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NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI FLA (19) 10 0 0 0 10 VIRGINIA TECH (2) 7 7 6 23 43 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: MFLA - FG, ANDY CROSLAND 28 YD, 3:16 MFLA - TD, ANDRE KING 7 YD PASS FROM KENNY KELLY (ANDY CROSLAND KICK), 10:25 VTCH - TD, SHYRONE STITH 1 YD RUN (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 14:43 2ND QTR: VTCH - TD, SHYRONE STITH 41 YD RUN (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 7:52 3RD QTR: VTCH - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 42 YD, 9:57 VTCH - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 28 YD, 14:36 4TH QTR: VTCH - TD, RICKY HALL 66 YD PUNT RETURN (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 1:21 VTCH - TD, IKE CHARLTON 51 YD FUMBLE RETURN (PAT FAILED), 1:45 VTCH - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 42 YD, 4:33 VTCH - TD, ANDRE DAVIS RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 7:15
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Miami Fla (19) 10 0 0 0 10 Virginia Tech (2) 7 7 6 23 43 FINAL
Miami Fla-FG Crosland 28 Miami Fla-King 7 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) Virginia Tech-Stith 1 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-Stith 41 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-FG Graham 42 Virginia Tech-FG Graham 28 Virginia Tech-Hall 64 punt return (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-Charlton 51 fumble return (kick failed) Virginia Tech-FG Graham 42 Virginia Tech-And Davis recovered fumble in end zone (Graham kick)
Miami Fla Virginia Tech First downs 18 18 Rushed-yards 40-126 50-248 Passing yards 183 151 Sacked-yards lost 2-13 5-44 Return yards 6 153 Passes 14-34-3 11-23-0 Punts 8-36.6 6-32.8 Fumbles-lost 4-3 5-2 Penalties-yards 6-46 4-50 Time of possession 27:10 32:50
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Miami Fla-Portis 27-139, Mcpartland 1-10, S Moss 1-7, Payton 1-0, Team 1-minus 1, Dorsey 2-minus 9, Kelly 7-minus 20. Virginia Tech-Stith 16-78, Kendrick 8-66, Vick 14-46, C Hawkins 2-31, Suggs 8-30, Ferguson 1-0, Team 1-minus 3.
PASSING: Miami Fla-Kelly 8-17-2-138, Dorsey 6-17-1-45. Virginia Tech-Vick 11-23-0-151.
RECEIVING: Miami Fla-King 4-31, S Moss 4-25, Franks 3-55, Mcpartland 2-21, Wayne 1-51. Virginia Tech-Johnson 3-44, Parham 3-26, Hall 2-37, Carter 1-20, Wynn 1-15, Stith 1-9.
Att: 53,130
Game StoryBLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- Four years after what Virginia Tech fans consider the school's breakthrough victory, the Hokies faithful can celebrate the biggest win in the program's history.
Behind a suffocating defense and an heroic effort from freshman quarterback Michael Vick, the second-ranked Hokies proved their worth to the nation by crushing Big East Conference rival and No. 19 Miami, 43-10, in front of a raucous Lane Stadium crowd.
With Tennessee's loss earlier in the day, Virginia Tech will almost certainly move back to second in the Bowl Championship Series ratings, which determines the participants for the Sugar Bowl, where the national title will be decided on January 4.
"We didn't talk about it," Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said of the implications of the Tennessee loss. "I told them before we came over here, the only thing that makes a difference is how we go out and play Miami. "I'm proud of the players and I'm proud of the coaches because we got the job done.
"I don't know that it was particularly pretty game. We just didn't play well in the first half and we didn't take advantage of opportunities."
The Hokies forced six turnovers and battered Miami quarterback Kenny Kelly, eventually knocking him from the game in the third quarter with a twisted left ankle. Anthony Midget intercepted three passes and fellow cornerback Ike Charlton returned a fumble 51 yards for a touchdown.
"Midget's a Florida guy. In fact he's not too far from Miami," Beamer said. "He wanted to stay in there and play. I kind of appreciate that too. That guys means a lot to our football team. We just play better when he's out there."
Virginia Tech (9-0, 5-0 Big East) scored 43 unanswered points after falling behind 10-0 in the first 10 1/2 minutes and defeated the Hurricanes (5-4, 3-1) for the fifth straight season after losing their first 12 to them.
It was a 13-7 home win over Miami in 1995 that put the Hokies on the national stage and allowed them to capture their first Big East title en route to a Sugar Bowl victory over Texas. Another league title and an Orange Bowl appearance followed the following season.
The last two meetings between the schools had been decided by a total of nine points, but the Hokies were out to prove a point -- that they belong in the Sugar Bowl despite a schedule ranked 60th in the nation.
"I doesn't take a whole lot of explanation," Miami coach Butch Davis said. "We got beat by a good football team. They played very well and deserve a tremendous amount of credit. They beat us in every phase. They made it very, very difficult for us to accomplish much on offense and they played very well on special teams."
Playing with a bad left ankle that has bothered him most of the season, Vick completed 11-of-23 passes for 151 yards and carried 14 times for 46 yards, leading the Hokies to their first 9-0 start.
"He's just a fantastic player," Beamer said. "He makes some big plays and then he has some he'd like to have back, He's learning all the time. He wants to be good and he wants to lead this football team the best he possibly can."
The Hokies led 20-10 entering the fourth quarter before turning the game into a rout. Wide receiver Ricky Hall weaved his way for a 66-yard punt return for a score 1:21 into the period and moments later Charlton scooped up a loose ball and went the distance.
Shayne Graham booted a 42-yard field goal less than three minutes later and the Hokies added insult to injury -- several Hurricanes were forced from the extremely physical game -- when wide receiver Andre Davis recovered Andre Kendrick's fumble in the end zone with 7:45 left.
The Hurricanes received a 28-yard field goal from Andy Crosland and Kelly hit Andre King over the middle for a seven-yard touchdown to make it 10-0, but Miami would not find the end zone again.
Kelly was 8-of-17 for 138 yards and was intercepted twice before finally yielding to Ken Dorsey, who was 6-of-17 for 45 yards and an interception. Clinton Portis carried 27 times for 139 yards but fumbled three times, losing two.
Shyrone Stith, who rushed for 78 yards, barreled for a one-yard TD with 17 seconds left in the first quarter and raced 41 yards for a score midway through the second period to put Virginia Tech on top for good.
Graham, the Big East's all-time leading scorer, connected from 42 and 28 yards in the third quarter.
It was Graham who kicked a game-winning 44-yard field goal last weekend at West Virginia to keep Virginia Tech in the national title chase.
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