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NCAAF JAMES MADISON AT VIRGINIA TECH NOTE: FINAL RE-SENT TO CORRECT THE TIME OF THE THIRD VIRGINIA TECH TOUCHDOWN.
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- James Madison 0 0 0 0 0 Virginia Tech (14) 14 12 14 7 47 FINAL
Virginia Tech-Vick 3 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-Vick 54 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-FG Graham 32 Virginia Tech-Vick 7 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-Safety, Moore tackled in end zone Virginia Tech-And Davis 22 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-Meyer 2 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-Kendrick 2 run (Graham kick)
James Madison Virginia Tech First downs 10 19 Rushed-yards 42-119 55-274 Passing yards 91 202 Sacked-yards lost 6-46 2-19 Return yards 13 113 Passes 10-18-1 12-22-0 Punts 9-41.7 5-44.6 Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-yards 7-39 6-50 Time of possession 27:57 32:03
Individual Statistics RUSHING: James Madison-Keaton 14-108, Joyce 10-24, R Carson 7-23, Defilippo 1-minus 6, Berry 10-minus 30. Virginia Tech-Stith 18-122, Vick 4-54, Kendrick 11-45, Suggs 8-22, And Davis 1-22, Ferguson 2-11, C Hawkins 3-10, Burnell 3-2, Ward 1-2, Meyer 4-minus 16.
PASSING: James Madison-Berry 9-17-1-71, Defilippo 1-1-0-20. Virginia Tech-Meyer 7-14-0-82, Vick 4-6-0-110, Noel 1-2-0-10.
RECEIVING: James Madison-Payton 7-71, Fleshman 1-9, Joyce 1-8, Griffin 1-3. Virginia Tech-Witten 3-25, Hall 2-66, And Davis 2-51, Ferguson 1-24, Carter 1-15, C Hawkins 1-11, Johnson 1-9, Stith 1-1.
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Game StoryBLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- Redshirt freshman quarterback Michael Vick ran for three touchdowns and survived an injury scare in No. 14 Virginia Tech's 47-0 blanking of intrastate rival and Division I-AA school James Madison.
Vick scored on runs of three and 54 yards in the first quarter and added a seven-yard touchdown scamper midway through the second. But he suffered a contusion to his lower left leg during the third TD run and left the game.
The 6-1, 212-pound Vick was taken for X-rays, which proved negative, and he was to be examined again following the game.
"(Vick) gives you another element," said Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer. "He was impressive early and if he can be on the field more he'll be impressive often. He needs some game experience. I hope he'll be back next week."
Andre Davis, backup quarterback Dave Meyer and Andre Kendrick also ran for scores for the Hokies, who posted three shutouts in 1998 and held their opponent to seven points or less on seven occasions.
"I see things we need to improve," Beamer said of his defense. "You can talk about our front four, but I think our next four -- the linebackers -- are pretty strong," Beamer added.
Shayne Graham connected on a 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter to complete an 11-play, 73-yard drive. Vick's seven-yard TD 3 1/2 minutes later made it 24-0.
"I think they are physically superior to us and extremely well-coached," James Madison coach Mickey Matthews. "Their program is ahead of us. They had a lot of kids coming back off a successful football team."
Prior to being forced out, Vick completed 4-of-6 passes for 110 yards and carried four times for 64 yards. Meyer was 7-of-14 for 82 yards and third string Grant Noel even attempted two passes.
The Hokies totaled 274 rushing yards, 122 by Shyrone Stith, who carried 18 times. Davis, Kendrick and Lee Suggs also all rushed for at least 22 yards.
Davis had a 22-yard run to open the scoring in second half and Meyer scored on a two-yard plunge. Kendrick also scored from two yards out just over three minutes into the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.
"We couldn't tackle their backs," added Matthews. "They ran over us. Nothing happened that surprised me. For four quarters they were a lot better than us."
James Madison's Charles Berry completed 9-of-17 passes for 71 yards, sacked five times and intercepted once. Curtis Keaton totaled 108 yards on 14 carries and Earnest Payton hauled in seven receptions for 71 yards.
The game was the 1,000th in Virginia Tech's history. The Hokies, who are 559-395-46 all-time, have won all five of their meetings with the Dukes, whose campus is located in Harrisonburg.
"This is probably where we needed to start (the season) becacause I think we're going to find a lot of things we need to be doing better," Beamer said. "The offense was not as consistent as we'd like it to be. There's plenty to work on."
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