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Virginia Tech (1-2) 1030013
Southern Miss (2-1) 01414735
  • September 17, 1988
    Roberts, Hattiesburg, MS
  • Kickoff time: 7:02 pm
  • End of Game: 9:43 pm
  • Total elapsed time: 2:41
  • Temperature: 81
  • Wind: Calm
  • Weather: Overcast/Rain
  • Attendance: 17,135
  • Referee: Bob McLaughlin
  • Umpire: Rusty Spindel
  • Linesman: Gale Porter
  • Line judge: Gil Gelbke
  • Back judge: Paul Jones
  • Field judge: Dan Blum
  • Side judge: Wayne Keirns
Scoring Summary
First QuarterVTUSM
TD12:46Don Stokes 0 yd Blocked Punt Return (Chris Kinzer Kick)70
FG06:02Chris Kinzer 28 yd Field Goal100
Second QuarterVTUSM
TD14:55Alfred Williams 9 yd Pass From Brett Favre (Chris Seroka Kick)107
FG08:08Chris Kinzer 44 yd Field Goal137
TD00:51Michael Jackson 22 yd Pass From Brett Favre (Chris Seroka Kick)1314
Third QuarterVTUSM
TD10:25Simmie Carter 60 yd Blocked Punt Return (Chris Seroka Kick)1321
TD06:45James Henry 44 yd Punt Return (Chris Seroka Kick)1328
Fourth QuarterVTUSM
TD01:46Eugene Rowell 8 yd Pass From Brett Favre (Chris Seroka Kick)1335
Team Stats VT USM
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 USM
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
Jon Jeffries
Malcolm Blacken
Rich Fox
Will Furrer
Ralph Brown
Phil Bryant
Cam Young
Total
Southern Miss Rushing
Shelton Gandy
Ricky Bradley
Reginald Warnsley
Brett Favre
Total
Virginia Tech Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Will Furrer9-24-0
Cam Young2-4-0
Jon Jeffries0-1-0
Total11-29-0
Southern Miss Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Brett Favre11-17-1
Total11-17-1
Virginia Tech Receiving
Nick Cullen
Jon Jeffries
Myron Richardson
Frank Mooney
Brian McCall
Rich Fox
Lamar Smith
Total
Southern Miss Receiving
Alfred Williams
Shelton Gandy
Michael Jackson
Carlos Powell
Eugene Rowell
Eddie Ray Jackson
Total
Virginia Tech Punting
Kelly Fitzgerald
Team
Total
Southern Miss Punting
Scott Bryant
TEAM
Total
Virginia Tech All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Myron Richardson
Don Stokes
Archie Hopkins
Jon Jeffries
Total
Southern Miss All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
James Henry
Darryl Tillman
Simmie Carter
Total
Virginia Tech All Purpose
Jon Jeffries
Myron Richardson
Nick Cullen
Archie Hopkins
Rich Fox
Frank Mooney
Brian McCall
Malcolm Blacken
Lamar Smith
Don Stokes
Will Furrer
Ralph Brown
Phil Bryant
Cam Young
Total
Southern Miss All Purpose
James Henry
Alfred Williams
Simmie Carter
Shelton Gandy
Michael Jackson
Darryl Tillman
Ricky Bradley
Reginald Warnsley
Eugene Rowell
Carlos Powell
Eddie Ray Jackson
Brett Favre
Total
Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
Chris Kinzer
Chris Kinzer
Southern Miss Field Goal Attempts
Chris Seroka
Virginia Tech Kickoffs
Chris Kinzer
Total
Southern Miss Kickoffs
Chris Seroka
Total
Virginia Tech Fumbles
Jon Jeffries
Southern Miss Fumbles
Carlos Powell
Shelton Gandy
Reginald Warnsley
Virginia Tech Drive Summary
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Qtr Spot Obtained Spot How Lost Pl-Yds
1USM00PUNTUSM00TD0-0
1VT47FUMBUSM11FG13-42
2VT25KOVT44PUNT5-19
2USM49INTUSM27FG7-22
2VT35FGAVT34PUNT3--1
2VT22KOVT25HALF1-3
3VT30PUNTUSM41PUNT7-29
3VT20KOVT14PUNT6--6
3VT46KOUSM27FUMB5-27
3USM43PUNTUSM13DOWNS10-30
4VT43PUNTVT47PUNT3-4
4VT39PUNTVT40PUNT5-1
4VT26KOVT46DOWNS6-20
4USM43FUMBVT47HALF2--10
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession05:2806:1809:1407:3011:4616:4428:30
Third Down Conversions0/31/43/50/51/73/104/17
Fourth Down Conversions2/20/00/01/32/21/33/5
Southern Miss Drive Summary
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Qtr Spot Obtained Spot How Lost Pl-Yds
1USM30KOUSM31PUNT3-1
1USM42KOVT47FUMB3-11
1USM24KOVT00TD12-76
2USM32PUNTUSM39INT6-7
2VT37KOVT35FGA4-2
2USM33PUNTVT00TD9-67
3USM31KOUSM35PUNT3-4
3USM40PUNTUSM40TD0-0
3VT00PUNTVT00TD0-0
3USM27FUMBUSM15PUNT6--12
4USM13DOWNSUSM17PUNT3-4
4USM09PUNTUSM14PUNT3-5
4USM30PUNTVT00TD7-70
4VT46DOWNSUSM43FUMB1--11
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession09:3208:4205:4607:3018:1413:1631:30
Third Down Conversions0/26/90/31/36/111/67/17
Fourth Down Conversions0/00/00/00/00/00/00/0
Virginia Tech Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Horacio Moronta7613-1.0/9-----1
Jock Jones6410--------
Randy Cockrell9-9--------
Roger Brown437--------
Don Stokes617----1-4---
Jimmy Whitten336--------
Scott Rice415--------
Al Chamblee415-1.0/19------
Archie Hopkins314------1-
Bobby Martin314--------
Scott Hill2131.0/5-------
Will Gowin123---1-0----
Sean Lucas123---1-0----
Tim Boitnott112--------
Roger Garland1-1--------
Brian Williams-11--------
Jason Wilson-11--------
Anthony Pack1-1--------
Rich Williams-11--------
Duane Davis1-1--------
John Granby1-1--------
Bryan Campbell-11--------
Total5831891.0/52.0/282-01-411
Southern Miss Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
George Hill369--------
Kerry Williams257-----1--
Rod Lynch336--------
Ben Washington156-1.0/10------
Steve Rankin145---1-0-1--
Vincent Rollins145-----1--
William Kirksey134------1-
Simmie Carter134--------
Gabriel Peck134--------
Tony Pogue-44--------
Steve Brown224--------
James Henry2241.0/1----1--
Thad McDowell-44-1.0/9---1--
Kendrick Collins-33--------
Maurice Oliver213--------
Nichols,J.112--------
Toby Watts-22--------
Cassie Butler112-----1--
Sam Thomas-22--------
Wadleigh,S.1-1--------
Mark McLeod-11--------
Chuck Sims-11--------
Reginald Warnsley1-1--------
Rod Reed1-1--------
Ron Brown-11--------
Darryl Tillman1-1--------
Bryant Medders-111.0/3-------
Pat Jackson-11--------
Pat Henderson1-1-1.0/11------
Alan Anderson1-1--------
J.B. Coleman1-1--------
Shelton Gandy1-1--------
Total3063932.0/43.0/301-0-61
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
USM Captains: 57-M.Williams, 23-C.Seroka, 34-G.Hill
VT Captains: 6-Brown, 39-Cockrell, 70-Grantham, & 80-McCall
USM wins toss and defers choice to 2nd half. VT to kick from North.
Kinzer,C. kickoff 35 yards to the USM30, out-of-bounds, USM ball on USM30.
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at USM30Gandy,S. rush left for no gain to the USM30.
2 and 10 at USM30Gandy,S. rush right for 1 yard to the USM31 (Hopkins,A.).
3 and 9 at USM31PENALTY USM offside 5 yards to the USM26.
3 and 14 at USM26Gandy,S. rush right for 5 yards to the USM31.
4 and 9 at USM31TEAM punt BLOCKED, recovered by VT Stokes,D. at USM0 (blocked by Hopkins,A.), Stokes,D. for no gain to the USM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:46.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Kinzer,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 2:14
Kinzer,C. kickoff 42 yards to the USM23, Henry,J. return 19 yards to the USM42.
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 12:46.
1 and 10 at USM42Gandy,S. rush right for 3 yards to the USM45.
2 and 7 at USM45Gandy,S. rush right for no gain to the USM45.
3 and 7 at USM45Favre,B. pass complete to Powell,C. for 8 yards to the VT47, fumble by Powell,C. recovered by VT Lucas,S. at VT47.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 11 yards, TOP 1:03
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 11:43.
1 and 10 at VT47Jeffries,J. rush for 5 yards to the USM48.
2 and 5 at USM48Jeffries,J. rush for 4 yards to the USM44 (Rankin,S.;Rollins,V.).
3 and 1 at USM44Fox,R. rush up middle for no gain to the USM44.
4 and 1 at USM44Furrer,W. rush quarterback sneak for 1 yard to the USM43, 1ST DOWN VT (Collins,K.).
1 and 10 at USM43Jeffries,J. rush left for 13 yards to the USM30, 1ST DOWN VT (Washington,B.).
1 and 10 at USM30Jeffries,J. rush for 7 yards to the USM23 (Williams,K.;Henry,J.).
2 and 3 at USM23Furrer,W. pass incomplete (Henry,J.).
3 and 3 at USM23Jeffries,J. rush left for 2 yards to the USM21.
4 and 1 at USM21Jeffries,J. rush over right end for 5 yards to the USM16, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM16Fox,R. rush for 2 yards to the USM14.
2 and 8 at USM14Jeffries,J. rush for 1 yard to the USM13.
3 and 7 at USM13Fox,R. rush for 2 yards to the USM11.
4 and 5 at USM11Kinzer,C. field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 06:02.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Kinzer,C. kickoff 46 yards to the USM19, Henry,J. return 5 yards to the USM24.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 13 plays, 42 yards, TOP 5:41
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 06:02.
1 and 10 at USM24Bradley,R. rush left for 5 yards to the USM29.
2 and 5 at USM29Bradley,R. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM32 (Cockrell,R.;Stokes,D.).
3 and 2 at USM32Gandy,S. rush for 4 yards to the USM36, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM36Favre,B. pass complete to Jackson,E. for 5 yards to the USM41.
2 and 5 at USM41Gandy,S. rush for 2 yards to the USM43 (Cockrell,R.).
3 and 3 at USM43Favre,B. pass complete to Williams,A. for 31 yards to the VT26, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at VT26Bradley,R. rush over left end for 6 yards to the VT20 (Rice,S.).
2 and 4 at VT20Bradley,R. rush right for 1 yard to the VT19 (Moronta,H.).
3 and 3 at VT19Gandy,S. rush left for 2 yards to the VT17 (Moronta,H.).
4 and 1 at VT17PENALTY VT offside defense 5 yards to the VT12, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at VT12Bradley,R. rush over left end for no gain to the VT12.
2 and 10 at VT12Gandy,S. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT9.
1st Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech1005:2830030-32-211-420-1-0-01-5
Southern Miss009:3211130-20-014-353-3-0-441-5
2nd Quarter
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3 and 7 at VT09Favre,B. pass complete to Williams,A. for 9 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:55.
Seroka,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Seroka,C. kickoff 56 yards to the VT9, Richardson,M. return 16 yards to the VT25.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 6:07
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:55.
1 and 10 at VT25Blacken,M. rush up middle for 8 yards to the VT33 (Rollins,V.).
2 and 2 at VT33Furrer,W. pass complete to Cullen,N. for 10 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN VT (Henry,J.).
1 and 10 at VT43Brown,Ra. rush over left end for 1 yard to the VT44 (Rollins,V.).
2 and 9 at VT44Furrer,W. pass incomplete to Cullen,N..
3 and 9 at VT44Furrer,W. pass incomplete to Cullen,N..
4 and 9 at VT44Fitzgerald,K. punt 34 yards to the USM22, Henry,J. return 10 yards to the USM32.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:58
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 12:57.
1 and 10 at USM32Gandy,S. rush left for 3 yards to the USM35.
2 and 7 at USM35Favre,B. pass incomplete.
3 and 7 at USM35Favre,B. rush SC for 13 yards to the USM48, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM48Gandy,S. rush for loss of 5 yards to the USM43 (Hill,S.).
2 and 15 at USM43Gandy,S. rush for loss of 4 yards to the USM39 (Moronta,H.).
3 and 19 at USM39Favre,B. pass intercepted by Stokes,D. at the VT47, Stokes,D. return 4 yards to the USM49.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 7 yards, TOP 2:09
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:48.
1 and 10 at USM49Fox,R. rush right for 6 yards to the USM43.
2 and 4 at USM43Jeffries,J. rush left for 1 yard to the USM42 (Hill,G.;Carter,S.).
3 and 3 at USM42Furrer,W. pass complete to Fox,R. for 13 yards to the USM29, 1ST DOWN VT (Williams,K.;Washington,B.).
1 and 10 at USM29Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at USM29Blacken,M. rush up middle for 6 yards to the USM23.
3 and 4 at USM23PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the USM33.
3 and 14 at USM33Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 6 yards to the USM27.
4 and 8 at USM27Kinzer,C. field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 08:08.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Kinzer,C. kickoff 51 yards to the USM14, Tillman,D. return 49 yards to the VT37.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 22 yards, TOP 2:40
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 08:08.
1 and 10 at VT37Warnsley,R. rush left for 2 yards to the VT35.
2 and 8 at VT35Favre,B. pass incomplete to Tillman,D..
3 and 8 at VT35Favre,B. pass incomplete to Weeks,R..
4 and 8 at VT35Seroka,C. field goal attempt from 52 MISSED, spot at VT35, clock 07:05.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 1:03
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:05.
1 and 10 at VT35Furrer,W. rush SC for 1 yard to the VT36 (Kirksey,W.).
2 and 9 at VT36Blacken,M. rush for 1 yard to the VT37 (Rankin,S.).
3 and 8 at VT37Blacken,M. rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the VT34 (Medders,B.).
4 and 11 at VT34Fitzgerald,K. punt 33 yards to the USM33.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -1 yards, TOP 2:02
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 05:03.
1 and 10 at USM33Gandy,S. rush left for 5 yards to the USM38.
2 and 5 at USM38Gandy,S. rush left for 3 yards to the USM41 (Hopkins,A.;Jones,J.).
3 and 2 at USM41Bradley,R. rush over right end for 3 yards to the USM44, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM44Favre,B. pass complete to Williams,A. for 8 yards to the VT48.
2 and 2 at VT48Warnsley,R. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT47.
3 and 1 at VT47Gandy,S. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT46, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at VT46Favre,B. pass complete to Williams,A. for 18 yards to the VT28, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at VT28Favre,B. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the VT37 (Moronta,H.), PENALTY VT personal foul 15 yards to the VT22.
1st and 10.
1 and 10 at VT22Favre,B. pass complete to Jackson,M. for 22 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:51.
Seroka,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Seroka,C. kickoff 48 yards to the VT17, Richardson,M. return 15 yards to the VT32, PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT22, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT22.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:12
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:51.
1 and 10 at VT22Jeffries,J. rush right for 3 yards to the VT25 (Kirksey,W.).
End of half, clock 00:00.
2nd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech306:1802021-40-010-302-5-0-233-35
Southern Miss1408:4233066-90-011-134-8-1-570-0
3rd Quarter
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, VT ball on VT35.
Kinzer,C. kickoff 56 yards to the USM9, Henry,J. return 22 yards to the USM31.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:51
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at USM31Gandy,S. rush for 5 yards to the USM36.
2 and 5 at USM36Gandy,S. rush for 3 yards to the USM39.
3 and 2 at USM39PENALTY USM holding 9 yards to the USM30.
3 and 11 at USM30Favre,B. pass complete to Gandy,S. for 5 yards to the USM35.
4 and 6 at USM35Bryant,S. punt 35 yards to the VT30, out-of-bounds.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 2:30
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:30.
1 and 10 at VT30Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at VT30Furrer,W. middle pass incomplete.
3 and 10 at VT30Furrer,W. deep out pass complete to Richardson,M. for 20 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT50Furrer,W. screen pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 11 yards to the USM39, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM39Jeffries,J. rush left for loss of 2 yards to the USM41.
2 and 12 at USM41Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
3 and 12 at USM41Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
4 and 12 at USM41Team punt BLOCKED, recovered by USM Carter,S. at USM40 (blocked by Kirksey,W.), Carter,S. for 60 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:25.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Seroka,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:05
Seroka,C. kickoff 53 yards to the VT12, Richardson,M. return 8 yards to the VT20.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:25.
1 and 10 at VT20Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT24.
2 and 6 at VT24Jeffries,J. rush over right end for 4 yards to the VT28.
3 and 2 at VT28Furrer,W. pass complete to Cullen,N. for 5 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT33Brown,Ra. rush over right end for no gain to the VT33.
2 and 10 at VT33Furrer,W. sacked for loss of 10 yards to the VT23 (Washington,B.).
3 and 20 at VT23Furrer,W. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the VT14 (McDowell,T.).
4 and 29 at VT14Fitzgerald,K. punt 30 yards to the VT44, Henry,J. return 44 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:45.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Seroka,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, -6 yards, TOP 3:40
PENALTY USM personal foul 15 yards to the USM20.
Seroka,C. kickoff 49 yards to the VT31, Jeffries,J. return 15 yards to the VT46.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:45.
1 and 10 at VT46Furrer,W. pass complete to Cullen,N. for 11 yards to the USM43, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM43Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 7 yards to the USM36.
2 and 3 at USM36Jeffries,J. rush over right end for 2 yards to the USM34.
3 and 1 at USM34PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM39.
3 and 6 at USM39Furrer,W. pass complete to McCall,B. for 13 yards to the USM26, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM26Jeffries,J. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the USM27, fumble by Jeffries,J. recovered by USM Rankin,S. at USM27.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:37
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 04:08.
1 and 10 at USM27Bradley,R. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM30.
2 and 7 at USM30Favre,B. pass incomplete.
3 and 7 at USM30Favre,B. sacked for loss of 19 yards to the USM11 (Chamblee,A.).
4 and 26 at USM11PENALTY VT roughing the kicker 15 yards to the USM26, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM26PENALTY USM illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM21.
1 and 15 at USM21PENALTY USM illegal block 10 yards to the USM11.
1 and 25 at USM11Gandy,S. rush up middle for 1 yard to the USM12.
2 and 24 at USM12Bradley,R. rush for 1 yard to the USM13.
3 and 23 at USM13Bradley,R. rush over left end for 2 yards to the USM15.
4 and 21 at USM15Bryant,S. punt 35 yards to the 50 yardline, Richardson,M. return 7 yards to the USM43.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, -12 yards, TOP 3:02
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:06.
1 and 10 at USM43Jeffries,J. rush over right end for no gain to the USM43.
2 and 10 at USM43Furrer,W. sideline pass complete to Cullen,N. for 7 yards to the USM36.
3rd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech009:1405053-50-010--56-10-0-672-20
Southern Miss1405:4600110-30-07--41-2-0-54-39
4th Quarter
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
3 and 3 at USM36Fox,R. rush for 1 yard to the USM35.
4 and 2 at USM35Jeffries,J. rush for 2 yards to the USM33, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM33Jeffries,J. pass incomplete (Williams,K.).
2 and 10 at USM33Furrer,W. pass incomplete to Jeffries,J..
3 and 10 at USM33PENALTY USM pass interference 15 yards to the USM18, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM18Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at USM18Bryant,P. rush for no gain to the USM18.
3 and 10 at USM18PENALTY USM offside defense 5 yards to the USM13.
3 and 5 at USM13Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
4 and 5 at USM13Furrer,W. pass incomplete (Rollins,V.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 10 plays, 30 yards, TOP 3:45
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 12:21.
1 and 10 at USM13Warnsley,R. rush for 1 yard to the USM14.
2 and 9 at USM14Gandy,S. rush for 1 yard to the USM15.
3 and 8 at USM15Favre,B. pass complete to Gandy,S. for 2 yards to the USM17.
4 and 6 at USM17Bryant,S. punt 37 yards to the VT46, Richardson,M. return -3 yards to the VT43.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 2:01
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:20.
1 and 10 at VT43Jeffries,J. rush for 4 yards to the VT47.
2 and 6 at VT47Fox,R. rush for no gain to the VT47.
3 and 6 at VT47Furrer,W. pass incomplete to Barefoot,K..
4 and 6 at VT47Fitzgerald,K. punt 38 yards to the USM15, Henry,J. return 3 yards to the USM18, PENALTY USM illegal block 9 yards to the USM9, 1st and 10, USM ball on USM9.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:25
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 08:55.
1 and 10 at USM09Bradley,R. rush for no gain to the USM9.
2 and 10 at USM09Bradley,R. rush for 5 yards to the USM14.
3 and 5 at USM14Favre,B. pass incomplete.
4 and 5 at USM14Bryant,S. punt 51 yards to the VT35, Richardson,M. return 4 yards to the VT39.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:39
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:16.
1 and 10 at VT39Furrer,W. pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 5 yards to the VT44.
2 and 5 at VT44Jeffries,J. rush for 11 yards to the USM45, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM45Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at USM45Furrer,W. pass incomplete, PENALTY VT pass interference 15 yards to the VT40.
3rd and 25.
3 and 25 at VT40Furrer,W. pass incomplete.
4 and 25 at VT40Fitzgerald,K. punt 35 yards to the USM25, Henry,J. return 5 yards to the USM30.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 1 yards, TOP 1:25
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 05:51.
1 and 10 at USM30Gandy,S. rush for 5 yards to the USM35.
2 and 5 at USM35Gandy,S. rush for 8 yards to the USM43, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM43Gandy,S. rush for no gain to the USM43, fumble by Gandy,S. recovered by USM Gandy,S. at USM43.
2 and 10 at USM43PENALTY USM illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM38.
2 and 15 at USM38Favre,B. pass complete to Jackson,M. for 33 yards to the VT29, 1ST DOWN USM, PENALTY VT personal foul 15 yards to the VT14, 1ST DOWN USM.
1st and 10.
1 and 10 at VT14Warnsley,R. rush for 6 yards to the VT8.
2 and 4 at VT08Gandy,S. rush for no gain to the VT8.
3 and 4 at VT08Favre,B. pass complete to Rowell,E. for 8 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:46.
Seroka,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Miss:
Seroka,C. kickoff 58 yards to the VT7, Jeffries,J. return 19 yards to the VT26.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:05
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:46.
Young,C. at QB for Virginia Tech.
1 and 10 at VT26Young,C. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at VT26Young,C. pass complete to Mooney,F. for 14 yards to the VT40, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT40Young,C. pass complete to Smith,L. for 8 yards to the VT48.
2 and 2 at VT48Young,C. rush for loss of 2 yards to the VT46.
3 and 4 at VT46Young,C. pass incomplete (Butler,C.).
4 and 4 at VT46Young,C. rush for no gain to the VT46.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:04
SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 00:42.
1 and 10 at VT46PENALTY USM personal foul 15 yards to the USM39.
1 and 25 at USM39Warnsley,R. rush for 4 yards to the USM43, fumble by Warnsley,R. recovered by VT Gowin,W. at USM43.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, -11 yards, TOP 0:22
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:20.
1 and 10 at USM43Young,C. sacked for loss of 10 yards to the VT47 (Henderson,P.).
2 and 20 at VT47Young,C. pass incomplete.
End of game, clock 00:00.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, -10 yards, TOP 0:20
4th Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech007:3021140-51-39-63-15-0-272-30
Southern Miss707:3012141-30-010-303-4-0-435-49

Participation

Virginia Tech Starters
PosNo.Offense
QB2Will Furrer
SE22Myron Richardson
TB27Jon Jeffries
FB43Rich Fox
FL48Nick Cullen
TE80Brian McCall
PosNo.Defense
LOB5Sean Lucas
RC6Roger Brown
LLB32Don Stokes
LC35John Granby
S38Scott Rice
RLB39Randy Cockrell
ROB40Jock Jones
LT66Scott Hill
RT93Horacio Moronta
RE96Jimmy Whitten
LE97Al Chamblee
Southern Miss Starters
PosNo.Offense
PosNo.Defense

Virginia Tech: 3-Ralph Brown, 4-Chris Kinzer, 8-Cam Young, 11-Malcolm Blacken, 15-Kelly Fitzgerald, 19-Will Gowin, 25-Duane Davis, 28-Lamar Smith, 29-Phil Bryant, 31-Tim Boitnott, 34-Jason Wilson, 37-Archie Hopkins, 45-Roger Garland, 46-Brian Williams, 82-Frank Mooney, 83-Rich Williams, 90-Bobby Martin, 91-Anthony Pack, 92-Bryan Campbell.

Southern Miss: 1-Michael Jackson, 2-Kerry Williams, 3-Ben Washington, 4-Brett Favre, 7-J.B. Coleman, 8-Eugene Rowell, 9-Alfred Williams, 11-Cassie Butler, 12-Simmie Carter, 13-Darryl Tillman, 14-Gabriel Peck, 15-Scott Bryant, 18-James Henry, 23-Chris Seroka, 24-Nichols,J., 27-Rod Reed, 32-Eddie Ray Jackson, 33-Vincent Rollins, 34-George Hill, 35-Ricky Bradley, 36-Reginald Warnsley, 39-Wadleigh,S., 41-Thad McDowell, 43-Shelton Gandy, 49-Maurice Oliver, 59-Rod Lynch, 61-Alan Anderson, 62-Kendrick Collins, 63-Bryant Medders, 64-Toby Watts, 67-Chuck Sims, 68-Mark McLeod, 70-Sam Thomas, 81-William Kirksey, 83-Steve Brown, 85-Carlos Powell, 93-Ron Brown, 94-Pat Henderson, 95-Pat Jackson, 96-Tony Pogue, 97-Steve Rankin.