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2222 STRAIGHT STRAIGHT BOWLS BOWLS | 11 CONFERENCE | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4-TIME TITLES ACC CHAMPS - 4-TIME | 231 ACC WINS, CHAMPS 134 BLOCKED | KICKS231 WINS, & 93 NFL 134 DRAFTEES BLOCKED UNDER KICKS BEAMER & 93 NFL DRAFTEES UNDER BEAMER 1 #LUNCHPAILD LEADS POWER 5 SINCE 1996 IN SACKS (723.0) & INTS (328) | 100% GRAD RATE OF SENIORS SINCE 2012 | STRONG TOGETHER 2015 SCHEDULE GAME AT A GLANCE Date Opponent Time/Res. TV Date: . .Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 9/7 OHIO STATE L 24-42 ESPN Time: . 3:30 p.m. ET 9/12 FURMAN 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 Location:. .Blacksburg, Va. 9/19 at Purdue 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Venue: . .Lane Stadium (65,632) 9/26 at East Carolina TBA TBA Surface: . Natural 10/3 PITTSBURGH TBA TBA Series:. .VT leads 5-0 10/9 NC STATE 8 p.m. ESPN Last: . VT won 24-7 (9/6/08) 10/17 at Miami TBA TBA 10/24 DUKE TBA TBA DID YOU KNOW? 10/31 at Boston College TBA TBA Furman alum RB Stanford Jennings 11/12 at Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. ESPN (D3-89 by Cincinnati) played in 11/21 NORTH CAROLINA TBA TBA 123 regular season NFL games & 11/28 at Virginia TBA TBA VIRGINIA TECH (0-1, 0-0 ACC) registered a 93-yard KO return TD for FURMAN (0-1, 0-0 Southern) 12/5 ACC Championship TBA TBA HOKIES the Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII. PALADINS All times Eastern, home games in all caps 273 WINS & COUNTING Hokies Seek to Bounce Back Against Furman on Saturday Frank Beamer owns 273 career college victories, the • Virginia Tech plays on a short week after suff ering a 42-24 loss vs. No. 1 Ohio State (9/7). most of any active FBS coach, the sixth-highest total • After falling behind 14-0, the Hokies rallied to take a 17-14 halftime lead against the defending national champs. in FBS history & more than these coaching icons. • A 51-yard TD pass from QB Michael Brewer to FB Sam Rogers sparked Tech. A 46-yard K Joey Slye FG cut the Ohio No. Coach Years State margin to 14-10 before Brewer connected with TE Ryan Malleck on a one-yard scoring play right before 255 Tom Osborne 1973-97 intermission to give the Hokies a short-lived advantage over the consensus No. 1 team in the nation. • Three plays into the second half, HB Braxton Miller hauled in a 54-yard TD pass from QB Cardale Jones to give OSU 249 Lou Holtz 1969-04 a lead it would not relinquish. 234 Bo Schembechler 1963-89 • Brewer suff ered a left shoulder injury on VT’s fi rst possession of the third quarter, pressing QB Brenden Motley into duty. 227 Steve Spurrier 1987-pres. • Miller registered a scintillating 53-yard TD run on OSU’s next series to up the margin to 28-17 as OSU pulled away. 205 Woody Hayes 1946-78 • The Hokies are seeking to avoid an 0-2 start for the just the second time since 1995. In 1995, VT fi nished the year 10-2 capping the campaign with a 28-10 win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl. VT fi nished 11-3 in 2010 after starting 0-2. #22STRAIGHT • Beamer’s fi rst full-time coaching job came working for head coach Bobby Ross at The Citadel in 1973. The Bulldogs The Hokies own 22 straight bowl berths, the claimed a 26-21 victory over rival Furman (11/10/73) in his initial meeting with the Paladins. longest active streak recognized by the NCAA. • Furman opened the 2015 campaign with a 38-35 loss vs. Coastal Carolina (9/5). No. Team Head Coach(es) Tidbits on Tech’s Homefi eld Advantage at Lane Stadium, Turnovers & the #LunchPailD • Dating back to 1995, Virginia Tech is 105-24 (.814) at Lane Stadium, the seventh-best home win percentage among 22 Virginia Tech Frank Beamer Power Five teams over the past 20 seasons. 18 Georgia Jim Donnan, Mark Richt • Since the start of the 1996 campaign, VT is 48-4 (.923) against non-conference foes at home, including a streak of 32 18 Georgia Tech O’Leary, Gailey, Johnson straight wins from 1999-09. VT has held 42 of those foes to 17 points or less. 16 Oklahoma Bob Stoops • The Hokies are 83-3 (.865) overall at Lane Stadium when holding opponents to 17 or less since 1996. 15 LSU Nick Saban, Les Miles • Dating back to 1996, Virginia Tech (529) ranks fourth among Power Five squads in total takeaways. • Over that same span, only Kansas State (112) has more combined defensive and special teams TDs than VT (106). 10-WIN SEASONS • From 1996 to 2014, only Florida State (31.2) was better in third-down defense than Virginia Tech (31.5). Dating back to 1995, no two Power Five programs • The Hokies are 40-0 when holding non-conference foes to 17 points or less at Lane Stadium since 1996. own more 10-win seasons than VT and Ohio State. Loeffl er Has a History of Coaching Exemplary Quarterbacks, More on the Off ense No. Team HCs w 10+ win seasons • Scot Loeffl er’s notable QB pupils include Tom Brady (Michigan) and Tim Tebow (Florida). • This week, Loeffl er is tasked with prepping redshirt junior QB Brenden Motley for his initial collegiate start. 15 Ohio State Cooper, Tressel, Meyer • Motley, a native of nearby Christiansburg, Va., connected on a 17-yard TD to WR Isaiah Ford on VT’s fi nal drive vs. OSU. 13 Virginia Tech Frank Beamer • Motley will have a number of talented targets at his disposal. TE Ryan Malleck (4-48, 1 TD) led the Hokies in 12 Oklahoma Bob Stoops receptions vs. OSU, while FB Sam Rogers (3-66, 1 TD) and WR Isaiah Ford (3-61, 1 TD) also scored for Tech. • A strong ground game could also benefi t Motley against the Paladins. Three Tech RBs had fi ve 100-yard games in 2014: J.C. Coleman (2), Marshawn Williams (2) & Shai McKenzie (1). NO PASSING ZONE • Coleman (12-43) led the Hokies vs. OSU, while RB Travon McMillian averaged 4.3 yards per carry against the Dating back to 1996, no Power Five team has forced more interceptions (328) and scored more Buckeyes and Rogers had a long run of 16 yards. INT return TDs (43) than Virginia Tech. Upcoming Schedule For Virginia Tech, Final Tidbits on Furman Contest POWER FIVE INT LEADERS, 1996-PRESENT • Following the Furman contest, Tech hits the road for back-to-back non-conference contests. The Hokies face another Big Ten foe when they travel to Purdue (9/19) before a date at East Carolina (9/26). INTs Team INT TDs Top INT year • Virginia Tech opens ACC play with back-to-back home games vs. Pitt (10/3) and vs. NC State (10/9). 328 Virginia Tech 43 24 in 2002 • Furman’s last three victories against FBS foes all came against current members of the ACC. The Paladins posted 318 Ohio State 35 25 in 2014 wins against NC State in 1984 and 1985, while registering a victory vs. Georgia Tech in 1986. 313 USC 35 24 in 1998 LONGEVITY & CONSISTENCY WELCOME TO #SACKSBURG No current FBS coach has served more seasons at his current school Dating back to 1996, no Power Five team owns more BROTHERLY LOVE than Tech’s Frank Beamer. Beamer is also the only active FBS coach sacks than Virginia Tech. Here is a look at the national CB Kendall Fuller is the fourth sibling from his family that has been at his school for 20 or more consecutive seasons. leaders since Bud Foster took over sole duties as DC. to play for the Hokies, making the Fullers one of 23 Yrs Coach Wins Bowls 10+ Wins POWER FIVE SACK LEADERS, 1996-PRESENT families to have multiple members play for Beamer. 29 Frank Beamer, VT 231 22* 13 seasons No. Team Top Year (FBS Rank) Here is a quick look at the Fuller pipeline to Tech. 723.0 Virginia Tech 58 in 1999 (1st)* Fuller VT Years Draft NFL GP/GS 24 Bill Synder, KSU 188 16 9 seasons 697.0 USC 55 in 2003 (1st) CB Vinnie 2001-04 D4-05 (TEN) 76/5 (TEN/DET) 17 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 116 12 4 seasons WR Corey 2012 D6-13 (DET) 16/2 (DET) 17 Bob Stoops, OU 169 16 12 seasons 679.0 Florida State 58 in 1997 (1st)* 651.0 Ohio State 45 in 2014 (7th) CB Kyle 2010-13 D1-14 (CHI) 16/14 (CHI) 16 Gary Patterson, TCU 133 13 9 seasons *Top single-season FBS totals (1996-2015) CB Kendall 2013-15 ESPN Preseason All-America *Active bowl streak hokiesports.com @VT_Football VTHokieFootball vtfootball 22 STRAIGHT BOWLS | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4-TIME ACC CHAMPS | 231 WINS, 134 BLOCKED KICKS & 93 NFL DRAFTEES UNDER BEAMER 2 MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY EDMUNDS BROTHERS RARE FEAT Today is Military Appreciation Day, which gives Tech an Just after Virginia Tech’s first touchdown Monday night against Ohio State, the Edmunds brothers became just the second trio of opportunity to recognize all of those who are serving to brothers to take the field together at the same time in the same game for a major college football program dating back to 1970. protect this great country. Below is a list of members of the The first to accomplish this rarest of feats was the Selmon brothers at Oklahoma when Lee Roy, Lucious and Dewey all played for football team and athletic department who have or had the Sooners’ defense during the 1972 and 1973 seasons.