(21) Virginia Tech
Hokies
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Final
14
Southern Mississippi
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(21) Virginia Tech (2-0) 7701024
Southern Mississippi (1-1) 1400014
  • September 10, 1994
  • M.M. Roberts, Hattiesburg, Ms.
  • Kickoff time: 5:00 pm
  • End of Game: 7:54 pm
  • Total elapsed time: 2:54
  • Temperature: 78
  • Wind: Calm
  • Weather: Cloudy
  • Attendance: 17,391
  • Referee: Al Hynes
  • Umpire: Nels Strickland
  • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald
  • Line judge: Joe Reichwein
  • Back judge: Keith Frazier
  • Field judge: Tom Beck
  • Side judge: Bob Jamison

Scoring Summary

First QuarterVTUSM
TD14:36Adam Kennedy 3 yd Pass From Tommy Waters (Johnny Lomoro Kick)07
TD05:01Chris Buckhalter 9 yd Rush (Johnny Lomoro Kick)014
TD01:31Dwayne Thomas 4 yd Rush (Atle Larsen Kick)714
Second QuarterVTUSM
TD10:20Tommy Edwards 2 yd Rush (Atle Larsen Kick)1414
Fourth QuarterVTUSM
TD10:35Bryan Still 41 yd Pass From Maurice DeShazo (Atle Larsen Kick)2114
FG02:49Atle Larsen 42 yd Field Goal2414

Team Stats

VT USM
FIRST DOWNS 27 8
  Rushing 13 1
  Passing 12 4
  Penalty 2 3
NET YARDS RUSHING 197 45
  Rushing Attempts 61 28
  Average Per Rush 3.2 1.6
  Rushing Touchdowns 2 1
  Yards Gained Rushing 251 78
  Yards Lost Rushing 54 33
NET YARDS PASSING 230 99
  Completions-Attempts-Int 17-29-2 15-37-3
  Average Per Attempt 7.9 2.7
  Average Per Completion 13.5 6.6
  Passing Touchdowns 1 1
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS 427 144
  Total offensive plays 90 65
  Average Gain Per Play 4.7 2.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost 6-4 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards 9-76 6-33
PUNTS-YARDS 1-28 7-283
  Average Yards Per Punt 28.0 40.4
  Net Yards Per Punt 28.0 38.7
  Inside 20 0 3
  50+ Yards 0 1
  Touchbacks 0 0
  Fair catch 1 4
VT USM
KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-325 3-189
  Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 63.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.8 38.3
  Touchbacks 2 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-12-0 --
  Average Per Return 4.0 0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-74-0 3-61-0
  Average Per Return 24.7 20.3
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-9-0 2-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards 0 0
Possession Time 36:16 23:44
  1st Quarter 11:08 03:52
  2nd Quarter 07:49 07:11
  3rd Quarter 08:15 06:45
  4th Quarter 09:04 05:56
Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 1 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 6 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 2-3
  Touchdowns 2-4 2-3
  Field Goals 0-0 0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-24 3-29
PAT Kicks 3-3 2-2
Field Goals 1-2 0-2

Individual Stats

Virginia Tech Rushing
Dwayne Thomas 2812312851164.4
Tommy Edwards 15575921113.8
Brian Edmonds 6353500255.8
Bryan Still 11111001111.0
Ranall White 1990099.0
Team 1000000.0
Robbie Colley 2-1801800-9.0
Maurice DeShazo 7-20929013-2.9
Total61197251542253.2
Southern Mississippi Rushing
Chris Buckhalter 11474701124.3
Howard McGee 616160072.7
Tyrone Bolware 410100082.5
Ronald Jones 2330031.5
Shaw 1220022.0
Kevin Bentley 1-70700-7.0
Kendrick Lee 1-1001000-10.0
Tommy Waters 2-1601600-8.0
Total284578331121.6
Virginia Tech Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Maurice DeShazo 17-28-22301413
Ryan J. Williams 0-1-00000
Total17-29-22301413
Southern Mississippi Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Tommy Waters 15-37-3991152
Kevin Bentley 0-0-00001
Total15-37-3991153
Virginia Tech Receiving
Bryan Still 487141
Jermaine Holmes 340020
Dwayne Thomas 323015
Brian Edmonds 224013
Cornelius White 221012
Kevin Martin 21509
Antonio Freeman 120020
Total17230141
Southern Mississippi Receiving
Mark Montgomery 564015
Larry Norton 21408
Fred Brock 2302
Adam Kennedy 2714
Kendrick Lee 1-300
Scott Harper 1303
Ryan Pearson 1505
Chris Buckhalter 1404
Total1597115
Virginia Tech Punting
Robbie Colley 12828.02800
Total12828.02800
Southern Mississippi Punting
Chris Pierce 728340.44930
Total728340.44930
Virginia Tech All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Antonio Freeman 31210000000
Torrian Gray 000000288
Larry Green 000000111
Bryan Still 00037434000
Total3121037434398
Southern Mississippi All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
LT Gulley 00024021000
Melvin Ratcliff 000000100
Derrick Hervey 000000100
Kendrick Lee 00012121000
Total00036121200
Virginia Tech All Purpose
Bryan Still 11877400172
Dwayne Thomas 12323000146
Brian Edmonds 352400059
Tommy Edwards 57000057
Jermaine Holmes 04000040
Antonio Freeman 020012032
Cornelius White 02100021
Kevin Martin 01500015
Ranall White 900009
Torrian Gray 000088
Larry Green 000011
Team 000000
Robbie Colley -180000-18
Maurice DeShazo -200000-20
Total19723074129522
Southern Mississippi All Purpose
Mark Montgomery 06400064
Chris Buckhalter 47400051
LT Gulley 00400040
Howard McGee 16000016
Larry Norton 01400014
Tyrone Bolware 10000010
Kendrick Lee -10-321008
Adam Kennedy 070007
Ryan Pearson 050005
Scott Harper 030003
Ronald Jones 300003
Fred Brock 030003
Shaw 200002
Melvin Ratcliff 000000
Derrick Hervey 000000
Kevin Bentley -70000-7
Tommy Waters -160000-16
Total45976100203
Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
Atle Larsen 311:5139Missed
Atle Larsen 402:4942Good
Southern Mississippi Field Goal Attempts
Johnny Lomoro 200:5846Missed
Johnny Lomoro 303:0150Missed
Virginia Tech Kickoffs
Atle Larsen 53252065.0
Total53252065.0
Southern Mississippi Kickoffs
Chris Pierce 31890063.0
Total31890063.0
Virginia Tech Fumbles
Dwayne Thomas 21
Robbie Colley 21
Brian Edmonds 11
Maurice DeShazo 11
Southern Mississippi Fumbles
None

Defense

Virginia Tech Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Brandon Semones 67132.0/13------3
Antonio Banks 5611--------
Torrian Gray 8210----2-8---
Cornell Brown 4610-2.0/16-----4
George DelRicco 279--------
Waverly Jackson 628-------1
Ken Brown 257-----1--
Larry Green 516----1-1---
Jeff Holland 314-------3
Jim Baron 314-1.0/7-----5
J.C. Price 134-------1
Hank Coleman 123-----1-2
Shaine Miles 2-2--------
Stacy Henley 2-2--------
Danny Osborne -11--------
Lawrence Lewis -11-------3
William Yarborough 1-1-----2--
Korey Irby -11--------
Keith Moyer -11--------
Total5147982.0/133.0/24-3-9422
Southern Mississippi Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Cedric Walthaw 71017---1-0----
Eugene Harmon 11213--------
Albert McRae 2911--------
Derrick Hervey 369----1-0---
Melvin Ratcliff 3691.0/7---1-0---
LT Gulley 538--------
Rod Thomas 358-----1--
Michael Tobias 336--------
Robert Brown 1451.0/91.0/9-1-0----
Steve Latson 2352.0/202.0/201-----
Hall 134--------
Ken Carpenter -44--------
Quentin Jackson -33--------
Terry Nunn -33--------
James Robinson -33--------
Ronald Jones -22--------
Jamie McPherson 2-2--------
Nicky Seymour 2-2--------
Bryan Burns 2-2--------
Tim Bell -22--------
Marchant Kenney 112--------
Roy Stabler -11--------
Shaun Gamble -11---1-0----
Pollard 1-1--------
Melvin Winn -11--------
Deke Adams 1-1---1-0----
Total40851254.0/363.0/2914-02-01

Drive Summary

Virginia Tech Time of Possesion/Conversions
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession11:0807:4908:1509:0418:5717:1936:16
Third Down Conversions2/50/20/22/42/72/64/13
Fourth Down Conversions1/30/20/01/11/51/12/6
Southern Mississippi Time of Possesion/Conversions
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession03:5207:1106:4505:5611:0312:4123:44
Third Down Conversions0/20/40/41/50/61/91/15
Fourth Down Conversions0/00/10/00/10/10/10/2

Specialty Stats

1st DownsVTUSM
1st Down Pass Plays1311
1st Down Rushing Plays3114
1st Down Best Play2712
1st Down Plays/Yards44/24325/40
Avg Yards on 1st Down5.51.6
2nd DownsVTUSM
2nd Down Plays/Yards27/13423/76
Avg Yards on 2nd Down5.03.3
3rd DownsVTUSM
3rd Down Plays/Yards14/6818/28
Avg Yards on 3rd Down4.91.6
3rd & <=3 Conv/Att0/20/3
3rd & 4-7 Conv/Att2/43/6
3rd & >=8 Conv/Att3/81/9
4th DownsVTUSM
4th Down Plays/Yards6/-92/0
Avg Yards on 4th Down-1.50.0
Play BreakdownVTUSM
Total Plays9065
Pass Plays3240
Rush Plays5825
Opp Territory Plays5722
Red-Zone Plays158
Big Yard PlaysVTUSM
Plays >= 10 Yards197
Plays >= 20 Yards5
Passes >= 10 Yards116
Passes >= 20 Yards4
Rushes >= 10 Yards81
Rushes >= 20 Yards10
Best Play4123
Best Pass Play4123
Best Rush Play2012

Virginia Tech Passing By Down

1st Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Maurice DeShazo 8-13-19200
Ryan J. Williams 0-0-0000
Total8-13-19200
2nd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Maurice DeShazo 4-8-16710
Ryan J. Williams 0-0-0000
Total4-8-16710
3rd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Maurice DeShazo 5-10-0000
Ryan J. Williams 0-0-0000
Total5-10-06900
4th Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Maurice DeShazo 0-0-0000
Ryan J. Williams 0-1-0000
Total0-1-0000

Virginia Tech Rushing By Down

1st Down Att Net Yds TD
Dwayne Thomas 18940
Brian Edmonds 4290
Robbie Colley 000
Tommy Edwards 7411
Ranall White 000
Maurice DeShazo 1130
Bryan Still 000
Team 100
Total311771
2nd Down Att Net Yds TD
Dwayne Thomas 8281
Brian Edmonds 2120
Robbie Colley 000
Tommy Edwards 580
Ranall White 190
Maurice DeShazo 2-10
Bryan Still 1110
Team 000
Total19671
3rd Down Att Net Yds TD
Dwayne Thomas 110
Brian Edmonds 000
Robbie Colley 000
Tommy Edwards 210
Ranall White 000
Maurice DeShazo 000
Bryan Still 000
Team 000
Total320
4th Down Att Net Yds TD
Dwayne Thomas 230
Brian Edmonds 000
Robbie Colley 2-180
Tommy Edwards 160
Ranall White 000
Maurice DeShazo 000
Bryan Still 000
Team 000
Total5-90


Virginia Tech Drives
Start Consumed End
Qtr Spot Pass/Yds Rush/Yds Pen+/Yds Pen-/Yds Pl/Yds TOP Spot
1/-17-/--/--/-/
7/296/25-/--/-/
1/-33/-4-/--/-/
3/68/471/8-/-/
1/144/8-/--/-/
2/294/23-/--/-/
2/-3/13-/-1/12/
-/-3/16-/--/-/
-/-2/9-/--/-/
2/152/2-/-1/5/
4/213/16-/-3/31/
1/-3/16-/--/-/
2/132/201/5-/-/
-/-1/7-/--/-/
3/613/16-/--/-/
3/316/101/15-/-/
-/-5/13-/--/-/

Southern Mississippi Passing By Down

1st Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Tommy Waters 3-10-01800
Kevin Bentley 0-1-0000
Total3-11-01800
2nd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Tommy Waters 7-14-05610
Kevin Bentley 0-0-0000
Total7-14-05610
3rd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Tommy Waters 5-14-32500
Kevin Bentley 0-0-0000
Total5-14-32500
4th Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Tommy Waters 0-1-0000
Kevin Bentley 0-0-0000
Total0-1-0000

Southern Mississippi Rushing By Down

1st Down Att Net Yds TD
Chris Buckhalter 6270
Tyrone Bolware 270
Ronald Jones 100
Howard McGee 3110
Shaw 120
Kendrick Lee 1-100
Total14370
2nd Down Att Net Yds TD
Chris Buckhalter 5201
Tyrone Bolware 230
Ronald Jones 130
Howard McGee 130
Shaw 000
Kendrick Lee 000
Total9291
3rd Down Att Net Yds TD
Chris Buckhalter 000
Tyrone Bolware 000
Ronald Jones 000
Howard McGee 130
Shaw 000
Kendrick Lee 000
Total130
4th Down Att Net Yds TD
Chris Buckhalter 000
Tyrone Bolware 000
Ronald Jones 000
Howard McGee 100
Shaw 000
Kendrick Lee 000
Total100


Southern Mississippi Drives
Start Consumed End
Qtr Spot Pass/Yds Rush/Yds Pen+/Yds Pen-/Yds Pl/Yds TOP Spot
1/31/--/--/-/
3/43/211/5-/-/
1/-71/9-/--/-/
2/-1/7-/--/-/
1/22/6-/--/-/
-/-3/14-/-1/5/
2/84/61/5-/-/
2/-31/1-/--/-/
2/-81/2-/--/-/
2/51/2-/--/-/
4/141/2-/-2/10/
2/-1/--/--/-/
4/151/-1/5-/-/
2/121/-101/15-/-/
3/153/9-/--/-/
9/15-/-1/3-/-/

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter
USM Captains - Brent, Duggins, S. Latson, R. Jones
VT Captains: Freeman, DeShazo, K. Brown, R. White, McMahon
USM wins toss, defers to 2nd half. USM to kick and defend North Goal.
USM ball on USM35.
Pierce,C. kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, Still,B. return 20 yards to the VT20 (Ratcliff,M.;Stabler,R.).
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at VT20DeShazo,M. sacked for loss of 17 yards to the VT3 (Latson,S.), fumble by DeShazo,M. recovered by USM Brown,R. at VT3.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 14:47.
1 and Goal at VT03Buckhalter,C. rush left for no gain to the VT3, out-of-bounds (Green,L.).
2 and Goal at VT03Waters,T. pass complete to Kennedy,A. for 3 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:36.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Lomoro,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Pierce,C. kickoff 64 yards to the VT1, Still,B. return 21 yards to the VT22 (Jones,R.).
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:36.
1 and 10 at VT22Thomas,D. rush right for 16 yards to the VT38, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT38Thomas,D. rush left for no gain to the VT38 (McRae,A.).
2 and 10 at VT38DeShazo,M. pass complete to Martin,K. for 6 yards to the VT44 (Ratcliff,M.).
3 and 4 at VT44DeShazo,M. pass complete to Still,B. for 12 yards to the USM44, 1ST DOWN VT (Gulley,LT.).
1 and 10 at USM44Thomas,D. rush right for loss of 4 yards to the USM48.
2 and 14 at USM48DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Thomas,D..
3 and 14 at USM48DeShazo,M. pass complete to Freeman,A. for 20 yards to the USM28, 1ST DOWN VT (Gulley,LT.).
1 and 10 at USM28Thomas,D. rush right for 9 yards to the USM19.
2 and 1 at USM19Edmonds,B. rush up middle for 2 yards to the USM17, 1ST DOWN VT (Harmon,E.;Jackson,Q.).
1 and 10 at USM17DeShazo,M. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the USM26 (Brown,R.).
2 and 19 at USM26Thomas,D. rush right for 2 yards to the USM24 (Walthaw,C.;Harmon,E.).
3 and 17 at USM24DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Freeman,A..
4 and 17 at USM24Williams,R. pass incomplete.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 09:52.
Virginia Tech faked the field goal.
1 and 10 at USM24Buckhalter,C. rush left for 12 yards to the USM36, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM36Waters,T. pass complete to Buckhalter,C. for 4 yards to the USM40.
2 and 6 at USM40Buckhalter,C. rush left for 2 yards to the USM42 (Jackson,W.;Price,J.C.).
3 and 4 at USM42PENALTY VT offside defense 5 yards to the USM47, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM47Buckhalter,C. rush right for 7 yards to the VT46.
2 and 3 at VT46Waters,T. pass incomplete to Buckhalter,C..
3 and 3 at VT46Waters,T. pass incomplete to Lee,K..
4 and 3 at VT46Pierce,C. punt 37 yards to the VT9, fair catch by Freeman,A..
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:34.
1 and 10 at VT09Thomas,D. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT14 (Gulley,LT.).
2 and 5 at VT14Thomas,D. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT16 (Walthaw,C.).
3 and 3 at VT16DeShazo,M. sacked for loss of 3 yards to the VT13 (Latson,S.).
4 and 6 at VT13Colley,R. rush for loss of 11 yards to the VT2, fumble by Colley,R. recovered by USM Gamble,S. at VT2.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 05:41.
Colley fumbles on the punt attempt.
1 and Goal at VT02Bentley,K. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT9 (Baron,J.).
2 and Goal at VT09Buckhalter,C. rush left for 9 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Lomoro,J. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Pierce,C. kickoff 60 yards to the VT5, Still,B. return 34 yards to the VT39 (Seymour,N.).
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 05:01.
1 and 10 at VT39Edmonds,B. rush up middle for 20 yards to the USM41, 1ST DOWN VT (Thomas,R.;Harmon,E.).
1 and 10 at USM41Edmonds,B. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM38 (Tobias,M.).
2 and 7 at USM38Edmonds,B. rush up middle for 10 yards to the USM28, 1ST DOWN VT (Ratcliff,M.;McRae,A.).
1 and 10 at USM28Thomas,D. rush up middle for 2 yards to the USM26 (Brown,R.;McRae,A.).
2 and 8 at USM26DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Holmes,J..
3 and 8 at USM26DeShazo,M. pass complete to Thomas,D. for 6 yards to the USM20.
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:49.
4 and 2 at USM20Thomas,D. rush right for 4 yards to the USM16, 1ST DOWN VT, out-of-bounds (Hervey,D.).
1 and 10 at USM16Thomas,D. rush for no gain to the USM16 (Tobias,M.).
2 and 10 at USM16DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Martin,K..
3 and 10 at USM16PENALTY USM roughing passer 8 yards to the USM8, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and Goal at USM08Thomas,D. rush right for 4 yards to the USM4 (Walthaw,C.).
2 and Goal at USM04Thomas,D. rush up middle for 4 yards to the USM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:31.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, touchback.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 01:31.
1 and 10 at USM20Bolware,T. rush left for 7 yards to the USM27.
2 and 3 at USM27Waters,T. pass incomplete.
3 and 3 at USM27Waters,T. pass intercepted by Gray,T. at the USM30, Gray,T. return 0 yards to the USM30.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:48.
1 and 10 at USM30DeShazo,M. pass complete to Still,B. for 14 yards to the USM16, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM16Edwards,T. rush right for 7 yards to the USM9.
2 and 3 at USM09Edwards,T. rush up middle for 1 yard to the USM8 (Walthaw,C.).
1st Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech711:0853192-51-322-475-10-0-581-5
Southern Mississippi1403:5210120-20-07-302-6-1-71-8
2nd Quarter
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3 and 2 at USM08Thomas,D. rush left for 1 yard to the USM7 (Walthaw,C.;Latson,S.).
4 and 1 at USM07Thomas,D. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the USM8.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 14:13.
1 and 10 at USM08Buckhalter,C. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM11.
2 and 7 at USM11Jones,R. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM14.
3 and 4 at USM14Waters,T. pass complete to Brock,F. for 2 yards to the USM16.
4 and 2 at USM16Pierce,C. punt 36 yards to the VT48.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 13:28.
1 and 10 at VT48Thomas,D. rush left for 10 yards to the USM42, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM42Thomas,D. rush left for 2 yards to the USM40 (Latson,S.;Walthaw,C.).
2 and 8 at USM40DeShazo,M. pass complete to Holmes,J. for 20 yards to the USM20, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM20DeShazo,M. pass complete to White,C. for 9 yards to the USM11 (Adams,D.).
2 and 1 at USM11Thomas,D. rush right for 9 yards to the USM2, 1ST DOWN VT, out-of-bounds (Walthaw,C.).
1 and Goal at USM02Edwards,T. rush right for 2 yards to the USM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:20.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, Lee,K. return 21 yards to the USM21.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 10:20.
1 and 10 at USM21McGee,H. rush left for 8 yards to the USM29.
2 and 2 at USM29PENALTY USM illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM24.
2 and 7 at USM24McGee,H. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM27.
3 and 4 at USM27McGee,H. rush right for 3 yards to the USM30.
4 and 1 at USM30Pierce,C. punt 50 yards to the VT20, Freeman,A. return 9 yards to the VT29.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 08:20.
1 and 10 at VT29Edwards,T. rush left for 11 yards to the VT40, 1ST DOWN VT (Gulley,LT.).
1 and 10 at VT40PENALTY VT holding 12 yards to the VT28.
1 and 22 at VT28DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Holmes,J..
2 and 22 at VT28White,R rush right for 9 yards to the VT37.
3 and 13 at VT37DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Thomas,D..
4 and 13 at VT37Colley,R. rush for loss of 7 yards to the VT30, fumble by Colley,R. recovered by VT Colley,R. at VT30 (Ratcliff,M.).
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 06:29.
Timeout Southern Mississippi, clock 06:29.
1 and 10 at VT30Buckhalter,C. rush right for 1 yard to the VT29.
2 and 9 at VT29Buckhalter,C. rush left for 4 yards to the VT25 (Banks,A.).
3 and 5 at VT25PENALTY VT offside defense 5 yards to the VT20, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at VT20McGee,H. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT19.
2 and 9 at VT19Waters,T. pass incomplete.
3 and 9 at VT19Waters,T. pass complete to Norton,L. for 8 yards to the VT11.
Timeout Southern Mississippi.
4 and 1 at VT11McGee,H. rush right for no gain to the VT11.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 03:35.
1 and 10 at VT11Thomas,D. rush up middle for 9 yards to the VT20 (Bell,T.;Robinson,J.).
2 and 1 at VT20Thomas,D. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT24, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT24Edmonds,B. rush for 3 yards to the VT27, fumble by Edmonds,B. recovered by USM Walthaw,C. at VT27.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 02:30.
1 and 10 at VT27Waters,T. pass incomplete to Montgomery,M..
2 and 10 at VT27Bolware,T. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT26 (Jackson,W.;Brown,C.).
3 and 9 at VT26Waters,T. pass complete to Lee,K. for loss of 3 yards to the VT29.
4 and 12 at VT29Lomoro,J. field goal attempt from 46 MISSED, spot at VT29, clock 00:58.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:58.
1 and 10 at VT29Thomas,D. rush right for 9 yards to the VT38.
2 and 1 at VT38DeShazo,M. rush for no gain to the VT38 (Tobias,M.).
End of half, clock 00:00.
2nd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech707:4941050-20-214-612-4-0-292-17
Southern Mississippi007:1100110-40-110-273-5-0-71-5
3rd Quarter
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, VT ball on VT35.
Larsen,A. kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, Gulley,LT. return 21 yards to the USM21 (Miles,S.).
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at USM21Waters,T. sacked for loss of 8 yards to the USM13 (Brown,C.).
2 and 18 at USM13Bolware,T. rush up middle for 2 yards to the USM15.
3 and 16 at USM15Waters,T. pass intercepted by Green,L. at the USM35, Green,L. return 1 yards to the USM34.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 13:36.
1 and 10 at USM34PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM39.
1 and 15 at USM39DeShazo,M. pass complete to Thomas,D. for 15 yards to the USM24, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM24Thomas,D. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM21 (Walthaw,C.).
2 and 7 at USM21DeShazo,M. rush for loss of 1 yard to the USM22.
3 and 8 at USM22DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to Martin,K..
4 and 8 at USM22Larsen,A. field goal attempt from 39 MISSED, spot at USM22, clock 11:51.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 11:51.
1 and 10 at USM22McGee,H. rush left for 2 yards to the USM24.
2 and 8 at USM24Waters,T. pass complete to Pearson,R. for 5 yards to the USM29.
3 and 3 at USM29Waters,T. pass incomplete to McGee,H..
4 and 3 at USM29Pierce,C. punt 35 yards to the VT36, fair catch by Freeman,A..
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:32.
1 and 10 at VT36DeShazo,M. pass complete to Holmes,J. for 9 yards to the VT45.
2 and 1 at VT45Edwards,T. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT47, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT47DeShazo,M. pass incomplete to White,C..
2 and 10 at VT47Still,B. rush reverse for 11 yards to the USM42, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM42DeShazo,M. pass complete to White,C. for 12 yards to the USM30, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM30DeShazo,M. pass incomplete, PENALTY VT intentional grounding 16 yards to the USM46, NO PLAY.
2nd and 26.
2 and 26 at USM46PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT44.
2 and 36 at VT44Thomas,D. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT47 (Walthaw,C.).
3 and 33 at VT47PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the VT42.
3 and 38 at VT42DeShazo,M. pass incomplete (Thomas,R.).
4 and 38 at VT42Colley,R. punt 28 yards to the USM30, fair catch by Gulley,LT..
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 07:15.
1 and 10 at USM30Waters,T. pass incomplete to Lee,K..
2 and 10 at USM30Waters,T. pass complete to Montgomery,M. for 11 yards to the USM41, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM41Shaw rush up middle for 2 yards to the USM43.
2 and 8 at USM43PENALTY USM illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM38.
2 and 13 at USM38Waters,T. pass incomplete to Pearson,R..
3 and 13 at USM38Waters,T. pass complete to Harper,S. for 3 yards to the USM41.
4 and 10 at USM41PENALTY USM illegal procedure 5 yards to the USM36.
4 and 15 at USM36Pierce,C. punt 49 yards to the VT15, fair catch by Freeman,A..
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 05:14.
1 and 10 at VT15Edwards,T. rush left for 9 yards to the VT24.
2 and 1 at VT24Edwards,T. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT28, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT28Edwards,T. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT31.
2 and 7 at VT31DeShazo,M. pass intercepted by Ratcliff,M. at the VT33, Ratcliff,M. return 0 yards to the VT33.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 03:53.
1 and 10 at VT33Bolware,T. rush up middle for no gain to the VT33.
2 and 10 at VT33Waters,T. pass incomplete.
3 and 10 at VT33Waters,T. pass incomplete to Montgomery,M..
4 and 10 at VT33Lomoro,J. field goal attempt from 50 MISSED, spot at VT33, clock 03:01.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 03:01.
1 and 10 at VT33DeShazo,M. pass complete to Edmonds,B. for 13 yards to the VT46, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT46DeShazo,M. rush left for 13 yards to the USM41, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM41PENALTY USM offside defense 5 yards to the USM36.
1 and 5 at USM36Thomas,D. rush left for 7 yards to the USM29, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM29DeShazo,M. deep pass intercepted by Hervey,D. at the USM2, Hervey,D. return 0 yards to the USM2.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 01:09.
1 and 10 at USM02Jones,R. rush up middle for no gain to the USM2.
2 and 10 at USM02PENALTY VT offside defense 5 yards to the USM7.
2 and 5 at USM07Waters,T. pass complete to Montgomery,M. for 14 yards to the USM21, 1ST DOWN USM.
3rd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech008:1553080-20-010-544-9-2-495-41
Southern Mississippi006:4502020-40-06--24-10-1-333-15
4th Quarter
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
1 and 10 at USM21Waters,T. pass incomplete (Coleman,H.).
2 and 10 at USM21Waters,T. pass complete to Brock,F. for 1 yard to the USM22, PENALTY USM illegal procedure declined.
3 and 9 at USM22Waters,T. pass incomplete.
4 and 9 at USM22Pierce,C. punt 47 yards to the VT31, Freeman,A. return 10 yards to the VT41.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:32.
1 and 10 at VT41Thomas,D. rush for 7 yards to the VT48, fumble by Thomas,D. recovered by USM Adams,D. at VT48.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 14:15.
1 and 10 at VT48Lee,K. rush for loss of 10 yards to the USM42 (Semones,B.).
2 and 20 at USM42Waters,T. pass complete to Montgomery,M. for 12 yards to the VT46.
3 and 8 at VT46Waters,T. pass intercepted by Gray,T. at the VT30, Gray,T. return 8 yards to the VT38, PENALTY VT clipping 15 yards to the VT23, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT23.
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:51.
1 and 10 at VT23DeShazo,M. pass complete to Martin,K. for 9 yards to the VT32.
2 and 1 at VT32Thomas,D. rush for 2 yards to the VT34, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT34DeShazo,M. pass complete to Edmonds,B. for 11 yards to the VT45, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT45Thomas,D. rush right for 11 yards to the USM44, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM44Edmonds,B. rush right for 3 yards to the USM41.
2 and 7 at USM41DeShazo,M. pass complete to Still,B. for 41 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:35.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, touchback.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 10:35.
1 and 10 at USM20Waters,T. pass incomplete to Brock,F..
2 and 10 at USM20Buckhalter,C. rush right for 3 yards to the USM23.
3 and 7 at USM23Waters,T. pass complete to Montgomery,M. for 15 yards to the USM38, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM38Buckhalter,C. rush up middle for 4 yards to the USM42.
2 and 6 at USM42Buckhalter,C. rush left for 2 yards to the USM44.
3 and 4 at USM44Waters,T. pass incomplete to Pearson,R..
4 and 4 at USM44Pierce,C. punt 38 yards to the VT18, fair catch by Freeman,A..
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 08:11.
1 and 10 at VT18Thomas,D. rush right for 1 yard to the VT19.
2 and 9 at VT19DeShazo,M. pass complete to Thomas,D. for no gain to the VT19.
3 and 9 at VT19DeShazo,M. pass complete to Holmes,J. for 11 yards to the VT30, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT30Thomas,D. rush for 3 yards to the VT33, fumble by Thomas,D. recovered by VT DeShazo,M. at VT33.
2 and 7 at VT33Thomas,D. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT35.
3 and 5 at VT35DeShazo,M. pass complete to Still,B. for 20 yards to the USM45, 1ST DOWN VT, PENALTY USM roughing passer 15 yards to the USM30, 1ST DOWN VT.
1st and 10.
1 and 10 at USM30Edwards,T. rush right for 6 yards to the USM24.
2 and 4 at USM24Edwards,T. rush right for loss of 2 yards to the USM26.
3 and 6 at USM26Edwards,T. rush right for no gain to the USM26.
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:53.
4 and 6 at USM26Larsen,A. field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 02:49.
Virginia Tech: - Southern Mississippi:
Larsen,A. kickoff 65 yards to the USM0, Gulley,LT. return 19 yards to the USM19.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI drive start at 02:49.
1 and 10 at USM19Waters,T. pass incomplete.
2 and 10 at USM19Waters,T. pass incomplete to Kennedy,A..
3 and 10 at USM19PENALTY VT pass interference 3 yards to the USM22, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM22Waters,T. pass complete to Kennedy,A. for 4 yards to the USM26.
2 and 6 at USM26Waters,T. pass complete to Montgomery,M. for 10 yards to the USM36, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM36Waters,T. pass complete to Montgomery,M. for 10 yards to the USM46, 1ST DOWN USM.
1 and 10 at USM46Waters,T. pass incomplete to Pearson,R..
2 and 10 at USM46Waters,T. sacked for loss of 9 yards to the USM37 (Brown,C.).
3 and 19 at USM37Waters,T. pass incomplete to Pearson,R. (Yarborough,W.).
4 and 19 at USM37Waters,T. pass incomplete to Pearson,R. (Yarborough,W.).
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:09.
1 and 10 at USM37Edwards,T. rush up middle for 3 yards to the USM34.
Timeout Southern Mississippi.
2 and 7 at USM34Edwards,T. rush right for 3 yards to the USM31.
Timeout Southern Mississippi.
3 and 4 at USM31Edwards,T. rush left for 1 yard to the USM30.
4 and 3 at USM30Edwards,T. rush up middle for 6 yards to the USM24, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at USM24Team rush for no gain to the USM24.
End of game, clock 00:00.
DRIVE SUMMARY: plays, yards, TOP
4th Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech1009:0434182-41-115-466-6-0-922-18
Southern Mississippi005:5603141-50-15--106-16-1-521-15

Participation

Virginia Tech - Starters
PosNo.Offense
QB12Maurice DeShazo
FL17Bryan Still
FB32Brian Edmonds
TB42Dwayne Thomas
LG51Chris Malone
RG54Damien McMahon
C61Billy Conaty
LT71Jay Hagood
RT77Mike Bianchin
SE80Antonio Freeman
TE86Kevin Martin
PosNo.Defense
DE6Hank Coleman
RC7Larry Green
FS9Antonio Banks
ROV14Torrian Gray
OLB21Brandon Semones
LC24William Yarborough
ILB41George DelRicco
OLB44Ken Brown
DE58Cornell Brown
DT59J.C. Price
DT98Waverly Jackson

Virginia Tech: 2-Robbie Colley , 4-Cornelius White , 5-Ryan J. Williams , 8-Tony Morrison , 13-Rhasheyd Williams , 15-Baron Spinner , 18-Atle Larsen , 22-Shawn Scales , 26-Korey Irby , 28-Ken Oxendine , 29-Ranall White , 30-Vernon Dozier , 31-Stacy Henley , 33-Tommy Edwards , 34-Marcus Parker , 36-Danny Osborne , 37-Keith Moyer , 39-Andy Miller , 40-Shaine Miles , 53-Chris Peduzzi , 56-Lawrence Lewis , 65-Trenton Bass , 66-Jared Hamlin , 72-Tim Wade , 74-Jeff Holland , 75-Todd Washington , 76-T.J. Washington , 81-Bryan Jennings , 82-Jermaine Holmes , 85-Matt Morrell , 87-Jon Shields , 92-Jim Baron .

Southern Mississippi - Starters
PosNo.Offense
PosNo.Defense

Southern Mississippi: 1-Johnny Lomoro , 2-Nicky Seymour , 3-Rod Thomas , 6-Heath Graham , 7-Fred Brock , 8-Tommy Waters , 9-Steve Bell , 11-Chris Pierce , 13-Shaun Gamble , 17-Kevin Bentley , 18-Derrick Hervey , 20-Roy Stabler , 20-Ken Carpenter , 21-Pollard , 22-Eugene Harmon , 23-Karr Shannon , 29-LT Gulley , 30-Melvin Ratcliff , 31-Bradley Hamilton , 32-Albert McRae , 35-Ronald Jones , 36-Chris Buckhalter , 38-Howard McGee , 42-Tyrone Bolware , 43-Marchant Kenney , 46-Terry Nunn , 48-Robert Brown , 49-Deke Adams , 51-David Clemons , 52-Hall , 57-Cedric Walthaw , 58-Jamie McPherson , 59-Bryan Burns , 80-Adam Kennedy , 81-Ryan Pearson , 83-Larry Norton , 84-Jim Kitchen , 86-Scott Harper , 86-Matt Coghlan , 87-Mark Montgomery , 89-Kendrick Lee , 90-Quentin Jackson , 91-Melvin Winn , 92-Shaw , 93-Tim Bell , 94-Michael Tobias , 97-Terry Smith , 98-James Robinson , 99-Steve Latson .

Progressions

Virginia Tech Quarterback Progression

#12 - Maurice DeShazo
17-28, 230 yds (1 TD, 2 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
1st Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT201-17SACK/FUMBLE
2nd & 10 on the VT3826 K. Martin
3rd & 4 on the VT443121stB. Still
2nd & 14 on the USM484- D. Thomas
3rd & 14 on the USM485201stA. Freeman
1st & 10 on the USM176-9SACK
3rd & 17 on the USM247- A. Freeman
3rd & 3 on the VT168-3SACK
2nd & 8 on the USM269- J. Holmes
3rd & 8 on the USM26106 D. Thomas
2nd & 10 on the USM1611- K. Martin
1st & 10 on the USM3012141stB. Still
2nd Quarter
2nd & 8 on the USM40 1 13201stJ. Holmes
1st & 10 on the USM20 2 149 C. White
1st & 22 on the VT28 3 15- J. Holmes
3rd & 13 on the VT37 4 16- D. Thomas
3rd Quarter
1st & 15 on the USM39 1 17151stD. Thomas
3rd & 8 on the USM22 2 18- K. Martin
1st & 10 on the VT36 3 199 J. Holmes
1st & 10 on the VT47 4 20- C. White
1st & 10 on the USM42 5 21121stC. White
3rd & 38 on the VT42 6 22-
2nd & 7 on the VT31 7 23-INT
1st & 10 on the VT33 8 24131stB. Edmonds
1st & 10 on the USM29 9 25-INT
4th Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT23 1 269 K. Martin
1st & 10 on the VT34 2 27111stB. Edmonds
2nd & 7 on the USM41 3 2841TDB. Still
2nd & 9 on the VT19 4 290 D. Thomas
3rd & 9 on the VT19 5 30111stJ. Holmes
3rd & 5 on the VT35 6 31201stB. Still

#5 - Ryan J. Williams
0-1, 0 yds (0 TD, 0 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
1st Quarter
4th & 17 on the USM241-1st

Southern Mississippi Quarterback Progression

#8 - Tommy Waters
15-37, 99 yds (1 TD, 3 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
1st Quarter
2nd & Goal on the VT0313TDA. Kennedy
1st & 10 on the USM3624 C. Buckhalter
2nd & 3 on the VT463- C. Buckhalter
3rd & 3 on the VT464- K. Lee
2nd & 3 on the USM275-
3rd & 3 on the USM276-INT
2nd Quarter
3rd & 4 on the USM14 1 72 F. Brock
2nd & 9 on the VT19 2 8-
3rd & 9 on the VT19 3 98 L. Norton
1st & 10 on the VT27 4 10- M. Montgomery
3rd & 9 on the VT26 5 11-3 K. Lee
3rd Quarter
1st & 10 on the USM21 1 12-8SACK
3rd & 16 on the USM15 2 13-INT
2nd & 8 on the USM24 3 145 R. Pearson
3rd & 3 on the USM29 4 15- H. McGee
1st & 10 on the USM30 5 16- K. Lee
2nd & 10 on the USM30 6 17111stM. Montgomery
2nd & 13 on the USM38 7 18- R. Pearson
3rd & 13 on the USM38 8 193 S. Harper
2nd & 10 on the VT33 9 20-
3rd & 10 on the VT33 10 21- M. Montgomery
2nd & 5 on the USM07 11 22141stM. Montgomery
4th Quarter
1st & 10 on the USM21 1 23-
2nd & 10 on the USM21 2 241 F. Brock
3rd & 9 on the USM22 3 25-
2nd & 20 on the USM42 4 2612 M. Montgomery
3rd & 8 on the VT46 5 27-INT
1st & 10 on the USM20 6 28- F. Brock
3rd & 7 on the USM23 7 29151stM. Montgomery
3rd & 4 on the USM44 8 30- R. Pearson
1st & 10 on the USM19 9 31-
2nd & 10 on the USM19 10 32- A. Kennedy
1st & 10 on the USM22 11 334 A. Kennedy
2nd & 6 on the USM26 12 34101stM. Montgomery
1st & 10 on the USM36 13 35101stM. Montgomery
1st & 10 on the USM46 14 36- R. Pearson
2nd & 10 on the USM46 15 37-9SACK
3rd & 19 on the USM37 16 38- R. Pearson
4th & 19 on the USM37 17 39-1stR. Pearson

#17 - Kevin Bentley
0-0, 0 yds (0 TD, 0 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
1st Quarter
1st & Goal on the VT021-7SACK