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Virginia Tech (1-0, 1-0) 141424759
Rutgers (0-1, 0-1) 0701219
  • August 30, 1997
    Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ
  • Kickoff time: 12:30 pm
  • End of Game:
  • Total elapsed time: -
  • Temperature: 73
  • Wind: 8 NNW
  • Weather: Scattered Clouds
  • Attendance: 26,713
  • Referee: J. Smith
  • Umpire: B. Palmer
  • Linesman: G. Geyer
  • Line judge: M. Scherrens
  • Back judge: G. Dancewicz
  • Field judge: J. Daniels
  • Side judge: T. Beck
Scoring Summary
First QuarterVTRU
TD09:17Ken Oxendine 1 yd Rush (Shayne Graham Kick)Drive: 5 plays, 60 yds, 1:2370
TD00:42Carl Bradley 0 yd Fumble Return (Shayne Graham Kick)140
Second QuarterVTRU
TD10:48Marcus Gildersleeve 80 yd Pass From Al Clark (Shayne Graham Kick)Drive: 1 plays, 80 yds, 0:13210
TD02:47Marcus Parker 13 yd Rush (Shayne Graham Kick)Drive: 9 plays, 90 yds, 3:06280
TD00:30Gary Fauntleroy 1 yd Rush (Lee McDonald Kick)Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 2:17287
Third QuarterVTRU
TD14:05Al Clark 81 yd Rush (Shayne Graham Kick)Drive: 2 plays, 80 yds, 0:55357
TD13:23Pierson Prioleau 43 yd Fumble Return (Shayne Graham Kick)427
TD07:07Angelo Harrison 33 yd Pass From Al Clark (Shayne Graham Kick)Drive: 1 plays, 33 yds, 0:06497
FG00:38Shayne Graham 24 yd Field GoalDrive: 12 plays, 59 yds, 5:08527
Fourth QuarterVTRU
TD12:40Billy Woodard 3 yd Pass From Brendan Edmonds (Lee McDonald Kick Failed)Drive: 6 plays, 65 yds, 2:585213
TD07:06Andre Kendrick 2 yd Rush (Jimmy Kibble Kick)Drive: 5 plays, 53 yds, 2:135913
TD05:22Walter King 53 yd Pass From Brendan Edmonds (Lee McDonald Kick Failed)Drive: 5 plays, 74 yds, 1:445919
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
Al Clark
Marcus Parker
Shelly Ellison
Lamont Pegues
Andre Kendrick
Ken Oxendine
Cullen Hawkins
Chris Steadley
Dave Meyer
Nick Sorensen
Team
Total
Rutgers Rushing
Jacki Crooks
Jermaine Robinson
Joe Diggs
Chris Washington
Gary Fauntleroy
Steven Harper
Michael Jones
Total
Virginia Tech Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Al Clark7-10-1
Nick Sorensen2-2-0
Dave Meyer0-1-0
Total9-13-1
Rutgers Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Brendan Edmonds7-10-2
Michael Jones9-25-0
Total16-35-2
Virginia Tech Receiving
Marcus Gildersleeve
Angelo Harrison
Shawn Scales
Michael Stuewe
Cullen Hawkins
Total
Rutgers Receiving
Walter King
Billy Woodard
Bill Powell
Delrico Fletcher
Joe Diggs
Reggie Funderburk
Andy Holland
Chris Washington
Jacki Crooks
Total
Virginia Tech Punting
Jimmy Kibble
Team
Total
Rutgers Punting
Jared Slovan
Total
Virginia Tech All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
John Engelberger
Shawn Scales
Andre Kendrick
Ike Charlton
Angelo Harrison
Marcus Parker
Total
Rutgers All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Steven Harper
Thomas Kelly
Reggie Stephens
Reggie Funderburk
Delrico Fletcher
Jermaine Robinson
Dax Strohmeyer
Total
Virginia Tech All Purpose
Al Clark
Marcus Parker
Marcus Gildersleeve
Shawn Scales
Angelo Harrison
Shelly Ellison
Andre Kendrick
Lamont Pegues
Michael Stuewe
Cullen Hawkins
Ken Oxendine
Chris Steadley
Dave Meyer
Ike Charlton
John Engelberger
Nick Sorensen
Team
Total
Rutgers All Purpose
Jacki Crooks
Jermaine Robinson
Walter King
Reggie Stephens
Delrico Fletcher
Joe Diggs
Thomas Kelly
Reggie Funderburk
Steven Harper
Andy Holland
Bill Powell
Billy Woodard
Chris Washington
Dax Strohmeyer
Gary Fauntleroy
Michael Jones
Total
Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
Shayne Graham
Rutgers Field Goal Attempts
Lee McDonald
Virginia Tech Kickoffs
Jimmy Kibble
Total
Rutgers Kickoffs
Lee McDonald
Total
Virginia Tech Fumbles
Team
Ken Oxendine
Rutgers Fumbles
Jacki Crooks
Michael Jones
Reggie Funderburk
Gil Ross
Virginia Tech Drive Summary
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Qtr Spot Obtained Spot How Lost Pl-Yds
1RU49FUMBRU43PUNT3-6
1VT40PUNTRU00TD5-60
1VT45PUNTVT28PUNT3--17
1VT25FGAVT45PUNT6-20
1RU00FUMBRU00TD0-0
2VT23PUNTVT23PUNT3-0
2VT20PUNTRU00TD1-80
2VT34DOWNSVT32INT3--2
2VT10PUNTRU00TD9-90
2VT22KOVT28HALF1-6
3VT20KORU00TD2-80
3RU43FUMBRU43TD0-0
3VT44PUNTRU49PUNT3-7
3VT50PUNTRU49PUNT3-1
3RU33FUMBRU00TD1-33
3VT34PUNTRU07FG12-59
4VT12KOVT04PUNT3--8
4VT47INTRU00TD5-53
4VT29KOVT44PUNT5-15
4RU28INTRU21DOWNS4-7
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession08:3606:0609:5408:3214:4218:2633:08
Third Down Conversions2/42/41/40/34/81/75/15
Fourth Down Conversions0/00/00/00/10/00/10/1
Rutgers Drive Summary
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Qtr Spot Obtained Spot How Lost Pl-Yds
1RU20KORU49FUMB3-29
1RU07PUNTRU15PUNT3-8
1RU23KORU15PUNT3--8
1VT27PUNTVT25FGA4-2
1RU02PUNTRU00FUMB3--2
1RU25KORU34PUNT4-9
2RU13PUNTRU37PUNT6-24
2RU36KOVT34DOWNS8-30
2VT37INTVT43PUNT3--6
2RU20KOVT00TD8-80
3RU22KORU43FUMB2-21
3RU22KORU13PUNT3--9
3RU14PUNTRU18PUNT3-4
3RU33PUNTRU33FUMB0-0
3RU34KORU30PUNT3--4
3RU35KOVT00TD6-65
4RU48PUNTVT46INT3-6
4RU26KOVT00TD5-74
4RU12PUNTRU12INT1-0
4RU21DOWNSRU28HALF2-7
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession06:2408:5405:0606:2815:1811:3426:52
Third Down Conversions0/42/60/31/22/101/53/15
Fourth Down Conversions0/00/10/00/00/10/00/1
Virginia Tech Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
John Engelberger549--1-1-01-3
Anthony Midget8-8--------
Pierson Prioleau3471.0/1--1-43-1-1
Nat Williams2571.0/1-------
Steve Tate5162.0/21.0/911-0----
Jamel Smith3361.0/5-------
Anthony Lambo516-1.0/6------
Danny Wheel235-------1
Lorenzo Ferguson415--------
Kerwin Hairston134-------1
Cory Bird314-1.0/71-----
Chris Cyrus213-------1
Carl Bradley-33---1-0---3
Keion Carpenter2131.0/1-------
Korey Irby123--------
Corey Moore123-------1
Phillip Summers123--------
Michael Hawkes2131.0/3-------
Ryan Smith-33--------
Manny Clemente112--------
Sean Ruffing112--------
Tyron Edmond2-2--------
Loren Johnson1-1---1-0----
Steven Hunt-11--------
Jason Buckland1-1--------
Larry Green1-1--------
Ike Charlton-11----1-01-1
Total57451027.0/133.0/2234-432-0312
Rutgers Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Thomas Kelly549----1-20---
Norris Crawford4481.0/4-------
Aaron Brady3580.5/30.5/3------
Brian Sheridan347--------
Roger Wingate3361.0/7-1-----
Charles Woolridge1451.5/61.5/6------
Dax Strohmeyer2241.5/11----11-
Wayne Hampton2240.5/0-------
Dante Siciliano314--------
Bryan Yeager1231.0/2-------
Tyrone Pitts3-3--------
Shin Black213--------
Joe Hynes123--------
Gil Ross3-3--------
Tarell Freeney2-21.0/7-------
Chris Cebula2-21.0/5-------
Mike Belh-22--------
David Griffin112--------
Reggie Funderburk112--------
Matt Washington1-1--------
Angel George-Shields-11--------
Jim Mazza-110.5/9-------
TEAM1-11.0/12-------
Mike DeLucia-11--------
Reggie Stephens1-1--------
John Notaro-110.5/1-------
Bobby Orro1-1--------
Jacki Crooks1-1--------
Kevin Williams--0------1-
Total47428911.0/672.0/91-1-2012
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
Virginia Tech wins the toss and defers to 2nd half. RU will receive.
Kibble,J. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, touchback.
RUTGERS drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at RU20Jones,M. pass complete to Holland,A. for 17 yards to the RU37, 1ST DOWN RU (Midget,A.).
1 and 10 at RU37Crooks,J. rush for no gain to the RU37 (Irby,K.).
2 and 10 at RU37Jones,M. pass complete to Crooks,J. for 12 yards to the RU49, fumble forced by Engelberger,J., fumble by Crooks,J. recovered by VT Tate,S. at RU49 (Crooks,J.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 29 yards, TOP 0:30
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:30.
1 and 10 at RU49Clark,A. pass complete to Stuewe,M. for 11 yards to the RU38, 1ST DOWN VT (Woolridge,C.;Crawford,N.).
1 and 10 at RU38Oxendine,K. rush for no gain to the RU38 (Wingate,R.;Brady,A.).
2 and 10 at RU38Clark,A. rush for no gain to the RU38 (Kelly,T.).
3 and 10 at RU38PENALTY VT delay of game 5 yards to the RU43.
3 and 15 at RU43Kibble,J. punt 36 yards to the RU7, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 2:11
RUTGERS drive start at 12:19.
1 and 10 at RU07Crooks,J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the RU6 (Carpenter,K.;Engelberger,J.).
2 and 11 at RU06Jones,M. pass incomplete to Funderburk,R..
3 and 11 at RU06Crooks,J. rush for 9 yards to the RU15 (Prioleau,P.).
4 and 2 at RU15Slovan,J. punt 45 yards to the VT40, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:39
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:40.
1 and 10 at VT40Oxendine,K. rush for 2 yards to the VT42 (Crawford,N.;Sheridan,B.).
2 and 8 at VT42Oxendine,K. rush for 3 yards to the VT45 (Freeney,T.).
3 and 5 at VT45Clark,A. pass complete to Harrison,A. for 6 yards to the RU49, 1ST DOWN VT (Stephens,R.).
1 and 10 at RU49Parker,M. rush for 48 yards to the RU1, 1ST DOWN VT (Crawford,N.).
1 and Goal at RU01Oxendine,K. rush for 1 yard to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:17.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Kibble,J. kickoff 58 yards to the RU7, Stephens,R. return 16 yards to the RU23 (Midget,A.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:23
RUTGERS drive start at 09:17.
1 and 10 at RU23Jones,M. rush up middle for 2 yards to the RU25 (Cyrus,C.).
2 and 8 at RU25Harper,S. rush reverse for loss of 5 yards to the RU20 (Smith,J.).
3 and 13 at RU20PENALTY RU delay of game 5 yards to the RU15.
3 and 18 at RU15Jones,M. middle pass incomplete to Holland,A. (Prioleau,P.).
4 and 18 at RU15Slovan,J. punt 43 yards to the VT42, Harrison,A. return 3 yards to the VT45 (Ross,G.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -8 yards, TOP 2:04
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:13.
1 and 10 at VT45Oxendine,K. rush left for loss of 7 yards to the VT38, fumble forced by Wingate,R., fumble by Oxendine,K. recovered by VT Parker,M. at VT33 (TEAM).
2 and 22 at VT33Team rush for loss of 21 yards to the VT12, fumble by Team recovered by VT Parker,M. at VT12, Parker,M. for 3 yards to the VT15 (Strohmeyer,D.;Mazza,J.).
3 and 40 at VT15Clark,A. rush quarterback draw for 13 yards to the VT28 (Sheridan,B.;Kelly,T.).
4 and 27 at VT28Kibble,J. punt BLOCKED, recovered by RU Cirone,J. at VT27 (Team) (blocked by Strohmeyer,D.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -17 yards, TOP 2:03
RUTGERS drive start at 05:10.
1 and 10 at VT27Jones,M. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at VT27Crooks,J. rush for 2 yards to the VT25 (Smith,J.;Cyrus,C.).
3 and 8 at VT25Jones,M. pass incomplete.
4 and 8 at VT25McDonald,L. field goal attempt from 37 MISSED, spot at VT25, clock 04:21.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 0:49
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:21.
1 and 10 at VT25Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 7 yards to the VT32 (Kelly,T.).
2 and 3 at VT32Parker,M. rush for 2 yards to the VT34 (Strohmeyer,D.).
3 and 1 at VT34Oxendine,K. rush for 2 yards to the VT36, 1ST DOWN VT (Sheridan,B.).
1 and 10 at VT36Oxendine,K. rush for loss of 5 yards to the VT31 (Cebula,C.).
2 and 15 at VT31Clark,A. rush for 12 yards to the VT43 (Brady,A.).
3 and 3 at VT43Oxendine,K. rush for 2 yards to the VT45 (Crawford,N.).
4 and 1 at VT45Kibble,J. punt 53 yards to the RU2, out-of-bounds.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 2:59
RUTGERS drive start at 01:22.
1 and 10 at RU02Washington,C. rush up middle for 5 yards to the RU7 (Bird,C.).
2 and 5 at RU07Jones,M. screen pass incomplete to Holland,A..
3 and 5 at RU07Jones,M. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the RU0 (Bird,C.), fumble by Jones,M. recovered by VT Bradley,C. at RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:42.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -2 yards, TOP 0:40
Kibble,J. kickoff 64 yards to the RU1, Harper,S. return 24 yards to the RU25, out-of-bounds (Bird,C.).
RUTGERS drive start at 00:42.
1 and 10 at RU25Crooks,J. rush left for 12 yards to the RU37, 1ST DOWN RU (Midget,A.;Prioleau,P.).
1 and 10 at RU37Jones,M. pass incomplete to Hutton,C..
2 and 10 at RU37Jones,M. pass complete to Washington,C. for loss of 3 yards to the RU34 (Hawkes,M.).
1st Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech1408:3622042-40-015-572-2-0-171-5
Rutgers006:2411020-40-09-173-9-0-261-5
2nd Quarter
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3 and 13 at RU34Jones,M. pass incomplete to Holland,A. (Carpenter,K.).
4 and 13 at RU34Slovan,J. punt 43 yards to the VT23, fair catch by Scales,S..
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:55
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:47.
1 and 10 at VT23Pegues,L. rush for 2 yards to the VT25 (Wingate,R.;Kelly,T.).
2 and 8 at VT25Clark,A. pass complete to Hawkins,C. for 4 yards to the VT29, out-of-bounds (Belh,M.;Brady,A.).
3 and 4 at VT29Clark,A. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the VT23 (Brady,A.;Woolridge,C.).
4 and 10 at VT23Kibble,J. punt 59 yards to the RU18, Funderburk,R. return 0 yards to the RU18, fumble by Funderburk,R. recovered by RU Funderburk,R. at RU15, Funderburk,R. for loss of 2 yards to the RU13 (Midget,A.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 1:26
RUTGERS drive start at 13:21, RU ball on RU13.
1 and 10 at RU13Jones,M. pass complete to King,W. for 11 yards to the RU24, 1ST DOWN RU (Midget,A.).
1 and 10 at RU24Crooks,J. rush up middle for no gain to the RU24 (Engelberger,J.).
2 and 10 at RU24Jones,M. pass complete to King,W. for 10 yards to the RU34, 1ST DOWN RU, out-of-bounds (Midget,A.).
1 and 10 at RU34Crooks,J. rush left for loss of 1 yard to the RU33 (Tate,S.;Hairston,K.).
2 and 11 at RU33Jones,M. rush for 4 yards to the RU37 (Williams,N.).
3 and 7 at RU37Jones,M. pass incomplete to Crooks,J..
4 and 7 at RU37Slovan,J. punt 43 yards to the VT20, fair catch by Scales,S..
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:20
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 11:01.
1 and 10 at VT20Clark,A. pass complete to Gildersleeve,M. for 80 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:48.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
1 and Goal at VT35PENALTY VT OF 5 yards to the VT30.
Kibble,J. kickoff 66 yards to the RU4, Stephens,R. return 32 yards to the RU36 (Ruffing,S.;Moore,C.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:13
RUTGERS drive start at 10:48.
1 and 10 at RU36Crooks,J. rush for 11 yards to the RU47, 1ST DOWN RU (Lambo,A.).
1 and 10 at RU47Crooks,J. rush for 8 yards to the VT45 (Bird,C.).
2 and 2 at VT45PENALTY RU illegal procedure 6 yards to the RU49.
2 and 8 at RU49Crooks,J. rush for 6 yards to the VT45 (Engelberger,J.).
3 and 2 at VT45Crooks,J. rush right for 2 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN RU (Midget,A.).
1 and 10 at VT43Jones,M. screen pass incomplete to King,W..
2 and 10 at VT43Diggs,J. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the VT44 (Tate,S.).
3 and 11 at VT44Jones,M. screen pass complete to Diggs,J. for 10 yards to the VT34 (Williams,N.).
4 and 1 at VT34Crooks,J. rush right for no gain to the VT34 (Prioleau,P.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 3:25
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:23.
1 and 10 at VT34Clark,A. rush quarterback scramble for loss of 2 yards to the VT32 (Yeager,B.).
2 and 12 at VT32Clark,A. pass incomplete to Scales,S..
3 and 12 at VT32Clark,A. pass intercepted by Kelly,T. at the RU43, Kelly,T. return 20 yards to the VT37, out-of-bounds.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -2 yards, TOP 0:51
RUTGERS drive start at 06:32.
1 and 10 at VT37Jones,M. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the VT43 (Lambo,A.).
2 and 16 at VT43Jones,M. pass incomplete to Diggs,J..
3 and 16 at VT43Jones,M. pass incomplete to King,W..
4 and 16 at VT43Slovan,J. punt 33 yards to the VT10, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -6 yards, TOP 0:39
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 05:53.
1 and 10 at VT10Parker,M. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT13 (Woolridge,C.;Belh,M.).
2 and 7 at VT13Oxendine,K. rush for 4 yards to the VT17 (Sheridan,B.;Kelly,T.).
3 and 3 at VT17Clark,A. pass complete to Gildersleeve,M. for 5 yards to the VT22, 1ST DOWN VT (Sheridan,B.;Kelly,T.).
1 and 10 at VT22Parker,M. rush for 32 yards to the RU46, 1ST DOWN VT (Kelly,T.).
1 and 10 at RU46Pegues,L. rush right for 5 yards to the RU41 (Crawford,N.;Brady,A.).
2 and 5 at RU41Pegues,L. rush up middle for 4 yards to the RU37 (Ross,G.).
3 and 1 at RU37Clark,A. rush up middle for 21 yards to the RU16, 1ST DOWN VT (Crawford,N.).
1 and 10 at RU16Oxendine,K. rush left for 3 yards to the RU13 (Brady,A.).
2 and 7 at RU13Parker,M. rush over left end for 13 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:47.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Kibble,J. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 90 yards, TOP 3:06
RUTGERS drive start at 02:47.
1 and 10 at RU20Diggs,J. rush draw play for 8 yards to the RU28 (Tate,S.).
2 and 2 at RU28Crooks,J. rush up middle for 3 yards to the RU31, 1ST DOWN RU (Engelberger,J.).
1 and 10 at RU31Jones,M. screen pass complete to Diggs,J. for loss of 1 yard to the RU30 (Wheel,D.).
2 and 11 at RU30Crooks,J. rush right for 48 yards to the VT22, 1ST DOWN RU, out-of-bounds (Midget,A.).
1 and 10 at VT22Jones,M. pass complete to Powell,B. for 11 yards to the VT11, 1ST DOWN RU (Carpenter,K.), PENALTY VT face mask 5 yards to the VT6, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and Goal at VT06Crooks,J. rush right for 5 yards to the VT1 (Carpenter,K.;Prioleau,P.).
2nd and 1.
2 and Goal at VT01Washington,C. rush up middle for no gain to the VT1 (Hairston,K.).
3 and Goal at VT01Fauntleroy,G. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:30.
McDonald,L. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
McDonald,L. kickoff 50 yards to the VT15, Parker,M. return 7 yards to the VT22.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:17
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:30.
1 and 10 at VT22Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT28 (Woolridge,C.;Hynes,J.).
End of half, clock 00:00.
2nd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech1406:0632052-40-012-853-5-1-892-10
Rutgers708:5443182-60-116-885-10-0-411-6
3rd Quarter
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, RU ball on RU35.
McDonald,L. kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 0:30
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at VT20Oxendine,K. rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the VT19 (Notaro,J.;Hampton,W.).
2 and 11 at VT19Clark,A. rush option left for 81 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:05.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Kibble,J. kickoff 62 yards to the RU3, Stephens,R. return 19 yards to the RU22 (Hawkes,M.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:55
RUTGERS drive start at 14:05.
1 and 10 at RU22Jones,M. pass complete to Funderburk,R. for 6 yards to the RU28 (Smith,J.).
2 and 4 at RU28PENALTY VT personal foul 15 yards to the RU43, 1ST DOWN RU.
1 and 10 at RU43Crooks,J. rush up middle for no gain to the RU43, fumble forced by Prioleau,P., fumble by Crooks,J. recovered by VT Prioleau,P. at RU43, Prioleau,P. for 43 yards to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:23.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:42
Kibble,J. kickoff 64 yards to the RU1, Fletcher,D. return 21 yards to the RU22 (Edmond,T.).
RUTGERS drive start at 13:23.
1 and 10 at RU22Robinson,J. rush for no gain to the RU22 (Williams,N.).
2 and 10 at RU22Jones,M. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the RU13 (Tate,S.).
3 and 19 at RU13Jones,M. pass incomplete to Funderburk,R..
4 and 19 at RU13Slovan,J. punt 51 yards to the VT36, Harrison,A. return 8 yards to the VT44 (Funderburk,R.;Crawford,N.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -9 yards, TOP 1:31
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 11:52.
1 and 10 at VT44Oxendine,K. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT48 (Hampton,W.;Brady,A.).
2 and 6 at VT48Parker,M. rush for 3 yards to the RU49 (Brady,A.).
3 and 3 at RU49Clark,A. pass incomplete to Gildersleeve,M. (Strohmeyer,D.).
4 and 3 at RU49Kibble,J. punt 35 yards to the RU14, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:30
RUTGERS drive start at 10:22.
1 and 10 at RU14Jones,M. pass incomplete to Powell,B. (Charlton,I.).
2 and 10 at RU14Diggs,J. rush for 4 yards to the RU18 (Lambo,A.).
3 and 6 at RU18Jones,M. pass incomplete.
4 and 6 at RU18Slovan,J. punt 48 yards to the VT34, Scales,S. return 16 yards to the 50 yardline (Kelly,T.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 0:54
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 09:28.
1 and 10 at VT50Pegues,L. rush for 12 yards to the RU38, out-of-bounds, PENALTY VT holding 13 yards to the VT37, NO PLAY.
1 and 23 at VT37Hawkins,C. rush over right guard for 8 yards to the VT45 (Black,S.;Yeager,B.).
2 and 15 at VT45Pegues,L. rush left for 6 yards to the RU49 (Orro,B.;Sheridan,B.), PENALTY VT illegal block 14 yards to the VT31, NO PLAY.
2 and 29 at VT31Pegues,L. rush for 10 yards to the VT41 (Sheridan,B.).
3 and 19 at VT41Clark,A. pass complete to Stuewe,M. for 10 yards to the RU49 (Kelly,T.).
4 and 9 at RU49Kibble,J. punt BLOCKED, recovered by RU Ross,G. at RU33, Ross,G. for no gain to the RU33, fumble by Ross,G. recovered by VT Johnson,L. at RU33 (blocked by Williams,K.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 2:15
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:13.
1 and 10 at RU33Clark,A. pass complete to Harrison,A. for 33 yards to the RU0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:07.
Graham,S. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Kibble,J. kickoff 51 yards to the RU14, Robinson,J. return 20 yards to the RU34 (Irby,K.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 33 yards, TOP 0:06
RUTGERS drive start at 07:07.
1 and 10 at RU34Crooks,J. rush for 1 yard to the RU35 (Prioleau,P.).
2 and 9 at RU35PENALTY RU illegal shift 5 yards to the RU30.
2 and 14 at RU30Jones,M. pass incomplete to Funderburk,R..
3 and 14 at RU30Jones,M. pass incomplete to Harper,S..
4 and 14 at RU30Slovan,J. punt 46 yards to the VT24, Scales,S. return 10 yards to the VT34 (Funderburk,R.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -4 yards, TOP 1:21
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 05:46.
1 and 10 at VT34Pegues,L. rush for 10 yards to the VT44, 1ST DOWN VT (Griffin,D.).
1 and 10 at VT44Pegues,L. rush for no gain to the VT44 (Pitts,T.).
2 and 10 at VT44Sorensen,N. pass complete to Scales,S. for 13 yards to the RU43, 1ST DOWN VT (Pitts,T.).
1 and 10 at RU43Pegues,L. rush up middle for 2 yards to the RU41 (Pitts,T.).
2 and 8 at RU41Hawkins,C. rush for 6 yards to the RU35 (Hynes,J.;Yeager,B.).
3 and 2 at RU35PENALTY RU offside defense 5 yards to the RU30, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at RU30Pegues,L. rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the RU32 (Strohmeyer,D.).
2 and 12 at RU32Pegues,L. rush over left end for 2 yards to the RU30 (Strohmeyer,D.;Griffin,D.).
3 and 10 at RU30Sorensen,N. pass complete to Scales,S. for 18 yards to the RU12, 1ST DOWN VT (Orro,B.).
1 and 10 at RU12Pegues,L. rush up middle for 9 yards to the RU3 (Black,S.).
2 and 1 at RU03Pegues,L. rush for no gain to the RU3 (Black,S.).
3 and 1 at RU03Pegues,L. rush over left end for loss of 4 yards to the RU7 (Crawford,N.).
4 and 5 at RU07Graham,S. field goal attempt from 24 GOOD, clock 00:38.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Kibble,J. kickoff 48 yards to the RU17, out-of-bounds, RU ball on RU35.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 12 plays, 59 yards, TOP 5:08
RUTGERS drive start at 00:38.
1 and 10 at RU35Crooks,J. rush right for 3 yards to the RU38 (Moore,C.).
3rd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech2409:5423161-40-015-1284-5-0-743-42
Rutgers005:0600110-30-06--11-6-0-62-10
4th Quarter
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2 and 7 at RU38Robinson,J. rush for 47 yards to the VT15, 1ST DOWN RU (Ferguson,L.;Charlton,I.).
1 and 10 at VT15Edmonds,B. pass complete to Woodard,B. for 7 yards to the VT8.
2 and 3 at VT08Robinson,J. rush for 5 yards to the VT3, 1ST DOWN RU (Ferguson,L.).
1 and Goal at VT03Crooks,J. rush for no gain to the VT3 (Ferguson,L.).
2 and Goal at VT03Edmonds,B. pass complete to Woodard,B. for 3 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:40.
McDonald,L. kick attempt failed.
McDonald,L. kickoff 54 yards to the VT11, Kendrick,A. return 11 yards to the VT22 (Wingate,R.;Siciliano,D.), PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT12, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT12.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:58
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:40.
1 and 10 at VT12Pegues,L. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT14 (Wingate,R.).
2 and 8 at VT14Pegues,L. rush for loss of 7 yards to the VT7 (Freeney,T.).
3 and 15 at VT07Sorensen,N. sacked for loss of 3 yards to the VT4 (Woolridge,C.).
4 and 18 at VT04Kibble,J. punt 59 yards to the RU37, Funderburk,R. return 11 yards to the RU48.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -8 yards, TOP 2:13
RUTGERS drive start at 10:27.
1 and 10 at RU48PENALTY RU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the RU43.
1 and 15 at RU43Edmonds,B. pass complete to Fletcher,D. for 11 yards to the VT46 (Ferguson,L.).
2 and 4 at VT46Edmonds,B. pass incomplete to Hutton,C..
3 and 4 at VT46Edmonds,B. pass intercepted by Engelberger,J. at the VT47, Engelberger,J. return 0 yards to the VT47.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:08
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 09:19.
1 and 10 at VT47Ellison,S. rush for 41 yards to the RU12, 1ST DOWN VT (Siciliano,D.).
1 and 10 at RU12Kendrick,A. rush for 2 yards to the RU10 (Wingate,R.).
2 and 8 at RU10Ellison,S. rush for 2 yards to the RU8 (Cebula,C.).
3 and 6 at RU08PENALTY RU pass interference 6 yards to the RU2, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and Goal at RU02Kendrick,A. rush for no gain to the RU2 (Sheridan,B.).
2 and Goal at RU02Kendrick,A. rush for 2 yards to the RU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:06.
Kibble,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Rutgers:
Kibble,J. kickoff 65 yards to the RU0, Fletcher,D. return 21 yards to the RU21 (Edmond,T.), PENALTY VT face mask 5 yards to the RU26, 1st and 10, RU ball on RU26.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:13
RUTGERS drive start at 07:06.
1 and 10 at RU26Edmonds,B. pass complete to Funderburk,R. for 7 yards to the RU33, out-of-bounds (Summers,P.).
2 and 3 at RU33Robinson,J. rush for 2 yards to the RU35 (Buckland,J.).
3 and 1 at RU35Robinson,J. rush for 1 yard to the RU36, 1ST DOWN RU (Ferguson,L.).
1 and 10 at RU36Edmonds,B. pass complete to Fletcher,D. for 11 yards to the RU47, 1ST DOWN RU (Green,L.).
1 and 10 at RU47Edmonds,B. pass complete to King,W. for 53 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN RU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:22.
McDonald,L. kick attempt failed.
McDonald,L. kickoff 51 yards to the VT14, Kendrick,A. return 15 yards to the VT29 (Ross,G.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:44
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 05:22.
1 and 10 at VT29Kendrick,A. rush for 7 yards to the VT36 (Siciliano,D.).
2 and 3 at VT36Kendrick,A. rush for 4 yards to the VT40, 1ST DOWN VT (Siciliano,D.).
1 and 10 at VT40Ellison,S. rush for 2 yards to the VT42 (Hampton,W.).
2 and 8 at VT42Meyer,D. pass incomplete to Remley,B..
3 and 8 at VT42Ellison,S. rush for 2 yards to the VT44 (DeLucia,M.;George-Shields).
4 and 6 at VT44Kibble,J. punt 44 yards to the RU12, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 2:30
RUTGERS drive start at 02:52.
1 and 10 at RU12Edmonds,B. pass intercepted by Charlton,I. at the RU28, Charlton,I. return 0 yards to the RU28, out-of-bounds.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:10
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 02:42.
1 and 10 at RU28Steadley,C. rush for 3 yards to the RU25 (Hynes,J.).
2 and 7 at RU25Meyer,D. rush for 3 yards to the RU22 (Washington,M.).
3 and 4 at RU22Kendrick,A. rush for 3 yards to the RU19 (Hampton,W.).
4 and 1 at RU19Meyer,D. rush for loss of 2 yards to the RU21.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:36
RUTGERS drive start at 01:06.
1 and 10 at RU21Robinson,J. rush for 3 yards to the RU24 (Lambo,A.;Hunt,S.).
2 and 7 at RU24Edmonds,B. pass complete to Powell,B. for 4 yards to the RU28 (Lambo,A.).
End of game, clock 00:00.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:06
4th Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4tdRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech708:3220130-30-116-610-1-0-02-15
Rutgers1206:2832051-20-06-587-10-2-962-11

Participation

Virginia Tech Starters
PosNo.Offense
QB5Al Clark
TB28Ken Oxendine
SE31Michael Stuewe
FB34Marcus Parker
LG57Dwight Vick
RG64Gennaro DiNapoli
RT67Brad Baylor
LT74Derek Smith
C75Todd Washington
FL83Angelo Harrison
TE88Sean Sullivan
PosNo.Defense
FS1Keion Carpenter
BC9Anthony Midget
FC12Loren Johnson
ROV20Pierson Prioleau
OLB26Korey Irby
ILB46Jamel Smith
ILB49Steve Tate
DE90Danny Wheel
DT92Nat Williams
DT93Kerwin Hairston
DE96John Engelberger
Rutgers Starters
PosNo.Offense
PosNo.Defense

Virginia Tech: 2-Tyron Edmond, 3-Ike Charlton, 4-Andre Kendrick, 6-Lorenzo Ferguson, 7-Lamont Pegues, 8-Phillip Summers, 11-Larry Green, 13-Dave Meyer, 14-Nick Sorensen, 15-Marcus Gildersleeve, 16-Cory Bird, 17-Shayne Graham, 21-Manny Clemente, 22-Shawn Scales, 25-Shane Beamer, 33-Steven Hunt, 36-Chris Steadley, 40-Sean Ruffing, 42-Cullen Hawkins, 43-Michael Hawkes, 44-Shelly Ellison, 47-Ryan Smith, 53-Jason Buckland, 56-Corey Moore, 59-Anthony Lambo, 77-Carl Bradley, 89-Robert Adams, 95-Jimmy Kibble, 99-Chris Cyrus.

Rutgers: 2-Norris Crawford, 3-Shin Black, 4-Bobby Orro, 5-Gary Fauntleroy, 6-Reggie Funderburk, 7-Jacki Crooks, 9-Reggie Stephens, 10-Kevin Williams, 11-Aaron Brady, 12-Michael Jones, 14-Dante Siciliano, 16-Brendan Edmonds, 19-Gil Ross, 20-Delrico Fletcher, 21-Thomas Kelly, 23-David Griffin, 24-Jared Slovan, 25-Lee McDonald, 33-Joe Diggs, 36-Chris Washington, 38-Tyrone Pitts, 41-Joe Hynes, 42-Jermaine Robinson, 43-Brian Sheridan, 44-Roger Wingate, 46-Tarell Freeney, 47-John Notaro, 49-Dax Strohmeyer, 56-Wayne Hampton, 63-Mike DeLucia, 64-Bryan Yeager, 80-Bill Powell, 81-Andy Holland, 82-Steven Harper, 86-Walter King, 87-Charles Woolridge, 88-Billy Woodard, 93-Chris Cebula, 94-Mike Belh, 95-Jim Mazza, 96-Angel George-Shields, 98-Matt Washington.