<strong>2008</strong> <strong>ORANGE</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> DeAngelo Hall’s 52-yard punt return for a TD in the 2003 Insight Bowl helped Tech to its highest point total in a bowl game. <strong>BOWL</strong> HISTORY Team Bowl Marks Tech Offensive high and Low Marks beST worST FIRST DOWNS 29 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 7 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty Rushing 15 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 3 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A Passing 18 vs. California, 2003 Insight ..................................................... 0 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty RUSHING YARDS 330 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty.................................................. 34 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun PASSING YARDS 398 vs. California, 2003 Insight ................................................... 2 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty TOTAL OFFENSE 551 vs. California, 2003 Insight ................................................... 111 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty OFFENSIVE PLAYS 90 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 53 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A Rushing Att. 60 twice (1968 Liberty, 1986 Peach)............................................. 22 vs. Auburn, 2005 Sugar Passing Att. 38 twice (1994 Gator, 2005 Sugar) ............................................... 7 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty PASSES COMPLETED 24 vs. California, 2003 Insight ..................................................... 1 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED 0 six times (last time 2006 Gator) ............................................... 3 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A FUMBLES LOST 0 six times (last time 2006 Gator) ................................................ 3 three times (1968 Liberty, 1998 Gator, 2000 Sugar) YARDS PENALIZED 20 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator ......................................................... 120 vs. Mississippi, 1968 Liberty POINTS SCORED 49 vs. California, 2003 Insight ..................................................... 3 vs. North Carolina, 1998 Gator RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 5 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator .......................................................... 0 three times (1996 Orange, 1998 Gator, 2005 Sugar) PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 4 vs. California, 2003 Insight ...................................................... 0 vs. eight teams POINTS IN A QUARTER 22 vs. Louisville, 2006 Gator (4th quarter) POINTS IN A HALF 28 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence (1st half); ............................. 0 vs. five teams vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City (2nd half); vs. California, 2003 Insight (1st half) Tech Defensive high and Low Marks beST worST FIRST DOWNS 9 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A .................................................. 27 vs. California, 2003 Insight Rushing 2 vs. Georgia, 2006 Chick-fil-A .................................................. 15 vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange Passing 2 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence .............................................. 17 vs. California, 2003 Insight RUSHING YARDS 20 vs. Indiana, 1993 Independence .............................................. 369 vs. Cincinnati, 1947 Sun PASSING YARDS 49 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence ............................................ 394 vs. California, 2003 Insight TOTAL OFFENSE 163 vs. Miami, 1966 Liberty ........................................................ 530 vs. California, 2003 Insight OFFENSIVE PLAYS 56 vs. NC State, 1986 Peach ........................................................ 79 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator Rushing Att. 23 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar .................................................. 55 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence Passing Att. 7 vs. Air Force, 1984 Independence .............................................. 44 vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator PASSES COMPLETED 4 vs. Air Force, 2002 San Francisco Bowl ....................................... 27 vs. California, 2003 Insight PASSES INTERCEPTED 3 four times (1947 Sun, 1995 Sugar, 1998 Music City, 2006 Gator) .... 0 vs. eight teams FUMBLES RECOVERED 2 vs. three teams ....................................................................... 0 vs. nine teams POINTS GIVEN UP 7 vs. Alabama, 1998 Music City ................................................... 52 vs. California, 2003 Insight RUSHING TDS ALLOWED 0 vs. eight teams (last time 2006 Gator) ....................................... 5 vs. California, 2003 Insight PASSING TDS ALLOWED 0 vs. four teams ....................................................................... 4 vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar POINTS GIVEN UP (QUARTER) .......................................................................................... 21 twice (1994 Gator, 2003 Insight) POINTS GIVEN UP (HALF) 0 three times (1966 Liberty, 1995 Sugar, 1998 Music City) ............... 35 vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator LonGeST TouChdown driVe by TeCh: 80 yards vs. Miami, 1981 Peach; vs. Tennessee, 1994 Gator; vs. Nebraska, 1996 Orange (twice); vs. Florida State, 2000 Sugar (twice); vs. Clemson, 2001 Gator; vs. California, 2003 Insight (three times); vs. Auburn, 2005 Sugar LonGeST TouChdown driVe by An oPPonenT: 99 yards by Miami, 1981 Peach 96 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 2007 Anthony Midget (shown returning an interception for a touchdown) and the rest of the Tech defense held Alabama to seven points in the 1998 Music City Bowl.
• Virginia Tech won its fifth conference title under head coach Frank Beamer when it won the ACC crown this season. • The Hokies will be making their fifth appearance in a BCS Bowl, and their second in the FedEx Orange Bowl. • Virginia Tech is one of just four teams to go to a bowl game in each of the past 15 seasons, joining Florida, Florida State and Michigan. • Virginia Tech and Southern Cal are the only two teams to win 10 games during the regular season each of the last four years. • The senior class has a four-year record of 42-10, making it the winningest class in Virginia Tech football history. The group has four 10-win seasons, two ACC titles, two ACC Coastal Division crowns and is playing in its second BCS Bowl.
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