(15) Virginia Tech 21 - Akron 18
FINAL

(15) Virginia Tech

Akron

FINAL

	1	2	3	4	T
(15) Virginia Tech (1-0)	0	8	13	0	21
Akron (0-2)	8	0	3	7	18
September 7, 1996 Akron Rubber Bowl, Akron, Oh. Kickoff time: 7:05 pm End of Game: 10:08 pm Total elapsed time: 3:03 Temperature: 70 Wind: 10-20 Weather: Rain Attendance: 12,993 Referee: Jim McConake Umpire: Carl Crawley Linesman: George Geyer Line judge: Doug Robbins Back judge: Tom Beck Field judge: C. Phillips Side judge: George Cullen

(15) Virginia Tech (1-0)

Akron (0-2)

September 7, 1996
Akron Rubber Bowl, Akron, Oh.

Kickoff time: 7:05 pm
End of Game: 10:08 pm
Total elapsed time: 3:03

Temperature: 70
Wind: 10-20
Weather: Rain

Attendance: 12,993

Referee: Jim McConake
Umpire: Carl Crawley
Linesman: George Geyer
Line judge: Doug Robbins
Back judge: Tom Beck
Field judge: C. Phillips
Side judge: George Cullen

Scoring Summary
First Quarter				VT	AKRON
	TD	10:55	Tyrone Ryan 1 yd Rush (Jamie Stidham Kick Failed)	0	6
	SAF	07:55	Team Safety	0	8
Second Quarter				VT	AKRON
	TD	00:22	Shyrone Stith 1 yd Rush (Angelo Harrison Pass)	8	8
Third Quarter				VT	AKRON
	FG	10:53	Jamie Stidham 31 yd Field Goal	8	11
	TD	07:40	Michael Stuewe 9 yd Pass From Jim Druckenmiller (Shayne Graham Kick)	15	11
	TD	01:38	Shyrone Stith 2 yd Rush (Team Kick Failed)	21	11
Fourth Quarter				VT	AKRON
	TD	00:14	Carl Whitt 8 yd Pass From Mike Junko (Jamie Stidham Kick)	21	18

Team Stats	VT	AKRON
FIRST DOWNS	24	14
Rushing	16	3
Passing	4	10
Penalty	4	1
NET YARDS RUSHING	216	30
Rushing Attempts	54	34
Average Per Rush	4.0	0.9
Rushing Touchdowns	2	1
Yards Gained Rushing	257	87
Yards Lost Rushing	41	57
NET YARDS PASSING	81	195
Completions-Attempts-Int	11-22-0	18-38-0
Average Per Attempt	3.7	5.1
Average Per Completion	7.4	10.8
Passing Touchdowns	1	1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	297	225
Total offense plays	76	72
Average Gain Per Play	3.9	3.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost	4-3	2-0
Penalties: Number-Yards	4-54	8-67
PUNTS-YARDS	7-263	9-417
Average Yards Per Punt	37.6	46.3
Net Yards Per Punt	31.4	39.6
Inside 20	2	1
50+ Yards	0	1
Touchbacks	2	0
Fair catch	0	0

Team Stats	VT	AKRON
KICKOFFS-YARDS	5-286	3-182
Average Yards Per Kickoff	57.2	60.7
Net Yards Per Kickoff	41.0	42.7
Touchbacks	2	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	8-61-0	1-3-0
Average Per Return	7.6	3.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	3-54-0	2-41-0
Average Per Return	18.0	20.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	28:42	31:18
1st Quarter	08:04	06:56
2nd Quarter	06:53	08:07
3rd Quarter	07:13	07:47
4th Quarter	06:32	08:28
Third-Down Conversions	5 of 14	5 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 1	0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	3-5	3-3
Touchdowns	3-5	2-3
Field Goals	0-5	1-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards	4-30	3-19
PAT Kicks	1-2	1-2
Field Goals	0-0	1-1

Virginia Tech Rushing
	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Shyrone Stith	21	122	3	119	2	15	5.7
Ken Oxendine	11	65	0	65	0	20	5.9
Marcus Gildersleeve	8	26	4	22	0	6	2.8
Shelly Ellison	3	14	0	14	0	9	4.7
Cullen Hawkins	2	9	0	9	0	5	4.5
Jim Druckenmiller	7	21	20	1	0	16	0.1
Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
John Thomas	1	0	14	-14	0	0	-14.0
Total	54	257	41	216	2	20	4.0

Akron Rushing
	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Tyrone Ryan	7	39	0	39	1	11	5.6
Jamie Reader	6	8	1	7	0	3	1.2
Yasin Reeder	10	19	17	2	0	5	0.2
TEAM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Chris Rooney	1	0	1	-1	0	0	-1.0
Devon Scott	1	0	4	-4	0	0	-4.0
Mike Junko	2	1	6	-5	0	1	-2.5
Willie Spencer	6	20	28	-8	0	16	-1.3
Total	34	87	57	30	1	16	0.9

Virginia Tech Passing
	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Jim Druckenmiller	11-22-0	81	1	13	3
Total	11-22-0	81	1	13	3

Akron Passing
	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Mike Junko	14-26-0	157	1	24	1
Willie Spencer	4-12-0	38	0	15	3
Total	18-38-0	195	1	24	4

Virginia Tech Receiving
	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Shawn Scales	2	19	0	13
Bryan Jennings	2	19	0	11
Marcus Gildersleeve	2	12	0	8
Cornelius White	2	10	0	6
Angelo Harrison	1	10	0	10
Michael Stuewe	1	9	1	9
Shyrone Stith	1	2	0	2
Total	11	81	1	13

Akron Receiving
	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Devon Scott	9	99	0	24
Scott Francis	3	50	0	22
Jamie Reader	3	19	0	14
Yasin Reeder	1	14	0	14
Matt Thiry	1	7	0	7
Carl Whitt	1	8	1	8
Total	18	197	1	24

Virginia Tech Punting
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
John Thomas	7	263	37.6	47	2	2
Total	7	263	37.6	47	2	2

Akron Punting
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Mike Hayes	9	417	46.3	69	1	0
Total	9	417	46.3	69	1	0

Virginia Tech All Returns
	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Angelo Harrison	6	61	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Banks	0	0	0	3	54	24	0	0	0
Walter Ford	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	61	21	3	54	24	0	0	0

Akron All Returns
	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Yasin Reeder	0	0	0	1	25	25	0	0	0
Devon Scott	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Thiry	0	0	0	1	16	16	0	0	0
Total	1	3	3	2	41	25	0	0	0

Virginia Tech All Purpose
	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Shyrone Stith	119	2	0	0	0	121
Angelo Harrison	0	10	0	61	0	71
Ken Oxendine	65	0	0	0	0	65
Antonio Banks	0	0	54	0	0	54
Marcus Gildersleeve	22	12	0	0	0	34
Bryan Jennings	0	19	0	0	0	19
Shawn Scales	0	19	0	0	0	19
Shelly Ellison	14	0	0	0	0	14
Cornelius White	0	10	0	0	0	10
Michael Stuewe	0	9	0	0	0	9
Cullen Hawkins	9	0	0	0	0	9
Jim Druckenmiller	1	0	0	0	0	1
Team	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Thomas	-14	0	0	0	0	-14
Total	216	81	54	61	0	412

Akron All Purpose
	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Devon Scott	-4	99	0	3	0	98
Scott Francis	0	50	0	0	0	50
Yasin Reeder	2	14	25	0	0	41
Tyrone Ryan	39	0	0	0	0	39
Jamie Reader	7	19	0	0	0	26
Matt Thiry	0	7	16	0	0	23
Carl Whitt	0	8	0	0	0	8
TEAM	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rooney	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
Mike Junko	-5	0	0	0	0	-5
Willie Spencer	-8	0	0	0	0	-8
Total	30	197	41	3	0	271

Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
	Qtr	Time	Distance	Result
None

Akron Field Goal Attempts
	Qtr	Time	Distance	Result
Jamie Stidham	3	10:53	31	Good

Virginia Tech Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Jimmy Kibble	4	233	2	0	58.3
John Thomas	1	53	0	0	53.0
Total	5	286	2	0	57.2

Akron Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Jamie Stidham	3	182	0	0	60.7
Total	3	182	0	0	60.7

Virginia Tech Fumbles
	No.	Lost
Walter Ford	1	1
Shyrone Stith	1	0
John Thomas	1	1
Shelly Ellison	1	1

Akron Fumbles
	No.	Lost
Yasin Reeder	1	0
Devon Scott	1	0

Virginia Tech Time of Possesion/Conversions

	Quarter				Half		Total
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Time of possession	08:04	06:53	07:13	06:32	14:57	13:45	28:42
Third Down Conversions	1/4	2/4	2/2	0/4	3/8	2/6	5/14
Fourth Down Conversions	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/1	0/1

Akron Time of Possesion/Conversions

	Quarter				Half		Total
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Time of possession	06:56	08:07	07:47	08:28	15:03	16:15	31:18
Third Down Conversions	0/3	1/4	1/4	3/6	1/7	4/10	5/17
Fourth Down Conversions	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/1	0/1	0/1	0/2

Virginia Tech Defense
	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	Sack/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	QBH
Brad Baylor	4	7	11	1.0/1	1.0/4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Morrison	7	4	11	1.0/3	1.0/9	-	-	-	-	-	1
Cornell Brown	7	3	10	2.0/7	2.0/10	-	-	-	-	-	5
Myron Newsome	4	6	10	-	1.0/9	-	-	-	-	-	1
Antonio Banks	7	3	10	1.0/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pierson Prioleau	6	3	9	-	1.0/6	-	-	-	3	-	-
Danny Wheel	1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Loren Johnson	5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Brandon Semones	4	1	5	3.0/14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Torrian Gray	3	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
John Engelberger	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Shaine Miles	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Korey Irby	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kerwin Hairston	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Nat Williams	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Waverly Jackson	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Steve Tate	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shane Beamer	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	52	41	93	8.0/26	4.0/30		-	-	5		12

Akron Defense
	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	Sack/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	QBH
John Harpring	4	10	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Johnson	8	6	14	0.5/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Boyd	6	8	14	-	-	-	1-0	-	-	-	-
Jason Taylor	5	7	12	3.0/17	2.0/13	-	2-0	-	-	-	-
Jon Eaton	6	5	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andre McCray	4	5	9	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
George Germany	4	4	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Cameron	2	6	8	-	0.5/0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamey Bennett	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Herndon	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tarik West	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Anderson	-	1	1	0.5/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Henry Cook	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Jeremy Maxa	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corey Christian	-	1	1	0.5/0	0.5/0	-	-	-	-	-	-
TEAM	-	-	0	-	-	-	1-0	-	-	-	-
Total	42	60	102	4.5/19	3.0/19		4-0	-	2

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

Akron wins toss and defers. Akron will kick off.

AKRON ball on AKRON35.

Stidham,J. kickoff 63 yards to the VT2, Banks,A. return 16 yards to the VT18.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00.

1 and 10 at VT18

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Scales,S..

2 and 10 at VT18

Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT23.

3 and 5 at VT23

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Oxendine,K..

4 and 5 at VT23

Thomas,J. punt 43 yards to the AKRON34.

AKRON drive start at 14:03.

1 and 10 at AKRON34

Spencer,W. pass complete to Francis,S. for 15 yards to the AKRON49, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at AKRON49

Reeder,Y. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT47.

2 and 6 at VT47

Spencer,W. rush right for 4 yards to the VT43.

3 and 2 at VT43

Spencer,W. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the AKRON48 (Brown,C.).

4 and 11 at AKRON48

Hayes,M. punt 46 yards to the VT6, Ford,W. return 0 yards to the VT6, fumble by Ford,W. recovered by AKRON Boyd,N. at VT6.

AKRON drive start at 11:40.

1 and Goal at VT06

Reeder,Y. rush left for 5 yards to the VT1.

Timeout Akron, clock 11:00.

2 and Goal at VT01

Ryan,T. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55.

Stidham,J. kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by Brown,C.).

Stidham,J. kickoff 56 yards to the VT9, Banks,A. return 14 yards to the VT23.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:55.

1 and 10 at VT23

Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT25.

2 and 8 at VT25

Druckenmiller,J sacked for loss of 8 yards to the VT17 (Taylor,J.).

3 and 16 at VT17

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Scales,S. (McCray,A.).

4 and 16 at VT17

Thomas,J. punt 47 yards to the AKRON36, Scott,D. return 3 yards to the AKRON39, out-of-bounds.

AKRON drive start at 09:04.

1 and 10 at AKRON39

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Thiry,M.

2 and 10 at AKRON39

PENALTY AKRON illegal procedure 5 yards to the AKRON34.

2 and 15 at AKRON34

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

3 and 15 at AKRON34

Spencer,W. screen pass complete to Scott,D. for loss of 3 yards to the AKRON31.

4 and 18 at AKRON31

Hayes,M. punt 69 yards to the VT0, Ford,W. return 0 yards to the VT0 (Taylor,J.), TEAM safety, clock 07:55.

Virginia Tech: - Akron:

VT ball on VT20.

Thomas,J. kickoff 53 yards to the AKRON27, Thiry,M return 16 yards to the AKRON43.

AKRON drive start at 07:55.

1 and 10 at AKRON43

Reeder,Y. rush right for 3 yards to the AKRON46.

2 and 7 at AKRON46

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Thiry,M.

3 and 7 at AKRON46

Reader,J. rush draw play for loss of 1 yard to the AKRON45.

4 and 8 at AKRON45

Hayes,M. punt 38 yards to the VT17, Harrison,A. return 3 yards to the VT20.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:05.

1 and 10 at VT20

Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT26.

2 and 4 at VT26

Oxendine,K. rush left for 2 yards to the VT28.

3 and 2 at VT28

Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at VT33

Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 7 yards to the VT40.

2 and 3 at VT40

Oxendine,K. rush left for 4 yards to the VT44, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at VT44

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Oxendine,K..

2 and 10 at VT44

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to White,C..

3 and 10 at VT44

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Stuewe,M..

4 and 10 at VT44

~~Thomas,J. punt 56 yards to the AKRON0, touchback~~, PENALTY AKRON illegal participation 15 yards to the AKRON41, 1ST DOWN VT, NO PLAY.

1 and 10 at AKRON41

Oxendine,K. rush right for 8 yards to the AKRON33.

2 and 2 at AKRON33

Oxendine,K. rush right for 2 yards to the AKRON31, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON31

Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 20 yards to the AKRON11, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON11

PENALTY AKRON offside defense 5 yards to the AKRON6.

1 and 5 at AKRON06

Oxendine,K. rush left for 4 yards to the AKRON2.

2 and 1 at AKRON02

Ellison,S. rush for no gain to the AKRON2, fumble by Ellison,S. recovered by AKRON Taylor,J. at AKRON2.

AKRON drive start at 00:49.

1 and 10 at AKRON02

Rooney,C. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the AKRON1.

2 and 11 at AKRON01

Spencer,W. pass complete to Scott,D. for 12 yards to the AKRON13, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1st Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4td	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Virginia Tech	0	08:04	4	0	1	5	1-4	0-0	13-57	0-6-0-0	0-0
Akron	8	06:56	0	2	0	2	0-3	0-0	8-6	3-6-0-24	3-25

2nd Quarter

Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.

1 and 10 at AKRON13

Reeder,Y. rush right for 2 yards to the AKRON15.

2 and 8 at AKRON15

Reeder,Y. rush for loss of 3 yards to the AKRON12.

3 and 11 at AKRON12

Spencer,W. pass complete to Scott,D. for 14 yards to the AKRON26, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at AKRON26

Reeder,Y. rush left for 1 yard to the AKRON27.

2 and 9 at AKRON27

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Thiry,M.

3 and 9 at AKRON27

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

4 and 9 at AKRON27

Hayes,M. punt 44 yards to the VT29, Harrison,A. return 5 yards to the VT34.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:51.

1 and 10 at VT34

Gildersleeve,M. rush for 6 yards to the VT40.

2 and 4 at VT40

Gildersleeve,M. rush right for 1 yard to the VT41.

3 and 3 at VT41

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to White,C..

4 and 3 at VT41

Thomas,J. punt 31 yards to the AKRON28, downed.

AKRON drive start at 11:25.

1 and 10 at AKRON28

Spencer,W. rush right for 16 yards to the AKRON44, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at AKRON44

Spencer,W. rush for loss of 4 yards to the AKRON40.

2 and 14 at AKRON40

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

3 and 14 at AKRON40

PENALTY VT personal foul 15 yards to the VT45, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at VT45

Ryan,T. rush right for 7 yards to the VT38.

2 and 3 at VT38

Ryan,T. rush left for 1 yard to the VT37.

3 and 2 at VT37

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Reader,J..

4 and 2 at VT37

Spencer,W. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the VT46.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:25.

1 and 10 at VT46

PENALTY VT unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the VT31.

VT ball on VT31.

1st and 10.

1 and 10 at VT31

Gildersleeve,M. rush right for 5 yards to the VT36, PENALTY AKRON personal foul 15 yards to the AKRON49, 1ST DOWN VT.

1st and 10.

1 and 10 at AKRON49

Druckenmiller,J screen pass complete to Gildersleeve,M. for 4 yards to the AKRON45.

2 and 6 at AKRON45

Gildersleeve,M. rush left for 5 yards to the AKRON40.

3 and 1 at AKRON40

Druckenmiller,J sacked for loss of 6 yards to the AKRON46.

4 and 7 at AKRON46

Thomas,J. punt 46 yards to the AKRON0, touchback.

AKRON drive start at 06:11.

1 and 10 at AKRON20

Spencer,W. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the AKRON14.

2 and 16 at AKRON14

Spencer,W. pass incomplete to Francis,S..

3 and 16 at AKRON14

Ryan,T. rush right for 6 yards to the AKRON20.

4 and 10 at AKRON20

Hayes,M. punt 47 yards to the VT33, Harrison,A. return 6 yards to the VT39.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:35.

1 and 10 at VT39

Stith,S. rush left for 9 yards to the VT48.

2 and 1 at VT48

Stith,S. rush up middle for 4 yards to the AKRON48, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON48

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to White,C. for 4 yards to the AKRON44.

2 and 6 at AKRON44

Stith,S. rush up middle for 5 yards to the AKRON39.

3 and 1 at AKRON39

Stith,S. rush left for 5 yards to the AKRON34, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON34

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Scales,S. for 6 yards to the AKRON28.

2 and 4 at AKRON28

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Stith,S. for 2 yards to the AKRON26.

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 00:55.

3 and 2 at AKRON26

Stith,S. rush up middle for 2 yards to the AKRON24, 1ST DOWN VT, PENALTY AKRON personal foul 12 yards to the AKRON12, 1ST DOWN VT.

1st and 10.

1 and 10 at AKRON12

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Gildersleeve,M. for 8 yards to the AKRON4.

2 and 2 at AKRON04

Gildersleeve,M. rush left for 3 yards to the AKRON1, 1ST DOWN VT.

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 00:27.

1 and Goal at AKRON01

Stith,S. rush up middle for 1 yard to the AKRON0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22.

Druckenmiller,J pass attempt to Harrison,A. good.

Virginia Tech: - Akron:

Kibble,J. kickoff 43 yards to the AKRON22, fair catch by Reeder,Y..

AKRON drive start at 00:22.

1 and 10 at AKRON22

TEAM rush for no gain to the AKRON22.

End of half, clock 00:00.

2nd Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4td	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Virginia Tech	8	06:53	4	0	2	6	2-4	0-0	12-40	5-6-0-24	2-30
Akron	0	08:07	1	1	1	3	1-4	0-1	11-11	1-6-0-14	2-27

3rd Quarter

Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, VT ball on VT35.

Kibble,J. kickoff 60 yards to the AKRON5, Reeder,Y. return 25 yards to the AKRON30.

AKRON drive start at 15:00.

1 and 10 at AKRON30

Junko,M. pass complete to Reader,J. for 14 yards to the AKRON44, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at AKRON44

Reader,J. rush up middle for 2 yards to the AKRON46.

2 and 8 at AKRON46

Junko,M. pass complete to Scott,D. for 7 yards to the VT47.

3 and 1 at VT47

Junko,M. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT46, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at VT46

Junko,M. pass complete to Scott,D. for 13 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at VT33

Reeder,Y. rush for loss of 3 yards to the VT36, fumble by Reeder,Y. recovered by AKRON Reeder,Y. at VT36.

2 and 13 at VT36

Junko,M. pass complete to Scott,D. for 14 yards to the VT22, fumble by Scott,D. recovered by AKRON Ervin,E. at VT22, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at VT22

Junko,M. pass complete to Reader,J. for 1 yard to the VT21.

2 and 9 at VT21

Scott,D. rush reverse for loss of 4 yards to the VT25.

3 and 13 at VT25

Junko,M. screen pass complete to Reeder,Y. for 11 yards to the VT14, out-of-bounds.

4 and 2 at VT14

Stidham,J. field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 10:53.

Virginia Tech: - Akron:

Stidham,J. kickoff 63 yards to the VT2, Banks,A. return 24 yards to the VT26.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:53.

1 and 10 at VT26

Stith,S. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT29.

2 and 7 at VT29

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Scales,S. for 13 yards to the VT42, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at VT42

Ellison,S. rush left for 9 yards to the AKRON49.

2 and 1 at AKRON49

Stith,S. rush option left for 11 yards to the AKRON38, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON38

Stith,S. rush left for 15 yards to the AKRON23, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON23

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Jennings,B. for 11 yards to the AKRON12, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON12

Stith,S. rush left for loss of 3 yards to the AKRON15.

2 and 13 at AKRON15

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to White,C. for 6 yards to the AKRON9.

3 and 7 at AKRON09

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Stuewe,M. for 9 yards to the AKRON0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:40.

Graham,S. kick attempt good.

Virginia Tech: - Akron:

Kibble,J. kickoff 65 yards to the AKRON0, touchback.

AKRON drive start at 07:40.

1 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

2 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass complete to Francis,S. for 13 yards to the AKRON33, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at AKRON33

Reeder,Y. rush right for 4 yards to the AKRON37.

2 and 6 at AKRON37

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

3 and 6 at AKRON37

Reeder,Y. rush for loss of 7 yards to the AKRON30.

4 and 13 at AKRON30

Hayes,M. punt 40 yards to the VT30, Harrison,A. return 8 yards to the VT38.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:10.

1 and 10 at VT38

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Jennings,B..

2 and 10 at VT38

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Harrison,A. for 10 yards to the VT48, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at VT48

Stith,S. rush up middle for 4 yards to the AKRON48.

2 and 6 at AKRON48

Hawkins,C. rush left for 5 yards to the AKRON43.

3 and 1 at AKRON43

Stith,S. rush up middle for 6 yards to the AKRON37, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON37

Stith,S. rush left for 11 yards to the AKRON26, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON26

Stith,S. rush left for 1 yard to the AKRON25.

2 and 9 at AKRON25

Druckenmiller,J rush option right for 16 yards to the AKRON9, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and Goal at AKRON09

Stith,S. rush option left for 7 yards to the AKRON2.

2 and Goal at AKRON02

Stith,S. rush right for 2 yards to the AKRON0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:38.

Team kick attempt failed.

Kibble,J. kickoff 65 yards to the AKRON0, touchback.

AKRON drive start at 01:38.

1 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

2 and 10 at AKRON20

Reader,J. rush up middle for no gain to the AKRON20.

3 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

4 and 10 at AKRON20

Hayes,M. punt 49 yards to the VT31, Harrison,A. return 21 yards to the AKRON48.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:51.

1 and 10 at AKRON48

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Harrison,A..

2 and 10 at AKRON48

Ellison,S. rush up middle for 5 yards to the AKRON43.

3 and 5 at AKRON43

PENALTY AKRON offside defense 5 yards to the AKRON38, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON38

Druckenmiller,J rush quarterback scramble for 5 yards to the AKRON33.

3rd Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4td	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Virginia Tech	13	07:13	5	4	1	10	2-2	0-0	15-97	5-7-0-49	0-0
Akron	3	07:47	1	4	0	5	1-4	0-0	7--7	7-11-0-73	1-5

4th Quarter

Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.

2 and 5 at AKRON33

Stith,S. rush right for 7 yards to the AKRON26, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON26

Stith,S. rush up middle for 11 yards to the AKRON15, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at AKRON15

Druckenmiller,J rush for loss of 1 yard to the AKRON16.

2 and 11 at AKRON16

~~Druckenmiller,J rush for loss of 1 yard to the AKRON17~~, PENALTY VT holding 19 yards to the AKRON35, NO PLAY.

2nd and 30.

2 and 30 at AKRON35

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to Harrison,A..

3 and 30 at AKRON35

Druckenmiller,J pass incomplete to White,C..

4 and 30 at AKRON35

Thomas,J. punt 28 yards to the AKRON7, downed.

AKRON drive start at 12:34.

1 and 10 at AKRON07

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Reader,J..

2 and 10 at AKRON07

Reader,J. rush draw play for 3 yards to the AKRON10, PENALTY AKRON holding 5 yards to the AKRON5.

2 and 12 at AKRON05

Ryan,T. rush up middle for 9 yards to the AKRON14.

3rd and 3.

3 and 3 at AKRON14

Junko,M. pass complete to Scott,D. for 12 yards to the AKRON26, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at AKRON26

Ryan,T. rush left for 4 yards to the AKRON30.

2 and 6 at AKRON30

Reader,J. rush draw play for no gain to the AKRON30.

3 and 6 at AKRON30

Junko,M. pass complete to Scott,D. for 24 yards to the VT46, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at VT46

Ryan,T. rush up middle for 11 yards to the VT35, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and 10 at VT35

Reader,J. rush draw play for 3 yards to the VT32.

2 and 7 at VT32

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

3 and 7 at VT32

Reeder,Y. rush for loss of 4 yards to the VT36.

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 07:20.

4 and 11 at VT36

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D., PENALTY AKRON illegal procedure declined.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:14.

1 and 10 at VT36

Stith,S. rush left for 11 yards to the VT47, fumble by Stith,S. recovered by VT Washington,T. at VT47, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at VT47

Stith,S. rush up middle for 5 yards to the AKRON48.

2 and 5 at AKRON48

Druckenmiller,J sacked for loss of 5 yards to the VT47 (Taylor,J.).

3 and 10 at VT47

Druckenmiller,J pass complete to Jennings,B. for 8 yards to the AKRON45.

4 and 2 at AKRON45

Thomas,J. punt 34 yards to the AKRON11, PENALTY AKRON holding 6 yards to the AKRON5, 1st and 10, AKRON ball on AKRON5.

AKRON drive start at 06:10.

1 and 10 at AKRON05

Junko,M. pass complete to Reader,J. for 5 yards to the AKRON10.

2 and 5 at AKRON10

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Thiry,M.

3 and 5 at AKRON10

Junko,M. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the AKRON4.

4 and 11 at AKRON04

Hayes,M. punt 36 yards to the AKRON40, downed.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:21.

1 and 10 at AKRON40

Hawkins,C. rush up middle for 4 yards to the AKRON36.

2 and 6 at AKRON36

Stith,S. rush right for 2 yards to the AKRON34.

3 and 4 at AKRON34

Druckenmiller,J rush for no gain to the AKRON34.

4 and 4 at AKRON34

Thomas,J. punt 34 yards to the AKRON0, touchback.

AKRON drive start at 02:03.

1 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Whitt,C..

2 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Thiry,M.

3 and 10 at AKRON20

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D..

4 and 10 at AKRON20

Hayes,M. punt 48 yards to the VT32, Harrison,A. return 18 yards to the 50 yardline.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:35.

1 and 10 at VT50

Gildersleeve,M. rush left for 1 yard to the AKRON49.

Timeout Akron, clock 01:29.

2 and 9 at AKRON49

Gildersleeve,M. rush for loss of 4 yards to the VT47.

Timeout Akron, clock 01:19.

3 and 13 at VT47

Gildersleeve,M. rush option left for 5 yards to the AKRON48.

4 and 8 at AKRON48

Thomas,J. rush for loss of 14 yards to the VT38, fumble by Thomas,J. recovered by AKRON TEAM at VT38.

AKRON drive start at 01:05.

1 and 10 at VT38

Junko,M. pass complete to Thiry,M for 7 yards to the VT31.

2 and 3 at VT31

Junko,M. pass incomplete to Reader,J..

3 and 3 at VT31

Junko,M. pass complete to Francis,S. for 22 yards to the VT9, 1ST DOWN AKRON.

1 and Goal at VT09

~~Junko,M. pass incomplete to Scott,D.~~, PENALTY AKRON illegal procedure 5 yards to the VT14, NO PLAY.

1 and Goal at VT14

Junko,M. pass complete to Scott,D. for 6 yards to the VT8.

2 and Goal at VT08

Junko,M. pass complete to Whitt,C. for 8 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:14.

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 00:14.

Stidham,J. kick attempt good.

Virginia Tech: - Akron:

Stidham,J. kickoff 9 yards to the AKRON44, on-side kick, recovered by VT on AKRON44.

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:14.

1 and 10 at AKRON44

Team rush for no gain to the AKRON44.

End of game, clock 00:00.

DRIVE SUMMARY: plays, yards, TOP

4th Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4td	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Virginia Tech	0	06:32	3	0	0	3	0-4	0-1	14-22	1-3-0-8	1-19
Akron	7	08:28	1	3	0	4	3-6	0-1	8-20	7-15-0-84	3-16

Participation

Virginia Tech Starters
Pos	No.	Offense
SE	4	Cornelius White
QB	16	Jim Druckenmiller
FL	22	Shawn Scales
TB	28	Ken Oxendine
FB	44	Shelly Ellison
C	61	Billy Conaty
RG	64	Gennaro DiNapoli
LT	71	Jay Hagood
LG	75	Todd Washington
TE	81	Bryan Jennings

Pos	No.	Defense
ILB	8	Tony Morrison
RC	9	Antonio Banks
LC	12	Loren Johnson
FS	14	Torrian Gray
ROV	20	Pierson Prioleau
OLB	21	Brandon Semones
ILB	55	Myron Newsome
DE	58	Cornell Brown
DE	90	Danny Wheel
DT	93	Kerwin Hairston
DT	98	Waverly Jackson

Akron Starters
Pos	No.	Offense











Pos	No.	Defense

Virginia Tech: 1-Keion Carpenter, 2-Tyron Edmond, 3-John Thomas, 11-Cody Whipple, 15-Marcus Gildersleeve, 17-Shayne Graham, 23-Jomo Nelson, 25-Shane Beamer, 26-Korey Irby, 29-Chad Vaughn, 30-Anthony Midget, 31-Michael Stuewe, 36-Edmund Tan, 38-Shyrone Stith, 40-Shaine Miles, 42-Cullen Hawkins, 43-Michael Hawkes, 49-Steve Tate, 67-Brad Baylor, 68-Chris Andreadis, 72-Tim Wade, 74-Derek Smith, 76-T.J. Washington, 82-Chris Segaar, 83-Angelo Harrison, 85-Walter Ford, 87-John Engelberger, 91-Caleb Hurd, 92-Nat Williams, 94-Jason Berish, 95-Jimmy Kibble.

Akron: 2-Matt Thiry, 3-Devon Scott, 6-Willie Spencer, 7-George Cameron, 8-Henry Cook, 10-Mike Junko, 11-Carl Whitt, 12-John Harpring, 15-Jamie Stidham, 16-Jon Eaton, 23-George Germany, 24-Yasin Reeder, 25-Jayson Herndon, 28-Tyrone Ryan, 31-Andre McCray, 33-Jason Taylor, 34-Nate Johnson, 37-Mike Hayes, 38-Jamie Reader, 39-Chris Rooney, 41-Corey Christian, 48-Eric Anderson, 49-Nate Boyd, 50-Tarik West, 82-Scott Francis, 92-Jamey Bennett, 94-Jeremy Maxa.

Football

(15) Virginia Tech 21 - Akron 18FINAL

Participation

(15) Virginia Tech 21 - Akron 18
FINAL