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Virginia Tech (2-5-1, 1-3) 2877749
Rutgers (5-3, 3-2) 131072050
  • October 31, 1992
    Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ
  • Kickoff time: 12:09 pm
  • End of Game: 3:44 pm
  • Total elapsed time: 3:35
  • Temperature: 45
  • Wind: 14 NW
  • Weather: Cloudy; 76% humidity
  • Attendance: 28,432
  • Referee: Al Hynes
  • Umpire: Mike Semcheski
  • Linesman: Bobby McGrath
  • Line judge: Albert Riveron
  • Back judge: E. Steratore
  • Field judge: John Daniels
  • Side judge: Jerry McGee
Scoring Summary
First QuarterVTRU
TD12:12Mark Poindexter 1 yd Rush (Ryan J. Williams Kick)70
TD08:39Chris Brantley 22 yd Pass From Bryan Fortay (John Benestad Kick)77
TD05:08Vaughn Hebron 1 yd Rush (Ryan J. Williams Kick)147
TD00:51Tony Kennedy 3 yd Rush (Ryan J. Williams Kick)217
TD00:44Ken Brown 18 yd Interception Return (Ryan J. Williams Kick)287
TD00:26Craig Mitter 66 yd Rush (John Benestad Kick Failed)2813
Second QuarterVTRU
TD11:01Chris Brantley 26 yd Pass From Bryan Fortay (John Benestad Kick)2820
FG08:47John Benestad 37 yd Field Goal2823
TD00:48Bo Campbell 48 yd Pass From Maurice DeShazo (Ryan J. Williams Kick)3523
Third QuarterVTRU
TD11:47Antonio Freeman 49 yd Pass From Maurice DeShazo (Ryan J. Williams Kick)4223
TD04:36Chris Brantley 3 yd Pass From Ray Lucas (John Benestad Kick)4230
Fourth QuarterVTRU
TD09:04Craig Mitter 1 yd Rush (John Benestad Kick)4237
TD07:50Mark Poindexter 5 yd Rush (Ryan J. Williams Kick)4937
TD04:19Lance Evina 7 yd Pass From Bryan Fortay (John Benestad Kick)4944
TD00:00Chris Brantley 15 yd Pass From Bryan Fortay4950
Team Stats VT RU
FIRST DOWNS
  Rushing
  Passing
  Penalty
NET YARDS RUSHING
  Rushing Attempts
  Average Per Rush
  Rushing Touchdowns
  Yards Gained Rushing
  Yards Lost Rushing
NET YARDS PASSING
  Completions-Attempts-Int
  Average Per Attempt
  Average Per Completion
  Passing Touchdowns
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
  Total offense plays
  Average Gain Per Play
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards
PUNTS-YARDS
  Average Yards Per Punt
  Net Yards Per Punt
  Inside 20
  50+ Yards
  Touchbacks
  Fair catch
Team Stats VT RU
KICKOFFS-YARDS
  Average Yards Per Kickoff
  Net Yards Per Kickoff
  Touchbacks
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD
  Average Per Return
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD
  Average Per Return
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD
Miscellaneous Yards
Possession Time
  1st Quarter
  2nd Quarter
  3rd Quarter
  4th Quarter
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
  Touchdowns
  Field Goals
Sacks By: Number-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
Virginia Tech Rushing
Tony Kennedy
Mark Poindexter
Vaughn Hebron
Dwayne Thomas
Joe Swarm
Maurice DeShazo
Total
Rutgers Rushing
Craig Mitter
Bruce Presley
Bryan Fortay
Total
Virginia Tech Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Maurice DeShazo15-27-4
Total15-27-4
Rutgers Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Bryan Fortay24-45-5
Ray Lucas3-4-1
Total27-49-6
Virginia Tech Receiving
Antonio Freeman
Bo Campbell
Mark Poindexter
Jermaine Holmes
Steve Sanders
John Burke
Tony Kennedy
Total
Rutgers Receiving
Chris Brantley
Jim Guarantano
Mario Henry
Lance Evina
Marco Battaglia
Bruce Presley
Ed Walker
Total
Virginia Tech Punting
Robbie Colley
Total
Rutgers Punting
David Lipetz
Total
Virginia Tech All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ray Crittenden
Tyronne Drakeford
Kirk Alexander
Bo Campbell
Ken Brown
Ranall White
Tony Kennedy
Stacy Henley
Total
Rutgers All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Bruce Presley
Marshall Roberts
Bill Bailey
Malik Jackson
Marshall Roberts
Total
Virginia Tech All Purpose
Antonio Freeman
Mark Poindexter
Tony Kennedy
Bo Campbell
Vaughn Hebron
Dwayne Thomas
Ray Crittenden
Jermaine Holmes
Ranall White
Steve Sanders
Ken Brown
Joe Swarm
John Burke
Tyronne Drakeford
Kirk Alexander
Stacy Henley
Maurice DeShazo
Total
Rutgers All Purpose
Bruce Presley
Craig Mitter
Chris Brantley
Jim Guarantano
Mario Henry
Malik Jackson
Marco Battaglia
Bill Bailey
Lance Evina
Ed Walker
Marshall Roberts
Marshall Roberts
Bryan Fortay
Total
Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
None
Rutgers Field Goal Attempts
John Benestad
Virginia Tech Kickoffs
Brian Reaves
Total
Rutgers Kickoffs
John Benestad
Total
Virginia Tech Fumbles
Ray Crittenden
Maurice DeShazo
Bo Campbell
Dwayne Thomas
Rutgers Fumbles
Bryan Fortay
Marshall Roberts
Virginia Tech Drive Summary
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Qtr Spot Obtained Spot How Lost Pl-Yds
1RU17FUMBRU00TD5-17
1VT18KORU00TD10-82
1VT48PUNTRU49FUMB0-3
1RU47FUMBRU00TD9-47
1RU00INTRU00TD0-0
1VT35KOVT34INT3--1
2VT10KOVT34FUMB3-24
2VT31KORU32PUNT9-37
2VT37INTRU00TD6-63
2VT08INTVT06HALF1--2
3VT17KORU00TD7-83
3VT18DOWNSVT35INT5-17
3VT25KORU47PUNT4-28
3RU24INTRU27INT3--3
3VT17INTRU47INT12-36
4VT20KORU00TD6-80
4VT46KORU45DOWNS4-9
4VT49INTVT47PUNT3--2
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession09:2707:3108:4006:4816:5815:2832:26
Third Down Conversions3/42/52/42/55/94/99/18
Fourth Down Conversions1/11/10/00/12/20/12/3
Rutgers Drive Summary
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Qtr Spot Obtained Spot How Lost Pl-Yds
1RU26KORU17FUMB1--9
1RU20KOVT00TD7-80
1RU20KORU23PUNT3-3
1RU20KORU20INT1-0
1RU34KOVT00TD1-66
2RU43INTVT00TD11-57
2VT34FUMBVT19FG5-15
2RU04PUNTRU41INT5-37
2RU35KOVT13INT4-52
3RU27KOVT18DOWNS11-55
3VT26INTVT00TD4-26
3RU21PUNTRU23INT3-2
3RU38INTRU43INT2-5
4RU50INTVT00TD8-50
4RU07KOVT00TD11-93
4RU45DOWNSRU45INT2-0
4RU22PUNTVT00TD8-78
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession05:3307:2906:2008:1213:0214:3227:34
Third Down Conversions1/22/42/45/53/67/910/15
Fourth Down Conversions0/01/10/10/01/10/11/2
Virginia Tech Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Ken Brown6612----1-18---
P.J. Preston718-1.0/91--2--
Stacy Henley527----1-21--
Kirk Alexander415----2-44--
Rusty Pendleton314--------
Melendez Byrd4-4-1.0/12------
Eugene Mays123-1.0/8------
Jerome Preston3-3--------
Billy Swarm112--------
Leroy Charlton2-2--------
George DelRicco1121.0/5-------
William Yarborough-22-----1--
Tyronne Drakeford2-2----2-72--
Tewon Stevens1-1--------
Mike Smith1-1--------
David Wimmer1-1--------
Don Davis1-1--------
DeWayne Knight1-1--------
Bernard Basham--0---1-0----
Total4417611.0/52.0/1411-06-3110
Rutgers Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Jamil Jackson6612--------
Kelly Woodward729-----1--
Shawn Williams6-66.0/161.0/321-0-2--
Malik Jackson426----3-51---
Todd Lane516--------
Robert Sneathen4152.0/6-------
Doug Adkins3251.0/71.0/7---2--
Andrew Beckett224--------
Keif Bryant4-4--------
Anthony Cauthen213--------
Marshall Roberts3-3----1-02--
Shaun Smith3-3--------
Julius Blackwell3-3--------
Jay Bellamy3-3--------
Kory Kozak2-2--------
Ibrihim Washington2-2--------
Charles Mound2-2--------
Glenn Nave-11--------
Chris Brantley1-1--------
Luis Bido1-1--------
Scott Vaughn1-1--------
Bill Bailey--0---1-0----
Total6418829.0/293.0/022-04-517
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
Rutgers wins toss, elects to receive, VT to defend the North goal.
Reaves,B. kickoff 63 yards to the RU2, Presley,B. return 24 yards to the RU26 (Basham,B.).
RUTGERS drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at RU26Fortay,B. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the RU17 (Preston,P.J.), fumble by Fortay,B. recovered by VT Basham,B. at RU17.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, -9 yards, TOP 0:12
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:48.
1 and 10 at RU17Hebron,V. rush left for no gain to the RU17.
2 and 10 at RU17DeShazo,M. pass complete to Campbell,B. for 7 yards to the RU10 (Roberts,M.).
3 and 3 at RU10Hebron,V. rush left for 5 yards to the RU5, 1ST DOWN VT (Lane,T.;Bellamy,J.).
1 and Goal at RU05PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the RU10.
1 and Goal at RU10Hebron,V. rush left for 9 yards to the RU1 (Bellamy,J.).
2 and Goal at RU01Poindexter,M. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:12.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Reaves,B. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 2:36
RUTGERS drive start at 12:12.
1 and 10 at RU20Mitter,C. rush up middle for 19 yards to the RU39, 1ST DOWN RU (Alexander,K.).
1 and 10 at RU39Mitter,C. rush left for 6 yards to the RU45, PENALTY VT personal foul 15 yards to the VT40, 1ST DOWN RU.
1st and 10.
1 and 10 at VT40Mitter,C. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT37 (Wimmer,D.).
Timeout Rutgers, clock 10:38.
2 and 7 at VT37Fortay,B. pass complete to Evina,L. for 6 yards to the VT31 (Brown,K.).
Lucas,R. at QB for Rutgers.
3 and 1 at VT31Mitter,C. rush right for 1 yard to the VT30, 1ST DOWN RU (Swarm,B.).
Fortay,B. at QB for Rutgers.
1 and 10 at VT30Mitter,C. rush up middle for 8 yards to the VT22 (Pendleton,R.).
2 and 2 at VT22Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 22 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN RU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:39.
Benestad,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Benestad,J. kickoff 60 yards to the VT5, Crittenden,R. return 13 yards to the VT18 (Blackwell,J.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:33
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 08:39.
1 and 10 at VT18DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Freeman,A..
2 and 10 at VT18Poindexter,M. rush right for no gain to the VT18 (Beckett,A.).
3 and 10 at VT18DeShazo,M. pass complete to Freeman,A. for 63 yards to the RU19, 1ST DOWN VT, PENALTY VT clipping 10 yards to the RU29.
1st and 10.
1 and 10 at RU29DeShazo,M. pass complete to Freeman,A. for 7 yards to the RU22 (Roberts,M.).
2 and 3 at RU22Hebron,V. rush left for 5 yards to the RU17, 1ST DOWN VT (Bellamy,J.).
1 and 10 at RU17Poindexter,M. rush up middle for 3 yards to the RU14 (Jackson,M.;Kozak,K.).
2 and 7 at RU14DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Poindexter,M..
3 and 7 at RU14DeShazo,M. pass complete to Campbell,B. for 10 yards to the RU4, 1ST DOWN VT (Geckeler,T.).
1 and Goal at RU04Hebron,V. rush left for 3 yards to the RU1 (Bido,L.).
2 and Goal at RU01Hebron,V. rush over right end for 1 yard to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:08.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Reaves,B. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 10 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:31
RUTGERS drive start at 05:08.
1 and 10 at RU20Mitter,C. rush up middle for 6 yards to the RU26 (Brown,K.).
2 and 4 at RU26Fortay,B. rush for loss of 3 yards to the RU23, fumble by Fortay,B. recovered by RU Mitter,C. at RU23.
3 and 7 at RU23Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Brantley,C. (Drakeford,T.).
4 and 7 at RU23Lipetz,D. punt 29 yards to the VT48, Campbell,B. return 0 yards to the VT48, fumble by Campbell,B. recovered by RU Bailey,B. at RU49, PENALTY RU kick catching interference 2 yards to the RU47, 1st and 10, VT ball on RU47.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 1:23
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 03:45.
1 and 10 at RU47DeShazo,M. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at RU47Hebron,V. rush left for 16 yards to the RU31, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at RU31Kennedy,T. rush left for 9 yards to the RU22 (Jackson,M.;Jackson,J.).
2 and 1 at RU22Kennedy,T. rush right for loss of 1 yard to the RU23 (Williams,S.).
3 and 2 at RU23Poindexter,M. rush left for 1 yard to the RU22 (Jackson,J.).
4 and 1 at RU22Hebron,V. rush left for 4 yards to the RU18, 1ST DOWN VT (Woodward,K.).
1 and 10 at RU18Kennedy,T. rush left for 4 yards to the RU14 (Adkins,D.).
2 and 6 at RU14Poindexter,M. rush left for 11 yards to the RU3, 1ST DOWN VT (Jackson,M.).
1 and Goal at RU03Kennedy,T. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:51.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Reaves,B. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:54
RUTGERS drive start at 00:51.
1 and 10 at RU20Fortay,B. pass intercepted by Brown,K. at the RU18, Brown,K. return 18 yards to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:44.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:07
Reaves,B. kickoff 63 yards to the RU2, Presley,B. return 32 yards to the RU34 (Landrum,K.).
RUTGERS drive start at 00:44.
1 and 10 at RU34Mitter,C. rush over left tackle for 66 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN RU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:26.
Benestad,J. kick attempt failed.
Benestad,J. kickoff 40 yards to the VT25, out-of-bounds, VT ball on VT35.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 66 yards, TOP 0:18
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:26.
1 and 10 at VT35Kennedy,T. rush left for loss of 1 yard to the VT34 (Williams,S.).
1st Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech2809:2752073-41-118-734-7-0-873-30
Rutgers1305:3331151-20-09-972-4-1-281-2
2nd Quarter
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
2 and 11 at VT34DeShazo,M. pass incomplete (Williams,S.).
3 and 11 at VT34DeShazo,M. pass intercepted by Jackson,M. at the RU43, Jackson,M. return 0 yards to the RU43.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -1 yards, TOP 0:33
RUTGERS drive start at 14:53.
1 and 10 at RU43Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Henry,M..
2 and 10 at RU43Presley,B. rush right for 3 yards to the RU46 (Preston,P.J.).
3 and 7 at RU46Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 8 yards to the VT46, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at VT46Fortay,B. pass complete to Evina,L. for 11 yards to the VT35, 1ST DOWN RU (Byrd,M.).
1 and 10 at VT35Fortay,B. rush left for loss of 2 yards to the VT37, out-of-bounds (Charlton,L.).
2 and 12 at VT37Mitter,C. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT35 (Preston,P.J.).
3 and 10 at VT35Fortay,B. deep pass incomplete to Brantley,C. (Alexander,K.), PENALTY RU holding declined.
4 and 10 at VT35Fortay,B. pass complete to Battaglia,M. for 15 yards to the VT20, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at VT20Mitter,C. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT16 (Preston,J.).
2 and 6 at VT16Fortay,B. pass complete to Battaglia,M. for 10 yards to the VT6 (Swarm,B.), PENALTY RU holding 15 yards to the VT31, NO PLAY.
2 and 21 at VT31Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Brantley,C..
3 and 21 at VT31PENALTY VT offside defense 5 yards to the VT26.
3 and 16 at VT26Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 26 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN RU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:01.
Benestad,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Benestad,J. kickoff 58 yards to the VT7, Crittenden,R. return 13 yards to the VT20 (Blackwell,J.), PENALTY VT illegal block 10 yards to the VT10, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT10.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 11 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:52
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 11:01.
1 and 10 at VT10Thomas,D. rush over right end for 2 yards to the VT12 (Washington,I.).
2 and 8 at VT12DeShazo,M. pass complete to Holmes,J. for 25 yards to the VT37, 1ST DOWN VT (Jackson,M.).
1 and 10 at VT37Thomas,D. rush right for loss of 3 yards to the VT34, fumble forced by Williams,S., fumble by Thomas,D. recovered by RU Williams,S. at VT34.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 24 yards, TOP 0:51
RUTGERS drive start at 10:10.
1 and 10 at VT34Presley,B. rush left for 10 yards to the VT24, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at VT24Presley,B. rush over left end for 5 yards to the VT19 (Brown,K.).
2 and 5 at VT19Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Brantley,C. (Preston,P.J.).
3 and 5 at VT19Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J..
4 and 5 at VT19Benestad,J. field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 08:47.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Benestad,J. kickoff 48 yards to the VT17, White,R return 14 yards to the VT31.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 1:23
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 08:47.
1 and 10 at VT31Poindexter,M. rush left for 1 yard to the VT32 (Cauthen,A.).
2 and 9 at VT32DeShazo,M. rush quarterback scramble for 8 yards to the VT40 (Cauthen,A.).
3 and 1 at VT40Kennedy,T. rush right for no gain to the VT40 (Beckett,A.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 06:57.
4 and 1 at VT40Thomas,D. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT45, 1ST DOWN VT (Jackson,J.).
1 and 10 at VT45DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Burke,J. (Adkins,D.).
2 and 10 at VT45Thomas,D. rush right for 23 yards to the RU32, 1ST DOWN VT (Jackson,J.).
1 and 10 at RU32DeShazo,M. rush up middle for loss of 5 yards to the RU37, fumble forced by Williams,S., fumble by DeShazo,M. recovered by VT DeShazo,M. at RU37.
2 and 15 at RU37Poindexter,M. rush up middle for 10 yards to the RU27 (Adkins,D.).
3 and 5 at RU27Thomas,D. rush right for 4 yards to the RU23 (Roberts,M.).
4 and 1 at RU23Thomas,D. rush left for 18 yards to the RU5 (Jackson,M.), PENALTY VT holding 9 yards to the RU32, NO PLAY.
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 04:05.
4 and 10 at RU32Colley,R. punt 29 yards to the RU3, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 37 yards, TOP 4:52
RUTGERS drive start at 03:55.
RU ball on RU4.
1 and 10 at RU04Presley,B. rush up middle for 6 yards to the RU10 (Charlton,L.).
2 and 4 at RU10Presley,B. rush left for 4 yards to the RU14, 1ST DOWN RU (Brown,K.).
1 and 10 at RU14Fortay,B. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 7 yards to the RU21, out-of-bounds (Henley,S.).
2 and 3 at RU21Presley,B. rush left for 20 yards to the RU41, 1ST DOWN RU (Henley,S.).
1 and 10 at RU41Fortay,B. middle pass intercepted by Henley,S. at the VT35, Henley,S. return 2 yards to the VT37 (Brantley,C.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:48
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 02:07.
1 and 10 at VT37DeShazo,M. screen pass complete to Poindexter,M. for 7 yards to the VT44, out-of-bounds (Woodward,K.).
2 and 3 at VT44DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Freeman,A..
3 and 3 at VT44DeShazo,M. pass complete to Freeman,A. for 11 yards to the RU45, 1ST DOWN VT, out-of-bounds.
1 and 10 at RU45Kennedy,T. rush right for no gain to the RU45 (Washington,I.).
2 and 10 at RU45DeShazo,M. pass complete to Kennedy,T. for loss of 3 yards to the RU48.
3 and 13 at RU48DeShazo,M. deep pass complete to Campbell,B. for 48 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:48.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Reaves,B. kickoff 55 yards to the RU10, Bailey,B. return 25 yards to the RU35.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:19
RUTGERS drive start at 00:48.
1 and 10 at RU35Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 41 yards to the VT24, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at VT24Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Henry,M..
2 and 10 at VT24Fortay,B. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 11 yards to the VT13, 1ST DOWN RU, out-of-bounds.
1 and 10 at VT13Fortay,B. pass intercepted by Drakeford,T. at the VT8, Drakeford,T. return 0 yards to the VT8 (Brantley,C.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:26
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:22.
1 and 10 at VT08DeShazo,M. rush for loss of 2 yards to the VT6.
End of half, clock 00:00.
2nd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech707:3123052-51-112-435-9-1-883-24
Rutgers1007:2936092-41-19-527-15-2-1191-15
3rd Quarter
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, RU ball on RU35.
Benestad,J. kickoff 55 yards to the VT10, Crittenden,R. return 0 yards to the VT10, fumble by Crittenden,R. recovered by VT White,R at VT10, White,R for 7 yards to the VT17.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, -2 yards, TOP 0:22
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00, VT ball on VT17.
1 and 10 at VT17Poindexter,M. rush left for 2 yards to the VT19 (Sneathen,R.).
2 and 8 at VT19Poindexter,M. rush up middle for 9 yards to the VT28, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT28Kennedy,T. rush left for 2 yards to the VT30 (Bryant,K.).
2 and 8 at VT30DeShazo,M. pass complete to Freeman,A. for 12 yards to the VT42, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT42DeShazo,M. rush option right for 9 yards to the RU49 (Lane,T.).
Koel,T. at QB for Virginia Tech.
2 and 1 at RU49Thomas,D. rush right for no gain to the RU49 (Jackson,J.).
DeShazo,M. at QB for Virginia Tech.
3 and 1 at RU49DeShazo,M. middle pass complete to Freeman,A. for 49 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:47.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Reaves,B. kickoff 55 yards to the RU10, Presley,B. return 17 yards to the RU27.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:13
RUTGERS drive start at 11:42.
1 and 10 at RU27Mitter,C. rush over right end for 7 yards to the RU34 (Preston,P.J.).
2 and 3 at RU34Mitter,C. rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the RU39, 1ST DOWN RU (Pendleton,R.).
1 and 10 at RU39Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Henry,M..
2 and 10 at RU39Fortay,B. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 17 yards to the VT44, 1ST DOWN RU (Drakeford,T.).
1 and 10 at VT44Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J..
2 and 10 at VT44Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Brantley,C..
3 and 10 at VT44Fortay,B. pass complete to Battaglia,M. for 23 yards to the VT21, 1ST DOWN RU (Henley,S.).
1 and 10 at VT21Mitter,C. rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT15 (Preston,P.J.).
2 and 4 at VT15Fortay,B. rush quarterback scramble for 2 yards to the VT13, out-of-bounds.
3 and 2 at VT13Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J. (Drakeford,T.).
4 and 2 at VT13Fortay,B. pass incomplete, PENALTY RU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the VT18.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 11 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:19
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 08:23, 1st and 10.
1 and 10 at VT18Kennedy,T. rush left for 3 yards to the VT21 (Bryant,K.).
2 and 7 at VT21DeShazo,M. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT14 (Adkins,D.).
3 and 14 at VT14DeShazo,M. pass complete to Poindexter,M. for 19 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN VT (Jackson,M.).
1 and 10 at VT33Swarm,J. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT35 (Cauthen,A.).
2 and 8 at VT35DeShazo,M. pass intercepted by Jackson,M. at the VT26, Jackson,M. return 0 yards to the VT26.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 2:03
RUTGERS drive start at 06:20.
Lucas,R. at QB for Rutgers.
1 and 10 at VT26Lucas,R. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 12 yards to the VT14, 1ST DOWN RU (Drakeford,T.), PENALTY VT personal foul 7 yards to the VT7.
1st and 7.
1 and Goal at VT07Lucas,R. rush left for 4 yards to the VT3.
2 and Goal at VT03Mitter,C. rush up middle for no gain to the VT3 (Pendleton,R.).
3 and Goal at VT03Lucas,R. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 3 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:36.
Benestad,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Benestad,J. kickoff 58 yards to the VT7, Kennedy,T. return 18 yards to the VT25 (Smith,S.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:44
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:36.
1 and 10 at VT25DeShazo,M. pass complete to Sanders,S. for 20 yards to the VT45, 1ST DOWN VT (Smith,S.).
1 and 10 at VT45Thomas,D. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT48 (Washington,I.).
2 and 7 at VT48DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Sanders,S. (Adkins,D.).
3 and 7 at VT48Swarm,J. rush up middle for 5 yards to the RU47 (Bryant,K.).
4 and 2 at RU47Colley,R. punt 26 yards to the RU21, Roberts,M. return 0 yards to the RU21, fumble by Roberts,M. recovered by RU Roberts,M. at RU21.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:43
RUTGERS drive start at 02:53.
1 and 10 at RU21Mitter,C. rush left for 2 yards to the RU23.
2 and 8 at RU23Lucas,R. pass incomplete to Brantley,C..
3 and 8 at RU23Lucas,R. middle pass intercepted by Alexander,K. at the RU28, Alexander,K. return 4 yards to the RU24.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 0:49
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 02:04.
1 and 10 at RU24DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Freeman,A. (Roberts,M.).
2 and 10 at RU24Thomas,D. rush right for loss of 3 yards to the RU27 (Williams,S.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 01:26.
3 and 13 at RU27DeShazo,M. pass intercepted by Roberts,M. at the RU22, Roberts,M. return 9 yards to the RU31, PENALTY VT face mask 7 yards to the RU38, 1st and 10, RU ball on RU38.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -3 yards, TOP 0:48
RUTGERS drive start at 01:16.
Fortay,B. at QB for Rutgers.
1 and 10 at RU38Fortay,B. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 5 yards to the RU43.
2 and 5 at RU43Fortay,B. deep pass intercepted by Drakeford,T. at the VT21, Drakeford,T. return 6 yards to the VT27, PENALTY VT illegal block 10 yards to the VT17, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT17.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 0:23
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:53.
1 and 10 at VT17Poindexter,M. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT19 (Bryant,K.).
2 and 8 at VT19DeShazo,M. middle pass complete to Burke,J. for 11 yards to the VT30, 1ST DOWN VT (Jackson,M.).
3rd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech708:4015062-40-012-275-9-2-1113-24
Rutgers706:2013042-40-17-265-13-2-601-5
4th Quarter
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
1 and 10 at VT30Thomas,D. rush option right for 8 yards to the VT38 (Lane,T.).
2 and 2 at VT38DeShazo,M. rush left for loss of 4 yards to the VT34, out-of-bounds.
3 and 6 at VT34DeShazo,M. pass complete to Freeman,A. for 10 yards to the VT44, 1ST DOWN VT (Woodward,K.).
1 and 10 at VT44Poindexter,M. rush left for 3 yards to the VT47 (Bido,L.).
2 and 7 at VT47DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Freeman,A. (Williams,S.).
3 and 7 at VT47Kennedy,T. rush left for 11 yards to the RU42, 1ST DOWN VT (Lane,T.).
1 and 10 at RU42Kennedy,T. rush left for 1 yard to the RU41 (Jackson,J.), PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT49.
1st and 19.
1 and 19 at VT49Swarm,J. rush up middle for 4 yards to the RU47 (Jackson,J.).
2 and 15 at RU47DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Freeman,A..
3 and 15 at RU47DeShazo,M. pass intercepted by Jackson,M. at the RU8, Jackson,M. return 42 yards to the 50 yardline, PENALTY VT holding declined.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 12 plays, 36 yards, TOP 3:49
RUTGERS drive start at 12:04.
Lucas,R. at QB for Rutgers.
1 and 10 at RU50Lucas,R. sacked for loss of 12 yards to the RU38 (Preston,J.).
2 and 22 at RU38Lucas,R. sacked for loss of 8 yards to the RU30 (Mays,E.).
3 and 30 at RU30Lucas,R. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 34 yards to the VT36, 1ST DOWN RU, PENALTY VT roughing passer 15 yards to the VT21, 1ST DOWN RU.
1st and 10.
Fortay,B. at QB for Rutgers.
1 and 10 at VT21Mitter,C. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT18 (Davis,D.).
2 and 7 at VT18Mitter,C. rush over right end for 8 yards to the VT10, 1ST DOWN RU (Brown,K.).
1 and Goal at VT10Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 2 yards to the VT8.
2 and Goal at VT08Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 7 yards to the VT1, out-of-bounds (Alexander,K.).
3 and Goal at VT01Mitter,C. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:04.
Benestad,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Benestad,J. kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:00
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 09:04.
1 and 10 at VT20Kennedy,T. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT24.
2 and 6 at VT24Poindexter,M. rush for 31 yards to the RU45, 1ST DOWN VT (Woodward,K.).
1 and 10 at RU45Kennedy,T. rush left for 9 yards to the RU36, out-of-bounds (Woodward,K.).
2 and 1 at RU36Kennedy,T. rush up middle for 23 yards to the RU13, 1ST DOWN VT (Roberts,M.).
1 and 10 at RU13Kennedy,T. rush left for 8 yards to the RU5, out-of-bounds (Jackson,J.).
2 and 2 at RU05Poindexter,M. rush left for 5 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:50.
Williams,R. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Reaves,B. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, Bailey,B. return 15 yards to the RU15, PENALTY RU illegal block 8 yards to the RU7, 1st and 10, RU ball on RU7.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:14
RUTGERS drive start at 07:50.
1 and 10 at RU07Presley,B. rush up middle for 2 yards to the RU9 (Brown,K.).
2 and 8 at RU09Fortay,B. middle pass complete to Henry,M. for 16 yards to the RU25, 1ST DOWN RU (Henley,S.).
1 and 10 at RU25Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J. (Henley,S.).
2 and 10 at RU25Fortay,B. pass complete to Presley,B. for 15 yards to the RU40, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at RU40Fortay,B. sacked for loss of 5 yards to the RU35 (DelRicco,G.;Preston,P.J.).
2 and 15 at RU35Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Walker,E. (Alexander,K.).
3 and 15 at RU35Fortay,B. rush left for 16 yards to the VT49, 1ST DOWN RU, out-of-bounds.
1 and 10 at VT49Presley,B. rush up middle for 22 yards to the VT27, 1ST DOWN RU (Henley,S.;Alexander,K.).
1 and 10 at VT27Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J..
2 and 10 at VT27Fortay,B. pass complete to Walker,E. for 20 yards to the VT7, 1ST DOWN RU, out-of-bounds (Alexander,K.).
1 and Goal at VT07Fortay,B. pass complete to Evina,L. for 7 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:19.
Benestad,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Benestad,J. kickoff 34 yards to the VT31, downed, PENALTY RU kick catching interference 15 yards to the VT46, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT46.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 11 plays, 93 yards, TOP 3:31
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:19.
1 and 10 at VT46Kennedy,T. rush left for 3 yards to the VT49.
2 and 7 at VT49Kennedy,T. rush right for 6 yards to the RU45 (Beckett,A.;Adkins,D.).
Timeout Rutgers, clock 03:31.
3 and 1 at RU45Kennedy,T. rush left for no gain to the RU45 (Jackson,J.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:50.
4 and 1 at RU45Poindexter,M. rush up middle for no gain to the RU45 (Stewart,G.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 1:33
RUTGERS drive start at 02:46.
1 and 10 at RU45Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J..
2 and 10 at RU45Fortay,B. middle pass intercepted by Alexander,K. at the VT49, Alexander,K. return 0 yards to the VT49.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:09
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 02:37.
1 and 10 at VT49Kennedy,T. rush right for loss of 2 yards to the VT47 (Roberts,M.).
Timeout Rutgers, clock 02:28.
2 and 12 at VT47Kennedy,T. rush up middle for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Beckett,A.).
Timeout Rutgers, clock 02:21.
3 and 9 at VT50Kennedy,T. rush up middle for 2 yards to the RU48 (Beckett,A.).
4 and 7 at RU48PENALTY VT delay of game 5 yards to the VT47.
4 and 12 at VT47Colley,R. punt 36 yards to the RU17, Roberts,M. return 5 yards to the RU22.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -2 yards, TOP 1:05
RUTGERS drive start at 01:32.
1 and 10 at RU22Fortay,B. middle pass incomplete to Presley,B..
2 and 10 at RU22Fortay,B. pass complete to Guarantano,J. for 6 yards to the RU28, out-of-bounds.
3 and 4 at RU28Fortay,B. middle pass complete to Presley,B. for 8 yards to the RU36, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at RU36Fortay,B. middle pass complete to Henry,M. for 3 yards to the RU39.
2 and 7 at RU39Fortay,B. pass incomplete to Guarantano,J. (Drakeford,T.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 00:14.
3 and 7 at RU39Fortay,B. pass complete to Henry,M. for 46 yards to the VT15, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at VT15Fortay,B. pass incomplete.
Fortay spiked the ball on the play.
Clock 00:05.
2 and 10 at VT15Fortay,B. pass complete to Brantley,C. for 15 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN RU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:32
4th Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech706:4841052-50-119-1151-4-1-103-30
Rutgers2008:12371115-50-09-2712-20-1-1792-23

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Virginia Tech Starters
PosNo.Offense
TB4Vaughn Hebron
SE11Bo Campbell
QB12Maurice DeShazo
FB17Mark Poindexter
SG51Chris Malone
ST52Mike Smith
TG66Jared Hamlin
TT71Marc Verniel
C73Jim Pyne
SE80Antonio Freeman
TE83John Burke
PosNo.Defense
RE8Bernard Basham
CB22Tyronne Drakeford
CB26William Yarborough
S36Kirk Alexander
RIB40Rusty Pendleton
ROB43Ken Brown
LIB44Melendez Byrd
LOB55P.J. Preston
RT93Jerome Preston
LE94Billy Swarm
LT99Don Davis
Rutgers Starters
PosNo.Offense
PosNo.Defense

Virginia Tech: 2-Robbie Colley, 3-Steve Sanders, 5-Ryan J. Williams, 6-Hank Coleman, 9-Scott Jones, 14-Brian Reaves, 20-DeWayne Knight, 21-John Rivers, 23-Rafael Williams, 24-Chad King, 29-Ranall White, 31-Stacy Henley, 32-Sam Daniels, 33-Tony Kennedy, 34-Joe Swarm, 35-Ken Landrum, 38-Tewon Stevens, 39-Andy Miller, 41-George DelRicco, 42-Dwayne Thomas, 56-David Wimmer, 77-Joel Chapman, 82-Jermaine Holmes, 87-Ray Crittenden, 90-Eugene Mays, 92-Chris Breheny, 96-Leroy Charlton, 98-James DePoy.

Rutgers: 1-Ray Lucas, 3-Tim Geckeler, 4-Shaun Smith, 5-John Benestad, 7-Bryan Fortay, 8-Mario Henry, 9-Jay Bellamy, 10-Doug Adkins, 11-Ed Walker, 12-Chris Brantley, 18-Jim Guarantano, 19-Lance Evina, 21-Bill Bailey, 22-Marshall Roberts, 25-Julius Blackwell, 29-Kelly Woodward, 33-Craig Mitter, 37-Marshall Roberts, 39-David Lipetz, 41-Jamil Jackson, 42-Charles Mound, 43-Malik Jackson, 44-Bruce Presley, 53-Ibrihim Washington, 55-Todd Lane, 56-George Stewart, 57-Luis Bido, 69-Glenn Nave, 72-Kory Kozak, 77-Scott Vaughn, 81-Marco Battaglia, 89-Robert Sneathen, 91-Keif Bryant, 92-Shawn Williams, 94-Anthony Cauthen, 98-Andrew Beckett.