| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 | |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| |||||
| First Quarter | SU | VT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 12:15 | Steve Johnson 8 yd Pass From Erik Chapman (Chris Kinzer Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| TD | 09:52 | Myron Richardson 9 yd Pass From Erik Chapman (Chris Kinzer Kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Second Quarter | SU | VT | |||
| TD | 12:35 | Michael Owens 34 yd Pass From Don McPherson (Tim Vesling Kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| TD | 09:41 | Don Stokes 0 yd Blocked Punt Return (Chris Kinzer Kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| Third Quarter | SU | VT | |||
| TD | 06:59 | Chris Barnes 4 yd Rush (Tim Vesling Kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| TD | 01:16 | Tommy Kane 17 yd Pass From Don McPherson (Tim Vesling Kick) | 21 | 21 | |
| Fourth Quarter | SU | VT | |||
| TD | 10:54 | Robert Drummond 51 yd Rush (Tim Vesling Kick) | 28 | 21 | |
| TD | 07:07 | Tommy Kane 11 yd Pass From Don McPherson (Tim Vesling Kick) | 35 | 21 | |
| SU | VT | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 23 | 12 |
| Rushing | 15 | 4 |
| Passing | 8 | 8 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 256 | -1 |
| Rushing Attempts | 52 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 298 | 65 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 42 | 66 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 186 | 214 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 13-25-1 | 15-32-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS | 442 | 213 |
| Total offensive plays | 77 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.7 | 3.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-40 | 3-15 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-189 | 8-324 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 31.5 | 40.5 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 18.3 | 35.0 |
| Inside 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 1 |
| Fair catch | 0 | 2 |
| SU | VT | |
|---|---|---|
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 6-357 | 4-245 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 59.5 | 61.3 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 41.3 | 37.3 |
| Touchbacks | 2 | 1 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-24-0 | 4-59-1 |
| Average Per Return | 8.0 | 14.8 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-76-0 | 4-69-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.3 | 17.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-15-0 | 1-5-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 34:20 | 25:40 |
| 1st Quarter | 08:24 | 06:36 |
| 2nd Quarter | 10:25 | 04:35 |
| 3rd Quarter | 06:52 | 08:08 |
| 4th Quarter | 08:39 | 06:21 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 9 of 16 | 7 of 17 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 1 | 0 of 0 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Touchdowns | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 6-46 | 4-27 |
| PAT Kicks | 5-5 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Syracuse Rushing | No. | Net | Gain | Loss | TD | Lg | Avg. |
| Daryl Johnston #32 | 13 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.5 |
| Robert Drummond #36 | 7 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 11.4 |
| Michael Owens #44 | 7 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9.0 |
| Chris Barnes #39 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6.1 |
| Tommy Kane #82 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Byron Abraham #33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Duane Kinnon #43 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| TEAM | 1 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | -10.0 |
| Don McPherson #9 | 12 | -20 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 7 | -1.7 |
| Total | 52 | 256 | 298 | 42 | 2 | 51 | 4.9 |
| Virginia Tech Rushing | No. | Net | Gain | Loss | TD | Lg | Avg. |
| Earnie Jones #49 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 |
| Jon Jeffries #27 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Sean Donnelly #25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Malcolm Blacken #11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Erik Chapman #16 | 11 | -41 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 12 | -3.7 |
| Total | 30 | -1 | 65 | 66 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Syracuse Passing | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
| Don McPherson #9 | 13-25-1 | 186 | 3 | 34 | 4 |
| Total | 13-25-1 | 186 | 3 | 34 | 4 |
| Virginia Tech Passing | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
| Erik Chapman #16 | 15-32-2 | 214 | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| Total | 15-32-2 | 214 | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| Syracuse Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Targets | Drops |
| Robert Drummond #36 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kane #82 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| Deval Glover #81 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Moore #14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Owens #44 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 186 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Targets | Drops |
| Steve Johnson #87 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| Myron Richardson #22 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 0 |
| Jon Jeffries #27 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Sean Donnelly #25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Fox #43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 214 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 0 |
| Syracuse Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
| Cooper Gardiner #29 | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
| Tony Romero #12 | 8 | 324 | 40.5 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 324 | 40.5 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| Syracuse All Returns | Punts | Kickoffs | Interceptions | ||||||
| No | Yds | Lg | No | Yds | Lg | No | Yds | Lg | |
| Tommy Kane #82 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Owens #44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Paul #10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| David Bavaro #59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 76 | 39 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
| Virginia Tech All Returns | Punts | Kickoffs | Interceptions | ||||||
| No | Yds | Lg | No | Yds | Lg | No | Yds | Lg | |
| Jimmy Whitten #96 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jeffries #27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Richardson #22 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Brown #6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Herdman #88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Don Stokes #32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Syracuse All Purpose | Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total |
| Michael Owens #44 | 63 | 34 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
| Robert Drummond #36 | 80 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| Daryl Johnston #32 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| Tommy Kane #82 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 77 |
| Chris Barnes #39 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Deval Glover #81 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Rob Moore #14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Markus Paul #10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Byron Abraham #33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Duane Kinnon #43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Bavaro #59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Don McPherson #9 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20 |
| Total | 256 | 186 | 76 | 24 | 15 | 557 |
| Virginia Tech All Purpose | Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total |
| Jon Jeffries #27 | 8 | 37 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| Myron Richardson #22 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 108 |
| Steve Johnson #87 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Jimmy Whitten #96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Earnie Jones #49 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Sean Donnelly #25 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Darwin Herdman #88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Roger Brown #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Malcolm Blacken #11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Fox #43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Stokes #32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Chapman #16 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -41 |
| Total | -1 | 214 | 69 | 59 | 5 | 346 |
| Syracuse Field Goal Attempts | Qtr | Time | Distance | Result |
| Tim Vesling #1 | 1 | 01:30 | 30 | Missed |
| Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts | Qtr | Time | Distance | Result |
| Chris Kinzer #4 | 2 | 01:05 | 44 | Missed |
| Syracuse Kickoffs | No. | Yds | TB | OB | Avg. |
| Tim Vesling #1 | 6 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 59.5 |
| Total | 6 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 59.5 |
| Virginia Tech Kickoffs | No. | Yds | TB | OB | Avg. |
| Chris Kinzer #4 | 4 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 61.3 |
| Total | 4 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 61.3 |
| Syracuse Fumbles | No. | Lost |
| TEAM | 1 | 1 |
| Don McPherson #9 | 1 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech Fumbles | No. | Lost |
| Erik Chapman #16 | 1 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | Sack/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | QBH |
| Ted Gregory #93 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2.0/6 | 1.0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Bavaro #59 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1-0 | - | - | - |
| Keith Friberg #98 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.0/4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dan Bucey #55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Jeff Mangram #28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| David Holmes #38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Ingram #24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Frase #94 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 2.0/11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Wooden #90 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.0/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian LeBaron #40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeff Buskirk #27 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Sean Whiteman #22 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rob Thomson #25 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Markus Paul #10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1-15 | - | - | - |
| Rob Burnett #70 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1.0/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jim Gaughan #63 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alain Greer #92 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1.0/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Vesling #1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Fetherolf #50 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 38 | 31 | 69 | 3.0/10 | 6.0/46 | - | 2-15 | 3 |
| Virginia Tech | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | Sack/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | QBH |
| Scott Hill #66 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1.0/1 | 3.0/19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Randy Cockrell #39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chuck Watson #98 | 6 | 8 | 14 | - | 1.0/6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Leslie Bailey #44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Whitten #96 | 4 | 9 | 13 | - | 1.0/5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Neel #37 | 5 | 8 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carter Wiley #36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Greg Drew #91 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.0/1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bobby Martin #90 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Wiley #74 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0/1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roger Brown #6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victor Jones #34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0/1 | 1.0/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Chamblee #97 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darwin Herdman #88 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 1-5 | - | - | - |
| Scott Rice #38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Don Stokes #32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Randolph Kidd #92 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Johnson #87 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rodney Varney #94 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 79 | 77 | 156 | 4.0/4 | 4.0/27 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Syracuse Drive Summary | ||||||||||||
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | ||||||||||
| Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Pass/Yds | Rush/Yds | Pen+/Yds | Pen-/Yds | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP |
| 1 | SU20 | 15:00 | KO | 2/0 | 2/11 | / | / | SU31 | 13:57 | PUNT | 4-11 | 1:03 |
| 1 | SU24 | 12:15 | KO | 2/-7 | 2/-8 | / | / | SU09 | 10:42 | FUMB | 4--15 | 1:33 |
| 1 | SU22 | 09:52 | KO | 2/6 | 3/16 | / | / | SU44 | 07:18 | PUNT | 5-22 | 2:34 |
| 1 | SU47 | 04:44 | INT | 1/8 | 5/31 | / | / | VT14 | 01:30 | FGA | 7-39 | 3:14 |
| 2 | SU36 | 15:00 | PUNT | 2/27 | 4/37 | / | / | VT00 | 12:35 | TD | 6-64 | 2:25 |
| 2 | SU47 | 11:41 | PUNT | 2/0 | 1/0 | / | / | SU47 | 09:41 | PUNT | 3-0 | 2:00 |
| 2 | SU45 | 09:41 | KO | 3/7 | 3/12 | / | 1/5 | VT41 | 06:06 | PUNT | 6-14 | 3:35 |
| 2 | SU14 | 03:37 | PUNT | 2/15 | 1/4 | / | / | SU33 | 02:17 | INT | 3-19 | 1:20 |
| 2 | SU28 | 01:05 | FGA | 4/9 | 1/2 | / | 1/5 | SU34 | 00:00 | HALF | 5-6 | 1:05 |
| 3 | SU20 | 09:59 | PUNT | 3/56 | 5/24 | / | / | VT00 | 06:59 | TD | 8-80 | 3:00 |
| 3 | SU29 | 04:09 | PUNT | 3/27 | 5/44 | / | / | VT00 | 01:16 | TD | 8-71 | 2:53 |
| 3 | VT49 | 00:59 | INT | 2/0 | 4/12 | / | 1/10 | VT47 | 13:24 | PUNT | 6-2 | 2:35 |
| 4 | SU43 | 11:35 | PUNT | / | 2/57 | / | / | VT00 | 10:54 | TD | 2-57 | 0:41 |
| 4 | VT38 | 09:39 | PUNT | 1/11 | 4/32 | / | 1/5 | VT00 | 07:07 | TD | 5-38 | 2:32 |
| 4 | SU45 | 05:30 | PUNT | 1/-4 | 5/13 | / | / | VT46 | 01:40 | PUNT | 6-9 | 3:50 |
| Quarter | Half | Total | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Time of possession | 08:24 | 10:25 | 06:52 | 08:39 | 18:49 | 15:31 | 34:20 |
| Third Down Conversions | 0/4 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 3/9 | 6/8 | 9/17 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Virginia Tech Drive Summary | ||||||||||||
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | ||||||||||
| Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Pass/Yds | Rush/Yds | Pen+/Yds | Pen-/Yds | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP |
| 1 | VT40 | 13:57 | PUNT | 2/58 | 2/2 | / | / | SU00 | 12:15 | TD | 4-60 | 1:42 |
| 1 | SU09 | 10:42 | FUMB | 2/9 | 1/0 | / | / | SU00 | 09:52 | TD | 3-9 | 0:50 |
| 1 | VT21 | 07:18 | PUNT | 2/8 | 3/8 | / | / | VT37 | 04:44 | INT | 5-16 | 2:34 |
| 1 | VT20 | 01:30 | FGA | 1/0 | 2/5 | / | / | VT25 | 00:00 | PUNT | 3-5 | 1:30 |
| 2 | VT20 | 12:35 | KO | 3/0 | / | / | 1/5 | VT20 | 11:41 | PUNT | 3-0 | 0:54 |
| 2 | SU00 | 09:41 | PUNT | / | / | / | / | SU00 | 09:41 | TD | 0-0 | 0:00 |
| 2 | VT20 | 06:06 | PUNT | 5/19 | 3/9 | / | / | VT48 | 03:37 | PUNT | 8-28 | 2:29 |
| 2 | SU36 | 02:17 | INT | 4/9 | 1/4 | / | 1/5 | SU28 | 01:05 | FGA | 6-8 | 1:12 |
| 3 | VT37 | 15:00 | KO | 6/32 | 2/2 | / | 1/5 | SU34 | 09:59 | PUNT | 8-29 | 5:01 |
| 3 | VT31 | 06:59 | KO | 3/-8 | 3/10 | / | / | VT33 | 04:09 | PUNT | 6-2 | 2:50 |
| 3 | VT30 | 01:16 | KO | 1/0 | / | 1/10 | / | VT30 | 00:59 | INT | 1-0 | 0:17 |
| 4 | VT06 | 13:24 | PUNT | / | 3/4 | / | / | VT10 | 11:35 | PUNT | 3-4 | 1:49 |
| 4 | VT04 | 10:54 | KO | 2/0 | 1/2 | / | / | VT06 | 09:39 | PUNT | 3-2 | 1:15 |
| 4 | VT20 | 07:07 | KO | 1/-6 | 2/2 | 1/5 | / | VT21 | 05:30 | PUNT | 3-1 | 1:37 |
| 4 | VT16 | 01:40 | PUNT | 7/37 | 1/9 | / | / | SU38 | 00:00 | HALF | 8-46 | 1:40 |
| Quarter | Half | Total | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Time of possession | 06:36 | 04:35 | 08:08 | 06:21 | 11:11 | 14:29 | 25:40 |
| Third Down Conversions | 3/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 4/8 | 3/8 | 7/16 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 1st Downs | SU | VT |
| Pass Plays | 10 | 15 |
| Rushing Plays | 24 | 10 |
| Best Play | 29 | 50 |
| Plays/Yards | 34/228 | 25/108 |
| Avg Yards | 6.7 | 4.3 |
| 2nd Downs | SU | VT |
| Plays/Yards | 25/144 | 22/28 |
| Avg Yards | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| 3rd Downs | SU | VT |
| Plays/Yards | 17/80 | 16/79 |
| Avg Yards | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 3rd & <=3 Conv/Att | 5/5 | 6/6 |
| 3rd & 4-7 Conv/Att | 2/5 | 0/2 |
| 3rd & >=8 Conv/Att | 2/7 | 1/8 |
| 4th Downs | SU | VT |
| Plays/Yards | 1/-10 | 0/0 |
| Avg Yards | -10.0 | 0.0 |
| Play Breakdown | SU | VT |
| Total Plays | 77 | 62 |
| Pass Plays | 30 | 39 |
| Rush Plays | 47 | 24 |
| Opp Territory Plays | 50 | 23 |
| Red-Zone Plays | 8 | 6 |
| Big Yard Plays | SU | VT |
| Plays >= 10 Yards | 16 | 10 |
| Plays >= 20 Yards | 7 | 3 |
| Passes >= 10 Yards | 8 | 8 |
| Passes >= 20 Yards | 3 | 3 |
| Rushes >= 10 Yards | 8 | 2 |
| Rushes >= 20 Yards | 4 | 0 |
| Best Play | 51 | 50 |
| Best Pass Play | 34 | 50 |
| Best Rush Play | 51 | 13 |
| 1st Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Don McPherson | 5-10-0 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5-10-0 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Don McPherson | 2-8-1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2-8-1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Don McPherson | 6-12-0 | 88 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 6-12-0 | 88 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Don McPherson | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Robert Drummond | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Don McPherson | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| TEAM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 7 | 54 | 0 |
| Chris Barnes | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| Michael Owens | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| Tommy Kane | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Byron Abraham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 156 | 1 |
| 2nd Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Robert Drummond | 4 | 61 | 1 |
| Don McPherson | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| TEAM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Chris Barnes | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Michael Owens | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Abraham | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kinnon | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 132 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Robert Drummond | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McPherson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Barnes | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Abraham | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Duane Kinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 4th Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Robert Drummond | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Abraham | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Syracuse Drives | ||||||||
| Start | Consumed | End | ||||||
| Qtr | Spot | Pass/Yds | Rush/Yds | Pen+/Yds | Pen-/Yds | Pl/Yds | TOP | Spot |
| 1 | SU20 | 2/- | 2/11 | -/- | -/- | 4/11 | 1:03 | SU31 |
| 1 | SU24 | 2/-7 | 2/-8 | -/- | -/- | 4/-15 | 1:33 | SU09 |
| 1 | SU22 | 2/6 | 3/16 | -/- | -/- | 5/22 | 2:34 | SU44 |
| 1 | SU47 | 1/8 | 5/31 | -/- | -/- | 7/39 | 3:14 | VT14 |
| 2 | SU36 | 2/27 | 4/37 | -/- | -/- | 6/64 | 2:25 | VT00 |
| 2 | SU47 | 2/- | 1/- | -/- | -/- | 3/0 | 2:00 | SU47 |
| 2 | SU45 | 3/7 | 3/12 | -/- | 1/5 | 6/14 | 3:35 | VT41 |
| 2 | SU14 | 2/15 | 1/4 | -/- | -/- | 3/19 | 1:20 | SU33 |
| 2 | SU28 | 4/9 | 1/2 | -/- | 1/5 | 5/6 | 1:05 | SU34 |
| 3 | SU20 | 3/56 | 5/24 | -/- | -/- | 8/80 | 3:00 | VT00 |
| 3 | SU29 | 3/27 | 5/44 | -/- | -/- | 8/71 | 2:53 | VT00 |
| 3 | VT49 | 2/- | 4/12 | -/- | 1/10 | 6/2 | 2:35 | VT47 |
| 4 | SU43 | -/- | 2/57 | -/- | -/- | 2/57 | 0:41 | VT00 |
| 4 | VT38 | 1/11 | 4/32 | -/- | 1/5 | 5/38 | 2:32 | VT00 |
| 4 | SU45 | 1/-4 | 5/13 | -/- | -/- | 6/9 | 3:50 | VT46 |
| 1st Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Erik Chapman | 6-15-1 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6-15-1 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Erik Chapman | 3-13-1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3-13-1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Erik Chapman | 6-11-0 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 6-11-0 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Sack |
| Erik Chapman | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Malcolm Blacken | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jeffries | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnie Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Chapman | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 2nd Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Malcolm Blacken | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Jeffries | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnie Jones | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Sean Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Chapman | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Malcolm Blacken | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jeffries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnie Jones | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Sean Donnelly | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Erik Chapman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| 4th Down | Att | Net Yds | TD |
| Malcolm Blacken | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jeffries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnie Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech Drives | ||||||||
| Start | Consumed | End | ||||||
| Qtr | Spot | Pass/Yds | Rush/Yds | Pen+/Yds | Pen-/Yds | Pl/Yds | TOP | Spot |
| 1 | VT40 | 2/58 | 2/2 | -/- | -/- | 4/60 | 1:42 | SU00 |
| 1 | SU09 | 2/9 | 1/- | -/- | -/- | 3/9 | 0:50 | SU00 |
| 1 | VT21 | 2/8 | 3/8 | -/- | -/- | 5/16 | 2:34 | VT37 |
| 1 | VT20 | 1/- | 2/5 | -/- | -/- | 3/5 | 1:30 | VT25 |
| 2 | VT20 | 3/- | -/- | -/- | 1/5 | 3/0 | 0:54 | VT20 |
| 2 | VT20 | 5/19 | 3/9 | -/- | -/- | 8/28 | 2:29 | VT48 |
| 2 | SU36 | 4/9 | 1/4 | -/- | 1/5 | 6/8 | 1:12 | SU28 |
| 3 | VT37 | 6/32 | 2/2 | -/- | 1/5 | 8/29 | 5:01 | SU34 |
| 3 | VT31 | 3/-8 | 3/10 | -/- | -/- | 6/2 | 2:50 | VT33 |
| 3 | VT30 | 1/- | -/- | 1/10 | -/- | 1/0 | 0:17 | VT30 |
| 4 | VT06 | -/- | 3/4 | -/- | -/- | 3/4 | 1:49 | VT10 |
| 4 | VT04 | 2/- | 1/2 | -/- | -/- | 3/2 | 1:15 | VT06 |
| 4 | VT20 | 1/-6 | 2/2 | 1/5 | -/- | 3/1 | 1:37 | VT21 |
| 4 | VT16 | 7/37 | 1/9 | -/- | -/- | 8/46 | 1:40 | SU38 |
| 1st Quarter | |
| Syracuse Captains: 93-Gregory, 9-McPherson, & 94-Frase | |
| VT Captains: 16-Chapman, 37-Neal, & 87-Johnson | |
| VT wins the toss and defers, Syracuse to receive in the North. | |
| VT ball on VT35. | |
| Kinzer,C. kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, touchback. | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 15:00. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU20 | Drummond,R. rush for 11 yards to the SU31, 1ST DOWN SU (Rice,S.). |
| 1 and 10 at SU31 | McPherson,D. rush over right end for no gain to the SU31 (Wiley,C.). |
| 2 and 10 at SU31 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kane,T.. |
| 3 and 10 at SU31 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Johnston,D.. |
| 4 and 10 at SU31 | Gardiner,C. punt 32 yards to the VT37, Brown,R. return 3 yards to the VT40 (Holmes,D.). |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 11 yards, TOP 1:03 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 13:57. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT40 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Richardson,M. for 50 yards to the SU10, 1ST DOWN VT (Ingram,C.). |
| 1 and Goal at SU10 | Blacken,M. rush right for 1 yard to the SU9 (Frase,P.;Mangram,J.). |
| 2 and Goal at SU09 | Blacken,M. rush up middle for 1 yard to the SU8 (Gregory,T.;Bavaro,D.). |
| 3 and Goal at SU08 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 8 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:15. |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Kinzer,C. kick attempt good. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Kinzer,C. kickoff 58 yards to the SU7, Owens,M. return 17 yards to the SU24 (Stokes,D.). | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:42 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 12:15. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU24 | Drummond,R. rush left for 2 yards to the SU26 (Drew,G.). |
| 2 and 8 at SU26 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kane,T.. |
| 3 and 8 at SU26 | McPherson,D. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the SU19 (Watson,C.;Hill,S.). |
| 4 and 15 at SU19 | TEAM rush for loss of 10 yards to the SU9, fumble by TEAM recovered by VT Herdman,D. at SU9. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, -15 yards, TOP 1:33 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:42. | |
| 1 and Goal at SU09 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete. |
| 2 and Goal at SU09 | Jeffries,J. rush for no gain to the SU9 (Bavaro,D.). |
| 3 and Goal at SU09 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Richardson,M. for 9 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:52. |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Kinzer,C. kick attempt good. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Kinzer,C. kickoff 63 yards to the SU2, Owens,M. return 20 yards to the SU22 (Watson,C.). | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:50 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 09:52. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU22 | Johnston,D. rush left for 5 yards to the SU27 (Wiley,A.). |
| 2 and 5 at SU27 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 8 yards to the SU35, 1ST DOWN SU (Chamblee,A.). |
| 1 and 10 at SU35 | McPherson,D. rush right for 3 yards to the SU38 (Hill,S.;Chamblee,A.). |
| 2 and 7 at SU38 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kelly,P.. |
| 3 and 7 at SU38 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Drummond,R. for 6 yards to the SU44 (Neel,E.). |
| 4 and 1 at SU44 | Gardiner,C. punt 38 yards to the VT18, Richardson,M. return 3 yards to the VT21. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 2:34 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:18. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT21 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 8 yards to the VT29 (Bavaro,D.;Holmes,D.). |
| 2 and 2 at VT29 | Blacken,M. rush over right end for 1 yard to the VT30 (Bucey,D.). |
| 3 and 1 at VT30 | Jones,E. rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT36, 1ST DOWN VT (Bucey,D.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT36 | Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT37 (Friberg,K.;Gregory,T.). |
| 2 and 9 at VT37 | Chapman,E. pass intercepted by Bavaro,D. at the SU47, Bavaro,D. return 0 yards to the SU47. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 2:34 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 04:44. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU47 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Drummond,R. for 8 yards to the VT45 (Cockrell,R.;Bailey,L.). |
| 2 and 2 at VT45 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN SU (Watson,C.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT43 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 23 yards to the VT20, 1ST DOWN SU (Whitten,J.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT20 | Barnes,C. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT15 (Cockrell,R.). |
| 2 and 5 at VT15 | Drummond,R. rush over left end for 1 yard to the VT14 (Cockrell,R.;Wiley,A.). |
| 3 and 4 at VT14 | McPherson,D. rush quarterback draw for no gain to the VT14 (Hill,S.;Cockrell,R.). |
| 4 and 4 at VT14 | Vesling,T. field goal attempt from 30 MISSED - wide left, spot at VT20, clock 01:30. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:14 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:30. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT20 | Jeffries,J. rush over left end for 4 yards to the VT24 (Mangram,J.). |
| 2 and 6 at VT24 | Jones,E. rush right for 1 yard to the VT25 (Friberg,K.). |
| 3 and 5 at VT25 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Blacken,M.. |
| 4 and 5 at VT25 | Romero,T. punt 44 yards to the SU31, Kane,T. return 5 yards to the SU36. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:30 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 00:00. | |
| Time | 1st Downs | Conversions | |||||||||
| Quarter Summary | Score | Poss | R | P | X | T | 3rd | 4th | Rushing | Passing | Penalties |
| Syracuse | 0 | 08:24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 13-43 | 2-6-0-14 | 0-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 14 | 06:36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 8-15 | 4-7-1-75 | 0-0 |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU36 | Johnston,D. rush right for 7 yards to the SU43 (Wiley,A.;Herdman,D.). |
| 2 and 3 at SU43 | Johnston,D. rush right for 14 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN SU (Bailey,L.;Wiley,C.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT43 | Owens,M. rush over left end for 15 yards to the VT28, 1ST DOWN SU (Bailey,L.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT28 | Owens,M. rush left for 1 yard to the VT27 (Hill,S.). |
| 2 and 9 at VT27 | McPherson,D. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT34 (Hill,S.). |
| 3 and 16 at VT34 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Owens,M. for 34 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:35. |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Vesling,T. kick attempt good. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Vesling,T. kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, touchback. | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:25 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:35. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT20 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Eddy,D.. |
| 2 and 10 at VT20 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Eddy,D.. |
| 3 and 10 at VT20 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Fox,R. for no gain to the VT20 (Bavaro,D.). |
| 4 and 10 at VT20 | Romero,T. punt 38 yards to the SU42, PENALTY VT kick catching interference 5 yards to the SU47, 1st and 10, SU ball on SU47. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:54 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 11:41. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU47 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Moore,R. for 6 yards to the VT47 (Rice,S.). |
| 2 and 4 at VT47 | Drummond,R. rush over right end for no gain to the VT47 (Jones,V.). |
| 3 and 4 at VT47 | McPherson,D. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the SU47 (Jones,V.). |
| 4 and 10 at SU47 | TEAM punt BLOCKED, recovered by VT Stokes,D. at SU0 (blocked by Whitten,J.), Stokes,D. for no gain to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:41. |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Kinzer,C. kick attempt good. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 2:00 | |
| Kinzer,C. kickoff 59 yards to the SU6, Owens,M. return 39 yards to the SU45 (Rice,S.). | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 09:41. | |
| Kinzer (VT) shaken up on the play. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU45 | Drummond,R. rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT49 (Drew,G.). |
| 2 and 4 at VT49 | McPherson,D. rush over right end for 3 yards to the VT46 (Hill,S.). |
| 3 and 1 at VT46 | PENALTY SU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SU49. |
| 3 and 6 at SU49 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Glover,D. for 14 yards to the VT37, 1ST DOWN SU (Brown,R.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT37 | McPherson,D. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT44 (Whitten,J.). |
| 2 and 17 at VT44 | Owens,M. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT41 (Hill,S.). |
| 3 and 14 at VT41 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kelly,P.. |
| 4 and 14 at VT41 | Gardiner,C. punt 41 yards to the VT0, touchback. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 3:35 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:06. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT20 | Blacken,M. rush over right end for no gain to the VT20 (Frase,P.). |
| 2 and 10 at VT20 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Donnelly,S. for 10 yards to the VT30, 1ST DOWN VT. |
| Ingram (SU) injured on the play. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT30 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Richardson,M. for 9 yards to the VT39 (Mangram,J.;Whiteman,S.). |
| 2 and 1 at VT39 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Richardson,M.. |
| 3 and 1 at VT39 | Jones,E. rush right for 13 yards to the SU48, 1ST DOWN VT (Bavaro,D.;Paul,M.). |
| 1 and 10 at SU48 | Jeffries,J. rush for loss of 4 yards to the VT48 (Friberg,K.). |
| Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 03:57. | |
| 2 and 14 at VT48 | Chapman,E. deep pass incomplete to Richardson,M.. |
| 3 and 14 at VT48 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Borden,K.. |
| 4 and 14 at VT48 | Romero,T. punt 38 yards to the SU14, fair catch by Kane,T.. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 28 yards, TOP 2:29 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 03:37. | |
| Steve Hale (VT) injured on the play. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU14 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Drummond,R. for 15 yards to the SU29, 1ST DOWN SU. |
| 1 and 10 at SU29 | Kane,T. rush for 4 yards to the SU33 (Hill,S.). |
| 2 and 6 at SU33 | McPherson,D. pass intercepted by Herdman,D. at the SU41, Herdman,D. return 5 yards to the SU36. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:20 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 02:17. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU36 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Johnson,S.. |
| 2 and 10 at SU36 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Richardson,M. for 17 yards to the SU19, 1ST DOWN VT (Paul,M.). |
| 1 and 10 at SU19 | PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the SU24. |
| 1 and 15 at SU24 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete. |
| 2 and 15 at SU24 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SU32 (Wooden,T.). |
| Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 01:30. | |
| 3 and 23 at SU32 | Donnelly,S. rush up middle for 4 yards to the SU28 (Friberg,K.;Gregory,T.). |
| Timeout Syracuse, clock 01:10. | |
| 4 and 19 at SU28 | Kinzer,C. field goal attempt from 44 MISSED - short, spot at SU28, clock 01:05. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:12 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 01:05. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU28 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kane,T.. |
| Clock 00:59. | |
| 2 and 10 at SU28 | McPherson,D. middle pass complete to Drummond,R. for 9 yards to the SU37 (Neel,E.). |
| 3 and 1 at SU37 | Johnston,D. rush right for 2 yards to the SU39, 1ST DOWN SU. |
| 1 and 10 at SU39 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kane,T.. |
| Clock 00:18. | |
| 2 and 10 at SU39 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kane,T.. |
| Clock 00:11. | |
| 3 and 10 at SU39 | PENALTY SU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SU34. |
| End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| Time | 1st Downs | Conversions | |||||||||
| Quarter Summary | Score | Poss | R | P | X | T | 3rd | 4th | Rushing | Passing | Penalties |
| Syracuse | 7 | 10:25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 13-35 | 5-10-1-78 | 2-10 |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 04:35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4-11-0-36 | 2-10 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
| Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, SU ball on SU35. | ||
| Vesling,T. kickoff 54 yards to the VT11, Jeffries,J. return 26 yards to the VT37 (Mangram,J.). | ||
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:05 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00. | ||
| 1 and 10 at VT37 | Jones,E. rush right for 1 yard to the VT38 (Gregory,T.). | |
| 2 and 9 at VT38 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 12 yards to the VT26 (Gregory,T.). | |
| Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 13:31. | ||
| 3 and 21 at VT26 | Chapman,E. middle pass complete to Johnson,S. for 23 yards to the VT49, 1ST DOWN VT (Buskirk,J.). | |
| 1 and 10 at VT49 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Jeffries,J., PENALTY VT ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the VT44, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 and 15 at VT44 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Richardson,M. for 14 yards to the SU42 (Ingram,C.). | |
| 2 and 1 at SU42 | Jones,E. rush up middle for 1 yard to the SU41, 1ST DOWN VT (Wooden,T.). | |
| 1 and 10 at SU41 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 5 yards to the SU46 (Frase,P.). | |
| 2 and 15 at SU46 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Johnson,S.. | |
| 3 and 15 at SU46 | Chapman,E. middle pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 12 yards to the SU34 (Wooden,T.;Buskirk,J.). | |
| 4 and 3 at SU34 | Romero,T. punt 34 yards to the SU0, touchback. | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 29 yards, TOP 5:01 | ||
| SYRACUSE drive start at 09:59. | ||
| 1 and 10 at SU20 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 4 yards to the SU24 (Cockrell,R.;Hill,S.). | |
| 2 and 6 at SU24 | Johnston,D. rush right for 3 yards to the SU27 (Cockrell,R.). | |
| 3 and 3 at SU27 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Drummond,R. for 6 yards to the SU33, 1ST DOWN SU (Jones,V.). | |
| 1 and 10 at SU33 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Kane,T. for 21 yards to the VT46, 1ST DOWN SU (Rice,S.). | |
| 1 and 10 at VT46 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT42 (Jones,V.). | |
| 2 and 6 at VT42 | Drummond,R. rush right for 9 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN SU (Neel,E.). | |
| 1 and 10 at VT33 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Glover,D. for 29 yards to the VT4, 1ST DOWN SU (Wiley,C.). | |
| 1 and Goal at VT04 | Barnes,C. rush left for 4 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | ||
| Vesling,T. kick attempt good. | ||
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | ||
| Vesling,T. kickoff 50 yards to the VT15, Jeffries,J. return 16 yards to the VT31 (Buskirk,J.). | ||
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:00 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:59. | ||
| 1 and 10 at VT31 | Blacken,M. rush right for loss of 1 yard to the VT30 (Gregory,T.). | |
| 2 and 11 at VT30 | Chapman,E. rush quarterback scramble for 10 yards to the VT40 (Holmes,D.). | |
| 3 and 1 at VT40 | Jones,E. rush left for 1 yard to the VT41, 1ST DOWN VT (Bavaro,D.;Ingram,C.). | |
| 1 and 10 at VT41 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 8 yards to the VT33 (Burnett,R.). | |
| 2 and 18 at VT33 | Chapman,E. middle pass incomplete to Johnson,S.. | |
| 3 and 18 at VT33 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Johnson,S.. | |
| 4 and 18 at VT33 | Romero,T. punt 48 yards to the SU19, Kane,T. return 10 yards to the SU29 (Wiley,C.). | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 2 yards, TOP 2:50 | ||
| SYRACUSE drive start at 04:09. | ||
| 1 and 10 at SU29 | Owens,M. rush over right end for 14 yards to the SU43, 1ST DOWN SU (Granby,J.). | |
| 1 and 10 at SU43 | Owens,M. rush up middle for 24 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN SU (Brown,R.). | |
| 1 and 10 at VT33 | McPherson,D. rush for loss of 1 yard to the VT34, fumble by McPherson,D. recovered by SU Johnston,D. at VT34. | |
| 2 and 11 at VT34 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Moore,R. for 10 yards to the VT24 (Rice,S.). | |
| 3 and 1 at VT24 | McPherson,D. rush up middle for 1 yard to the VT23, 1ST DOWN SU. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT23 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Kane,T.. | |
| 2 and 10 at VT23 | Owens,M. rush right for 6 yards to the VT17 (Martin,B.). | |
| 3 and 4 at VT17 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Kane,T. for 17 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:16. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | ||
| Vesling,T. kick attempt good. | ||
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | ||
| Vesling,T. kickoff 62 yards to the VT3, Jeffries,J. return 27 yards to the VT30 (LeBaron,B.). | ||
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:53 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:16. | ||
| 1 and 10 at VT30 | Chapman,E. pass intercepted by Paul,M. at the SU46, Paul,M. return 15 yards to the VT39, PENALTY SU holding 10 yards to the VT49, 1st and 10, SU ball on VT49. | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:17 | ||
| SYRACUSE drive start at 00:59. | ||
| 1 and 10 at VT49 | Barnes,C. rush up middle for 4 yards to the VT45 (Whitten,J.). | |
| 2 and 6 at VT45 | McPherson,D. rush for 5 yards to the VT40 (Martin,B.). | |
| Time | 1st Downs | Conversions | |||||||||
| Quarter Summary | Score | Poss | R | P | X | T | 3rd | 4th | Rushing | Passing | Penalties |
| Syracuse | 14 | 06:52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 12-77 | 5-6-0-83 | 1-10 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 08:08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8--13 | 3-7-1-49 | 1-5 |
| 4th Quarter | |
| Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. | |
| 3 and 1 at VT40 | Barnes,C. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT37, 1ST DOWN SU (Martin,B.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT37 | PENALTY SU holding 10 yards to the VT47. |
| 1 and 20 at VT47 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Davis,P.. |
| 2 and 20 at VT47 | Owens,M. rush right for no gain to the VT47 (Wiley,A.). |
| 3 and 20 at VT47 | McPherson,D. pass incomplete to Davis,P.. |
| 4 and 20 at VT47 | Gardiner,C. punt 42 yards to the VT5, downed. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 2 yards, TOP 2:35 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 13:24. | |
| VT ball on VT6. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT06 | Blacken,M. rush left for no gain to the VT6 (Friberg,K.). |
| 2 and 10 at VT06 | Jones,E. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT9 (Gregory,T.;Bavaro,D.). |
| 3 and 7 at VT09 | Chapman,E. rush for 1 yard to the VT10, fumble by Chapman,E. recovered by VT Chapman,E. at VT10. |
| 4 and 6 at VT10 | Romero,T. punt 47 yards to the SU43, downed. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:49 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 11:35. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU43 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 6 yards to the SU49 (Whitten,J.). |
| 2 and 4 at SU49 | Drummond,R. rush for 51 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:54. |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Vesling,T. kick attempt good. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Vesling,T. kickoff 61 yards to the VT4, Richardson,M. return 0 yards to the VT4, out-of-bounds. | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, 57 yards, TOP 0:41 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:54. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT04 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Jones,E.. |
| 2 and 10 at VT04 | Jones,E. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT6. |
| 3 and 8 at VT06 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Johnson,S.. |
| 4 and 8 at VT06 | Romero,T. punt 41 yards to the VT47, Kane,T. return 9 yards to the VT38 (Cockrell,R.). |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 1:15 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 09:39. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT38 | Barnes,C. rush left for 5 yards to the VT33 (Neel,E.). |
| 2 and 5 at VT33 | Barnes,C. rush right for 20 yards to the VT13, 1ST DOWN SU (Neel,E.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT13 | Johnston,D. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT8. |
| 2 and 5 at VT08 | Johnston,D. rush right for 2 yards to the VT6 (Hill,S.). |
| 3 and 3 at VT06 | PENALTY SU delay of game 5 yards to the VT11. |
| 3 and 8 at VT11 | McPherson,D. pass complete to Kane,T. for 11 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:07. |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Vesling,T. kick attempt good. | |
| Syracuse: - Virginia Tech: | |
| Vesling,T. kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, touchback. | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 38 yards, TOP 2:32 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:07. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT20 | Jeffries,J. rush left for 7 yards to the VT27 (Gregory,T.). |
| 2 and 3 at VT27 | Chapman,E. rush for loss of 5 yards to the VT22, out-of-bounds. |
| 3 and 8 at VT22 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the VT16 (Frase,P.). |
| 4 and 14 at VT16 | PENALTY SU roughing the kicker 5 yards to the VT21. |
| 4 and 9 at VT21 | Romero,T. punt 34 yards to the SU45, fair catch by Kane,T.. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 1:37 | |
| SYRACUSE drive start at 05:30. | |
| 1 and 10 at SU45 | Barnes,C. rush up middle for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (Whitten,J.). |
| 2 and 5 at SU50 | Barnes,C. rush right for 3 yards to the VT47 (Hill,S.). |
| 3 and 2 at VT47 | Abraham,B. rush draw play for 3 yards to the VT44, 1ST DOWN SU (Watson,C.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT44 | Abraham,B. rush left for no gain to the VT44 (Cockrell,R.). |
| 2 and 10 at VT44 | Kinnon,D. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT42. |
| 3 and 8 at VT42 | McPherson,D. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the VT46 (Hill,S.). |
| 4 and 12 at VT46 | Gardiner,C. punt 36 yards to the VT10, Richardson,M. return 6 yards to the VT16. |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 9 yards, TOP 3:50 | |
| VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:40. | |
| 1 and 10 at VT16 | Chapman,E. rush quarterback scramble for 9 yards to the VT25. |
| 2 and 1 at VT25 | Chapman,E. pass incomplete. |
| Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 01:26. | |
| 3 and 1 at VT25 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 8 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN VT. |
| 1 and 10 at VT33 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT26 (Greer,A.). |
| 2 and 17 at VT26 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 17 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN VT (Bavaro,D.;Mangram,J.). |
| 1 and 10 at VT43 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 21 yards to the SU36, 1ST DOWN VT (Ingram,C.). |
| 1 and 10 at SU36 | Chapman,E. pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 8 yards to the SU28. |
| Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 00:10. | |
| 2 and 2 at SU28 | Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SU38. |
| End of game, clock 00:00. | |
| DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:40 | |
| Time | 1st Downs | Conversions | |||||||||
| Quarter Summary | Score | Poss | R | P | X | T | 3rd | 4th | Rushing | Passing | Penalties |
| Syracuse | 14 | 08:39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 14-101 | 1-3-0-11 | 3-20 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 06:21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 10--6 | 4-7-0-54 | 0-0 |
| Syracuse - Starters | ||
| Pos | No. | Offense |
| Pos | No. | Defense |
Syracuse: 1-Tim Vesling , 9-Don McPherson , 10-Markus Paul , 14-Rob Moore , 22-Sean Whiteman , 24-Chris Ingram , 25-Rob Thomson , 27-Jeff Buskirk , 28-Jeff Mangram , 29-Cooper Gardiner , 32-Daryl Johnston , 33-Byron Abraham , 36-Robert Drummond , 38-David Holmes , 39-Chris Barnes , 40-Brian LeBaron , 43-Duane Kinnon , 44-Michael Owens , 50-Brian Fetherolf , 55-Dan Bucey , 59-David Bavaro , 63-Jim Gaughan , 70-Rob Burnett , 81-Deval Glover , 82-Tommy Kane , 90-Terry Wooden , 92-Alain Greer , 93-Ted Gregory , 94-Paul Frase , 98-Keith Friberg .
| Virginia Tech - Starters | ||
| Pos | No. | Offense |
| QB | 16 | Erik Chapman |
| Pos | No. | Offense |
Virginia Tech: 4-Chris Kinzer , 6-Roger Brown , 11-Malcolm Blacken , 12-Tony Romero , 22-Myron Richardson , 25-Sean Donnelly , 27-Jon Jeffries , 32-Don Stokes , 34-Victor Jones , 35-John Granby , 36-Carter Wiley , 37-Eddie Neel , 38-Scott Rice , 39-Randy Cockrell , 43-Rich Fox , 44-Leslie Bailey , 49-Earnie Jones , 66-Scott Hill , 74-Al Wiley , 87-Steve Johnson , 88-Darwin Herdman , 90-Bobby Martin , 91-Greg Drew , 92-Randolph Kidd , 94-Rodney Varney , 96-Jimmy Whitten , 97-Al Chamblee , 98-Chuck Watson .
| DOWN & DISTANCE | COMP | ATT | YDS | RESULT | TARGET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||||
| 2nd & 10 on the SU31 | 1 | - | T. Kane | ||
| 3rd & 10 on the SU31 | 2 | - | D. Johnston | ||
| 2nd & 8 on the SU26 | 3 | - | T. Kane | ||
| 3rd & 8 on the SU26 | 4 | -7 | SACK | ||
| 2nd & 7 on the SU38 | 5 | - | P. Kelly | ||
| 3rd & 7 on the SU38 | 6 | 6 | R. Drummond | ||
| 1st & 10 on the SU47 | 7 | 8 | R. Drummond | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||||
| 2nd & 9 on the VT27 | 1 8 | -7 | SACK | ||
| 3rd & 16 on the VT34 | 2 9 | 34 | TD | M. Owens | |
| 1st & 10 on the SU47 | 3 10 | 6 | R. Moore | ||
| 3rd & 4 on the VT47 | 4 11 | -6 | SACK | ||
| 3rd & 6 on the SU49 | 5 12 | 14 | 1st | D. Glover | |
| 1st & 10 on the VT37 | 6 13 | -7 | SACK | ||
| 3rd & 14 on the VT41 | 7 14 | - | P. Kelly | ||
| 1st & 10 on the SU14 | 8 15 | 15 | 1st | R. Drummond | |
| 2nd & 6 on the SU33 | 9 16 | - | INT | ||
| 1st & 10 on the SU28 | 10 17 | - | T. Kane | ||
| 2nd & 10 on the SU28 | 11 18 | 9 | R. Drummond | ||
| 1st & 10 on the SU39 | 12 19 | - | T. Kane | ||
| 2nd & 10 on the SU39 | 13 20 | - | T. Kane | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||||
| 3rd & 3 on the SU27 | 1 21 | 6 | 1st | R. Drummond | |
| 1st & 10 on the SU33 | 2 22 | 21 | 1st | T. Kane | |
| 1st & 10 on the VT33 | 3 23 | 29 | 1st | D. Glover | |
| 2nd & 11 on the VT34 | 4 24 | 10 | R. Moore | ||
| 1st & 10 on the VT23 | 5 25 | - | T. Kane | ||
| 3rd & 4 on the VT17 | 6 26 | 17 | TD | T. Kane | |
| 4th Quarter | |||||
| 1st & 20 on the VT47 | 1 27 | - | P. Davis | ||
| 3rd & 20 on the VT47 | 2 28 | - | P. Davis | ||
| 3rd & 8 on the VT11 | 3 29 | 11 | TD | T. Kane | |
| 3rd & 8 on the VT42 | 4 30 | -4 | SACK | ||
| DOWN & DISTANCE | COMP | ATT | YDS | RESULT | TARGET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||||
| 1st & 10 on the VT40 | 1 | 50 | 1st | M. Richardson | |
| 3rd & Goal on the SU08 | 2 | 8 | TD | S. Johnson | |
| 1st & Goal on the SU09 | 3 | - | |||
| 3rd & Goal on the SU09 | 4 | 9 | TD | M. Richardson | |
| 1st & 10 on the VT21 | 5 | 8 | S. Johnson | ||
| 2nd & 9 on the VT37 | 6 | - | INT | ||
| 3rd & 5 on the VT25 | 7 | - | M. Blacken | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||||
| 1st & 10 on the VT20 | 1 8 | - | D. Eddy | ||
| 2nd & 10 on the VT20 | 2 9 | - | D. Eddy | ||
| 3rd & 10 on the VT20 | 3 10 | 0 | R. Fox | ||
| 2nd & 10 on the VT20 | 4 11 | 10 | 1st | S. Donnelly | |
| 1st & 10 on the VT30 | 5 12 | 9 | M. Richardson | ||
| 2nd & 1 on the VT39 | 6 13 | - | M. Richardson | ||
| 2nd & 14 on the VT48 | 7 14 | - | M. Richardson | ||
| 3rd & 14 on the VT48 | 8 15 | - | K. Borden | ||
| 1st & 10 on the SU36 | 9 16 | - | S. Johnson | ||
| 2nd & 10 on the SU36 | 10 17 | 17 | 1st | M. Richardson | |
| 1st & 15 on the SU24 | 11 18 | - | |||
| 2nd & 15 on the SU24 | 12 19 | -8 | SACK | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||||
| 2nd & 9 on the VT38 | 1 20 | -12 | SACK | ||
| 3rd & 21 on the VT26 | 2 21 | 23 | 1st | S. Johnson | |
| 1st & 15 on the VT44 | 3 22 | 14 | M. Richardson | ||
| 1st & 10 on the SU41 | 4 23 | -5 | SACK | ||
| 2nd & 15 on the SU46 | 5 24 | - | S. Johnson | ||
| 3rd & 15 on the SU46 | 6 25 | 12 | J. Jeffries | ||
| 1st & 10 on the VT41 | 7 26 | -8 | SACK | ||
| 2nd & 18 on the VT33 | 8 27 | - | S. Johnson | ||
| 3rd & 18 on the VT33 | 9 28 | - | S. Johnson | ||
| 1st & 10 on the VT30 | 10 29 | - | INT | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||||
| 1st & 10 on the VT04 | 1 30 | - | E. Jones | ||
| 3rd & 8 on the VT06 | 2 31 | - | S. Johnson | ||
| 3rd & 8 on the VT22 | 3 32 | -6 | SACK | ||
| 2nd & 1 on the VT25 | 4 33 | - | |||
| 3rd & 1 on the VT25 | 5 34 | 8 | 1st | S. Johnson | |
| 1st & 10 on the VT33 | 6 35 | -7 | SACK | ||
| 2nd & 17 on the VT26 | 7 36 | 17 | 1st | J. Jeffries | |
| 1st & 10 on the VT43 | 8 37 | 21 | 1st | S. Johnson | |
| 1st & 10 on the SU36 | 9 38 | 8 | J. Jeffries | ||
| 2nd & 2 on the SU28 | 10 39 | -10 | SACK | ||