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STaff<br />

"we want, and expect, to attack both<br />

the defense and the field of play in<br />

a concerted, aggressive approach.<br />

we want to be able to use schemes<br />

and formations that utilize our<br />

talents, while placing pressure on the<br />

opponent to adjust and defend. Our<br />

goal is to set the tempo of the game<br />

and dictate the style of play that is<br />

indicative of virginia tech football."<br />

– bryan Stinespring<br />

under the direction of coach<br />

bryan StineSpring,<br />

the 2011 hokie offenSe ...<br />

• finished 22nd in the country in sacks allowed, 28th in rushing<br />

offense and 35th in total offense per game.<br />

• was led by junior tailback David Wilson, who broke the school<br />

record for rushing yards in a season and was named both the<br />

Atlantic Coast Conference’s Player of the Year and a second-team<br />

All-American.<br />

• broke in a new quarterback in Logan Thomas, who still managed to<br />

break the school record for total offense in a season, tie the school<br />

record for rushing scores in a season by a quarterback and threw for<br />

over 3,000 yards for only the second time in school history.<br />

• featured Jacobs Blocking Trophy Winner Blake DeChristopher, along<br />

with the top two receivers in program history (Jarrett Boykin &<br />

Danny Coale).<br />

• saw running back David Wilson (first round, New York Giants) and<br />

receiver Danny Coale (fifth round, Dallas Cowboys) get taken in the<br />

2012 NFL Draft.<br />

2012 Virginia Tech fooTball<br />

tEch oFFENsE<br />

during bryan StineSpring’S<br />

ten SeaSonS aS offenSiVe<br />

coordinator, tech haS ...<br />

• won 102 games, averaged 367.9 yards and 30.2 points per game.<br />

• finished with seven of its top nine all-time teams in total offense<br />

and six of its top nine performances in total points.<br />

• had five players earn All-BIG EAST honors, including one repeat<br />

performer, and 25 more who won All-ACC honors during the past<br />

eight seasons, with five repeat picks.<br />

• produced its first Rimington Trophy winner in Jake Grove and<br />

the school’s first ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy Winner in Blake<br />

DeChristopher.<br />

• produced the ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the<br />

Year for 2004 (Bryan Randall), 2010 (Tyrod Taylor) and 2011 (David<br />

Wilson), and the 2009 ACC Rookie of the Year (Ryan Williams).<br />

• had 20 players drafted and 38 players total sign with NFL teams.<br />

• featured 1,000-yard rushers David Wilson, Ryan Williams, Kevin<br />

Jones, Lee Suggs, Darren Evans and Branden Ore, the two top<br />

passing leaders in school history and five of the top pass catchers in<br />

school history.

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