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TEAM STATISTICS
AF
VT
First Downs
17
21
Rushes-yds.
53-227
40-101
Passing yds.
91
177
Total off.
318
278
Passes
4-19-2 18-23-0
Return yds.
82
82
Punts-avg.
3-30.7
3-40.0
Fumbles-lost
1-0
2-1
Penalties-yds.
7-73
3-25
SCORE BY QUARTER
Air Force
10 0 0 3 13
Virginia Tech
7 3 7 3 20
SCORING
AF (12:00 re 1st) - Matt Ward 15 rush (Joey
Ashcroft kick)
AF (07:36 re 1st) - Joey Ashcroft 45 FG
VT (02:26 re 1st) - Lee Suggs 16 rush (Carter
Warley kick)
VT (00:33 re 2nd) - Carter Warley 23 FG
VT (04:55 re 3rd) - Lee Suggs 1 rush (Carter
Warley kick)
AF (09:58 re 4th) - Joey Ashcroft 21 FG
VT (04:11 re 4th) - Carter Warley 37 FG
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing:
AF – Butler, 17-75
VT – Suggs, 19-70
Passing:
AF – Harridge, 4-19-2-91
VT – Randall, 18-23-0-177
Receiving: AF – Park, 1-47
VT – Wilford, 5-50
GAME SUMMARY
The Virginia Tech Hokies rallied from a 10-point
deficit to take the lead in the second half and
Ronyell Whitaker made a big defensive play in
the waning seconds as the Hokies rang in the
New Year with a 20-13 win over Air Force in
the inaugural Diamond Walnut San Francisco
Bowl at Pac Bell Park, home of Major League
Baseball’s San Francisco Giants. Whitaker
knocked away a certain touchdown pass to
preserve the Hokies’ win. Lee Suggs led Tech’s
offense with two touchdown runs.
TEAM STATISTICS
CAL
VT
First Downs
27
27
Rushes-Yards
41-136
26-153
Passing Yards
394
398
Total Offense
530
551
Passes
27-35-0 24-34-0
Return Yards
85
209
Punts-Average
4-39.8
2-41.0
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
0-0
Penalties-Yards
4-25
6-40
SCORE BY QUARTER
California
7 14 21 10 52
Virginia Tech
21 7 0 21 49
SCORING
CAL (09:56 - 1st) - A. Rodgers 1 rush (T. Fredrickson
kick)
VT (07:18 - 1st) - Bryan Randall 2 rush (Carter
Warley kick)
VT (02:44 - 1st) - Keith Willis 3 pass from Bryan
Randall (Carter Warley kick)
VT (00:50 - 1st) - Marcus Vick 36 pass from Bryan
Randall (Carter Warley kick)
CAL (09:10 - 2nd) - C. Lyman 33 pass from Rodgers
(Fredrickson kick)
VT (05:16 - 2nd) - Kevin Jones 11 rush (Carter
Warley kick)
CAL (00:30 - 2nd) - JJ Arrington 13 pass from
Rodgers (Fredrickson kick)
CAL (10:16 - 3rd) - C. Manderino 3 rush (Fredrickson
kick)
CAL (05:59 - 3rd) - A. Echemandu 9 rush
(Fredrickson kick)
CAL (00:48 - 3rd) - Rodgers 8 rush (Fredrickson kick)
VT (13:35 - 4th) - Keith Willis 22 pass from Bryan
Randall (Brandon Pace kick)
CAL (06:26 - 4th) - V. Strang 13 rush (Fredrickson
kick)
VT (04:28 - 4th) - Chris Shreve 28 pass from Bryan
Randall (Brandon Pace kick)
VT (03:11 - 4th) - DeAngelo Hall 52 punt return
(Brandon Pace kick)
CAL (00:00 - 4th) - Fredrickson 35 FG
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing:
Cal – Arrington, 11-37
VT – Jones, 16-153
Passing:
Cal – Rodgers, 27-35-0-394
VT – Randall, 24-34-0-398
Receiving: Cal – Toler, 6-84
VT – Wilford, 8-110
GAME SUMMARY
Cal kicker Tyler Fredrickson, who came into
the game having made just 14 of 29 field-goal
attempts all season, drilled a 35-yarder at
the final horn to lift California past the Hokies
52-49 at Bank One Ballpark, home of Major
League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.
Tech quarterback Bryan Randall threw for 398
yards and four touchdowns and DeAngelo Hall
returned a punt for a touchdown, but the Hokies
allowed 530 yards of offense and couldn’t stop
the Bears on their final drive.
TEAM STATISTICS
VT
AU
First Downs
19
14
Rushes-Yards
22-76
43-110
Passing Yards
299
189
Total Offense
375
299
Passes
21-38-2 11-16-1
Return Yards
71
75
Punts-Average
5-35.2
4-43.0
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-1
Penalties-Yards
7-57
4-35
SCORE BY QUARTER
Virginia Tech
0 0 0 13 13
Auburn
6 3 7 0 16
SCORING
AU (08:44 - 1st) - John Vaughn 23 FG
AU (01:10 - 1st) - John Vaughn 19 FG
AU (01:50 - 2nd) - John Vaughn 24 FG
AU (10:39 - 3rd) - D. Aromashodu 5 pass from
Jason Campbell (John Vaughn kick)
VT (06:58 - 4th) - Josh Morgan 29 pass from Bryan
Randall (Bryan Randall pass failed)
VT (02:01 - 4th) - Josh Morgan 80 pass from Bryan
Randall (Brandon Pace kick)
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing:
VT – Randall, 9-45
AU – Brown, 14-68
Passing:
VT – Randall, 21-38-2-299
AU – Campbell, 11-16-1-189
Receiving: VT – Hyman, 5-71
AU – Taylor, 5-87
GAME SUMMARY
The Virginia Tech Hokies took the Auburn
Tigers to the final two minutes of the game, but
could not pull off the upset, falling to the Tigers
16-13 at the Superdome. Trailing 16-6 with
2:13 showing on the clock, Tech cut into the
lead when quarterback Bryan Randall hit Josh
Morgan for an 80-yard touchdown strike to bring
Tech within three points with 2:01 remaining.
Auburn, though, recovered Tech’s onsides kick
and ran out the clock to register the win. Randall
accounted for 344 yards of offense in the loss.
A I R FORCE
1 3
V I RG I N I A TECH 2 0
CAL I FORN I A 5 2
V I RG I N I A TECH 4 9
V I RG I N I A TECH 1 3
AUBURN
1 6
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