Virginia Tech Football

Under NCAA Rules, Virginia Tech does not count statistics from bowl games in the team or individual statistical totals for games prior to the 2002 season.

Game Results

				Overall	Conference
Date	Opponent	Score		Record	Record	Time	Attendance
September 7, 1996	at Akron	W	21-18	1-0	0-0	3:03	12,993
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	W	45-7	2-0	1-0	3:20	44,500
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	W	30-14	3-0	2-0	3:18	47,204
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	L	21-52	3-1	2-1	3:16	49,069
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	W	38-0	4-1	3-1	2:44	44,208
October 26, 1996	PITT *	W	34-17	5-1	4-1	3:14	43,625
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	W	47-16	6-1	4-1	2:55	35,643
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	W	35-14	7-1	4-1	3:06	49,128
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	W	21-7	8-1	5-1	3:24	38,814
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	W	31-14	9-1	6-1	3:34	50,086
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	W	26-9	10-1	6-1	3:15	50,128
* - Conference Game

Virginia Tech Game-by-Game

		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				Kick Return				Punt Return				Total
Date	Opponent	No.	Yds	TD	Long	No.	Yds	TD	Long	C-A-I	Yds	TD	Long	No.	Yds	TD	Long	No.	Yds	TD	Long	Offense
September 7, 1996	at Akron	54	216	2	20	11	81	1	13	11-22-0	81	1	13	3	54	0	24	8	61	0	21	297
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	45	215	4	21	14	241	2	28	14-25-1	241	2	28	2	47	0	33	4	29	0	5	456
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	49	234	2	23	24	282	1	33	24-37-1	282	1	33	2	36	0	23	3	-1	0	4	516
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	36	111	2	17	11	157	0	52	11-25-3	157	0	52	7	116	0	19	2	68	1	60	268
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	46	349	4	73	5	112	1	64	5-11-0	112	1	64	1	19	0	19	7	88	0	21	461
October 26, 1996	PITT *	48	265	3	28	10	191	2	71	10-20-0	191	2	71	4	67	0	25	5	30	0	15	456
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	63	330	3	35	7	114	2	65	7-18-0	114	2	65	3	115	0	61	5	43	0	11	444
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	51	323	2	62	15	268	3	65	15-23-0	268	3	65	4	91	0	48	6	55	0	18	591
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	41	120	1	22	15	202	1	34	15-24-0	202	1	34	2	21	0	13	2	25	0	20	322
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	38	127	2	39	16	238	2	35	16-28-1	238	2	35	3	38	0	16	3	16	0	9	365
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	47	216	2	33	15	197	2	72	15-22-0	197	2	72	4	74	0	29	2	35	0	24	413
Virginia Tech		518	2506	27	73	143	2083	17	72	143-255-6	2083	17	72	35	678	0	61	47	449	1	60	4589
Opponent		385	1232	9	80	184	2245	10	74	184-384-12	2243	10	74	40	810	0	52	15	186	1	32	3475
Games Played: 11 Avg per rush: 4.8 Avg per catch: 14.6 Pass efficiency: 141.99 Kick ret avg: 19.4 Punt ret avg: 9.6 All purpose avg/game: 540.6 Total offense avg/gm: 417.2

		Tackles					Sacks		Fumble			Int			Pass	Blocked	PAT
Date	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	Yds	No.	Yds	FF	FR	Yds	No.	Yds	QBH	BRUP	Kick	Kicks	Rush	Recv	Safety	Points
September 7, 1996	at Akron	52	41	93	8.0	26	4.0	30	0	0	0	0	0	12	5	0	1-2	0	1	0	21
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	64	45	109	1.0	1	7.0	70	0	0	0	1	18	13	4	2	6-6	0	0	0	45
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	40	29	69	3.0	3	4.0	21	2	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	3-3	0	0	0	30
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	66	54	120	3.0	4	3.0	18	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	3-3	0	0	0	21
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	59	41	100	5.0	11	5.0	28	0	0	0	1	45	13	5	1	5-5	0	0	0	38
October 26, 1996	PITT *	57	41	98	4.0	22	2.0	25	0	0	0	2	57	12	6	0	4-5	0	0	0	34
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	40	35	75	4.0	7	0.0	0	1	1	10	2	0	8	8	2	5-5	0	0	0	47
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	40	37	77	6.0	20	5.0	44	0	0	0	2	0	9	4	0	5-5	0	0	0	35
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	52	32	84	5.0	23	3.0	27	0	0	0	2	100	10	4	1	3-3	0	0	0	21
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	39	48	87	2.0	7	5.0	41	0	1	8	1	11	0	10	0	4-4	0	0	0	31
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	72	38	110	1.0	1	3.0	25	3	1	0	1	0	25	9	0	2-3	0	0	0	26
Virginia Tech		581	441	1022	42.0	125	41.0	329	7	7	18	12	231	106	60	7	41-44	0	1	0	349
Opponent		413	444	857	48.0	193	16.0	114	7	17	0	6	45	2	32	2	19-21	0	0	1	168

		Punting									Field Goals			Kickoffs
Date	Opponent	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	Blocked	TB	FC	50+	Inside 20	Made-Att	Long	Blocked	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
September 7, 1996	at Akron	7	263	37.6	47	0	2	0	0	2	0-0	0	0	5	286	57.2	2	0
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	3	57	19.0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	26	0	8	461	57.6	1	1
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	2	78	39.0	43	0	0	1	0	0	3-4	35	0	7	442	63.1	5	1
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	6	190	31.7	45	1	0	2	0	0	0-0	0	0	4	220	55.0	0	1
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	4	158	39.5	48	0	1	2	0	3	1-2	20	0	7	433	61.9	3	0
October 26, 1996	PITT *	5	179	35.8	43	0	0	2	0	0	0-1	0	0	6	370	61.7	1	0
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	1	29	29.0	29	0	0	0	0	0	4-5	32	0	10	589	58.9	3	0
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	5	156	31.2	48	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0	0	5	278	55.6	1	1
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	5	153	30.6	45	0	0	1	0	2	0-1	0	0	4	223	55.8	2	1
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	8	347	43.4	51	0	2	0	2	1	1-1	21	0	6	288	48.0	0	1
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	5	215	43.0	60	0	1	2	1	4	0-1	0	0	5	310	62.0	0	0
Virginia Tech		51	1825	35.8	60	2	6	10	3	13	10-17	35	0	67	3900	58.2	18	6
Opponent		78	2977	38.2	70	5	5	6	12	11	7-11	49	0	39	2250	57.7	5	0

Opponent Game-by-Game

		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				Kick Return				Punt Return				Total
Date	Opponent	No.	Yds	TD	Long	No.	Yds	TD	Long	C-A-I	Yds	TD	Long	No.	Yds	TD	Long	No.	Yds	TD	Long	Offense
September 7, 1996	at Akron	34	30	1	16	18	197	1	24	18-38-0	195	1	24	2	41	0	25	1	3	0	3	225
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	34	55	0	14	25	221	1	16	25-42-1	221	1	16	6	141	0	35	2	20	0	5	276
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	27	41	1	10	14	203	1	36	14-30-0	203	1	36	1	8	0	8	1	12	0	12	244
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	62	338	3	72	8	123	2	48	8-12-0	123	2	48	3	73	0	33	1	25	1	4	461
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	37	94	0	21	10	103	0	27	10-25-1	103	0	27	4	88	0	33	0	0	0	0	197
October 26, 1996	PITT *	36	76	2	15	15	160	0	24	15-36-2	160	0	24	5	137	0	52	2	43	0	28	236
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	22	81	1	37	17	255	1	65	17-34-2	255	1	65	6	90	0	21	1	3	0	0	336
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	24	47	0	15	17	258	2	74	17-35-2	258	2	74	3	59	0	22	0	0	0	0	305
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	29	110	0	30	28	340	1	32	28-48-2	340	1	32	1	15	0	15	1	6	0	6	450
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	39	129	1	16	20	209	1	24	20-52-1	209	1	24	4	69	0	29	5	71	0	32	338
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	41	231	0	80	12	176	0	33	12-32-1	176	0	33	5	89	0	26	1	3	0	3	407
Opponent Totals		385	1232	9	80	184	2245	10	74	184-384-12	2243	10	74	40	810	0	52	15	186	1	32	3475
Virginia Tech		518	2506	27	73	143	2083	17	72	143-255-6	2083	17	72	35	678	0	61	47	449	1	60	4589
Games Played: 11 Avg per rush: 3.2 Avg per catch: 12.2 Pass efficiency: 99.33 Kick ret avg: 20.3 Punt ret avg: 12.4 All purpose avg/game: 410.7 Total offense avg/gm: 315.9

		Tackles					Sacks		Fumble			Int			Pass	Blocked	PAT
Date	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	Yds	No.	Yds	FF	FR	Yds	No.	Yds	QBH	BRUP	Kick	Kicks	Rush	Recv	Safety	Points
September 7, 1996	at Akron	42	60	102	4.5	19	3.0	19	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1-2	0	0	1	21
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	51	0	51	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	16	0	1	1	1-1	0	0	0	45
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	43	10	53	7.0	32	2.0	20	1	2	0	1	2	1	7	0	2-2	0	0	0	30
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	45	10	55	5.0	25	2.0	9	0	1	0	3	27	1	9	1	7-7	0	0	0	21
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	32	14	46	2.0	16	2.0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0-0	0	0	0	38
October 26, 1996	PITT *	35	58	93	4.5	10	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2-2	0	0	0	34
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	43	57	100	5.0	12	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0	0	0	47
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	32	71	103	5.0	9	1.0	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2-2	0	0	0	35
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	25	60	85	6.0	25	2.0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1-1	0	0	0	21
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	37	41	78	4.0	17	2.0	14	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2-2	0	0	0	31
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	28	63	91	5.0	28	2.0	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0	0	0	26
Opponent Totals		413	444	857	48.0	193	16.0	114	7	17	0	6	45	2	32	2	19-21	0	0	1	168
Virginia Tech		581	441	1022	42.0	125	41.0	329	7	7	18	12	231	106	60	7	41-44	0	1	0	349

		Punting									Field Goals			Kickoffs
Date	Opponent	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	Blocked	TB	FC	50+	Inside 20	Made-Att	Long	Blocked	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
September 7, 1996	at Akron	9	417	46.3	69	0	0	0	1	1	1-1	31	0	3	182	60.7	0	0
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	5	168	33.6	56	1	0	0	1	2	0-1	0	0	2	109	54.5	0	0
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	8	260	32.5	44	0	0	2	0	2	0-0	0	0	3	195	65.0	1	0
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	4	155	38.8	70	1	0	1	2	2	1-1	23	0	9	567	63.0	2	0
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	11	402	36.5	53	1	1	0	1	0	0-0	0	0	1	55	55.0	0	0
October 26, 1996	PITT *	8	361	45.1	54	0	1	0	4	2	1-1	49	0	4	205	51.3	0	0
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	6	129	21.5	41	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	39	0	4	226	56.5	1	0
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	8	347	43.4	55	0	1	0	2	0	0-0	0	0	4	225	56.3	0	0
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	6	223	37.2	49	0	1	1	0	1	0-2	0	0	2	92	46.0	0	0
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	8	303	37.9	51	0	1	1	1	0	0-0	0	0	3	143	47.7	0	0
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	5	212	42.4	48	0	0	1	0	1	3-4	36	0	4	251	62.8	1	0
Opponent Totals		78	2977	38.2	70	5	5	6	12	11	7-11	49	0	39	2250	57.7	5	0
Virginia Tech		51	1825	35.8	60	2	6	10	3	13	10-17	35	0	67	3900	58.2	18	6

Team Game-By-Game Comparison

		First Downs				Rushing	Passing		Total Offense	Return
Opponent	Score	Total	Rush	Pass	Pen	Att-Yards	Comp-Att-Int	Yards	Plays-Yards	Yards	Turnovers
at Akron	21-18	24 / 14	16 / 3	4 / 10	4 / 1	54-216 / 34-30	11-22-0 / 18-38-0	81 / 195	76-297 / 72-225	115 / 44	3 / 0
at Boston College *	45-7	22 / 22	7 / 5	13 / 16	2 / 1	45-215 / 34-55	14-25-1 / 25-42-1	241 / 221	70-456 / 76-276	94 / 177	1 / 1
RUTGERS *	30-14	29 / 13	15 / 2	14 / 10	0 / 1	49-234 / 27-41	24-37-1 / 14-30-0	282 / 203	86-516 / 57-244	35 / 22	3 / 1
at Syracuse *	21-52	12 / 20	5 / 14	6 / 6	1 / 0	36-111 / 62-338	11-25-3 / 8-12-0	157 / 123	61-268 / 74-461	184 / 125	4 / 3
TEMPLE *	38-0	16 / 12	12 / 7	2 / 4	2 / 1	46-349 / 37-94	5-11-0 / 10-25-1	112 / 103	57-461 / 62-197	152 / 88	1 / 1
PITT *	34-17	23 / 16	16 / 8	5 / 7	2 / 1	48-265 / 36-76	10-20-0 / 15-36-2	191 / 160	68-456 / 72-236	154 / 180	1 / 2
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	47-16	25 / 13	19 / 2	3 / 11	3 / 0	63-330 / 22-81	7-18-0 / 17-34-2	114 / 255	81-444 / 56-336	158 / 93	1 / 3
EAST CAROLINA	35-14	25 / 14	11 / 2	11 / 11	3 / 1	51-323 / 24-47	15-23-0 / 17-35-2	268 / 258	74-591 / 59-305	146 / 59	3 / 2
at Miami *	21-7	18 / 24	5 / 6	12 / 18	1 / 0	41-120 / 29-110	15-24-0 / 28-48-2	202 / 340	65-322 / 77-450	146 / 21	0 / 2
WEST VIRGINIA *	31-14	18 / 24	5 / 11	11 / 12	2 / 1	38-127 / 39-129	16-28-1 / 20-52-1	238 / 209	66-365 / 91-338	65 / 140	2 / 2
VIRGINIA	26-9	20 / 22	11 / 10	8 / 10	1 / 2	47-216 / 41-231	15-22-0 / 12-32-1	197 / 176	69-413 / 73-407	109 / 92	1 / 2
Totals	349-168	232 / 194	122 / 70	89 / 115	21 / 9	518-2506 / 385-1232	143-255-6 / 184-384-12	2083 / 2243	773-4589 / 769-3475	1358 / 1041	20 / 19
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM / OPPONENT for each category

	3rd Down	4th Down	Time of	TOP	Avg	Avg	Avg	Punting	Penalties
Opponent	Conversions	Conversions	Possession	Margin	Yards/Rush	Yards/Pass	Yards/Play	Number-Avg	Number-Yds
at Akron	5-14 / 5-17	0-1 / 0-2	28:42 / 31:18	- 2:36	4.0 / 0.9	3.7 / 5.1	3.9 / 3.1	7-37.6 / 9-46.3	4-54 / 8-67
at Boston College *	10-16 / 3-14	0-1 / 1-5	30:16 / 29:44	0:32	4.8 / 1.6	9.6 / 5.3	6.5 / 3.6	3-19.0 / 5-33.6	6-77 / 4-42
RUTGERS *	8-15 / 4-14	1-1 / 1-2	36:38 / 23:22	13:16	4.8 / 1.5	7.6 / 6.8	6.0 / 4.3	2-39.0 / 8-32.5	4-35 / 8-38
at Syracuse *	4-13 / 12-17	0-1 / 0-0	25:48 / 34:12	- 8:24	3.1 / 5.5	6.3 / 10.3	4.4 / 6.2	6-31.7 / 4-38.8	2-17 / 6-43
TEMPLE *	4-12 / 4-16	1-1 / 0-0	28:16 / 31:44	- 3:28	7.6 / 2.5	10.2 / 4.1	8.1 / 3.2	4-39.5 / 11-36.5	6-64 / 10-68
PITT *	4-12 / 5-15	1-2 / 1-1	27:49 / 32:11	- 4:22	5.5 / 2.1	9.6 / 4.4	6.7 / 3.3	5-35.8 / 8-45.1	5-48 / 8-76
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	5-16 / 4-13	1-2 / 1-2	36:58 / 23:02	13:56	5.2 / 3.7	6.3 / 7.5	5.5 / 6.0	1-29.0 / 6-21.5	4-36 / 8-64
EAST CAROLINA	6-11 / 3-13	0-0 / 1-2	37:23 / 22:37	14:46	6.3 / 2.0	11.7 / 7.4	8.0 / 5.2	5-31.2 / 8-43.4	6-58 / 7-77
at Miami *	5-13 / 7-15	1-2 / 0-1	30:49 / 29:11	1:38	2.9 / 3.8	8.4 / 7.1	5.0 / 5.8	5-30.6 / 6-37.2	7-53 / 8-60
WEST VIRGINIA *	6-15 / 9-21	0-0 / 1-4	27:02 / 32:58	- 5:56	3.3 / 3.3	8.5 / 4.0	5.5 / 3.7	8-43.4 / 8-37.9	5-39 / 7-59
VIRGINIA	6-14 / 4-14	1-1 / 0-1	31:39 / 28:21	3:18	4.6 / 5.6	9.0 / 5.5	6.0 / 5.6	5-43.0 / 5-42.4	5-47 / 9-71
Totals	63-151 / 60-169	6-12 / 6-20	341:20 / 318:40	22:40	4.8 / 3.2	8.2 / 5.8	5.9 / 4.5	51-35.8 / 78-38.2	54-528 / 83-665
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM / OPPONENT for each category

Game Superlatives

Individual Game Highs	Virginia Tech		Opponent
Rushing	22	Ken Oxendine vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996)	21	Amos Zereoue vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996) Tiki Barber vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
Yards Rushing	163	Ken Oxendine vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	162	Tiki Barber vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
TD Rushes	3	Ken Oxendine vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	2	Tebucky Jones at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Long Rush	73	Marcus Parker vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	80	Tiki Barber vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
Pass Attempts	37	Jim Druckenmiller vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	50	Chad Johnston vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Pass Completions	24	Jim Druckenmiller vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	25	Matt Hasselbeck at Boston College (September 14, 1996)
Yards Passing	282	Jim Druckenmiller vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	258	Dan Gonzalez vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)
TD Passes	3	Jim Druckenmiller vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)	2	Donovan McNabb at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) Dan Gonzalez vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)
Long Pass	72	Jim Druckenmiller vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)	74	Dan Gonzalez vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)
Receptions	7	Michael Stuewe vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	9	Devon Scott at Akron (September 7, 1996) Yatil Green at Miami (November 16, 1996) David Saunders vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Yards Receiving	103	Cornelius White at Boston College (September 14, 1996)	152	Yatil Green at Miami (November 16, 1996)
TD Receptions	2	Bryan Jennings at Boston College (September 14, 1996) Shawn Scales vs Pitt (October 26, 1996) Cornelius White vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)	1	Carl Whitt at Akron (September 7, 1996) Todd Pollack at Boston College (September 14, 1996) Rob Seeger vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996) Deon Maddox at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) Quinton Spotwood at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) Donald Richard vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996) Larry Shannon vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996) LaMont Chappell vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996) Chris Jones at Miami (November 16, 1996) David Saunders vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Long Reception	72	Cornelius White vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)	74	Larry Shannon vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)
Field Goals	4	Shayne Graham vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996)	3	Rafael Garcia vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
Long Field Goal	35	Shayne Graham vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	49	Chris Ferencik vs Pitt (October 26, 1996)
Punts	8	Jimmy Kibble vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)	10	Josh Boies vs Temple (October 12, 1996)
Punting Average	44.0	John Thomas vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	51.7	Sean Reali at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Long Punt	60	Jimmy Kibble vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)	70	Sean Reali at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Long Punt Return	60	Cornelius White at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)	32	Alvin Swoope vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Long Kickoff Return	61	Shawn Scales vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996)	52	Curtis Anderson vs Pitt (October 26, 1996)
Tackles	18	Myron Newsome at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)	18	Damon Mason vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996)
Sacks	3.0	Cornell Brown vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)	2.0	Jason Taylor at Akron (September 7, 1996) John Thornton vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996) Duane Ashman vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
Tackles For Loss	3.0	Brandon Semones at Akron (September 7, 1996)	3.0	Jason Taylor at Akron (September 7, 1996) Duane Ashman vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
Interceptions	1	Antonio Banks at Boston College (September 14, 1996) Antonio Banks vs Temple (October 12, 1996) Antonio Banks vs Pitt (October 26, 1996) Loren Johnson vs Pitt (October 26, 1996) Antonio Banks vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996) Loren Johnson vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996) Loren Johnson vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996) Anthony Midget vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996) Keion Carpenter at Miami (November 16, 1996) Torrian Gray at Miami (November 16, 1996) Brandon Semones vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996) Torrian Gray vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)	1	Shalom Tolefree at Boston College (September 14, 1996) Peter Clarke vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996) Rod Gadson at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) Anthony Walker at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) Keith Bulluck at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) Mike Logan vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)

Team Game Highs	Virginia Tech		Opponent
Rushing	63	vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996)	62	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Yards Rushing	349	vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	338	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Yards Per Rush	7.6	vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	5.6	vs Virginia (November 29, 1996)
TD Rushes	4	at Boston College (September 14, 1996) vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	3	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Pass Attempts	37	vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	52	vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Pass Completions	24	vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	28	at Miami (November 16, 1996)
Yards Passing	282	vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	340	at Miami (November 16, 1996)
Yards Per Pass	11.7	vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)	10.3	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
TD Passes	3	vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)	2	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)
Total Plays	86	vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	91	vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Total Offense	591	vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)	461	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Yards Per Play	8.1	vs Temple (October 12, 1996)	6.2	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Points	45	at Boston College (September 14, 1996)	52	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)
Sacks By	7	at Boston College (September 14, 1996)	3	at Akron (September 7, 1996)
First Downs	29	vs Rutgers (September 21, 1996)	24	at Miami (November 16, 1996) vs West Virginia (November 23, 1996)
Penalties	7	at Miami (November 16, 1996)	10	vs Temple (October 12, 1996)
Penalty Yards	77	at Boston College (September 14, 1996)	77	vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996)
Turnovers	4	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)	3	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996)
Interceptions By	2	vs Pitt (October 26, 1996) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (November 2, 1996) vs East Carolina (November 9, 1996) at Miami (November 16, 1996)	3	at Syracuse (September 28, 1996)

Red-Zone Results

Virginia Tech Inside Opponent Red-Zone

				Times	Times	Points		Touchdown		FGs	Failed to score in RZ
Date	Opponent	Score		in RZ	scored	scored	TDs	Rush	Pass	made	FGA	downs	int.	fumb	half	game
September 7, 1996	at Akron	W	21-18	5	3	21	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	W	45-7	6	6	38	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	W	30-14	7	6	30	3	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	L	21-52	2	2	14	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	W	38-0	3	3	17	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 26, 1996	PITT *	W	34-17	4	4	27	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	W	47-16	9	7	33	3	3	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	W	35-14	5	4	28	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	W	21-7	3	2	14	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	W	31-14	3	3	17	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	W	26-9	5	4	26	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals 44 of 52 (84.6%)				52	44	265	34	23	11	10	3	2	0	3	0	0

Opponent Inside Virginia Tech Red-Zone

				Times	Times	Points		Touchdown		FGs	Failed to score in RZ
Date	Opponent	Score		in RZ	scored	scored	TDs	Rush	Pass	made	FGA	downs	int.	fumb	half	game
September 7, 1996	at Akron	W	21-18	3	3	16	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 14, 1996	at Boston College *	W	45-7	3	1	7	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
September 21, 1996	RUTGERS *	W	30-14	2	2	14	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 28, 1996	at Syracuse *	L	21-52	6	5	31	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
October 12, 1996	TEMPLE *	W	38-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 26, 1996	PITT *	W	34-17	3	2	14	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
November 2, 1996	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	W	47-16	2	1	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
November 9, 1996	EAST CAROLINA	W	35-14	2	1	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
November 16, 1996	at Miami *	W	21-7	4	1	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
November 23, 1996	WEST VIRGINIA *	W	31-14	3	2	14	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
November 29, 1996	VIRGINIA	W	26-9	4	3	9	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals 21 of 32 (65.6%)				32	21	126	16	8	8	5	1	3	5	1	1	0

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