Virginia Tech
Hokies
13
Final
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(3) Miami
Hurricanes
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Virginia Tech (1-9) 0103013
(3) Miami (8-0) 3731427
  • November 14, 1987
  • Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla.
  • Kickoff time: 7:30 pm
  • End of Game: 10:00 pm
  • Total elapsed time: 2:30
  • Temperature: 77
  • Wind: 15 mph E
  • Weather: Mostly Cloudy,Hum 69
  • Attendance: 40,105
  • Referee: Don Safrits
  • Umpire:
  • Linesman: Dick Tyndall
  • Line judge: James Mahan
  • Back judge: Gerald Hodges
  • Field judge: Rich Williamson
  • Side judge: David Small

Scoring Summary

First QuarterVTUM
FG01:44Greg Cox 26 yd Field Goal03
Second QuarterVTUM
TD07:13Nick Cullen 24 yd Pass From Jon Jeffries (Chris Kinzer Kick)73
TD04:15Michael Irvin 18 yd Pass From Steve Walsh (Greg Cox Kick)710
FG00:00Chris Kinzer 31 yd Field Goal1010
Third QuarterVTUM
FG06:09Greg Cox 41 yd Field Goal1013
FG01:40Chris Kinzer 33 yd Field Goal1313
Fourth QuarterVTUM
TD04:51Melvin Bratton 1 yd Rush (Greg Cox Kick)1320
TD00:34A. Roberts 2 yd Pass From Steve Walsh (Greg Cox Kick)1327

Team Stats

VT UM
FIRST DOWNS 19 21
  Rushing 10 12
  Passing 9 9
  Penalty 0 0
NET YARDS RUSHING 121 200
  Rushing Attempts 49 36
  Average Per Rush 2.5 5.6
  Rushing Touchdowns 0 1
  Yards Gained Rushing 145 208
  Yards Lost Rushing 24 8
NET YARDS PASSING 154 154
  Completions-Attempts-Int 13-20-0 15-24-0
  Average Per Attempt 7.7 6.4
  Average Per Completion 11.8 10.3
  Passing Touchdowns 1 2
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS 275 354
  Total offensive plays 69 60
  Average Gain Per Play 4.0 5.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-0
Penalties: Number-Yards 5-20 7-41
PUNTS-YARDS 5-176 4-182
  Average Yards Per Punt 35.2 45.5
  Net Yards Per Punt 31.2 39.8
  Inside 20 2 1
  50+ Yards 0 1
  Touchbacks 1 1
  Fair catch 1 1
VT UM
KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-172 6-373
  Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.3 62.2
  Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.3 43.8
  Touchbacks 0 1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-3-0 1-0-0
  Average Per Return 3.0 0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-90-0 3-39-0
  Average Per Return 18.0 13.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards 0 0
Possession Time 33:37 26:23
  1st Quarter 06:37 08:23
  2nd Quarter 11:03 03:57
  3rd Quarter 07:39 07:21
  4th Quarter 08:18 06:42
Third-Down Conversions 9 of 16 5 of 11
Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-5
  Touchdowns 0-2 3-5
  Field Goals 2-2 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-14
PAT Kicks 1-1 3-3
Field Goals 2-2 2-2

Individual Stats

Virginia Tech Rushing
Jon Jeffries 2373774093.2
Lamar Smith 727270083.9
Sean Donnelly 4792041.8
Erik Chapman 862115080.8
Ralph Brown 5572041.0
Rich Fox 2341041.5
Total4912114524092.5
Miami Rushing
Warren Williams 13878920226.7
Melvin Bratton 1780822194.7
L. Conley3232300137.7
Steve Walsh 261040103.0
Cleveland Gary 1440044.0
Total3620020881225.6
Virginia Tech Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Erik Chapman 12-19-01300183
Jon Jeffries 1-1-0241240
Total13-20-01541243
Miami Passing
Cmp-Att-Int
Steve Walsh 15-24-01542200
Total15-24-01542200
Virginia Tech Receiving
Steve Johnson 345018
Nick Cullen 343124
David Everett 229016
Jon Jeffries 219014
Myron Richardson 111011
Sean Donnelly 1505
Rich Fox 1202
Total13154124
Miami Receiving
Michael Irvin 441118
Warren Williams 329015
A. Roberts222120
Melvin Bratton 224015
L. Conley214010
Charles Henry 111011
B. Perriman113013
Total15154220
Virginia Tech Punting
Eddie Neel 517635.24121
Total517635.24121
Miami Punting
Jeff Feagles 418245.56611
Total418245.56611
Virginia Tech All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Myron Richardson 13314545000
Jon Jeffries 00034218000
Jeff Roberts 000133000
Total13359045000
Miami All Returns
  Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
B. Perriman100000000
Randal Hill 00033917000
Total10033917000
Virginia Tech All Purpose
Jon Jeffries 73194200134
Myron Richardson 011453059
Steve Johnson 04500045
Nick Cullen 04300043
David Everett 02900029
Lamar Smith 27000027
Sean Donnelly 7500012
Erik Chapman 600006
Rich Fox 320005
Ralph Brown 500005
Jeff Roberts 003003
Total1211549030368
Miami All Purpose
Warren Williams 8729000116
Melvin Bratton 8024000104
Michael Irvin 04100041
Randal Hill 00390039
L. Conley231400037
A. Roberts02200022
B. Perriman01300013
Charles Henry 01100011
Steve Walsh 600006
Cleveland Gary 400004
Total2001543900393
Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
Chris Kinzer 200:0031Good
Chris Kinzer 301:4033Good
Miami Field Goal Attempts
Greg Cox 101:4426Good
Greg Cox 306:0941Good
Virginia Tech Kickoffs
Chris Kinzer 31720057.3
Total31720057.3
Miami Kickoffs
E. Benes63731062.2
Total63731062.2
Virginia Tech Fumbles
Jon Jeffries 10
Erik Chapman 10
Miami Fumbles
Steve Walsh 10

Defense

Virginia Tech Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
Carter Wiley 12315-----1--
Scott Hill 4711--------
Chuck Watson 5510-------1
Eddie Neel 257--------
Greg Drew 2571.0/2-------
Randy Cockrell 2571.0/2-------
Jimmy Whitten 246--------
Bobby Martin 336--------
Roger Brown 325-----1--
Scott Rice 325--------
Leslie Bailey 224--------
John Granby 213--------
Victor Jones 213--------
Rodney Varney 112--------
Rich Williams 2-2--------
Jock Jones 2-2-------1
Nate Bradley 112--------
Darwin Herdman 1-1--------
Tim Boitnott 1-1--------
Chris Matheny 1-1--------
Al Chamblee 1-1--------
Total54471012.0/4---22
Miami Defense
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd QBH
George Mira Jr. 314171.0/50.5/4------
Greg Mark 64102.0/91.0/7------
Rod Carter 37100.5/1-------
Randy Shannon 369--------
Bennie Blades 358--------
D. Stobbs3583.0/31.0/1---1--
Darren Fullington 437--------
Bill Hawkins 1451.0/30.5/2------
Derwin Jones 4151.0/3-------
Bubba McDowell 224--------
Jimmie Jones 1230.5/0-------
Selloyn Brown -33--------
Randy Bethel 112--------
Bobby Harden 112--------
Tracey Waiters -11--------
Dale Dawkins -11--------
Willis Peguese 1-1--------
Shannon Crowell 1-1--------
Sandy Jack 1-1--------
Tolbert Bain -11--------
Total3861999.0/243.0/14--1

Drive Summary

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
1VT1913:08PUNT3/137/23//UM4508:15PUNT10-364:53
1VT2001:44KO2/165/19/1/5VT5013:03PUNT7-303:41
2UM4812:04PUNT1/248/24/1/5UM0007:13TD9-484:51
2VT2204:15KO4/466/18//UM1415:00FG11-644:15
3VT1715:00KO/3/6//VT2313:14PUNT3-61:46
3VT3311:51PUNT2/51/2//VT4010:33PUNT3-71:18
3VT5006:09KO2/146/19//UM1701:40FG9-334:29
3VT2000:06PUNT2/197/191/5/UM3710:13PUNT9-434:53
4VT1404:51KO4/92/0/1/5VT1801:54DOWNS6-42:57
4VT0400:34KO3/-51/5//VT0400:00DOWNS4-00:34
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession06:3711:0307:3908:1817:4015:5733:37
Third Down Conversions2/34/61/41/46/92/88/17
Fourth Down Conversions0/01/10/00/21/10/21/3
Miami 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
1UM2915:00KO/3/3//UM3213:08PUNT3-31:52
1UM1608:15PUNT5/319/50/1/5VT0801:44FG15-766:31
2UM1313:03PUNT2/01/6//UM1912:04PUNT3-60:59
2UM1807:13KO3/515/31//VT0004:15TD8-822:58
3UM3613:14PUNT2/91/2/1/15UM3211:51PUNT3--41:23
3UM2910:33PUNT5/225/32/1/6VT2306:09FG11-484:24
3UM2001:40KO2/02/14/1/0UM3400:06PUNT4-141:34
4UM2010:13PUNT4/398/462/52/10VT0004:51TD12-805:22
4VT1801:54DOWNS1/22/16//VT0000:34TD3-181:20
4VT0400:00DOWNS////VT0400:00HALF0-00:00
Quarter Half Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd  
Time of possession08:2303:5707:2106:4212:2014:0326:23
Third Down Conversions2/40/12/51/12/53/65/11
Fourth Down Conversions0/00/00/00/00/00/00/0

Specialty Stats

1st DownsVTUM
1st Down Pass Plays88
1st Down Rushing Plays1920
1st Down Best Play1620
1st Down Plays/Yards27/11829/195
Avg Yards on 1st Down4.46.7
2nd DownsVTUM
2nd Down Plays/Yards22/10721/118
Avg Yards on 2nd Down4.95.6
3rd DownsVTUM
3rd Down Plays/Yards17/5911/41
Avg Yards on 3rd Down3.53.7
3rd & <=3 Conv/Att4/74/6
3rd & 4-7 Conv/Att3/40/2
3rd & >=8 Conv/Att1/61/3
4th DownsVTUM
4th Down Plays/Yards3/-80/0
Avg Yards on 4th Down-2.70.0
Play BreakdownVTUM
Total Plays6960
Pass Plays2324
Rush Plays4636
Opp Territory Plays3133
Red-Zone Plays210
Big Yard PlaysVTUM
Plays >= 10 Yards912
Plays >= 20 Yards12
Passes >= 10 Yards97
Passes >= 20 Yards11
Rushes >= 10 Yards5
Rushes >= 20 Yards01
Best Play2422
Best Pass Play2420
Best Rush Play922

Virginia Tech Passing By Down

1st Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Erik Chapman 6-8-06800
Jon Jeffries 0-0-0000
Total6-8-06800
2nd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Erik Chapman 4-6-04400
Jon Jeffries 1-1-02410
Total5-7-06810
3rd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Erik Chapman 2-6-0000
Jon Jeffries 0-0-0000
Total2-6-01900
4th Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Erik Chapman 0-2-0000
Jon Jeffries 0-0-0000
Total0-2-0000

Virginia Tech Rushing By Down

1st Down Att Net Yds TD
Jon Jeffries 11290
Sean Donnelly 200
Erik Chapman 240
Ralph Brown 250
Lamar Smith 2120
Rich Fox 000
Total19500
2nd Down Att Net Yds TD
Jon Jeffries 6150
Sean Donnelly 130
Erik Chapman 130
Ralph Brown 220
Lamar Smith 4130
Rich Fox 140
Total15400
3rd Down Att Net Yds TD
Jon Jeffries 5240
Sean Donnelly 140
Erik Chapman 2130
Ralph Brown 1-20
Lamar Smith 120
Rich Fox 1-10
Total11400
4th Down Att Net Yds TD
Jon Jeffries 150
Sean Donnelly 000
Erik Chapman 000
Ralph Brown 000
Lamar Smith 000
Rich Fox 000
Total150


Virginia Tech Drives
Start Consumed End
Qtr Spot Pass/Yds Rush/Yds Pen+/Yds Pen-/Yds Pl/Yds TOP Spot
1VT193/137/23-/--/-10/364:53UM45
1VT202/165/19-/-1/57/303:41VT50
2UM481/248/24-/-1/59/484:51UM00
2VT224/466/18-/--/-11/644:15UM14
3VT17-/-3/6-/--/-3/61:46VT23
3VT332/51/2-/--/-3/71:18VT40
3VT502/146/19-/--/-9/334:29UM17
3VT202/197/191/5-/-9/434:53UM37
4VT144/92/--/-1/56/42:57VT18
4VT043/-51/5-/--/-4/00:34VT04

Miami Passing By Down

1st Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Steve Walsh 8-8-08620
Total8-8-08620
2nd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Steve Walsh 5-9-04400
Total5-9-04400
3rd Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Steve Walsh 2-7-02400
Total2-7-02400
4th Down Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Sack
Steve Walsh 0-0-0000
Total0-0-0000

Miami Rushing By Down

1st Down Att Net Yds TD
Melvin Bratton 12551
Warren Williams 7450
Steve Walsh 000
Cleveland Gary 000
L. Conley190
Total201091
2nd Down Att Net Yds TD
Melvin Bratton 3170
Warren Williams 6420
Steve Walsh 1100
Cleveland Gary 140
L. Conley110
Total12740
3rd Down Att Net Yds TD
Melvin Bratton 280
Warren Williams 000
Steve Walsh 1-40
Cleveland Gary 000
L. Conley1130
Total4170
4th Down Att Net Yds TD
Melvin Bratton 000
Warren Williams 000
Steve Walsh 000
Cleveland Gary 000
L. Conley000
Total000


Miami Drives
Start Consumed End
Qtr Spot Pass/Yds Rush/Yds Pen+/Yds Pen-/Yds Pl/Yds TOP Spot
1UM29-/-3/3-/--/-3/31:52UM32
1UM165/319/50-/-1/515/766:31VT08
2UM132/-1/6-/--/-3/60:59UM19
2UM183/515/31-/--/-8/822:58VT00
3UM362/91/2-/-1/153/-41:23UM32
3UM295/225/32-/-1/611/484:24VT23
3UM202/-2/14-/-1/-4/141:34UM34
4UM204/398/462/52/1012/805:22VT00
4VT181/22/16-/--/-3/181:20VT00

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter
Miami Captains: 50-Garcia, 86-Jones, & 71-Patchan
VT Captains: 16-Chapman, 37-Neel, & 46-Everett
VT wins the toss and defers, Miami to receive and defend the East goal
Kinzer,C. kickoff 50 yards to the UM15, Hill,R. return 14 yards to the UM29 (Rice,S.).
MIAMI drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at UM29Bratton,M. rush up middle for 6 yards to the UM35 (Wiley,C.).
2 and 4 at UM35Williams,W. rush up middle for 1 yard to the UM36 (Watson,C.).
3 and 3 at UM36Walsh,S. rush for loss of 4 yards to the UM32, fumble by Walsh,S. recovered by UM TEAM at UM32.
4 and 7 at UM32Feagles,J. punt 49 yards to the VT19, fair catch by Richardson,M..
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 1:52
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 13:08.
1 and 10 at VT19Jeffries,J. rush for 5 yards to the VT24.
2 and 5 at VT24Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT27 (Shannon,R.;Mira Jr.,G.).
3 and 2 at VT27Donnelly,S. rush for 4 yards to the VT31, 1ST DOWN VT (Jones,J.).
1 and 10 at VT31Jeffries,J. rush for 1 yard to the VT32 (Carter,R.;Stobbs,D.).
2 and 9 at VT32Jeffries,J. rush for 5 yards to the VT37 (Blades,B.;McDowell,B.).
3 and 4 at VT37Chapman,E. rush for 5 yards to the VT42, 1ST DOWN VT (Mira Jr.,G.).
1 and 10 at VT42Chapman,E. pass complete to Richardson,M. for 11 yards to the UM47, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at UM47Chapman,E. pass complete to Fox,R. for 2 yards to the UM45 (Jones,D.).
2 and 8 at UM45Brown,Ra. rush for no gain to the UM45 (Mira Jr.,G.).
3 and 8 at UM45Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Borden,K..
4 and 8 at UM45Neel,E. punt 30 yards to the UM15, fair catch by Perriman,B..
DRIVE SUMMARY: 10 plays, 36 yards, TOP 4:53
MIAMI drive start at 08:15.
UM ball on UM16.
1 and 10 at UM16Bratton,M. rush for 3 yards to the UM19.
2 and 7 at UM19Walsh,S. pass complete to Henry,C. for 11 yards to the UM30, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.).
1 and 10 at UM30Williams,W. rush for 11 yards to the UM41, 1ST DOWN UM (Martin,B.).
1 and 10 at UM41PENALTY UM illegal procedure 5 yards to the UM36.
1 and 15 at UM36Bratton,M. rush draw play for 6 yards to the UM42 (Cockrell,R.;Martin,B.).
2 and 9 at UM42Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Perriman,B. (Brown,R.).
3 and 9 at UM42Walsh,S. pass complete to Williams,W. for 15 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN UM (Rice,S.).
1 and 10 at VT43Bratton,M. rush right for 4 yards to the VT39 (Watson,C.).
2 and 6 at VT39Walsh,S. screen pass complete to Williams,W. for 5 yards to the VT34 (Neel,E.).
3 and 1 at VT34Bratton,M. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT31, 1ST DOWN UM (Rice,S.).
1 and 10 at VT31Bratton,M. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT26 (Cockrell,R.;Williams,R.).
2 and 5 at VT26Williams,W. rush right for 22 yards to the VT4, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.).
1 and Goal at VT04Bratton,M. rush for loss of 2 yards to the VT6 (Cockrell,R.).
2 and Goal at VT06Williams,W. rush for loss of 2 yards to the VT8 (Hill,S.).
3 and Goal at VT08Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Henry,C..
4 and Goal at VT08Cox,G. field goal attempt from 26 GOOD, clock 01:44.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Benes,E. kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 15 plays, 76 yards, TOP 6:31
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:44.
1 and 10 at VT20Chapman,E. rush for loss of 1 yard to the VT19, fumble by Chapman,E. recovered by VT Chapman,E. at VT19 (Hawkins,B.;Jones,J.).
2 and 11 at VT19Jeffries,J. rush left for 5 yards to the VT24 (Jones,J.;Carter,R.).
3 and 6 at VT24Jeffries,J. rush draw play for 8 yards to the VT32, 1ST DOWN VT (Fullington,D.).
1 and 10 at VT32Chapman,E. pass complete to Everett,D. for 16 yards to the VT48, 1ST DOWN VT (Blades,B.).
1st Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech006:3732052-30-010-353-4-0-290-0
Miami308:2332052-40-012-533-5-0-311-5
2nd Quarter
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
1 and 10 at VT48Smith,L. rush for 4 yards to the UM48 (Brown,S.;Mira Jr.,G.).
2 and 6 at UM48PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the VT47.
2 and 11 at VT47Chapman,E. rush quarterback scramble for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Mira Jr.,G.).
3 and 8 at VT50Chapman,E. pass incomplete.
4 and 8 at VT50Neel,E. punt 37 yards to the UM13, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 30 yards, TOP 3:41
MIAMI drive start at 13:03.
1 and 10 at UM13Williams,W. rush left for 6 yards to the UM19 (Williams,R.).
2 and 4 at UM19Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Roberts,A..
3 and 4 at UM19Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Irvin,M..
4 and 4 at UM19Feagles,J. punt 29 yards to the UM48.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 0:59
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:04.
1 and 10 at UM48Jeffries,J. rush for 4 yards to the UM44 (Stobbs,D.;Mira Jr.,G.).
2 and 6 at UM44Jeffries,J. rush for 4 yards to the UM40 (Mira Jr.,G.;Blades,B.).
3 and 2 at UM40Jeffries,J. rush for 3 yards to the UM37, 1ST DOWN VT (Carter,R.).
1 and 10 at UM37Jeffries,J. rush draw play for 4 yards to the UM33 (Shannon,R.).
2 and 6 at UM33Smith,L. rush for 3 yards to the UM30 (Shannon,R.;Brown,S.) (Blades,B.).
3 and 3 at UM30Smith,L. rush draw play for 2 yards to the UM28 (Mark,G.;Mira Jr.,G.).
4 and 1 at UM28Jeffries,J. rush for 5 yards to the UM23, 1ST DOWN VT (Blades,B.;Stobbs,D.).
1 and 10 at UM23Jeffries,J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the UM24 (Mira Jr.,G.;Stobbs,D.).
2 and 11 at UM24Jeffries,J. pass complete to Cullen,N. for 24 yards to the UM0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:13.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Kinzer,C. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
1 and Goal at VT35PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the VT30.
Kinzer,C. kickoff 60 yards to the UM10, Hill,R. return 8 yards to the UM18 (Boatwright,W.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 4:51
MIAMI drive start at 07:13.
1 and 10 at UM18Bratton,M. rush right for 7 yards to the UM25 (Wiley,C.;Granby,J.).
Henry (Miami) injured on the play.
2 and 3 at UM25Bratton,M. rush for 5 yards to the UM30, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.).
1 and 10 at UM30Walsh,S. pass complete to Roberts,A. for 20 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.).
1 and 10 at UM50Williams,W. rush for 7 yards to the VT43 (Bailey,L.).
2 and 3 at VT43Bratton,M. rush up middle for 8 yards to the VT35, 1ST DOWN UM (Neel,E.).
1 and 10 at VT35Bratton,M. rush left for 4 yards to the VT31 (Wiley,C.;Bailey,L.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 04:24.
2 and 6 at VT31Walsh,S. pass complete to Perriman,B. for 13 yards to the VT18, 1ST DOWN UM (Granby,J.).
1 and 10 at VT18Walsh,S. pass complete to Irvin,M. for 18 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN UM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:15.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Cox,G. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Benes,E. kickoff 61 yards to the VT4, Jeffries,J. return 18 yards to the VT22 (Harden,B.;Waiters,T.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 2:58
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:15.
1 and 10 at VT22Jeffries,J. rush for 3 yards to the VT25 (Mira Jr.,G.;Mark,G.).
2 and 7 at VT25Chapman,E. pass complete to Donnelly,S. for 6 yards to the VT31 (McDowell,B.).
3 and 1 at VT31Jeffries,J. rush for 1 yard to the VT32, fumble by Jeffries,J. recovered by VT Jeffries,J. at VT32, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at VT32Brown,Ra. rush for 1 yard to the VT33 (Carter,R.;Shannon,R.).
2 and 9 at VT33Chapman,E. pass complete to Everett,D. for 13 yards to the VT46, 1ST DOWN VT (Fullington,D.).
1 and 10 at VT46Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 13 yards to the UM41, 1ST DOWN VT (McDowell,B.).
1 and 10 at UM41Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 14 yards to the UM27, 1ST DOWN VT (Fullington,D.;Blades,B.).
1 and 10 at UM27Chapman,E. rush quarterback scramble for 5 yards to the UM22 (Jones,D.).
2 and 5 at UM22Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 1 yard to the UM21 (Shannon,R.;Mira Jr.,G.).
3 and 4 at UM21Jeffries,J. rush for 7 yards to the UM14, 1ST DOWN VT (Carter,R.;Fullington,D.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 00:03.
1 and 10 at UM14Kinzer,C. field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 00:00.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
End of half, clock 00:00.
2nd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech1011:0344084-61-116-495-6-0-702-10
Miami703:5723050-10-06-373-5-0-510-0
3rd Quarter
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, UM ball on UM35.
Benes,E. kickoff 63 yards to the VT2, Jeffries,J. return 15 yards to the VT17 (Dawkins,D.;Bethel,R.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 11 plays, 64 yards, TOP 4:15
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00.
1 and 10 at VT17Jeffries,J. rush for 1 yard to the VT18 (Mark,G.).
2 and 9 at VT18Jeffries,J. rush for loss of 3 yards to the VT15 (Jones,D.).
3 and 12 at VT15Chapman,E. rush left for 8 yards to the VT23 (Jones,D.).
4 and 4 at VT23Neel,E. punt 41 yards to the UM36, downed.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:46
MIAMI drive start at 13:14.
1 and 10 at UM36PENALTY UM personal foul 15 yards to the UM21.
1 and 25 at UM21Williams,W. rush for 2 yards to the UM23 (Wiley,C.).
2 and 23 at UM23Walsh,S. pass complete to Bratton,M. for 9 yards to the UM32 (Neel,E.).
3 and 14 at UM32Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Perriman,B..
4 and 14 at UM32Feagles,J. punt 38 yards to the VT30, Richardson,M. return 3 yards to the VT33 (Jack,S.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -4 yards, TOP 1:23
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 11:51.
1 and 10 at VT33Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Donnelly,S..
2 and 10 at VT33Brown,Ra. rush for 2 yards to the VT35 (Stobbs,D.;Mira Jr.,G.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 11:06.
3 and 8 at VT35Chapman,E. pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 5 yards to the VT40 (McDowell,B.).
4 and 3 at VT40Neel,E. punt 31 yards to the UM29, Perriman,B. return 0 yards to the UM29 (Varney,R.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:18
MIAMI drive start at 10:33.
Perriman (Miami) injured on the return.
1 and 10 at UM29Walsh,S. pass complete to Conley,L. for 4 yards to the UM33 (Jones,V.).
2 and 6 at UM33Gary,C. rush left for 4 yards to the UM37 (Cockrell,R.;Wiley,C.).
3 and 2 at UM37Conley,L. rush left for 13 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.).
1 and 10 at UM50Walsh,S. pass complete to Conley,L. for 10 yards to the VT40, 1ST DOWN UM (Neel,E.).
1 and 10 at VT40Walsh,S. pass complete to Irvin,M. for 8 yards to the VT32 (Brown,R.).
2 and 2 at VT32Conley,L. rush for 1 yard to the VT31 (Jones,V.).
3 and 1 at VT31Bratton,M. rush up middle for 5 yards to the VT26, 1ST DOWN UM (Drew,G.).
1 and 10 at VT26Conley,L. rush left for 9 yards to the VT17 (Brown,R.).
2 and 1 at VT17Gary,C. rush right for 4 yards to the VT13, PENALTY UM holding 6 yards to the VT23, NO PLAY.
2 and 7 at VT23Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Conley,L..
3 and 7 at VT23Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Gary,C..
4 and 7 at VT23Cox,G. field goal attempt from 41 GOOD, clock 06:09.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Benes,E. kickoff 60 yards to the VT5, Richardson,M. return 45 yards to the 50 yardline.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 4:24
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:09.
1 and 10 at VT50Jeffries,J. rush for 9 yards to the UM41 (Carter,R.;Brown,S.).
2 and 1 at UM41Donnelly,S. rush up middle for 3 yards to the UM38, 1ST DOWN VT (Carter,R.).
1 and 10 at UM38Jeffries,J. rush left for 1 yard to the UM37 (Mark,G.).
2 and 9 at UM37Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Richardson,M..
3 and 9 at UM37Chapman,E. pass complete to Jeffries,J. for 14 yards to the UM23, 1ST DOWN VT (Blades,B.).
1 and 10 at UM23Brown,Ra. rush for 4 yards to the UM19 (Bain,T.;Mira Jr.,G.).
2 and 6 at UM19Fox,R. rush for 4 yards to the UM15 (Blades,B.).
3 and 2 at UM15Brown,Ra. rush for loss of 2 yards to the UM17 (Stobbs,D.;Carter,R.).
4 and 4 at UM17Kinzer,C. field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 01:40.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Kinzer,C. kickoff 62 yards to the UM3, Hill,R. return 17 yards to the UM20 (Brown,R.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 33 yards, TOP 4:29
MIAMI drive start at 01:40.
1 and 10 at UM20Bratton,M. rush for 5 yards to the UM25 (Jones,V.).
2 and 5 at UM25Williams,W. rush right for 9 yards to the UM34, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.;Watson,C.).
1 and 10 at UM34PENALTY UM ineligible downfield on pass 0 yards to the UM34.
2 and 10 at UM34Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Roberts,A..
3 and 10 at UM34Walsh,S. pass incomplete to Irvin,M..
4 and 10 at UM34Feagles,J. punt 66 yards to the VT0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 14 yards, TOP 1:34
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:06.
1 and 10 at VT20Smith,L. rush up middle for 8 yards to the VT28 (Shannon,R.).
3rd Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech307:3911021-40-011-352-4-0-190-0
Miami307:2131042-50-08-484-9-0-313-21
4th Quarter
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2 and 2 at VT28Smith,L. rush for 4 yards to the VT32, 1ST DOWN VT (Mark,G.).
1 and 10 at VT32Donnelly,S. rush for 2 yards to the VT34 (Stobbs,D.).
2 and 8 at VT34PENALTY UM offside defense 5 yards to the VT39.
2 and 3 at VT39Smith,L. rush right for 1 yard to the VT40 (Peguese,W.).
3 and 2 at VT40Jeffries,J. rush right for 5 yards to the VT45, 1ST DOWN VT (Mira Jr.,G.;Blades,B.).
1 and 10 at VT45Chapman,E. pass complete to Cullen,N. for 12 yards to the UM43, 1ST DOWN VT.
1 and 10 at UM43Jeffries,J. rush up middle for no gain to the UM43 (Hawkins,B.).
2 and 10 at UM43Chapman,E. pass complete to Cullen,N. for 7 yards to the UM36 (Fullington,D.).
3 and 3 at UM36Fox,R. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the UM37 (Stobbs,D.).
4 and 4 at UM37Neel,E. punt 37 yards to the UM0, touchback.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 43 yards, TOP 4:53
MIAMI drive start at 10:13.
1 and 10 at UM20Bratton,M. rush left for 9 yards to the UM29 (Bailey,L.;Martin,B.).
2 and 1 at UM29Bratton,M. rush right for 4 yards to the UM33, 1ST DOWN UM (Cockrell,R.;Bradley,N.).
1 and 10 at UM33PENALTY UM illegal procedure 5 yards to the UM28.
1 and 15 at UM28Walsh,S. pass complete to Williams,W. for 9 yards to the UM37 (Neel,E.).
2 and 6 at UM37Williams,W. rush left for 3 yards to the UM40 (Bradley,N.).
3 and 3 at UM40Walsh,S. pass complete to Irvin,M. for 9 yards to the UM49, 1ST DOWN UM (Wiley,C.;Jones,J.).
1 and 10 at UM49Williams,W. rush up middle for 12 yards to the VT39, 1ST DOWN UM (Brown,R.).
Roger Brown (VT) injured on the play.
1 and 10 at VT39Walsh,S. pass complete to Bratton,M. for 15 yards to the VT24, 1ST DOWN UM (Rice,S.;Cockrell,R.).
1 and 10 at VT24Williams,W. rush right for 3 yards to the VT21 (Watson,C.).
2 and 7 at VT21Walsh,S. rush quarterback scramble for 10 yards to the VT11, 1ST DOWN UM (Cockrell,R.).
1 and 10 at VT11Williams,W. rush left for 4 yards to the VT7 (Martin,B.).
2 and 6 at VT07Walsh,S. pass complete to Irvin,M. for 6 yards to the VT1, 1ST DOWN UM (Brown,R.;Bradley,N.).
1 and Goal at VT01Bratton,M. rush for no gain to the VT1, fumble by Bratton,M. recovered by VT Team at VT1, PENALTY VT offside defense 0 yards to the VT1, NO PLAY.
1 and Goal at VT01Bratton,M. rush for 1 yard to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:51.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Offsides VT, to be assessed on the kickoff.
Cox,G. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
1 and Goal at UM35PENALTY VT offside defense 5 yards to the UM40.
1 and Goal at UM40PENALTY UM illegal procedure 5 yards to the UM35.
Benes,E. kickoff 60 yards to the VT5, Jeffries,J. return 9 yards to the VT14 (Bethel,R.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:22
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:51.
1 and 10 at VT14Donnelly,S. rush for loss of 2 yards to the VT12 (Mark,G.).
2 and 12 at VT12Chapman,E. pass complete to Johnson,S. for 18 yards to the VT30, 1ST DOWN VT (Mark,G.).
1 and 10 at VT30Jeffries,J. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT32 (Mark,G.;Shannon,R.).
2 and 8 at VT32PENALTY VT illegal procedure 5 yards to the VT27.
2 and 13 at VT27Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 1 yard to the VT26 (Stobbs,D.).
Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:04.
3 and 14 at VT26Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Richardson,M..
4 and 14 at VT26Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 8 yards to the VT18 (Mark,G.;Mira Jr.,G.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 4 yards, TOP 2:57
MIAMI drive start at 01:54.
1 and 10 at VT18Bratton,M. rush left for 7 yards to the VT11 (Martin,B.).
2 and 3 at VT11Williams,W. rush right for 9 yards to the VT2, 1ST DOWN UM (Martin,B.;Wiley,C.).
1 and Goal at VT02Walsh,S. pass complete to Roberts,A. for 2 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:34.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Cox,G. kick attempt good.
Virginia Tech: - Miami:
Benes,E. kickoff 64 yards to the VT1, Roberts,J. return 3 yards to the VT4.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 18 yards, TOP 1:20
VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:34.
1 and 10 at VT04Chapman,E. pass incomplete (Stobbs,D.).
2 and 10 at VT04Smith,L. rush for 5 yards to the VT9 (Jones,D.;Mira Jr.,G.).
3 and 5 at VT09Chapman,E. pass incomplete to Donnelly,S..
4 and 5 at VT09Chapman,E. sacked for loss of 5 yards to the VT4 (Mark,G.;Hawkins,B.).
DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:34
MIAMI drive start at 00:00.
End of game, clock 00:00.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00
4th Quarter Stats
Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
Virginia Tech008:1822041-40-212-23-6-0-373-10
Miami1406:4243071-10-010-625-5-0-413-15

Participation

Virginia Tech - Starters
PosNo.Offense
QB16Erik Chapman
PosNo.Defense

Virginia Tech: 1-Jeff Roberts , 3-Ralph Brown , 4-Chris Kinzer , 6-Roger Brown , 7-Gray Hagy , 11-Malcolm Blacken , 19-Will Gowin , 20-Karl Borden , 21-Steve Mitchem , 22-Myron Richardson , 25-Sean Donnelly , 27-Jon Jeffries , 28-Lamar Smith , 30-George Bruce , 31-Tim Boitnott , 34-Victor Jones , 35-John Granby , 36-Carter Wiley , 37-Eddie Neel , 38-Scott Rice , 39-Randy Cockrell , 40-Jock Jones , 43-Rich Fox , 44-Leslie Bailey , 46-David Everett , 48-Nick Cullen , 51-Kevin Keeffe , 52-Chris Henderson , 53-Glenn Watts , 56-Steve Hale , 57-William Boatwright , 60-Tom Hall , 61-John FitzHugh , 65-Nate Bradley , 66-Scott Hill , 67-Bo Cothran , 68-Rodney Good , 70-Todd Grantham , 72-Larry Peery , 73-Ernie Davis , 76-Chris Matheny , 77-Mark Briscoe , 80-Brian McCall , 81-Ken Barefoot , 83-Rich Williams , 87-Steve Johnson , 88-Darwin Herdman , 90-Bobby Martin , 91-Greg Drew , 94-Rodney Varney , 96-Jimmy Whitten , 97-Al Chamblee , 98-Chuck Watson .

Miami - Starters
PosNo.Offense
PosNo.Defense

Miami: 1-E. Benes, 3-Randal Hill , 4-Steve Walsh , 5-Melvin Bratton , 9-Bennie Blades , 11-Dale Dawkins , 15-J. Hicks, 16-R. Smith, 18-Tolbert Bain , 19-Darren Fullington , 20-Shannon Crowell , 22-Randy Shannon , 23-R. Bailey, 24-Warren Williams , 25-Greg Cox , 28-L. Conley, 32-Selloyn Brown , 33-B. Perriman, 34-Tracey Waiters , 36-Bennie Blades , 38-Jeff Feagles , 39-Bobby Harden , 40-Sandy Jack , 43-Cleveland Gary , 45-George Mira Jr. , 47-Michael Irvin , 48-Bubba McDowell , 49-M. Crum, 50-Bobby Garcia , 52-D. Bruce, 54-Bill Hawkins , 55-Randy Bethel , 57-B. Clark, 58-Willis Peguese , 62-G. Mahon, 63-Jimmie Jones , 65-S. Rosinski, 68-B. Panfil, 71-Matt Patchan , 75-John O'Neill , 76-Scott Provin , 79-Mike Sullivan , 81-M. Biggins, 82-Charles Henry , 82-Charles Henry , 85-K. Harris, 86-Derwin Jones , 87-A. Roberts, 88-D. Kelleher, 91-Rod Carter , 93-B. Schaefer, 94-Greg Mark , 96-D. Stobbs.

Progressions

Virginia Tech Quarterback Progression

#16 - Erik Chapman
12-19, 130 yds (0 TD, 0 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
1st Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT421111stM. Richardson
1st & 10 on the UM4722 R. Fox
3rd & 8 on the UM453- K. Borden
1st & 10 on the VT324161stD. Everett
2nd Quarter
3rd & 8 on the VT50 1 5-
2nd & 7 on the VT25 2 66 S. Donnelly
2nd & 9 on the VT33 3 7131stD. Everett
1st & 10 on the VT46 4 8131stS. Johnson
1st & 10 on the UM41 5 9141stS. Johnson
3rd Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT33 1 10- S. Donnelly
3rd & 8 on the VT35 2 115 J. Jeffries
2nd & 9 on the UM37 3 12- M. Richardson
3rd & 9 on the UM37 4 13141stJ. Jeffries
4th Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT45 1 14121stN. Cullen
2nd & 10 on the UM43 2 157 N. Cullen
2nd & 12 on the VT12 3 16181stS. Johnson
2nd & 13 on the VT27 4 17-1SACK
3rd & 14 on the VT26 5 18- M. Richardson
4th & 14 on the VT26 6 19-8SACK
1st & 10 on the VT04 7 20-
3rd & 5 on the VT09 8 21- S. Donnelly
4th & 5 on the VT09 9 22-5SACK

#27 - Jon Jeffries
1-1, 24 yds (1 TD, 0 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
2nd Quarter
2nd & 11 on the UM24 1 124TDN. Cullen

Miami Quarterback Progression

#4 - Steve Walsh
15-24, 154 yds (2 TD, 0 INT)
DOWN & DISTANCECOMPATTYDSRESULTTARGET
1st Quarter
2nd & 7 on the UM191111stC. Henry
2nd & 9 on the UM422- B. Perriman
3rd & 9 on the UM423151stW. Williams
2nd & 6 on the VT3945 W. Williams
3rd & Goal on the VT085- C. Henry
2nd Quarter
2nd & 4 on the UM19 1 6- A. Roberts
3rd & 4 on the UM19 2 7- M. Irvin
1st & 10 on the UM30 3 8201stA. Roberts
2nd & 6 on the VT31 4 9131stB. Perriman
1st & 10 on the VT18 5 1018TDM. Irvin
3rd Quarter
2nd & 23 on the UM23 1 119 M. Bratton
3rd & 14 on the UM32 2 12- B. Perriman
1st & 10 on the UM29 3 134 L. Conley
1st & 10 on the UM50 4 14101stL. Conley
1st & 10 on the VT40 5 158 M. Irvin
2nd & 7 on the VT23 6 16- L. Conley
3rd & 7 on the VT23 7 17- C. Gary
2nd & 10 on the UM34 8 18- A. Roberts
3rd & 10 on the UM34 9 19- M. Irvin
4th Quarter
1st & 15 on the UM28 1 209 W. Williams
3rd & 3 on the UM40 2 2191stM. Irvin
1st & 10 on the VT39 3 22151stM. Bratton
2nd & 6 on the VT07 4 2361stM. Irvin
1st & Goal on the VT02 5 242TDA. Roberts