2017 FOOTBALL AMERICA’S LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 25 STRAIGHT | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4 ACC TITLES | HOME OF THE #LPD - 810.0 SACKS & 373 INTS LEAD FBS SINCE 1996 | 100% GRADUATION RATE OF SENIORS SINCE 2012 Date ........................ Thursday, Dec. 28 #22 #17 Time .........................................5:15 PM Location .......................... Orlando, Fla. 9-3, 5-3 ACC 9-3, 6-3 B12 Venue ........Camping World Stadium Capacity .................................... 65,000 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES VS oklahoma state cowboys Series Record ...................... Tied, 1-1 QUICK INFO Last Meeting .......................10/14/72 VT TO FACE OSU IN CAMPING WORLD BOWL BEAMER BALL LIVES HERE ! GOT FUENTE? • Virginia Tech extended its streak of consecutive bowl • VT’s punt and KO coverage units have allowed a combined 307 • Justin Fuente is 19-7 in two seasons at VT, the most wins by any appearances to 25 straight seasons, the longest active yards, the lowest total of any Power Five squad. Tech coach in his first two campaigns. streak recognized by the NCAA and a mark that ties as the • Tech is tied for the FBS lead with six blocked kicks in 2017, tying • No current ACC head coach owns more wins in his first two full third-longest in NCAA history. for the top mark with Arizona State, No. Illinois and Florida State. seasons as an ACC head coach than Fuente. • The Hokies will face No. 17 Oklahoma State (9-3), • Virginia Tech has accumulated 400 punt return yards, trailing only MOST WINS, FIRST TWO SEASONS - CURRENT ACC HCS marking the third time that Tech has met the Cowboys. Washington (458) for the FBS lead. Coach Team Record Pct. Seasons • Tech registered a 34-32 win in Blacksburg (10/14/72), Justin Fuente VT 19-7 .731 2016-17 • Virginia Tech (57) ranks sixth in the nation in touchbacks on KOs. Paul Johnson GT 19-7 .731 2008-09 while OSU won a 24-16 decision in Stillwater (9/25/71). • VT is second in the ACC in net punting (39.9) & KOR avg. (25.4). • Fuente is seeking to join Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen (2001-02) • VT returns to Camping World Stadium for a second P5 LEADERS - COMBINED PUNT/KO RET. YDS. ALLOWED, 2017 as only the second coach to post 10 wins in each of his initial two consecutive season after suffering a narrow 42-35 loss Team Total KO Punt TDs seasons at an ACC school. to eventual national champion Clemson in the 2016 ACC 1. Virginia Tech 307 265 42 0 Championship Game (12/3/16). 2. Illinois 355 212 143 0 TREMAINE EDMUNDS = ALL-AMERICA LINEBACKER 3. S. Carolina 448 397 71 0 • The contest will mark the first time the Hokies have faced • LB Tremaine Edmunds was a Butkus Award finalist as the nation’s a Big 12 opponent since the season opener, when the YOU GO, G-STRO! top LB. He earned All-America Second Team honors from multiple Hokies topped West Virginia at FedExField, 31-24 (9/3). • CB Greg Stroman now has six career return TDs (four PRs, 1 INT, 1 outlets and was a consensus All-ACC First Team pick. • Tech is seeking back-to-back 10-win seasons for the FR), needing one more to tie CB DeAngelo Hall (7) for the VT record. • He leads VT with 102 tackles and ranks sixth in the ACC. first time since rattling off eight straight campaigns with • He leads VT and is tied for second in the ACC with four INTs, two • Only 19 years old, Edmunds has compiled back-to-back double-digit wins from 2004-11 under Frank Beamer. of which have come in the last three games. 100-tackle seasons for the Hokies after finishing the 2016 campaign with 106 tackles (56 solo). • The Hokies have won three consecutive bowl games and • Stroman is tied for second in the ACC in passes defensed (16) • He boasts 35.0 career TFL and four FFs, including 14.0 TFL and four of their past five. and pass breakups (12). three FFs in 2017. • The Tech’s current bowl streak began with a 45-20 win • Stroman’s four PR TDs have come over his last 22 games. He’s over Indiana in the 1993 Independence Bowl. averaged a TD once every 15.5 returns over that span. #LPD BEST IN THE USA IN RED ZONE • The #LPD (16 - 11 TDs/5 FGs) leads leads the nation in fewest • Oklahoma State is seeking its sixth 10-win season under P5 LEADERS - PUNT RETURN YARDS Red Zone scores allowed. head coach Mike Gundy. Player Team Yards TDs Avg. 1. Dante Pettis Washington 428 4 19.5 • VT leads the ACC in Red Zone defense (66.7 opp. scoring pct.) • The Cowboys posted a pair of wins over a pair of teams 2. Greg Stroman Virginia Tech 384 2 11.6 and trails only TCU (64.5%) among Power Five squads. that were ranked in the top five of the AP Top 25 at the 3. Michael Walker Boston College 356 0 13.7 • VT is tied for third in the FBS with six rushing TDs allowed. Only 4. D. Peoples-Jones Michigan 307 0 8.5 time they played – 50-39 over No. 22 West Virginia Wisconsin (5) and Clemson (5) have allowed fewer. Georgia and (10/28) and a 49-42 win over No. 24 Iowa State (11/11). 5. DeAndre Tompkins Penn State 304 1 14.5 STROMAN’S CAREER RETURN TDS (6) Miami have also allowed six. • OSU ascended to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 this season. FBS LEADERS - RED ZONE SCORES ALLOWED, 2017 Opp (Date) Return TD Result Team Scores (TDs/FGs) Pct. Trips • Virginia Tech is coming off a 10-0 win at Virginia, Cincinnati (12/27/14) 12-yard fumble return W 33-17 1. Virginia Tech 16 (11/5) 66.7 24 extending the Hokies’ streak of supremacy over UVA to 14 Tulsa (12/26/15) 67-yard punt return W 55-52 2. UTSA 18 (14/4) 72.0 25 consecutive Commonwealth Cup victories. ECU (9/24/16) 87-yard punt return W 54-17 3. Clemson 19 (11/8) 79.2 24 Delaware (9/9/17) 61-yard punt return W 27-0 Mississippi State 19 (14/5) 79.2 24 • OSU has split its last four contests, owning wins vs. UNC (10/21/17) 91-yard punt return W 59-7 5. TCU 20 (12/8) 64.5 28 Kansas (11/25) and Iowa State (11/11), while suffering at GT (11/11/17) 24-yard INT return L 28-22 a 62-52 loss to Oklahoma (11/4) and a 45-40 setback QB JOSH JACKSON = TOP FROSH QB IN USA ADDITIONAL TIDBITS ON THE HOKIES against Kansas State (11/18). • QB Josh Jackson’s 2,743 passing yards are a VT freshman record • Tech is 17-0 under Fuente when leading at halftime, including a THE #LPD LEADS USA FROM #SACKSBURG and are the most of any FBS freshman. His 19 TDs and 138.2 ratng 9-0 mark this season. Fuente is seeking his third bowl victory as • Since 1996, no FBS team owns more sacks (810.0) or are second among FBS freshmen behind only Georgia QB Jake an FBS head coach. INTs (373) than The #LPD. Fromm (21 TDs, 168.2 ranking). • Tech’s most recent victory in the state of Florida was a 42-24 • VT has won nine straight games when forcing 4.0 or more FRESHMEN FBS LEADERS, PASSING YARDS victory at Miami (11/9/13). VT’s last bowl victory in Florida came in sacks dating back to 2015, including a 4-0 mark in 2017. QB Team Yards Comp % Rating TDs INTs Orlando - a 13-10 OT triumph vs. Rutgers (12/28/12). Josh Jackson VT 2,743 60.3 138.3 19 8 • Dating back to 2009, Tech is 32-6 (.842) when forcing • One of the most pivotal bowl wins in Virginia Tech history was a 4.0 or more sacks. Jake Fromm UGA 2,173 63.0 168.2 21 5 J. Blackman FSU 1,997 57.2 129.2 15 11 28-10 victory against Texas in the 1995 Sugar Bowl (12/31/95), FBS LEADERS - MOST SACKS (1996-PRESENT) Montel Aaron SJSU 1,531 56.0 116.0 8 10 the Longhorns final game as a member of the Southwestern 1. 810 Virginia Tech S. Williams, Jr. ODU 1,528 55.9 103.9 6 11 Conference before the Big 12’s inaugural season in 1996. 2. 802 USC 3. 790 Florida State • Jackson ranks third in the ACC in passer rating (138.3) and • Virginia Tech is tied for third in the ACC at +7 (19 takes/12 gives) 4. 751 Clemson seventh in both total offense (251.4 ypg) and passing ypg (228.6). in turnover margin. 5. 749 Ohio State • With a victory vs. OSU, Jackson would be the first freshman QB to • Virginia Tech will open the 2018 season back in the Sunshine 749 Penn State State when the Hokies travel to Florida State (9/3/18). 749 Wisconsin lead Tech to a 10-win season since Michael VIck in 1999. 17 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VIRGINIA TECH BY THE NUMBERS ... VIRGINIA TECH IS THE REAL #DBU CAM PHILLIPS OWNS THREE VT RECORDS • No FBS team is allowing a lower opponent completion percentage • All-ACC First Team selection WR Cam Phillips owns VT’s than Virginia Tech (46.9%). 3 • Shutouts pitched by The #LPD in 2017, the most of career records with 236 catches and 3,027 yards and owns a any FBS team.