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BROOKS FIELD AT WWS • DURHAM, N.C. • NOVEMBER 5, 2016 • ATTENDANCE: 38,217
Virginia Tech QB Jerod Evans accounted for 275 yards, Tech’s defense got
just enough stops, and the Hokies’ offense held the ball for the final 4:06 of
the game in lifting the No. 23 Hokies to a hard-fought 24-21 victory over Duke.
The win moved Tech to 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the ACC and kept the Hokies tied
with North Carolina atop the Coastal Division. Tech holds the tiebreaker over
the Tar Heels by virtue of its victory over North Carolina earlier this season.
The Hokies weren’t the offensive juggernaut that they were the past two
games, finishing with 399 yards. Defensively, they allowed 227 yards rushing.
But they cobbled enough plays together to hold off a stubborn Duke team.
The Hokies – who have won seven straight in Durham going back to 1982
– led 21-7 at halftime, thanks to TD runs by Travon McMillian and Evans and a
blocked field goal returned for a touchdown by Adonis Alexander. But the Blue
Devils cut the lead to 24-21 on a 2-yard touchdown run by QB Daniel Jones
with 7:10 left.
Tech went three-and-out on the ensuing possession, but the Hokies’
defense forced a Duke punt, giving them the ball with 4:06 left. Tech never
gave up the ball, converting twice on third down to drain the clock for the win.
Evans completed 15 of 27 for 192 yards and he also rushed for 83 yards
and a touchdown. McMillian rushed for 72 yards, as Tech finished with 207
yards rushing.
GAME NOTES
• Greg Stroman’s blocked FG marked the Hokies’ fourth blocked kick of the
season (three FGs and a punt). The last time Tech blocked four kicks in a
season was 2008 when it blocked five and last blocked three FGs in one
season in 2004.
• Terrell Edmunds finished with a career-high 14 tackles, while Woody
Baron had 3.5 TFLs and has 13 on the year. He and Tremaine Edmunds
are tied for the team lead.
VIRGINIA TECH
7 14 0 3 - 24
DUKE
7 0 7 7 - 21
VT (7:35 - 1st) - McMillian 14 run (Slye kick)
DU (3:55 - 1st) - Wilson 3 run (Reed kick)
VT (12:40 - 2nd) - Alexander 75 blocked FG return (Slye kick)
VT (6:57 - 2nd) - Evans 7 run (Slye kick)
DU (4:00 - 3rd) - Jones 7 run (Reed kick)
VT (14:09 - 4th) - Slye 27 FG
DU (7:10 - 4th) - Jones 2 run (Reed kick)
TEAM STATS VT
DU
First downs
23
24
Rushing yds.
52-207
45-227
Passing yds.
192
148
Return yds.
82
27
Passes
15-27-0 18-31-0
Punts-avg.
6-35.0
7-40.3
Fumbles-lost
0-0
1-0
Penalties-yds.
6-58
6-46
Time of poss.
30:02
29:58
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing —
VT: Evans 18-83, McMillian 15-72, Rogers 8-22, Peoples 2-13, Williams
3-13, Phillips 3-8, Hodges 1-0, Team 2-(-4); DU: Jones 18-99, Wilson 21-76,
Ajeigbe 6-52.
Passing —
VT: Evans 15-27-0 192; DU: Jones 18-31-0 148.
Receiving —
VT: Ford 4-62, Phillips 3-37, Carroll 3-27, McMillian 2-33, Hodges
2-24, Murphy 1-9; DU: Taylor 6-31, Young 4-48, Schneider 2-19, Ajeigbe 2-1, Helm
1-22, Chambers 1-19, Wilson 1-5, Koppenhaver 1-3.
LANE STADIUM • BLACKSBURG, VA. • NOVEMBER 12, 2016 • ATTENDANCE: 65,632
Jerod Evans threw for a touchdown and ran for two scores, but Virginia Tech
turned the ball over four times and that was its undoing, as the No. 18 Hokies
fell 30-20 to Georgia Tech at Lane Stadium on Saturday.
With the loss, the Hokies fell to 7-3 overall, 5-2 in the ACC. Georgia Tech
moved to 6-4 overall, 3-4 in league play. Virginia Tech still can clinch the
Coastal Division crown with a win over Virginia in the regular-season finale.
The Hokies played one of their worst games of the season. They turned the
ball over four times, botched a short field-goal attempt, had a terrible snap right
before halftime that ultimately led to a Georgia Tech touchdown right before
halftime, allowed five sacks and gave up more than 300 yards rushing.
The Hokies cut a 20-0 deficit to 20-7 on a 5-yard touchdown pass from
Evans to Isaiah Ford with 12:30 left in the third quarter. They were in position
to cut into it even more on their next possession, driving to the Georgia Tech
35. But Evans threw his second interception, ending the threat.
An Evans fumble in the fourth quarter led to a 56-yard touchdown run by
Marcus Marshall. The Yellow Jackets scored 17 points off turnovers.
Marshall rushed for 143 yards for the Yellow Jackets. Backup quarterback
Matthew Jordan, playing in place of an injury.
Evans threw for 316 yards and rushed for 75 to pace the Hokies.
GAME NOTES
• Evans saw his streak of consecutive passes without an interception end
at 118 – the fifth-longest such streak in the past 30 seasons.
• Ford caught eight passes for 85 yards and the touchdown. With the
eight receptions, he broke Jarrett Boykin’s record (184, 2008-11) for
career receptions. He now has 189 in his career.
• Ford also moved into second place on the list for career receiving
yardage, passing Danny Coale (2,658, 2008-11). He now has 2,668
and needs 217 yards to pass Boykin’s all-time mark of 2,884.
• Cam Phillips set a career high with 10 receptions and now has 135 for
his career – a number that moved him into fourth place on the all-time list.
GEORGIA TECH
6 14 0 10 - 30
VIRGINIA TECH
0 0 7 13 - 20
GT (10:49 - 1st) - Butker 40 FG
GT (2:01 - 1st) - Butker 39 FG
GT (8:56 - 2nd) - Jordan 53 run (Butker kick)
GT (:30 - 2nd) - Jordan 3 run (Butker kick)
VT (12:40 - 3rd) - Ford 5 pass from Evans (Slye kick)
GT (11:01 - 4th) - Butker 35 FG
GT (9:16 - 4th) - Marshall 56 run (Butker kick)
VT (4:37 - 4th) - Evans 8 run (Slye kick)
VT (:37 - 4th) - Evans 7 run (Evans run failed)
TEAM STATS GT
VT
First downs
15
25
Rushing yds.
58-309
33-121
Passing yds.
34
316
Return yds.
19
107
Passes
2-7-0 32-45-2
Punts-avg.
6-42.5
4-40.3
Fumbles-lost
4-1
3-2
Penalties-yds.
7-35
4-35
Time of poss.
35:55
24:05
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing —
VT: Evans 18-75, McMillian 10-39, Phillips 1-12, Rogers 1-7, Williams
1-4, Carroll 1-2, Team 1-(-18); GT: Marshall 19-143, Jordan 32-121, Lynch 2-24,
Willis 3-21, Team 2-1.
Passing —
VT: Evans 32-45-2 316, Team 0-2-0 0; GT: Jordan 2-7-0 34.
Receiving —
VT: Phillips 10-82, Ford 8-85, Carroll 5-65, Rogers 4-37, Hodges
3-22, McMillian 1-17, Murphy 1-8; GT: Jeune 1-24, Stewart 1-20.
2 3
V I RG I N I A TECH 2 4
DUKE
2 1
GEORG I A TECH 3 0
2 3
V I RG I N I A TECH 2 0
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