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GAME <strong>12</strong> - NOV. 29, 2008MIAMI VS. <strong>NC</strong> STATEVIRGINIA TECH GAME RECAPMIAMI VS. VIRGINIA TECH NOTESTHURSDAY NIGHT DOMINATION… With the win, theHurricanes improved to 13-1 all-time in ESPN’s Thursdaynight feature <strong>game</strong> and have won 11 straight ESPNThursday <strong>game</strong>s. The Hokies are now 15-4 in these<strong>game</strong>s and have gone 3-3 in their last six ESPN Thursday<strong>game</strong>s. This was the first ESPN Thursday night meetingbetween the Hurricanes and Hokies.COASTING… With the win, the Hurricanes put togethertheir first five-<strong>game</strong> win streak since 2005 and improveto 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the ACC, moving into sole possession<strong>of</strong> first place in the division.THE SERIES… <strong>Miami</strong> extended its all-time series leadto 17-9, snapping Virginia Tech’s two-<strong>game</strong> win streakover the Hurricanes.BEST OF THE BEST… Former Hurricanes EdgerrinJames, Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Otto and GinoTorretta were all inducted into UM’s Ring <strong>of</strong> Honor duringhalftime <strong>of</strong> the <strong>game</strong>, joining current members OttisAnderson, Don Bosseler, Jim Dooley, Ted Hendricks,Bernie Kosar, George Mira, Burgess Owens and VinnyTestaverde.SENIOR CELEBRATION… The <strong>game</strong> marked the finalhome <strong>game</strong> for 20 Hurricanes: Spencer Adkins, CarlosArmour, Tyrone Byrd, Jake Byrne, Glenn Cook, RomeoDavis, Antonio Dixon, Kayne Farquharson, DwayneHendricks, Eric Houston, Bruce Johnson, Khalil Jones,Matt Perrelli, Lovon Ponder, Chris Rutledge, XavierShannon, Derron Thomas, Terrance Thomason, ReggieYoungblood and Chris Zellner. They were honored at midfieldprior to kick<strong>of</strong>f.SACK ATTACK… <strong>Miami</strong> set a season high with sixsacks tonight. Marcus Forston recorded his first collegiatesack in the second quarter, tackling Virginia Tech QBTyrod Taylor in the backfield for a 10-yard loss. MarcusRobinson got in on the action later in the second quarterwith his first collegiate sack, a nine-yard loss for HokiesQB Sean Glennon, and finished with three sacks for 22yards. Joe Joseph recorded his first sack <strong>of</strong> the season fora one-yard Virginia Tech loss, and Allen Bailey registeredUM’s sixth sack with his team-high fourth sack <strong>of</strong> 2008 (-7 yards) on a critical fourth-down stop <strong>of</strong> Taylor with justtwo minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.STOPPING THE RUN… After the Hokies rushed for aseason-high 273 yards one week ago versus Maryland,<strong>Miami</strong> kept Virginia Tech to a season-low 77 yards rushingon 38 carries. It was the fewest rushing yards by theHokies since a 71-yard performance in a 48-7 loss at LSUon Sept. 8, 2007.BACK ON TRACK… Javarris James rushed for hissecond touchdown <strong>of</strong> the season with a three-yard run inthe first quarter. After missing four <strong>game</strong>s this season witha high ankle sprain, James has seen increasingly moreaction since returning to the field on Oct. 18 at Duke. Hescored his first TD <strong>of</strong> 2008 in the season-opening win overCharleston Southern. James caught a season-long 19-yard pass from Robert Marve in the third quarter, en routeto Matt Bosher’s second field goal, putting the Hurricanesup 13-7.UNDER 20… <strong>Miami</strong> has kept its opponents under 20points in four <strong>of</strong> its last five <strong>game</strong>s.20 OR MORE… With today’s win, the Hurricanesimproved to 15-2 all-time when they score 20 or morepoints against Virginia and Virginia Tech. UM improves to4-0 all-time against UVa when it scores 20 or more, whilethe Hurricanes own an 11-2 mark against Virginia Tech.MARVE ON THE MOVE… Robert Marve’s 15-yard runfor a first down in the first quarter was his second longest<strong>of</strong> the season – until the third quarter when he rushed for18 yards to give the Hurricanes a first down on the sevenyardline. He finished the <strong>game</strong> with 44 rushing yards, hissecond-best performance <strong>of</strong> the season (56 yards vs.Wake Forest, 10/25).SUPER COOPER… With 52 rushing yards versus theHokies, Graig Cooper set a new single-season high with686 rushing yards, breaking his 2007 mark <strong>of</strong> 682 yards.SPLITTING THE UPRIGHTS… With 80 points this season,Matt Bosher has scored more than twice as manypoints as the team’s second-leading scorer (Graig Cooper,36). With 10 points versus Virginia Tech (3 field goals, 1extra point), Bosher posted his fifth double-figure scoring<strong>game</strong> <strong>of</strong> the season and his second straight.GAME 10 - MIAMI 16, VIRGINIA TECH 14THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008 - DOLPHIN STADIUM, MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.ATTENDA<strong>NC</strong>E: 46,838MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Javarris James ran for a touchdown, Matt Bosher kicked three field goals, and<strong>Miami</strong> got a huge defensive stand in the final minutes to beat Virginia Tech 16-14 on Thursday night and move int<strong>of</strong>irst place in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.Marcus Robinson had three sacks and a big third-down tackle for a loss with 2:27 left to help the Hurricanes wintheir fifth straight.Robinson's stop on Dustin Pickle forced the Hokies, who were out <strong>of</strong> timeouts, into a fourth-and-3 - and AllenBailey sacked Tyrod Taylor to seal the win for the Hurricanes, who knelt three times to run out the clock.Taylor ran for two touchdowns, including a 6-yarder with 3:28 remaining for the Hokies (6-4, 3-3), who had wonfour <strong>of</strong> the last five meetings against the Hurricanes, but now essentially need a miracle to stay in the ACC title picture.So for now, <strong>Miami</strong> (7-3, 4-2) holds the outright lead in the ACC Coastal, a half-<strong>game</strong> ahead <strong>of</strong> North Carolina,which will need to win Saturday at Maryland to keep pace in the race for a trip to the league title <strong>game</strong> in Tampa.Robert Marve threw for <strong>12</strong>1 yards and rushed for 44 more for the Hurricanes, who won just five <strong>game</strong>s total lastseason and started 0-2 in the ACC this year - yet have been the league's hottest team since.And it was the defense that carried the 'Canes once again.<strong>Miami</strong> ran 20 plays from scrimmage in the third quarter, compared with six by Virginia Tech - which neveradvanced the ball farther than its own 18 in that period, adding to the Hurricanes' run <strong>of</strong> defensive dominance comingout <strong>of</strong> halftime.Over the last five <strong>game</strong>s, the Hurricanes' defense has been on the field for 76 plays in third quarters and givenup a mere 139 yards, a paltry 1.8 yard-per-play average. And with defense like that, <strong>Miami</strong> didn't necessarily mind settlingfor field goals to stretch the lead.Bosher connected from 21 and 31 yards in the third quarter, then added a 23-yarder early in the fourth for a 16-7 <strong>Miami</strong> advantage.Needing two scores at that point and with time running short, the Hokies looked for a big play - and nearly got it.Taylor's pass to Dyrell Roberts on a stop-and-go route was perfect, but Roberts dropped the ball inside the <strong>Miami</strong>20 with 7:34 left, a play where he could have easily beaten Chavez Grant for a touchdown.Virginia Tech eventually got Taylor's second TD run on that drive - but 4:06 after the big drop, time that the Hokiescould have used at the end.Not only was it senior night for 23 Hurricanes, but <strong>Miami</strong> added five players - Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Otto,Gino Torretta and Edgerrin James - to its ring <strong>of</strong> honor in a halftime ceremony.Four <strong>of</strong> those five were present for the party.The fifth surely got a thrill watching in Arizona on television, when his cousin opened the scoring.Javarris James - who wears No. 5, just like Edgerrin James did for the Hurricanes - capped a 76-yard, <strong>12</strong>-playdrive with a 3-yard touchdown burst late in the first quarter. <strong>Miami</strong> caught two big breaks on that march, one whenOrion Martin was penalized 15 yards for a helmet-to-helmet hit against Marve on what was a failed third-down pass,the other when Marve's fumble inside the Virginia Tech 10 was recovered by Hurricanes receiver Laron Byrd.Virginia Tech's out-<strong>of</strong>-synch <strong>of</strong>fense eventually found a way to respond.The Hokies started the season with Sean Glennon as the starting quarterback, then went to Taylor, then enduredboth <strong>of</strong> them being hurt. And the Hokies' wacky season at quarterback continued Thursday. Glennon and Taylor alternated<strong>of</strong>ten - and, with a direct snap to tight end Greg Boone in the "Wildcat" formation, had three different playersbehind the center in as many plays on the drive after <strong>Miami</strong>'s first score.Eventually, Taylor broke through, his 14-yard run through the right side knotting the <strong>game</strong> with 4:54 left in the half.But the Hokies stumbled quite a bit <strong>of</strong>fensively from there, and <strong>Miami</strong> did enough to hold on.Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreVirginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . 14<strong>Miami</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . 16SCORING SUMMARY:Qtr Time Team Scoring play Conversion Plays-Yds TOP VT UM1st 02:36 UM Javarris James 3 yd run (Matt Bosher kick) <strong>12</strong>-76 5:22 0 72nd 04:54 VT Tyrod Taylor 14 yd run (Dustin Keys kick) 8-53 3:21 7 73rd 10:05 UM Matt Bosher 21 yd field goal 9-66 4:55 7 103rd 05:00 UM Matt Bosher 31 yd field goal 7-21 2:41 7 134th 11:58 UM Matt Bosher 23 yd field goal 11-42 5:40 7 164th 03:28 VT Tyrod Taylor 6 yd run (Dustin Keys kick) 10-69 4:15 14 16Kick<strong>of</strong>f time: 7:30 pm End <strong>of</strong> Game: 10:40 pm Total elapsed time: 3:10Officials: Referee: Brad Allen; Umpire: Mike Webster; Linesman: Michael Kelley;Line judge: Greg Parman; Back judge: Cole James; Field judge: Jerry McGee;Side judge: D. Harrison; Scorer: Jim Cox;Temperature: 78 deg. Wind: E 10 mph Weather: Mostly Clear; 87%humTEAM STATISTICS VT UMFIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13RUSHES-YARDS (NET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-<strong>12</strong>3PASSING YDS (NET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>12</strong>4Passes Att-Comp-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-<strong>12</strong>-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-8-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-247Fumble Returns-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Punt Returns-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1--1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-48Interception Returns-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Punts (Number-Avg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-42.0Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1Penalties-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10Possession Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29:18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:42Third-Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 <strong>of</strong> 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 <strong>of</strong> 14Fourth-Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 <strong>of</strong> 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 <strong>of</strong> 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-40INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 14-43; Evans, D 17-43; Harris, V 1-3; Boone, G 1-0; Pickle, D 1-minus 1; Glennon, S 4-minus11. <strong>Miami</strong> (Fla.)-Cooper, G. 15-52; Marve, R. 14-44; James, J. 7-29; Harris, J. 3-5; TEAM 3-minus 7.PASSING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 6-<strong>12</strong>-0-75; Glennon, S 6-8-0-98. <strong>Miami</strong> (Fla.)-Marve, R. 7-16-0-<strong>12</strong>1; Harris, J. 1-2-0-3.RECEIVING: Virginia Tech-Coale, D 4-59; Evans, D 3-33; Boone, G 2-25; Boykin, J 1-38; Harris, V 1-10; Smith, A 1-8. <strong>Miami</strong>(Fla.)-Johnson, A. 3-48; Farquharson, K. 1-50; James, J. 1-19; Collier, T. 1-3; Byrd, L. 1-2; Cooper, G. 1-2.PAGE 30MIAMI FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

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