2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports

2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE
2007 REVIEW
GAME 7
Duke
Glennon Leads Hokies to 43-14 Victory over the Blue Devils
DURHAM, N.C. – Sean Glennon
came on for injured starting
quarterback Tyrod Taylor in the
first half and passed Virginia
Tech to a 43-14 Atlantic Coast
Conference road victory at Duke
University.
Taylor, who had staked
Tech to a 13-7 first-quarter
lead, suffered an ankle injury
when he was sacked on the
third play of the second quarter.
Glennon took over and promptly
drove the Hokies 76 yards for
a touchdown, completing all
four of his passes on the drive
for 69 yards. The Hokies scored
touchdowns on three-straight
possessions during the quarter
to take a commanding 34-7
halftime advantage.
Glennon completed 16 of 21
passes during the win, for 258
yards and two touchdowns. Eddie
Royal, Glennon’s former high
school teammate, caught one of
his TD passes, while Josh Morgan
caught two touchdown passes
– one from each quarterback.
Tailbacks Kenny Lewis, Jr., and
Branden Ore each contributed a
touchdown run as the Hokies piled
up 445 yards of offense, including
346 through the air.
Brett Warren, who stepped in
for injured mike linebacker Vince
Hall, paced a strong defensive
showing with 11 tackles and a pass
interception. The Hokies held the
Blue Devils to 194 yards of total
offense. Duke converted on just
one of 15 third down situations.
Brett Warren – seen here being helped by Cam Martin (41) – made 11 tackles while
making his first collegiate start in place of the injured Vince Hall.
Hokies-Blue Devils Game Notes
• Tech’s 346 passing yards were the fourth-highest total during Frank
Beamer’s 21 seasons at Virginia Tech. The last time Tech had more passing
yards was during the 2003 Insight Bowl. The Hokies passed for 398 yards in
that game, a 52-49 loss to California.
• Stephan Virgil recorded the Hokies’ first blocked kick of the season when
he blocked a punt in the second quarter. The block, Virgil’s first as a Hokie,
set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Branden Ore on the next play.
• Linebacker Brett Warren made his first collegiate start at Duke. Warren
started in place of injured senior Vince Hall who had a string of 44
consecutive starts broken.
• Dorian Porch had two fumble recoveries on kickoff coverage for the Hokies.
62 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 2007
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, N.C.
Oct. 13, 2007 • Attendance: 23,691
Virginia Tech 13 21 9 0 — 43
Duke 7 0 0 7 — 14
VT (9:43 re 1st) - FG Dunlevy 42
VT (6:48 re 1st) - FG Dunlevy 44
VT (5:36 re 1st) - Morgan 19 pass from Taylor (Dunlevy kick)
D (0:56 re 1st) - Lewis 1 run (Maggio kick)
VT (9:25 re 2nd) - K. Lewis 5 run (Dunlevy kick)
VT (6:40 re 2nd) - Royal 25 pass from Glennon (Dunlevy kick)
VT (5:42 re 2nd) - Ore 2 run (Dunlevy kick)
VT (11:25 re 3rd) - FG Dunlevy 29
VT (1:22 re 3rd) - Morgan 40 pass from Glennon (kick failed)
D (13:33 re 4th) - King 19 pass from Lewis (Maggio kick)
Team Stats VT D
First Downs 21 13
Rushes-yds. 38-99 36-72
Passing yds. 346 122
Return yds. 80 5
Passes 21-30-1 14-28-1
Punts-avg. 4-40.5 10-31.6
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-yds. 7-95 3-24
Time of poss. 28:57 31:03
Sacks by 5-26 4-15
Individual Leaders
Rushing — VT, Ore 17-37,
Taylor 5-15, Pickle 2-15, K. Lewis
5-13, Royal 1-11, Cheeseman
1-7, Glennon 4-4, Holt 1-0, Team
1-(-1), Hyman 1-(-2); D, Boyette
8-42, Boyle 9-29, Drummer 7-12,
Riley 1-6, Lewis 11-(-17).
Passing — VT, Glennon
16-21-0-258, Taylor 5-7-0-88,
Holt 0-2-1-0; D, Lewis
13-24-1-119, Asack 1-4-0-3.
Receiving — VT, Royal 6-90,
Harper 5-62, Wheeler 4-94,
Morgan 4-68, Hyman 1-20, K.
Lewis 1-12; D, Riley 3-37, King
2-25, Boyette 2-4, Kelly 1-28,
Harris 1-13, Boyle 1-8, Stefanow
1-5, Wright 1-3, Huffman 1-3,
Drummer 1-(-4).
Split end Josh Morgan caught two touchdown passes – one from
Tyrod Taylor and one from Sean Glennon – in the win over Duke.