2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
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<strong>2008</strong> <strong>ORANGE</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
DeAngelo<br />
Hall’s 52-yard<br />
punt return<br />
for a TD in the<br />
2003 Insight<br />
Bowl helped<br />
Tech to its<br />
highest point<br />
total in a bowl<br />
game.<br />
<strong>BOWL</strong> HISTORY<br />
Team Bowl Marks<br />
Tech Offensive high and Low Marks<br />
beST worST<br />
FIRST DOWNS 29 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 7 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty<br />
Rushing 15 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 3 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A<br />
Passing 18 vs. California, 2003 Insight ..................................................... 0 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty<br />
RUSHING YARDS 330 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty.................................................. 34 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun<br />
PASSING YARDS 398 vs. California, 2003 Insight ................................................... 2 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty<br />
TOTAL OFFENSE 551 vs. California, 2003 Insight ................................................... 111 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty<br />
OFFENSIVE PLAYS 90 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 53 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A<br />
Rushing Att. 60 twice (1968 Liberty, 1986 Peach)............................................. 22 vs. Auburn, 2005 Sugar<br />
Passing Att. 38 twice (1994 Gator, 2005 Sugar) ............................................... 7 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty<br />
PASSES COMPLETED 24 vs. California, 2003 Insight ..................................................... 1 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty<br />
PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED 0 six times (last time 2006 Gator) ............................................... 3 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A<br />
FUMBLES LOST 0 six times (last time 2006 Gator) ................................................ 3 three times (1968 Liberty, 1998 Gator,<br />
2000 Sugar)<br />
YARDS PENALIZED 20 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator ......................................................... 120 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty<br />
POINTS SCORED 49 vs. California, 2003 Insight ..................................................... 3 vs. North Carolina, 1998 Gator<br />
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 5 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator .......................................................... 0 three times (1996 Orange, 1998 Gator,<br />
2005 Sugar)<br />
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 4 vs. California, 2003 Insight ...................................................... 0 vs. eight teams<br />
POINTS IN A QUARTER 22 vs. Louisville, 2006 Gator (4th quarter)<br />
POINTS IN A HALF 28 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence (1st half); ............................. 0 vs. five teams<br />
vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City (2nd half);<br />
vs. California, 2003 Insight (1st half)<br />
Tech Defensive high and Low Marks<br />
beST worST<br />
FIRST DOWNS 9 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A .................................................. 27 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
Rushing 2 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A .................................................. 15 vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange<br />
Passing 2 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence .............................................. 17 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
RUSHING YARDS 20 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence .............................................. 369 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun<br />
PASSING YARDS 49 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence ............................................ 394 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
TOTAL OFFENSE 163 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty ........................................................ 530 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
OFFENSIVE PLAYS 56 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 79 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator<br />
Rushing Att. 23 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar .................................................. 55 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence<br />
Passing Att. 7 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence .............................................. 44 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator<br />
PASSES COMPLETED 4 vs. Air Force, 2002 San Francisco Bowl ....................................... 27 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
PASSES INTERCEPTED 3 four times (1947 Sun, 1995 Sugar, 1998 Music City, 2006 Gator) .... 0 vs. eight teams<br />
FUMBLES RECOVERED 2 vs. three teams ....................................................................... 0 vs. nine teams<br />
POINTS GIVEN UP 7 vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City ................................................... 52 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
RUSHING TDS ALLOWED 0 vs. eight teams (last time 2006 Gator) ....................................... 5 vs. California, 2003 Insight<br />
PASSING TDS ALLOWED 0 vs. four teams ....................................................................... 4 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar<br />
POINTS GIVEN UP (QUARTER) .......................................................................................... 21 twice (1994 Gator, 2003 Insight)<br />
POINTS GIVEN UP (HALF) 0 three times (1966 Liberty, 1995 Sugar, 1998 Music City) ............... 35 vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator<br />
LonGeST TouChdown driVe by TeCh: 80 yards vs. Miami, 1981 Peach; vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator; vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange (twice);<br />
vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar (twice); vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator; vs. California, 2003 Insight (three times); vs. Auburn, 2005 Sugar<br />
LonGeST TouChdown driVe by An oPPonenT: 99 yards by Miami, 1981 Peach<br />
96 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 2007<br />
Anthony Midget<br />
(shown returning<br />
an interception<br />
for a touchdown)<br />
and the rest of the<br />
Tech defense held<br />
Alabama to seven<br />
points in the 1998<br />
Music City Bowl.