1950Razzano, Rick 1974-77Reaves, Brian 1990-92Reba, Jim 1966Redding, Josh 1997-00Reed, Channing 2000Reel, Donnie 1971-72Rehme, John 1989-91Remley, Brian 1997Renner, Bill 1979-82Reynolds, L.S. 1934-35Reynolds, Tom 1971-73Rhodes, Leon 1981-83Rice, Scott 1986-88, 90Richards, Jimmy 1965-67Richards, Tom 1952, 54-55Richardson, Myron 1986-89Rider, Scott 1983-85Ringer, Dick 1958Ripley, Paul 1967-68Ritz, John 1981-83Rivers, John 1990-92Roane, Morgan 1983-86Roberts, George 1976-77Roberts, Jeff 1986-88Roberts, Steve 1993Robinette, Roy 1950Robinson, James 1980-83Robison, Arthur 1935-37Robison, Carl 1933Rodgers, Burt Mack 1962-63Rogers, Mickey 1977-79Rogers, Phil 1973-75Romagnoli, Mike 1977-78Romero, Tony 1986-87Rosenbaum, Dick 1950Roy, Mike 1976Rucker, John 1941-42Rudzinski, Don 1974

Ruffing, Sean 1997Runyan, Bruce 1969-71Russell, Damien 1988-91Russell, J.D. 1934-35Russo, Vince 1969-71

SSamuel, Reggie 1998Sanchez, Eros 1989Sanders, Steve 1991-93Sansone, Joe 1977-78Satterwhite, Jim 1999Saunders, Mike 1964-65Savage, Ellis 1976-78Scaggs, Steve 1980-82Scales, Ricky 1972-74Scales, Shawn 1994-97Scharnus, Jerry 1971-73Scharnus, Mike 1978-81Schmidt, Ben 1956-57Schmidt, Larry 1975-76Schnecker, Tim 1998-99Schneider, John 1970-72Schnurr, Rodney 1972-73Schoenadel, Chuck 1972Schrews, Bill 1974Schwabe, Gil 1969-70Schweickert, Bob 1962-64Scott, Dennis 1976-78Scott, John 1979-82Scott, Mark 1990Scott, Steve 1975-77Scruggs, Bobby 1952-55Seal, Bobby 1952Seaman, Al 1932Sebeck, Ron 1970Sedwick, Rod 1971-73Segaar, Chris 1996Semones, Brandon 1993-96Semones, Dennis 1966Shaffer, Sam 1957-59Sharpe, J. 1941Shaw, Mike 1980-83Shawhan, D.G. 1939Sheehan, Jerry 1976-78Sheehy, John 1964-65Shields, Jon 1993-94Shipley, John 1964-65Shirley, Tom 1972-73Shockey, Carol 1935-37Shockley, Greg 1999Short, Keith 1997-99Shorter, Chuck 1972Simcsak, Jack 1968-70


Phil Rogers

Jim Pigninelli

Tony McKee


Simmons, Roger 1953-55Simpson, Donnie 1980-81Singleton, Rick 1985-86Singleton, Ron 1985-86Sink, Donald 1954Sizemore, Aster 1960-62Skinner, Bill 1968Slaughter, Bobby 1967-69Slowikowski, Bob 1998-00Smigelsky, Dave 1978-80Smith, Alonzo 1982-83Smith, Bobby 1941, 46-47Smith, Bruce 1981-84Smith, Derek 1996-98Smith, Eric 1992Smith, G.L. 1947Smith, Gary 1975-78Smith, Gary 1978-81Smith, George 1932-34Smith, Henry 1978Smith, J.F. 1940Smith, J.O. 1940Smith, Jamel 1996-99Smith, Jim 1980-82Smith, Jimmy 1982Smith, Lamar 1987-90Smith, Larry 1969-71Smith, Lenny 1968-70Smith, Mike 1992-93Smith, Okesa 1993, 95Smith, Pete 1947Smith, Ryan 1997-98Smith, Terry 1990Smith, Tory 1977-78Smoot, Terry 1967-69Snead, Dickie 1957-59Snell, Donald Wayne 1984-86Snell, Eddie 1976-77Snell, Sidney 1977-80Sodaro, George 1934-36Soncini, Dale 1972Sorensen, Nick 1997-00Spain, Dennis 1990-91Speck, Charlie 1959-61Spinner, Baron 1994Sprenkle, John 1970-72Sprouse, Donnie 1971-72Spruill, Hank 1934Squires, Warren 1949Stafford, Tommy 1964-66Staley, E. G. 1945Stark, William 1950Steadley, Chris 1997

Steadman, Mark 1976-77Stephens, Chuck 1958-59Stevens, Pete 1951Stevens, Tewon 1992, 94Stewart, Ramon 1983-84Stewart, Terry 1971-72Still, Bryan 1992-95Stinnette, Wayne 1970-71Stith, Shyrone 1996, 1998-99Stokes, Don 1986-89Stollings, Mike 1975-76Stonesifer, Wayne 1967, 69Stortz, Bobby 1950Strager, Duke 1968-70Streiff, F.A. 1939Striffler, Pete 1973Strock, Dave 1970-72Strock, Don 1970-72Strock, Terry 1959-61Stuart, Lewis 1977-80Stuewe, Michael 1995-97Stultz, C.W. 1949Stump, Bob 1933Stup, Steve 1984Sturdivant, Michael 1990-91Suggs, Lee 1999-00Sullivan, Sean 1997Summers, Phillip 1997-00Sustek, Mike 1983-84Swarm, Billy 1991-92Swarm, Joe 1992-93Swink, Hunter 1952-53Swords, Tommy 1968

TTalbott, Allen 1982-85Taliaferro, Curtis 1985-86Tan, Edmund 1996Taricani, Tom 1984-85Tate, Ben 1941Tate, Bill 1939-41Tate, Steve 1995-97Taylor, Alfred 1942Taylor, Ben 1998-00

Taylor, Bob 1946-48Taylor, Frank 1948-49Taylor, G.E. 1940Tennessee, Andre 1972-74Tennis, Ed 1970-71Testerman, Don 1972Thacker, Don 1965-67Thacker, Doug 1973-75Thibodeau, Anthony 2000Thomas, Allan 1982-85Thomas, Bob 1981-84Thomas, Dave 1932-34Thomas, Dave 1946-48Thomas, Dwayne 1992-95Thomas, Herb 1938-40Thomas, Jeremiah 1979-82Thomas, John I. 1995Thomas, John M. 1995Thomas, Kent 1982-85Thomas, Mickey 1989-90Thomas, Mike 1973Tiberio, Perry 1968-70Tilling, Billy 1955, 57Tilson, Sumner 1945Toal, Greg 1974Todd, Andy 1940Tolley, Rick 1960Tomblin, Leon 1959-61Tommelleo, Andy 1979Trask, Steve 1976-77Traynham, Pete 1940Treadwell, Randy 1968Trice, Tom 1972Trimble, W.H. 1939Tucker, Joe 1967-69Tuggle, John 1982-83Turner, Joe 1984-86Turner, Tom 1973-74

UUdinski, Mark 1979-82Uglow, Dave 1980Unger, Phil 1954-55Unterzuber, R.T. 1940

Urquhart, Cornell 1982-84Utin, Jon 1965-67Utz, Kit 1971-72Utz, Sonny 1962-64

VValentine, Craig 1971-72Vali, Viktor 1988-89Van Schoick, Craig 1977-80Varney, Rodney 1986-87Vaughan, Rob 1987-90Vaughn, Chad 1995Vaught, Don 1958-60Vecellio, Leo 1935-37Verniel, Marc 1989-92Vey, Randy 1973-74Vick, Dwight 1996-98Vick, Michael 1999-00Vincent, A.F. 1942Vishneski, Bernie 1958-60Vorhies, Bob 1977

WWachter, Bob 1949-50Wade, Don 1981-84Wade, Tim 1994-96Waldron, Roe 1977-80Walker, Leonard 1975-78Walker, Tommy 1962-63Wallace, Bill 1973-74Waller, Quinton 1995Walton, Harry 1946-48Ward, Wayne 1998-00Warley, Carter 2000Warner, P.A. 1941-42Warriner, George 1938-40Washington, T.J. 1994-96Washington, Todd 1995-97Watkins, Johnny 1958, 60Watkins, Paul 1978-79Watson, Bob 1981-83Watson, Chuck 1985-87Watts, Glenn 1987-88, 90Wauters, Scott 1982Webb, Mark 1983-86Webb, Bobby 1946, 48-49Webb, Tom 1976-79Webster, Frank 1956Weihe, Buddy 1961-63Welch, Brian 1998, 2000Wellman, B.J. 1945Welsh, Don 1951-53Wheatley, Todd 1995Wheel, Danny 1995-97Wheeler, E.H. 1940-41Whipple, Cody 1996Whitaker, Ronyell 1999-00White, Chad 1950-52White, Cornelius 1993-96White, Lawrence 1984-86White, Ranall 1992-94White, Richard 1977Whiteman, Donald 1949Whitesell, Jay 1957-58Whitley, Ken 1963-64, 66Whitten, Jimmy 1987-90Whittier, Allen 1958-60Widger, Mike 1967-69Wilds, Garnell, 2000Wiley, Al 1986-87

Wiley, Carter 1984-87Wilford, Ernest 2000Wilkins, Willie 1993Wilkinson, Dan 2000Williams, Brian 1989, 91Williams, Jack 1951-53Williams, Maurice 1983-86Williams, Michael 1993-94Williams, Nathaniel 1996-99Williams, Orlando 1984Williams, Rafael 1992, 95Williams, Rich 1987-88Williams, Ryan 1991-94Willis, Keith 2000Willson, Louis 1939Wilson, Elmer 1941-42, 46Wilson, Jason 1988-90Wiltshire, Jack 1991-92Wimmer, David 1989-92Wincek, Matt 1998-00Windmuller, Denny 1977-78Winfree, Joe 1973Wingo, Sterling 1947-50Wirt, Steve 1977-80Witten, Shawn 1999-00Wolfe, Benny 1998-00Wolfe, Ernie 1953-54Wolfenden, Bobby 1954-56Wood, N.S. 1938Woody, Sands 1964-66Woolwine, Jimmy 1940Wooten, Rodd 1989-91Worthington, George 1936-38Wrenn, Pete 1966-67Wright, Howie 1952-54Wright, Trevor 1983-84Wynn, Browning 1998-00

YYarborough, Frank 1949Yarborough, William 1992-95Yeager, George 1981-83Young, Cam 1988-89Young, Lawrence 1978-80

ZZban, Tom 1991Zekert, Gerry 1945-47Zender, Paul 1946Zeno, Mike 1958-60Zollicoffer, Ron 1977-78Zouzalik, Mike 1977-79Zwinak, B.J. 1980-83Zydiak, Bill 1939-41

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Dwayne Thomas

Sterling Wingo

George Smith


Virginia Tech Coaching Records

Coach Year (W-L-T) Captain(s)E.A. Smyth 1892 (1-1-0) W.E. AndersonE.A. Smyth 1893 (0-2-0) S.V. LovensteinJ.A. Massie 1894 (4-1-0) T.D. MartinA.C. Jones 1895 (4-2-0) J.L. InglesA.C. Jones 1896 (5-2-1) J.L. InglesCharles Firth 1897 (5-2-0) H.A. JohnsonJ.L. Ingles 1898 (3-2-0) C.M. WoodDr. James Morrison 1899 (4-1-0) W.F. CoxDr. Davis 1900 (3-3-1) J.B. HuffardDr. A.B. Morrison, Jr. 1901 (6-1-0) C.J.B. DeCampsR.R. Brown 1902 (3-2-1) C.H. CarpenterDr. C.A. Lueder 1903 (5-1-0) C.P. MilesJ.C. O’Connor 1904 (5-3-0) G.C. WilsonC.P. Miles 1905 (9-1-0) T.W. LewisC.P. Miles 1906 (5-2-2) J.A. NutterC.R. Williams 1907 (7-2-0) C.E. DiffendalR.M. Brown 1908 (5-4-0) Joe LuttrellBranch Bocock 1909 (6-1-0) E.R. HodgsonBranch Bocock 1910 (6-2-0) V.B. HodgsonL.W. Reiss 1911 (6-1-2) A.G. GibbsBranch Bocock 1912 (5-4-0) W.H. BurrussBranch Bocock 1913 (7-1-1) L.A. PickBranch Bocock 1914 (6-2-1) M.F. Peak, Jr.Branch Bocock 1915 (4-4-0) V.F. DixonJack Ingersell 1916 (7-2-0) J.S. CaffeeCharles Bernier 1917 (6-2-1) H.T. ParrishCharles Bernier 1918 (7-0-0) H. Crisp,

D. RodenCharles Bernier 1919 (5-4-0) J.T. HardwickStanley Sutton 1920 (4-6-0) H.B. ReddBen Cubbage 1921 (7-3-0) S.D. TilsonBen Cubbage 1922 (8-1-1) H.J. HardwickBen Cubbage 1923 (6-3-0) H.M. SuttonBen Cubbage 1924 (4-2-3) S.O. GrahamBen Cubbage 1925 (5-3-2) J.H. MoranAndy Gustafson 1926 (5-3-1) J.H. MoranAndy Gustafson 1927 (5-4-0) V.E. MilesAndy Gustafson 1928 (7-2-0) A.E. BaileyAndy Gustafson 1929 (5-4-0) L.B. NutterO.E. Neale 1930 (5-3-1) H.V. HooperO.E. Neale 1931 (3-4-2) C.E. BrownH.B. Redd 1932 (8-1-0) W. Grinus, Jr.H.B. Redd 1933 (4-3-3) Bill PorterfieldH.B. Redd 1934 (5-5-0) George SmithH.B. Redd 1935 (4-3-2) Louis FittroH.B. Redd 1936 (5-5-0) Dave JonesH.B. Redd 1937 (5-5-0) C.L. ShockeyH.B. Redd 1938 (3-5-2) Frank PierceH.B. Redd 1939 (4-5-1) Dave Pitts,

Jim ColemanH.B. Redd 1940 (5-5-0) John Henderson,

William ZydiakJ.R. Kitts 1941 (6-4-0) William M. TateH.M. McEver 1942 (7-2-1) W. James,

S.D. TilsonH.M. McEver 1945 (2-6-0) Floyd BowlesJames Kitts 1946 (3-4-3) Elmer WilsonJames Kitts 1947 (4-5-0) Bill Barbour,

Bobby SmithRobert McNeish 1948 (0-8-1) Tom Burns,

Oren HopkinsRobert McNeish 1949 (1-7-2) Jack Ittner,

Bruce FisherRobert McNeish 1950 (0-10-0) Ron CastoFrank Moseley 1951 (2-8-0) (none)Frank Moseley 1952 (5-6-0) (none)Frank Moseley 1953 (5-5-0) (none)Frank Moseley 1954 (8-0-1) Billy Kerfoot,

Howie WrightFrank Moseley 1955 (6-3-1) Dickie Beard,

Jack PraterFrank Moseley 1956 (7-2-1) Don DiversFrank Moseley 1957 (4-6-0) Corbin BaileyFrank Moseley 1958 (5-4-1) Jim BurksFrank Moseley 1959 (6-4-0) Carroll DaleFrank Moseley 1960 (6-4-0) Allen WhittierJerry Claiborne 1961 (4-5-0) Terry Strock,

Joe MossJerry Claiborne 1962 (5-5-0) Dave Gillespie,

Aster SizemoreJerry Claiborne 1963 (8-2-0) Gene Breen,

Newt GreenJerry Claiborne 1964 (6-4-0) Vic Kreiter,

Darrell Page,Bob Schweickert

Jerry Claiborne 1965 (7-3-0) Billy Edwards,Bobby Owens,Mike Saunders

Coach Year (W-L-T) Captain(s)Jerry Claiborne 1966 (8-2-1) Dave Farmer,

Tommy Groom,Sands Woody

Jerry Claiborne 1967 (7-3-0) Bob Griffith,Frank Loria

Jerry Claiborne 1968 (7-4-0) Frank Beamer,Ron Davidson,Waddey Harvey

Jerry Claiborne 1969 (4-5-1) Jerry Green,Pete Dawyot,Steve Bocko

Jerry Claiborne 1970 (5-6-0) Jim Pigninelli,Perry Tiberio

Charlie Coffey 1971 (4-7-0) Game CaptainsCharlie Coffey 1972 (6-4-1) Game CaptainsCharlie Coffey 1973 (2-9-0) Game CaptainsJimmy Sharpe 1974 (4-7-0) Randy Vey,

Charlie MartinJimmy Sharpe 1975 (8-3-0) Doug Thacker,

Phil RogersJimmy Sharpe 1976 (6-5-0) Paul Adams,

Mitcheal Barnes,Tom Beasley

Jimmy Sharpe 1977 (3-7-1) Rick Razzano,Roscoe Coles,Bill Houseright,George Roberts

Bill Dooley 1978 (4-7-0) Dennis Scott,Chip Keatley

Bill Dooley 1979 (5-6-0) Kenny Lewis,Mickey Fitzgerald,Mike Faulkner,Danny Hill

Bill Dooley 1980 (8-4-0) Sidney Snell,Paul Davis,Lewis Stuart

Bill Dooley 1981 (7-4-0) Steve Casey,Robert Brown

Bill Dooley 1982 (7-4-0) Padro Phillips,Rick Miley,Mark Udinski

Bill Dooley 1983 (9-2-0) Mike Johnson,Tony Paige

Bill Dooley 1984 (8-4-0) Ashley Lee,Bruce Smith,Joe Jones

Bill Dooley 1985 (6-5-0) Kent Thomas,Rainer Coleman

Bill Dooley 1986 (10-1-1)* Maurice Williams,Curtis Taliaferro

Frank Beamer 1987 (2-9-0) Erik Chapman,Steve Johnson,Kevin Keeffe,Carter Wiley

Frank Beamer 1988 (3-8-0) Todd Grantham,Randy Cockrell,Scott Hill,Horacio Moronta,Bobby Martin

Coach Year (W-L-T) Captain(s)Frank Beamer 1989 (6-4-1) Scott Hill,

Randy Cockrell,Bobby Martin,Brian McCall

Frank Beamer 1990 (6-5-0) Nick Cullen,Jimmy Whitten,Archie Hopkins,Al Chamblee

Frank Beamer 1991 (5-6) Phil Bryant,Eugene Chung,William Boatwright,Wooster Pack

Frank Beamer 1992 (2-8-1) Mark Poindexter,Rusty Pendleton,Melendez Byrd,Jerome Preston

Frank Beamer 1993 (9-3) Jim Pyne,Tyronne Drakeford,John Burke,Joe Swarm,Bernard Basham

Frank Beamer 1994 (8-4) Ken Brown,Maurice DeShazo,Antonio Freeman,Damien McMahon,Ranall White

Frank Beamer 1995 (10-2) J.C. Price,George DelRicco,Hank Coleman,Mike Bianchin,Jermaine Holmes

Frank Beamer 1996 (10-2) Jim Druckenmiller,Billy Conaty,Myron Newsome,Cornell Brown,Waverly Jackson,Brandon Semones

Frank Beamer 1997 (7-5) Gennaro DiNapoli,Kerwin Hairston,Ken Oxendine,Marcus Parker,Steve Tate,Todd Washington

Frank Beamer 1998 (9-3) Al Clark,Pierson Prioleau,Keion Carpenter,Derek Smith,Dwight Vick

Frank Beamer 1999 (11-1) Corey Moore,Keith Short,Michael Hawkes,Anthony Midget,John Engelberger

Frank Beamer 2000 (11-1) Cory BirdMatt LehrPhillip SummersAndré KendrickDave Meyer

* Includes a forfeit by Temple.

(Listed in order of number of victories)

Name Seasons W L T Pct. YearsFrank Beamer 14 99 61 2 .617 1987-Bill Dooley 9 †64 37 1 .632 1978-86Jerry Claiborne 10 61 39 2 .608 1961-70Frank Moseley 10 54 42 4 .560 1951-60H.B. Redd 9 43 37 8 .534 1932-40Branch Bocock 6 34 14 2 .680 1909-10;

1912-15Ben Cubbage 5 30 12 6 .688 1921-25Andy Gustafson 4 22 13 1 .625 1926-29Jimmy Sharpe 4 21 22 1 .489 1974-77Charles Bernier 3 18 6 1 .740 1917-19C.P. Miles 2 14 3 2 .737 1905-06James Kitts 3 13 13 3 .500 1941;

1946-47Charlie Coffey 3 12 20 1 .379 1971-73A.C. Jones 2 9 4 1 .679 1895-96H.M. McEver § 2 9 8 1 .528 1942 &

1945O.E. Neale 2 8 7 3 .528 1930-31C.R. Williams 1 7 2 0 .778 1907

Name Seasons W L T Pct. YearsJack Ingersell 1 7 2 0 .778 1916A.B. Morrison, Jr. 1 6 1 0 .857 1901L.W. Reiss 1 6 1 2 .778 1911C.A. Lueder 1 5 1 0 .833 1903Charles Firth 1 5 2 0 .714 1897John C. O’Conner 1 5 3 0 .625 1904R.M. Brown 1 5 4 0 .556 1908J.A. Massie 1 4 1 0 .800 1894James Morrison 1 4 1 0 .800 1899Stanley Sutton 1 4 6 0 .400 1920J.L. Ingles 1 3 2 0 .600 1898R.R. Brown 1 3 2 1 .583 1902Dr. Davis 1 3 3 1 .500 1900E.A. Smyth 2 1 3 0 .250 1892-93Robert McNeish 3 1 25 3 .086 1948-50

† Includes a forfeit by Temple during the 1986 season.§ Shared head coaching duties with S.D. Tilson in1942 when team finished 7-2-1.


1904 (5-3)Coach: John O’ConnorO 01 hW 18- 0 RichmondO 07 hW 24- 0 W&LO 12 hW 32- 0 NashvilleO 22 hW 30- 0 Wm & MaryO 29 hL 0- 6 UNCN 05 nL2 0- 5 VirginiaN 19 aL 0- 11 NavyN 24 nW1 17- 5 VMI

VT 121- 27

1905 (9-1)Coach: C.P. MilesS 30 hW 86- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 06 hW 12- 0 CumberlandO 14 aW 16- 6 ArmyO 21 hW 56- 0 GallaudetO 28 nW2 35- 6 UNCN 04 aW 11- 0 VirginiaN 11 hW 15- 0 W&LN 18 nW1 34- 0 South CarolinaN 25 aL 6- 12 NavyN 30 nW2 34- 0 VMI

VT 305- 24

1906 (5-2-2)Coach: C.P. MilesO 06 nW1 12- 0 Wm & MaryO 08 hW 28- 0 Wm & MaryO 13 aT 0- 0 ClemsonO 27 nT2 0- 0 UNCN 03 hW 18- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 10 nL4 0- 10 BucknellN 17 hW 10- 0 DavidsonN 24 aL 0- 5 NavyN 29 nW2 6- 0 N.C. State

VT 74- 15

1907 (7-2)Coach: C.R. WilliamsO 05 hW 33- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 12 hW 18- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 19 nW3 5- 0 W&LO 20 nL1 5- 12 DavidsonN 02 nW2 20- 0 GeorgetownN 09 nW1 22- 0 VMIN 16 hW 34- 0 G-WN 23 aL 0- 12 NavyN 28 nW2 20- 6 UNC

VT 157- 30

1908 (5-4)Coach: R.M. BrownO 03 hW 50- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 10 aW 6- 0 ClemsonO 17 aL 4- 10 PrincetonO 24 nW1 10- 0 VMIO 31 nW3 15- 4 W&LN 10 nW2 10- 0 UNCN 14 hL 0- 6 G-WN 21 aL 4- 15 NavyN 26 nL4 5- 6 N.C. State

VT 104- 41

1909 (6-1)Coach: Branch BocockO 02 hW 6- 0 ClemsonO 13 aL 6- 8 PrincetonO 23 aW 52- 0 RichmondO 30 nW3 34- 6 W&LN 06 nW2 15- 0 UNCN 13 aW 17- 8 G-WN 25 nW4 18- 5 N.C. State

VT 148- 27

1910s

1910 (6-2)Coach: Branch BocockO 01 hW 18- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 05 hW 16- 6 DavidsonO 15 hW 13- 0 Western Md.O 22 aL 0- 3 NavyO 29 nW1 23- 0 W&LN 05 nW2 20- 0 UNCN 12 nW3 16- 5 G-WN 24 nL4 3- 5 N.C. State

VT 109- 19

1911 (6-1-2)Coach: L.W. ReissS 30 hW 16- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 06 nW4 12- 0 MarylandO 14 aL 0- 33 YaleO 21 hW 94- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 28 nT1 5- 5 W&LN 04 nT2 0- 0 UNCN 11 hW 36- 11 TennesseeN 18 hW 10- 3 Morris HarveyN 30 nW4 3- 0 N.C. State

VT 176- 52

1890s

1892 (1-1)Coach: E.A. SmythO 21 hW 14- 10 St. AlbansO 29 aL 0- 10 St. Albans

VT 14- 20

1893 (0-2)Coach: E.A. SmythO 21 aL 0- 6 Emory & HenryN 11 nL7 6- 34 Randolph-Macon

VT 6- 40

1894 (4-1)Coach: Joseph MassieO 20 hW 16- 0 Emory & HenryO 29 hW 36- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 10 hW 42- 0 St. AlbansN 17 aW 12- 0 St. AlbansN 30 nL8 6- 10 VMI

VT 112- 10

1895 (4-2)Coach: A.C. JonesO 05 aL 0- 38 VirginiaO 12 hW 12- 0 St. AlbansO 26 aW 30- 0 W&LN 09 aW 16- 2 Roanoke YMCAN 16 nL9 5- 32 UNCN 28 nW3 6- 4 VMI

VT 69- 76

1896 (5-2-1)Coach: A.C. JonesO 10 hW 20- 0 Alleghany Inst.O 20 hW 12- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 24 nT10 0- 0 UNCO 31 aL 0- 44 VirginiaN 02 nW3 46- 0 Hampden-SydneyN 14 aL 4- 6 TennesseeN 16 nW11 52- 0 Maryville CollegeN 26 nW1 24- 0 VMI

VT 158- 50

1897 (5-2)Coach: Charles FirthO 16 hW 54- 0 King CollegeO 30 nW10 4- 0 UNCN 02 hW 41- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 06 nL4 4- 18 MarylandN 13 aW 36- 0 RichmondN 15 aW 10- 0 Hampden-SydneyN 25 nL1 0- 18 Tennessee

VT 149- 36

1898 (3-2)Coach: J. Lewis InglesN 04 nL5 6- 28 UNCN 05 aW 17- 0 GuilfordN 07 nL3 0- 23 MarylandN 11 hW 58- 0 King CollegeN 12 hW 29- 0 Bellevue

VT 110- 51

1899 (4-1)Coach: James MorrisonO 13 hW 21- 0 St. AlbansO 27 aW 5- 0 TennesseeN 11 aL 0- 28 VirginiaN 18 nW1 45- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 25 nW1 35- 0 W&L

VT 106- 28

1900s

1900 (3-3-1)Coach. Dr. DavisO 06 hW 21- 0 St. AlbansO 20 aW 16- 6 St. AlbansO 25 aW 18- 2 N.C. StateO 27 aT 0- 0 UNCN 14 aL 5- 17 VirginiaN 24 nL9 5- 12 ClemsonN 25 nL1 0- 5 VMI

VT 65- 42

1901 (6-1)Coach: A.B. MorrisonS 28 aW 16- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 12 hW 11- 0 W&LO 19 aW 32- 6 GeorgetownO 26 hL 0- 16 VirginiaO 31 nW1217- 11 ClemsonN 16 nW2 18- 0 MarylandN 28 nW4 21- 0 VMI

VT 115- 33

1902 (3-2-1)Coach: R.R. BrownO 11 nL3 0- 6 W&LO 18 hW 11- 6 N.C. StateO 25 nT1 0- 0 UNCN 08 hW 28- 0 GeorgetownN 15 aL 0- 6 VirginiaN 27 nW4 50- 5 VMI

VT 89- 23

1903 (5-1)Coach: C. A. LuederO 14 hW 29- 0 St. AlbansO 17 hW 21- 0 N.C. StateO 24 nL2 0- 21 VirginiaN 07 nW4 21- 0 UNCN 21 aW 11- 0 NavyN 25 nW1 26- 0 Davidson

VT 108- 21

Coach Branch Bocock

Virginia Tech’s first football team opened play on Oct. 21,1892, with a 14-10 win over St. Albans.



1912 (5-4)Coach: Branch BocockS 30 hW 40- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 05 hW 42- 7 Hampden-SydneyO 12 aL 0- 31 PrincetonO 19 hW 44- 0 Western Md.O 26 nW1926- 0 UNCN 02 hL 0- 10 MCVN 09 nL1 6- 20 W&LN 16 hW 41- 0 West VirginiaN 28 aL 3- 24 Georgetown

VT 202- 92

1913 (7-1-1)Coach: Branch BocockS 27 hW 26- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 04 hW 14- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 11 hW 34- 13 MississippiO 18 hW 20- 12 VPI StarsO 25 nW5 14- 7 UNCN 01 nL1 0- 21 W&LN 08 hW 47- 0 MarshallN 15 hW 14- 0 Morris HarveyN 27 nT1 6- 6 VMI

VT 175- 59

1914 (6-2-1)Coach: Branch BocockS 26 hW 35- 0 King CollegeO 03 hW 13- 0 Randolph-MaconO 10 hW 22- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 17 nL16 0- 13 W. Va. WesleyanO 24 hT 7- 7 Roanoke CollegeO 31 nL1 6- 7 W&LN 07 hW 54- 6 MarshallN 14 nW1 3- 0 N.C. StateN 26 nW1 3- 0 VMI

VT 143- 33

1915 (4-4)Coach: Branch BocockS 26 hW 26- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 02 hW 19- 3 Randolph-MaconO 09 hW 19- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 16 nL1 0- 13 W&LO 23 aL 0- 20 NavyO 30 aL 0- 45 CornellN 13 aL 0- 19 West VirginiaN 25 nW1 27- 9 VMI

VT 91-109

1916 (7-2)Coach: Jack IngersollS 30 hW 13- 0 RichmondO 07 hW 10- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 14 nL16 0- 20 West VirginiaO 20 aL 0- 19 YaleO 28 nW4 40- 0 N.C. StateN 04 nW1 14- 7 UNCN 11 hW 52- 0 Wake ForestN 18 hW 41- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 30 nW1 23- 14 VMI

VT 193- 60

1917 (6-2-1)Coach: Charles BernierO 06 hW 12- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 13 hW 59- 6 Emory & HenryO 20 hW 13- 7 DavidsonO 27 aL 0- 28 GeorgetownN 03 hW 50- 0 Wake ForestN 10 nL13 3- 27 West VirginiaN 17 nT4 7- 7 N.C. StateN 24 hW 70- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 29 nW1 6- 0 VMI

VT 220- 75

1918 (7-0)Coach: Charles BernierO 19 hW 30- 0 Belmont Ath. ClubO 26 hW 33- 6 Camp HumphreysN 02 nW1 13- 0 W&LN 09 hW 27- 0 Wake ForestN 16 nW4 25- 0 N.C. StateN 23 aW 18- 7 UNCN 28 nW1 6- 0 VMI

VT 152- 13

1919 (5-4)Coach: Charles BernierO 04 hW 13- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 11 hW 21- 0 RichmondO 18 aL 7- 33 GeorgetownO 25 aW 6- 0 MarylandN 01 nL3 0- 3 W&LN 08 hW 40- 0 Wake ForestN 15 nL4 0- 3 N.C. StateN 22 hW 99- 0 Emory & HenryN 27 nL1 0- 13 VMI

VT 186- 52

1920s

1920 (4-6)Coach: Stanley SuttonS 25 hW 35- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 02 hW 21- 0 Wm & MaryO 09 hW 75- 6 Emory & HenryO 16 aL 6- 19 RutgersO 23 hL 0- 7 MarylandO 30 nL3 0- 13 W&LN 06 aW 21- 0 RichmondN 11 nL4 6- 14 N.C. StateN 20 nL17 0- 28 CentreN 25 nL1 7- 24 VMI

VT 171-111

1921 (7-3)Coach: B.C. CubbageS 24 hW 14- 6 Hampden-SydneyO 01 hW 14- 0 Wm & MaryO 08 aL 0- 14 CentreO 15 aW 34- 0 RichmondO 22 nL18 7- 10 MarylandO 29 nL3 0- 3 W&LN 05 hW 54- 7 Morris HarveyN 11 nW4 7- 3 N.C. StateN 19 hW 35- 0 Roanoke CollegeN 24 nW1 26- 7 VMI

VT 191- 50

1922 (8-1-1)Coach: B.C. CubbageS 23 hW 38- 0 Hampden-SydneyS 30 hW 25- 0 King CollegeO 07 hW 20- 6 Wm & MaryO 14 nL2 6- 10 CentreO 21 aT 7- 7 DavidsonO 28 hW 73- 0 Catholic U.N 04 hW 21- 0 MarylandN 11 nW4 24- 0 N.C. StateN 18 nW3 41- 6 W&LN 30 nW1 7- 3 VMI

VT 262- 32

1923 (6-3)Coach: B.C. CubbageS 29 hW 29- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 06 hW 7- 0 DavidsonO 13 aL 17- 21 3rd Corps AreaO 20 nW1816- 7 MarylandO 27 nL3 0- 12 W&LN 03 hW 25- 6 ClemsonN 10 nW4 16- 0 N.C. StateN 17 aW 6- 3 VirginiaN 29 nL1 0- 6 VMI

VT 116- 55

1924 (4-2-3)Coach: B.C. CubbageS 27 hW 28- 0 RichmondO 04 hW 10- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 11 nT2 0- 0 AuburnO 17 nW1812- 0 MarylandO 25 nT3 0- 0 W&LN 01 aW 50- 6 ClemsonN 08 aL 3- 6 N.C. StateN 15 hL 0- 6 VirginiaN 27 nT1 0- 0 VMI

VT 103- 18

1925 (5-3-2)Coach: B.C. CubbageS 19 hW 10- 0 Lynchburg CollegeS 26 hT 0- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 03 hW 13- 3 Hampden-SydneyO 10 aL 0- 19 AuburnO 17 nW18 3- 0 MarylandO 24 nL3 0- 20 W&LO 31 nW2 6- 0 South CarolinaN 07 hT 0- 0 N.C. StateN 14 aL 0- 10 VirginiaN 26 nW1 7- 0 VMI

VT 39- 52

1926 (5-3-1)Coach: A.F. GustafsonS 25 hW 47- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 02 hW 30- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 09 aL 0- 21 DartmouthO 16 nW4 24- 8 MarylandO 23 hW 6- 0 VirginiaO 30 aT 13- 13 KentuckyN 06 nL2 0- 19 South CarolinaN 13 nL3 0- 13 W&LN 25 nW1 14- 7 VMI

VT 134- 81

1927 (5-4)Coach: A.F. GustafsonS 24 hW 21- 2 Roanoke CollegeO 01 hW 13- 0 Hampden-SydneyO 08 aW 6- 0 ColgateO 15 nL4 7- 13 MarylandO 22 aL 0- 7 VirginiaO 29 aL 13- 14 ChattanoogaN 05 nW2 35- 0 South CarolinaN 12 hW 21- 0 W&LN 24 nL1 9- 12 VMI

VT 125- 48

1928 (7-2)Coach: A.F. GustafsonS 29 hW 34- 7 Roanoke CollegeO 06 hW 32- 7 Hampden-SydneyO 13 aL 14- 35 ColgateO 20 aW 16- 14 UNCO 27 hW 54- 0 King CollegeN 03 nW4 9- 6 MarylandN 10 hW 20- 0 VirginiaN 17 aW 13- 7 W&LN 29 nL1 6- 16 VMI

VT 198- 92

1929 (5-4)Coach: A.F. GustafsonS 28 hW 19- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 05 hW 37- 6 Hampden-SydneyO 12 aL 8- 14 PennsylvaniaO 19 nW2 25- 14 Wm & MaryO 26 aL 13- 38 UNCN 02 nW3 36- 6 W&LN 09 aW 32- 12 VirginiaN 16 nL4 0- 24 MarylandN 28 nL1 0- 14 VMI

VT 170-128

1930s

1930 (5-3-1)Coach: O.E. NealeS 24 hW 9- 0 Roanoke CollegeO 04 hL 21- 39 UNCO 11 aL 0- 40 VanderbiltO 18 nW2 7- 6 Wm & MaryO 25 aW 20- 19 DavidsonN 01 aT 0- 0 W&LN 08 hW 34- 13 VirginiaN 15 nL4 7- 13 MarylandN 27 nW1 24- 0 VMI

VT 122-130

1931 (3-4-2)Coach: O.E. NealeS 26 hW 33- 0 King CollegeO 03 aL 0- 40 GeorgiaO 10 hW 18- 6 DavidsonO 17 nT2 6- 6 Wm & MaryO 24 aL 6- 20 KentuckyO 31 hL 0- 20 MarylandN 07 nL1 0- 6 W&LN 14 aT 0- 0 VirginiaN 26 nW1 13- 6 VMI

VT 76-104

Tech’s Mac McEver picksup yardage in the 1929game against Virginia.


Year-by-Year ResultsContinued from page 253

1932 (8-1)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 24 hW 32- 7 Roanoke CollegeO 01 aW 7- 6 GeorgiaO 08 aW 23- 0 MarylandO 15 nW2 7- 0 Wm & MaryO 22 hW 7- 0 KentuckyO 29 aW 32- 6 W&LN 05 aL 6- 9 AlabamaN 12 hW 13- 0 VirginiaN 24 nW1 26- 0 VMI

VT 153- 28

1933 (4-3-3)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 23 hW 7- 0 Roanoke CollegeS 30 aL 0- 27 TennesseeO 07 nW4 14- 0 MarylandO 14 nW2 13- 7 Wm & MaryO 21 aW 7- 0 RichmondO 28 hL 0- 12 South CarolinaN 04 hT 7- 7 W&LN 11 aL 0- 27 AlabamaN 18 aT 6- 6 VirginiaN 30 nT1 0- 0 VMI

VT 54- 86

1934 (5-5)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 22 hW 21- 0 Roanoke CollegeS 29 aL 0- 34 TempleO 06 hL 13- 20 FloridaO 13 nW2 6- 0 Wm & MaryO 20 nL4 9- 14 MarylandO 27 aL 7- 13 W&LN 03 aL 0- 20 South CarolinaN 10 nW21 7- 6 N.C. StateN 17 hW 19- 6 VirginiaN 29 nW1 13- 0 VMI

VT 95-113

1935 (4-3-2)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 21 hW 7- 0 Roanoke CollegeS 28 hL 7- 28 ClemsonO 05 nL23 0- 7 MarylandO 12 nT2 0- 0 Wm & MaryO 26 nW6 15- 0 W&LN 02 hW 27- 0 South CarolinaN 09 nL21 0- 6 N.C. StateN 16 aT 0- 0 VirginiaN 28 nW1 12- 6 VMI

VT 68- 47

1936 (5-5)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 17 hW 16- 7 Roanoke CollegeS 26 aL 0- 20 ClemsonO 03 nL1 0- 6 MarylandO 10 nW2 14- 0 Wm & MaryO 17 aL 0- 14 South CarolinaO 24 aL 0- 13 N.C. StateO 31 hW 20- 7 RichmondN 07 aL 0- 27 W&LN 14 hW 7- 6 VirginiaN 26 nW1 6- 0 VMI

VT 63-100

1937 (5-5)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 18 hW 27- 7 Roanoke CollegeS 25 nL15 0- 25 DukeO 02 aL 0- 27 TennesseeO 09 nL2 0- 12 Wm & MaryO 16 aL 7- 13 N.C. StateO 23 hW 19- 7 W&LO 30 hW 31- 0 Hampden-SydneyN 06 aL 7- 12 RichmondN 13 aW 14- 7 VirginiaN 25 nW1 12- 6 VMI

VT 117-116

1938 (3-5-2)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 17 hW 33- 0 Emory & HenryS 24 nL15 0- 18 DukeO 01 aL 0- 39 ArmyO 08 nW2 27- 0 Wm & MaryO 15 hL 6- 14 VirginiaO 22 aL 0- 6 W&LO 29 hW 7- 0 N.C. StateN 05 aL 0- 7 UNCN 11 aT 0- 0 RichmondN 24 nT1 2- 2 VMI

VT 75- 86

1939 (4-5-1)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 23 hW 26- 0 Randolph-MaconS 30 aL 0- 20 MarshallO 07 nL4 6- 13 UNCO 14 nT2 6- 6 Wm & MaryO 21 hW 28- 0 CentreO 28 nL3 0- 6 W&LN 04 hW 20- 7 FurmanN 11 aL 0- 13 RichmondN 18 aW 13- 0 VirginiaN 30 nL1 7- 19 VMI

VT 106- 84

1940s

1940 (5-5)Coach: Henry B. ReddS 21 hW 34- 12 CatawbaS 28 aL 7- 13 MarshallO 05 hL 7- 13 RichmondO 12 nL2 13- 20 Wm & MaryO 19 aL 4- 46 GeorgetownO 26 nW3 21- 0 W&LN 02 nW4 6- 0 VirginiaN 09 hW 38- 21 FurmanN 16 aW 10- 6 CentreN 21 nL1 0- 14 VMI

VT 140-145

1941 (6-4)Coach: James R. KittsS 20 hW 22- 2 CatawbaS 27 nL17 14- 37 KentuckyO 04 hW 3- 0 GeorgetownO 11 nL2 7- 16 Wm & MaryO 18 aW 16- 0 DavidsonO 25 nW3 13- 3 W&LN 01 nL4 0- 34 VirginiaN 08 nW5 14- 13 N.C. StateN 20 nL3 10- 15 VMIN 29 hW 13- 0 Richmond

VT 112-120

1942 (7-2-1)Coaches: S.D. Tilson/H.M. McEverS 19 hW 28- 14 CatawbaS 26 aW 7- 6 FurmanO 03 hL 7- 21 Wm & MaryO 10 hW 16- 0 DavidsonO 17 nT1 21- 21 KentuckyO 24 nW3 19- 6 W&LO 31 nW4 20- 14 VirginiaN 07 aW 16- 7 RichmondN 14 aL 7- 19 ArmyN 26 nW1 20- 6 VMI

VT 161-114

1945 (2-6)Coach: H.M. McEverO 06 nL1 0- 14 UNCO 13 nL2 0- 38 Wm & MaryO 20 hW 21- 13 MarylandO 27 nL1 13- 31 VirginiaN 03 aL 0- 6 N.C. StateN 10 aL 0- 35 ClemsonN 17 hW 44- 6 RichmondN 22 nL1 0- 7 VMI

VT 78-150

1946 (3-4-3)Coach: James R. KittsS 28 aT 14- 14 UNCO 05 nT1 21- 21 VirginiaO 12 aL 0- 49 Wm & MaryO 18 aL 0- 6 MarylandO 26 hW 14- 6 N.C. StateN 02 hL 7- 14 ClemsonN 09 nW3 13- 7 W&LN 16 aT 7- 7 RichmondN 28 nW1 20- 7 VMI

VT 96-131Sun Bowl(Jan. 1, 1947 at El Paso, Texas)nL VT 6- 18 Cincinnati

1947 (4-5)Coach: James R. KittsS 27 hW 20- 6 FurmanO 04 nL1 7- 41 VirginiaO 11 nL2 7- 21 Wm & MaryO 18 aL 0- 40 ArmyO 25 hL 19- 21 MarylandO 31 aW 42- 6 G-WN 08 nW3 27- 14 W&LN 15 hW 26- 14 RichmondN 27 nL1 14- 28 VMI

VT 162-191

1948 (0-8-1)Coach: Robert C. McNeishS 25 hL 0- 13 G-WO 02 nL1 0- 28 VirginiaO 09 nL18 0- 28 MarylandO 16 hL 0- 30 Wm & MaryO 23 nL1 0- 7 DukeO 30 aL 7- 49 ArmyN 06 nL3 7- 14 W&LN 13 aT 7- 7 RichmondN 25 nL1 7- 33 VMI

VT 28-209

1949 (1-7-2)Coach: Robert C. McNeishS 17 nL22 14- 33 QuanticoS 24 hL 7- 34 MarylandO 01 aL 13- 39 Wm & MaryO 08 nL1 0- 26 VirginiaO 15 hL 14- 24 G-WO 22 aL 7- 55 DukeO 29 nL4 13- 14 N.C. StateN 05 nT3 6- 6 W&LN 12 aW 28- 13 RichmondN 24 nT1 28- 28 VMI

VT 130-272

1950s

1950 (0-10)Coaches: Robert C. McNeish/Allan M. LearnedS 30 hL 21- 61 QuanticoO 07 nL1 6- 45 VirginiaO 13 aL 7- 42 G-WO 21 hL 0- 54 Wm & MaryO 28 aL 6- 34 N.C. StateN 04 aL 7- 25 W&LN 11 hL 12- 32 RichmondN 18 nL5 6- 47 DukeN 23 nL1 0- 27 VMID 02 aL 7- 63 Maryland

VT 72-430

Tech’s 1932 team postedwins over Georgia andKentucky.



1951 (2-8)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 15 nW6 18- 12 MarshallS 29 hL 20- 32 DavidsonO 06 nL1 0- 33 VirginiaO 12 nL22 13- 38 G-WO 20 nL4 6- 55 DukeO 27 hL 14- 19 N.C. StateN 03 nL2 0- 60 W&LN 10 aL 7- 28 Wm & MaryN 17 hW 20- 14 RichmondN 22 nL1 7- 20 VMI

VT 105-311

1952 (5-6)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 13 nW6 19- 14 MarshallS 20 aW 27- 14 DavidsonS 27 aW 14- 7 The CitadelO 04 nL1 0- 42 VirginiaO 11 aL 0- 33 AlabamaO 18 hL 0- 6 G-WO 25 aL 27- 34 W&LN 01 aW 20- 2 RichmondN 08 hL 15- 35 Wm & MaryN 15 aL 7- 27 West VirginiaN 27 nW1 26- 7 VMI

VT 155-221

1953 (5-5)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 19 nW6 7- 0 MarshallS 26 aW 20- 6 VirginiaO 03 aL 13- 20 RutgersO 10 hW 21- 7 RichmondO 17 aL 7- 13 Wm & MaryO 24 hW 32- 12 W&LO 30 nW1 22- 0 The CitadelN 07 nL6 7- 12 West VirginiaN 13 aL 0- 26 Miami (Fla.)N 26 nL1 13- 28 VMI

VT 142-124

1954 (8-0-1)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 18 hW 30- 21 N.C. StateS 25 nW2 32- 0 Wake ForestO 02 aW 18- 7 ClemsonO 16 aW 19- 12 RichmondO 23 nW1 6- 0 VirginiaO 30 hT 7- 7 Wm & MaryN 05 aW 20- 13 G-WN 13 hW 20- 6 WaynesburgN 25 nW1 46- 9 VMI

VT 198- 75

1955 (6-3-1)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 17 aL 0- 13 Wake ForestS 24 aW 33- 0 PennsylvaniaO 01 aW 14- 7 Wm & MaryO 08 aW 24- 20 Florida StateO 15 hT 7- 7 RichmondO 22 nW1 17- 13 VirginiaO 29 hL 7- 13 G-WN 05 nL1 16- 21 ClemsonN 12 nW6 34- 26 N.C. StateN 24 nW1 39- 13 VMI

VT 191-133

1956 (7-2-1)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 15 nW6 37- 2 East CarolinaS 22 aL 14- 21 TulaneS 29 nW4 35- 6 N.C. StateO 06 aW 20- 7 Florida StateO 13 hW 34- 7 Wm & MaryO 20 aW 46- 14 RichmondO 27 nW1 14- 7 VirginiaN 03 aL 6- 21 ClemsonN 10 hT 13- 13 Wake ForestN 22 nW1 45- 0 VMI

VT 264- 98

1957 (4-6)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 20 aW 14- 13 TulaneS 28 aL 0- 14 West VirginiaO 05 aL 7- 13 Wm & MaryO 12 hW 21- 14 VillanovaO 19 nL2 7- 38 VirginiaO 26 aL 7- 20 Florida StateN 02 hW 42- 7 RichmondN 09 aW 10- 3 Wake ForestN 16 nL1 0- 12 N.C. StateN 28 nL1 6- 14 VMI

VT 114-148

1958 (5-4-1)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 20 nW1 28- 12 West Texas StateS 27 nL4 6- 13 Wake ForestO 04 hW 27- 15 Wm & MaryO 11 nW1 22- 13 VirginiaO 18 aL 0- 28 Florida StateO 25 nL2 20- 21 West VirginiaN 01 aT 14- 14 N.C. StateN 08 hW 27- 23 RichmondN 15 aL 0- 41 Southern MissN 27 nW1 21- 16 VMI

VT 165-196

1959 (6-4)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 19 nL4 13- 15 N.C. StateS 26 aL 18- 27 Wake ForestO 03 nW1 20- 14 Wm & MaryO 10 hL 6- 7 Florida StateO 17 nW2 40- 14 VirginiaO 24 aW 24- 14 VillanovaO 31 hW 51- 29 RichmondN 07 aW 26- 21 West Texas StateN 14 aW 12- 0 West VirginiaN 26 nL1 12- 37 VMI

VT 222-178

1960s

1960 (6-4)Coach: Frank O. MoseleyS 17 aL 14- 29 N.C. StateS 24 nW2 15- 0 West VirginiaO 01 aL 7- 13 ClemsonO 08 hW 22- 13 Wake ForestO 15 aW 27- 0 Wm & MaryO 22 nW1 40- 6 VirginiaO 29 aW 20- 0 RichmondN 05 hL 7- 9 DavidsonN 11 aL 8- 21 G-WN 24 nW1 13- 12 VMI

VT 173-103

1961 (4-5)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 16 nW1 20- 6 Wm & MaryO 07 aL 0- 28 West VirginiaO 14 aL 14- 27 TulaneO 21 nW1 20- 0 VirginiaO 28 hW 10- 7 Florida StateN 04 aL 0- 11 RichmondN 11 aL 15- 24 Wake ForestN 17 hW 14- 3 G-WN 23 nL1 0- 6 VMI

VT 93-112

1962 (5-5)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 15 aL 0- 3 Wm & MaryS 22 nW1 15- 14 G-WS 29 nL2 0- 14 West VirginiaO 06 nW1 20- 15 VirginiaO 13 hW 13- 7 RichmondO 20 aL 12- 20 ArmyO 27 aL 7- 20 Florida StateN 03 aW 24- 22 TulaneN 10 hW 37- 8 Wake ForestN 22 nL1 9- 14 VMI

VT 137-137

1963 (8-2)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 21 aL 14- 33 KentuckyS 28 aW 27- 0 Wake ForestO 05 nW1 10- 0 VirginiaO 11 aW 22- 8 G-WO 19 hW 28- 13 Wm & MaryO 26 aW 31- 23 Florida StateN 02 aW 14- 13 RichmondN 09 aL 7- 13 N.C. StateN 16 aW 28- 3 West VirginiaN 28 nW1 35- 20 VMI

VT 216-126

1964 (6-4)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 19 aW 18- 14 TampaS 26 nL1 21- 38 Wake ForestO 03 aL 17- 20 VirginiaO 10 hW 33- 0 G-WO 17 hL 10- 23 West VirginiaO 24 hW 20- 11 Florida StateO 31 aW 27- 20 Wm & MaryN 07 hW 28- 19 N.C. StateN 14 aL 15- 20 SyracuseN 26 nW1 35- 13 VMI

VT 224-178

1965 (7-3)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 18 nW1 12- 3 Wake ForestS 25 aW 25- 7 RichmondO 02 hW 9- 7 Wm & MaryO 09 aW 17- 12 G-WO 16 aL 10- 21 VanderbiltO 23 hW 22- 14 VirginiaO 30 aL 6- 7 Florida StateN 06 aL 22- 31 West VirginiaN 13 hW 21- 19 VillanovaN 25 nW1 44- 13 VMI

VT 188-134

1966 (8-2-1)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 17 aL 0- 13 TulaneS 24 hW 49- 0 G-WO 01 hT 13- 13 West VirginiaO 08 aW 7- 0 KentuckyO 15 nW2 21- 6 VanderbiltO 22 aW 24- 7 VirginiaO 29 hW 23- 21 Florida StateN 05 aW 11- 0 Wake ForestN 12 aW 20- 18 Wm & MaryN 24 nW1 70- 12 VMI

VT 238- 90Liberty Bowl(Dec. 10, 1966 at Memphis, Tenn.)nL VT 7- 14 Miami (Fla.)

1967 (7-3)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 16 aW 13- 3 TampaS 23 hW 31- 7 Wm & MaryS 30 aW 15- 3 Kansas StateO 07 hW 3- 0 VillanovaO 14 aW 24- 14 KentuckyO 21 hW 45- 14 RichmondO 28 aW 20- 7 West VirginiaN 04 hL 7- 14 Miami (Fla.)N 11 aL 15- 38 Florida StateN 23 nL1 10- 12 VMI

VT 183-112

Coaches Frank Moseley (r) and Jerry Caiborne were drivingforces behind Tech football in the 1950s and 1960s.

Terry Smoot led Tech inrushing all three of hisvarsity seasons, 1967-69.


Year-by-Year ResultsContinued from page 255

1968 (7-4)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 21 nL14 7- 14 AlabamaS 28 aW 12- 0 Wm & MaryO 05 hL 19- 34 Kansas StateO 12 hW 7- 6 Wake ForestO 18 aL 8- 13 Miami (Fla.)O 26 hW 27- 12 West VirginiaN 02 aW 40- 22 Florida StateN 09 hW 31- 18 RichmondN 16 aW 17- 6 South CarolinaN 28 nW1 55- 6 VMI

VT 223-131Liberty Bowl(Dec. 14, 1968 at Memphis, Tenn.)nL VT 17- 34 Mississippi

1969 (4-5-1)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 20 hL 13- 17 AlabamaS 27 aL 10- 16 Wake ForestO 04 aL 10- 17 RichmondO 11 hL 6- 7 KentuckyO 18 hL 16- 17 South CarolinaO 25 aW 21- 7 BuffaloN 01 nW1 48- 7 Wm & MaryN 08 hT 10- 10 Florida StateN 15 nW4 48- 12 DukeN 27 nW1 52- 0 VMI

VT 234-110

1970s

1970 (5-6)Coach: Jerry ClaiborneS 12 hL 0- 7 VirginiaS 19 nL14 18- 51 AlabamaS 26 hL 20- 21 Memphis StateO 03 aL 7- 24 South CarolinaO 10 aL 9- 28 Wake ForestO 17 hW 17- 14 TulsaO 24 hW 31- 14 BuffaloO 31 aW 35- 14 Wm & MaryN 07 hW 34- 7 VillanovaN 14 aL 8- 34 Florida StateN 21 nW1 20- 14 VMI

VT 199-228

1971 (4-7)Coach: Charlie CoffeyS 18 hL VT 9- 20 Wake ForestS 25 aL 16- 24 Okla. StateO 02 hL 3- 17 Florida StateO 09 aL 39- 46 TulsaO 16 hW 41- 30 Wm & MaryO 23 hW 37- 29 Ohio Univ.O 30 aL 27- 33 KentuckyN 06 aW 6- 0 VirginiaN 13 aL 29- 56 HoustonN 20 hL 8- 17 Southern MissN 27 nW1 34- 0 VMI

VT 249-272

1972 (6-4-1)Coach: Charlie CoffeyS 16 aL 20- 24 VirginiaS 23 aL 15- 27 Florida StateS 30 hW 13- 10 SMUO 07 hT 27- 27 HoustonO 14 hW 34- 32 Okla. StateO 21 aW 53- 21 Ohio Univ.O 28 nL2 16- 17 Wm & MaryN 04 hW 27- 14 Southern MissN 11 hW 45- 20 South CarolinaN 18 aL 13- 52 AlabamaN 25 aW 44- 9 Wake Forest

VT 307-253

1973 (2-9)Coach: Charlie CoffeyS 08 hL 24- 31 Wm & MaryS 15 aL 26- 31 KentuckyS 22 aL 10- 24 West VirginiaS 29 aL 6- 37 SMUO 06 hL 24- 27 South CarolinaO 12 aL 27- 54 HoustonO 20 hW 27- 15 VirginiaO 27 aL 6- 77 AlabamaN 03 aL 16- 49 Memphis StateN 10 hW 36- 13 Florida StateN 17 hL 21- 22 VMI

VT 223-380

1974 (4-7)Coach: Jimmy SharpeS 14 hL 7- 38 KentuckyS 21 aL 25- 28 SMUS 28 hL 12- 49 HoustonO 05 nL2 17- 22 VMIO 12 aW 31- 17 South CarolinaO 19 aL 27- 28 VirginiaO 26 hW 41- 7 RichmondN 01 aL 7- 14 Miami (Fla.)N 09 aW 34- 15 Wm & MaryN 16 aW 56- 21 Florida StateN 23 hL 21- 22 West Virginia

VT 278-261

1975 (8-3)Coach: Jimmy SharpeS 13 aL 8- 27 KentuckyS 20 aL 11- 17 Kent StateS 27 hW 21- 9 RichmondO 04 aW 23- 16 AuburnO 11 hW 13- 10 Florida StateO 18 hW 24- 17 VirginiaO 25 aL 7- 10 West VirginiaN 01 nW4 24- 7 Wm & MaryN 08 aW 34- 28 HoustonN 15 hW 33- 0 VMIN 22 hW 40- 10 Wake Forest

VT 238-151

1976 (6-5)Coach: Jimmy SharpeS 04 aW 23- 6 Wake ForestS 11 aL 0- 19 Texas A&MS 18 hW 16- 7 Southern MissO 02 hL 15- 27 Wm & MaryO 09 nW2 37- 7 VMIO 16 aW 14- 10 VirginiaO 23 hW 42- 14 Kent StateO 30 hW 24- 7 West VirginiaN 06 hL 31- 35 TulsaN 13 aL 0- 16 RichmondN 20 aL 21- 28 Florida State

VT 223-176

1977 (3-7-1)Coach: Jimmy SharpeS 17 hL VT 6- 27 Texas A&MS 24 aL 20- 21 Memphis StateO 01 hL 13- 31 ClemsonO 08 nW2 17- 8 Wm & MaryO 15 hT 14- 14 VirginiaO 22 aL 14- 17 RichmondO 29 aL 0- 32 KentuckyN 05 hL 21- 23 Florida StateN 12 aL 14- 20 West VirginiaN 19 hW 28- 10 Wake ForestN 26 hW 27- 7 VMI

VT 174-210

1978 (4-7)Coach: Bill DooleyS 09 hL 33- 35 TulsaS 16 aW 28- 6 Wake ForestS 23 hL 7- 18 AuburnS 30 hW 22- 19 Wm & MaryO 07 aL 7- 38 ClemsonO 14 hW 16- 3 West VirginiaO 21 aL 7- 17 VirginiaO 28 aL 0- 35 AlabamaN 04 hL 0- 28 KentuckyN 11 aL 14- 24 Florida StateN 18 hW 28- 2 VMI

VT 162-225

1979 (5-6)Coach: Bill DooleyS 08 aW 15- 14 LouisvilleS 15 hW 41- 32 Appalachian St.S 22 hW 35- 14 Wm & MaryS 29 hL 10- 17 Florida StateO 06 hL 14- 19 Wake ForestO 13 hL 0- 21 ClemsonO 20 hW 34- 0 RichmondO 27 aL 7- 31 AlabamaN 03 aL 23- 34 West VirginiaN 10 aL 18- 20 VirginiaN 17 hW 27- 20 VMI

VT 224-222

1980s

1980 (8-4)Coach: Bill DooleyS 06 aW 16- 7 Wake ForestS 13 hW 35- 7 East Tenn. St.S 20 hW 7- 3 Wm & MaryS 27 hW 38- 6 James MadisonO 04 aL 10- 13 ClemsonO 11 hW 34- 7 Rhode IslandO 18 hW 30- 0 VirginiaO 25 aL 7- 18 RichmondN 01 hW 34- 11 West VirginiaN 08 aL 7- 31 Florida StateN 15 nW4 21- 6 VMI

VT 239-109Peach Bowl(Jan. 2, 1981 at Atlanta, Ga.)nL VT 10- 20 Miami (Fla.)

1981 (7-4)Coach: Bill DooleyS 12 hW 28- 12 RichmondS 19 hW 47- 3 Wm & MaryS 26 hW 30- 14 Wake ForestO 03 hW 17- 13 Memphis StateO 10 aL 7- 14 DukeO 17 aL 6- 27 West VirginiaO 24 hW 34- 12 Appalachian St.O 31 aW 29- 3 KentuckyN 14 aL 14- 21 Miami (Fla.)N 21 hL 0- 6 VMIN 28 aW 20- 3 Virginia

VT 232-128

1982 (7-4)Coach: Bill DooleyS 04 aW 20- 9 RichmondS 18 hL 8- 14 Miami (Fla.)S 25 hW 47- 3 Wm & MaryO 02 hL 10- 13 Wake ForestO 09 aW 22- 21 DukeO 16 hL 6- 16 West VirginiaO 23 hW 34- 0 Appalachian St.O 30 hW 29- 3 KentuckyN 13 aL 0- 45 VanderbiltN 20 nW4 14- 3 VMIN 25 hW 21- 14 Virginia

VT 211-141

1983 (9-2)Coach: Bill DooleyS 10 hL 6- 13 Wake ForestS 17 aW 17- 10 Memphis StateS 24 hW 28- 0 VMIO 01 hW 31- 0 LouisvilleO 08 hW 27- 14 DukeO 15 aL 0- 13 West VirginiaO 22 hW 38- 0 RichmondO 29 hW 59- 21 Wm & MaryN 05 aW 26- 10 TulaneN 12 hW 21- 10 VanderbiltN 19 aW 48- 0 Virginia

VT 301- 91

1984 (8-4)Coach: Bill DooleyS 08 aW 21- 20 Wake ForestS 15 hL 7- 14 West VirginiaS 22 hW 21- 13 RichmondS 29 hL 23- 26 VirginiaO 06 nW4 54- 7 VMIO 13 hW 27- 0 DukeO 20 hW 38- 14 Wm & MaryO 27 aW 9- 7 TempleN 03 hW 13- 6 TulaneN 10 aL 10- 17 ClemsonN 17 aW 23- 3 Vanderbilt

VT 246-127Independence Bowl(Dec. 15, 1984 at Shreveport, La.)nL VT 7- 23 Air Force

1985 (6-5)Coach: Bill DooleyA 31 aL 14- 31 CincinnatiS 07 hL 14- 24 RichmondS 14 hL 17- 20 ClemsonS 28 hW 24- 14 SyracuseO 05 aL 9- 24 West VirginiaO 12 hW 40- 10 Wm & MaryO 19 aW 28- 10 VirginiaO 26 aL 18- 35 FloridaN 02 hW 31- 10 Memphis StateN 09 hW 41- 17 LouisvilleN 16 aW 38- 24 Vanderbilt

VT 274-219Tailback Eddie Hunterwas one of the original

“Stallions” — a nicknamegiven to Tech’s running

backs beginning in 1983.


1986 (10-1-1)*Coach: Bill DooleyS 06 hL 20- 24 CincinnatiS 13 aW 20- 14 ClemsonS 20 aW 26- 17 SyracuseS 27 hW 37- 10 East Tenn. St.O 04 hW 13- 7 West VirginiaO 11 hT 27- 27 South CarolinaO 18 Fn4 13- 29 TempleO 25 hW 42- 10 VirginiaN 01 hW 17- 15 KentuckyN 08 aW 17- 10 RichmondN 15 hW 29- 21 Vanderbilt

VT 261-184New Peach Bowl(Dec. 31, 1986 at Atlanta, Ga.)nW VT 25- 24 N.C. State

*Temple forfeited game becauseof an ineligible player .

1987 (2-9)Coach: Frank BeamerS 12 hL 10- 22 ClemsonS 19 aL 13- 14 VirginiaS 26 hL 21- 35 SyracuseO 03 hW 31- 11 NavyO 10 aL 10- 40 South CarolinaO 17 hL 23- 32 East CarolinaO 24 aL 38- 57 TulaneO 31 aL 7- 14 KentuckyN 07 aL 16- 28 West VirginiaN 14 aL 13- 27 Miami (Fla.)N 21 hW 21- 20 Cincinnati

VT 203-300

1988 (3-8)Coach: Frank BeamerS 03 aL 7- 40 ClemsonS 10 hW 27- 16 East CarolinaS 17 aL 13- 35 Southern MissS 24 aL 0- 35 SyracuseO 01 hL 10- 22 West VirginiaO 08 hL 24- 26 South CarolinaO 15 aW 41- 14 CincinnatiO 29 hL 10- 16 VirginiaN 05 aL 3- 13 LouisvilleN 12 aL 14- 41 Florida StateN 19 hW 27- 6 James Madison

VT 176-264

1989 (6-4-1)Coach: Frank BeamerS 02 hW 29- 3 AkronS 09 aT 17- 17 South CarolinaS 16 hL 7- 27 ClemsonS 23 hW 23- 0 TempleO 07 aW 12- 10 West VirginiaO 14 hL 7- 41 Florida StateO 21 aL 10- 14 East CarolinaO 28 hW 30- 13 TulaneN 04 hW 18- 0 VanderbiltN 11 aL 25- 32 VirginiaN 18 aW 25- 23 N.C. State

VT 203-180

1990s

1990 (6-5)Coach: Frank BeamerS 01 aL 13- 20 MarylandS 08 hW 21- 7 Bowling GreenS 15 aW 24- 23 East CarolinaS 22 hL 24- 35 South CarolinaS 29 aL 28- 39 Florida StateO 06 hW 26- 21 West VirginiaO 20 aL 28- 31 TempleO 27 hW 20- 16 Southern MissN 03 hW 20- 16 N.C. StateN 10 aL 3- 6 Georgia TechN 24 hW 38- 13 Virginia

VT 245-227

1991 (5-6)Coach: Frank BeamerA 31 hW 41- 12 James MadisonS 07 aL 0- 7 N.C. StateS 21 aL 21- 28 South CarolinaS 28 aL 17- 27 OklahomaO 05 aW 20- 14 West VirginiaO 12 nL20 20- 33 Florida StateO 19 hW 56- 9 CincinnatiO 26 hW 41- 13 LouisvilleN 09 hW 42- 24 AkronN 16 hL 17- 24 East CarolinaN 23 aL 0- 38 Virginia

VT 275-229

1992 (2-8-1)Coach: Frank BeamerS 05 hW 49- 20 James MadisonS 12 aL 27- 30 East CarolinaS 19 aW 26- 7 TempleS 26 hL 7- 16 West VirginiaO 10 aL 17- 21 LouisvilleO 17 hT 13- 13 N.C. StateO 24 hL 23- 43 Miami (Fla.)O 31 aL 49- 50 RutgersN 07 aL 9- 28 SyracuseN 14 hL 12- 13 Southern MissN 21 hL 38- 41 Virginia

VT 270-282

1993 (9-3)Coach: Frank BeamerS 04 hW 33- 16 Bowling GreenS 11 aW 63- 21 PittsburghS 18 aL 2- 21 Miami (Fla.)S 25 hW 55- 28 MarylandO 02 aL 13- 14 West VirginiaO 16 hW 55- 7 TempleO 23 hW 49- 42 RutgersO 30 hW 31- 12 East CarolinaN 06 aL 34- 48 Boston CollegeN 13 hW 45- 24 SyracuseN 20 aW 20- 17 Virginia

VT 400-250Independence Bowl(Dec. 31, 1993 at Shreveport, La.)nW VT 45- 20 Indiana

1994 (8-4)Coach: Frank BeamerS 03 hW 34- 7 Arkansas StateS 10 aW 24- 14 Southern MissS 17 aW 12- 7 Boston CollegeS 22 hW 34- 6 West VirginiaO 01 aL 20- 28 SyracuseO 08 hW 41- 13 TempleO 15 aW 27- 20 East CarolinaO 22 hW 45- 7 PittsburghO 29 aL 3- 24 Miami (Fla.)N 12 hW 41- 34 RutgersN 19 hL 23- 42 Virginia

VT 304-202Gator Bowl(Dec. 30, 1994 at Gainesville, Fla.)nL VT 23- 45 Tennessee

1995 (10-2)Coach: Frank BeamerS 07 hL 14- 20 Boston CollegeS 16 hL 0- 16 CincinnatiS 23 hW 13- 7 Miami (Fla.)S 30 aW 26- 16 PittsburghO 07 aW 14- 0 NavyO 14 hW 77- 27 AkronO 21 aW 45- 17 RutgersO 28 aW 27- 0 West VirginiaN 04 hW 31- 7 SyracuseN 11 nW18 38- 16 TempleN 18 aW 36- 29 Virginia

VT 321-155Sugar Bowl(Dec. 31, 1995 at New Orleans, La.)nW VT 28- 10 Texas

1996 (10-2)Coach: Frank BeamerS 07 aW 21- 18 AkronS 14 aW 45- 7 Boston CollegeS 21 hW 30- 14 RutgersS 28 aL 21- 52 SyracuseO 12 hW 38- 0 TempleO 26 hW 34- 17 PittsburghN 02 hW 47- 16 SW LouisianaN 09 hW 35- 14 East CarolinaN 16 aW 21- 7 Miami (Fla.)N 23 hW 31- 14 West VirginiaN 29 hW 26- 9 Virginia

VT 349-168Orange Bowl(Dec. 31, 1996 at Miami, Fla.)nL VT 21- 41 Nebraska

1997 (7-5)Coach: Frank BeamerA 30 aW 59- 19 RutgersS 13 hW 31- 3 SyracuseS 20 aW 23- 13 TempleS 27 hW 50- 0 Arkansas StateO 04 hL 17- 24 Miami (Ohio)O 11 hW 17- 7 Boston CollegeO 25 aL 17- 30 West VirginiaN 01 hW 37- 0 UAB

N 08 hW 27- 25 Miami (Fla.)N 22 aL 23- 30 PittsburghN 28 aL 20- 34 Virginia

VT 321-185Gator Bowl(Jan. 1, 1998 at Jacksonville, Fla.)nL VT 3- 42 North Carolina

1998 (9-3)Coach: Frank BeamerS 05 hW 38- 3 East CarolinaS 12 aW 37- 0 ClemsonS 19 aW 27- 20 Miami (Fla.) (OT)S 26 hW 27- 7 PittsburghO 08 aW 17- 0 Boston CollegeO 17 hL 24- 28 TempleO 24 aW 41- 0 UABO 31 hW 27- 13 West VirginiaN 14 aL 26- 28 SyracuseN 21 hW 47- 7 RutgersN 28 hL 32- 36 Virginia

VT 343-142Music City Bowl(Dec. 29, 1998 at Nashville, Tenn.)nW VT 38- 7 Alabama

1999 (11-1)Coach: Frank BeamerS 4 hW 47- 0 James MadisonS 11 hW 31- 10 UABS 23 hW 31- 11 ClemsonO 2 aW 31- 7 VirginiaO 9 aW 58- 20 RutgersO 16 hW 62- 0 SyracuseO 30 aW 30- 17 PittsburghN 6 aW 22- 20 West VirginiaN 13 hW 43- 10 Miami (Fla.)N 20 aW 62- 7 TempleN 26 hW 38- 14 Boston College

VT 455-116Sugar Bowl(January 4, 2000 at New Orleans, La.)nL VT 29- 46 Florida State

2000s

2000 (11-1)Coach: Frank BeamerS 02 hW 52- 23 AkronS 07 aW 45- 28 East CarolinaS 16 hW 49- 0 RutgersS 30 aW 48- 34 Boston CollegeO 07 hW 35- 13 TempleO 12 hW 48- 20 West VirginiaO 21 aW 22- 14 SyracuseO 28 hW 37- 34 PittsburghN 04 aL 21- 41 MiamiN 11 aW 44- 21 UCFN 25 hW 42- 21 Virginia

VT 443-249Gator Bowl(January 1, 2001 at Jacksonville, Fla.)nW VT 41- 20 Clemson

Neutral Sites

1. Roanoke2. Richmond3. Lynchburg4. Norfolk5. Winston-Salem, N.C.6. Bluefield, W. Va.7. Bedford8. Staunton9. Charlotte, N.C.

10. Danville11. Knoxville, Tenn.12. Columbia, S.C.

Tech’s defense hasearned a reputation forgetting to the football.

13. Huntington, W. Va.14. Birmingham, Ala.15. Greensboro, N.C.16. Charleston, W. Va.17. Louisville, Ky.18. Washington, D.C.19. Raleigh, N.C.20. Orlando, Fla.21. Portsmouth22. Alexandria23. Baltimore, Md.


All-time record: 580-397-46 (1,023 games, 107 seasons)Times Series Last Meeting

Met Began Year Score W L TAir Force 1 1984 1984 7-23 0 1 0Akron 5 1989 2000 52-23 5 0 0Alabama 11 1932 1998 38-7 1 10 0Alabama-Birmingham 3 1997 1999 31-10 3 0 0Alleghaney Institute 1 1896 1896 20-0 1 0 0Appalachian State 3 1979 1982 34-0 3 0 0Arkansas State 2 1994 1997 50-0 2 0 0Army 6 1905 1962 12-20 1 5 0Auburn 4 1924 1978 7-18 1 2 1

Bellevue 1 1898 1898 29-0 1 0 0Belmont Athletic Club 1 1918 1918 30-0 1 0 0Boston College 8 1993 2000 48-34 6 2 0Bowling Green 2 1990 1993 33-16 2 0 0Bucknell 1 1906 1906 0-10 0 1 0Buffalo 2 1969 1970 31-14 2 0 0

Camp Humphreys 1 1918 1918 33-6 1 0 0Catawba 3 1940 1942 28-14 3 0 0Catholic University 1 1922 1922 73-0 1 0 0Central Florida 1 2000 2000 44-21 1 0 0Centre 5 1920 1940 10-6 2 3 0Chattanooga 1 1927 1927 13-14 0 1 0Cincinnati 7 1946 1995 0-16 3 4 0Citadel 2 1952 1953 22-0 2 0 0Clemson 28 1900 2001 41-20 10 17 1Colgate 2 1927 1928 14-35 1 1 0Cornell 1 1915 1915 0-45 0 1 0Cumberland 1 1905 1905 12-0 1 0 0

Dartmouth 1 1926 1926 0-21 0 1 0Davidson 14 1903 1960 7-9 10 3 1Duke 11 1937 1984 27-0 4 7 0

East Carolina 12 1956 2000 45-28 8 4 0East Tenn. State 2 1980 1986 37-10 2 0 0Emory & Henry 6 1893 1938 33-0 5 1 0

Florida 2 1934 1985 18-35 0 2 0Florida State 30 1955 1999 29-46 10 19 1Furman 4 1939 1947 20-6 4 0 0

Gallaudet 1 1905 1905 56-0 1 0 0George Washington 19 1907 1966 49-0 11 8 0Georgetown 8 1901 1941 3-0 4 4 0Georgia 2 1931 1932 7-6 1 1 0Georgia Tech 1 1990 1990 3-6 0 1 0Guilford 1 1898 1898 17-0 1 0 0

Hampden-Sydney 24 1896 1937 31-0 24 0 0Houston 5 1971 1975 34-28 1 3 1

Indiana 1 1993 1993 45-20 1 0 0

James Madison 5 1980 1999 47-0 5 0 0

Kansas State 2 1967 1968 19-34 1 1 0Kent State 2 1975 1976 42-14 1 1 0Kentucky 19 1926 1987 7-14 6 11 2King College 6 1897 1931 33-0 6 0 0

Louisville 6 1979 1992 17-21 4 2 0Lynchburg College 1 1925 1925 10-0 1 0 0

Marshall 7 1913 1953 7-0 5 2 0Maryland 30 1897 1993 55-28 13 17 0

Times Series Last MeetingMet Began Year Score W L T

Maryville College 1 1896 1896 52-0 1 0 0Medical College of Va. 1 1912 1912 0-10 0 1 0Memphis State 6 1970 1985 31-10 3 3 0Miami, Fla. 18 1953 2000 21-41 5 13 0Miami, Ohio 1 1997 1997 17-24 0 1 0Mississippi 2 1913 1969 17-34 1 1 0Morris-Harvey 3 1911 1921 54-7 3 0 0

Nashville 1 1904 1904 32-0 1 0 0Navy 10 1903 1995 14-0 3 7 0Nebraska 1 1996 1996 21-41 0 1 0North Carolina 27 1895 1998 3-42 12 9 6North Carolina State 44 1900 1992 13-13 23 17 4

Ohio University 2 1971 1972 53-21 2 0 0Oklahoma 1 1991 1991 17-27 0 1 0Oklahoma State 2 1971 1972 34-32 1 1 0

Pennsylvania 2 1929 1955 33-0 1 1 0Pittsburgh 8 1993 2000 37-34 7 1 0Princeton 3 1908 1912 0-31 0 3 0

Quantico Marines 2 1949 1950 21-61 0 2 0

Randolph-Macon 4 1893 1939 26-0 3 1 0Rhode Island 1 1980 1980 34-7 1 0 0Richmond 51 1897 1986 17-10 37 10 4Roanoke College 28 1894 1937 27-7 26 0 2Roanoke YMCA 1 1895 1895 16-2 1 0 0Rutgers 11 1920 2000 49-0 8 3 0

Saint Albans 9 1893 1903 29-0 8 1 0SMU 3 1972 1974 25-28 1 2 0South Carolina 20 1905 1991 21-28 7 11 2Southern Mississippi 8 1958 1994 24-14 4 4 0Southwestern Louisiana 1 1996 1996 47-16 1 0 0Syracuse 14 1964 2000 22-14 7 7 0

Tampa 2 1964 1967 13-3 2 0 0Temple 14 1934 2000 35-13 11 3 0Tennessee 7 1896 1994 23-45 2 5 0Texas 1 1995 1995 28-10 1 0 0Texas A&M 2 1976 1977 6-27 0 2 0Third Corps Area 1 1923 1923 17-21 0 1 0Tulane 9 1956 1989 30-13 5 4 0Tulsa 4 1970 1978 33-35 1 3 0

Vanderbilt 9 1930 1989 18-0 6 3 0Villanova 5 1957 1970 34-7 5 0 0Virginia 82 1895 2000 42-21 41 36 5VMI 79 1894 1984 54-7 49 25 5VPI Stars 1 1913 1913 20-12 1 0 0

Wake Forest 32 1916 1984 21-20 20 11 1Washington & Lee 48 1895 1953 32-12 23 20 5Waynesburg 1 1954 1954 20-6 1 0 0West Texas State 2 1958 1959 26-21 2 0 0West Va. Wesleyan 1 1914 1914 0-13 0 1 0West Virginia 46 1912 2000 48-20 19 26 1Western Maryland 2 1910 1912 44-0 2 0 0William & Mary 61 1904 1985 40-10 39 18 4

Yale 2 1911 1916 0-19 0 2 0

(2001 opponents in bold type.)


Date VT Rank Opponent Rank W/L Score10/26/46 - N.C. State 12 hW 14-610/18/47 - Army 7 hL 19-2110/23/48 - Duke 16 nL 0-710/30/48 - Army 5 aL 7-4910/4/52 - Virginia 16 nL 0-4210/11/52 - Alabama 18 aL 0-3311/07/53 - West Virginia 7 nL 7-129/29/56 - N.C. State 20 nW 35-611/3/56 15 Clemson 13 aL 6-2111/16/57 - N.C. State 19 nL 0-1211/28/57 - VMI 17 nL 6-1410/1/60 - Clemson 7 aL 7-1310/24/64 - Florida State 10 hW 20-1112/10/66 - Miami 9 nL 7-149/21/68 - Alabama 7 nL 7-1410/18/68 - Miami 12 aL 8-1311/2/68 - Florida State 18 aW 40-229/20/69 - Alabama 15 hL 13-1711/13/71 - Houston 18 aL 29-569/23/72 - Florida State 17 aL 15-2710/14/72 - Oklahoma 19 hW 34-3211/18/72 - Alabama 2 aL 13-5210/12/73 - Houston 14 aL 27-5410/27/73 - Alabama 2 aL 6-779/11/76 - Texas A&M 14 aL 0-199/17/77 - Texas A&M 7 hL 6-2710/29/77 - Kentucky 7 aL 0-3211/5/77 - Florida State 15 hL 21-2310/28/78 - Alabama 3 aL 0-359/29/79 - Florida State 12 hL 10-1710/27/79 - Alabama 1 aL 7-3111/8/80 - Florida State 3 aL 7-311/2/81 - Miami 20 nL 10-2011/14/81 - Miami 12 aL 14-219/18/82 - Miami 15 hL 8-1410/16/82 - West Virginia 13 hL 6-1610/15/83 - West Virginia 4 aL 0-1311/26/85 - Florida 2 aL 18-3512/31/86 - N.C. State 18 nW 25-249/12/87 - Clemson 10 hL 10-2211/14/87 - Miami 3 aL 13-279/3/88 - Clemson 4 aL 7-4010/1/88 - West Virginia 7 hL 10-2210/8/88 - South Carolina 8 hL 24-2611/12/88 - Florida State 5 aL 14-419/16/89 - Clemson 7 hL 7-2710/7/89 - West Virginia 9 aW 12-1010/14/89 - Florida State 19 hL 7-4111/11/89 - Virginia 18 aL 25-329/29/90 - Florida State 2 aL 28-3911/10/90 - Georgia Tech 7 aL 3-611/24/90 - Virginia 17 hW 38-139/28/91 - Oklahoma 6 aL 17-2710/12/91 - Florida State 1 nL 20-3311/16/91 - East Carolina 14 hL 17-2411/23/91 - Virginia 20 aL 0-3810/17/92 - N.C. State 21 hT 13-1310/24/92 - Miami 1 hL 23-4311/7/92 - Syracuse 10 aL 9-289/18/93 - Miami 3 aL 2-2110/2/93 - West Virginia 25 aL 13-1411/20/93 25 Virginia 23 aW 20-1712/31/93 22 Indiana 21 nW 45-2010/29/94 13 Miami 6 aL 3-2411/19/94 14 Virginia 16 hL 23-459/23/95 - Miami 17 hW 13-711/4/95 - Syracuse 20 hW 31-711/18/95 20 Virginia 13 aW 36-2912/31/95 13 Texas 9 nW 28-1011/16/96 21 Miami 18 aW 21-711/23/96 17 West Virginia 23 hW 31-1411/29/96 17 Virginia 20 hW 26-91/1/97 10 Nebraska 6 nL 21-4110/25/97 19 West Virginia 21 aL 17-30

Date VT Rank Opponent Rank W/L Score1/1/98 - North Carolina 7 nL 3-4210/31/98 20 West Virginia 21 hW 27-1311/28/98 20 Virginia 16 hL 32-3610/2/99 8 Virginia 24 aW 31-710/16/99 4 Syracuse 16 hW 62-0

Date VT Rank Opponent Rank W/L Score10/16/54 16 Richmond - aW 19-1210/23/54 14 Virginia - nW 6-010/30/54 14 William & Mary - hT 7-711/5/54 18 George Washington- aW 20-1311/13/54 15 Waynesburg - hW 20-611/25/54 16 VMI - nW 46-910/20/56 18 Richmond - aW 46-1410/27/56 16 Virginia - nW 14-711/3/56 15 Clemson 13 aL 6-2111/6/93 25 Boston College - aL 34-4811/20/93 25 Virginia 23 aW 20-1712/31/93 22 Indiana 21 nW 45-209/3/94 21 Arkansas State - hW 34-79/10/94 21 Southern Miss - aW 24-149/17/94 18 Boston College - aW 12-79/22/94 14 West Virginia - hW 34-610/1/94 14 Syracuse - aL 20-2810/8/94 20 Temple - hW 41-1310/15/94 19 East Carolina - aW 27-2010/22/94 17 Pittsburgh - hW 45-710/29/94 13 Miami 6 aL 3-2411/12/94 16 Rutgers - hW 41-3411/19/94 14 Virginia 16 hL 23-4512/30/94 17 Tennessee - nL 23-459/7/95 20 Boston College - hL 14-2011/11/95 21 Temple - nW 38-1611/18/95 20 Virginia 13 aW 36-2912/31/95 13 Texas 9 nW 28-109/7/96 15 Akron - aW 21-189/14/96 19 Boston College - aW 45-79/21/96 18 Rutgers - hW 30-149/28/96 18 Syracuse - aL 21-5211/9/96 25 East Carolina - hW 35-1411/16/96 21 Miami 18 aW 21-711/23/96 17 West Virginia 23 hW 31-1411/29/96 17 Virginia 20 hW 26-91/1/97 10 Nebraska 6 nL 21-419/13/97 22 Syracuse - hW 31-39/20/97 18 Temple - aW 23-13

Date VT Rank Opponent Rank W/L Score9/27/97 14 Arkansas State - hW 50-010/4/97 14 Miami (Ohio) - hL 17-2410/11/97 23 Boston College - hW 17-710/25/97 19 West Virginia 21 aL 17-3011/1/97 23 UAB - hW 37-011/8/97 20 Miami - hW 27-2511/22/97 19 Pittsburgh - aL 23-309/26/98 21 Pittsburgh - hW 27-710/8/98 17 Boston College - aW 17-010/17/98 14 Temple - hL 24-2810/24/98 23 UAB - aW 41-010/31/98 20 West Virginia 21 hW 27-1311/14/98 16 Syracuse - aL 26-2811/21/98 23 Rutgers - hW 47-711/28/98 20 Virginia 16 hL 32-369/4/99 11 James Madison - hW 47-09/11/99 11 UAB - hW 31-109/23/99 8 Clemson - hW 31-1110/2/99 8 Virginia 24 aW 31-710/9/99 5 Rutgers - aW 58-210/16/99 4 Syracuse 16 hW 62-010/30/99 3 Pittsburgh - aW 30-1711/6/99 3 West Virginia - aW 22-2011/13/99 2 Miami 19 hW 43-1011/20/99 2 Temple - aW 62-711/26/99 2 Boston College 22 hW 38-141/4/00 2 Florida State 1 nL 29-469/2/00 11 Akron - hW 52-239/7/00 10 East Carolina - aW 45-289/16/00 8 Rutgers - hW 49-09/30/00 4 Boston College - aW 48-310/7/00 3 Temple - hW 35-1310/12/00 3 West Virginia - hW 48-2010/21/00 2 Syracuse - aW 22-1410/28/00 2 Pittsburgh - hW 37-3411/4/00 2 Miami 3 aL 21-4111/11/00 8 UCF - aW 44-2111/25/00 6 Virginia - hW 42-211/1/01 6 Clemson 16 nW 41-20

All-Time Games Versus Teams in the Associated Press Poll

Tech’s Games When Ranked by the AP

Date VT Rank Opponent Rank W/L Score11/13/99 2 Miami 19 hW 43-1011/26/99 2 Boston College 22 hW 38-141/4/00 2 Florida State 1 nL 29-4611/4/00 2 Miami 3 aL 21-411/1/01 6 Clemson 16 nW 41-20

Virginia Tech’s first ranking in the AP poll .......................................... Oct. 4, 1954 — #19

Longest consecutive-poll streak ............................ 35 — Jan. 5, 1999 (final postseason)through present (2001 preseason)

Highest regular season ranking ...................... #2 — During the 1999 and 2000 seasons

Highest final ranking ................................................................. #2 after the 1999 season

First game against a ranked opponent ......................... Oct. 26, 1946 vs. #12 N.C. State— W, 14-6 @ Blacksburg, Va.

First game between two ranked teams ........... Nov. 3, 1956 — #15 VT vs. #13 Clemson— L, 21-6 @ Clemson, S.C.

Highest ranked opponent defeated ............................... #9 West Virginia on Oct. 7, 1989— W, 12-10 @ Morgantown, W.Va.

and #9 Texas on Dec. 31, 1995— W, 28-10 @ New Orleans, La.

VT has faced #1 four times .... Oct. 27, 1979 vs. Alabama — L, 31-7 @ Tuscaloosa, Ala.Oct. 12, 1991 vs. Florida State — L, 33-20 @ Orlando, Fla.

Oct. 24, 1992 vs. Miami — L, 43-23 @ Blacksburg, Va.Jan. 4, 2000 vs. Florida State — L, 46-29 @ New Orleans, La.


Men Who Have Led Tech Under Coach BeamerMost Valuable Player Award1989 ............................. Scott Hill,

Randy Cockrell1990 .................... Jimmy Whitten,

Will Furrer1991 ........................... Phil Bryant1992 ................... Jerome Preston1993 ................ Maurice DeShazo1994 ...................... Cornell Brown1995 ...................... Cornell Brown1996 ................ Jim Druckenmiller1997 ............................... Al Clark,

Marcus Parker1998 ....................... Corey Moore,

Al Clark1999 ........................ Michael Vick2000 ........................... Lee Suggs

First Union BankOutstanding SeniorAward1989 ......................... Sean Lucas1990 ................. Darwin Herdman1991 ....................... Greg Daniels1992 .................. Mark Poindexter1993 ..................... Steve Sanders1994 ........................ Kevin Martin1995 ............................ Bryan Still1996 ................ Waverly Jackson,

Bryan Jennings1997 ................... Michael Stuewe1998 ..................... Loren Johnson1999 ......................... Carl Bradley2000 ............................. Cory Bird

National Bank of BlacksburgOutstanding DefensiveLineman Award1989 .............................. Scott Hill1990 ..................... Jimmy Whitten1991 ...................... Wooster Pack1992 ................... Jerome Preston1993 ............................. J.C. Price1994 ...................... Cornell Brown1995 ............................. J.C. Price1996 ...................... Cornell Brown1997 ................... Kerwin Hairston1998 ................ John Engelberger1999 ........................ Corey Moore2000 .......................... David Pugh

University BookstoreOutstandingLinebacker Award1989 .................... Randy Cockrell1990 .................... Archie Hopkins1991 ......................... P.J. Preston1992 ........................... Ken Brown1993 ........................... Ken Brown1994 ................ George Del Ricco1995 ................ George Del Ricco1996 ................. Myron Newsome1997 ........................... Steve Tate1998 ......................... Jamel Smith1999 ......................... Jamel Smith2000 ........................... Ben Taylor

First National Bank ofChristiansburg OutstandingDefensive Back Award1989 ................... Damien Russell1990 ................... Damien Russell1991 ................... Damien Russell1992 ............... Tyronne Drakeford1993 .......................... Scott Jones1994 ............. William Yarborough1995 ............. William Yarborough1996 ......................... Torrian Gray1997 .................. Pierson Prioleau1998 .................. Pierson Prioleau1999 ................... Anthony Midget2000 ................. Ronyell Whitaker

HCMF CorporationOutstanding Specialist Award1989 ................... Mickey Thomas1990 ....................... Chris Baucia,

Marcus Mickel1991 ........................ Bo Campbell1992 ...................... James Depoy,

Brian Reaves1993 ...................... Robbie Colley1994 ...................... Robbie Colley1995 .......................... Atle Larsen1996 ...................... Shawn Scales1997 .................. Shayne Graham1998 ....................... Jimmy Kibble1999 .................. Shayne Graham2000 ...................... Carter Warley

Park Realty OutstandingOffensive Lineman Award1989 .................... Eugene Chung1990 .................... Eugene Chung1991 .................... Eugene Chung1992 .............................. Jim Pyne1993 .............................. Jim Pyne1994 ........................ Jay Hagood,

Chris Malone1995 ......................... Billy Conaty1996 ......................... Billy Conaty1997 ................ Gennaro DiNapoli1998 ......................... Derek Smith1999 ........................... Keith Short2000 ............................. Matt Lehr

University BookstoreOutstanding OffensiveBack Award1989 ................... Vaughn Hebron1990 .................. Vaughn Hebron,

Phil Bryant1991 ........................... Phil Bryant1992 ...................... Tony Kennedy1993 ................. Dwayne Thomas1994 ................. Dwayne Thomas1995 ................. Dwayne Thomas1996 ..................... Ken Oxendine,

Brian Edmonds1997 ...................... Ken Oxendine1998 ....................... Shyrone Stith1999 ....................... Shyrone Stith2000 ........................... Lee Suggs

Hudson Automotive GroupOutstanding Receiver Award1989 ............... Myron Richardson1990 .......................... Nick Cullen1991 ........................ Bo Campbell1992 ................. Antonio Freeman1993 ................. Antonio Freeman1994 ............................ Bryan Still1995 ................ Jermaine Holmes1996 .................... Bryan Jennings1997 ...................... Shawn Scales1998 ............................ Ricky Hall1999 ......................... André Davis2000 ................. Emmett Johnson

Blacksburg Sports ClubPaul Frederick Cobb Award

This award is given in memoryof former Tech player FreddieCobb, who was awarded the NavyCross for heroism in Vietnam. Itgoes to the most spirited player.1993 ....................... Jim Petrovich1994 ...................... William Ferrell1995 ...................... Chris Malone,

Jeff Holland1996 ........................ Shaine Miles1997 ....................... Danny Wheel1998 ..................... Tyron Edmond1999 ....................... Jimmy Kibble2000 ............................ Tee Butler

Benny Wolfe

John William Schneider AwardThis is given in memory of

former player William Schneider,who was killed in an automobilecrash. It goes to a player whoexcels in athletics, scholarship andleadership.1989 .............................. Rich Fox1990 ........................ Lamar Smith1991 ............................ Will Furrer1992 ..................... Kirk Alexander1993 ................. Marcus McClung1994 ...................... Chris Peduzzi1995 .................. Lawrence Lewis,

Jim Baron1996 ............... Brandon Semones1997 ............................ Korey Irby1998 ...........................Ken Handy1999 .................... Greg Shockley,

Steven Hunt2000 ........................ Dave Kadela

Federal MogulLawrence R. White Award

This award is given inhonor of the late Lawrence White,a former Tech linebacker whoexcelled in the weight roomand was a positive role modelfor all Tech football players. It isgiven to the team’s mostoutstanding strength andconditioning athlete.1997 ................. Todd Washington1998 .......................... Dwight Vick1999 .................. Michael Hawkes2000 ...................... Josh Redding

Wes Worsham AwardNamed for long-time Tech

supporter Wes Worsham, thisaward is given to a player whoexceeds expectations andsurprises everyone with hisperformance.1997 .......................... Brad Baylor1998 .......................... Ryan Smith1999 .....................Tim Schnecker2000 ...................... Josh Redding

Edward G. Ferrell AwardThis award is given in honor of

the late Eddie Ferrell, whose hardwork, sense of humor, devotionand unselfishness touchedthousands of athletes during his28-year career as a trainer atTech. It is given to the player whobest exemplifies hard work andunselfishness.1998 .................. Lamont Pegues,

Angelo Harrison1999 ............... Nathaniel Williams2000 ................... Anthony Lambo

Williams-Moss AwardNamed in honor of John E.

Williams, a former Dean of theCollege, and Joseph S. Moss, aformer player and coach at Tech.The award goes to the player whodemonstrates the highest quality ofleadership and character.1999 .......................... Chris Cyrus2000 ..................... Nick Sorensen

Paul Torgersen AwardGiven in honor of former Tech

President Paul Torgerson who hasserved the university withdistinction for three decades in avariety of capacities. The awardgoes to a player who shows acommitment to hard work andgreat effort every time he takesthe field.1999 ................ John Engelberger2000 .................... Cullen HawkinsDave Kadela


Cincinnati 0 0 12 6 — 18Virginia Tech 0 0 0 6 — 6

ScoringCincinnati — touchdowns, Johnson, Sabato andMcMillinVirginia Tech — touchdown, Beard

Team Statistics UC VTFirst Downs 16 13Rushing yds. 369 34Passing yds. 94 85Total off. 463 119Passes 5-19-3 4-15-2Punting avg. 19 41Fumbles 0 0Penalty yds. 85 29

January 1, 1947 • El Paso, TexasKidd Field at Sun Bowl Stadium • Att: 10,000Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6

EL PASO, Texas — The University ofCincinnati Bearcats swept to threesecond-half touchdowns to defeat VirginiaTech, 18-6, in the Sun Bowl’s 12th annualfootball game. The game marked Tech’sfirst-ever bowl appearance and the firstbowl game in which a football teamfrom the commonwealth ofVirginia had participated.

Tech had a chance to takean early lead on the heavily-favored Bearcats, but stalledtwo yards short of the goal.Quarterback Harry Walton setup the early threat with a 25-yard run to the Cincinnati 23.Walton then caught a pass fromhalfback Ralph Beard to move the ball tothe Bearcats’ 2-yard line. From there, thebig Cincinnati line held on four straightrunning plays.

The game remained scoreless untilthe third quarter when quick-openingplays from the T-formation began clickingfor the Bearcats. Cincinnati halfback HalJohnson spun through the center of theline for a 13-yard touchdown run midwaythrough the third quarter. Keyed by a 19-

yard run by All-American halfback RogerStephens, UC scored again on its nextpossession. Fullback Al Sabato plungedthe final yard for the touchdown.

Tech mounted another threat late inthe third quarter, marching to the UC 23

before having a pass intercepted inthe end zone. The Hokies held

the Bearcats and bouncedright back. Aided by a pair ofcostly Cincinnati penalties,Tech marched inside the UC5, and Beard scored on afourth-down run from the 1.

An interception return byJohnson to the Tech 25 helped

Cincinnati put the game away in thefourth quarter. The Bearcats promptlymoved the ball to the Tech 3, where DonMcMillan carried it in for the finaltouchdown. The Hokies blocked all threeUC extra point kicks during the game.

Cincinnati’s vaunted running attackproduced a total of 369 yards as theBearcats piled up 463 yards of totaloffense. Tech managed 13 first downs —just three less than UC — despite gainingonly 34 yards on the ground and 85

through the air. The Hokies’ defensecontributed three interceptions in thegame and lineman John Maskasblocked his seventh punt of the season.

The bowl week was marked by“unusual” weather. Three-inches ofsnow fell atop frozen rain the daybefore the game, and when kickoff timerolled around, the teams took the fieldunder cloudy skies and below-freezingtemperatures. According to onenewspaper account, “blankets, furcaps, galoshes, ski suits, stocking capsand all types of winter wear were muchin evidence” among the crowd of10,000.

Tech defenders (dark jerseys) surround a Cincinnati runner during the 1947 Sun Bowl game.


Miami 14, Virginia Tech 7Miami 0 0 7 7 — 14Virginia Tech 7 0 0 0 — 7

VT (7:34 re 1st) — Francisco 1 run (Utin kick)UM (4:20 re 3rd) — Mira 7 pass from Miller (Harris kick)UM (8:05 re 4th) — McGee 1 run (Harris kick)

Team Statistics UM VTFirst Downs 11 7Rushing yds. 55 36Passing yds. 108 75Total off. 163 111Passes 10-28-0 6-16-1Punts-avg. 8-30.1 11.39.3Fumbles lost 1 2Penalties-yds. 7-80 6-57

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Francisco 21-55, Garcia 3-15, Piland

4-10, Beamer 1-(-12), Stafford 8-(-16), Barker 3-(-16);UM, McGee 12-36, Acuff 6-25, Mira 11-9, Cassidy, 2-4,Domke 1-4, McGuirt 1-1, Miller 11-(-24).

Passing — VT, Stafford 4-13-1-59, Barker 2-3-0-16;UM, Miller 9-26-0-99, Olivo 1-2-0-9.

Receiving — VT, Cupp 1-35, Barefoot 4-34, Piland1-6; UM, Cox 5-77, Russo 2-15, Mira 2-14, Smith 1-2.

December 10, 1966 • Memphis, Tenn.Memphis Memorial Stadium • Att: 25,012

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The MiamiHurricanes, getting second wind from athird-quarter roughing the kicker penalty,rebounded for two touchdowns in thesecond half to score a come-from-behind14-7 win over Virginia Tech in the eighthannual Liberty Bowl.

In a game dominated primarily bydefense, Tech got the early edgewhen Jimmy Richards blockedMiami’s first punt of the game.The block gave the Hokiespossession at the Miami 21. Ittook Tech just five plays to cashin on the opportunity with a 2-yardtouchdown run by tailback TommyFrancisco. Jon Utin’s extra-point kickgave Tech a 7-0 lead.

The Hokies got two more goldenopportunities during the first half,marching inside the Miami 30 on bothoccasions. Both times Techcame up empty handed, seeingone drive stall on a clippingpenalty and the other end on adropped pass at the goal lineand a fumbled snap. AlthoughTech dominated the first half,the failed chances would comeback to haunt the Hokies.

Tech’s relentless defenseheld the Hurricanes to just 16yards of total offense during thefirst half. But Miami, rankedninth with wins over SouthernCal, Georgia and Florida, slowly,turned the tide in the secondhalf. First, the ‘Canes stopped aTech threat with a 42-yardinterception return. The play didnot lead to a touchdown, but itchanged the momentum of thegame, as well as the battle forfield position.

On its next possession,Miami got the spark it neededfor its offense. After a drivestalled at the Hokies’ 41, theHurricanes got new life when aroughing the kicker penaltyagainst Tech gave them a firstdown at the Tech 26. Five playslater UM quarterback Bill Millerfound halfback Joe Mira for a 7-yard touchdown pass, and RayHarris tied the game with hisextra point at the 4:20 mark ofthe third quarter.

By the midway point of the thirdquarter, Miami’s size and strength werestarting to make a difference on defense.UM All-American defensive end TedHendricks and company kept the Hokiesbottled up in their own territory andallowed just one second half first down.

Miami’s winning drive marked theonly lengthy offensive push byeither team all day. The Hurricanesstarted at their own 30 and made

the march in 10 plays,including a key 38-yardpass from Miller to end JimCox that put the ball at the

Tech 5. It took the ‘Canesfour tries to score, with fullback

Doug McGee diving over from theone on fourth down.

A Liberty Bowl record 39,101 ticketswere sold for the game, but only 25,012

Miami quarterback Bill Miller finds himself alone in the backfield with Don Thacker (67)and other Tech defenders.

braved the 36-degree weather. The gamewas televised nationally by ABC and wasnot blacked out in the Memphis area.


Mississippi 34, Virginia Tech 17Virginia Tech 17 0 0 0 — 17Mississippi 0 14 7 13 — 34

VT (14:23 re 1st) — Edwards 58 run (Simcsak kick)VT (12:43 re 1st) — Smoot 7 run (Simcsak kick)VT (1:49 re 1st) — FG Simcsak 29UM (14:30 re 2nd) — Shows 21 pass from Manning

(Brown kick)UM (4:28 re 2nd) — Felts 23 pass from Manning

(Brown kick)UM (14:41 re 3rd) — Hindman 79 run (Brown kick)UM (11:54 re 4th) — Bailey 70 interception return

(Brown kick)UM (9:09 re 4th) — FG Brown 46UM (0:00 re 4th) — FG Brown 26

Team Statistics UM VTFirst Downs 7 14Rushes-yds. 46-185 60-330Passing yds. 141 2Passes 12-28-1 1-7-2Punts-avg. 5-37.4 7-40.8Fumbles-lost 3-2 5-3Penalties-yds. 4-30 12-120

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Edwards 12-119, Smoot 21-91,

Kincaid 15-55, Constantinides 4-45, Humphries 5-8,Tiberio 2-5, Longerbeam 1-7; UM, Hindman 15-121,Bowen 19-65, Felts 1-0, Manning 11-(-1).

Passing — VT, Kincaid 0-4-1-0, Humphries 1-3-1-2;UM, Manning 12-28-1-141.

Receiving — VT, Crigger 1-2; UM, Shows 6-70,Hindman 3-32, Felts 1-23, Bowen 1-8, Franks 1-8.

December 14, 1968 • Memphis, Tenn.Memphis Memorial Stadium • Att: 46,206

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Virginia Tech’ssecond visit to the Liberty Bowl played outmuch like its first — the Hokies built anearly lead, then saw the game turnon a play in the kicking game.This time it was the Universityof Mississippi and sophomorequarterback Archie Manning,who tamed the Hokies, 34-17,before 46,206 fans, the largest crowdin the 10-year history of the bowl.

For 13 minutes and 11 seconds, itappeared that Tech would blow OleMiss out of cold, blustery MemorialStadium. Scoring on a 58-yard run by KenEdwards on a quick-snap, trick play onthe game’s second offensive play, Techshocked the Rebels with its ground attack.The Hokies recovered a fumble onMississippi’s first offensive play and gottheir second touchdown just three plays

Just like that, the momentum of thegame turned, and when it did, it turnedcompletely.

What followed was a rash of Techpenalties, fumbles and interceptionsthat Ole Miss was all too happy totake advantage of.

Eventually, a 79-yardtouchdown run by tailbackSteve Hindman on the firstplay of the second half and a

70-yard interception return for aTD by monster man Bob Bailey

gave Mississippi the victory. Hindmanfinished the game with 121 yards on 15carries and was named the MVP.

Tech continued to battle, making twogoal-line stands in the second half. Butthe Hokies could not overcome their threefumbles, two interceptions and 120 yardsin penalties.

later on a 7-yardrun by TerrySmoot. Beforethe quarter wasover, JackSimcsak addeda 29-yard fieldgoal for a 17-0Tech lead.

Eager tocapitalize ontheirmomentum, theHokiesattempted anon-side kickfollowingSimcsak’s fieldgoal. The ploytook Ole Missby surprise, butthe ball failed totravel therequired 10yards and theRebels tookover at the Tech49. Manningquickly turnedMississippi’sgood fortuneinto atouchdown witha 21-yardscoring pass toend HankShows. Tech’s Kenny Edwards (33) heads to the end zone for a touchdown in the 1968 Liberty Bowl.


Miami 20, Virginia Tech 10Miami 7 7 3 3 — 20Virginia Tech 0 3 7 0 — 10

UM (12:37 re 1st) — Brodsky 15 pass from Kelly(Miller kick)

UM (13:47 re 2nd) — Hobbs 12 run (Miller kick)VT (0:29 re 2nd) — FG Laury 42VT (8:52 re 3rd) — Lawrence 1 run (Laury kick)UM (0:29 re 3rd) — FG Miller 31UM (6:27 re 4th) — FG Miller 31

Team Statistics UM VTFirst Downs 19 7Rushes-yds. 40-157 50-180Passing yds. 179 119Total off. 336 299Passes 11-22-1 9-24-2Punts-avg. 5-37.0 6-38.1Fumbles-lost 4-1 3-0Penalties-yds. 6-66 7-72

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Lawrence 27-134, Dovel 9-41, Casey

13-8, Paige 1-(-3); UM, Roan 16-86, Hobbs 10-66, Neal4-17, Rush 2-5, Jornea 2-1, Griffin 2-5, Kelly 5-(-21).

Passing — VT, Casey 9-23-1-119, Lawrence 0-1-1-0;UM, Kelly 11-22-1-179.

Receiving — VT, Purdham 2-56, Giacolone 2-30, Hite2-15, McKee 1-8, Snell 1-8, Dovel 1-2; UM, Brodsky 4-80, Baratta 2-34, Belk 1-27, Walker 2-26, Rodriguez 1-7,Hobbs 1-5.

January 2, 1981 • Atlanta, Ga.Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Att: 45,384

ATLANTA, Ga. —Explosive Miami ofFlorida fought off a gallant Virginia Techcomeback to defeat the Hokies, 20-10, inthe 13th annual Peach Bowl game.

The Hurricanes scored twotouchdowns in the first 16minutes of the game andappeared to be on their wayto an easy triumph afterthwarting two Tech threatswith interceptions at the goalline. The Hokies, however,had other ideas, holding 18th-ranked Miami to just two fieldgoals the rest of the way.

Over 14,000 Tech fans cheered theHokies on as they closed the gap to 14-10. First, place-kicker Dennis Laurybooted a Peach Bowl record-tying 42-yardfield goal with just 29 seconds remainingin the first half. Then, midway through thethird quarter, tailback Cyrus Lawrencecapped an 80-yard Tech drive with a 1-yard scoring plunge. The big play in thedrive was a 44-yard pass from

quarterback Steve Casey to tight end RobPurdham.

Suddenly, the Hurricanes’ lead wasjust four. But poor field position,

penalties and the tough Miamidefense prevented Tech from

getting any closer.Lawrence, who lost out

in the most valuableoffensive player voting to

UM quarterback Jim Kelly,rushed for 134 yards on 27

carries. Kelly completed 11 of 22passes for 179 yards and a

touchdown.The Hokie defense, which limited UM

to six points after the 13:47 mark of thesecond quarter, was led by freshmanlinebacker Ashley Lee’s 15 tackles. SafetyMike Scharnus contributed eight tacklesand an interception, while end RobertBrown andlinebacker MikeJohnson were in oneight tackles each.

Padro Phillips (94) and Ahsley Lee stop a Miami runner(above), while tailback Cyrus Lawrence (45) celebrateshis 1-yard touchdown plunge that cut the Hurricanes’ leadto 14-10 in the third quarter.


Air Force 23, Virginia Tech 7Virginia Tech 7 0 0 0 — 7Air Force 3 7 0 13 — 23

AF (6:05 re 1st) — FG Maetos 35VT (1:42 re 1st) — Williams 3 run (Wade kick)AF (8:50 re 2nd) — Simmons 3 run (Maetos kick)AF (6:00 re 4th) — Brown 2 run (Maetos kick)AF (2:08 re 4th) — Weiss 13 run (kick failed)

Team Statistics VT AFFirst Downs 17 15Rushes-yds. 42-207 55-221Passing yds. 102 49Total off. 309 270Passes 11-26-2 6-7-0Punts-avg. 4-40.0 6-42.5Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-0Penalties-yds. 11-112 4-30

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Hunter 12-75, Williams 12-60, M. Cox

10-33, Bowe 4-23, Becton 3-18, Greenwood 1-(-2); AF,Weiss 29-93, Evans 15-58, Simmons 5-27, Pittman 1-24,Brown 3-8, Knorr 1-6.

Passing — VT, M. Cox 6-17-1-50, Greenwood 5-8-0-52, Hunter 0-1-1-0; AF, Weiss 6-7-0-49.

Receiving — VT, Rider 4-45, Nelson 3-24, Jones 2-21, Howell 1-7, Bowe 1-5; AF, Simmons 2-7, Coleman 1-16, Fleming 1-14, Brennan 1-9, Brown 1-3.

December 15, 1984 • Shreveport, La.Independence Stadium • Att: 41,100

SHREVEPORT, La. — QuarterbackBart Weiss got Air Force’s wishboneattack going in the second half and led theFalcons to a 23-7 victory overVirginia Tech in theIndependence Bowl.

Tech took a 7-3 leadin the first quarter on a10-play, 72-yard drivethat featured a 32-yardrun by tailback EddieHunter. Maurice Williams,who alternated at the tailback spot withHunter, capped the march with a 3-yardtouchdown run.

The complexion of the game changeddrastically midway through the secondquarter when the Falcons forced andrecovered a fumble at the Tech 3.Halfback Jody Simmons took a pitchout

to the left and put Air Force ahead.The Hokies missed a great

chance to regain the lead before thehalf, and found themselves trailing10-7, despite having 192 yards of

offense and 11 first downs to AirForce’s 73 yards and three first downs.

The news got worse for Tech in thesecond half when Weiss got the Falcons’ground attack going. Neither team scored

in the thirdquarter, but AirForce controlledthe football forall but eightplays of thequarter. TheFalcons got abreak in thefourth quarterwhen a halfbackpass by Hunterwas intercepted.From their own38, the Falconsscored on aclassicwishbone drivethat ate up

seven minutes and put them ahead17-7 with just six minutes remaining inthe game.

Tech’s comeback hopes endedwhen a fumble at its own 30 set upanother Air Force score. Weiss, whowas named the game’s most valuableoffensive player, put the finishingtouches on the Falcons’ win with a13-yard touchdown run.

Tech linebacker Vince Daniels,who was credited with 15 tackles, wasnamed the game’s most valuabledefensive player.

Quarterback Mark Cox (left) looks for running room in the1984 Independence Bowl. Tech defenders (above) smotheran Air Force ballcarrier.


Virginia Tech 25, N.C. State 24Virginia Tech 10 0 6 9 — 25N.C. State 7 14 0 3 — 24

VT (11:04 re 1st) — Hunter 1 run (Kinzer kick)NCSU (6:41 re 1st) — Bulluck recover blocked punt in

end zone (Cofer kick)VT (1:06 re 1st) — FG Kinzer 46NCSU (8:55 re 2nd) — Worthen 25 pass from Kramer

(Cofer kick)NCSU (4:31 re 2nd) — Britt 5 pass from Kramer

(Cofer kick)VT (0:33 re 3rd) — Williams 1 run (pass failed)VT (9:36 re 4th) — Johnson 6 pass from Chapman

(run failed)NCSU (7:12 re 4th) — FG Cofer 33VT (0:00 re 4th) — FG Kinzer 40

Team Statistics VT NCSUFirst Downs 29 16Rushes-yds. 60-287 37-132Passing yds. 200 155Total off. 487 287Passes 20-30-2 12-19-0Return yds. 14 15Punts-avg. 2-34.0 5-42.0Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-yds. 5-51 3-25

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Hunter 22-113, Williams 16-129,

Jones 7-32, Donnelly 3-10, Everett 1-6, Chapman 11-(-3);NCSU, Crite 14-101, Crumpler 9-21, Hollodick 1-5,Kramer 10-4, Harris 4-1.

Passing — VT, Chapman 20-30-2-200; NCSU,Kramer 12-19-0-155.

Receiving — VT, S. Johnson 6-54, M. Williams 4-39,Snell 4-37, Hunter 2-34, Donnelly 2-19, Everett 1-12,Richardson 1-5; NCSU, Worthen 5-70, Jeffires 3-44,Crumpler 2-27, F. Harris 1-9, Britt 1-5.

December 31, 1986 • Atlanta, Ga.Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Att: 53,668

ATLANTA, Ga. — Virginia Tech earnedits first-ever bowl victory in dramaticfashion when Chris Kinzer’s 40-yard fieldgoal as time expired gave the Hokies aheart-stopping 25-24 comeback win overNorth Carolina State in the Peach Bowl.

Tech started the winning drive at itsown 20 with a fullcompliment of timeoutsand 1:53 on the clock.Quarterback ErikChapman moved theball to the Tech 44 witha pair of first downpasses to tight end Steve Johnson. Butanother completion, followed by fourrunning plays, left the Hokies facing afourth-and-three at the State 37 with just20 seconds left. Again it was Chapman toJohnson, this time for nine yards and afirst down on the Wolfpack 28.

With 15 seconds left, Tech opted for along pass. The Hokies were penalized forholding on the incompletion, moving theball back to the 38. Chapman once againwent to the air on a deep pattern to

forcing fumbles on two consecutiveWolfpack possessions. Both times theHokies were able to capitalize on State’smistakes, with Chapman directing theteam to a pair of touchdowns. Chapman’s6-yard touchdown pass to Johnson with9:36 remaining in the game put Tech on

top, 22-21.State put

together its onlyscoring drive of thesecond half to regainthe lead on a MikeCofer field goal with

7:12 left in the game. Then, after halting aTech drive, the ‘Pack threatened to put thegame away when Kelly Hollodick faked apunt and ran for a crucial first down at theHokie 35.

Linebacker Jamel Agemy kept Tech’shopes alive with back-to-back tacklesbehind the line. Two plays later State wasforced to punt, and the Hokies began theirwinning drive. Just seconds after Kinzer’skick cleared the goalpost, thousands ofTech fans stormed the field to celebrate.

wingback David Everett.Another flag fell, but this timeit was a 15-yard passinterference call against State.

The penalty moved the ballto the 23 with four secondsleft. Out trotted Kinzer, whosefield goals had already beenthe difference in five wins anda tie during the regularseason. Earlier in the game,he had connected on a 46-yarder, the second longest inPeach Bowl history at thetime.

The Wolfpack called a timeout, but anyone who knewKinzer knew it would notmatter. Although flattened onhis follow through, the Techkicker was right on target asthe final second disappearedin what had been one of thewildest and most excitingfinishes in any bowl game.

Tech’s last-minutecomeback was actually theHokies’ second rally of thegame. At one point, State led21-10 with just six minutes leftin the third quarter. The Techdefense turned the tide by Chris Kinzer boots the last-second field goal that gave Tech its first-ever bowl victory.


Virginia Tech 45, Indiana 20Virginia Tech 7 21 0 17 — 45Indiana 7 6 0 7 — 20

IU (5:36 re 1st) — Lewis 75 pass from Paci(Manolopoulos kick)

VT (0:09 re 1st) — D. Thomas 13 pass from DeShazo(Williams kick)

VT (11:14 re 2nd) — Swarm 6 run (Williams kick)IU (8:47 re 2nd) — FG Manolopoulos 26IU (5:25 re 2nd) — FG Manolopoulos 40VT (0:23 re 2nd) — Lewis 20 fumble return (Williams kick)VT (0:00 re 2nd) — Banks 80 blocked FG return

(Williams kick)VT (9:37 re 4th) — Freeman 42 pass from DeShazo

(Williams kick)VT (9:21 re 4th) — Edwards 5 run (Williams kick)VT (6:00 re 4th) — FG Williams 42IU (4:26 re 4th) — Lewis 42 pass from Dittoe

(Manolopoulos kick)

Team Statistics VT IUFirst downs 17 11Rushes-yds. 48-125 31-20Passing yds. 193 276Return yds. 38 61Passes 19-33-2 17-37-2Punts-avg. 8-39 7-38Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-2Penalties-yds. 8-84 7-55Time of poss. 32:48 27:12Sacks by 7-42 2-12

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Thomas 24-65, Swarm 9-40, Edwards

5-15, R. White 4-3, DeShazo 5-1, Druckenmiller 1-1; IU,Thurman 1-37, Chaney 11-34, Batts 3-10, Glover 3-6,Thomas 1-(-4), Paci 5-(-26), Dittoe 7-(-37).

Passing — VT, DeShazo 19-33-2-193; IU, Paci 10-22-1-171, Dittoe 7-14-1-105, DiGuilio 0-1-0-0.

Receiving — VT, Freeman 5-66, Thomas 4-27, Burke3-26, C. White 2-35, Sanders 2-15, Swarm 1-13,Edmonds 1-6, Still 1-5; IU, Lewis 6-177, Hales 2-49,Matthews 2-35, Glover 2-1, Chaney 2-(-1), Baety 1-9,Hobbs 1-4, Eggebrecht 1-2.

December 31, 1993 • Shreveport, La.Independence Stadium • Att: 33,819

SHREVEPORT, La. — In a stunningturn of events, Virginia Tech scored twotouchdowns in the final 35 seconds of thefirst half to spark an unforgettable 45-20victory over No. 20 Indiana inthe Poulan Weed EaterIndependence Bowl.

Tech led the New Year’sEve bowl game by one point(14-13) just before the half, butIndiana was rallying. With 35seconds left and the ball on theTech 49, IU quarterback JohnPaci dropped back to pass andwas hit by Hokie defendersGeorge DelRicco and DeWayne Knight.The ball popped loose and eventuallybounced into the hands of Tech endLawrence Lewis who sprinted the final 20yards to the end zone.

Suddenly, the Tech lead was 21-13 andthe Hokies had a big momentum boostgoing into the locker room. But the halfwasn’t quite over.

Indiana returned the ensuing kickoff tothe Tech 42, then Paci completed a 9-yardpass. The Hokies thought time expired andstarted trotting off the field. The officialsruled, however, that IU had called timeoutwith one second remaining.

The Hoosiers lined up for a 51-yardfield goal. When the ball was snapped,

Banks started to his right, thenreversed his field as blockersformed. A block by teammateTorrian Gray at the IU 15 clearedthe last obstacle, and Banksstrutted into the end zoneuntouched with an 80-yard return.

Just like that, the No. 22Hokies sealed a win in their firstbowl appearance of the FrankBeamer era. Tech’s 21 points

were the most ever scored in the secondquarter of the 18-year bowl game.

Tech quarterback Maurice DeShazo wonthe Outstanding Offensive Player award aftercompleting 19 of 33 passes for 193 yards andtwo touchdowns. One of his scoring tosseswas a 42-yard strike to split end AntonioFreeman, who finished the day with fivecatches for 66 yards.

Banks, who had an interception, a fumblerecovery and nine tackles to go with histouchdown return, was named theOutstanding Defensive Player. The Hokieswere credited with seven quarterback sacksin the game and allowed an IndependenceBowl record-low 11 first downs, including justsix during the first three quarters.

Defensive end J.C. Price chases down the Indiana quarterback John Paci.

A blocked field goal by Jeff Holland(74) led to a key 80-yard touchdownreturn for the Hokies.

Tech’s Jeff Holland pushed through theline and tipped the kick. The ball caromedin the air and Hokie defensive backAntonio Banks settled under it at the 20.


Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23Virginia Tech 0 10 6 7 — 23Tennessee 14 21 0 10 — 45

UT (11:41 re 1st) — J. Stewart 1 run (Becksvoort kick)UT (1:08 re 1st) — Nash 36 pass from Manning (Becksvoort kick)UT (13:23 re 2nd) — Graham 1 run (Becksvoort kick)VT (5:17 re 2nd) — Thomas 1 run (Williams kick)UT (3:22 re 2nd) — J. Stewart 1 run (Becksvoort kick)UT (2:13 re 2nd) — Jones 19 pass from J. Stewart (Becksvoort kick)VT (0:03 re 2nd) — FG Williams 28VT (7:03 re 3rd) — DeShazo 7 run (Williams kick)UT (13:17 re 4th) — J. Stewart 5 run (Becksvoort kick)UT (9:41 re 4th) — FG Becksvoort 19VT (4:13 re 4th) — Still 9 pass from Druckenmiller (Williams kick)

Team Statistics VT UTFirst downs 22 18Rushes-yds. 43-189 47-245Passing yds. 237 250Return yds. 18 112Passes 23-38-2 16-23-0Punts-avg. 5-43 5-43Fumbles-lost 5-1 0-0Penalties-yds. 3-25 7-58Time of poss. 29:05 30:55Sacks by 2-16 0-0

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Thomas 19-102, DeShazo 11-39,

Edmonds 5-29, Still 1-8, Oxendine 4-7, Parker 1-3, Edwards1-1, Druckenmiller 1-0; UT, J. Stewart 22-87, Jones 1-76,B. Stewart 2-31, Graham 8-30, Manning 2-29, Pilow 5-4,Phillips 2-3, Nash 1-1, Ford 2-1, Kerney 1-0,Wheaton1-(-13).

Passing — VT, DeShazo 17-30-2-140, Druckenmiller6-8-0-97; UT, Manning 12-19-0-189, B. Stewart 3-3-0-43,J. Stewart 1-1-0-19.

Receiving — VT, Still 5-79, Holmes 5-45, Freeman 4-30,Thomas 3-18, Oxendine 2-13, Martin 2-6, Jennings 1-41,Scales 1-5; UT, Kent 6-116, Nash 3-54, Jones 2-37, Phillips1-14, Silvan 1-10, Horn 1-8, J. Stewart 1-7, Staley 1-4.

December 30, 1994 • Gainesville, Fla.Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Att: 62,200

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Quick-strikingTennessee got off to a big lead early andwent on to defeat Virginia Tech, 45-23, inthe transplanted Outback SteakhouseGator Bowl game at Ben Hill GriffinStadium on the University of Floridacampus.

Tech backed itself into acorner early, throwing aninterception on the game’ssecond play. The Volunteerskept the Hokies there with avariety of big plays thatresulted in a 35-10 halftimeadvantage. Overall, UT hadseven plays of 20 or moreyards and a total of 495yards of offense.

Tennessee capitalizedon the early interception for its firsttouchdown, then got its second on a 36-yard scoring pass by quarterback PaytonManning — whose father, Archie, directedMississippi to a bowl win over Tech in1968. The Vols used a 75-yard end-around to set up their third TD and a 21-0advantage just 17 minutes into the game.

When the Hokies finally got going,they piled up 426 yards of offense,including 237 yards through the air. Techalso got a game-high 102 yards rushingfrom tailback Dwayne Thomas. Thomashad a 1-yard burst for a touchdown in thesecond quarter and ran 27 yards to set up

a third-quarter TD, which came on a7-yard option run by quarterback

Maurice DeShazo.Any hopes the Hokies had of

a second-half rally were erasedby a dropped touchdown pass bya Tech receiver and a 5-yard TDrun by Tennessee running backJames Stewart. Stewart wasnamed the game’s MVP afterrunning for three touchdownsand passing for another.

A contingent of 18,000-plus Tech fanswere among the 62,200 spectators whomade the trip from Jacksonville toGainesville for the game. The site of thegame was moved to Gainesville due torenovations being made to Gator BowlStadium after Jacksonville was awardedan NFL franchise.

Eight Hokie defenders surround a Tennessee ballcarrier during the 1994 Gator Bowl game.


Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10Virginia Tech 0 7 7 14 — 28Texas 7 3 0 0 — 10

UT (4:32 re 1st) — Fitzgerald 4 pass from Brown(Dawson kick)

UT (13:19 re 2nd) — FG Dawson 52VT (2:34 re 2nd) — Still 60 punt return (Larsen kick)VT (2:32 re 3rd) — Parker 2 run (Larsen kick)VT (12:28 re 4th) — Still 54 pass from Druckenmiller

(Larsen kick)VT (5:08 re 4th) — Baron 20 fumble return (Larsen kick)

Team Statistics VT TEXASFirst Downs 20 15Rushes-yds. 32-105 33-78Passing yds. 266 148Return yds. 84 42Passes 18-24-1 14-37-3Punts-avg. 8-37.0 9-40.0Fumbles-lost 5-2 2-1Penalties-yds. 11-99 9-91Time of poss. 30:25 29:35Sacks by 5-36 2-1

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, D. Thomas 15-62, Oxendine 8-31,

Edmonds 3-10, Parker 2-4, Druckenmiller 3-1, Whipple1-(-3); TEX, Williams 12-62, Mitchell 15-59, Brown6-(-43).

Passing — VT, Druckenmiller 18-34-1-266; TEX,Brown 14-36-3-148, McLemore 0-1-0-0.

Receiving — VT, Still 6-119, Jennings 6-77, Holmes2-30, Edmonds 2-16, White 1-16, Parker 1-8; TEX, M.Adams 6-92, Fitzgerald 3-21, Davis 2-27, Williams 1-6,McGarity 1-1, Mitchell 1-1.

December 31, 1995 • New Orleans, La.Louisiana Superdome • Att: 70,283

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Virginia Techscored one of the most stirring victories inthe university’s athletic history when itcame from behind to defeat Texas, 28-10,in the 1995 Nokia Sugar Bowl.

A crowd of 70,283 at theSuperdome saw Tech spotthe favored Longhorns a10-0 lead and then raceback behind thesensational play offlanker Bryan Still. Themomentum changeddramatically when Stillreturned a punt 60 yards for a Techtouchdown with 2:34 left in the first half. Inthe second half, it was more of the same.

Still caught a 27-yard pass fromquarterback Jim Druckenmiller at theTexas 2-yard line to set up a touchdownrun by Marcus Parker that put the Hokiesahead 14-10. Then, Still got behind theTexas defenders and pulled in a 54-yardtouchdown pass from Druckenmiller. Thatplay spelled doom for the Longhorns andhelped earn Still the game’s MVP award.

Tech’s defense blitzed Texas intosubmission. Led by All-America endCornell Brown, the Hokies sacked Texasquarterback James Brown five times and

came up with three passinterceptions. The defense

also accounted for Tech’slast touchdown when aBrown sack forced afumble that was pickedup and returned 20yards for a TD by tackleJim Baron.

The Tech defense,No. 1 in the nation against the rush, heldthe Longhorns to 226 total yards. Texasstars Ricky Williams and Shon Mitchellwere held to 62 and 57 yards,respectively.

Offensively, Tech finished the gamewith 371 yards of offense. Druckenmillerled the way, completing 18 of 34 passesfor 266 yards. Still and tight end BryanJennings were each on the receiving endof six passes totaling 119 and 77 yards,respectively.

The win was the 10th straight for Tech,which earned the appearance with itsfirst BIG EAST Conferencechampionship. The Hokies had

tremendous fan support at the game.The Tech Ticket Office sold itscomplete allotment of 15,000 tickets injust four days; it was estimated thatnearly 25,000 Tech fans were on handfor the victory.

Sugar Bowl MVP Bryan Still hauls in atouchdown pass (above). WilliamYarborough and George DelRicco

(right) drag down Texas runningback Ricky Williams, part of the

Longhorns’ renowned BMW offense.


Nebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21Virginia Tech 7 7 7 0 — 21Nebraska 0 17 14 10 — 41

VT (3:14 re 1st) — Parker 19 pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick)UN (13:25 re 2nd) — FG Brown 25UN (9:14 re 2nd) — Frost 5 run (Brown kick)UN (3:36 re 2nd) — Peter 31 fumble ret (Brown kick)VT (0:19 re 2nd) — Scales 6 pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick)UN (9:54 re 3rd) — Benning 33 run (Brown kick)VT (4:58 re 3rd) — White 33 pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick)UN (0:20 re 3rd) — Benning 6 run (Brown kick)UN (7:52 re 4th) — FG Brown 37UN (3:26 re 4th) — Frost 22 run (Brown kick)

Team Statistics VT UNFirst downs 22 25Rushes-yds. 39-193 49-279Passing yds. 214 136Return yds. 95 147Passes 16-33-0 11-22-0Punts-avg. 5-34 2-45Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-yds. 5-89 3-16Time of poss. 31:02 28:58Sacks by 0-0 3-24

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Oxendine 20-150, Parker 8-22,

Druckenmiller 9-18, Stith 2-3; UN, Benning 15-95, Frost9-62, Green 7-52, Sims 8-48, Makovicka 4-12, Turman 2-8, Schuster 4-2.

Passing — VT, Druckenmiller 16-33-0-214; UN, Frost11-22-0-136.

Receiving — VT, Jennings 4-58, Oxendine 3-60,Parker 3-28, White 2-38, Stuewe 2-23, Scales 2-7; UN,Wiggins 3-36, Lake 2-27, Cheatham 1-23, Brown 1-23, S.Jackson 1-11, V. Jackson 1-9, Holbein 1-5, Benning 1-2.

December 31, 1996 • Miami, Fla.Pro Player Stadium • Att: 51,212

MIAMI, Fla. — Virginia Tech’s secondventure into Bowl Alliance territory wasn’tas successful as the first, but the Hokies’41-21 loss to power-packed Nebraska,was much closer than thefinal scored indicated.

Nebraska out-gained Techby just seven yards, 415 to408, in total offense andmanaged to lead by onlythree points with less thanone minute remaining in thethird quarter. In the end, itwas the Nebraska depth thatwore down the Hokies.

A crowd of 51,212 at ProPlayer Stadium saw Tech quarterback JimDruckenmiller throw three touchdownpasses despite a fierce rush by theCornhusker defenders. Tech opened thescoring with 3:14 left in the first quarterwhen Marcus Parker scored on a 19-yardscreen pass from Druckenmiller.

Nebraska answered with a 25-yardfield goal by Kris Brown and a 5-yardscoring run by quarterback Scott Frost.Then came the play that may have been

most crucial in the Hokies’ defeat.Druckenmiller fumbled when hit andNebraska’s Jason Peter scooped up theball and ran 31 yards into the end zone.

That made the score 17-7,Nebraska.

Tech came right back,scoring with just 19 seconds leftin the half on a 6-yard pass fromDruckenmiller to Shawn Scales,who took the ball away from aCornhusker defender. The scorewas 24-21 in favor of Nebraskaafter Druckenmiller’s 33-yardscoring pass to Cornelius Whitelate in the third quarter. But

Nebraska then salted the victory away,scoring the final 17 points.

Tailback Ken Oxendine was votedTech’s Most Valuable Player after runningfor 150 yards on 20 carries — the fifth-best individual rushing performance in thebowl’s history. Druckenmiller wound upcompleting 16 of 33 passes for 214 yards.The Hokies’ top defensive player wassafety Torrian Gray who had a total of 12tackles.

Jim Druckenmiller (above) threwthree TD passes against Nebraska

and Ken Oxendine (right) ran for 150yards in the 1996 Orange Bowl.


North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3Virginia Tech 0 0 3 0 — 3North Carolina 16 6 6 14 — 42

UNC (9:15 re 1st) — FG McGee 29UNC (6:07 re 1st) — Barnes 62 pass from Keldorf

(McGee kick)UNC (1:03 re 1st) — Bly 6 blocked punt return

(kick failed)UNC (14:53 re 2nd) — Ellis fumble recovery in

end zone (pass failed)UNC (9:43 re 3rd) — Linton 1 run (kick failed)VT (4:37 re 3rd) — FG Graham 40UNC (14:55 re 4th) — Barnes 14 pass from Keldorf

(McGee kick)UNC (5:01 re 4th) — Carrick 4 pass from Keldorf

(McGee kick)

Team Statistics VT UNCFirst downs 14 18Rushes-yds. 40-95 37-109Passing yds. 90 318Return yds. 11 25Passes 13-25-0 18-29-0Punts-avg. 6-30.8 3-40.3Fumbles-lost 6-3 0-0Penalties-yds. 4-36 6-61Time of poss. 30:29 29:31Sacks by 2-9 5-40

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Oxendine 10-39, Scales 1-29, Pegues

7-27, Sorensen 10-19, Parker 4-2, Hawkins 1-1, Clark 7-(-22); UNC, Linton 20-68, Geter 7-25, D. Williams 5-24,Keldorf 5-(-8).

Passing — VT, Clark 9-17-0-66, Sorensen 4-8-0-24;UNC, Keldorf 17-28-0-290, Schmitz 1-1-0-28.

Receiving — VT, Parker 4-32, Stuewe 2-24, Harrison4-21, Scales 1-13, Ellison 1-3, Oxendine 1-(-3). UNC,Barnes 3-89, Linton 6-81, Crumpler 5-77, N. Brown 2-39,Simmons 1-28, Carrick 1-4.

January 1, 1998 • Jacksonville, Fla.Alltel Stadium • Att: 54,116

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Highly-ratedNorth Carolina outplayed Virginia Tech inevery phase of the game to score a 42-3victory in the Toyota Gator Bowl game atAlltel Stadium.

The Tar Heels, ranked seventh bythe AP and fifth by the coaches,impressed a crowd of 54,116 bypassing for 318 yards and grindingout 124 more yards on the ground.Tech, meanwhile, was held to a totalof 185 yards, its lowest total of theseason.

Two of Carolina’s first-halftouchdowns came on defensive plays.The Tar Heels blocked a punt in thefirst quarter and Dré Bly returned it sixyards for a touchdown. Then in thesecond period, Tech quarterback Al Clarkfumbled in the end zone and Greg Ellisfell on it for another UNC touchdown.

The Hokies never could get theiroffense on track, losing three of their sixfumbles. Tech’s only points came on a40-yard field goal by Shayne Graham late

in the third quarter.Clark, recovering

from a postseasonknee operation, hadto give way to reserveNick Sorensen at thestart of the secondhalf. Sorensen wenton to be voted Tech’sPlayer of the Gameby the media.

Tech was thewinner in one

category. For the fifth straight year, Hokiefan support far exceeded that of their bowlopponent. The Hokies sold almost twiceas many tickets as the Tar Heels.

Tech fans take over Jacksonville(above) for a Gator Bowl pep rally onNew Year’s Eve. The Hokies are well

known for their tremendous bowlfollowing, and for the fifth straight year,

took more fans to a bowl game thantheir opponent. Tech defenders track

down a Tarheel (right) at Alltel Stadium.


Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7Virginia Tech 7 3 14 14 — 38Alabama 0 7 0 0 — 7

VT (12:25 re 1st) — Clark 43 run (Graham kick)UA (9:13 re 2nd) — Vaughn 5 pass from Zow

(Pflugner kick)VT (6:41 re 2nd) — FG Graham 44VT (8:16 re 3rd) — Pegues 1 run (Graham kick)VT (5:08 re 3rd) — Stith 4 run (Graham kick)VT (13:31 re 4th) — Pegues 1 run

(Graham kick)VT (7:33 re 4th) — Midget 27 interception return

(Graham kick)

Team Statistics VT UAFirst downs 15 15Rushes-yds 43-207 32-50Passing yds. 71 224Return yds. 78 -3Passes 7-14-1 19-35-3Punts-avg. 3-46.7 6-29.0Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1Penalties-yds. 5-31 10-94Time of poss. 23:43 36:17Sacks by 3-13 4-27

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Stith 10-71, Clark, 9-55, Pegues 15-

41, Kendrick 3-27, Harrison 1-9, Ward 2-4, J. Ferguson3-0; UA, Alexander 21-55, McClintock 3-3, Zow 8-(-8).

Passing — VT, Clark 7-14-71-1; UA, Zow 19-35-224-3.Receiving — VT, Harrison 2-11, J. Ferguson 1-14,

Stith 1-9, Hall 1-20, E. Johnson 1-8, Pegues 1-9; UAAlexander 8-87, Vaughn 3-55, Milons 2-17, Jackson 2-20, Hall 2-14, Bowens 1-16, Locke 1-15.

Dec. 29, 1998 • Nashville, Tenn.Vanderbilt Stadium • Att: 41,600

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A sellout crowdof 41,600, who braved freezing rain and awind chill that dipped to 14 degrees,watched as Virginia Tech beat Alabama,38-7, in the inaugural American GeneralMusic City Bowl in Nashville.

The win was Tech’s first-ever footballvictory against Alabama, snapping a 10-game losing streak against the CrimsonTide. The winning margin was the largestever in a bowl game for the Hokies, whilethe losing margin wasthe second-worst in abowl game for theTide.

Quarterback AlClark got Tech off to aquick start with a 43-yard touchdown runon the fourth play ofthe game. But for therest of the first half,the Hokies failed totake advantage of opportunities. A 44-yardShayne Graham field goal near the end ofthe second quarter enabled Tech to take a10-7 lead at halftime.

Things changed dramatically for theHokies in the second half as they beganto make the most of every opportunity,thanks in large part to the play ofdefensive end Corey Moore.

Moore forced Alabama quarterbackAndrew Zow to throw an interception to

Tech linebacker Phillip Summers early inthe third quarter. That led to a 1-yardtouchdown run by Lamont Pegues, whichgave the Hokies a 17-7 lead. Moore thenblocked an Alabama punt to set upanother Tech rushing touchdown – thistime a 4-yard burst by Shyrone Stith.

Tech polished things off in the fourthquarter. The Hokies recovered a fumbledpunt at the Alabama 19 and marched infor another TD by Pegues. Tech defensiveback Anthony Midget put the finishingtouches on with a 27-yard interceptionreturn for a touchdown.

Tech blocked two punts against the Crimson Tide, including this one byKeion Carpenter.

Al Clark got the Hokies on the board early with this 43-yard touchdown run.


Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29 January 4, 2000 • New Orleans, La.Louisiana Superdome • Att: 79,280

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Playing onthe biggest stage in school history – thenational championship game – VirginiaTech proved it belonged amongthe nation’s elite, but fell short inits drive to capture the covetednational crown. In the end, theHokies simply could notovercome their own mistakesand the big plays of the FloridaState Seminoles during a 46-29loss in the Nokia Sugar Bowl.

In one of the bestchampionship games in recenthistory, Tech rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit to take the lead from the top-ranked Seminoles going into the fourthquarter. The Hokies had the momentumof 22-straight points heading into the final

Virginia Tech 7 7 15 0 — 29Florida State 14 14 0 18 — 46

FSU (3:22 re 1st) — Warrick 64 pass from Weinke(Janikowski kick)

FSU (2:14 re 1st) — Chaney 6 blocked punt return(Janikowski kick)

VT (0:30 re 1st) — Davis 49 pass from Vick(Graham kick)

FSU (13:45 re 2nd) — Dugans 63 pass from Weinke(Janikowski kick)

FSU (11:40 re 2nd) — Warrick 59 punt return(Janikowski kick)

VT (0:37 re 2nd) — Vick 3 run (Graham kick)VT (7:54 re 3rd) — FG Graham 23VT (5:57 re 3rd) — Kendrick 29 run (Graham kick)VT (2:13 re 3rd) — Kendrick 6 run (Graham kick)FSU (12:59 re 4th) — Dugans 14 pass from Weinke

(Warrick pass from Weinke)FSU (10:26 re 4th) — FG Janikowski 32FSU (7:42 re 4th) — Warrick 43 pass from Weinke

(Janikowski kick)

Team Statistics VT FSUFirst downs 24 15Rushes-yds. 52-278 23-30Passing yds. 225 329Return yds. 88 80Passes 15-29-0 20-34-1Punts-avg. 6-29 7-44Fumbles-lost 3-3 2-0Penalties-yds. 6-65 7-59Time of poss. 36:25 23:35Sacks by 4-31 7-37

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Vick 23-97, Kendrick 12-69, Stith

11-68, Davis 1-16, Johnson 1-12, Sorensen 1-7,Ferguson 1-5, Hawkins 1-4, Graham 1-0; FSU, Chaney4-43, Minor 9-39, Team 3-(-7), Weinke 7-(-41).

Passing — VT, Vick 15-29-0-225; FSU, Weinke20-34-1-329.

Receiving — VT, Davis 7-108, Hawkins 2-49,Kendrick 2-27, Johnson 1-23, Wynn 1-7, Ferguson 1-6,Carter 1-5; FSU, Warrick 6-163, Dugans 5-99, Minnis2-25, Minor 2-23, Morgan 2-10, Chaney 2-5, Boldin 1-4.

period, but that momentum turned inFSU’s favor on a crucial fourth-and-oneplay with just over 14 minutes remaining

in the game.The Seminoles picked up

the first down and went on totake the lead with a touchdownat the 12:59 mark. A Techfumble led to an FSU field goalless than three minutes later,and the Seminoles iced thegame with another TD with7:42 remaining.

Tech showed no fearagainst its highly-touted opponent, driving76 yards to the FSU 4 on its firstpossession of the game only to fumble. Itwas the first of several costly mistakes.Florida State scored on a blocked punt

and a punt return on the way tobuilding a 28-7 lead.

Sensational freshmanquarterback Michael Vickdirected an 80-yard scoringdrive just before the half to getthe Hokies closer at 28-14. Techadded 15 more points in thethird quarter to go ahead, 29-28.

Vick accounted for 323 yardsof total offense. He constantlyavoided FSU’s rush with adazzling display of footwork thatled to 97 yards rushing and atouchdown. Vick added 225-yards passing and another TD.

Tech out-gained the Seminoles, 503yards to 359, but 170 of FSU’s totalyards came on three long touchdownpasses.

Michael Vick (above) wowed the nation with hisperformance in the national championship game

against Florida State. Great plays such asAnthony Midget’s interception (right) had theHokies leading going into the fourth quarter.


A drive through the city of Jacksonvillethe week after Christmas revealed scoresof Clemson fans with the Tiger pawsemblem stuck on their cars, emblazonedon their T-shirts and sweatshirts andtattooed on their faces.

Yet on the field at AlltelStadium, it was the Hokies wholeft the largest imprints.

Thanks to big plays from aMichael Vick-led offense and astrong defensive performance,Virginia Tech exorcised itsJacksonville demons and rangin the new year by defeatingClemson 41-20 in front of68,741 fans at the 56th annualGator Bowl.

With the win, Tech snapped its two-game losing streak in Gator Bowl games.Tech's two previous trips to the GatorBowl resulted in blowouts to Tennesseeand North Carolina by a combined scoreof 87-26. The Hokies’ 42-3 loss to the TarHeels in 1998 marked the school’s worstbowl loss and the worst loss under headcoach Frank Beamer.

“I wasn't going home feeling the way Ifelt that night,” said tailback AndréKendrick, a redshirt senior who played inthe now infamous game. “That wasembarrassing. I just wanted to win thisone. I didn't care how.”

“After the way we played the last twotimes, if we didn’t do better this time, theGator Bowl people weren’t going to haveus back,” said Beamer, who improved to4-4 in bowl games. “We weren’t asconsistent as we’d have liked, but overallour defense played well and came up withsome big plays, and offensively we gotsome big plays. It was a great win and agreat start to next year.”

Tech finished the season 11-1,marking the first time in school history theHokies have finished consecutiveseasons with an 11-1 record. The Hokiesended up ranked sixth in both the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll and TheAssociated Press poll.

Tech certainly played like it from theopening kickoff. The Hokies held Clemsonto three-and-out on the Tigers’ first

possession, forcing them to punt. Clemsonsnapper Henry Owen, though, tossed backa poor snap to Jamie Somaini and Somainiwas tackled for a loss at the Clemson 23.

The Hokies then took advantage of thegreat field position. On theirfirst play, quarterback MichaelVick hit fullback JarrettFerguson with a perfect strikeup the middle and Fergusoncoasted into the end zone forthe touchdown. The extra pointgave Tech a 7-0 lead.

Vick accounted for Tech'ssecond touchdown as well.Near the end of the firstquarter, the redshirt sophomore

led the Hokies on a 59-yard march thatended with him scoring on a 6-yard run -on third-and-goal - with 1:08 left in thequarter.

Vick finished the game with 224 yardsof total offense and earned the game’smost valuable player award. He completed10 of 18 passes — and had at least fourdropped — for 205 yards, with onetouchdown and one interception. Heaveraged more than 20 yards percompletion.

“We were going to take our shots,” saidVick. “If they were going to play us man,then we were going for it and it panned outfor us. We were able to catch them in theright defense a couple times.”

Clemson sliced into Tech’s lead in thesecond quarter. Clemson’s ever elusivequarterback, Woody Dantzler, hit tailbackTravis Zachery for a 23-yard touchdownpass to cut the lead to seven and then theTigers took advantage of a Vick fumble,cutting the lead to 14-10 on a 28-yard fieldgoal by kicker Aaron Hunt.

But the Hokies answered, getting threeplays for 45 yards or more and all three ledto touchdowns.

A 49-yard pass play from Vick toKendrick on third-and-2 put the Hokies atthe Clemson 4, and two plays later,tailback Lee Suggs scored from the 3. Theextra point capped a seven-play, 78-yarddrive and gave the Hokies a 21-10 leadthat they took into the locker room athalftime.

A Trouncing of Tigers Puts Techat 11-1 for Second Straight Year

Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20 January 1, 2001 • Jacksonville, Fla.Alltel Stadium • Att: 68,741

Clemson 0 10 3 7 — 20Virginia Tech 14 7 13 7 — 41

VT (13:23 re 1st) — Ferguson 23 passfrom Vick (Warley kick)

VT (1:08 re 1st) — Vick 6 run (Warley kick)CU (2:34 re 2nd) — Zachery 23 pass from

Dantzler (Hunt kick)CU (5:45 re 2nd) — Hunt 28 FGVT (2:26 re 2nd) — Suggs 3 run (Warley kick)VT (12:19 re 3rd) — Suggs 1 run (kick failed)CU (7:19 re 3rd) — Hunt 26 FGVT (5:14 re 3rd) — Ferguson 5 run (Warley kick)CU (7:19 re 4th) — Gardner 23 pass from Simmons(Hunt kick)VT (3:41 re 4th) — Suggs 5 run (Warley kick)

Team Stats VT CUFirst downs 19 21Rushes-yds. 47-211 35-88Passing yds. 205 243Return yds. 31 0Passes 10-18-1 21-44-2Punts-avg. 2-32.0 5-38.4Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-0Penalties-yds. 2-20 7-50KO ret.-yds. 4-96 5-94Interceptions-yds. 2-27 1-0Time of poss. 31:36 28:243rd downs 5 of 11 5 of 164th downs 0 of 1 1 of 3Sacks by 6-28 2-22

Individual LeadersRushing — VT, Suggs 20-73, Kendrick 4-52,

Ferguson 6-26, Ward 4-24, Vick 9-19, Burnell 1-6,Hawkins 2-6, Johnson 1-5; CU, Dantzler 18-81,Zachery 5-15, Rambert 4-7, Kelly 2-3, team 1-(-8),Simmons 5-(-10).

Passing — VT, Vick 10-18-1-205; CU, Dantzler15-32-1-180, Simmons 6-12-1-63.

Receiving — VT, A. Davis 2-70, Kendrick 2-55,Wynn 2-27, Ferguson 1-23, Hawkins 1-14, Wilford 1-9,Johnson 1-7; CU, R. Gardner 7-94, Watts 4-59,Zachery 2-25, Robinson 2-25, Kelly 3-22, Rambert2-14, Youngblood 1-4.

Jarrett Ferguson scored on theHokies’ first offensive play, andTech never looked back.


Then after halftime, on Tech's firstpossession, Vick hit André Davis for a 55-yard gain to the Clemson 1 and Suggsscored from a yard out on the next play —his second of three scores on the day.The missed extra point by Carter Warleyleft Tech with a 27-10 lead.

Another Clemson field goal made thescore 27-13, but the Hokies answeredwith another big play and anothertouchdown. A 45-yard run by Kendrick got

On the other side of the ball, Tech keptDantzler on the run — backwards — allday long. The Hokies held Clemson to 88yards rushing, sacked Clemson'squarterbacks six times and picked off twopasses. Dantzler completed just 15 of 32passes for 180 yards and one touchdown,with one interception. Dantzler rushed for81 yards on 18 carries, but Tech kept himfrom making the big play. His longest runwas 27 yards.

The Tech defense harrassed Clemson and Tiger QB Woody Dantzler all game long.

the Hokies intoClemson territory,and four plays later,Ferguson polishedoff the drive — andthe Tigers — with a5-yard touchdownrun.

"It seemed likethey were packingthe middle, trying totake away ourpower game,"Kendrick said. "Byus getting to theoutside and beingone-on-one with thedefensive backs,that works to ouradvantage. Whenyou've got backslike Lee Suggs andmyself, we can takeadvantage of that."

"They really spread you out and wantto run the ball," Beamer said. "You've gotto make them throw the football. Theirbacks and Dantzler are good, so you haveto keep them in there and make themthrow it and I thought we did that.

"Overall, you have to give our defensecredit. Clemson had some opportunitiesand our defense stepped up."

Jake Houseright broke up this pass play (above). RonyellWhitaker (right) returns an interception of Woody

Dantzler for 27 yards — tying the Tech record forlongest interception return in a bowl game.


LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 77 yds., tb Maurice Williams vs. N.C. State, 1986 PeachOpponent: 79 yds., tb Steve Hindman, Mississippi, 1968 Liberty (TD)

LONGEST PASS COMPLETION: 55 yds., qb Michael Vick to fl André Davis vs. Clemson, 2001 GatorOpponent: 75 yds., qb John Paci to fl Thomas Lewis, Indiana, 1993 Independence (TD)

LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 60 yds., Bryan Still vs. Texas, 1995 Sugar (TD)Opponent: 59 yds., Peter Warrick, Florida State, 2000 Sugar (TD)

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 63 yds., André Kendrick vs. Florida State, 2000 SugarOpponent: 51 yds., Jermaine Chaney, Indiana, 1993 Independence

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN: 27 yds., cb Anthony Midget vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City (TD);cb Ronyell Whitaker vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator

Opponent: 70 yds., mon Robert Bailey, Mississippi, 1968 Liberty (TD)LONGEST PUNT: 62 yds., Gene Fisher vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty

Opponent: 63 yds., Mark Simon, Air Force, 1984 IndependenceLONGEST FIELD GOAL: 46 yds., Chris Kinzer vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach

Opponent: 52 yds., Phil Dawson, Texas, 1995 SugarMOST RUSHING CARRIES: 27, tb Cyrus Lawrence vs. Miami, 1981 Peach

Opponent: 29, qb Bart Weiss, Air Force, 1984 IndependenceMOST RUSHING YARDS: 150, tb Ken Oxendine vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange

Opponent: 121, tb Steve Hindman, Mississippi, 1968 LibertyMOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, tb Lee Suggs vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator

Opponent: 3, James Stewart, Tennessee, 1994 GatorMOST PASSING ATTEMPTS: 34, Jim Druckenmiller, 1995 Sugar

Opponent: 36 James Brown, Texas, 1995 SugarMOST PASSING COMPLETIONS: 20, Erik Chapman vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach

Opponent: 20, Chris Weinke, Florida State, 2000 SugarMOST PASSING YARDS: 266, Jim Druckenmiller vs. Texas, 1995 Sugar

Opponent: 329, Chris Weinke, Florida State, 2000 SugarMOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 3, Jim Druckenmiller vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange

Opponent: 4, Chris Weinke, Florida State, 2000 SugarMOST RECEPTIONS: 7, fl André Davis vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar

Opponent: 7, wr Rod Gardner, Clemson, 2001 GatorMOST YARDS ON RECEPTIONS: 119, fl Bryan Still vs. Texas, 1995 Sugar

Opponent: 177, fl Thomas Lewis, Indiana, 1993 IndependenceMOST TOUCHDOWNS BY RECEPTIONS: 1, 10 different players

Opponent: 2, fl Thomas Lewis, Indiana, 1993 Independence; wr Octavus Barnes, North Carolina, 1998Gator; wr Peter Warrick, Florida State, 2000 Sugar; wr Ron Dugans, Florida State, 2000 Sugar

MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: 322, qb Michael Vick vs. Florida State, 2000 SugarOpponent: 288, qb Chris Weinke, Florida State, 2000 Sugar

MOST POINTS: 18, tb Lee Suggs vs. Clemson, 2001 GatorOpponent: 20, wr Peter Warrick, Florida State, 2000 Sugar

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE: 2, Chris Kinzer vs. N.C. State, 1986 PeachOpponent: 2, Van Brown, Mississippi, 1968 Liberty; Dan Miller, Miami, 1981 Peach; Bill Manolopoulos, Indiana,

1993 Independence; Kris Brown, Nebraska, 1996 Orange; Aaron Hunt, Clemson, 2001 GatorMOST TACKLES: 15, lb Ashley Lee vs. Miami, 1981 Peach; lb Vince Daniels vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence

Opponent: 17, lb Pat Teague, N.C. State, 1986 PeachMOST INTERCEPTIONS: 2, db Floyd Bowles vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun; rov Torrian Gray vs. Texas, 1995 Sugar

Opponent: 1, 17 different playersMOST INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS: 27, cb Anthony Midget vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City;

cb Ronyell Whitaker vs. Clemson, 2001 GatorOpponent: 70, mon Robert Bailey, Mississippi, 1968 Liberty

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS: 96, André Kendrick vs. Clemson, 2001 GatorOpponent: 89, Troy Russell, N.C. State, 1986 Peach

MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS: 88, Ike Charlton vs. Florida State, 2000 SugarOpponent: 89, Shawn Summers, Tennessee, 1994 Gator

BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 46.7 yds., Jimmy Kibble vs. Alabama, 1998 Music CityOpponent: 44.5 yds., Jesse Kosch, Nebraska, 1996 Orange

100-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCES: Ken Oxendine (150 yds. vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange);Cyrus Lawrence (134 yds., vs. Miami, 1981 Peach; Maurice Williams (129 yds., vs. N.C. State, 1986Peach); Ken Edwards (119 yds., vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty); Eddie Hunter (113 yds., vs. N.C. State,1986 Peach); Dwayne Thomas (102 yds., vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator)

Opponent: Steve Hindman (121 yds., Mississippi, 1968 Liberty); Mal Crite (101 yds., N.C. State, 1986 Peach)BLOCKED PUNTS: John Maskas (vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun); Jimmy Richards (vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty, set up TD);

Keion Carpenter (vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City); Corey Moore (vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City, set up TD)Opponent: Derrick Taylor (N.C. State, 1986 Peach, resulted in TD); Quinton Savage (North Carolina, 1998

Gator, resulted in TD); Tommy Polley (Florida State, 2000 Sugar, resulted in TD)MISCELLANEOUS TOUCHDOWNS: 1, Lawrence Lewis vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence, returned fumble 20 yds.;

Antonio Banks vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence, returned blocked field goal 80 yds.; Jim Baron vs. Texas,1995 Sugar, returned fumble 20 yds.

Opponent: 1, Brian Bulluck, N.C. State, 1986 Peach, recovered blocked punt for TD; Jason Peter, Nebraska,1996 Orange, returned fumble 31 yds.; Dré Bly, North Carolina, 1998 Gator, returned blocked punt 6 yds.;Greg Ellis, North Carolina, 1998 Gator, recovered fumble for TD.

Tech’s Bowl Results1947 Sun Bowl

Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6

1966 Liberty BowlMiami (Fla.) 14, Virginia Tech 7

1968 Liberty BowlMississippi 34, Virginia Tech 17

1980 Peach BowlMiami (Fla.) 20, Virginia Tech 10

1984 Independence BowlAir Force 23, Virginia Tech 7

1986 Peach BowlVirginia Tech 25, N. C. State 24

1993 Independence BowlVirginia Tech 45, Indiana 20

1994 Gator BowlTennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23

1995 Sugar BowlVirginia Tech 28, Texas 10

1996 Orange BowlNebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21

1998 Gator BowlNorth Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3

1998 Music City BowlVirginia Tech 38, Alabama 7

2000 Sugar BowlFlorida State 46, Virginia Tech 29

2001 Gator BowlVirginia Tech 41, Clemson 20

André Kendrick set the Techrecord for kickoff return yardsin the 2001 Gator Bowl, and setthe record for longest kickoffreturn in the 2000 Sugar Bowl.


Tech Offensive High and Low Marks

BEST WORSTFIRST DOWNS ..................................................... 29 vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach ................................................................. 7 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty

Rushing ........................................................ 15 vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach ................................................................. 4 vs. Miami, 1966 LibertyPassing ........................................................ 13 vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach ................................................................. 0 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty

RUSHING YARDS ................................................ 330 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty .............................................................. 34 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 SunPASSING YARDS ................................................. 266 vs. Texas, 1995 Sugar ....................................................................... 2 vs. Mississippi, 1968 LibertyTOTAL OFFENSE ................................................. 503 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar ............................................................ 111 vs. Miami, 1966 LibertyOFFENSIVE PLAYS ............................................. 90 vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach ................................................................. 56 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty

Rushing Att. .................................................. 60 twice (1968 Liberty, 1986 Peach) ......................................................... 32 vs. Texas, 1995 SugarPassing Att. .................................................. 38 vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator .................................................................. 7 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty

PASSES COMPLETED ........................................ 23 vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator .................................................................. 1 vs. Mississippi, 1968 LibertyPASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ............................. 0 three times (1996 Orange, 1998 Gator, 2000 Sugar) ............................ 2 vs. seven teamsFUMBLES LOST ................................................... 0 three times (1947 Sun, 1981 Peach, 1998 Music City) ......................... 3 three times (1968 Liberty, 1998 Gator,

2000 Sugar)YARDS PENALIZED ............................................. 20 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator ................................................................... 120 vs. Mississippi, 1968 LibertyPOINTS SCORED ................................................ 45 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence.......................................................... 3 vs. North Carolina, 1998 GatorRUSHING TOUCHDOWNS .................................. 5 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator ..................................................................... 0 twice (1996 Orange, 1998 Gator)PASSING TOUCHDOWNS ................................... 3 vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange ................................................................... 0 vs. seven teamsPOINTS IN A QUARTER ...................................... 21 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence (2nd quarter)POINTS IN A HALF ............................................... 28 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence (1st half) ........................................... 0 vs. four teams

vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City (2nd half)

Tech Defensive High and Low Marks

BEST WORSTFIRST DOWNS ..................................................... 11 twice (1966 Liberty, 1993 Independence) ............................................ 25 vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange

Rushing ........................................................ 3 twice (1966 Liberty, 1993 Independence) .............................................. 15 vs. Nebraska, 1996 OrangePassing ........................................................ 2 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence ......................................................... 13 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator

RUSHING YARDS ................................................ 20 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence.......................................................... 369 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 SunPASSING YARDS ................................................. 49 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence ....................................................... 329 vs. Florida State, 2000 SugarTOTAL OFFENSE ................................................. 163 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty ...................................................................... 495 vs. Tennessee, 1994 GatorOFFENSIVE PLAYS ............................................. 56 vs. N.C. State, 1986 Peach ................................................................. 79 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator

Rushing Att. .................................................. 23 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar .............................................................. 55 vs. Air Force, 1984 IndependencePassing Att. .................................................. 7 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence ......................................................... 44 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator

PASSES COMPLETED ........................................ 5 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun ........................................................................ 21 vs. Clemson, 2001 GatorPASSES INTERCEPTED ..................................... 3 three times (1947 Sun, 1995 Sugar, 1998 Music City) .......................... 0 vs. six teamsFUMBLES RECOVERED ..................................... 2 vs. three teams ...................................................................................... 0 vs. seven teamsPOINTS GIVEN UP .............................................. 7 vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City ................................................................ 46 vs. Florida State, 2000 SugarPOINTS GIVEN UP (QUARTER) ..............................................................................................................................................21 vs. Tennessee, 1994 GatorPOINTS GIVEN UP (HALF) .................................. 0 three times (1966 Liberty, 1995 Sugar, 1998 Music City) ...................... 35 vs. Tennessee, 1994 GatorRUSHING TDS ALLOWED ................................... 0 six times (1986 Peach, 1993 Independence, ......................................... 4 twice (1994 Gator, 1996 Orange)

..................................................................... 1995 Sugar,1998 Music City, 2000 Sugar, 2001 Gator)PASSING TDS ALLOWED .................................... 0 vs. three teams ...................................................................................... 4 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN DRIVE BY TECH: 80 yards vs. Miami, 1981 Peach; vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator; vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange (twice);vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar (twice); vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN DRIVE BY AN OPPONENT: 99 yards by Miami, 1981 Peach

In the nationalchampionship2000 Sugar Bowlgame, the Hokiesput up a schoolbowl-record 503yards of totaloffense.


Tech Increases Exposure– and Wins – on TV

2000 Hokiesvs. Akron (hW, 52-23) 9/2 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. East Carolina (aW, 45-28) 9/7 ESPN (national)vs. Rutgers (hW, 49-0) 9/16 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Boston College (aW, 48-34) 9/30 CBS (split national)vs. Temple (hW, 35-13) 10/7 ESPN Regionalvs. West Virginia (hW, 48-20) 10/12 ESPN (national)vs. Syracuse (aW, 22-14) 10/21 ESPN (national)vs. Pittsburgh (hW, 37-34) 10/28 CBS (regional)vs. Miami (aL, 21-41) 11/4 CBS (national)vs. UCF (aW, 44-21) 11/11 ESPN Regionalvs. Virginia (hW, 42-21) 11/25 ESPN (national)vs. Clemson (nW 9, 41-20) 1/1/01 NBC (national)

1999 Hokiesvs. Clemson (hW, 31-11) 9/23 ESPN (national)vs. Virginia (aW, 31-7) 10/2 ESPN2 (national)vs. Rutgers (aW, 58-20) 10/9 ESPN Regionalvs. Syracuse (hW, 62-0) 10/16 ESPN (national)vs. Pittsburgh (aW, 30-17) 10/30 ESPN2 (national)vs. West Virginia (aW, 22-20) 11/6 CBS (national)vs. Miami (hW, 43-10) 11/13 ESPN (national)vs. Temple (aW, 62-7) 11/20 ESPN2 (national)vs. Boston College (hW, 38-14) 11/26 CBS (national)vs. Florida State (nL 7, 29-46) 1/4/00 ABC (national)

1998 Hokiesvs. East Carolina (aW, 38-3) 9/5 Home Team Sports (regional)vs. Miami (aW, 27-20 OT) 9/19 ESPN (national)vs. Pittsburgh (hW, 27-7) 9/26 ESPN2 (national)vs. Boston College (aW, 17-0) 10/8 ESPN (national)vs. West Virginia (hW, 27-13) 10/31 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Syracuse (aL, 26-28) 11/14 ESPN2 (national)vs. Virginia (hL, 32-36) 11/28 ESPN (national)vs. Alabama (nW 10, 38-7) 12/29 ESPN (national)

1997 Hokiesvs. Rutgers (aW, 59-19) 8/30 ESPN (national)vs. Syracuse (hW, 31-3) 9/13 ESPN (national)vs. Boston College (hW, 17-7) 10/11 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. West Virginia (aL, 17-30) 10/25 CBS (regional)vs. Miami (hW, 27-25) 11/8 ESPN2 (national)vs. Virginia (aL, 20-34) 11/29 ESPN (national)vs. North Carolina (nL 9, 3-42) 1/1/98 NBC (national)

1996 Hokiesvs. Boston College (aW, 45-7) 9/14 ESPN (national)vs. Rutgers (hW, 30-14) 9/21 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Syracuse (aL, 21-52) 9/28 CBS (regional)vs. Pittsburgh (hW, 34-17) 10/26 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. East Carolina (hW, 35-14) 11/9 ESPN2 (national)vs. Miami (aW, 21-7) 11/16 CBS (regional)vs. West Virginia (hW, 31-14) 11/23 ESPN2 (national)vs. Virginia (hW, 26-9) 11/29 CBS (national)vs. Nebraska (nL 8, 41-21) 12/31 CBS (national)

1995 Hokiesvs. Boston College (hL, 14-20) 9/7 ESPN (national)vs. Miami (hW, 13-7) 9/23 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Pittsburgh (aW, 26-16) 9/30 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. West Virginia (aW, 27-0) 10/28 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Syracuse (hW, 31-7) 11/4 ABC (regional)vs. Virginia (aW, 36-29) 11/18 ABC (regional)vs. Texas (nW 7, 28-10) 12/31 ABC (national)

1994 Hokiesvs. Boston College (aW, 12-7) 9/17 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. West Virginia (hW, 34-6) 9/22 ESPN (national)vs. Syracuse (aL, 20-28) 10/1 ABC (regional)vs. Miami (aL, 3-24) 10/29 ABC (regional)vs. Virginia (hL, 23-42) 11/19 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Tennessee (nL 6, 23-45) 12/30 WTBS (cable)

1993 Hokiesvs. Miami (aL, 2-20) 9/18 Sunshine Network (Florida)vs. West Virginia (aL, 13-14) 10/2 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Boston College (aL, 34-48) 11/6 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Syracuse (hW, 45-24) 11/13 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Virginia (aW, 20-17) 11/20 Jefferson-Pilot (regional)vs. Indiana (nW 3, 45-20) 12/31 ESPN (national)

1992 Hokiesvs. East Carolina (aL, 27-30) 9/12 Pirate Network (regional)vs. Temple (aW, 26-7) 9/19 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Miami (hL, 23-43) 10/24 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Syracuse (aL, 9-28) 11/7 BIG EAST Network (regional

1991 Hokiesvs. West Virginia (aW, 20-14) 10/5 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Florida State (nL 5, 20-33) 10/12 BIG EAST Network (regional)vs. Virginia (aL, 0-38) 11/23 Jefferson-Pilot (regional)

1990 Hokiesvs. Maryland (aL, 13-20) 9/1 Jefferson-Pilot (regional)vs. Virginia (hW, 38-13) 11/24 ESPN (national)

1989 Hokiesvs. Akron (hW, 29-3) 9/2 SportsChannel America (cable); WJPR-TVvs. Clemson (hL, 7-27) 9/16 WJPR-TV (state)vs. Temple (hW, 23-0) 9/23 WJPR-TV (state)vs. Florida State (hL,7-41) 10/14 WJPR-TV (state)vs. Tulane (hW, 30-13) 10/28 SportsChannel America (cable); WJPR-TVvs. Vanderbilt (aW, 18-0) 11/4 WJPR-TV (state)

1988 Hokiesvs. Clemson (aL, 7-40) 9/3 Jefferson-Pilot (regional)

1986 Hokiesvs. Clemson (aW, 20-14) 9/13 Jefferson-Pilot (regional)vs. Syracuse (aW, 26-17) 9/20 Creative Sports Marketing (regional)vs. West Virginia (hW, 13-7) 10/4 Creative Sports Marketing (regional)vs. Temple (nF 4, 13-29) 10/18 WDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZ (state)vs. Richmond (aW, 17-10) 11/8 WDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZ (state)vs. N.C. State (nW 2, 25-24) 12/31 Mizlou (national)

1985 Hokiesvs. Syracuse (hW, 24-14) 9/28 Home Team Sports (regional)vs. William & Mary (hW, 40-14) 10/12 Home Team Sports (regional)vs. Louisville (hW, 41-17) 11/9 Home Team Sports (regional)

1984 Hokiesvs. West Virginia (hL, 7-14) 9/15 USA Network (cable)vs. Duke (hW, 27-0) 10/13 Home Team Sports (regional)vs. Air Force (nL 3, 7-23) 12/15 Mizlou Network, ESPN (cable)

1983 Hokiesvs. West Virginia (aL, 0-13) 10/15 CBS (regional)

1982 Hokiesvs. Miami (hL, 8-14) 9/18 CBS (regional)vs. Duke (aW, 22-21) 10/9 CBS (regional)vs. Virginia (hW, 21-14) 11/25 WTBS (cable)

1981 Hokiesvs. VMI (hL, 0-6) 11/21 ABC (regional)

1980 Hokiesvs. Wake Forest (aW, 16-7) 9/6 ABC (regional)vs. Florida State (aL, 7-31) 11/8 ABC (regional)vs. Miami (nL 2, 10-20) 1/2/81 CBS (national)

1979 Hokiesvs. Florida State (hL, 10-17) 9/29 ABC (regional)

1978 Hokiesvs. Clemson (aL, 7-38) 10/7 ABC (regional)

1968 Hokiesvs. Mississippi (nL1, 17-34) 12/14 ABC (national)

1966 Hokiesvs. Florida State (hW, 23-21) 10/29 ABC (regional)vs. Miami (nL1, 7-14) 12/10 ABC (national)

1959 Hokiesvs. Florida State (hL, 6-7) 10/10 WSLS/Chesley Co. (regional)

Overall Television Record .................................................... 69-38Last Five Seasons ............................................................... 43-10Under Coach Beamer .......................................................... 55-26Home Television Record ...................................................... 36-11Away Television Record ....................................................... 28-18Neutral Television Record ........................................................ 5-9

1. Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn.2. Peach Bowl; Atlanta, Ga.3. Independence Bowl; Shreveport, La.4. Oyster Bowl; Norfolk, Va. (regular season)5. Orlando, Fla. (regular season)6. Gator Bowl; Gainesville, Fla.7. Sugar Bowl; New Orleans, La.8. Orange Bowl; Miami, Fla.9. Gator Bowl; Jacksonville, Fla.

10. Music City Bowl; Nashville, Tenn.

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