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2011 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL HOKIESPORTS.COM 2011 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 460 Jamerson Athletics Center BLACKSBURG, VA • 24061 Office: (540) 231-6726 • Fax: (540) 231-6984 ACC CHAMPIONS: 2004 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 BIG EAST CHAMPIONS: 1995 | 1996 | 1999 SOUTHERN CHAMPIONS: 1963 Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 Kickoff: 3:33 pm Joan C. Edwards Stadium 38,016 • Huntington, W.Va. Series vs. MU: VT leads, 8-2 Last Meeting: 2009 (VT 52, MU 10) BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: CBS Sports Network PBP: Dave Ryan Marshall (1-2, 1-0 C-USA) #13/11 Virginia Tech (3-0, 0-0 ACC) Analyst: Rich Rodriguez Sidelines: Kaylee Hartung THUNDERING HERD HOKIEs Radio: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network THE SERIES • Tech is 5-0 against Marshall at home, 3-0 PBP: Bill Roth (24th season) • Saturday’s game will mark the 11th football at neutral sites and 0-2 on the road. The Hokies Analyst: Mike Burnop (29th season) meeting between Virginia Tech and Marshall are 15-22 all-time in the state of West Virginia. Sirius: Channel 138; XM: Channel 194 University. Tech holds a 8-2 edge in the series, which began in 1913. CONNECTIONS TO MARSHALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS • The two schools last met in 2009 with the • Two former Hokies - Frank Loria and Rick Asst. AD: Dave Smith Hokies winning 52-10 at home behind 165 Tolley - were on the Marshall staff that was part 540-231-6726; [email protected] yards rushing and a touchdown from then- of the Southern Airways Flight 932 that crashed Coaches Interviews; Credentials freshman David Wilson. on Nov. 14, 1970 as the team was returning Assoc. Director: Bryan Johnston • Tech won the first two games of the series in from East Carolina. 540-231-3387; [email protected] Blacksburg during the 1913 and 1914 seasons. • Loria played for the Hokies from 1965- Player Interviews; Game Notes; Credentials The Hokies traveled to Huntington, W.Va., in 1967, helping Tech to a berth in the 1966 1939 and 1940 to take on the Thundering Herd Liberty Bowl. He joined the Marshall University Director of Photography: Dave Knachel and lost both contests. This will be Tech’s first coaching staff in 1969 as the defensive backs 540-231-3387; [email protected] coach. Digital Photos trip to Huntington since that 1940 game as the Hokies look for their first win there. • Loria played safety in the same defensive On the Web: www.hokiesports.com • From 1951-53, the two schools met in backfield with Tech head coach Frank Beamer. Tw i t t e r : www.twitter.com/VT_Football night games at Bluefield, W.Va., with the Hokies • Tolley played football as a center and Credentials: email [email protected] for online information winning each game by seven points or less. The linebacker at Tech from 1958-61 and was the PLAYER SPOTLIGHT last of those meetings was a 7-0 Tech win in head coach of the Marshall football team during 1953. the 1969 and 1970 seasons. LB Bruce Taylor Jr.; Riceboro, Ga. COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF The starting “mike” 10 Tech has intercepted at least one pass in 10 straight games. linebacker had a breakout 9 Junior cornerback Jayron Hosley is tied for ninth in career interceptions at Virginia Tech season in 2010 in his first with a total of 11. year as a starter. He started 8 Eight Tech players have scored touchdowns during the Hokies’ first three games. all 14 games and led the 7 Danny Coale had a career-high seven catches during the Arkansas State game. team in tackles (91) and tackles for loss 6 Junior tailback David Wilson is averaging 6.2 yards per carry so far this year. (15.5) en route to second-team All-ACC 5 Five different players have already posted interceptions for the Hokies in 2011. honors. This year, he has started all three 4 The Virginia Tech defense has allowed a combined four touchdowns during the Hokies’ first games and has 15 tackles, second-best on the three games. team. While productive on the field, Taylor 3 Senior cornerback Cris Hill posted a personal-best three pass breakups during Tech’s win also helps out with the Special Olympics of over Arkansas State. Southwest Virginia off the field. 2 Virginia Tech’s only two losses in its football series with Marshall University have come on the Hokies’ only two trips to Huntington (1939 and 1940). Career Statistics 1 Junior receiver D.J. Coles caught his first collegiate touchdown pass during the Arkansas 17 GS; 112 tackles; 17.0 TFL; 16 QBH GAME 4 VS. MARSHALL State game, aPage 49-yarder. 1 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2011 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL HOKIESPORTS.COM COACH FRANK BEAMER In 1997, he was inducted into the Virginia THE BEAMER FILE Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech ’69), whose Tech Sports Hall of Fame and following the Virginia Tech teams have posted a 177-56 1999 season, he earned eight national coach PERSONAL: of the year honors. Beamer returned to his Born: 10/18/46, Mt. Airy, N.C. record over the past 18-plus seasons and have Hometown: Hillsville, Va. appeared in bowl games each year in that span, alma mater in December of 1986 after a six- Wife: former Cheryl Oakley th is in his 25 year as the head football coach at year stint as the head coach at Murray State Children: Shane, Casey Tech and 31st overall. Beamer has guided the University, where he compiled a 42-23-2 mark. Grandchildren: Sutton, Olivia Hokies to a 201-95-2 record and sits with an During his undergraduate days at Tech, overall record of 243-118-4. Beamer started three years as a cornerback and EDUCATION: Under Beamer, Tech football has enjoyed played on the Hokies’ 1966 and 1968 Liberty High School: Hillsville (1965) unprecedented success with 18 consecutive Bowl teams. College: Virginia Tech (1969) bowl appearances, four ACC titles, four ACC The 64-year-old Hillsville, Va., native Postgraduate: Radford University (1972) Coastal Division crowns, three BIG EAST began his collegiate coaching career as a Conference titles, two “major” bowl victories graduate assistant at Maryland in 1972. He PLAYING EXPERIENCE: and a trip to the national championship game. held assistant coaching positions at The Citadel Virginia Tech (1966-68) Tech won the BIG EAST title in 1995 and Murray State before being named MSU’s and 1999, and shared it in ‘96. Beamer was head coach in 1981. COACHING EXPERIENCE: 1972 Graduate Assistant, Maryland He is married to the former Cheryl voted BIG EAST Coach of the Year by the 1973-76 Assistant Coach, The Citadel league’s coaches each of those seasons and was Oakley of Richmond, Va. They have two 1977-78 Defensive Coordinator, The Citadel tabbed the ACC Coach of the Year in both children, Shane, a former member of his dad’s 1979-80 Defensive Coordinator, Murray State 2004 and 2005. football team at Virginia Tech and now the 1981-86 Head Coach, Murray state associate head coach/running backs coach at 1981 (8-3) Virginia Tech; and daughter Casey, a 2003 WINNINGEST NCAA FBS 1982 (4-7) graduate of Tech. He has two grandchildren, 1983 (7-4) FOOTBALL COACHES Sutton and Olivia, daughters of Shane and his 1984 (9-2) All-Time By Victories wife, Emily. 1985 (7-3-1) Beamer was born in Mt. Airy, N.C., and Minimum 10 years as head coach at FBS 1986 (7-4-1) Ohio Valley co-champs grew up in Hillsville, Va. At Hillsville High, he institutions; record at four-year colleges only; 1987- Head Coach, Virginia Tech earned 11 varsity letters as a three-sport athlete bowl games included 1987 (2-9) in football, basketball and baseball. 1988 (3-8) 1. 403 * Joe Paterno Beamer, who is the second-winningest 1989 (6-4-1) 2. 377 Bobby Bowden active coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision 1990 (6-5) 3. 323 Bear Bryant with 243 victories, had his No. 25 jersey retired 1991 (5-6) 4. 319 Pop Warner by Tech in a pregame ceremony before the 1992 (2-8-1) 5. 314 Amos Alonzo Stagg Marshall game in 2002. He is ninth all-time 1993 (9-3) Independence Bowl champs 6. 257 LaVell Edwards among FBS coaches (min. 10 seasons at FBS 1994 (8-4) Gator Bowl 7. 255 Tom Osborne school) in terms of all-time victories. 1995 (10-2) BIG EAST champs; 8. 249 Lou Holtz Sugar Bowl champs 9. 243 * Frank Beamer STABILITY AT THE TOP 1996 (10-2) BIG EAST co-champs; 10. 238 Woody Hayes • Frank Beamer, the first Tech alumnus Orange Bowl 11. 234 Bo Schembechler to guide Virginia Tech’s football program since 1997 (7-5) Gator Bowl 12. 232 Hayden Fry the 1940s, has coached and won more football 1998 (9-3) Music City Bowl champs 13. 229 Jim Tressel (12 wins vacated) games at Tech than any other head coach. 1999 (11-1) BIG EAST champs; 14. 222 * Mack Brown • Only one of the 120 active Division I-A Sugar Bowl 15. 220 * Chris Ault head football coaches has been at his current 2000 (11-1) Gator Bowl champs * - active coach; school consecutively longer than Beamer: Joe 2001 (8-4) Gator Bowl taken from 2011 NCAA Football Record Book th Paterno (45 yr., Penn State). 2002 (10-4) San Francisco Bowl champs 2003 (8-5) Insight Bowl MILESTONE GAMES FOR BEAMER 2004 (10-3) ACC champs; • First Collegiate Game and Win: Southeast Missouri (37-23); Sept. 5, 1981 (at Murray St.) Sugar Bowl • First Game at Tech: vs.