No. 5/5 Virginia Tech Hokies (10-1, 7-1) Vs. Florida State Seminoles
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Virginia Tech vs. Florida State • Page 1 Hokies and Seminoles Meet For ACC Title TONIGHT'S CHECKLIST ✓ Virginia Tech and Florida State fi rst met No. 5/5 Virginia Tech Hokies (10-1, 7-1) vs. on the gridiron in 1955. ✓ Florida State holds a 20-10-1 lead in the Florida State Seminoles (7-4, 5-3) series. ✓ The Seminoles won the last meeting, 30- GAME 12: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 • 8 p.m. 17, in the 2002 Toyota Gator Bowl game. Alltel Stadium (77,497), Jacksonville, Fla. ✓ Tech’s last win in the series was a 13-10 decision at Lane Stadium in 1975. Series vs. FSU: VT leads, 20-10-1 ✓ FSU has won 11 straight in the series. Series Streak: FSU won 11 ✓ Virginia Tech is 0-3 vs. Florida State at Last Meeting vs. the Seminoles: FSU, 30-17, 2002 neutral sites. Last VT Win: 13-10, 1975 ✓ The winner of this game receives the Live Stats: Available at hokiesports.com ACC’s automatic bid to the BCS. Television: ABC National Radios: Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network; XM Satellite; Westwood One THE SERIES THE GAME ON TV Every other preseason Top 10 team fell • The Inaugural Dr. Pepper ACC • The Florida State-Virginia Tech game out all-together or dropped out, and then Football Championship Game, will mark the will be televised nationally by ABC Sports. climbed back into the Top 10. 32nd football meeting between Virginia Brent Musberger will handle the play-by- Tech and Florida State. play with Gary Danielson serving as the AT ALLTEL STADIUM • The Seminoles hold a 20-10-1 color analyst and Jake Arute providing • Virginia Tech is 1-2 all-time at Alltel advantage in the series, which began in sideline commentary. Stadium, beating Clemson in the 2001 Gator 1955. FSU has won the last 11 meetings, • Virginia Tech is 10-13 in games Bowl and falling to North Carolina, 42-3, in including a 30-17 win in the 2002 Toyota televised by ABC, including 1-0 this year. the 1997 Gator Bowl, and to Florida State Gator Bowl, which was held in the same 30-17 in the 2002 Gator Bowl. stadium as Saturday’s game. STAYING POWER • FSU is 4-0 all-time in Alltel Stadium, • The two met in the 2000 Nokia Sugar • Only three teams have been ranked recording wins over Duke (51-23) in 1999, Bowl in New Orleans, with the Seminoles in the AP Top 10 in every poll, each week, BYU (29-3) in 2000, Virginia Tech (30-17) taking a 46-29 win that decided the this entire season: USC, Texas, and Tech. in 2002 and West Virginia (30-18) last year. national championship. • Including Saturday’s game, the last COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF four meetings have come at neutral sites. 10 Virginia Tech has allowed a combined total of 10 points during the fi rst quarter • Prior to their meeting in the 2000 of play this season. Sugar Bowl, Tech and FSU had not met since 9 The nine combined fi rst-half points in the Tech-UNC game were the fewest total the 1991 season when the No. 1-ranked points in the fi rst half of a Tech game this season. Seminoles defeated the Hokies, 33-20, in a 8 Redshirt freshman tailback Branden Ore had eight broken tackles during Tech’s neutral-site game at Orlando. win over North Carolina. • Tech's last victory in the series came 7 Virginia Tech has posted 10 or more wins in seven of its last 11 seasons. during the 1975 season when the Hokies 6 Tech’s tailbacks have averaged 6.9 yards per carry during the Hokies’ last two posted a 13-10 win at Lane Stadium. games. • Tech is 5-5-1 versus Florida State 5 Five Tech players have two interceptions or more this season. in Blacksburg, 5-12 against FSU at Doak 4 Virginia Tech will be making its fourth appearance at Alltel Stadium when it Campbell Stadium and 0-3 at neutral sites. faces Florida State in the Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game. • Tech’s Frank Beamer is 0-6 as a 3 Virginia Tech has allowed just three touchdowns during the fi rst half of its last head coach in games against Florida State. six games. Florida State's Bobby Bowden is 14-0 versus 2 The Hokies have produced two 100-yard rushers in each of their last two games. Tech as a head coach, including three wins 1 Tech ranks fi rst in the nation in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense. while at West Virginia. Virginia Tech Sports Information • 540-231-6726 • FAX: 540-231-6984 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State • Page 2 COACH FRANK BEAMER • Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech ’69), Under Beamer The Beamer File When Leading after 1st Quarter 98-30-0 .766 whose Tech teams have posted a PERSONAL: When Trailing after 1st Quarter 23-35-2 .400 121-38 record over the past 12 seasons and Born: 10/18/46, Mt. Airy, N.C. When Tied after 1st Quarter 24-13-0 .649 appeared in bowl games each year during Hometown: Hillsville, Va. that span, is in his 19th year as the head When Leading after 2nd Quarter 119-21-0 .850 Wife: former Cheryl Oakley football coach at Virginia Tech. Beamer has When Trailing after 2nd Quarter 16-52-0 .235 Children: Shane, Casey When Tied after 2nd Quarter 10-5-2 .647 guided the Hokies to a 145-78-2 record. EDUCATION: He became Tech’s winningest football When Leading after 3rd Quarter 134-14-1 .909 High School: Hillsville (1965) coach in 1997 when the Hokies defeated When Trailing after 3rd Quarter 7-59-0 .106 College: Virginia Tech (1969) Arkansas State, 50-0. When Tied after 3rd Quarter 4-5-1 .450 Postgraduate: Radford University (1972) Under Beamer, Tech football has When Scoring First 108-29-1 .786 enjoyed unprecedented success with 12 When Opponent Scores First 37-49-1 .437 PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Virginia Tech (1966-68) consecutive bowl appearances, an ACC title, When Outrushing Opponent 128-27-2 .822 three BIG EAST Conference titles and a trip When Outrushed by Opponent 16-51-0 .239 COACHING EXPERIENCE: to the national championship game. Tech Rushing Total Even 1-0-0 1.000 1972 Graduate Assistant, Maryland won the BIG EAST title in 1999 and 1995 1973-76 Assistant Coach, The Citadel and shared it in ’96. win over Clemson in the Gator Bowl. 1977-78 Defensive Coordinator, The Citadel Beamer was voted BIG EAST Coach In 1999, Tech marched to an 11-0 1979-80 Defensive Coordinator, Murray State of the Year by the league’s coaches each regular-season mark before losing a hard- of those seasons and was tabbed the ACC fought 46-29 game to Florida State for the 1981-86 Head Coach, Murray State 1981 (8-3) Coach of the Year last season. national title in the Sugar Bowl. The Hokies 1982 (4-7) In 1997, he was inducted into The ended the ’99 season ranked No. 2 by AP. 1983 (7-4) Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame, and Another highlight came when Tech beat 1984 (9-2) following the 1999 season, he earned eight Texas, 28-10, in the 1995 Sugar Bowl and 1985 (7-3-1) national coach of the year honors. fi nished 10-2. The bowl streak started in ’93 1986 (7-4-1) Ohio Valley co-champs Beamer’s Hokies have earned the when Tech beat Indiana in the Independence Record at Murray State: 42-23-2 (six years) highest national rankings in the program’s Bowl to cap a 9-3 season. 1987- Head Coach, Virginia Tech history, earning a top 10 ranking in the AP Beamer returned to his alma mater in 1987 (2-9) poll at some point during each of the past December 1986 after a six-year stint as the 1988 (3-8) seven years, inlcuding this year. During one head coach at Murray State University, where 1989 (6-4-1) stretch, Tech was ranked in 84 consecutive he compiled a 42-23-2 mark. 1990 (6-5) AP polls. During his undergraduate days at Tech, 1991 (5-6) Last year, Tech went a surprising 10-3 Beamer started three years as a cornerback 1992 (2-8-1) in a season highlighted by an eight-game and played on the Hokies’ 1966 and 1968 1993 (9-3) Indep. Bowl champs 1994 (8-4) Gator Bowl winning streak that led to Tech’s ACC Liberty Bowl teams. The 59-year-old 1995 (10-2) BIG EAST, championship and a trip to the Nokia Sugar Hillsville, Va., native began his collegiate Sugar Bowl champs Bowl. During the 2000 season, the Hokies coaching career as a graduate assistant 1996 (10-2) BIG EAST co-champs, posted an 11-1 record that included a 41-20 at Maryland in 1972. He held assistant Orange Bowl coaching positions at The Citadel and Murray 1997 (7-5) Gator Bowl The Opposing Coach State before being named MSU’s head coach 1998 (9-3) Music City Bowl champs in 1981. 1999 (11-1) BIG EAST champs, FSU COACH BOBBY BOWDEN Sugar Bowl • Bobby Bowden (Howard ’53) is in his Beamer is married to the former Cheryl Oakley of Richmond, Va. They have two 2000 (11-1) Gator Bowl champs 30th season as the head football coach at 2001 (8-4) Gator Bowl the Florida State University, where his current children, Shane, a former member of his 2002 (10-4) San Fran.