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Longest run from scrimmage:
97
yards, rb Larry Key of Florida State,
Nov. 20, 1976, at Tallahassee
Longest pass completion:
97 yards,
qb Tim Hasselbeck to wr Dedrick
Dewalt of Boston College, Nov. 26,
1999, at Blacksburg
Longest kickoff return:
100 yards,
Leon Bright of Florida State, Nov.
16, 1974, at Tallahassee and Jim
Stewart of Tulsa, Nov. 6, 1976, at
Blacksburg
Longest punt return:
90 yards,
Danny Ezechukwu of Purdue, Sept.
20, 1957, at West Lafayette, Ind.
Longest interception return:
99 yards, Marcus Mauney of
West Virginia, Nov. 23, 1974, at
Blacksburg
Longest field goal:
56 yards, Ken
Stadlin of Virginia, Sept. 29, 1984,
at Blacksburg
Longest punt:
78 yards, Mark
Fazzolari of West Virginia, Nov. 6,
1999, at Morgantown, W.Va.
RUNNING PLAYS
Yds.
Player
Opponent
Date
96 qb Bob Schweickert . . . . Wake Forest . . . . . 11/10/62
89 rb Roscoe Coles . . . . . .Auburn . . . . . . . . 10/4/75
88 fb Ken Edwards . . . . . .Florida State . . . . . . 11/2/68
87 tb Kevin Jones . . . . . . .Temple . . . . . . . 11/10/01
86 tb J.C. Coleman . . . . . .Duke . . . . . . . . 10/13/12
84 tb Ryan Williams . . . . . .Miami . . . . . . . . 11/20/10
82 hb Phil Rogers . . . . . . .VMI . . . . . . . . . 11/15/75
82 qb Michael Vick . . . . . . Boston College . . . . .9/30/00
81 qb Al Clark . . . . . . . . Rutgers . . . . . . . . 8/30/97
80 tb Kevin Jones . . . . . . .Pittsburgh . . . . . . . 11/8/03
77 qb Warren Price . . . . . . William & Mary . . . . . 9/16/61
77n tb Tommy Francisco . . . . Wake Forest . . . . . . 9/18/65
77 qb David Lamie . . . . . . William & Mary . . . . . 10/8/77
77 tb Trey Edmunds . . . . . Alabama . . . . . . . .8/31/13
76 fb George Constantinides . .Richmond . . . . . . 10/21/67
76 fb Jarrett Ferguson . . . . .Syracuse . . . . . . 11/14/98
76 tb Chris Mangus . . . . . .Western Carolina . . . . 9/7/13
75 qb Michael Vick . . . . . . Temple . . . . . . . 11/20/99
75 qb Bryan Randall . . . . . .Syracuse . . . . . . 10/11/03
PASS PLAYS
Yds.
Players (Opponent)
Date
91 qb Steve Casey to wb Sidney Snell (VMI) . . . . . . 11/17/79
88 qb Erik Chapman to se Donald Wayne Snell (UR) . . . .11/8/86
87 qb Bryan Randall to se Ernest Wilford (Syracuse) . . . .11/9/02
87n qb Bryan Randall to te Keith Willis (Syracuse) . . . . . 11/9/02
85n qb Jim Druckenmiller to fl Bryan Still (Pittsburgh) . . . . 9/30/95
85 qb Logan Thomas to se Marcus Davis (Pittsburgh) . . . 9/15/12
83 qb Treg Koel to se Antonio Freeman (West Va.) . . . . .9/26/92
83n qb Logan Thomas to fl Willie Byrn (UNC) . . . . . . .10/5/13
81n qb Tyrod Taylor to fl Danny Coale (Nebraska) . . . . . .9/19/09
80 hb Phil Rogers to wr Ricky Scales (Virginia) . . . . . 10/20/73
80 qb Jim Druckenmiller to fl Bryan Still (Boston College) . . 9/7/95
80 qb Al Clark to fl Marcus Gildersleeve (Rutgers) . . . . .8/30/97
80 qb Bryan Randall to Eddie Royal (Georgia Tech) . . . 10/28/04
80 qb Bryan Randall to Josh Morgan (Auburn) . . . . . . .1/3/05
80 qb Ju-Ju Clayton to se Marcus Davis (Boston College) 10/10/09
78 qb Don Strock to se Jimmy Quinn (Ohio) . . . . . . 10/23/71
78 qb Will Furrer to tb Vaughn Hebron (West Va.) . . . . .10/6/90
75 qb Bryan Randall to se Ernest Wilford (Syracuse) . . . .11/9/02
75 qb Michael Brewer to wr Isaiah Ford (Tulsa) . . .12/26/15
n: non-scoring plays
A PUNT WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:
VT Sept. 24, 2016 Greg Stroman vs. East Carolina,
at Virginia Tech, 87 yards
Opp. Nov. 16, 2013 William Likely of Maryland, at
Virginia Tech, 63 yards
A KICKOFF WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:
VT Oct. 6, 2012 Demitri Knowles at North Carolina,
93 yards
Opp. Aug. 31, 2013 Christion Jones of Alabama, at
Atlanta, Ga., 94 yards
A PASS INTERCEPTION WAS RETURNED FOR A
TOUCHDOWN:
VT Sept. 12, 2015 Andrew Motuapuaka vs. Furman,
18 yards
Opp. Nov. 12, 2015 Brent Mitchell of Georgia Tech,
at Georgia Tech, 32 yards
A PUNT WAS BLOCKED:
VT Sept. 24, 2016 Cam Phillips vs East Carolina
Opp. Nov. 21, 2015 Bug Howard of North Carolina,
at Virginia Tech
A PUNT WAS BLOCKED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:
VT Sept. 19, 2015 Terrell Edmunds at Purdue, Anthony
Shegog returned 15 yards for TD
Opp. Aug. 30, 2008 T.J. Lee of ECU blocked a punt and
returned it for a TD, at Charlotte, N.C.
A SAFETY WAS RECORDED:
VT Sept. 24, 2016 East Carolina QB sacked in end
zone at Virginia Tech
Opp. Dec. 6, 2008 Tech punter intentionally ran out of
end zone vs. Boston College, at
Tampa, Fla.
A FUMBLE WAS RECOVERED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:
VT Nov. 9, 2013 Demitri Knowles at Miami (offensive)
Opp. Dec. 28, 2012 Khaseem Greene of Rutgers, at
Orlando, Fla.
A FUMBLE WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:
VT Nov. 26, 2016 Andrew Motuapuaka vs. Virginia,
70 yards
Opp. Sept. 3, 2016 Alpha Jalloh of Liberty at
Virginia Tech, 71 yards
TEAMMATES RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN SAME GAME:
VT Oct. 2, 2010 Darren Evans (160) and Tyrod Taylor
(121) at NC State
Opp. Oct. 23, 2014 DukeJohnson(249)andGusEdwards
(115) of Miami, at Virginia Tech
A QB SURPASSED THE CENTURY MARK IN
RUSHING AND PASSING IN ONE GAME:
VT Oct. 26, 2013 Logan Thomas (101 rushing; 214
passing) vs. Duke
Opp. Oct. 24, 2015 Thomas Sirk (109 rushing; 270
passing) of Duke, at Virginia Tech
PUNT RETURNS
Yds. Player
Opponent
Date
95 Frank Loria.................... Miami..........................11/4/67
94 Kyshoen Jarrett............ Pittsburgh..................9/15/12
87 André Davis.................. East Carolina.............. 9/7/00
87 Greg Stroman..........East Carolina....... 9/24/16
84 Justin Harper................ Kansas.......................... 1/3/08
82 Bob Schweickert........ VMI........................... 11/28/63
82 Eddie Royal.................. Clemson.....................10/6/07
80 Frank Loria.................... Geo. Washington....9/24/66
80 Frank Loria.................... Florida State........... 10/29/66
80 Antonio Freeman......... Pittsburgh............... 10/22/94
80 Jayron Hosley............... Central Michigan......10/9/10
77 Billy Hardee.................. Virginia..................... 10/19/74
KICKOFF RETURNS
Yds. Player
Opponent
Date
100 Larry Fallen................... Clemson.....................10/7/78
100 Victor Harris................. Clemson.....................10/6/07
99 Tommy Walker............. VMI........................... 11/28/63
99 Eddie Hunter................ South Carolina...... 10/11/86
98 Dyrell Roberts.............. Alabama....................... 9/5/09
96 Terry Strock.................. Virginia..................... 10/21/61
96 Billy Hardee.................. South Carolina.........10/6/73
95 Dickie Longerbeam.... Richmond..................9/25/65
93 Tommy Francisco........ VMI........................... 11/25/65
93 Demitri Knowles.......... North Carolina..........10/6/12
INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Yds. Player
Opponent
Date
100 s Keion Carpenter....... Miami....................... 11/16/96
98 lb Jamel Smith.............. Rutgers.................... 11/21/98
96 fs Willie Pile.................. Miami..........................12/7/02
95 s Kirk Alexander........... Cincinnati................ 10/19/91
94 s Ashley Lee................. Vanderbilt................ 11/12/83
90 lb Randy Cockrell....... Navy............................10/3/87
88n hb Johnny Watkins...... William & Mary....... 10/15/60
88 fs Ashley Lee................ Vanderbilt................ 11/12/83
87 lb Clarence Culpepper.. William & Mary..........9/23/67
85 lb Mike Johnson........... Appalachian St...... 10/23/82
85 rov Pierson Prioleau... Boston College........10/8/98
FIELD GOALS
Yds. Player
Opponent
Date
61 c Wayne Latimer......... Florida State........... 10/11/75
59 c Dave Strock.............. So. Mississippi.........11/4/72
56 s Paul Engle................. Virginia..................... 10/15/77
56 s Cody Journell............ Boston College........11/2/13
55 c Jack Simcsak............ Kentucky................. 10/11/69
55 c Dave Strock.............. So. Mississippi.........11/4/72
53 s Shayne Graham....... Clemson.....................9/12/98
55 c Wayne Latimer......... Virginia..................... 10/20/73
53 c Dave Strock.............. Oklahoma State.... 10/14/72
52 s Shayne Graham....... Pittsburgh............... 10/30/99
52 s Jud Dunlevy............... UNC............................9/29/07
52 s Chris Hazley.............. UNC......................... 11/13/10
51 c Wayne Latimer......... Houston.................. 10/12/73
c: conventional-style s: soccer-style
PUNTS
Yds. Player
Opponent
Date
78 Gene Fisher.................. at West Virginia .... 10/28/67
75 Jimmy Kibble................ at Pittsburgh.......... 11/22/97
75 Michael Branthover..... at Duke.................... 10/29/11
71 Bill Renner.................... Appalachian State.10/24/81
70 Jack Simcsak............... at Richmond..............10/4/69
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