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1 7 F O O T B A L L ME D I A G U I D E
VANCE VICE
OFFENSIVE L INE
@VanceVice
THE V I CE F I L E
Experience:
22nd season/2nd at Virginia Tech
Hometown:
Bristow, Okla.
High School:
Bristow (1985)
College:
Oklahoma State (1990);
Georgia (1993); Clemson (1999)
Playing Exp:
Oklahoma State (1985-89)
Family:
Wife – Kerry, Son – Brock,
Daughters – Savannah and Sydni
COACH I NG H I STORY
Year
School
Position
2016-17 Virginia Tech
Offensive Line
2012-15 Memphis
Offensive Line
2009-11 Louisiana-Monroe Offensive Line
2005-08 Utah State
Offensive Line
2003-04 Illinois State
Assistant Head Coach/
Offensive Line
2000-02 Illinois State
Offensive Line
1999 Murray State
Offensive Line
1996-98 Clemson
Tight Ends
1992-95 Hart County HS
Passing Coordinator/
WR/TE
1990-91 Georgia
Graduate Assistant
BOWL GAMES COACHED ( 6 )
2016 Belk
Virginia Tech
2015 Birmingham Memphis
2014 Miami Beach Memphis
1997 Peach
Clemson
1996 Peach
Clemson
1991 Independence Georgia
BOWL GAMES PLAYED ( 3 )
1988 Holiday
Oklahoma State
1987 Sun
Oklahoma State
1985 Gator
Oklahoma State
PROMI NENT PUP I LS
G
Al Bond
FA-2015 – Detroit
Started 42 games at Memphis
G
Jordan Devey FA-2013 – Baltimore
Super Bowl XLIX champion with New England;
Patriots (2013-14), 49ers (2015) and Chiefs (2016)
T
Jon McLaughlin FA-2017 – Arizona
Started 49 career games at Virginia Tech
TE
Keavon Milton FA-2013 – New Orleans
Browns, Seahawks and Patriots (2013-16)
G
Shawn Murphy D4-2008 – Miami
Dolphins, Bucaneers, Panthers, and Broncos
(2008-11)
T
Donald Penn FA-2006 – Minnesota
144 career games with Buccaneers (2006-13),
Raiders (2014-15). 2011 Pro Bowler
C
Ryan Tonnemacher
All-Western Athletic Conference
PLAY I NG H I GHL I GHTS
• Two-year starter at Oklahoma State who saw duty at
both defensive tackle and tight end.
• Blocked for a pair of Pro Football Hall of Fame running
backs in Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders.
• Was also a teammate of current Oklahoma State head
coach, Mike Gundy, who quarterbacked OSU from
1986-89.
COACH I NG H I GHL I GHTS
• Veteran offensive line coach enters his second season in
Blacksburg.
• Another longtime associate of head coach Justin Fuente,
their relationship dates back to 1999 when Vice served as
offensive line coach at Murray State and Fuente was the
Racers’ quarterback. The duo later coached together at
Illinois State before reuniting at Memphis.
• Under his direction in 2016, G Augie Conte and T Jon
McLaughlin both earned third-team All-ACC honors as the
Hokies’ blocking unit paved the way for an offense that set or
tied 10 single-season Tech records.
• Thanks to the protection of Vice’s unit in 2016, QB Jerod
Evans also enjoying a prolific campaign, setting single-season
records for total offense (4,392), passing yards (3,546) and
rushing yards by a QB (846).
• Fuente’s “Hard, Smart, Tough” mantra is personified in
Vice, who played collegiately as a defensive lineman and tight
end at Oklahoma State in the 1980s.
• Credited with helping Fuente establish a winning and
competitive culture at Memphis, taking a once moribund
program to back-to-back bowl games in 2014-15.
• During his final two campaigns at Memphis, the Tigers
compiled a 19-7 record and allowed a conference-low 32.0
sacks, cutting that sack total in half compared to the 64.0
sacks Memphis allowed in the two years prior to his arrival in
2010-11. The Tigers also set a school record, scoring 993
points over that two-season period.
• The Tigers permitted a mere 17.0 sacks in 2015 as only
nine teams in the Power Five permitted fewer. Memphis
allowed 16.0 sacks in 2014, a total that ranked 15th among
FBS squads.
• The rapid development of a blocking unit to protect QB
Paxton Lynch allowed the Memphis passer to complete
64.8 percent (555 of 856) of his passes for 6,807 yards
with 50 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, good for a 147.9
rating during the 2014-15 seasons. By contrast, Memphis
registered only 24 TD passes during the 2010 and 2011
seasons combined.
• The Memphis ground game also prospered thanks to Vice’s
blocking unit. In 2014-15, the Tigers averaged 185.0 rushing
ypg and recorded 60 rushing TDs after averaging a 87.8
rushing ypg and scoring 15 rushing TDs in 2010-11.
• To put the ascent of the Memphis rushing game in
additional perspective, Vice and the offensive staff inherited
a squad that averaged 84.0 rushing ypg in 2011. The only
FBS program that ran for fewer yards per game was Miami
(Ohio) at 73.8 ypg.
• During the 2015 campaign, Memphis scored 40.2 ppg
to rank 11th among FBS squads, while coming in 18th in
passing offense (307.5 ypg) and 19th in total offense (486.9
ypg). The Tigers also ranked eight among FBS squads on
third down, converting on 48.8 percent (101 of 207) of their
opportunites.
• Prior to rejoining Fuente at Memphis, Vice spent three
seasons at Louisiana-Monroe (2009-11) where his offensive
front paved the way for 21 rushing scores in 2009 and 22
rushing TDs in 2011. The Warhawks amassed 392.3 ypg of
total offense in 2009, the program’s highest offensive output
since joining the FBS.
• RB Frank Goodin finished the 2009 season with 1,126
rushing yards, good for the fourth-highest seasonal total in
school history, while his 13 TDs were the second-best mark
in Louisiana-Monroe history as the squad averaged 183.9
rushing ypg.
• The Warhawks were tied for 21st in the FBS by permitting
16.0 sacks in 2009.
• During Vice’s four seasons at Utah State, a quartet of his
offensive linemen earned All-Western Athletic Conference
(WAC) honors including Ryan Tonnemacher who was a two-
time Rimington Trophy Watch List nominee at center.
• Enjoyed a five-year stint Illinois State as offensive line coach
with additional responsibilities as assistant head coach.
• Three of Vice’s linemen earned All-America honors and
eight garnered All-Gateway Conference accolades at Illinois
State. In 2003, the Redbirds established a school record with
248.1 yards per game rushing and allowed just 5.0 sacks
on 367 pass attempts, tying as the fifth-lowest tally among
FCS squads.
• Part of the Hokies’ “Murray State Mafia,” joining Fuente,
Bud Foster and Charley Wiles who also spent time with the
Racers earlier in their careers.
• Spent three seasons as tight ends coach at Clemson under
head coach Tommy West from 1996-98.
• Began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under
Ray Goff at Georgia before spending three seasons in the
Georgia high school coaching ranks.