VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL AMERICA’S LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 27 STRAIGHT • 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4 ACC TITLES • 910.0 SACKS, 401 INTS LEAD FBS SINCE 1996 • #HARDHATMENTALITY VIRGINIA TECH (4-3, 4-2) Nov. 14 • 12:00 PM • ESPN • Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Va. #9 MIAMI (6-1, 5-1) Justin Fuente Manny Diaz Alma Mater: Murray State (1999) Alma Mater: Florida State (1995) Record at VT: 37-23 (5th Season) Record at Miami: 12-8 (2nd Season) Career Record: 63-46 (9th Season) Career Record: 12-8 (2nd season) GAME 8 Record vs. Opp: 1-0 Record vs. Opp: 0-1 VIRGINIA TECH HOSTS MIAMI GIVE ‘EM THE HOOK - QB HENDON HOOKER VICE SQUAD - TECH’S O-LINE POWERING OFFENSE • Tech returns to ACC play when No. 9 Miami visits • QB Hendon Hooker owns an 8-4 record as Tech’s starter. He has been • VT already has 21 rushing TDs after scoring 22 in 2019. That Blacksburg (11/14). responsible for 15 TDs (team-high 8 rushing/7 passing) in 2020. figure is tied for fourth in the nation behind Army (26), BYU (25) • VT is coming off a last-second 38-35 loss vs. No. 25 • Hooker’s 164 rushing yards vs. Boston College (10/17) were the most and Tulane (24). Clemson, UNC & ND also have 21 rush TDs. Liberty (11/7), while Miami got a 44-41 win at NC State by a Tech QB since Michael Vick had 210 at Boston College (9/30/00) • Tech leads all P5 squads in rushing (277.4 ypg.). That figure (11/6). and are the most by a P5 quarterback in 2020. ranks fifth among all FBS squads. • Tech has displayed the ability to bounce back after losses • Hooker owns two of the top single-game rushing performances for Tech • The most rushing TDs that Tech has scored in the Fuente era under head coach Justin Fuente. Tech has followed each of dating back to 2000 and is the first VT signal-caller with a pair of 100- were 27 in 2016. Tech hasn’t scored 30 rushing TDs in a single its last six regular season losses with a win in its next game. yard rushing games in a season since Logan Thomas in 2012. season since posting 30 in 2010. • The last Tech QB with three 100-yard rushing games in a season was • That 31-7 win vs. Miami (9/26/09) marked the last time a • Tech is 13-2 with three or more rushing TDs under Fuente, Tyrod Taylor with three in 2008. ranked Hurricanes’ squad visited Lane Stadium. including a 4-1 mark in 2020. VT LEADERS, QB RUSH YARDS, SINGLE-GAME SINCE 2000 • Both teams have registered wins against their two common Player ATT YDS TDS OPP • VT registered ZERO games with 300+ net rushing yards from opponent in 2020 - Louisville & NC State. 1. Michael Vick 16 210 3 at BC (9/30/00) 2011-19. Tech has THREE such games in 2020 with 314 vs. • Miami’s lone loss was a 42-17 setback at No. 1 Clemson 2. Hendon Hooker 18 164 3 vs. BC (10/17/20) NC State (9/26), 324 at Duke (10/3) and 350 vs. BC (10/17). (10/10/20). 3. Hendon Hooker 20 156 1 vs. Liberty (11/7/20) • VT owns five 250-yard rushing games in 2020, the team’s most 4. Tyrod Taylor 16 137 0 vs. UVA (11/29/08) • Tech is seeking consecutive wins over the Hurricanes for the since doing it seven times in 2000. 5. Marcus Vick 16 133 1 at Maryland (10/20/05) first time since winning three straight from 2009-11. • Among teams playing more than one game, Tech leads the • Hooker is the only FBS QB to own a pair of 150-yard rushing nation, averaging 6.37 yards per carry. KEY SCORING STATS ON TECH, MIAMI games in 2020, giving him two of the top five single-game rushing • The next-closest ACC squad to Tech in rushing is UNC (239.4 • Tech owns a 32-3 mark under Fuente when leading at half. performances among FBS QBs this season. ypg). UNC is averaging 38.0 ypg less than VT. • Tech has led at the half in all four of its wins in 2020, • Tech is the only P5 team to have BOTH a RB (Khalil Herbert - 207 outscoring those foes by a 79-38 margin in the first half. at Duke (10/3) and a QB (Hendon Hooker - 164 vs. BC (10/17) VT SEVEN-GAME RUSHING STATS - 2020 VS. 2019 Season ATT YDS YPG YPC TDs • Miami has led at the half in five of its six of its wins, owning a rush for 160+ yards in a game this season. 2020 305 1,942 277.4 6.4 21 127-74 first-half scoring edge. • Hooker’s first win as a starter came at Miami (10/5/19). 2019 310 1,226 175.1 4.0 10 Improvement -5 +716 +102.3 +2.4 +11 • VT has won 26 straight games when limiting foes to 17 TECH AMONG NATION’S ELITE OFFENSES • Despite carrying the ball five fewer times than Tech did in the points or fewer. • Tech ranks fourth among P5 squads that have played five or more first seven games of 2019, the Hokies are averaging 102.3 more • VT is 27-7 when scoring 30+ points under Fuente and games, averaging 7.02 yards per offensive play. Only Alabama rushing ypg and have more than doubled their rush TD total. 13-1 when scoring 40+ points. (7.95), UNC (7.50) and Florida (7.42) are better. • Tech is currently averaging 6.37 yards per carry. The VT single- • VT is third in the ACC in scoring (37.3 ppg), trailing only • Tech ranks third in the ACC in total offense (465.0 ypg). season record is 5.28 yards per carry, set in 2003. Clemson (45.4) and UNC (40.9). Miami is sixth (34.4). • Tech has produced 40+ rushing attempts in six games in 2020. • Tech owns a 85-38 scoring edge in ACC home wins vs. Dating back to QB Hendon Hooker’s first start at Miami (10/5/19), #SACKSBURG IS BACK! NC State (9/26) and vs. Boston College (10/17), hitting the Tech is 10-3 when rushing 40 times or more. • Tech ranks seventh in the nation with 24.0 sacks. 40-point mark in both those contests. • Tech owns an 11-2 mark under Fuente when rushing for 250+ • Tech is 21-6 under Fuente when registering 3.0 or more sacks. VT • Tech has produced four 40-point games in 2020. Since yards, including a 3-1 record in 2020. has posted 3.0 sacks in three consecutive games. joining the ACC in 2004, the Hokies are 25-2 in ACC play • DEs Justus Reed & Amare Barno each have 4.5 sacks for Tech. when scoring 40 points or more. • Miami has permitted only two teams to top 40 points TURN UP THE JUICE, RB KHALIL HERBERT TALE OF THE TAPE ON RB KHALIL HERBERT under Manny Diaz - a 42-17 loss at Clemson (10/10) and • Among players seeing duting in five or more games, RB Khalil 2020 FBS ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE LEADERS* a 42-35 loss vs. Virginia Tech (10/5/19). “Juice” Herbert leads the nation in all-purpose yards, averaging Player YPG YDS KOR RUSH • Tech is 32-2 when holding foes to 21 points or fewer 178.1 ypg despite taking no offensive snaps vs. Liberty (11/7). 1. Khailil Herbert, VT 205.8 1,247 330 803 dating back to the start of the 2015 season. • Only Clemson’s Travis Etienne (1,264 yards in eight games) owns 2. Breece Hall, Iowa State 160.3 1,122 0 1,034 3. Travis Etienne, Clemson 158.0 1,264 95 634 • Miami has lost three of its last four games when scoring more all-purpose yards than Herbert (1,247 yards in seven games). 4. Trestan Ebner, Baylor 154.0 770 453 75 Herbert’s 357 all-purpose yards at Duke (10/3) remain the highest 21 points or fewer. 5. Najee Harris, Alabama 149.5 897 0 714 single-game total in the nation this season. TURNOVER STATS ON HOKIES, HURRICANES • Herbert ranks fifth in the nation in rushing among players with five 2020 FBS RUSHING LEADERS* • In four wins Tech is +8 (11 takes/3 gives) in turnover margin or more games played, averaging 114.7 ypg. Player YPG YDS YPC TDS and +40 in points off turnovers. In three losses, Tech is -2 (2 1. Breece Hall, Iowa State 147.7 1,034 6.3 13 • He owns five 100-yard rushing games and leads the nation among takes/4 gives) and +3 in points off turnovers. 2. Najee Harris, Alabama 119.0 714 5.8 14 players with five or more games, averaging 8.36 yards per carry. • Miami is +2 in turnover margin (10 takes/8 gives). 3. Javian Hawkins, Louisville 117.4 822 6.2 7 • Tech is 13-2 under Fuente when forcing two or more INTs. VT • The last VT player with four or more 100-yard games in a season 4. S. McCormick, UTSA 115.1 921 5.4 7 had four INTs in last season’s win at Miami (10/5/19). was RB David Wilson (10 in 2011). 5. Khailil Herbert, VT 114.7 803 8.4 7 * Five or more games played 2020 FOOTBALL FBS Yards Per Carry Leaders 2020 FIRST FOUR SEASONS AT VT FOR JUSTIN FUENTE PREP QBS EXCEL IN NEW POSITIONS FOR VT 1.