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LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 25 STRAIGHT • LONGEST ACTIVE RIVALRY STREAK - 14 STRAIGHT VS. UVA • 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4 ACC TITLES • HOME OF THE #LPD - 818.0 SACKS & 376 INTS LEAD FBS SINCE 1996 FOOTBALL 2018 #12 VIRGINIA TECH (1-0, 1-0) VS . WILLIAM & MARY (1-0, 0-0) SEPT. 8, 2018 • 2 PM • BLACKSBURG, VA. • LANE STADIUM (65,632) • ACC NETWORK EXTRA Justin Fuente ...................... Coach ...................... Jimmye Laycock Murray State (1999) ............. Alma Mater .............. William & Mary (1970) 20-8 (3rd Season) ............ Record at School ........ 246-189-2 (39th season) 46-31 (7th Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . Overall Record ......... 246-189-2 (39th season) 0-0 ....................... Record vs. Opponent ......................... 0-0 0-0 ......................... Record vs. Coach ........................... 0-0 GAME 1 SERIES INFO Games Played ............................. 63 Series ...................... Tech leads, 41-18-4 Series Began ....................... Oct. 22, 1904 Home .................................... 21-6-1 Away ........................................ 7-6 Neutral ................................... 13-6-3 Last Meeting.. Virginia Tech won 34-9 at VT (8/30/14) Primary Contact: Pete Moris • Email: [email protected] Secondary Contact: Peter Long • Email: [email protected] GOT FUENTE? • Justin Fuente is one of only six active FBS head coaches to lead his squad to nine or more victories each of the past four seasons. • Fuente went 19-8 in his first two seasons at VT, the most wins by any Tech coach in his initial two campaigns in Blacksburg. • Fuente’s 19 wins in his first two ACC seasons are tied with Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson for the most among active league head coaches. Johnson went 19-7 from 2008-09 at Georgia Tech. • With those 19 wins in his first two seasons in Blacksburg, Fuente owns more victories than every Tech coach has accumulated in his first three seasons with the exception of B.C. Cubbage, who guided the program to 21 victories from 1921-23. BEST TWO-YEAR QB DEBUTS FOR HOKIES • QB Josh Jackson has guided Tech to 10 victories as the Hokies’ starting QB in 2017-18. He has a shot to etch his name among other elite Tech signal callers who piled up wins in their first two seasons. BEST WIN PCT. (SINCE 1995) 1ST TWO SEASONS AS VT STARTING QB 1. 20-1 (.952) Michael Vick 1999-00 2. 20-4 (.833) Jim Druckenmiller 1995-96 4. 18-5 (..782) Tyrod Taylor 2008-09 3. 16-6 (.727) Sean Glennon 2006-07 5. 18-9 (.667) Logan Thomas 2011-12 FIVE OF TOP SIX RUSHERS RETURN IN 2018 • Including QB Josh Jackson (324 rushing yards in 2017), Tech returns five of its six top ground gainers from a year ago. Jackson led the Hokies with six rushing TDs in 2017. • In total, players who accounted for 73.9% (1,666 of 2,254) of Tech’s rushing yards in 2017 are back in 2018. Those players also contributed 89.5% of VT’s rushing TDs (17 of 19) last season. • RB Deshawn McClease led VT with 530 rushing yards in 2017, including a career-high 124 yards vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17). • Other key RB returnees include Steven Peoples (267 yards in 2017), Jalen Holston (226 yards) and Coleman Fox (223 yards). THE #LPD = NASTY D • Tech’s vaunted Lunch Pail Defense finished the 2017 season fourth in the FBS in scoring defense (14.8 ppg) and posted an FBS-best three shutouts. FBS LEADERS - SCORING DEFENSE, 2017 Teams PPG Record 1. Alabama 11.9 13-1 2. Clemson 13.6 12-2 3. Wisconsin 13.9 13-1 4. VIRGINIA TECH 14.8 9-4 5. Washington 16.1 10-3 • The #LPD picked up right where it left off in a dominating 24-3 win at Florida State (9/3). • Tech had 14.0 tackles for loss, while allowing only 12 first downs. • FSU broke off an 85-yard run, but the Seminoles gained only nine net yards on their 27 other rushing attempts. • FSU took 63 offensive snaps, 35 of which (55.5%) went for no gain or loss, the highest percentage for the Seminoles in a game since a contest vs. Florida (11/25/06). • CB Caleb Farley had two INTs and a sack was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week in his first college game. • LB Rayshard Ashby produced 2.0 TFL, seven total tackles and a fumble recovery to earn ACC Defensive Linebacker of the Week honors in his first collegiate start. QB JOSH JACKSON - WHAT A DEBUT IN 2017! • QB Josh Jackson’s 2,991 passing yards were a VT freshman record and the most of any FBS freshman in 2017. FRESHMEN FBS LEADERS, PASSING YARDS QB Team Yards Comp % Rating TDs INTs Josh Jackson VT 2,991 59.6 135.2 20 9 Jake Fromm UGA 2,615 62.2 160.1 24 7 J. Blackman FSU 2,230 58.2 135.0 19 11 • Jackson led all FBS freshman QBs in total offense (255.0 ypg). • Jackson’s 3,315 yards of total offense and 520 total plays were by far the highest tallies of any FBS freshman. HOKIES RETURN HOME VS. WILLIAM & MARY • Virginia Tech (No. 12 AP/No. 14 USA Today Coaches) faces William & Mary at Lane Stadium on Saturday. • The Hokies are facing an extremely short week following a 24-3 win on Monday night at Florida State (9/3). • VT’s 21-point win over No. 19 FSU was the second- biggest margin of victory for an ACC team playing its first game of the year against a ranked foe. The only margin greater in a season opener against a ranked team was North Carolina’s 22-point win over No. 18 USC in 1993. • W&M opened the year with a 14-7 win at Bucknell (9/1). • Tech is 10-2 at home under head coach Justin Fuente, including a 4-0 mark vs. non-conference foes. The Hokies won their final three home games of 2017 and are 5-1 overall in September games at Lane under Fuente. • The iconic Jimmye Laycock is in his 39th and final season as William & Mary’s head coach. A longtime friend and colleague of Frank Beamer, Laycock’s uninterrupted tenure at an NCAA Division I program ranks third all-time behind only Joe Paterno (46 seasons at Penn State) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (41 seasons at Chicago). • Virginia Tech has won 11 straight meetings with W&M in dating back to 1977 in a series that began in 1904. • Tech is 13-2 all-time against The Tribe at Lane Stadium. • Tech head coach Justin Fuente was a little over two months old the last time W&M defeated Tech, a 27-15 decision at Lane Stadium (10/2/76). • The Tribe is no stranger to facing FBS foes and registered a 26-14 victory at Virginia (9/5/09). • The two teams faced a pair of common opponents in 2017. Tech posted a 27-0 win vs. Delaware (9/9/17) and a 10-0 win at Virginia (11/24/17), while W&M lost 17-0 at Delaware (10/14/17) and 28-10 at Virginia (9/2/17). KEY VT-W&M SCORING STATS TO WATCH • Tech has outscored W&M by a combined 78-12 margin in its two most recent contests in 2007 and 2014. • VT has won 20 consecutive games when it holds foes to 21 points or fewer dating back to 2015. • Since Bud Foster took over as Tech’s defensive coordinator in 1996, the Hokies are 100-1 when holding foes to 10 points or fewer. • W&M has lost 16 straight when being held to 10 points or fewer dating back to 2005, including three games in 2017. • Virginia Tech is 18-0 under Fuente when leading at halftime, including a 9-0 mark in 2017. • Dating back to 2010, W&M is 2-22 when allowing 30 points or more, including seven straight losses. • Tech is 13-1 under Fuente when 30 points or more, including four consecutive victories. • VT has won 20 consecutive games when it holds foes to 21 points or fewer dating back to a 28-13 win vs. NC State (10/9/15), including a 24-3 victory at FSU (9/3). BEAMER BALL LIVES HERE! • Virginia Tech’s tradition of excellence on special teams, affectionately known as “Beamer Ball” is alive and well. • Tech TE Chris Cunningham blocked a punt at FSU (9/3) that was recovered by WR Eric Kumah for a three-yard TD. Kumah became only the third VT player since 1987 to register a blocked kick TD and another TD in the same game. He also had a 49-yard TD catch. • Dating back to 1999, Miami (25) and Oregon (23) are the only two squads to return more punts for TDs than VT (22). • Only Texas A&M (8) blocked more kicks than VT (6) in 2017. Florida State, Arizona State, Northern Illinois also blocked six. • Virginia Tech tied for the FBS lead with Arizona State and Texas A&M with five blocked punts in 2017. • No Power Five squad allowed fewer combined punt/KO returns than VT (335) in 2017, while only Washington (458) registered more punt return yards than VT (413) last season. FOOTBALL IS FAMILY AT VIRGINIA TECH • Dating back to 1987, 27 sets of brothers have played at Virginia Tech. 2018 marks the 17th consecutive season that the Hokies have had at least one set of brothers on its roster - the longest known streak in the FBS. • The Hokies made history in the 2018 NFL Draft when Tremaine Edmunds (16th overall - Buffalo) and Terrell Edmunds (28th overall - Pittsburgh) become the first pair of siblings ever selected in the first round of the same NFL Draft. The eldest Edmunds brother, Trey, played at Tech and serves as a RB for New Orleans. • Tech boasts two sets of brothers on the current roster - identical twins (redshirt juniors) Kevin and Connor Kish, as well as senior DL Vinny Mihota and true freshman OL Louis Mihota. Current Hokies OL Kyle Chung (son of Eugene) and RB Coleman Fox (son of Rich) are following in the footsteps of their fathers who played for the Hokies.

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LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 25 STRAIGHT • LONGEST ACTIVE RIVALRY STREAK - 14 STRAIGHT VS. UVA • 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4 ACC TITLES • HOME OF THE #LPD - 818.0 SACKS & 376 INTS LEAD FBS SINCE 1996

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#12 VIRGINIA TECH (1-0, 1-0) VS. WILLIAM & MARY (1-0, 0-0)SEPT. 8 , 2018 • 2 PM • BLACKSBURG, VA . • LANE STAD IUM (65 ,632) • ACC NETWORK EXTRAJustin Fuente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmye Laycock Murray State (1999). . . . . . . . . . . . . Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William & Mary (1970)20-8 (3rd Season) . . . . . . . . . . . .Record at School . . . . . . . . 246-189-2 (39th season)46-31 (7th Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . Overall Record . . . . . . . . . 246-189-2 (39th season)0-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record vs. Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-00-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Record vs. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

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Games Played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tech leads, 41-18-4Series Began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 22, 1904Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-6-1Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6-3Last Meeting. . Virginia Tech won 34-9 at VT (8/30/14)

Primary Contact: Pete Moris • Email: [email protected] Contact: Peter Long • Email: [email protected]

GOT FUENTE? • Justin Fuente is one of only six active FBS head coaches to lead his squad to nine or more victories each of the past four seasons. • Fuente went 19-8 in his first two seasons at VT, the most wins by any Tech coach in his initial two campaigns in Blacksburg.

• Fuente’s 19 wins in his first two ACC seasons are tied with Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson for the most among active league head coaches. Johnson went 19-7 from 2008-09 at Georgia Tech.

• With those 19 wins in his first two seasons in Blacksburg, Fuente owns more victories than every Tech coach has accumulated in his first three seasons with the exception of B.C. Cubbage, who guided the program to 21 victories from 1921-23.

BEST TWO-YEAR QB DEBUTS FOR HOKIES • QB Josh Jackson has guided Tech to 10 victories as the Hokies’ starting QB in 2017-18. He has a shot to etch his name among other elite Tech signal callers who piled up wins in their first two seasons.BEST WIN PCT. (SINCE 1995) 1ST TWO SEASONS AS VT STARTING QB 1. 20-1 (.952) Michael Vick 1999-002. 20-4 (.833) Jim Druckenmiller 1995-964. 18-5 (..782) Tyrod Taylor 2008-093. 16-6 (.727) Sean Glennon 2006-075. 18-9 (.667) Logan Thomas 2011-12

FIVE OF TOP SIX RUSHERS RETURN IN 2018 • Including QB Josh Jackson (324 rushing yards in 2017), Tech returns five of its six top ground gainers from a year ago. Jackson led the Hokies with six rushing TDs in 2017.

• In total, players who accounted for 73.9% (1,666 of 2,254) of Tech’s rushing yards in 2017 are back in 2018. Those players also contributed 89.5% of VT’s rushing TDs (17 of 19) last season.

• RB Deshawn McClease led VT with 530 rushing yards in 2017, including a career-high 124 yards vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).

• Other key RB returnees include Steven Peoples (267 yards in 2017), Jalen Holston (226 yards) and Coleman Fox (223 yards).

THE #LPD = NASTY D • Tech’s vaunted Lunch Pail Defense finished the 2017 season fourth in the FBS in scoring defense (14.8 ppg) and posted an FBS-best three shutouts. FBS LEADERS - SCORING DEFENSE, 2017 Teams PPG Record 1. Alabama 11.9 13-1 2. Clemson 13.6 12-23. Wisconsin 13.9 13-14. VIRGINIA TECH 14.8 9-45. Washington 16.1 10-3

• The #LPD picked up right where it left off in a dominating 24-3 win at Florida State (9/3). • Tech had 14.0 tackles for loss, while allowing only 12 first downs. • FSU broke off an 85-yard run, but the Seminoles gained only nine net yards on their 27 other rushing attempts. • FSU took 63 offensive snaps, 35 of which (55.5%) went for no gain or loss, the highest percentage for the Seminoles in a game since a contest vs. Florida (11/25/06). • CB Caleb Farley had two INTs and a sack was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week in his first college game. • LB Rayshard Ashby produced 2.0 TFL, seven total tackles and a fumble recovery to earn ACC Defensive Linebacker of the Week honors in his first collegiate start.

QB JOSH JACKSON - WHAT A DEBUT IN 2017! • QB Josh Jackson’s 2,991 passing yards were a VT freshman record and the most of any FBS freshman in 2017.

FRESHMEN FBS LEADERS, PASSING YARDS QB Team Yards Comp % Rating TDs INTsJosh Jackson VT 2,991 59.6 135.2 20 9Jake Fromm UGA 2,615 62.2 160.1 24 7J. Blackman FSU 2,230 58.2 135.0 19 11

• Jackson led all FBS freshman QBs in total offense (255.0 ypg).

• Jackson’s 3,315 yards of total offense and 520 total plays were by far the highest tallies of any FBS freshman.

HOKIES RETURN HOME VS. WILLIAM & MARY • Virginia Tech (No. 12 AP/No. 14 USA Today Coaches) faces William & Mary at Lane Stadium on Saturday.

• The Hokies are facing an extremely short week following a 24-3 win on Monday night at Florida State (9/3).

• VT’s 21-point win over No. 19 FSU was the second-biggest margin of victory for an ACC team playing its first game of the year against a ranked foe. The only margin greater in a season opener against a ranked team was North Carolina’s 22-point win over No. 18 USC in 1993.

• W&M opened the year with a 14-7 win at Bucknell (9/1).

• Tech is 10-2 at home under head coach Justin Fuente, including a 4-0 mark vs. non-conference foes. The Hokies won their final three home games of 2017 and are 5-1 overall in September games at Lane under Fuente.

• The iconic Jimmye Laycock is in his 39th and final season as William & Mary’s head coach. A longtime friend and colleague of Frank Beamer, Laycock’s uninterrupted tenure at an NCAA Division I program ranks third all-time behind only Joe Paterno (46 seasons at Penn State) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (41 seasons at Chicago).

• Virginia Tech has won 11 straight meetings with W&M in dating back to 1977 in a series that began in 1904.

• Tech is 13-2 all-time against The Tribe at Lane Stadium.

• Tech head coach Justin Fuente was a little over two months old the last time W&M defeated Tech, a 27-15 decision at Lane Stadium (10/2/76).

• The Tribe is no stranger to facing FBS foes and registered a 26-14 victory at Virginia (9/5/09).

• The two teams faced a pair of common opponents in 2017. Tech posted a 27-0 win vs. Delaware (9/9/17) and a 10-0 win at Virginia (11/24/17), while W&M lost 17-0 at Delaware (10/14/17) and 28-10 at Virginia (9/2/17).

KEY VT-W&M SCORING STATS TO WATCH• Tech has outscored W&M by a combined 78-12 margin in its two most recent contests in 2007 and 2014. • VT has won 20 consecutive games when it holds foes to 21 points or fewer dating back to 2015. • Since Bud Foster took over as Tech’s defensive coordinator in 1996, the Hokies are 100-1 when holding foes to 10 points or fewer. • W&M has lost 16 straight when being held to 10 points or fewer dating back to 2005, including three games in 2017. • Virginia Tech is 18-0 under Fuente when leading at halftime, including a 9-0 mark in 2017.• Dating back to 2010, W&M is 2-22 when allowing 30 points or more, including seven straight losses. • Tech is 13-1 under Fuente when 30 points or more, including four consecutive victories. • VT has won 20 consecutive games when it holds foes to 21 points or fewer dating back to a 28-13 win vs. NC State (10/9/15), including a 24-3 victory at FSU (9/3).

BEAMER BALL LIVES HERE! • Virginia Tech’s tradition of excellence on special teams, affectionately known as “Beamer Ball” is alive and well. • Tech TE Chris Cunningham blocked a punt at FSU (9/3) that was recovered by WR Eric Kumah for a three-yard TD. Kumah became only the third VT player since 1987 to register a blocked kick TD and another TD in the same game. He also had a 49-yard TD catch. • Dating back to 1999, Miami (25) and Oregon (23) are the only two squads to return more punts for TDs than VT (22). • Only Texas A&M (8) blocked more kicks than VT (6) in 2017. Florida State, Arizona State, Northern Illinois also blocked six. • Virginia Tech tied for the FBS lead with Arizona State and Texas A&M with five blocked punts in 2017. • No Power Five squad allowed fewer combined punt/KO returns than VT (335) in 2017, while only Washington (458) registered more punt return yards than VT (413) last season.

FOOTBALL IS FAMILY AT VIRGINIA TECH • Dating back to 1987, 27 sets of brothers have played at Virginia Tech. 2018 marks the 17th consecutive season that the Hokies have had at least one set of brothers on its roster - the longest known streak in the FBS.• The Hokies made history in the 2018 NFL Draft when Tremaine Edmunds (16th overall - Buffalo) and Terrell Edmunds (28th overall - Pittsburgh) become the first pair of siblings ever selected in the first round of the same NFL Draft. The eldest Edmunds brother, Trey, played at Tech and serves as a RB for New Orleans.• Tech boasts two sets of brothers on the current roster - identical twins (redshirt juniors) Kevin and Connor Kish, as well as senior DL Vinny Mihota and true freshman OL Louis Mihota. Current Hokies OL Kyle Chung (son of Eugene) and RB Coleman Fox (son of Rich) are following in the footsteps of their fathers who played for the Hokies.

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FUENTE SUPERLATIVESJustin Fuente 2018 At Tech CareerWith ranked team 0-0 12-6 14-8In home openers 0-0 2-0 4-2At home 0-0 10-2 25-12Leading at halftime 0-0 18-0 38-4In state of Virginia 0-0 11-2 11-2

INSIDE THE SERIES: VIRGINIA TECH VS. WILLIAM & MARY• Saturday’s game will be the 65th football meeting between Virginia Tech and William & Mary, with the Hokies leading the series, 41-18-4.•The two schools met every year for 40 straight seasons between 1945 and 1985 and each year for 14 consecutive years between 1929 and 1942.•Tech and William & Mary were members of the Southern Conference together from 1936-64. In that span, the Hokies Posted just a 10-15-2 mark against the Tribe in conference play.•The last nine contests have been held in Blacksburg with the Hokies winning all nine. Tech has won the last 10 in a row - and 12 of the last 13 - against the Tribe. •Thirteen straight games (1929-41) were played in Richmond. The two also played in Richmond in 1945, 1947, 1972 and 1977. The series has also been played in Roanoke (1906, 1959, 1961 and 1969) and in Norfolk (1975).• Virginia Tech has won its home opener in 28 of the last 31 seasons since Frank Beamer’s first season in 1987. The only teams to have beaten the Hokies in their first home game of the year during Beamer’s tenure were James Madison (21-16; 2010), Boston College (20-14; 1995) and Clemson (22-10;1987). The Clemson game was Beamer’s first at helm.

LAST 10 MEETINGS

Date Ranked VT/Opp Location Score8/30/14 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 34-9 9/22/07 17/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 44-3 10/12/85 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 40-1010/20/84 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 38-1410/29/83 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 59-219/25/82 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 47-39/19/81 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 47-39/20/80 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 7-39/22/79 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 35-149/30/78 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 22-19

ALL MEETINGS Tech OpponentTotal Points (Average) 1222 (19) 813 (13)Most Points Scored 59 (1983) 54 (1950)Fewest Points Scored 0 (1962) 0 (1968)Shutouts By 12 (1968) 7 (1962)Largest Margin of Victory 44 (1982) 54 (1950)Smallest Margin of Victory 1 (1930) 1 (1972)

CONNECTIONS: VIRGINIA TECH-WILLIAM & MARY • William & Mary defensive line coach Kevin Lewis was a four-year letterwinner at Virginia Tech from 2000-04 where he helped lead the Hokies to the 2004 ACC Championship.• Lewis played in 12 games a senior and finished the year with 18 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.• Lewis’ brother, Jonathan, was a two-time All-ACC selection for the Hokies between 2002-05; one of the many siblings that found success together at Virginia Tech.• Tech redshirt junior Coleman Fox will be going up against his younger brother, Riley, who’s a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Tribe.• Both brothers attended Salem High School in Salem, Va., and are the sons of Rich Fox, a four-year letterwinner for the Hokies from 1986-89.• Fox was a member of the Tech squad that won the 1986 Peach Bowl and was a part of Frank Beamer’s first teams as the head coach of the Hokies. • The eldest Fox scored four combined rushing touchdowns as a junior and senior.• Virginia Tech took on William & Mary in the first-ever game played at Lane Stadium – a 9-7 victory on Oct. 2, 1965.

BROADCAST INFORMATION Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACC Network Extra Play-by-Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel Myers Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dustin Fox Local Radio . . . . . . Virginia Tech IMG Sports Play-by-Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jon Laaser Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Burnop Sideline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Allegretta Flagship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.3 FM Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hokie Sports & TuneIn (VTfeed; free on downloaded apps)

2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPP. TIME TV Sept. 3 at Florida State* W, 24-3 ESPN Sept. 8 William & Mary 2 PM ACCNE Sept. 15 East Carolina 12:20 PM ACCN Sept. 22 at Old Dominion 3:30 PM CBSSN Sept. 29 at Duke* TBA TBA Oct. 6 Notre Dame TBA TBA Oct. 13 at North Carolina* TBA TBA Oct. 25 Georgia Tech* (Thurs.) 7:30 PM ESPN Nov. 3 Boston College* TBA TBA Nov. 10 at Pitt* TBA TBA Nov. 17 Miami* TBA TBA Nov. 23 Virginia* (Fri.) TBA TBA

*ACC Games

2018 ACC STANDINGS COASTAL Conf. Overall Virginia Tech 1-0 1-0 Duke 0-0 1-0 Georgia Tech 0-0 1-0 Pittsburgh 0-0 1-0 Virginia 0-0 1-0 Miami 0-0 0-1 North Carolina 0-0 0-1

ATLANTIC Conf. Overall Boston College 0-0 1-0 Clemson 0-0 1-0 NC State 0-0 1-0 Syracuse 0-0 1-0 Wake Forest 0-0 1-0 Louisville 0-0 0-1 Florida State 0-1 0-1

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Justin FuenteHEAD COACH • 3RD SEASON @CoachFuente

• Named Virginia Tech’s head coach on Nov. 29, 2015 after orchestrating one of the more dramatic program resurrections in recent college football history at Memphis.

• The Hokies are in their third season under Fuente in 2018, who has compiled a 20-8 record in Blacksburg, the most wins by any Tech coach in his first two campaigns.

• Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson is the only other active ACC head coach who can boast as many victories in his first two seasons at a conference school than Fuente (19).

• With 19 wins in his first two seasons at Tech, Fuente owns more victories than every Tech coach has accumulated in his first three seasons with the exception of B.C. Cubbage, who guided the program to 21 victories from 1921-23.

• The Hokies have finished back-to-back seasons in the final AP Poll for the first time since 2010-11. The Hokies will be seeking to conclude three straight seasons in the AP Top 25 for the first time since doing it eight consecutive years under Frank Beamer (2004-11).

• Fuente is one of only six FBS head coaches to register nine or more wins each of the past four seasons.

• Tech concluded the 2017 season with a 9-4 mark, finishing the year No. 24 in the AP Top 25 and No. 25 in the Amway USA Today Coaches Poll.

• Tech extended its streak of consecutive bowl appearances to 25 straight seasons in 2017 under Fuente, the longest active streak recognized by the NCAA. Should Tech earn its 26th straight bowl berth in 2018, that mark that would give VT sole possession of the third-longest streak in NCAA history.

• The Hokies have won 14 consecutive Commonwealth Cup games over Virginia, including both matchups under Fuente.

• Tech has won 18 consecutive games during Fuente’s tenure when leading at halftime.

• VT owns a 6-1 mark under Fuente in games immediately following a loss.

• Fuente’s well-deserved reputation for his work with quarterbacks became apparent once again in 2017 as QB Josh Jackson orchestrated the most prolific season of any freshman in Tech history.

• Jackson’s 2,991 passing yards were a VT freshman record and the most of any FBS freshman in 2017, while his 20 TDs and 135.2 rating were second among FBS

THE FUENTE FILE Coaching Experience: 18th season, 3rd at Virginia TechHead Coach: 7th season, 3rd at Virginia TechRecord at Tech: 20-8Record at Memphis: 26-23Overall Record: 46-31Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma High School: Union (1995) College: Murray State (1999)Playing Exp: Oklahoma (1995-96) Murray State (1997-98)Family: Wife – Jenny Daughters – Cecilia, Caroline and Charlotte

COACHING HISTORY Year School Position 2016-18 Virginia Tech Head Coach2012-15 Memphis Head Coach2009-11 TCU Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks2007-08 TCU Running Backs2004-06 Illinois State Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks2001-03 Illinois State Quarterbacks

BOWL GAMES/ PLAYOFFS COACHED (10) 2017 Camping World Virginia Tech 2016 Belk Virginia Tech2015 Birmingham* Memphis2014 Miami Beach Memphis2011 Poinsettia* TCU2010 Rose TCU2009 Fiesta TCU2008 Poinsettia TCU2007 Texas TCU2006 FCS Playoffs Illinois St.

*Joined new team prior to bowl game

MOST TECH COACHING WINS• OVER FIRST TWO SEASONS Coach Wins Seasons1. Justin Fuente 19 2016-172. B.C. Cubbage 15 1921-223. C.P. Miles 14 1905-064. Charles Bernier 13 1917-185. Jimmy Sharpe 12 1974-75 Henry B. Redd 12 1932-33 Branch Bocock 12 1909-108. A.F. Gustafson 10 1926-27

2016 ACC COACH OF THE YEAR• The consensus 2016 ACC Coach of the Year, Fuente

was also named the top first-year FBS head coach in the nation by the Football Writers Association of America, sharing that honor with USC’s Clay Helton.

• Tech finished the 2016 season ranked No. 16 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, marking the highest final mark for the Hokies since 2010 (No. 16 AP, No. 15 Coaches).

• Virginia Tech, Penn State, Colorado, West Virginia and Western Michigan all finished in the AP Top 25 after getting zero votes in the AP Preseason Poll.

• Tech’s 10 wins were the team’s most since 2011 and the most ever by a first-year Virginia Tech head coach, surpassing the previous mark of nine wins by C.P. Miles in 1905.

freshmen behind Georgia QB Jake Fromm (24 TDs, 160.1 ranking).

• Tech’s traditionally stout Lunch Pail Defense also lived up to its reputation in 2017, pitching three shutouts.

• The #LPD finished the 2017 season fourth in the FBS in scoring defense (14.8 ppg) and posted an FBS-best three shutouts, while only Michigan (26.1%) held foes to a lower third-down conversion rate than VT (25.2).

• Virginia Tech continued its special teams success under Fuente as the Hokies tied for second in the FBS with six blocked kicks, finished second with 413 punt return yards and the led the nation in fewest return yards allowed with 335.

• In total, the Hokies registered five return scores in 2017 (two punt return TDs, two INT return TDs and one fumble return TD).

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The famed Virginia Tech Lunch Pail has come to symbolize the blue-collar approach of the Hokies’ defense under longtime defensive coordinate Bud Foster.

In 1995, Foster served as co-defensive coordinator with Rod Sharpless, whose mother-in-law found the original Lunch Pail in Mercerville, New Jersey. The pail once belonged to a coal miner and after a record-setting defensive season, the Lunch Pail became an iconic part of Hokies’ lore.

The Pail travels wherever the Hokies go and its care is only entrusted to a defensive leader.

Before the start of every season, a signed mission statement from the defense is placed in The Pail. Then every week, unit goals, team goals and keys to success are placed in The Pail, plus the turf from any road victories.

Since 2007, The Pail has also contained the names of the 32 fallen Hokies taken in the April 16 tragedy.

Darryl Tapp is the only player who has ever earned lifetime possession of an incarnation of The Pail from Foster.

Bud Foster & The Lunch Pail D

Date Score Opponent9/23/89 23-0 Temple11/4/89 18-0 Vanderbilt10/7/95 14-0 at Navy10/28/95 27-0 at West Virginia10/12/96 38-0 Temple9/27/97 50-0 Arkansas State11/1/97 37-0 UAB9/12/98 37-0 at Clemson10/8/98 17-0 at Boston College10/24/98 41-0 at UAB9/4/99 47-0 James Madison10/16/99 62-0 Syracuse9/16/00 49-0 Rutgers9/8/01 31-0 Western Michigan9/22/01 50-0 at Rutgers10/6/01 35-0 at West Virginia11/10/01 35-0 at Temple9/28/02 30-0 at Western Michigan9/6/03 43-0 James Madison9/11/04 63-0 Western Michigan10/16/04 62-0 Florida A&M9/10/05 45-0 at Duke9/17/05 45-0 Ohio9/2/06 38-0 Northeastern9/16/06 36-0 Duke11/11/06 23-0 Kent State11/25/06 17-0 Virginia9/25/10 19-0 at Boston College11/26/11 38-0 at Virginia9/22/12 37-0 Bowling Green9/17/16 49-0 Boston College9/9/17 27-0 Delaware9/23/17 38-0 Old Dominion11/24/17 10-0 at Virginia

SHUTOUTS DURING THE FOSTER ERA (34)

V IRG IN IA TECH AMONGFBS DEFENSIVE LEADERS1996 – PRESENT Rank Category No.1st Sacks 818.01st Sack Yards -5,6021st Interceptions 3762nd INT Pct. 4.41st Third-Down Pct. 31.21st Completion Pct. 50.42nd Pass Defense 189.1 ypgT-1st INT Return TDs 462nd Passer Rating 106.72nd Takeaways 6013rd Scoring 17.5 ppg3rd TD/INT Ratio 0.783rd Total Defense 305.8 ypg5th Rush Defense 116.7 ypg

THE LUNCH PA IL DBY THE NUMBERS UNDER FOSTER • 100-1 when holding foes to 10 points or fewer since 1996.• 71 defensive TDs since 1996.• 50 different Hokies have scored defensive TDs• 45 players selected in NFL Draft since 1987.• 11 players drafted in first or second rounds.• 44 games with three or more INTs since 1987• 34 shutouts since 1987.• 3 players earned Super Bowl rings – LB Cornell Brown, S Pierson Prioleau, S Kam Chancellor.• 3 Pro Bowlers – S Kam Chancellor, CB Brandon Flowers, CB DeAngelo Hall.

FBS SHUTOUT LEADERS2000 – PRESENT

1. Alabama 252. Virginia Tech 223. Ohio State 15 TCU 155. LSU 146. Boise State 13 Oklahoma 138. Florida State 12 USC 12 Texas 12 Michigan 12 Penn State 12

#LPD = TOUCHDOWNS 1987 - PRESENT 93 Total TDs scored by the defense

• 60 pass interceptionslast Greg Stroman (24 yds) at Georgia Tech (11/11/17)• 31 fumble returns last Ricky Walker (12 yds) vs. North Carolina (10/21/17)• 2 fumble recoveries last Carl Bradley (in End Zone) at Rutgers (8/30/97)• 11 total safeties by the defenselast vs. East Carolina (9/24/16)

THE FOSTER FILEExperience: 38th season/32nd at Virginia TechHometown: Nokomis, Ill.High School: Nokomis (1977)College: Murray State (1981)Playing Exp: Murray State (1977-80)

COACHING HISTORY Year School Position 2016-18 Virginia Tech Assoc. HC/DC/LBs1996-15 Virginia Tech Def. Coord./Inside LBs 1995 Virginia Tech Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers 1994 Virginia Tech Inside Linebackers/ Special Teams 1993 Virginia Tech Linebackers/Special Teams 1988-92 Virginia Tech Outside Linebackers 1987 Virginia Tech Inside Linebackers 1986 Murray State Linebackers/Special Teams 1983-85 Murray State Outside Linebackers 1981-82 Murray State Graduate Assistant

BUD AND CHARLEYBACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON• Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster and Charley Wiles are two of the longest tenured active FBS assistants that have served in consecutive years at the same institution.

LONGEST TENURED FBS ASSISTANTS

1. *Bud Foster (1987), Virginia Tech2. Odell Haggins (1994), Florida State Mo Latimore (1994), Kansas State4. Charley Wiles (1996), Virginia Tech Andy Hill (1996), Missouri Dale Pehrson (1996), Navy

* Foster, who became the Hokies’ co-defensive coordinator in 1995, is also the nation’s longest-tenured DC.

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*BeamerBal l By The Numbers

* Noun 1. The foundational coaching philosophy of legendary Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer; the belief that scoring points is a team effort that can be done in all three phases of the game – offense, defense and special teams.

1987: Jon Jeffries, 92-yd. kickoff return vs. Clemson; Don Stokes, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Syracuse; Randy Cockrell , 90-yd. interception return vs. Navy.

1988: Don Stokes, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Southern Miss; Jock Jones, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. West Virginia; Roger Brown, 55-yd. interception return vs. South Carolina; Leslie Bailey , 19-yd. interception return vs. South Carolina.

1989: Marcus Mickel, 90-yd. kickoff return vs. Clemson; Jock Jones, 55-yd. interception return vs. Tulane; Roger Brown, 55-yd. interception return vs. North Carolina State.

1990: The ’90 season marked the first and only season to date during Beamer’s tenure that Tech failed to score at least one TD on either defense or special teams.

1991: P.J. Preston, recovered fumble in end zone vs. Oklahoma; Ken Landrum, 18-yd. blocked punt return vs. Cincinnati; Kirk Alexander, 95-yd. interception return vs. Cincinnati.

1992: Tyronne Drakeford, 40-yd. interception return vs. East Carolina; Tony Kennedy, 91-yd. kickoff return vs. Louisville; Ken Brown, 18-yd. interception return vs. Rutgers.

1993: William Ferrell, 7-yd. blocked punt return vs. Rutgers; DeWayne Knight, 23-yd. fumble return vs. Syracuse; Jeff Holland, 8-yd. fumble return vs. Virginia; Lawrence Lewis, 20-yd. fumble return vs. Indiana; Antonio Banks, 80-yd. blocked field goal return vs. Indiana.

1994: Torrian Gray, 66-yd. interception return vs. Boston College; Stacy Henley, 25-yd. blocked punt return vs. Temple; Lawrence Lewis, 60-yd. fumble return vs. East Carolina; Antonio Freeman, 80-yd. punt return vs. Pittsburgh.

1995: Jermaine Holmes, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Akron; Hank Coleman, 51-yd. fumble return vs. Rutgers; Myron Newsome , 71-yd. interception return vs. Rutgers; Larry Green, 37-yd. interception return vs. West Virginia; Jim Baron, 46-yd. fumble return vs. Temple; J.C. Price, 19-yd. interception return vs. Temple; Antonio Banks, 65-yd. interception return vs. Virginia; Bryan Still, 60-yd. punt return vs. Texas; Jim Baron, 20-yd. fumble return vs. Texas.

1996: Cornelius White, 60-yd. blocked punt return vs. Syracuse; Keion Carpenter, 100-yd. interception return vs. Miami.

1997: Carl Bradley, recovered fumble in end zone vs. Rutgers; Pierson Prioleau, 43-yd. fumble return vs. Rutgers; Lorenzo Ferguson, 84-yd. interception return vs. Arkansas St.; Anthony Midget, 22-yd. fumble return vs. Pittsburgh.

1998: Keion Carpenter, 16-yd. interception return vs. Pittsburgh; Pierson Prioleau, 85-yd. interception return vs. Boston College; Marcus Gildersleeve, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. UAB; Ricky Hall, 17-yd. blocked punt return vs. West Virginia; Ricky Hall, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Syracuse; Loren Johnson, 78-yd. fumble return vs. Syracuse; Ike Charlton, 26-yd. interception return vs.

Rutgers; Jamel Smith, 98-yd. interception return vs. Rutgers; Anthony Midget, 27-yd. interception return vs. Alabama.

1999: Ike Charlton, 34-yd. interception return vs. Clemson; Corey Moore, 32-yd. fumble return vs. Clemson; Cory Bird, 26-yd. fumble return vs. Syracuse; Phillip Summers, 43-yd. interception return vs. Syracuse; Tee Butler, recovered fumble by punter in end zone vs. Syracuse; Ricky Hall, 64-yd. punt return vs. Miami; Ike Charlton, 51-yd. fumble return vs. Miami; Larry Austin, 31-yd. interception return vs. Temple.

2000: Willie Pile, 11-yd. interception return vs. Akron; Cory Bird, 9-yd. blocked punt return vs. East Carolina; André Davis, 87-yd. punt return vs. East Carolina; André Davis, 71-yd. punt return vs. Boston College; André Davis, 76-yd. punt return vs. WVU; Nathaniel Adibi, 36-yd. fumble return vs. UCF.

2001: Channing Reed, 8-yd. fumble return vs. Rutgers; Kevin McCadam, 69-yd. interception return vs. UCF; André Davis, 55-yd. punt return vs. UCF; Jim Davis (de), 27 yd. interception return vs. West Virginia; Kevin McCadam, 9-yd. fumble return vs. Boston College; Ronyell Whitaker, 71-yd. blocked field goal return vs. Pittsburgh; Brandon Manning, 22-yd. blocked punt return vs. Miami.

2002: DeAngelo Hall, 69-yd. punt return vs. Arkansas State; DeAngelo Hall, 49-yd. interception return vs. Arkansas State; Jason Lallis, 59-yd. fumble return vs. Arkansas State; Alex Markogiannakis , 25-yd. fumble return vs. Western Michigan; DeAngelo Hall, 51-yd. punt return vs. Rutgers; Darryl Tapp, 11-yd. blocked punt return vs. Virginia; Willie Pile, 96-yd. interception return vs. Miami.

2003: Jason Lallis, 45-yd. interception return vs. UCF; Eric Green, 84-yd. interception return vs. UConn; Mike Imoh, 91-yd. kickoff return vs. UConn; Chris Clifton, 16-yd. blocked punt return vs. UConn; Jimmy Williams, 55-yd. interception return vs. Rutgers; DeAngelo Hall, 58-yd. punt return vs. Syracuse; DeAngelo Hall, 60-yd. punt return vs. Syracuse; Vincent Fuller, 50-yd. fumble return vs. WVU; DeAngelo Hall, 28-yd. fumble return vs. Miami; Eric Green, 51-yd. interception return vs. Miami; DeAngelo Hall, 52-yd. punt return vs. Cal.

2004: Jason Lallis, 28-yd. fumble return vs. Western Michigan; Brandon Flowers, 38-yd. interception return vs. Western Michigan; Vincent Fuller, 74-yd. blocked field goal return vs. West Virginia; Bl. Warren , 46-yd. interception return vs. Florida A&M; Roland Minor, 64-yd. interception return vs. Georgia Tech; Jimmy Williams, 34-yd. interception return vs. Maryland.

2005: Roland Minor, 23-yd. interception return vs. Duke; D.J. Parker, 78-yd. blocked field goal return vs. Georgia Tech; Xavier Adibi 25-yd. interception return vs. Georgia Tech; Chris Ellis, 29-yd. interception return vs. Georgia Tech; Vince Hall 15-yd. fumble return vs. Marshall; Vince Hall 13-yd. interception return vs. Boston College; James Anderson 39-yd. interception return vs. Louisville.

2006: Brenden Hill, 69-yd. interception return vs. North Carolina; Eddie Royal, 58-yd. punt return vs. Duke; Victor “Macho” Harris, 72-yd.

• Even though the namesake is no longer the big whistle in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech’s BeamerBall philosophy has not waned under third-year head coach Justin Fuente.• There have been 149 non-offensive touchdowns and 144 blocked kicks by Virginia Tech since Frank Beamer’s first season as head coach in 1987.• Under Fuente, the Hokies have scored nine non-offensive touchdowns – three punt return touchdowns, two fumble return touchdowns, two interception return touchdowns, one blocked punt return and one blocked field goal return.• Since Fuente’s hiring, the Hokies are tied for eighth in Power Five with seven combined punt return, interception return and fumble return touchdowns.• The Hokies have blocked more kicks over the last three seasons under Fuente (11) than the previous five seasons combined (9).

BEAMER NAMED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME• Former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer was named College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 in his initial year of eligibility.• The induction is set for Dec. 4 in New York City.• The winningest coach in Virginia Tech history, Beamer’s 280 victories rank sixth overall in FBS history and are the 13th most by a college football coach at any NCAA division. • He led the Hokies to their first ever national title game appearance as part of an impressive streak of 23 consecutive bowl berths in his final 23 seasons.• Under Beamer, the Hokies posted five top-10 finishes and became one of only six programs in college football history to go to a bowl game in at least 20-straight seasons.• A five-time conference Coach of the Year, Beamer won three BIG EAST titles and added four ACC titles in five conference championship game appearances.

THE 25 JERSEY• Head coach Justin Fuente and the Hokies pay homage to Frank Beamer and Virginia Tech’s legacy of excellence on special teams by selecting a special teams player of the week who will wear No. 25.• With Coach Beamer’s blessing, his retired No. 25 was worn by a player who exemplified the role special teams played during Virginia Tech’s rise to national prominence.

2018 NO . 25 GAME BY GAMEOpponent Honoreeat Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ricky WalkerWilliam & Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .East Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Old Dominion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Duke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Georgia Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boston College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Pitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1987 (1 punt, 1 PAT, 1 FG)Syracuse – punt* (Jimmy Whitten) L East Carolina – PAT (na) LCincinnati – FG (Roger Brown) W

1988 (4 punts, 3 FGs)at Clemson – punt (Jock Jones) Lat Southern Miss – punt* (Archie Hopkins) LWest Virginia – punt* (Archie Hopkins) Lat Cincinnati – punt+ (Jock Jones) Wat Louisville – FG (Jimmy Whitten) Lat Florida State – FG (Roger Brown); FG+ (Roger Brown) L

1989 (1 punt, 1 FG)Tulane – punt+ (Archie Hopkins) Wat NC State – FG (Jock Jones) W

1990 (2 punts, 4 PATs, 1 FG)at East Carolina – PAT (John Rivers) WSouth Carolina – PAT (John Rivers) Lat Florida State – punt+ (Scott Jones) LWest Virginia – FG+ (Bernard Basham) Wat Temple – punt (Archie Hopkins) LNC State – PAT (Bernard Basham) WVirginia – PAT (Bernard Basham) W

1991 (3 punts, 3 FGs)James Madison – FG (Bernard Basham) Wat Oklahoma – FG (Bernard Basham) LCincinnati – punt+ (P.J. Preston); punt* (Kirk Alexander) WLouisville – FG (John Rivers) WEast Carolina – punt (Marcus McClung) L

1992 (5 PATs, 1 FG)James Madison – PAT (John Rivers); FG+ (Kirk Alexander) Wat East Carolina – PAT (Bernard Basham) LWest Virginia – PAT (David Wimmer) LMiami – PAT (Bernard Basham) LVirginia – PAT (David Wimmer) L

1993 (4 punts, 2 FGs)at Miami – punt@ (Willie Wilkins) LMaryland – FG (George DelRicco) WRutgers – punt* (Marcus McClung) WSyracuse – punt+ (William Ferrell) Wat Virginia – punt# (Brandon Semones) Wvs. Indiana – FG* (Jeff Holland) W

1994 (2 punts, 2 FGs)Arkansas St. – FG (Cornell Brown) WTemple – punt* (William Ferrell) Wat Miami – punt# (Michael Williams) LRutgers – FG (Michael Williams) W

1995 (4 punts, 3 PATs, 1 FG)BC – PAT (Waverly Jackson) LCincinnati – FG (Jim Baron); PAT (Lawrence Lewis) LMiami – punt# (Angelo Harrison) Wat Pittsburgh – punt+ (Angelo Harrison); punt# (Angelo Harrison) WAkron – punt* (Okesa Smith); PAT (Lawrence Lewis) W

1996 (5 punts, 1 PAT)at Akron – PAT (John Engelberger) Wat BC – punt+ (Keion Carpenter) Wat Syracuse – punt* (Cornelius White) LTemple – punt (Keion Carpenter) W

SW Louisiana – punt (Michael Stuewe); punt+ (Keion Carpenter) W

1997 (2 punts, 3 PATs, 2 FGs)Arkansas St. – FG+ (Carl Bradley) Wat WVU – punt# (Phillip Summers) LMiami – PAT (Carl Bradley) Wat Pittsburgh – PAT (Corey Moore); PAT (John Engelberger) Lat Virginia – punt (Keion Carpenter); FG (John Engelberger) L

1998 (8 punts, 2 PATs, 2 FGs)East Carolina – FG+ (Corey Moore) Wat Miami – PAT (John Engelberger) WPittsburgh – FG (Corey Moore); punt# (Larry Austin) Wat Boston College – punt (Keion Carpenter); punt+ (André Davis) Wat UAB – punt* (Larry Austin) W WVU – punt* (Marcus Gildersleeve); PAT (John Engelberger) Wat Syracuse – punt* (Anthony Midget) Lvs. Alabama – punt (Keion Carpenter); punt+ (Corey Moore) W

1999 (1 punt, 1 PAT)at Rutgers – PAT^ (Carl Bradley) Wat Pittsburgh – punt+ (André Davis) W

2000 (4 punts, 2 FGs, 2 PATs)Akron – FG+ (Cory Bird) Wat East Carolina – punt* (Wayne Ward); FG (Larry Austin) WRutgers – punt+ (Eric Green) WTemple – punt+ (Wayne Ward) WWest Virginia – punt (Lee Suggs) PAT (Lamar Cobb) WPittsburgh – PAT (David Pugh) W

2001 (5 punts, 2 FGs)W. Michigan – punt+ (Wayne Ward) Wat Rutgers – punt@ (Eric Green) WUCF – punt@ (Brandon Manning) Wat Pittsburgh – FG* (Lamar Cobb) Lat Virginia – punt (Wayne Ward) WMiami – FG# (David Pugh); punt* (Eric Green) L

2002 (5 punts, 2 FGs)LSU – punt+ (Justin Hamilton); punt@ (Jason Lallis) WMarshall – FG+ (Team) Wat Western Michigan – FG (Jeff King) WPittsburgh – punt+ (Nathaniel Adibi) LWest Virginia – punt# (Ernest Wilford) LVirginia – punt* (Justin Hamilton) W

2003 (1 punt, 3 FGs)UConn – punt* (Nathaniel Adibi) Wat Rutgers – FG (Jeff King) WSyracuse – FG (Vincent Fuller) WMiami – FG (Eric Green) W

2004 (1 punt, 3 FGs)W. Michigan – FG+ (Jim Davis); punt+ (Darryl Tapp) WWest Virginia – FG* (Jim Davis) WVirginia – FG (Jim Davis) W

2005 (2 FGs, 1 punt)Georgia Tech – FG* (Jeff King) W

North Carolina – FG+ (Darryl Tapp); punt+ (Macho Harris) W

2006 (3 punts, 2 FGs)Northeastern – punt+ (Cary Wade); FG (Kory Robertson) Wat North Carolina – punt+ (Josh Morgan) WCincinnati – punt@ (Josh Morgan) Wat Miami – FG (Duane Brown) W

2007 (2 punts, 1 FG, 1 PAT)at Duke – punt+ (Stephan Virgil) Wat Virginia – punt# (Davon Morgan) Wvs. Boston College (ACC) – FG (Duane Brown) PAT ^ (Duane Brown) W

2008 (2 PAT, 2 FGs, 1 punt)vs. East Carolina – PAT^ (John Graves) LFurman – FG (John Graves) WGeorgia Tech – PAT (John Graves) Wat Nebraska – punt@ (Stephan Virgil) Wat BC – FG# (Jason Worilds) L

2009 (1 punt)Miami – punt* (Jacob Sykes) W

2010 (2 PAT, 1 punt)vs. Boise State – punt (Davon Morgan) PAT (Andre Smith) Lvs. Stanford – PAT (Andre Smith) L

2011 (1 punt)Appalachian State – punt* (Tony Gregory) W

2012 (1 punt)Austin Peay – punt+ (Tony Gregory) W

2013 (1 punt, 1 FG)Marshall – punt+ (Kyle Fuller) FG (Derrick Hopkins) W

2014 (1 FG, 1 PAT, 1 punt)at Pitt – FG+ (Dadi Nicolas) LMiami – PAT (Dadi Nicolas) LVirginia – punt * (C.J. Reavis) W

2015 (1 FG, 1 punt)at Purdue – punt * (Terrell Edmunds) WPitt – FG (Vinny Mihota) L 2016 (2 FG, 2 punts)ECU – FG+ (Tim Settle) punt+ (Cam Phillips) Wat Syracuse – FG (Vinny Mihota) Lat Duke – punt* (Greg Stroman) W 2017 (1 FG, 5 punts)at ECU – FG+ (Tim Settle) Wat Boston College – punt# (Khalil Ladler) WUNC – punt# (Deon Newsome) WPitt – punt (Anthony Shegog) WPitt – punt (Jovonn Quillen) Wat Virginia – punt# (Jovonn Quillen) W

2018 (1 punt)at FSU – punt+ (Chris Cunningham) W * - recovered or returned for TD; + - led to TD; @ - led to safety; # - led to field goal; ^ - led to a two-point defensive extra point

NON-OFFENSIVE TD LEADERS1. DeAngelo Hall . . . . 7 (5 PR/1 FR/ 1 IR)2. Greg Stroman. . . 6 (4 PR/1 FR/1 INT)3. Macho Harris . . . . . . 5 (4 IR/1 KOR)4. Andrew Motuapuaka . .4 (1 IR/3 FR) André Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (4 PR)6. Xavier Adibi . . . . . . . . . .3 (2 IR/1 FR) Ike Charlton. . . . . . . . . .3 (2 IR/1 FR) Ricky Hall . . . 3 (1 PR/1 BPR/1 RBP) Jason Lallis . . . . . . . . . .3 (2 FR/1 IR) Eddie Royal . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (3 PR)

interception return vs. Cincinnati; Noland Burchette, 15-yd. fumble return vs. Kent State; Xavier Adibi , 35-yd. fumble return vs. Wake Forest.

2007: Victor “Macho” Harris, 17-yd. interception return vs. East Carolina; Brandon Flowers, 49-yd. interception return vs. William & Mary; Eddie Royal, 60-yd. punt return vs. William & Mary; D.J. Parker, 32-yd. interception return vs. Clemson; Eddie Royal, 82-yd. punt return vs. Clemson; Victor “Macho” Harris, 100-yd. kickoff return vs. Clemson; Chris Ellis, 5-yd. interception return vs. Florida State; Xavier Adibi, 40-yd. interception return vs. Boston College; Justin Harper, 84-punt return vs. Kansas.

2008: Stephan Virgil, 30-yd. fumble return vs. East Carolina; Brett Warren , 36-yd. interception return vs. Boston College; Victor “Macho” Harris, 55-yd. interception return vs. Boston College; Victor “Macho” Harris, 23-yd. interception return vs. Duke; Orion Martin, 17-yd. fumble return vs. Boston College.

2009: Dyrell Roberts, 98-yd. kickoff return vs. Alabama; Jayron Hosley, 64-yd. punt return vs. Marshall; Matt Reidy, 1-yd. blocked punt return vs. Miami; Rashad Carmichael 22-yd. interception return vs. Boston College.

2010: Rashad Carmichael, 68-yd. interception return vs. East Carolina; David Wilson, 92-yd. kickoff return vs. NC State; Jayron Hosley, 80-yd. punt return vs. Central Michigan; David Wilson, 90-yd. kickoff return vs. Georgia Tech; Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, 24-yd. interception return vs. Florida State.

2011: Kyle Fuller, recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Appalachian State.

2012: Kyshoen Jarrett, 94-yd. punt return vs. Pittsburgh; Demitri Knowles, 93-yd. kickoff return vs. North Carolina.

2013: Detrick Bonner, 37-yd. interception return vs. Western Carolina; Derek Di Nardo 11-yd. blocked punt return vs. Marshall.

2014: Donovan Riley, 63-yd. interception return vs. Ohio State; Andrew Motuapuaka 11-yd. fumble return on kickoff vs. Western Michigan; Kendall Fuller, 47-yd. interception return vs. North Carolina; Bucky Hodges recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Virginia; Greg Stroman, 12-yd. fumble return vs. Cincinnati.

2015: Andrew Motuapuaka 18-yd. interception return vs. Furman; Chuck Clark 20-yd. fumble return vs. Purdue; Anthony Shegog 15-yd blocked punt return vs. Purdue; Andrew Motuapuaka 34-yd. fumble return vs. Boston College.

2016: Johnathan Galante and Terrell Edmunds, special teams safety vs. Liberty; Ken Ekanem and Tremaine Edmunds, defensive safety vs. East Carolina; Greg Stroman 87-yd. punt return vs. East Carolina; Adonis Alexander 75-yd. blocked FG return at Duke; Andrew Motuapuaka 70-yd. fumble return vs. Virginia.

2017: Greg Stroman 61-yd. punt return vs. Delaware; Ricky Walker 12-yd. fumble return vs. North Carolina, Reggie Floyd 69 -yd. interception return vs. North Carolina, Greg Stroman 91-yd. punt return vs. North Carolina; Greg Stroman 24-yd. INT return at Georgia Tech.

2018: Eric Kumah 3-yd. blocked punt return Florida State

SPECIAL TEAMS SCORES • 1987 - PRESENT60 Total TDs scored by special teams • 23 punt returns last Greg Stroman (91 yds) vs. North Carolina (10/21/17) • 20 blocked punts last Eric Kumah (3 yds) at Florida State (9/3/18) • 9 kickoff returns last Demitri Knowles (93 yds) at North Carolina (10/6/12) • 5 blocked field goals last Adonis Alexander (75 yds) at Duke (11/5/16) • 1 fumble recovery last Tee Butler (in End Zone) vs. Syracuse (10/16/99) • 1 fumble return last Andrew Motuapuaka (on KO) vs. Western Michigan (9/27/14) • 11 total safeties on special teams last vs. Liberty (9/3/16)

BLOCKED KICK LEADERS1. Bernard Basham. . . . 7 (3 FG/4 PAT)2. Keion Carpenter . . . . . . . .6 (6 Punts)3. John Engelberger . . 5 (1 FG/4 PAT)4. Eric Green. . . . . . . 4 (3 Punts/1 FG) Archie Hopkins . . . . . . . .4 (4 punts) Corey Moore . . .4 (2 FG, PAT, punt) John Rivers . . . . . . . . . 4 (3 PAT, FG) Wayne Ward . . . . . . . . . .4 (4 punts)

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No. Name Pos.46 Eli Adams DL49 Keshon Artis LB23 Rayshard Ashby LB63 Daniel Bailey OL43 Cole Beck RB90 Jaevon Becton DL46 Malik Bell TE40 Emmanuel Belmar DL42 Cole Blaker TE34 Tink Boyd WR91 Oscar Bradburn P53 Aiden Brown OL43 Xavier Burke DL52 Austin Cannon OL86 C.J. Carroll WR27 Armani Chatman DB65 Matt Christ OL61 Kyle Chung OL87 Tre Coghill III WR38 Nicolas Conforti WR22 Chamarri Conner DB20 D.J. Crossen DB58 Walker Culver OL85 Chris Cunningham TE39 Sean Daniel WR77 Christian Darrisaw OL17 Divine Deablo DB56 Clay Dean DL35 Zion Debose DL89 Drake DeIuliis TE64 Sam DeLuke LS88 Samuel Denmark WR44 Devin Dews WR67 Gideon Driscoll DL60 Silas Dzansi OL19 DeJuan Ellis WR3 Caleb Farley DB21 Reggie Floyd DB16 Coleman Fox RB47 Darius Fullwood DL11 Houshun Gaines DL45 TyJuan Garbutt DL72 Brennon Garrison OL16 Hunter Green DB41 Jaylen Griffin LB48 Daniel Griffith LB6 Hezekiah Grimsley WR47 Justin Hairston WR57 John Harris OL14 Damon Hazelton WR55 Jarrod Hewitt DL94 Trevon Hill DL4 Dax Hollifield LB13 Jalen Holston RB2 Hendon Hooker QB75 Zachariah Hoyt OL7 Devon Hunter DB17 Josh Jackson QB71 T.J. Jackson OL93 Brian Johnson K56 Joe Kane OL51 Gene Kastleburg OL 38 Rico Kearney LB50 Patrick Kearns OL

No. Name vl Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Last School2 Hendon Hooker - QB 6’ 4” 225 r-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Dudley 2 Jeremy Webb - DB 6’ 4’’ 202 Jr. East Mims Fla. Stevenson/ASA College3 Caleb Farley - DB 6’ 2” 202 r-Fr. Hickory, N.C. Maiden4 Dax Hollifield - LB 6’ 1’’ 243 Fr. Shelby, N.C. Shelby4 Quincy Patterson II - QB 6’ 4’’ 236 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Solorio Academy5 Bryce Watts 1 DB 6’ 0’’ 177 So. Toms River, N.J. Toms River North5 Ryan Willis - QB 6’ 4” 223 r-Jr. Overland Park, Kan. Bishop Miege6 Hezekiah Grimsley 1 WR 6’ 0’’ 185 So. Williamsburg, Va. Lafayette7 Devon Hunter 1 DB 6’ 0’’ 225 So. Chesapeake, Va. Indian River8 Phil Patterson 1 WR 6’ 2” 202 r-So. Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside8 Ricky Walker 3 DL 6’ 2” 300 r-Sr. Hampton, Va. Bethel9 Khalil Ladler 1 DB 5’ 11” 192 r-So. Stone Mountain, Ga. IMG Academy11 Houshun Gaines 2 DL 6’ 3” 235 r-Jr. Rocky Mount, N.C. Nash Central11 Tre Turner - WR 6’ 2’’ 187 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Northwest Guilford12 Nadir Thompson - DB 5’ 10’’ 177 Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C. Southern Nash13 Jalen Holston 1 RB 5’ 11’’ 219 So. Stockbridge, Ga. Stockbridge14 Damon Hazelton - WR 6’ 2’’ 222 r-So. Baltimore, Md. Franklin/Ball State15 Sean Savoy 1 WR 5’ 9’’ 192 So. Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson16 Coleman Fox 1 RB 5’ 11” 195 r-Jr. Salem, Va. Salem16 Hunter Green - DB 6’ 1” 182 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. Webb School17 Divine Deablo 2 DB 6’ 3” 220 r-So. Winston-Salem, N.C. Mount Tabor17 Josh Jackson 1 QB 6’ 1” 215 r-So. Ann Arbor, Mich. Saline18 Raymon Minor - DL 6’ 2” 250 r-Sr. Ashland, Va. Benedictine18 Tyree Rodgers 1 DB 6’ 1” 187 r-So. Camden, N.J. Camden Catholic19 DeJuan Ellis - WR 5’ 11’’ 171 Fr. Accokeek, Md. McDonogh School20 D.J. Crossen - DB 6’ 1’’ 191 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Dudley21 Reggie Floyd 2 DB 6’ 0” 222 Jr. Manassas, Va. Stonewall Jackson22 Chamarri Conner - DB 6’ 0’’ 206 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian Academy23 Rayshard Ashby - LB 5’ 10’’ 230 r-Fr. Chesterfield, Va. L.C. Bird24 Terius Wheatley - RB 6’ 0” 197 r-Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. Pioneer26 Jovonn Quillen 2 DB 6’ 0” 187 Jr. Hampton, Va. Hampton27 Armani Chatman - DB 5’ 11’’ 183 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Bishop Sullivan Catholic28 Jermaine Waller - DB 6’ 1’’ 182 Fr. Washington, D.C. Avalon School29 Dalton Keene 1 TE 6’ 4” 246 So. Littleton, Colo. Chatfield 29 Ishmiel Seisay - DB 5’ 9” 190 r-Jr. Springfield, Va. St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes30 Tyler Matheny - DB 6’ 1” 196 Fr. Fairfax, Va. Lake Braddock30 Caleb Steward - RB 5’ 11’’ 215 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Ed White31 Nasir Peoples - DB 6’0’’ 190 Fr. Abington, Pa. Archbishop Wood32 Steven Peoples 3 RB 5’ 9” 222 Sr. Galax, Va. Galax33 Deshawn McClease 1 RB 5’ 9” 197 r-Jr. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith34 Tink Boyd - WR 5’ 10” 172 Fr. Chesterfield, Va. Trinity34 Alan Tisdale - LB 6’ 3’’ 214 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Page35 Zion Debose - DL 6’ 1” 250 r-Fr. Salisbury, N.C. North Rowan36 Bradley Parcell - DB 5’ 11’’ 198 r-Jr. Rocky Mount, Va. Franklin County37 Nicolas Conforti - WR 5’ 11’’ 195 r-Fr. Vienna, Va. James Madison37 Devante Smith - DB 6’ 1’’ 211 r-Fr. Manassas, Va. Stonewall Jackson38 Tre Coghill III - WR 5’ 10’’ 173 r-Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. Mountain View38 Rico Kearney - LB 6’ 0” 228 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Mandarin 39 Sean Daniel - WR 5’ 9” 180 r-Jr. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith39 Adam Lytle - DB 6’ 1” 203 Fr. Yorktown, Va. York40 Emmanuel Belmar 1 DL 6’ 2” 250 r-So. Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill40 Travis Williams - WR 6’ 3” 204 Fr. Lorton, Va. Hayfield41 Jaylen Griffin - LB 6’ 1’’ 247 r-Fr. Rome, Ga. Rome42 Cole Blaker - TE 6’ 3” 245 r-Fr. Narrows, Va. Narrows 43 Cole Beck - RB 6’ 1’’ 194 Fr. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg43 Xavier Burke 1 DL 6’ 3” 285 r-Jr. Lawrenceville, Va. Brunswick44 Devin Dews - WR 6’ 1” 169 Fr. Appomattox, Va. Appomattox44 Dylan Rivers 1 LB 6’ 1’’ 232 So. Sherando, Va. Sherando45 TyJuan Garbutt - DL 6’ 1’’ 245 r-Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. Riverbend45 Jacob Van Landingham - WR 5’ 11” 194 Fr. Franklin, Tenn. Page46 Eli Adams - DL 5’ 11’’ 240 Fr. Rock Hill, S.C. South Pointe46 Malik Bell - TE 6’ 0” 249 Fr. Mineral, Va. Louisa47 Darius Fullwood 1 DL 6’ 3” 274 r-Jr. College Park, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel47 Justin Hairston - WR 6’ 0’ 177 r-Fr. Manassas, Va. Osborn Park

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29 Dalton Keene TE59 Kenneth King LS68 Connor Kish OL 70 Kevin Kish OL83 Eric Kumah WR9 Khalil Ladler DB39 Adam Lytle DB30 Tyler Matheny DB33 Deshawn McClease RB66 Louis Mihota OL99 Vinny Mihota DL18 Raymon Minor DL82 James Mitchell TE69 Yosuah Nijman OL36 Bradley Parcell DB8 Phil Patterson WR4 Quincy Patterson II QB31 Nasir Peoples DB32 Steven Peoples RB74 Braxton Pfaff OL62 D’Andre Plantin OL98 Robert Porcher IV DL58 Nathan Proctor DL98 Caleb Quick K26 Jovonn Quillen DB87 Nick Reisenweaver WR44 Dylan Rivers LB18 Tyree Rodgers DB15 Sean Savoy WR29 Ishmiel Seisay DB97 Oscar Shadley LS81 Darryle Simmons WR95 Nigel Simmons DL37 Devante Smith DB80 Kaleb Smith WR54 Lecitus Smith OL79 Tyrell Smith OL30 Caleb Steward RB92 Jordan Stout P/K96 Jimmie Taylor DL55 Luke Tenuta OL12 Nadir Thompson DB34 Alan Tisdale LB57 Zack Treser LB11 Tre Turner WR45 Jacob Van Landingham WR8 Ricky Walker DL28 Jermaine Waller DB5 Bryce Watts DB2 Jeremy Webb DB24 Terius Wheatley RB40 Travis Williams WR5 Ryan Willis QB

48 Daniel Griffith 1 LB 6’ 0” 233 r-So. Chesapeake, Va. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy49 Keshon Artis - LB 6’ 0’’ 227 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith50 Patrick Kearns - OL 6’ 5” 297 r-So. Adairsville, Ga. Darlington School51 Gene Kastleburg - OL 6’ 0’’ 301 r-Fr. Richmond, Va. Benedictine College Prep52 Austin Cannon 1 OL 6’ 2” 317 r-So. Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee/Fork Union53 Aiden Brown - OL 6’ 2’’ 300 r-Fr. Silver Spring, Md. Bullis School54 Lecitus Smith - OL 6’ 3’’ 313 r-Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga. Fitzgerald55 Jarrod Hewitt 1 DL 6’ 1” 282 r-So. Venice, Fla. Venice55 Luke Tenuta - OL 6’ 7’’ 285 Fr. Crozet, Va. Western Albemarle56 Clay Dean - DL 6’ 3’’ 280 r-So. Waterford, Va. Woodgrove56 Joe Kane - OL 6’ 2’’ 281 Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. Heritage57 John Harris - OL 6’ 3’’ 282 Fr. Hoschton, Ga. Mill Creek57 Zack Treser - LB 6’ 5” 225 r-Jr. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg58 Walker Culver - OL 6’ 4’’ 277 Fr. Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. Baylor School58 Nathan Proctor - DL 6’ 2’’ 240 r-Fr. Indian Head, Md. Lackey59 Kenneth King - LS 6’ 3” 207 Fr. Roanoke, Va. Patrick Henry60 Silas Dzansi - OL 6’ 5” 315 r-Fr. Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton 61 Kyle Chung 3 OL 6’ 3” 310 r-Sr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ponte Vedra62 D’Andre Plantin 1 OL 6’ 5” 315 r-Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross63 Daniel Bailey - OL 6’ 3” 303 r-Jr. Abingdon, Va. Abingdon64 Sam DeLuke - LS 5’ 10” 235 Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. Wake Forest65 Matt Christ - OL 6’ 3” 280 r-Jr. Sterling, Va. Dominion66 Louis Mihota - OL 6’ 2’’ 278 Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. Massaponax67 Gideon Driscoll - DL 6’ 5” 269 Fr. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg68 Connor Kish - OL 6’ 2” 305 r-Jr. Oceanside, Calif. El Camino69 Yosuah Nijman 3 OL 6’ 7” 314 Sr. Maplewood, N.J. Columbia70 Kevin Kish - OL 6’ 2” 290 r-Jr. Oceanside, Calif. El Camino71 T.J. Jackson - OL 6’ 6” 333 r-So. Cumberland, Va. Cumberland County72 Brennon Garrison - OL 6’ 1’’ 296 r-Fr. Orange, Va. Fork Union74 Braxton Pfaff 2 OL 6’ 5” 315 r-Sr. Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy75 Zachariah Hoyt 1 OL 6’ 5” 308 r-So. Salem, Va. Salem77 Christian Darrisaw - OL 6’ 5’’ 295 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. Riverdale Baptist/Fork Union79 Tyrell Smith 2 OL 6’ 3” 300 r-Jr. N. Brunswick, N.J. Don Bosco Prep80 Kaleb Smith - WR 6’ 2’’ 206 Fr. Bumpass, Va. Louisa County81 Darryle Simmons - WR 6’ 2’’ 212 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joe’s Prep82 James Mitchell - TE 6’ 3’’ 239 Fr. Big Stone Gap, Va. Union83 Eric Kumah 2 WR 6’ 2” 225 Jr. Woodbridge, Va. Forest Park85 Chris Cunningham 2 TE 6’ 2” 245 r-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Atlantic Coast86 C.J. Carroll 2 WR 5’ 8” 173 r-Sr. Olney, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel87 Nick Reisenweaver - WR 6’ 1” 195 r-So. Mechanicsville, Va. Lee-Davis 88 Samuel Denmark - WR 6’ 0” 182 r-So. Huger, S.C. Hanahan89 Drake Deluliis - TE 6’ 5’’ 242 r-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Providence90 Jaevon Becton - DL 6’ 4’’ 250 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes91 Oscar Bradburn 1 P 6’ 1” 211 So. Sydney, Australia Sydney Secondary College92 Jordan Stout - P/K 6’ 2’’ 197 r-Fr. Honaker, Va. Honaker93 Brian Johnson - K 6’ 1” 185 r-So. Washington, D.C. Gonzaga94 Trevon Hill 2 DL 6’ 3” 245 r-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. Salem95 Nigel Simmons - DL 6’ 2” 209 Fr. Newport News, Va. Heritage96 Jimmie Taylor - DL 6’ 2” 265 r-So. Jacksonville, N.C. Southwest-Onslow97 Oscar Shadley - LS 6’ 0’’ 235 Fr. Naples, Fla, Golden Gate98 Robert Porcher IV - DL 6’ 1’’ 272 r-Fr. Orlando, Fla. Dr. Phillips98 Caleb Quick - K 6’ 1” 159 Fr. Westfield, Ind. Guerin Catholic99 Vinny Mihota 3 DL 6’ 5” 297 r-Sr. Fredericksburg, Va. Massaponax

RAYSHARD Ashby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RAY-shard

JAEVON Becton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAY-vahn

Matt CHRIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CRIST

CHAMARRI Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .chuh-MAR-ee

Zion DEBOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . duh-BOZE

Drake DEIULIIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUEL-ee-is

Silas DZANSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JAN-zee

HOUSHUN Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOW-shun

JARROD Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jared

TREVON Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAY-vahn

Dax HOLLIFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOLLY-field

DEVON Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEVIN

Rico KEARNEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KERN-ee

KHALIL Ladler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kuh-LEEL

LOUIS MIHOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOOIE muh-HOE-ta

Vinny MIHOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .muh-HOE-ta

YOSUAH NIJMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . YOSH-u-ah NYJ-man

Braxton PFAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAFF

Robert PORCHER IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .poor-SHAY

JOVONN Quillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . joe-VAHN

Ishmiel SEISAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEE-say

LECITUS Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leh-SEE-tis

Luke TENUTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ten-OO-ta

TERIUS Wheatley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEH-ree-is

PRONUNCIATIONS

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OFFENSEPos. No. Player Yr., Ht., Wt., HometownWR 14 DAMON HAZELTON r-So., 6-2, 222, Baltimore, Md.

8 Phil Patterson r-So., 6-2, 202, Virginia Beach, Va.

LT 60 SILAS DZANSI r-Fr., 6-5, 315, Woodbridge, Va.

77 Christian Darrisaw Fr., 6-5, 295, Upper Marlboro, Md.

LG 61 KYLE CHUNG r-Sr., 6-3, 310, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

54 Lecitus Smith r-Fr., 6-3, 313, Fitzgerald, Ga.

C 75 ZACHARIAH HOYT r-So., 6-5, 308, Salem, Va.

79 Tyrell Smith r-Jr., 6-3, 305, North Brunswick, N.J.

RG 74 BRAXTON PFAFF r-Sr., 6-5, 315, Lynchburg, Va.

62 D’Andre Plantin r-Jr., 6-5, 315, Norcross, Ga.

RT 69 YOSUAH NIJMAN Sr., 6-7, 314, Maplewood, N.J.

71 T.J. Jackson r-So., 6-6, 333, Cumberland, Va.

TE 29 Dalton Keene So., 6-4, 246, Littleton, Colo.

OR 85 Chris Cunningham r-Jr., 6-2, 245, Jacksonville, Fla.

QB 17 JOSH JACKSON r-So., 6-1, 215, Ann Arbor, Mich.

5 Ryan Willis r-Jr., 6-4, 223, Overland Park, Kan.

OR 2 Hendon Hooker r-Fr., 6-4, 225, Greensboro, N.C.

RB 33 Deshawn McClease r-So., 5-9, 197, Chesapeake, Va.

OR 32 Steven Peoples Sr., 5-9, 222, Galax, Va.

WR 6 HEZEKIAH GRIMSLEY So., 6-0, 185, Williamsburg, Va.

15 Sean Savoy So., 5-9, 192, Washington, D.C.

WR 83 ERIC KUMAH Jr., 6-2, 225, Woodbridge, Va.

11 Tré Turner Fr., 6-2, 187, Greensboro, N.C.

DEFENSEPos. No. Player Yr., Ht., Wt., HometownLDE 11 HOUSHUN GAINES r-Jr., 6-3, 235, Rocky Mount, N.C.

35 Zion Debose r-Fr., 6-1, 250, Salisbury, N.C.

OR 58 Nathan Proctor r-Fr., 6-2, 240, Indian Head, Md.

NT 55 JARROD HEWITT r-So., 6-1, 282, Venice, Fla.

43 Xavier Burke r-Jr., 6-3, 285, Lawrenceville, Va.

DT 8 RICKY WALKER r-Sr., 6-2, 300, Hampton, Va.

99 Vinny Mihota r-Sr., 6-5, 297, Fredericksburg, Va.

OR 98 Robert Porcher IV r-Fr., 6-1, 272, Orlando, Fla.

RDE 94 TREVON HILL r-Jr., 6-3, 245, Virginia Beach, Va.

40 Emmanuel Belmar r-So., 6-2, 250, Suwanee, Ga.

OR 45 TyJuan Garbutt r-Fr., 6-1, 245, Fredericksburg, Va.

OLB 44 DYLAN RIVERS So., 6-1, 232, Sherando, Va.

4 Dax Hollifield Fr., 6-1, 243, Shelby, N.C.

MLB 23 RAYSHARD ASHBY So., 5-10, 230, Chesterfield, Va.

38 Rico Kearney r-Fr., 6-0, 228, Jacksonville, Fla.

WHIP 9 KHALIL LADLER r-So., 5-11, 192, Stone Mountain, Ga.

7 Devon Hunter So., 6-0, 225, Chesapeake, Va.

OR 20 D.J. Crossen Fr., 6-1, 191, Greensboro, N.C.

FS 17 DIVINE DEABLO r-So., 6-3, 220, Winston-Salem, N.C.

18 Tyree Rodgers r-So., 6-1, 187, Camden, N.J.

ROVER 21 REGGIE FLOYD Jr., 6-0, 222, Manassas, Va.

22 Chamarri Conner Fr., 6-0, 206, Jacksonville, Fla.

LCB 5 BRYCE WATTS So., 6-0, 177, Toms River, N.J.

28 Jermaine Waller Fr., 6-1, 182, Washington, D.C.

RCB 3 CALEB FARLEY r-Fr., 6-2, 202, Hickory, N.C.

26 Jovonn Quillen Jr., 6-0, 187, Hampton, Va.

Pos. No. Player Yr., Ht., Wt., HometownK 93 BRIAN JOHNSON r-So., 6-1, 185, Washington, D.C.

92 Jordan Stout r-Fr., 6-2, 197, Honaker, Va.

P 91 OSCAR BRADBURN So., 6-1, 211, Sydney, Australia

92 Jordan Stout r-Fr., 6-2, 197, Honaker, Va.

KO 92 JORDAN STOUT r-Fr., 6-2, 197, Honaker, Va.

93 Brian Johnson r-So., 6-1, 185, Washington, D.C.

H 91 OSCAR BRADBURN So., 6-1, 211, Sydney, Australia

86 C.J. Carroll r-Sr., 5-8, 173, Olney, Md.

LS 97 OSCAR SHADLEY Fr., 6-0, 235, Naples, Fla.

64 Sam DeLuke Fr., 5-10, 235, Wake Forest, N.C.

KR 3 Caleb Farley r-Fr., 6-2, 202, Hickory, N.C.

OR 24 Terius Wheatley r-Fr., 6-0, 197, Ann Arbor, Mich.

PR 86 C.J. Carroll r-Sr., 5-8, 173, Olney, Md.

OR 14 Damon Hazelton r-So., 6-2, 222, Baltimore, Md.

UNOFF IC IAL DEPTH CHART (AS OF 9/4/18)

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LPD LEADS TECH IN WIN AT FSU• Virginia Tech’s dominating 24-3 victory at Florida State was the Hokies’ first win in Tallahassee since Nov. 16, 1974.• The Hokies improved to 100-1 under Bud Foster at defensive coordinator when they hold opponents to 10 points or fewer.• It was only the fifth time since 1996 under Foster and the third time on the road that the Hokies held a ranked opponent to three points or less.• It marked the first time in program history that Virginia Tech opened with ranked opponents in back-to-back seasons and won both games after dropping its previous 10 matchups.• The Hokies held the Seminoles to their lowest point total at home since 2008 when FSU also put up three points against Wake Forest.• Justin Fuente moved to 4-0 all-time against Willie Taggart as a head coach.

FARLEY, ASHBY WIN ACC HONORS• Following Virginia Tech’s 24-3 victory over No. 19 Florida State on Monday night, Rayshard Ashby and Caleb Farley were named ACC Players of the Week.• Ashby (5-10, 230) made his first career start and looked like a season performer, tallying seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against the Seminoles.• Farley (6-2, 202) played in his first collegiate after sitting out the 2017 campaign with a knee injury. His debut contest featured a pair of interceptions, a sack, two tackles.

FARLEY FIGHTS THROUGH ADVERSITY• It’s been a long and tumultuous road for redshirt freshman DB Caleb Farley, who is started at cornerback for Virginia Tech in the season opener at Florida State (9/3).• After racking up 78 yards of total offense (61 receiving yards, 17 rushing yards) in the 2017 spring game, Farley tore his ACL on the first day of fall camp that kept him out the remainder of the season.• Off the field, Farley dealt with another major blow personally in January 2018 when his mother succumbed to nearly a decade-long battle with cancer.• Farley, who cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell called a “borrowed wide receiver”, moved from wideout to cornerback in the spring and is listed as a second-string corner and is expected to return punts and kicks.

KUMAH BREAKS OUT VS. FSU• Junior WR Eric Kumah registered his first career multi-touchdown game in unique fashion at Florida State by becoming only the third Hokie since 1987 to have a return and receiving score in the same game.• Kumah’s TD off of a blocked punt by r-junior TE Chris Cunningham was Virginia Tech’s 149th non-offensive touchdown scored since Frank Beamer’s first season as head coach.• His game-sealing TD catch in the fourth quarter went for 49 yards, a new career-high.

SINGLE GAME – RETURN AND RECEIVING TDsEric Kumah at Florida State (9/3/18)Bucky Hodges vs. Virginia (11/28/14)Ricky Hall vs. West Virginia (10/31/18)

THE BELL COW IS BACK• With all of the talent on last year’s Lunch Pail Defense that finished fourth in the nation in scoring defense and featured seven players currently on NFL rosters, defensive coordinator Bud Foster still called senior defensive tackle

Ricky Walker the “Bell Cow” of his unit.• After playing in 11 games as a true freshman, Walker took a redshirt year and came in 2016 as a redshirt sophomore where he racked up 28 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and four pass breakups.• Last year was a career year for Walker who posted 41 tackles, 12.5 TFLs and 4.5 sacks in 13 starts.• His performance helped him earn All-ACC Honorable Mention honors.• Walker earned his degree in sociology in May and became a father over the summer.• Walker’s brother, Rijo, was a four-year letterwinner at UVA and is currently works on the staff with the College Football Playoff as its team operations coordinator.

FOSTER WITH RETURNING STARTERS• With only four starters back on defense, it’s been a while since defensive coordinator Bud Foster has had a defensive unit this inexperienced when looking at career starts.• The Hokies’ 68 career returning starts are the fewest since the 2010 squad brought back 64 starts. The last time Tech brought back four starters on defense was 2008.• Foster’s fewest defensive starters since becoming defensive coordinator in 1996 was three following the National Championship game season in 1999.• Despite the inexperience, Tech won the ACC Championship in both 2008 and 2010.• Here’s a breakdown of returning starters and their total number of career starts:

YEAR # STARTERS CAREER STARTS2018 4 682017 8 1602016 6 1042015 8 1452014 5 1062013 9 2052012 9 1482011 6 722010 5 642009 6 1082008 4 692007 8 1612006 5 742005 6 1102004 5 1002003 9 1392002 4 842001 9 1052000 3 421999 7 1121998 8 941997 5 511996 6 122

BEAMERBALL CONTINUES• Blocked kicks and opponent return yards proved to be critical in Virginia Tech’s success in 2017 and it struck early in 2018.•With the Hokies holding on to a 10-3 lead in the second quarter at Florida State (9/3), Chris Cunningham blocked a punt at FSU’s own three-yard line before Eric Kumah grabbed it out of mid-air and took it in for the score.• Only Oklahoma (85), Georgia (77), Auburn (65) and Arizona (58) had more touchbacks on kickoffs than Virginia Tech (59) in the Power Five in 2017.• Sophomore punter Oscar Bradburn allowed only 49 punt return yards, a total that ranked ninth in the Power Five.• Overall, the Hokies led the Power Five with 335 total opponent return yards.

QB RECORDS SINCE 1987• Sorted by winning percentage, minimum 13 starts.

Name Years Record Pct. Vick, Michael 1999-00 20-1 .952 Druckenmiller, Jim 1995-96 20-4 .833 Taylor, Tyrod 2007-10 34-8 .810 Jackson, Josh 2017- 10-4 .714 Noel, Grant 2001-02 10-4 .714 Evans, Jerod 2016 10-4 .714 Glennon, Sean 2006-08 18-8 .692 Randall, Bryan 2002-04 26-12 .684 Thomas, Logan 2011-13 26-14 .650 Clark, Al 1997-98 12-7 .632 DeShazo, Maurice 1992-94 19-14-1 .586 Brewer, Michael 2014-15 11-9 .550 Furrer, Will 1988-91 16-18-1 .486

CAREER 200-YARD PASSING GAMES Player Years Gms1. Logan Thomas 2011-13 272. Jim Druckenmiller 1993-96 133. Jerod Evans 2016 12 Will Furrer 1988-91 125. Tyrod Taylor 2007-10 116. Maurice DeShazo 1990-94 10 Josh Jackson 2017- 107. Bryan Randall 2001-04 99. Michael Vick 1999-00 8 Sean Glennon 2004-08 8 Michael Brewer 2014-15 8

POWER FIVE WIN LEADERS M O S T W I N S 1996-Present

1. Ohio State 231

2. Oklahoma 215

3. Florida State 214

4. Alabama 209

5. Virginia Tech 207

M O S T 1 0 - W I N S E A S O N S 1999-Present

1. Oklahoma 15

2. Ohio State 13

3. Virginia Tech 12

Alabama 12

TCU 12

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• Overall, the Hokies also dominated the hidden yardage battle when comparing drive start averages; opponents’ average drive started on 24-yard line while the Hokies average drive start was just over the 35-yard line.• Led by Jovonn Quillen’s two blocked punts, Virginia Tech’s six blocked kicks tied for second in the Power Five last season.• Special teams coordinator James Shibest was named 2017 Special Teams Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com, marking the second time he’s won that honor.

BEAMERBALL POWER FIVE RANKS IN 2017Touchbacks on KickoffsSchool TBs1. Oklahoma 852. Georgia 773. Auburn 654. Arizona 635. Virginia Tech 59

Total Opp. Return YardsSchool Yds1. Virginia Tech 3352. Illinois 3553. Vanderbilt 5114. South Carolina 4915. Florida 504

Blocked KicksSchool BK1. Texas A&M 82. Virginia Tech 6 Arizona State 6 Florida State 65. NC State 5

O-LINE TECH’S VETERAN UNIT• The most experienced position group for the Hokies is the offensive line who return 51 career starts between Kyle Chung (16), Yosuah Nijman (22) and Braxton Pfaff (13).• Chung and Pfaff started and played in all 13 games last season while Nijman posted eight starts before an injury ended his season.• For his senior season, Nijman (6’7”, 314) will play at right tackle for the first time in his career.• Chung, who was granted a sixth year of eligibility during the offseason, will move from right tackle to left guard.• It won’t be Chung’s first go-around working inside as he started two games at center vs. Tennessee in the Battle at Bristol and the following game vs. Boston College in 2016.• Chung is the son of Eugene Chung, an All-American for the Hokies in 1991 and a first-round draft pick of the New England Patriots. He’s currently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles.

HOKIES MAKE HISTORY AT 2018 DRAFT• The 2018 NFL Draft was a historic one for the Hokies as the program saw Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds become the 12th and 13th first round draft picks in school history.• The Edmunds brothers were the first set of brothers to be drafted in the first round of the draft.• Virginia Tech had two players picked in the first for only the second time in program history and the first time since 2004.• Tech’s five draft picks overall were its most selections since five Hokies came off the board in 2010.• When including Adonis Alexander’s selection by Washington in the NFL’s Supplemental Draft,

the Hokies had six draftees, their most since 2008 (8).

Player Pos. Rd. Pick TeamTremaine Edmunds LB 1 16 BuffaloTerrell Edmunds S 1 28 PittsburghTim Settle DT 5 26 WashingtonWyatt Teller G 5 29 BuffaloGreg Stroman CB 7 23 Washington

#LPD ENJOYS BANNER 2017• Bud Foster’s Lunch Pail Defense returned to its dominant ways in 2018 as the unit finished in the top 15 nationally in nine different categories including second in Red Zone scores allowed, second in third down defense and first in completion percentage.• Tech also led the nation with three shutouts, its most since 2006, marking the eighth multi-shutout campaign since Foster came to Blacksburg in 1987.• Four Hokies on the defensive side of the ball were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft, including first round picks Tremaine Edmunds and Terrell Edmunds

#LPD FBS RANKS IN 2017Scoring DefenseSchool PPG1. Alabama 11.92. Clemson 13.63. Wisconsin 13.94. Virginia Tech 14.85. Washington 16.1

Red Zone ScoresSchool No.1. Virginia Tech 48.6 Wisconsin 48.63. Michigan 48.84. UTSA 49.05. Duke 50.6

Third-Down DefenseSchool Pct.1. Michigan 26.12. Virginia Tech 26.23. Texas 27.14. Washington St. 28.55. Wisconsin 29.1

Red Zone ScoresSchool No.1. UTSA 182. Virginia Tech 213. Duke 214. Clemson 235. Army 24

JACKSON IN RARE COMPANY AS TEAM CAPTAIN• Kyle Chung, Ricky Walker, Reggie Floyd and Josh Jackson were named the Hokies’ team captains on 8/30.• Jackson is one of only seven sophomore in the FBS to be named team captain: Sophomore Pos. SchoolPaddy Fisher LB NorthwesternArmani Rogers QB UNLVJawon Pass QB LouisvilleAdam Prentice FB Colorado StateJosh Jackson QB Virginia TechCollin Hill QB Colorado StateTuf Borland LB Ohio State

ACTIVE STARTS CHART 2018 Streak Career Belmar, E. (DE) 1 2 2 Bradburn (P/H) 14 14 14 Carroll, C. (WR) 1 - 2 Chung, K. (OL) 1 14 17 Cunningham, C. (TE) 2 1 4 Floyd, R. (DB) 1 4 13 Gaines, H. (DL) 1 3 3 Hill, T. (DL) - 1 14 Holston, J. (RB) - - 1 Jackson, J. (QB) 1 14 14 Johnson, B. (K) 1 1 3 Keene, D. (TE) 1 14 14 Kumah, E. (WR) 1 9 10 Ladler, K. (DB) 1 3 3 Mihota, V. (DB) - - 25 Nijman, Y. (OL) 1 1 23 Peoples, S. (RB) - - 9 Pfaff, B. (OL) 1 14 14 Savoy, S. (WR) - - 11 Walker, R. (DL) 1 14 18

LONGEST ACTIVE STREAKS • Bradburn - 14 • Jackson - 14 • Keene - 14 • Chung - 14 • Walker - 14

HOKIES’ SCORING STREAK • Virginia Tech has scored in 297 straight games dating back to the 1995 season.

• The streak is the sixth-longest streak ever in the history of the NCAA by an FBS school & is now the fourth-longest active streak.

Rk. School Years Games 1. Florida 1988- 373 2. Michigan 1984-14 365 3. BYU 1975-03 361 4. TCU 1992- 321 5. Air Force 1992-17 306 6. Virginia Tech 1995- 297 7. Georgia 1995- 290 8. Tennessee 1994-17 289 9. Ohio State^ 1993-16 283 Nebraska 1996- 283 10. Texas 1980-04 282 12. Washington State 1984-08 280 13. Washington 1981-04 271 14. Oregon 1985-07 267 15. Boise State 1997- 265 16. Georgia Tech 1997- 261 17. Texas Tech 1997- 260 18. Oklahoma 1998- 255 19. Colorado 1988-08 242 20. Kansas State 1996-15 234

Bold = active streak^ = 13 games vacated by NCAA

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ALL-TIME LONGEST BOWL STREAKS School Seasons Started Ended1. Nebraska 35 1969 20032. Michigan 33 1975 20073. Alabama 25 1959 1983 Virginia Tech 25 1993 present5. Florida State 24 1982 2005*6. Florida 22 1991 2012

*Bowl appearance vacated by NCAA.

3 HOKIES EARN DEGREES IN SPRING 2018• Three Hokies, all key contributors, have already earned their degrees from Virginia Tech:

Player Pos. MajorC.J. Carroll WR Public RelationsKyle Chung OL Sociology Ricky Walker DL Sociology

25 STRAIGHT!: HOKIES OWN NATION'S LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK• Virginia Tech owns the nation’s longest active bowl streak recognized by the NCAA.• Tech’s 25-year bowl streak is now tied with Alabama (1959-83) for the third-longest in college football history.

2018 TURNOVER SUMMARY

Points Points TO Points OffDate Opponent Takes Off Gives Off Margin Margin9/3 at Florida State 5 10 0 0 +5 109/8 William & Mary - - - - - -9/15 East Carolina - - - - - -9/22 at Old Dominion - - - - - -9/29 at Duke - - - - - -10/6 Notre Dame - - - - - -10/13 at North Carolina - - - - - -10/25 Georgia Tech - - - - - -11/3 Boston College - - - - - -11/10 at Pitt - - - - - -11/17 Miami - - - - - -11/23 Virginia - - - - - - Totals - - - - - -

Teams Under Fuente 2018 Tech CareerHome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . .10-2. . . . .25-12Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . 8-3 . . . . .18-16Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 1-3 . . . . . .3-3Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .17-4. . . . . 22-4Artificial Turf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-4 . . . . .24-23Won Coin Toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 7-5 . . . . .20-17Lost Coin Toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .12-3. . . . .26-14Fuente Teams’ Record When ...Leading after the 1st quarter . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .13-2. . . . .29-11Trailing after the 1st quarter. . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 3-5 . . . . .12-18Tied after the 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-1 . . . . . .5-2Leading at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .18-0. . . . . 38-4Trailing at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-8 . . . . . 7-25Tied at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 0-0 . . . . . .1-2Leading after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .18-0. . . . . 42-2Trailing after 3rd quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-8 . . . . . 3-27Tied after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 0-0 . . . . . .1-2Leading with less than 2:00 to play . . 1-0. . . . .20-0. . . . . 43-2Trailing with less than 2:00 to play . . . 0-0. . . . . 0-8 . . . . . 1-28Tied with less than 2:00 to play . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 0-0 . . . . . .2-1Scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .17-2. . . . .30-12 Opponent scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 3-6 . . . . .14-19Scores 20+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .17-5. . . . .41-16Opponent scores 20+ points . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 6-8 . . . . .14-29Holds opponent to 20 points or less . 1-0. . . . .14-0. . . . . 32-2Game is decided by 3 points or less . 0-0. . . . . 3-0 . . . . . .5-3Game is decided by 10 points or less 0-0. . . . . 3-4 . . . . . 9-14Fuente Teams’ Record When ...Less than 150 yards rushing . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . 3-5 . . . . . 8-23150+ yards rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . .17-4. . . . .38-10200+ yards passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .17-6. . . . .34-16300+ yards passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-2 . . . . . 15-7300+ yards total offense . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .19-6. . . . .44-19400+ yards total offense . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . .12-4. . . . . 30-9500+ yards total offense . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 5-1 . . . . . 16-270+ total plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . .15-7. . . . .31-1980+ total plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 6-2 . . . . . 17-6Fuente Teams’ Record When ...Allowing less than 150 yards rushing 1-0. . . . .15-2. . . . .36-14150+ yards rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-5 . . . . . 9-16200+ yards passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . 7-4 . . . . .16-21300+ yards passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-2 . . . . .11-11300+ yards total offense . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . 9-6 . . . . .22-26400+ yards total offense . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-4 . . . . .10-15500+ yards total offense . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-1 . . . . . .6-670+ total plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-3 . . . . .16-1980+ total plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-1 . . . . . 10-6Fuente Teams’ Record When ...Committing fewer turnovers. . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .14-1. . . . . 29-8Committing more turnovers . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-7 . . . . . 6-20Turnovers are the same . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-0 . . . . . 11-3Having fewer penalty yards . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . .14-3. . . . . 26-9Having more penalty yards. . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . 6-4 . . . . .20-21Penalty yards are even . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 0-1 . . . . . .0-1Leading time of possession . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . .17-3. . . . .32-12Trailing time of possession. . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . 3-5 . . . . .14-19Fuente Teams’ High & Low Water Marks ...Largest halftime lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . .38. . . . . . . 56Largest halftime deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . .24. . . . . . . 28Highest number of plays . . . . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . .95. . . . . . . 97Lowest number of plays . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . .66. . . . . . . 48Opponent highest number of plays. . . 63 . . . . . 100 . . . . . .100Opponent lowest number of plays . . . 63 . . . . . .50. . . . . . . 50Warmest Game Temperature . . . . . . . 85°. . . . . 85° . . . . . .94°Coldest Game Temperature . . . . . . . . 39°. . . . . 37° . . . . . .37°Fuente Teams’ For ...Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . .12-3. . . . .24-14Night Games (5 p.m. kickoff or later) . 1-0. . . . . 8-5 . . . . .22-17Games with temperature 49 or below 0-0. . . . . 3-1 . . . . . .6-4Games with temperatures in 50s . . . . 0-0. . . . . 4-1 . . . . . .8-6 Games with temperatures in 60s . . . . 0-0. . . . . 3-3 . . . . . 10-7Games with temperatures in 70s . . . . 1-0. . . . . 8-2 . . . . . 14-7Games with temperatures in 80s . . . . 0-0. . . . . 2-1 . . . . . .7-4Games with temperatures in 90s . . . . 0-0. . . . . 0-0 . . . . . .1-3

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OTHER HOKIES IN NFL ROLES Malcolm Blacken Washington Director of Player DevelopmentEugene Chung Philadelphia Assistant O-Line/Tight Ends/Run GameKeith Gray Philadelphia Assistant Strength & ConditioningTorrian Gray Washington Defensive BacksChad Grimm Washington Outside LinebackersJeff King Chicago Pro ScoutAnthony Midget Houston SecondarySam Nichols Washington Assistant Equipment ManagerJohnny Shelton Baltimore Team ChaplainNick Sorensen Seattle Secondary

HOKIES ON CURRENT NFL ROSTERS (as of Sept. 5; PS denotes practice squad)

34 CB Adonis Alexander Washington76 T Duane Brown Seattle36 S Chuck Clark Baltimore33 RB Trey Edmunds Pittsburgh 49 LB Tremaine Edmunds Buffalo34 S Terrell Edmunds Pittsburgh36 CB Brandon Facyson L.A. Chargers84 WR Isaiah Ford (PS) Miami 23 CB Kendall Fuller Kansas City 23 CB Kyle Fuller Chicago84 TE Bucky Hodges (PS) Pittsburgh5 WR Cam Phillips (PS) Buffalo97 DT Tim Settle Washington25 CB Greg Stroman Washington5 QB Tyrod Taylor Cleveland75 G Wyatt Teller Buffalo82 TE Logan Thomas Buffalo

NFL DRAFT HISTORYTremaine (left) and Terrell Edmunds (right) made history in the 2018 NFL Draft by becoming the only pair of brothers to ever be selected in the first round of the same NFL Draft. Tremaine was the 16th overall selection by Buffalo, while Terrell was introduced by Ryan Shazier as the 28th overall pick by Pittsburgh. Eldest brother, Trey, is a running back for the New Orleans Saints. Draft photos courtesy of the NFL.

Hokies in the NFL

NO. 1 OVERALL PICKS

BRUCE SMITH #1 Overall Pick 1985 NFL Draft • Pro Football Hall of Fame – Class of 2009 • NFL’s all-time sack leader – 200.0 career • #78 retired by both Virginia Tech & Buffalo Bills • Four Super Bowls, 11 Pro Bowls and 9-time All-Pro selection

MICHAEL VICK#1 Overall Pick – 2001 NFL Draft • Four-time Pro Bowl selection • Most career rushing yards by a QB in NFL history (6,109) • #7 jersey retired by Virginia Tech

HOKIE GREATS HANG IT UP• Two Virginia Tech legends who went on to have great careers in the NFL hung up their cleats over the summer as DeAngelo Hall confirmed his retirement and Kam Chancellor announced that he was stepping away from the game.• Hall was a three-time Pro Bowl selection, the 2011 Pro Bowl game MVP and tied an NFL single game record with four interceptions.• Chancellor, who suffered a career-ending neck injury, was a two-time second-team All-Pro, a four-time Pro Bowler and a Super Bowl champion in his eight-year career with Seattle.

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HOKIES IN THE RANKINGS• Virginia Tech has been either ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25 in every week since week four of the 2016 season.• The Hokies’ No. 20 ranking marks the second consecutive season that they will enter the year ranked in the AP Top 25. It’s the first time that’s happened since Tech earned a preseason AP ranking in eight straight seasons from 2005-12.• No. 20 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll is the highest poll position of the Fuente Era.

Pre 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FAP 20 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Coaches 17 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -CFP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

YOUNG HOKIES BALL OUT IN BOWL GAME• A group of young Hokies took advantage of their opportunities in the final two games of the season in 2017, especially in the Camping World Bowl against Oklahoma State.• Their performances showed Hokie Nation a glimpse into the future as DB Khalil Ladler, DL Houshun Gaines, WR Hezekiah Grimsley and WR Phil Patterson notched either their first starts of the season or career-best numbers in the final two games of the season.• Gaines and Ladler started the final two games of the season while Grimsely and Patterson set career highs in receiving yards against the Cowboys.

DB Khalil Ladler Tkl Ast Ttl TFL Sacks Int BU PDVirginia 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0Oklahoma State 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 1

DE Houshun Gaines Tkl Ast Ttl TFL Sacks Int BU PDVirginia 3 1 4 2.0-6 1.0-2 0 0 0Oklahoma State 4 0 4 2.0-9 1.0-8 0 0 0

WR Hezekiah Grimsley Rec Yds Avg Lng TDVirginia 5 56 11.2 25 0Oklahoma State 5 63 12.6 26 0

WR Phil Patterson Rec Yds Avg Lng TDVirginia 0 0 0.0 0 0Oklahoma State 7 59 8.4 22 0

Rayshard AshbyACC Linebacker of the Week (9/4)

Oscar BradburnAthlon Second-Team All-ACCRay Guy Award Watch List

Kyle ChungRimington Award Watch List

Chris CunninghamPro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week (9/5)

Caleb FarleyACC Defensive Back of the Week (9/4)Athlon Defensive Freshman of the Week (9/5)

Reggie FloydAthlon Third-Team All-ACC

Josh JacksonAthlon Second-Team All-ACCMaxwell Award Watch ListManning Award Watch ListYosuah NijmanAthlon Third-Team All-ACCReese’s Senior Bowl Watch List

Ricky WalkerAthlon First-Team All-ACCAthlon Third-Team All-AmericanBednarik Award Watch ListOutland Trophy Watch ListNagurski Trophy Watch ListWuerffel Trophy Watch ListReese’s Senior Bowl Watch List

Justin FuenteDodd Trophy Watch List

2 0 1 8 H O N O R S

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2017 PRESEASON HONORS L IST

LANE STADIUM • BLACKSBURG, VA. • AUG. 30, 2014 • ATTENDANCE: 62,722 BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech got its season started on a positive note, getting 251 yards passing from quarterback Michael Brewer and 106 yards rushing from tailback Shai McKenzie in a 34-9 victory over William & Mary on Saturday.

The Hokies won their home opener for the 25th time in Frank Beamer’s 28 seasons.

Brewer, a transfer from Texas Tech who won the starting job the week before, completed 23-of-30 passes for 251 yards, with two touchdowns to lead Tech. He completed passes to nine different receivers, including touchdown passes of 13 yards to Isaiah Ford and 8 yards to Bucky Hodges.

McKenzie, who enrolled in January but missed spring practice while recovering from an ACL tear suffered last fall while in high school, became the first true freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in a season opener at Tech since Shyrone Stith in 1996.

Freshman kicker Joey Slye kicked field goals of 20 and 27 yards for the Hokies. Freshmen scored all but six points for the Hokies.

SCORINGWILLIAM & MARY 3 3 3 0 - 9VIRGINIA TECH 7 10 10 7 - 34

VT (07:36 - 1st) - Ford 13 yd pass from Brewer (Slye kick)WM (04:00 - 1st) - Carpenter 36 yd field goalWM (14:50 - 2nd) - Carpenter 29 yd field goalVT (05:40 - 2nd) - Hodges 8 yd pass from Brewer (Slye kick)VT (00:38 - 2nd) - Slye 20 yd field goalVT (07:59 - 3rd) - Slye 27 yd field goalWM (04:18 - 3rd) - Carpenter 44 yd field goalVT (02:47 - 3rd) - McKenzie 39 yd run (Slye kick)VT (13:40 - 4th) - Coleman 2 yd run (Slye kick)

TEAM STATS VT WMFirst downs 24 12Rushing yards 42-222 28-76Passing yards 266 117Kickoff return yards 56 95Passes 24-31-1 9-23-0Punts-average 3-139 5-260Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2Penalties-yards 10-75 4-26Time of possession 32:54 27:06

INDIVIDUAL STATSRushing — VT, McKenzie 9-106, Williams 12-41, Brewer 3-21, Coleman 10-20, Caleb 5-19, Stanford 1-12, Ford 1-3, Dyer 1-0; WM, Abdul-Saboor 10-85, Anderson 3-20, Cooper 4-9, McBride 3-6, Dedmon 1-0, TEAM 1-(-7), Cluley 6-(-37)Passing — VT, Brewer 23-30-2, 251, Mark Leal 1-1-0, 15; WM, Cluley 8-21-0, 108, Brumbaugh 1-2-0, 9Receiving — VT, Byrn 3-49, Ford 4-43, Malleck 4-40, Hodges 6-38, Knowles 1-38, Phillips 2-34, Gadell 1-15, Stanford 1-7, Caleb 1-3; WM, McBride 4-62, Ballard 1-19, Dedmon 1-13, Reeves 2-12, Anderson 1-11

WILL IAM & MARY 9V IRG IN IA TECH 34

L A S T M E E T I N G QUICK FACTSLocation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blacksburg, Va.Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1872Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,000+ President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Tim SandsDirector of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whit BabcockNickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HokiesColors: . . . . . . . . . . .Chicago Maroon & Burnt OrangeStadium: . . . . . . . . . Lane Stadium/Worsham FieldHead Coach: . . . . . . . . . . Justin Fuente – 3rd season2017 Record: . . . . . . . . . 9-4 (Camping World Bowl)

FOOTBALL H ISTORYAll-Time Tech Record (1892- ; 124 seasons)Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739*-465-46Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245-170-21In Blacksburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380-113-13Behind Lane Hall (1892). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-0Sheib Field (1894-1901) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-1-0Gibboney Field (1902-08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-2-0Miles Field (1909-25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-3-3Miles Stadium (1926-64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-25-4Lane Stadium (1965-; 53rd season) . . . . . 220-82-6On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205-219-14Neutral sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-133-19Televised games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219-106Overtime games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6When ranked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166-59-1Opponent ranked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-91-1Both teams ranked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-29VT ranked higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-11Opponent ranked higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18* - includes forfeit by Temple during 1986 season

Tech Opp.Total points scored (Avg.) 25,804 (21) 17,939 (14)Most Points Scored 99 (1919) 77 (1973)Shutouts By (last) 249 (2017) 144 (1995)Largest Margin of Victory 99 (1919) 71 (1973)Smallest Margin of Victory 1 (2014) 1 (2004)

TECH IN OVERTIME (6-6)Date Opp. Tech Opp Result In9/19/98 at Miami 27 20 W OT11/9/02 at Syracuse 42 50 L 3OT11/15/03 at Temple 24 23 W OT1/3/12 vs. Michigan 20 23 L OT9/3/12 Ga. Tech 20 17 W OT11/17/12 at BC 30 23 W OT12/28/12 vs. Rutgers 13 10 W OT9/21/13 Marshall 29 21 W 3OT11/16/13 Maryland 24 27 L OT11/22/14 at WF 3 6 L 2OT10/24/15 Duke 43 45 L 4OT11/21/15 UNC 27 30 L OT

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L A N E S T A D I U M

F A S T F A C T SCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65,632Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54th in 2018Inaugural Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965Construction Began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1964New Press Box/West Side Completed . . . 2006South End Zone Expansion Completed . . 2002Longest Tech Win Streak . . . . . . . . . 16 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9/4/99 – 10/13/01) Elevation Above Sea Level. . . . . . . . 2,057 feet

A TRUE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGENO. 1Best Homefield Advantage in College Football (Rivals.com)

Lane Stadium doesn’t blow people away by the brute strength of a massive stadium, but with knowledgeable fans that always reach a frenzied pitch at the right time, the Hokies make the most of their numbers.

Every good stadium has at least one end designed for deafening noise levels, and the enclosed South End Zone at Lane Stadium fits the bill perfectly. Holding more than 11,000 screaming Virginia Tech fans, the section amplifies noise and renders audibles useless. That’s not to mention the isolation factor. With the nearest major airport nearly 45 minutes away, opponents’ fans are never out in force at Lane Stadium.

NO. 2Best College Football Town in America (USA Today Survey)

NO. 2Scariest Venue for Opposing Teams (ESPN the Magazine)

The two loudest places I’ve ever seen a game are Lane Stadium and the Orange Bowl, but the Hokies’ home crowd is a lot more consistent. The whole place rocks when they crank up “Enter Sandman.” I remember watching a decent BC team go there on a Thursday night and completely melt down.

NO. 2Best Entrances in College Football(Sports Illustrated)

This entrance is one of the purest slices of Americana you will ever experience.

LANE STADIUM - HOME OF THE HOKIES Rising high into the mountainous sky of the New River Valley, Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium enters its 53rd year of football competition in 2017. The Tech football team has enjoyed over two decades of success, going to 24 straight bowl games and winning 10 or more games eight straight seasons from 2004-11. A big part of that success is the home-field advantage the Hokies enjoy at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field. Sitting at roughly 2,057 feet above sea level, the stadium is the second-highest among all FBS schools in the eastern United States, trailing only Appalachian State (3,300). Completed in 1965, Lane Stadium/Worsham Field has gone through numerous changes, renovations and additions. But through it all, it has always been regarded as one of the finest places to watch – and toughest places for opponents to play – a college football game.

THE HOKIE STONE Before each home football game, Virginia Tech football players and coaching staff enter Lane Stadium through a tunnel. On the stadium-side entrance to Worsham Field, they pass beneath a Hokie Stone, which they touch for good luck and is flanked by these words: “For those who have passed. For those to come ... Reach for Excellence.

ENTER SANDMAN The history behind Virginia Tech’s use of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” started during the 2000 season. That summer, Tech added a new scoreboard to Lane Stadium and the athletics marketing team decided to use the song for an entrance video. The group considered “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses and “Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project before settling on “Enter Sandman.” As the song played on one chilly evening prior to the team’s entrance, members of the Marching Virginians began to jump up and down in rhythm in an effort to stay warm. The Lane Stadium crowd followed suit and the jumping hasn’t stopped since.

Lane Stadium

MILESTONE GAMESDATE OPPONENT RESULTInaugural Game & Win 10/2/65 William & Mary W 9-7First Televised Game 10/29/66 Florida State W 23-21First Night Game 11/25/82 Virginia W 21-14First Win Under Beamer 10/3/87 Navy W 31-11First ESPN Game 11/24/90 Virginia W 38-13Worsham Field Dedicated 9/5/92 James Madison W 49-10First BIG EAST Game 9/26/92 West Virginia L 16-7First BIG EAST Win 10/16/93 Temple W 55-7100th Win 9/22/94 West Virginia W 34-6First Thursday Night Game 9/22/94 West Virginia W 34-6Program’s 1,000th Game 9/4/99 James Madison W 47-0First College Gameday Appearance 10/16/99 Syracuse W 62-0First ACC Game & Win 9/18/04 Duke W 41-17200th Win 10/13/12 Duke W 41-20Beamer’s Final Home Win 10/9/15 N.C. State W 28-13Beamer’s Final Home Game 11/21/15 North Carolina L 30-27 OTFuente’s First Game 9/3/16 Liberty W 36-13300th Game 10/20/16 Miami W 37-16

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POSIT ION NOTESQ U A R T E R B A C K S

17 JOSH JACKSON• QB | 6-1 | 215 | R-So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Saline)

•Threw for 207 yards on 16 of 26 passing with two touchdowns at Florida State (9/3).•Has registered 10 200-yard passing games and two 300+ yard games.•Led all Power Five freshmen QBs in 2017 with 2,991 passing yards, 236 completions and ranked second with 20 TD passes. •Set Virginia Tech freshman records in TD passes (20), passing yards (2,991) and 200-yard passing games (9).•Completed 22 of 41 passes for 248 yards with a TD pass and rushed for a career-high two TDs on 50 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Started his career with six consecutive 200-yard passing games.•Threw 99 consecutive passes without an interception to start his career, the longest since Grant Noel’s 108 straight pass attempts in starts between 1999-01.•Completed 24 of 31 passes for 372 yards and threw for five TDs at East Carolina (9/16/17).•His five TD passes at ECU tied Bryan Randall (vs. Syracuse, 11/9/02) and Jerod Evans (vs. Boston College, 9/17/16) for the most in a single game in program history.•His 372 yards passing were the most by a Tech freshman signal caller and the fifth most for any Tech QB since 1987.•First Tech QB to win first four career starts since Logan Thomas (2011).•ACC Freshman of the Week (9/18/17).•ACC Freshman of the Week (9/5/17).•CBS Sports Freshman of the Week (9/5/17).•Finished with 235 passing yards and 101 rushing yards with two total TDs vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).•First QB to throw for 200 yards and rush for 100 yards in a game since Logan Thomas vs. Duke (10/26/13).•The first true or redshirt freshman QB to start a game for the Hokies since Tyrod Taylor vs. Ohio (9/15/07).•The first true or redshirt freshman QB to start a season opener for the Hokies since Michael Vick vs. James Madison.•Older brother, Jeremy, played WR at Michigan.•Son of longtime college coach Fred Jackson, whose career included a stint at Michigan (1992-2014).

PASSING STATSYEAR GP/GS EFFIC. CMP ATT PCT. YDS TD LNG INT

2017 13/13 135.16 236 396 59.6 2,991 20 70 92018 1/1 153.80 16 26 61.5 207 2 49 0

RUSHING STATSYEAR ATT YDS YPC LNG TD

2017 124 324 2.6 46 62018 6 -18 -3.0 3 0

CAREER HIGHSCompletions 29 vs. Clemson, 9/30/17 Attempts 44 vs. Clemson, 9/30/17Passing TDs 5 at East Carolina, 9/16/17Passing Yards 372 at East Carolina, 9/16/17Rushing Attempts 16 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

Rushing Yards 101 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17Rushing TDs 2 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

FRESHMEN POWER FIVE LEADERS, PASSER RATING QB Team Pass TD/INT Yds Rating W-L Jake Fromm UGA 165-259 23/5 2,383 166.4 13-1 Josh Jackson VT 236-396 20/9 2,991 135.2 9-4Chazz Surratt UNC 173-297 19/11 2,230 135.0 7-6

FRESHMEN POWER FIVE LEADERS, PASSING YARDSQuarterback Team Yards Comp % TDs Josh Jackson VT 2,991 59.6 20 Jake Fromm UGA 2,615 62.2 24

James Blackman FSU 2,230 58.2 19

5 RYAN WILLIS• QB | 6-4 | 225 | R-Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Bishop Miege/Kansas)

•Sat out the 2017 season due to NCAA transfer rules.•Used his first two seasons of eligibility at Kansas.•Started the final eight games of his freshman season.•Threw for a Kansas freshman-record 1,719 yards with nine touchdowns.•Threw for a touchdown in six straight contests.•Played in seven games as a sophomore with two starts.Threw for 811 yards and three touchdowns.•Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports.com coming out of Bishop Miege HS.•Father, Steve, played football at Kansas State.•Mother, Lois, competed in track and field at Iowa State. •Sister, Lauren, played basketball at Oklahoma.

•Sister, Abby, played basketball at Saint Louis University.

2 HENDON HOOKER• QB | 6-4 | 225 | R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley)

•Redshirted in 2017.•Passed for 6,027 yards and 55 touchdowns and rushed for 2,975 yards with 48 touchdowns at Dudley HS.•Three-time all-conference selection.•Two-time Associated Press All-State team.•All-State Player of the Year by NC Preps.•Two-time state champion.•Named the 2016 championship game MVP after accounting for six TDs.•Finished his career as Dudley’s all-time leading passer.

PASSING STATSYEAR GP/GS EFFIC. CMP ATT PCT. YDS TD LNG INT

2017 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 QUINCY PATTERSON II• QB | 6-4 | 236 | Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Solorio Academy)

•Quarterback MVP at Nike’s The Opening Regional.•Earned an invitation to participate in Elite 11, the nation’s premier quarterback competition, in Beaverton, Oregon.•Winner of the 2018 Watkins Award, given to the nation’s top African-American high school senior male student-athlete.•Selected to play in the 2018 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl and International Bowl IX•Majoring in general engineering,

R U N N I N G B A C K S

32 STEVEN PEOPLES• RB | 5-9 | 222 | Sr. Galax, Va. (Galax)

•Rushed for 44 yards on 13 carried at Florida State (9/3).•Played in only seven games with two starts due to a foot injury in 2017.•Rushed for 71 yards on 22 carries, both career highs, at Virginia (11/24/17).•Rushed for seven yards and caught a six-yard pass vs. Duke (10/28/17).•DNP vs. Clemson (9/30), Boston College (10/7/17), at Miami (11/4/17), at GT (11/11/17) and vs. Pitt (11/18/17) due to a foot injury.•Caught three passes for 73 yards with two receiving TDs and rushed 13 times for 62 yards with a rushing TD vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17).•Carried the ball eight times for 26 yards and had a 1-yard TD run at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Had 13 carries and 39 rushing yards vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS ATT YDS YPC LNG TD REC YDS YPC TD

2015 13/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02016 14/6 16 60 3.8 7 1 2 40 20.0 12017 7/2 70 267 3.8 13 2 4 79 19.8 22018 1/0 13 44 3.4 10 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 35/8 99 371 3.7 13 3 6 119 19.8 3

CAREER HIGHSRushes 22 at Virginia, 11/24/17Rushing Yards 71 at Virginia, 11/24/17Rushing TDs 1, 3x; last vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Receptions 3 vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Receiving Yards 73 vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Long Rush 13 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

33 DESHAWN MCCLEASE• RB | 5-9 | 197 | R-So. Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith) •Led the Hokies with 77 rushing yards on 13 carries at Florida State (9/3)•Set career-highs with 18 carries and 124 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Carried the ball 13 times for 71 yards (5.5 avg.) at Virginia (11/24/17).•Had 14 carries for 70 yards (5.0 avg.) vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Had 15 carries for 75 yards to the lead the Hokies vs. Duke (10/28/17).•DNP vs. North Carolina (10/21/17) due to illness.•Ran the ball 11 times for 55 yards at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Had eight carries and 51 rushing yards to go along with a 12-yard TD run vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS ATT YDS YPC LNG TD REC YDS YPC TD

2016 1/0 8 27 3.4 7 0 0 0 0 02017 12/1 108 530 4.9 23 3 9 66 7.3 02018 1/1 13 77 5.9 23 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 14/1 129 634 4.9 23 3 9 66 7.3 0

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CAREER HIGHSRushes 18 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17Rushing Yards 124 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17Rushing TDs 1, 3x; last vs. Duke, 10/28/17Receptions 2 vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Receiving Yards 23 vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Long Rush 23 vs. Duke, 10/28/17

13 JALEN HOLSTON• RB | 5-11 | 219 | So. Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge) •Played in 12 games, (one start) in 2017.•Registered 70 carries for 226 yards and three touchdowns.•Had 10 carries for 39 yards and one touchdown at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Recorded 11 carries for 15 yards and one touchdown vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Had 10 carries for 32 yards and one touchdown at Georgia Tech (11/11/17).•Had a season-high 12 carries for 52 yards vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Recorded four carries for 12 yards against Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl (12/28/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS ATT YDS YPC LNG TD REC YDS YPC TD

2017 12/1 70 226 3.2 14 3 1 -1 -1.0 02018 1/0 2 8 4.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0TOTALS 13/1 72 234 3.3 14 3 1 -1 -1.0 0

W I D E R E C E I V E R S

86 C.J. CARROLL• WR | 5-8 | 173 | R-Sr. Olney, Md. | Our Lady of Good Counsel

•Returned two punts for 18 yards at Florida State (9/3).•Battled injuries most of the 2017 season.•Had two catches for 12 yards at Virginia (11/24/17).•DNP at Boston College (10/7/17), vs. North Carolina (10/21/17), vs. Duke (10/28/17), at Miami (11/4/17), at Georgia Tech (11/11/17) and vs. Pitt (11/18/17) due to a foot injury.•Caught three passes for 45 yards vs. Clemson (9/30/17).•Posted his first career TD on a five-yard catch vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17).•Had 56 yards receiving on three receptions vs. Delaware (9/9/17).•Appeared in 13 games, making one start as a redshirt sophomore in 2016.•Was awarded a scholarship at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2015 2/0 0 0 0 0 02016 13/1 18 258 14.3 62 02017 7/1 15 157 10.5 35 12018 1/0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 22/2 33 415 12.6 62 1

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/12/16Receiving Yards 80 at Notre Dame, 11/19/16Receiving TDs 1 vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Long Catch 62 at Notre Dame, 11/19/16

83 ERIC KUMAH• WR | 6-2 | 225 | Jr. Woodbridge, Va. (Forest Park)

•Caught four passes for 86 yards, scored on a 49-yard TD catch and a three-yard punt block return at Florida State (9/3).•One of only three Hokies since 1987 to have scored a return TD and a receiving TD in the same game - Bucky Hodges vs. Virginia (11/28/14), Ricky Hall vs. West Virginia (10/31/98).•Caught five passes for 72 yards and caught a nine-yard TD pass vs. Oklahoma State (12/28).•Had 82 receiving yards on six catches at Georgia Tech (11/11).•Caught two passes for 28 yards and hauled in his first career TD catch vs. North Carolina (10/21).•Registered three catches for 17 yards vs. Clemson (9/30).•Tallied his first career reception vs. Old Dominion (9/23).•Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman.

RECEIVINGYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2016 13/0 0 0 0 0 02017 13/8 28 324 11.6 31 22018 1/1 4 86 21.5 49 1TOTALS 26/8 32 410 12.8 49 3

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 6 at Georgia Tech, 11/11/17Receiving Yards 82 at Georgia Tech, 11/11/17Receiving TDs 1, 2x; last vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

14 DAMON HAZELTON• WR | 6-2 | 222 | R-So. Baltimore, Md. (Franklin/Ball State)

•First catch as a Hokie was a 10-yard TD grab at Florida State (9/3).•Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.•He sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules, redshirted, and made friends with New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. while working out with trainer Jamal Liggin.•Appeared in 11 games with seven starts as a wideout at Ball State in 2016.•Earned the John Hodge Award, presented to Ball State’s top freshman•Led the team with four touchdown receptions.•Finished second on the team with 51 receptions and 505 receiving yards.•Notched season highs in both receptions (12) and receiving yards (102) at Toledo on Nov. 16.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2018 1/1 2 22 11.0 12 1

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 2 at Florida State, 9/4/18 Receiving Yards 22 at Florida State, 9/4/18

Receiving TDs 1 at Florida State, 9/4/18

8 PHIL PATTERSON• WR | 6-2 | 202 | R-So. Virginia Beach, Va. (Bayside)

•Recorded two catches for 29 yards vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Caught seven passes for 59 yards against Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl (12/28/17).

RECEIVINGYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2017 5/0 9 88 9.8 22 02018 1/0 3 26 8.7 14 1TOTALS 6/0 12 114 9.5 22 1

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 6 at Georgia Tech, 11/11/17Receiving Yards 82 at Georgia Tech, 11/11/17

Receiving TDs 1, 2x; last vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

15 SEAN SAVOY• WR | 5-9 | 192 | So. Washington, D.C. (Woodrow Wilson)

•Caught nine passes for 139 yards, both career highs, and hauled in a 53-yard TD pass at Boston College (10/7/17).•His 139 receiving yards were the most by a VT true freshman since at least 1987.•His 139 receiving yards vs. the Eagles marked his first career 100-yard receiving game.•Only hours after a victory at Boston College (10/7/17) he learned that his older brother Omar Rodgers was tragically shot and killed in Washington, D.C.•ACC Rookie of the Week (10/9/17).•Caught a 30-yard TD pass and had a six-yard TD run, his first multi-TD game, vs. Clemson (9/30/17).•DNP at Virginia (11/24/17).•Registered a 14-yard rushing TD, his second of the season, at Georgia Tech (11/11/17).•Had a 26-yard TD catch and collected 58 total yards vs. Duke (10/28/17).•Racked up 30 yards receiving on four catches and registered his first career TD catch at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Finished second on the team with 63 receiving yards on four catches vs. Delaware (9/9/17).•Had four catches for 42 yards vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2017 12/12 39 454 11.6 53 42018 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0TOTALS 13/12 40 461 11.5 53 4

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 9 at Boston College, 10/7/17 Receiving Yards 139 at Boston College, 10/7/17Receiving TDs 1, 4x; last vs. Duke, 10/28/17

6 HEZEKIAH GRIMSLEY• WR | 6-0 | 185 | So. Williamsburg, Va. (Lafayette) •Had a career-high 63 receiving yards on five catches vs. Oklahoma State (12/28).•Had five catches and 56 receiving yards at Virginia (11/24).•Notched his first career catch at East Carolina (9/16).

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CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2017 12/1 12 139 11.6 26 02018 1/1 4 28 7.0 9 0TOTALS 13/2 16 167 10.4 26 0

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 5, 2x; last vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17Receiving Yards 63 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

11 TRE TURNER• WR | 6-2 | 187 | Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Northwest Guilford)

•Caught his first pass, a 26-yard reception, at Florida State (9/3).•Amassed 123 receptions, 2,614 receiving yards and 31 total touchdowns at Northwest Guilford High School.•Two-time HSXtra.com All-Area honoree at wide receiver.•Preseason all-state selection by The Charlotte Observer.•Totaled 567 yards and six touchdowns in the first half of the season as a senior.•Missed the second half of the season due to a shoulder injury.•Also played basketball at Northwest Guilford and was the 2016 HSXTRA Player of the Year.•Brother, P.J. Hairston, played basketball at North Carolina and was a first-round draft pick of the Charlotte Hornets.

YEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2018 1/0 1 26 26.0 26 0

Receptions 2 at Florida State, 9/4/18 Receiving Yards 26 at Florida State, 9/4/18

T I G H T E N D S

85 CHRIS CUNNINGHAM• TE | 6-2 | 245 | R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Atlantic Coast)

•Blocked his first career kick on a punt that was scooped up and scored by Eric Kumah at Florida State (9/3).•Registered an eight-yard TD catch at Virginia (11/24/17).•Caught a 37 yard pass vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Had four catches for 48 yards vs. Duke (10/28/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2016 12/2 6 48 8.0 13 42017 13/3 9 175 19.4 39 12018 1/0 1 12 19.4 12 0TOTALS 26/5 16 235 14.7 39 5

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 3, vs. Duke, 10/28/17Receiving Yards 48 vs. Duke, 10/28/17Receiving TDs 1, 5x; last at Virginia,11/24/17Long Catch 39 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17

29 DALTON KEENE• TE | 6-4 | 246 | So. Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield)

•Had a catch for 40 yards vs. Duke (10/28/17).•Set career highs with four catches and 66 receiving yards at Boston College (10/7/17).•Tallied two catches vs. Clemson (9/30/17).•Posted a 10-yard catch vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17).•Caught his first career pass for 14 yards at ECU (9/16/17).•Enrolled in January, went through spring drills and played in the spring game.•Father, Wesley, was college roommates at Murray State with VT defensive line coach and Keene’s co-primary recruiter, Charley Wiles.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS REC YDS YPC LNG TD

2017 13/12 10 167 16.7 40 02017 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0TOTALS 14/13 10 167 16.7 40 0

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 4 at Boston College, 10/7/17Receiving Yards 66 at Boston College, 10/7/17

O F F E N S I V E L I N E

69 YOSUAH NIJMAN• OL | 6-7 | 314 | Sr. Maplewood, N.J. (Columbia/Fork Union)

•Made his first career start at right tackle at Florida State (9/3).•Making the move from left tackle to right tackle for his senior season.•Enters the season with 22 career starts, the most on the offensive line and the second-most on the team.•DNP the final five games of the season with an injury.•DNP at Miami (11/4/17) due to injury, snapping a 22-game start streak at left tackle.•Appeared in all 14 games at left tackle in 2016, making 14 starts.•Studied abroad in the summer of 2017 in Rwanda as part of the class UAP 3984: Sport, Policy and Society.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2015 12/02016 14/142017 9/82018 1/1TOTALS 36/23

74 BRAXTON PFAFF• OL | 6-5 | 315 | R-Sr. Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy)

•Started his 14th consecutive game at right guard at Florida State (9/3).•Started in all 13 games in 2017 at right guard.•Played in a career-high nine games in 2016.•Signed with the Hokies in 2013, but deferred his enrollment.•He later enrolled at Tech in January 2014.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2014 1/02015 2/02016 9/02017 13/132018 1/1TOTALS 26/14

60 SILAS DZANSI• OL | 6-5 | 315 | R-Fr. Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton/Fork Union)

•Slotted to see a majority of playing time at left tackle.•Redshirted in 2017.•Spent the 2016 season at Fork Union Military Academy playing for head coach John Shuman.

61 KYLE CHUNG• OL | 6-3 | 310 | Sr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. | Ponte Vedra

•Started at left guard at Florida State (9/3).•Versatile lineman returns to an interior position after previously working at center in 2016.•Started in all 13 games at right tackle in 2017.•Played in six games in 2016, making two starts.•Started against Tennessee and Boston College.•Has battled injuries most of his career.•Father, Eugene, was an All-American offensive lineman at Virginia Tech and a first round NFL draft pick who now coaches with the Philadelphia Eagles.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2014 1/02015 4/12016 6/22017 13/132018 1/1TOTALS 25/17

77 CHRISTIAN DARRISAW• OL | 6-5 | 295 | Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Riverdale Baptist/Fork Union)

•Started in his first collegiate game at left tackle at Florida State (9/3).•Worked extensively at left tackle during camp.•Played for head coach John Shuman in 2017 at Fork Union Military Academy.•Senior season at Riverdale Baptist earned him a spot on Team Baltimore in the 2016 Maryland Crab Bowl All-Star Game.•Born in Petersburg, Virginia.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2018 1/1

54 LECITUS SMITH• OL | 6-3 | 313 | R-Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald)

•Redshirted as a true freshman in 2017.•Came to Blacksburg as a tight end weighing 280 pounds.•2015 2A first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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75 ZACHARIAH HOYT• OL | 6-5 | 308 | R-So. Salem, Va. (Salem)

•Made his first career start at center at Florida State (9/3).•Saw playing time in three games in 2017.•Played at East Carolina (9/16/17), vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17) and vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Spent the 2016 season redshirting.•Has owned two 1993 Subaru Imprezas.•Majoring in accounting.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2017 3/02018 1/1TOTALS 4/1

63 DANIEL BAILEY• OL | 6-3 | 303 | R-Jr. Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon)

•Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.•Hasn’t seen action the last two seasons.

52 AUSTIN CANNON• OL | 6-2 | 317 | R-Sr. Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee/Fork Union)

•Prepped at Fork Union Military Academy.•First-team All-Metro and all-conference as a senior.•Won three state titles in track and field in the discus and indoor and outdoor shotput.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2017 3/02018 0/0TOTALS 3/0

79 TYRELL SMITHOL | 6-3 | 300 | R-Jr.North Brunswick, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep/Cushing Academy)

•Has appeared in 27 career games.•Was the second-string right tackle for most of the 2017 season.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS

2016 14/02017 13/02018 1/0TOTALS 28/0

D E F E N S I V E L I N E

8 RICKY WALKER• DL | 6-2 | 300 | R-Sr. Hampton, Va. (Bethel)

•Had two tackles and a 1.0 TFL at Florida State (9/3).•2017 All-ACC Honorable Mention•2017 Third-Team All-ACC, Phil Steele•Tallied four tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Had three tackles, 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack at UVA (11/24/17).

•Racked up two tackles and 1.0 sack at Miami (11/4/17).•Posted 1.0 TFL, four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Duke (10/28/17).•ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/23/17)•Had a 12-yard fumble return TD and set a career-high with 1.5 sacks vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Tallied six tackles, 2.5 TFL and a QB hurry at Boston College (10/7/17).•Tied for second on the team with five tackles vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17).•Had two tackles, 0.5 TFL and a QB hurry vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).•Older brother, Rijo, was a four-year letterwinner at UVA and now serves as Team Operations Coordinator with the College Football Playoff.•Graduated in the May 2018 with a degree in sociology and became a proud father over the summer.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2014 11/0 1 8 9 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 02016 14/4 10 18 28 6.5-25 1.5-14 4 42017 13/13 19 22 41 12.5-49 4.5-28 1 62018 1/1 1 1 2 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 0TOTALS 38/17 31 49 80 21.0-84 6.0-42 5 10

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 at Boston College, 10/7/17Sacks 1.5 vs. North Carolina, 10/21/17Tackles for Loss 2.5, 2x; last at Boston College, 10/7/17

99 VINNY MIHOTA• DL | 6-5 | 297 | R-Sr. Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax)

•Posted his first career interception at Florida State (9/3).•Moved back to defensive tackle from defensive end during the offseason.•Missed the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Posted three tackles and 0.5 TFL at Miami (11/4/17).•Had 0.5 sacks, two tackles and a QB hurry vs. Duke (10/28/17).•Was in on a half sack vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Had four tackles at Boston College (10/7/17).•Posted four tackles , 2.0 TFL and 0.5 sacks vs. Delaware (9/9/17).•Brother, Louis, is a true freshman offensive lineman with the Hokies. Oldest brother, Anthony, was an All-ACC center at UVA.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2015 12/1 4 8 12 2.5-9 1.0-5 0 02016 13/13 20 23 43 7.0-23 2.0-16 3 32017 11/11 10 14 24 3.5-16 1.5-10 0 22018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0TOTALS 37/25 34 45 79 13.0-48 4.5-31 3 5

CAREER HIGHSTackles 10 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/12/16Sacks 2.0 vs. Miami, 10/20/16Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. Miami, 10/20/16

Forced Fumble 1 vs. North Carolina, 11/21/16

11 HOUSHUN GAINES• DL | 6-3 | 235 | R-Jr. Rocky Mount, N.C. (Nash Central)

•Had four tackles, one fumble recovery and a PBU at Florida State (9/3).•Posted a sack, 2.0 TFL and four tackles vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Had a career day at Virginia (11/24/17), posting four tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and recovered a fumble.•Racked up four tackles vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Tallied two tackles and 1.0 TFL at Georgia Tech (11/11/17).•Had 1.0 TFL, three tackles and one QB hurry vs. Duke (10/28/17).•Posted two tackles and a sack vs. UNC (10/21/17).•Tallied his first career pass breakup vs. ODU (9/23/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2016 12/0 0 5 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 02017 12/2 17 7 24 7.0-26 3.0-19 1 22018 1/1 3 1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0TOTALS 25/3 20 13 33 7.5-27 3.5-20 2 2

CAREER HIGHSTackles 4, 4x; last at Florida State, 9/3/18Sacks 1.0, 3x; last vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

Tackles for Loss 2.0, 2x; last vs. Oklahoma State, 12/28/17

94 TREVON HILL• DL | 6-3 | 245 | R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem)

•Posted 3.0 TFL and two sacks, both career-highs, at Florida State (9/3).•ESPN.com ACC All-Bowl Team•Had 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Tallied three tackles and 1.0 sack vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Two fumbles recovered - tied for first in the ACC and ranked ninth in the FBS.•Had five tackles, 0.5 sacks and recovered a fumble vs. Duke (10/28/17). •Racked up six tackles, a sack and a forced fumble vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Collected six tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack vs. Clemson (9/30/17).•Had three tackles, a sack and matched his career-high with 2.0 TFL at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Racked up three tackles, 1.5 TFL and recovered a fumble vs. Delaware (9/9/17).•Tallied four tackles, two QB hurries and had his first career interception vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2016 14/2 17 20 37 6.0-20 2.5-11 0 42017 13/12 24 22 46 9.5-55 5.5-38 1 72018 1/0 3 1 4 3.0-20 2.0-18 0 0TOTALS 27/14 44 43 87 18.5-95 10.0-67 1 11

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6, 3x; vs. North Carolina, 10/21/17Sacks 2.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18Tackles for Loss 3.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18

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35 ZION DEBOSE• DL | 6-1 | 250 | R-Fr. Salisbury, N.C. (North Rowan)

•Redshirted in 2017.•No. 2 defensive end in the state of North Carolina as rated by Scout.•Ranked as the No. 14 player in the state by ESPN.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0

43 XAVIER BURKE• DL | 6-3 | 285 | R-Jr. Lawrenceville, Va. (Brunswick/Fork Union)

•Appeared in seven games in 2017 after making the transition from tight end to the defensive line.•Made one tackle at East Carolina (9/16/17), at Boston College (10/7/17) and vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Moved to the defensive line after his redshirt freshman season.•Saw the field in six games as a tight end in 2016.•Appeared in one game at East Carolina as a true freshman.

YEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2015 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 02016 6/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 02017 7/0 0 3 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 12018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0TOTALS 15/0 0 3 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 1

45 TYJUAN GARBUTT• DL | 6-1 | 245 | R-Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. (Brunswick/Riverbend)

•Registered his first career sack and racked up three tackles at Florida State (9/3).•Redshirted in 2017.•Consensus four-star recruit as rated by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports.•No. 2 defensive end in the state of Virginia by Scout and No. 3 in the East Region.•No. 8 player in the state by 247Sports.com and No. 9 in the state by ESPN.

YEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2018 1/0 1 2 3 1.0-8 1.0-8 0 0

CAREER HIGHSTackles 3 at Florida State, 9/3/18Sacks 1.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18Tackles for Loss 1.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18

55 JARROD HEWITT• DL | 6-1 | 282 | R-So. Venice, Fla. (Venice)

•DNP at Virginia (11/24/17).•Had 0.5 TFL vs. Duke (10/28/17).•Posted two tackles vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Tallied three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17).•Had three tackles, 1.0 TFL and recovered a fumble at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Registered his first-career tackle vs. Delaware (9/9/17).

•Was a member of Venice High School’s weightlifting team and qualified for the state tournament as a junior and senior.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2017 10/0 6 7 13 2.0-4 0.0-0 0 12018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1TOTALS 11/1 6 7 13 2.0-4 0.0-0 0 2

CAREER HIGHSTackles 3, 2x last vs Old Dominion, 9/23/17Tackles for Loss 1.0 at East Carolina, 9/16/17

98 ROBERT PORCHER IV• DL | 6-1 | 272 | R-Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips)

•Redshirted in 2017.•Totaled 104 tackles, 40 tackles for a loss, 17 sacks two fumble recoveries and an interception as a senior at Dr. Phillips.•Orlando Sentinel’s 2016 Defensive Player of the Year.•Left with the school record with 28 career sacks.•Born in Detroit.•Father, Robert III, played 12 seasons for the Detroit Lions and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0

40 EMMANUEL BELMAR• DL | 6-2 | 250 | R-So. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill)

•Tallied two tackles at Florida State (9/3).•Had his first career TFL vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Was in on tackles vs. Clemson (9/30/17) and Boston College (10/7/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS PD QBH

2017 10/1 2 2 4 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 22018 1/1 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0TOTALS 11/2 3 3 6 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 2

CAREER HIGHSTackles 2 at Florida State, 9/3/18Tackles for Loss 1.0 vs. North Carolina, 10/21/17

L I N E B A C K E R S

44 DYLAN RIVERS• LB | 6-1 | 232 | So. Sherando, Va. (Sherando)

•Racked up seven tackles in his first career start at Florida State (9/3).•Appeared in seven games on special teams in 2017.•Had one tackle vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Recorded two tackles against Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl (12/28/17).•A consensus four-star recruit as rated by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports.•No. 1 linebacker in Virginia by Scout, the No. 7 player in the state by 247Sports and the No. 14 player in the state by ESPN.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2017 7/0 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 02018 1/1 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 8/1 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSTackles 7 at Florida State, 9/3/18

23 RAYSHARD ASBHY• LB | 5-10 | 230 | So. Chesterfield, Va. (L.C. Bird)

•ACC Linebacker of the Week (9/4).•Posted seven tackles, 2.0 TFL and forced a fumble in his first career start at Florida State (9/3).•Appeared in all 13 games last season on special teams.•Two-time All-Metro pick•Richmond Times-Dispatch Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.•2016 5A all-state first-team player and 5A state defensive player of the year.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2017 13/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 02018 1/1 3 4 7 2.0-11 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 14/1 3 4 7 2.0-11 0.0-0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSTackles 7 at Florida State, 9/3/18

Tackles for Loss 2.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18

4 DAX HOLLIFIELD• LB | 6-1 | 243 | Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Shelby)

•Turned in 150 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior.•2018 U.S. Army All-American.•2017 MaxPreps.com All-American.•His 629 career tackles and 139 tackles for loss were both school and county records.•Four-time NC Preps All-State selection and the Charlotte Observer’s All-Region Defensive Player of the Year.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

38 RICO KEARNEY• LB | 6-0 | 228 | R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin)

•Redshirted as a true freshman in 2017.•Finished his career with 240 tackles, 40 TFLs and 18 sacks.•Rushed for 1,217 yards with 23 touchdowns.•Two-time All-Gateway Conference.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

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21 REGGIE FLOYD• DB | 6-0 | 222 | Jr. Manassas, Va. (Stonewall Jackson)

•Led the Hokies with nine tackles to go along with 2.0 TFL at Florida State (9/3).•Tied for the team lead with seven tackles vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Notched four tackles and a forced fumble at UVA (11/24/17).•Had a team high eight tackles, 1.5 TFL and one interception vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Racked up three tackles and returned an INT 37 yards at Miami (11/4/17).•ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week (10/23/17)•Had seven tackles, 1.0 TFL and a 69-yard INT return for a TD, his first career score, vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Tied for the team lead with 10 tackles vs. Clemson (9/30/17).•Posted four tackles, 0.5 TFL and forced a fumble vs. ODU (9/23).•Had five tackles and a PBU in his first career start vs. West Virginia (9/3).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2016 12/0 0 1 1 0.5-7 0.5-7 0 0 02017 13/12 44 28 72 3.0-9 0.0-0 3 1 42018 1/1 9 0 9 2.0-5 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 25/12 53 29 82 5.5-21 0.5-7 3 1 4

CAREER HIGHSTackles 10, 2x; last vs. Clemson, 9/30/17Tackles for Loss 2.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18Sacks 0.5 vs. East Carolina, 9/24/16Interceptions 1, 2x; at Miami, 11/4/17Pass Breakups 1 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17

17 DIVINE DEABLO• DB | 6-3 | 220 | R-So. Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor)

•Had four tackles and 2.0 TFL at Florida State (9/3).•Played in four games at safety last season.•Suffered an injury vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17) and received a medical redshirt.•Tallied eight tackles, three pass breakups and one interception.•Made six stops and had one pass breakup vs. West Virginia (9/3/17).•Recorded one tackle and two pass breakups at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Registered first career interception vs. Old Dominion (9/23/17).•Played in all 14 games as a true freshman, making four tackles and forcing a fumble on special teams while working at wide receiver.•Named after his great-grandfather, an American Indian.•First name was intended to “even out” his last name, pronounced like the Spanish word for devil.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2016 14/0 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 02017 4/0 6 2 8 1.5-6 0.5-5 1 3 42018 1/1 4 0 4 2.0-5 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 19/1 12 4 16 3.5-12 0.5-7 1 3 4

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17Tackles for Loss 2.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18Sacks 0.5 at East Carolina, 9/16/17Interceptions 1, vs. Old Dominion, 9/23/17Pass Breakups 2 at East Carolina, 9/16/17

7 DEVON HUNTER• DB | 6-0 | 225 | So. Chesapeake, Va. (Indian River)

•Was in on a tackle vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•A five-star recruit as rated by Scout and a four-star by ESPN and 247Sports.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2017 10/0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 02018 1/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 11/0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSTackles 1, 2x; last at Florida State, 9/3/18

20 D.J. CROSSEN• DB | 6-1 | 191 | Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley)

•A three-time all-conference selection, two-time all-area honoree and a 2017 NCHSAA all-state pick.•Turned in 143 tackles, 28 pass breakups, eight interceptions and 20 touchdowns in his career.•Was a high school teammate with QB Hendon Hooker.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

22 CHAMARRI CONNER• DB | 6-0 | 206 | Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)

•Led Trinity Christian Academy to a 9-4 record as at the 5A level as a senior, following four-straight 3A titles.•A ballhawk safety who tallied 107 tackles, including 58 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

9 KHALIL LADER• DB | 5-11 | 192 | R-So. Stone Mountain, Ga. (IMG Academy)

•Had two tackles, 1.0 TFL, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup at Florida State (9/3).•Tallied four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Oklahoma State (12/28/17).•Had four tackles and made his first career start at Virginia (11/24/17).•Made two tackles and had a 0.5 TFL on Virginia Tech’s goal-line stand vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Blocked a punt at Boston College (10/7/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2017 13/2 4 8 12 2.0-2 0.0-0 0 1 12018 1/1 2 0 2 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 1 1TOTALS 14/3 6 8 14 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 2 2

CAREER HIGHSTackles 4 at Virginia, 11/24/17Tackles for Loss 1.5 at East Carolina, 9/16/17Pass Breakups 1, 2x; last at Florida State. 9/3/18

28 JERMAINE WALLER• DB | 6-1 | 182 | Fr. Washington, D.C. (Avalon School)

•Registered his first career tackle at Florida State (9/3).•Spent his first two seasons at Archbishop Carroll.•Threw for more than 2,600 yards and 24 touchdowns as a quarterback before at Archbishop Carroll.•Moved to defensive back at the Avalon School•Tallied six interceptions as a junior and was on The Washington Post’s All-Met preseason watch list in 2017.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSTackles 1 at Florida State, 9/3/18

26 JOVONN QUILLEN• DB | 6-0 | 187 | Jr. Hampton, Va. (Hampton)

•Partially blocked a punt wearing Frank Beamer’s No. 25 at Virginia (11/24/17).•Made three tackles on special teams and blocked a punt vs. Pitt (11/18/17).•Tallied a tackle and a PBU vs. North Carolina (10/21/17).•Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman.•Made three tackles and recovered a fumble at Pitt (10/27/17).

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2016 11/0 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 02017 11/0 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 12018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 23/0 4 4 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 1

CAREER HIGHSTackles 3 vs. Pitt, 11/18/17Passes Defended 1 vs. Duke, 10/28/17

3 CALEB FARLEY• DB | 6-2 | 202 | R-Fr. Hickory, N.C. (Maiden)

•ACC Defensive Back of the Week (9/4).•Had a sack and two interceptions in his first collegiate game at Florida State (9/3).•Redshirted in 2017 after suffering a knee injury during fall camp.•Racked up 78 yards of total offense (61 receiving yards, 17 rushing yards) in the 2017 spring game at wide receiver.•Southern District 7 Player of the Year as a high school senior.

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•Second team all-state quarterback behind teammate Hendon Hooker.•Added 37 touchdowns on the ground to go along with 1,776 passing yards and 21 touchdowns in 2016.•His 58 total touchdowns in a single season ranks third in North Carolina history.•Was a 100-meter state champion in North Carolina.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/1 2 0 2 1.0-2 1.0-2 2 0 0

CAREER HIGHSTackles 2 at Florida State, 9/3/18Tackles for Loss 1.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18Sacks 1.0 at Florida State, 9/3/18Interceptions 2 at Florida State, 9/3/18Pass Breakups

12 NADIR THOMPSON• DB | 5-10 | 177 | Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C. (Southern Nash)

•Do-it-all athlete at Southern Nash High School.•Rushed for 115 yards on 21 carries, caught two passes for 78 yards and was 5 for 14 passing for 117 yards for a Southern Nash squad that went 12-2 in 2017.•Saw time at defensive back and punt returner.•Ran track at Southern Nash and was a two-time state champion in the 200 and 300-meter events.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2018 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0

5 BRYCE WATTS• DB | 6-0 | 177 | So. Toms River, N.J. (Toms River North)

•Racked up six tackles in his first career start at Florida State (9/3).•Had a tackle vs. Duke (10/28/17) and at Georgia Tech (11/11/17).•Had two tackles at East Carolina (9/16/17).•Mother and stepfather ran track at Rutgers.•Won the 100-meter state championship in New Jersey.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP/GS UA A TTL TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT BU PD

2017 13/0 4 1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 12018 1/1 6 0 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0TOTALS 14/1 10 1 11 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 1

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 at Florida State, 9/3/18Passes Defended 1 vs Old Dominion, 9/23/17

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91 OSCAR BRADBURN• P | 6-1 | 202 | So. Sydney, Australia | Sydney Secondary

•Placed four punts inside the 20 and didn’t allow a return at Florida State (9/3).•Had a career-long 57-yard punt and placed three punts inside the 20 at Virginia (11/24).•Opponents allowed only 42 punt return yards, a total that ranked seventh in the Power Five.

•Placed three punts inside the 20-yard line and averaged 46.5 yards per punt playing in his first American rules football game vs. West Virginia (9/3).•Played Australian Rules Football for Sydney Swans Academy.•Trained at Pro Kick Australia, a training facility in Melbourne that produced two of the three finalists for the 2016 Ray Guy Award.

CAREER STATSYEAR GP NO. YDS AVG LNG TB FC I20 50+

2017 13 66 2,798 42.4 57 6 32 24 12

CAREER HIGHSPunts 8 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17Punting Yards 372 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17Punting Average 46.5 vs. West Virginia, 9/3/17

93 BRIAN JOHNSON• K | 6-1 | 180 | R-So. Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga)

•Made a 29-yard field goal and was 3 for 3 on PATs at Florida State (9/3)•Scored his first collegiate points on a point after attempt at East Carolina (9/16).•Made his first career field goal as part of a 2 for 2 day kicking vs. Pitt (11/18).

FIELD GOALSYEAR GP M-A PCT. 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG BLKD

2017 5 3-4 75.0 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 30 0

EXTRA POINTSYEAR M-A POINTS

2017 5-5 14

92 JORDAN STOUT• P/K | 6-2 | 197 Honaker, Va. (Honaker)

•Booted five touchbacks on kick offs in his first career start at Florida State (9/3). •Redshirted in 2017.•Earned three letters at Honaker High under coach Douglas Hubbard.•First Team All-Conference, All-Region and All-State.•Also competed in track and soccer in high school.

97 OSCAR SHADLEY• LS | 6-0 | 235 Naples, Fla. (Golden Gate)

•Made his first career start at Florida State (9/3).•Earned first-team all-state, first-team, all-region and U.S. Army All-American honors in 2017.•Was listed as the top long snapper in the nation, according to Rubio Long Snapping.•Didn’t have a single bad snap on 120 punts, 44 point after attempts and 11 field goals as a senior at Golden Gate.•Registered five tackles, recovered five fumbles and downed 16 punts.

GAMEDAY LOCAT IONSSIDELINE

Justin Fuente; Head Coach

Bud Foster; Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers

Tyrone Nix; Safeties

James Shibest; Special Teams, Tight Ends

Vance Vice; Offensive Line

Holmon Wiggins; Wide Receivers

Charley Wiles; Defensive Line

PRESS BOX

Zohn Burden; Running Backs

Brad Cornelsen; Offensive Coordinator, QBs

Adam Lechtenberg; Assistant Head Coach

Brian Mitchell; Cornerbacks

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TEAM STATISTICSHOKIES OPPONENT

SCORING 24 3 Points Per Game 24.0 3.0 Points Off Turnovers 10 0FIRST DOWNS 15 12 Rushing 7 3 Passing 8 8 Penalty 0 1RUSHING YARDAGE 112 94 Yards gained rushing 163 147 Yards lost rushing 51 53 Rushing Attempts 40 28 Average Per Rush 2.8 3.4 Average Per Game 112.0 94.0 TDs Rushing 0 0PASSING YARDAGE 207 233 Comp-Att-Int 16-26-0 22-35-3 Average Per Pass 8.0 6.7 Average Per Catch 12.9 10.6 Average Per Game 207.0 233.0 TDs Passing 2 0TOTAL OFFENSE 319 327 Total Plays 66 63 Average Per Play 4.8 5.2 Average Per Game 319.0 327.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-25PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-32 0-0INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-0 0-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 25.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.7 0.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 4-0 2-2PENALTIES-Yards 5-55 7-36 Average Per Game 55.0 36.0PUNTS-Yards 9-359 6-199 Average Per Punt 39.9 33.2 Net punt average 39.9 27.8KICKOFFS-Yards 5-325 2-130 Average Per Kick 65.0 65.0 Net kick average 40.0 40.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:52 26:083RD-DOWN Conversions 3/14 5/16 3rd-Down Pct 21% 31%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 5-29 3-20MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 0FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 1-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (2-3) 67% (1-4) 25%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-3) 33% (0-4) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-3) 100% (0-0) 0%ATTENDANCE 0 75237 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/75237 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL

Virginia Tech 10 7 0 7 24Opponents 0 3 0 0 3

2018 STATISTICS

OVERALL: 9-4 : 1-0 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 1-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0

SCHEDULE & RESULTSDATE VT (RANK) OPPONENT (RANK) TV LOCATION TIME/RESULT ATTEND. TOP RUSHER TOP PASSER TOP RECEIVER TOP TACKLERSept. 3 #20/17 at (19/19) Florida State* ESPN Tallahassee, Fla. W, 24-3 75,237 Deshawn McClease (13-26-0) Josh Jackson (16-26-207-2) Eric Kumah (4-86-1) Reggie Floyd (9)Sept. 8 #12/14 William & Mary ACC NETWORK EXTRA Blacksburg, Va. 2 PMSept. 15 East Carolina ACC NETWORK Blacksburg, Va. 12:20 PMSept. 22 at Old Dominion CBS SN Norfolk, Va. 3:30 PMSept. 29 at Duke* Durham, N.C.Oct. 6 Notre Dame Blacksburg, Va.Oct. 13 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C.Oct. 25 Georgia Tech* ESPN Blacksburg, Va.Nov. 3 Boston College* (HC) Blacksburg, Va.Nov. 10 at Pitt* Pittsburgh, Pa.Nov. 17 Miami* Blacksburg, Va.Nov. 23 Virginia* Blacksburg, Va.Dec. 1 ACC Championship^ Bank of America StadiumRankings listed (AP/USA Today/CFP Ranking) HC - Homecoming * - ACC Game ^ - Atlantic vs. Coastal, Charlotte, N.C.

RUSHINGNAME GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/GDeshawn McClease 1 13 86 9 77 5.9 0 23 77.0Steven Peoples 1 13 44 0 44 3.4 0 10 44.0Terius Wheatley 1 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 15 22.0Jalen Holston 1 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 8 8.0Sean Savoy 1 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -5.0TEAM 1 3 0 16 -16 -5.3 0 0 -16.0Josh Jackson 1 6 3 21 -18 -3.0 0 3 -18.0TOTAL 1 40 163 51 112 2.8 0 23 112.0OPPONENTS 1 28 147 53 94 3.4 0 85 94.0

PASSINGNAME GP EFFIC ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LONG AVG/GJosh Jackson 1 153.80 16-26-0 61.5 207 2 49 207.0TOTAL 1 153.80 16-26-0 61.5 207 2 49 207.0OPPONENTS 1 101.63 22-35-3 62.9 233 0 37 233.0

RECEIVINGNAME GP NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/GEric Kumah 1 4 86 21.5 1 49 86.0Hezekiah Grimsley 1 4 28 7.0 0 9 28.0Phil Patterson 1 3 26 8.7 0 14 26.0Damon Hazelton 1 2 22 11.0 1 12 22.0Tre Turner 1 1 26 26.0 0 26 26.0Chris Cunningham 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0Sean Savoy 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0TOTAL 1 16 207 12.9 2 49 207.0OPPONENTS 1 22 233 10.6 0 37 233.0

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PUNT RETURNSNAME NO. YDS AVG TD LONGC.J. Carroll 2 18 9.0 0 18Chris Cunningham 1 11 11.0 0 0Eric Kumah 0 3 0.0 1 3TOTAL 3 32 10.7 1 18OPPONENTS 0 0 0.0 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNSNAME NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTOTAL 0 0 0.0 0 0OPPONENTS 1 25 25.0 0 25

INTERCEPTIONSNAME NO. YDS AVG TD LONGCaleb Farley 2 0 0.0 0 0Vinny Mihota 1 0 0.0 0 0TOTAL 3 0 0.0 0 0OPPONENTS 0 0 0.0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNSNAME NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTOTAL 0 0 0.0 0 0OPPONENTS 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTINGNAME NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKDOscar Bradburn 9 359 39.9 49 0 8 4 0 0TOTAL 9 359 39.9 49 0 8 4 0 0OPPONENTS 6 199 33.2 54 0 0 1 1 1

KICKOFFSNAME NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLNJordan Stout 5 325 65.0 4 0 25 40.0 25TOTAL 5 325 65.0 4 0 25 40.0 25OPPONENTS 2 130 65.0 2 0 0 40.0 25

FIELD GOALSFIELD GOAL SEQUENCE BY PLAYERNAME FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLKBrian Johnson 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 29 0

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE BY GAMEFG SEQUENCE VIRGINIA TECH OPPONENTSFlorida State (29) 32,(22)William & MaryEast CarolinaOld DominionDukeNotre DameNorth CarolinaGeorgia TechBoston CollegePittMiamiVirginiaACC ChampionshipNumbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.Numbers in [brackets] indicate field goal was blocked.

SCORINGPAT

NAME TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTSEric Kumah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Brian Johnson 0 1-1 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Damon Hazelton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TOTAL 3 1-1 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24OPPONENTS 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3

ALL-PURPOSENAME G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/GEric Kumah 1 0 86 3 0 0 89 89.0Deshawn McClease 1 77 0 0 0 0 77 77.0Steven Peoples 1 44 0 0 0 0 44 44.0Hezekiah Grimsley 1 0 28 0 0 0 28 28.0Phil Patterson 1 0 26 0 0 0 26 26.0Tre Turner 1 0 26 0 0 0 26 26.0Chris Cunningham 1 0 12 11 0 0 23 23.0Damon Hazelton 1 0 22 0 0 0 22 22.0Terius Wheatley 1 22 0 0 0 0 22 22.0C.J. Carroll 1 0 0 18 0 0 18 18.0Jalen Holston 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0Sean Savoy 1 -5 7 0 0 0 2 2.0TEAM 1 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -16.0Josh Jackson 1 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -18.0TOTAL 1 112 207 32 0 0 351 351.0OPPONENTS 1 94 233 0 25 0 352 352.0

TOTAL OFFENSENAME G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/GJosh Jackson 1 32 -18 207 189 189.0Deshawn McClease 1 13 77 0 77 77.0Steven Peoples 1 13 44 0 44 44.0Terius Wheatley 1 2 22 0 22 22.0Jalen Holston 1 2 8 0 8 8.0Sean Savoy 1 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0TEAM 1 3 -16 0 -16 -16.0TOTAL 1 66 112 207 319 319.0OPPONENTS 1 63 94 233 327 327.0

2018 STATISTICS

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TACKLES SACKSNO-YARDS

PASS DEF BLKDKICKNO. NAME GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH FR-YDS FF SAFETY

21 Reggie Floyd 1-1 9 . 9 2.0-5 . . . . . . . .23 Rayshard Ashby 1-1 3 4 7 2.0-11 . . . . . 1 . .44 Dylan Rivers 1-1 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .5 Bryce Watts 1-1 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .94 Trevon Hill 1-0 3 1 4 3.0-20 2.0-18 . . . . . . .11 Houshun Gaines 1-1 3 1 4 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .17 Divine Deablo 1-1 4 . 4 2.0-6 . . . . . . . .45 TyJuan Garbutt 1-0 1 2 3 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .3 Caleb Farley 1-1 2 . 2 1.0-2 1.0-2 2-0 . . . . . .40 Emmanuel Belmar 1-1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .9 Khalil Ladler 1-1 2 . 2 1.0-3 . . 1 . 1-0 . . .25 Ricky Walker 1-1 1 1 2 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .7 Devon Hunter 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 1-0 1 . 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 . . . . . . .28 Jermaine Waller 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .55 Jarrod Hewitt 1-1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . .58 Nathan Proctor 1-0 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .99 Vinny Mihota 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . .85 Chris Cunningham 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . 1 .

TOTAL 1-0 43 12 55 14-61 5-29 3-0 3 1 2-0 1 1 .OPPONENTS 1-0 35 30 65 7.0-29 3-20 . 2 2 . 2 . .

2018 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS2018 STATISTICS

RUSHING TACKLESNAME TOTALDylan Rivers 5Reggie Floyd 3Rayshard Ashby 3Trevon Hill 2Houshun Gaines 2Ricky Walker 2Emmanuel Belmar 2Bryce Watts 2Khalil Ladler 1Caleb Farley 1Divine Deablo 1TyJuan Garbutt 1TOTALS 25

PASSING TACKLESNAME TOTALReggie Floyd 6Bryce Watts 4Divine Deablo 3Rayshard Ashby 3Houshun Gaines 2Dylan Rivers 2Jermaine Waller 1TyJuan Garbutt 1Khalil Ladler 1TOTALS 23

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLESNAME T KO PUNTDevon Hunter 1 1 0TOTALS 1 1 0

HOKIES ON COIN FLIPSVirginia Tech is 0-1 in coin tosses this season.

GAME FLIP SCOREFlorida State LOST W, 24-7William & MaryEast CarolinaOld DominionDukeNotre DameNorth CarolinaGeorgia TechBoston CollegePittMiamiVirginiaACC Championship

HOKIES ON OPENING OFFENSIVE DRIVESGAME 1ST HALF 2ND HALFFlorida State TOUCHDOWN PuntWilliam & MaryEast CarolinaOld DominionDukeNotre DameNorth CarolinaGeorgia TechBoston CollegePittMiamiVirginiaACC Championship

HOKIES ON OPENING DEFENSIVE SERIESGAME 1ST HALF 2ND HALFFlorida State Fumble PuntWilliam & MaryEast CarolinaOld DominionDukeNotre DameNorth CarolinaGeorgia TechBoston CollegePittMiamiVirginiaACC Championship

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BIG PLAYS (MORE THAN 20 YARDS)

MONEY PLAYS (PLAYS RESULTING IN A 1ST DOWN OR TD) DRIVE START AVERAGES

2018 STATISTICS

20-YARD PLUS PLAYSYDS TYPE PLAYER(S) OPPONENT*49 Pass Eric Kumah from Josh Jackson Florida State 26 Pass Tre Turner from Josh Jackson Florida State 23 Rush Deshawn McClease Florida State 21 Rush Deshawn McClease Florida State* touchdown scored on play

RUSHERS 1ST TD NO. ATTDeshawn McClease 3 0 3 13Terius Wheatley 2 0 2 2Steven Peoples 2 0 2 13TOTALS 7 0 7 37

1st DOWN TOTALS 0 0 0 15

2nd DOWN TOTALS 6 0 6 16

3rd DOWN TOTALS 1 0 1 5

4th DOWN TOTALS 0 0 0 1

RECEIVERS 1ST TD NO. ATTEric Kumah 2 1 2 4Damon Hazelton 2 1 2 2Chris Cunningham 1 0 1 1Phil Patterson 1 0 1 3Tre Turner 1 0 1 1Hezekiah Grimsley 1 0 1 4TOTALS 8 2 8 16

1st DOWN TOTALS 3 0 3 7

2nd DOWN TOTALS 3 1 3 4

3rd DOWN TOTALS 2 1 2 5

4th DOWN TOTALS 0 0 0 0

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPLAYER NO. TD R P KR PR IR FRDeshawn McClease 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Eric Kumah 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Tre Turner 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0

VIRGINIA TECH’S LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing 23 Deshawn McClease vs Florida State (9/3/2018)Rushing TD NonePassing 49 Eric Kumah from Josh Jackson vs Florida State (9/3/2018)Passing TD 49 Eric Kumah from Josh Jackson vs Florida State (9/3/2018)Punt Return 18 C.J. Carroll vs Florida State (9/3/2018)Kick Return NoneINT Return 0 Vinny Mihota vs Florida State (9/3/2018)

Caleb Farley vs Florida State (9/3/2018)Caleb Farley vs Florida State (9/3/2018)

Fumble Return NonePunt 49 Oscar Bradburn vs Florida State (9/3/2018)Field Goal 29 Brian Johnson vs Florida State (9/3/2018)

VT LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLONG PLAYS BY YARDS NO. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 0 040-49 1 130-39 0 020-29 3 0

LONG PLAYS BY TYPE NO. TDRushing 2 0Passing 2 1Punt returns 0 0Kick returns 0 0Interceptions 0 0Fumble returns 0 0Other 0 0TOTAL 4 1

OBTAINEDHOKIES OPPONENTS

# AVG # AVGKickoff 2 25.0 5 25.0Punt 6 55.5 9 17.7Field goal 1 20.0 0 0.0Fumble 2 40.0 0 0.0Interception 3 50.0 0 0.0Downs 1 21.0 1 1.0All drives 15 43.6 15 19.0

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SUPERLATIVES2018 STATISTICS

MOST BY A HOKIE…Rushes 13 Steven Peoples at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

Deshawn McClease at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Rushing 77 Deshawn McClease at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Rushes 0Long Rush 23 Deshawn McClease at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Pass attempts 26 Josh Jackson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Pass completions 16 Josh Jackson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Passing 207 Josh Jackson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Passes 2 Josh Jackson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Pass 49 Josh Jackson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Receptions 4 Eric Kumah at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

Hezekiah Grimsley at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Receiving 86 Eric Kumah at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Receptions 1 Eric Kumah at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

Damon Hazelton at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Reception 49 Eric Kumah at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Field Goals 1 Brian Johnson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Field Goal 29 Brian Johnson at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts 9 Oscar Bradburn at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punting Avg 39.9 Oscar Bradburn at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt 49 Oscar Bradburn at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts inside 20 4 Oscar Bradburn at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt Return 18 C.J. Carroll at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Kickoff Return 0Tackles 9 Reggie Floyd at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Sacks 2.0 Trevon Hill at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Tackles For Loss 3.0 Trevon Hill at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Interceptions 2 Caleb Farley at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

VIRGINIA TECH GAME HIGHSRushes 40 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Rushing 112 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Per Rush 2.8 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Rushes 0Pass attempts 26 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Pass completions 16 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Passing 207 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Per Pass 8.0 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Passes 2 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Total Plays 66 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Total Offense 319 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Per Play 4.8 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Points 24 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Sacks By 5 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)First Downs 15 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Penalties 5 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Penalty Yards 55 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Turnovers 0Interceptions By 3 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts 9 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punting Avg 39.9 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt 49 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts inside 20 4 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt Return 18 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

MOST BY AN OPPONENT…Rushes 14 Akers, C, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Rushing 82 Akers, C, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Rushes 0Long Rush 85 Akers, C, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Pass attempts 35 Francois, D, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Pass completions 22 Francois, D, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Passing 233 Francois, D, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Passes 0Long Pass 37 Francois, D, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Receptions 5 Murray, N, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

McKitty, T, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Patrick, J, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)

Yards Receiving 54 Gavin, K, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Receptions 0Long Reception 37 Laborn, K, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Field Goals 1 Aguayo, R, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Field Goal 22 Aguayo, R, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts 5 Tyler, L, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punting Avg 39.8 Tyler, L, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt 54 Tyler, L, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts inside 20 1 Tyler, L, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt Return 0Long Kickoff Return 25 Laborn, K, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Tackles 11 Nasirildeen, H, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Sacks 1.5 Burns, B, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Tackles For Loss 2.0 Burns, B, at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Interceptions 0

OPPONENT GAME HIGHSRushes 28 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Rushing 94 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Per Rush 3.4 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Rushes 0Pass attempts 35 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Pass completions 22 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Passing 233 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Per Pass 6.7 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)TD Passes 0Total Plays 63 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Total Offense 327 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Yards Per Play 5.2 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Points 3 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Sacks By 3 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)First Downs 12 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Penalties 7 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Penalty Yards 36 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Turnovers 5 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Interceptions By 0Punts 6 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punting Avg 33.2 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt 54 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Punts inside 20 1 at Florida State (Sep 03, 2018)Long Punt Return 0

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VIRGINIA TECH MISCELLANEOUS STATS

RED ZONE STATS

2018 STATISTICS

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONSDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTRSept. 3 at Florida State W 24-3 3-14 21.4% 1-3 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-3 33.3%Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Virginia Tech 3-14 21.4% 1-3 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-3 33.3%Opponents 5-16 31.2% 2-3 66.7% 3-7 42.9% 0-3 0.0% 0-3 0.0%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONSDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTRSept. 3 at Florida State W 24-3 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0%Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Virginia Tech 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0%Opponents 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

TIME OF POSSESSIONDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTRSept. 3 at Florida State W 24-3 33:52 8:43 5:20 9:36 10:13Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Virginia Tech Total 33:52 8:43 5:20 9:36 10:13Avg. 33:52 8:43 5:20 9:36 10:13

Opponents Total 26:08 6:17 9:40 5:24 4:47Avg. 26:08 6:17 9:40 5:24 4:47

VIRGINIA TECH INSIDE OPPONENT RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZDATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAMESept. 3 at Florida State W 24-3 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Totals 2 of 3 (66.7%) 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0OPPONENT INSIDE VIRGINIA TECH RED-ZONE TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZDATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAMESept. 3 at Florida State W 24-3 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Totals 1 of 4 (25.0%) 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0

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SCORING DRIVES2018 STATISTICS

VIRGINIA TECH SCORINGOPPONENT SCORING PLAY PLAYS-YDS.-TOP

1 Florida State Hazelton, D 10 Pass From Jackson, J (Johnson, B) 10-75-4:261 Florida State FG Johnson, B 29 6-23-1:012 Florida State Kumah, E 3 Punt Return (Johnson, B) -4 Florida State Kumah, E 49 Pass From Jackson, J (Johnson, B) 7-85-4:38Totals 23-183-10:05Average Scoring Drive 7.7 plays-61.0 yds.

4 Total Scores (0 Run, 2 Pass, 1 FG, 1 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 2 First Quarter Scores (0 Run, 1 Pass, 1 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 1 Second Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 1 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 0 Third Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 1 Fourth Quarter Scores (0 Run, 1 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 0 Overtime Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense)

Most plays in a scoring drive: 10 plays - vs. Florida State (10-75-4:26 TD)Longest scoring drive: 85 yards - vs. Florida State (7-85-4:38 TD)Longest TOP scoring drive: 4:38 - vs. Florida State (7-85-4:38 TD)Average TOP on offensive scoring drives: 3:21

OPPONENT SCORINGOPPONENT SCORING PLAY PLAYS-YDS.-TOP

2 Florida State FG Aguayo, R 22 12-65-3:33Totals 12-65- 3:33Average Scoring Drive 12.0 plays-65.0 yds.

1 Total Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 1 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 0 First Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 1 Second Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 1 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 0 Third Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 0 Fourth Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense) 0 Overtime Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 0 FG, 0 S.T., 0 Safety, 0 Defense)

Most plays in a scoring drive: 12 plays - vs. Florida State (12-65-3:33 FG)Longest scoring drive: 65 yards - vs. Florida State (12-65-3:33 FG)Longest TOP scoring drive: 3:33 - vs. Florida State (12-65-3:33 FG)Average TOP on offensive scoring drives: 3:33

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OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 STATISTICS

PASSING#17 JACKSON, J ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICFlorida State 26 16 0 61.5 207 2 49 3 20 153.8TOTALS 26 16 0 61.5 207 2 49 3 20 153.8

RUSHINGPLAYER NO-YDS/TD FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGMcClease, D RB 13-77/0 13-77/0Peoples, S RB 13-44/0 13-44/0Wheatley, T RB 2-22/0 2-22/0Holston, J RB 2-8/0 2-8/0Savoy, S WR 1--5/0 1--5/0TEAM 3--16/0 3--16/0Jackson, J QB 6--18/0 6--18/0

RECEIVINGPLAYER NO-YDS/TD FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGKumah, E WR 4-86/1 4-86/1Grimsley, H WR 4-28/0 4-28/0Turner, T WR 1-26/0 1-26/0Patterson, P WR 3-26/0 3-26/0Hazelton, D WR 2-22/1 2-22/1Cunningham, C TE 1-12/0 1-12/0Savoy, S WR 1-7/0 1-7/0

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DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 STATISTICS

TOTAL TACKLESPLAYER UA-A TOT FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGFloyd, R DB 9-0 9 9-0Ashby, R LB 3-4 7 3-4Rivers, D LB 5-2 7 5-2Watts, B DB 6-0 6 6-0Hill, T DL 3-1 4 3-1Deablo, D DB 4-0 4 4-0Gaines, H DL 3-1 4 3-1Garbutt, T DL 1-2 3 1-2Belmar, E DL 1-1 2 1-1Ladler, K DB 2-0 2 2-0Walker, R DL 1-1 2 1-1Farley, C DB 2-0 2 2-0TEAM 1-0 1 1-0Waller, J DB 1-0 1 1-0Hunter, D DB 1-0 1 1-0

SACKSPLAYER UA-A TOT FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGHill, T DL 2-0 2.0 2.0-18Farley, C DB 1-0 1.0 1.0-2TEAM 1-0 1.0 1.0-1Garbutt, T DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-8

TACKLES FOR LOSSPLAYER UA-A TOT FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGHill, T DL 3-0 3.0 3.0-20Deablo, D DB 2-0 2.0 2.0-6Ashby, R LB 2-0 2.0 2.0-11Floyd, R DB 2-0 2.0 2.0-5Walker, R DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-5Farley, C DB 1-0 1.0 1.0-2TEAM 1-0 1.0 1.0-1Ladler, K DB 1-0 1.0 1.0-3Garbutt, T DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-8

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DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME

STARTING LINEUPS

SPECIAL TEAMS GAME-BY-GAME

2018 STATISTICS

INTERCEPTION RETURNSPLAYER NO-YDS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGFarley, C 2-0 2-0Mihota, V 1-0 1-0

FUMBLES FORCEDPLAYER NO-YDS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGAshby, R 1 1

FUMBLES RECOVEREDPLAYER NO-YDS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGGaines, H 1 1Ladler, K 1 1

FUMBLE RETURNSPLAYER NO-YDS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCG

OFFENSE QB TE WR WR RB LG RT RG C LT WR PK Pat Florida State J. Jackson D. Keene H. Grimsley D. Hazelton D. McClease K. Chung Y. Nijman B. Pfaff Z. Hoyt C. Darrisaw E. Kumah J. Stout O. BradburnWilliam & MaryEast Carolinaat Old Dominionat DukeNotre Dameat North CarolinaGeorgia TechBoston Collegeat PittMiamiVirginiaACC Championship

DEFENSE LCB RCB WHIP LDE FS ROV MIKE NT RDE LB DTat Florida State C. Farley B. Watts K. Ladler H. Gaines D. Deablo R. Floyd R. Ashby R. Walker E. Belmar D. Rivers J. HewittWilliam & MaryEast Carolinaat Old Dominionat DukeNotre Dameat North CarolinaGeorgia TechBoston Collegeat PittMiamiVirginiaACC Championship

PUNT RETURNSPLAYER NO-YDS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGCarroll, C.J. 2-18 2-18Cunningham, C 1-11 1-11

KICK RETURNSPLAYER NO-YDS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCG

FIELD GOALSPLAYER FG-FGA (LG) FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGJohnson, B 1-1 (29) 1-1 (29)

PUNTINGPLAYER NO-YDS-AVG FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCGBradburn, O 9-359-39.9 9-359-39.9

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PARTICIPATION GAME-BY-GAME2018 STATISTICS

PARTICIPATIONNO. PLAYER GP/GS FSU WM ECU ODU DU ND UNC GT BC PITT MIA UVA ACCCG23 Ashby, R 1/1 START40 Belmar, E 1/1 START91 Bradburn, O 1/- XXX43 Burke, X 1/- XXX86 Carroll, C.J. 1/- XXX61 Chung, K 1/1 START22 Conner, C 1/- XXX20 Crossen, D.J. 1/- XXX85 Cunningham, C 1/- XXX77 Darrisaw, C 1/1 START17 Deablo, D 1/1 START56 Dean, C 1/- XXX35 Debose, Z 1/- XXX

3 Farley, C 1/1 START21 Floyd, R 1/1 START47 Fullwood, D 1/- XXX11 Gaines, H 1/1 START45 Garbutt, T 1/- XXX48 Griffith, D 1/- XXX

6 Grimsley, H 1/1 START14 Hazelton, D 1/1 START55 Hewitt, J 1/1 START94 Hill, T 1/- XXX

4 Hollifield, D 1/- XXX13 Holston, J 1/- XXX

2 Hooker, H 1/- XXX75 Hoyt, Z 1/1 START

7 Hunter, D 1/- XXX1Q Jackson, J 1/1 START71 Jackson, T.J. 1/- XXX93 Johnson, B 1/- XXX38 Kearney, R 1/- XXX2K Keene, D 1/1 START83 Kumah, E 1/1 START

9 Ladler, K 1/1 START33 McClease, D 1/1 START99 Mihota, V 1/- XXX82 Mitchell, J 1/- XXX69 Nijman, Y 1/1 START8P Patterson, P 1/- XXX32 Peoples, S 1/- XXX74 Pfaff, B 1/1 START98 Porcher IV, R 1/- XXX58 Proctor, N 1/- XXX26 Quillen, J 1/- XXX44 Rivers, D 1/1 START18 Rodgers, T 1/- XXX

Starts indicated by START; XXX - Played; ... - Did Not Play

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RUSHING REVEIVING PASSING KICK RETURN PUNT RETURN TOTDATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF

Sept. 3 at Florida State 40 112 0 23 16 207 2 49 16-26-0 207 2 49 0 0 0 0 3 32 1 18 319Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Totals 40 112 0 23 16 207 2 49 16-26-0 207 2 49 0 0 0 0 3 32 1 18 319Opponent 28 94 0 85 22 233 0 37 22-35-3 233 0 37 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 327

Games: 1 Avg/rush: 2.8 Avg/catch: 12.9 Pass effic: 153.80 PR avg: 10.7 All purpose avg/game: 351.0 Total offense avg/gm: 319.0

TACKLES SACKS FUMBLE PASS DEFENSE BLKDKICK

PAT ATTEMPTSDATE OPPONENT SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH BRK KICK RUN RCV SAF PTS

Sept. 3 at Florida State 43 12 55 14.0-61 5.0-29 1 2-0 3-0 1 3 1 3-3 0 0 0 24Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Totals 43 12 55 14.0-61 5.0-29 1 2-0 3-0 1 3 1 3-3 0 0 0 24Opponent 35 30 65 7.0-29 3.0-20 2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3

PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFSDATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LG BLKD TB FC 50+ I20 ATT-MADE LG BLKD NO YDS AVG TB OB

Sept. 3 at Florida State 9 359 39.9 49 0 0 8 0 4 1-1 29 0 5 325 65.0 4 0Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Totals 9 359 39.9 49 0 0 8 0 4 1-1 29 0 5 325 65.0 4 0Opponent 6 199 33.2 54 1 0 0 1 1 2-1 22 0 2 130 65.0 2 0

VIRGINIA TECH TEAM STATISTICS2018 STATISTICS

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RUSHING REVEIVING PASSING KICK RETURN PUNT RETURN TOTDATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF

Sept. 3 at Florida State 28 94 0 85 22 233 0 37 22-35-3 233 0 37 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 327Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Opponent totals 28 94 0 85 22 233 0 37 22-35-3 233 0 37 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 327Virginia Tech 40 112 0 23 16 207 2 49 16-26-0 207 2 49 0 0 0 0 3 32 1 18 319

Games: 1 Avg/rush: 3.4 Avg/catch: 10.6 Pass effic: 101.63 KR avg: 25.0 All purpose avg/game: 352.0 Total offense avg/gm: 327.0

TACKLES SACKS FUMBLE PASS DEFENSE BLKDKICK

PAT ATTEMPTSDATE OPPONENT SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH BRK KICK RUN RCV SAF PTS

Sept. 3 at Florida State 35 30 65 7.0-29 3.0-20 2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Opponent totals 35 30 65 7.0-29 3.0-20 2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3Virginia Tech 43 12 55 14.0-61 5.0-29 1 2-0 3-0 1 3 1 3-3 0 0 0 24

PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFSDATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LG BLKD TB FC 50+ I20 ATT-MADE LG BLKD NO YDS AVG TB OB

Sept. 3 at Florida State 6 199 33.2 54 1 0 0 1 1 2-1 22 0 2 130 65.0 2 0Sept. 8 William & MarySept. 15 East CarolinaSept. 22 at Old DominionSept. 29 at DukeOct. 6 Notre DameOct. 13 at North CarolinaOct. 25 Georgia TechNov. 3 Boston CollegeNov. 10 at PittNov. 17 MiamiNov. 23 VirginiaDec. 1 ACC Championship

Opponent totals 6 199 33.2 54 1 0 0 1 1 2-1 22 0 2 130 65.0 2 0Virginia Tech 9 359 39.9 49 0 0 8 0 4 1-1 29 0 5 325 65.0 4 0

OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICS2018 STATISTICS

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TEAMScored 90+ points 99, vs. Emory & Henry (11/22/19)Scored 80-89 points 86, vs. Roanoke College (9/30/1905)Scored 70-79 points 77, vs. Akron (10/14/95)Scored 60-69 points 64, at ECU (9/16/17)Scored 50-59 points 59, vs North Carolina (10/21/17)Scored 40-49 points 49, vs. Boston College (9/17/16)Back-to-back 40+ games vs. BC (49), vs. ECU (54), 2016Three straight 40+ games at NCSU (41), vs. CMU (45), vs. WF (52), 2010Four straight 40+ gamesNCSU (41), CMU (45), WF (52), Duke (44), 2010Rushed for 500+ yards 500, at Pittsburgh (9/11/93)Rushed for 400-499 yards 444, vs. Marshall (9/12/09)Rushed for 300-399 yards 308, vs. Western Michigan (9/27/14)Rushed for 200-299 yards 248, vs Oklahoma State (12/28/17)Passed for 500+ yards 504, at Syracuse (11/09/02)Passed for 400-499 yards 406, at Pittsburgh (10/27/16)Passed for 300-399 yards 322, vs. Boston College (10/07/17)Passed for 200-299 yards 207, at Florida State (9/03/18)Rushed/Passed for 200+ yards 518, vs Oklahoma State (12/28/17) 248 rush, 270 passHad 600+ yards in total offense 675, at ECU (9/16/17)Had 500-599 yards in total offense 582, vs. ODU (9/23/17)Scored on first offensive play vs. Appalachian State, 2011 David Wilson, 20-yard runWon on final offensive play vs. Virginia (11/24/12) Cody Journell 29 yd FGLost on final offensive play North Carolina (11/21/15) Quinshad Davis 5-yd pass from Marquise Williams (OT)Won in overtime 29-21, vs. Marshall (11/21/13)Lost in overtime 30-27 (OT), vs. North Carolina (11/21/15)Recorded a safety vs. East Carolina (9/24/16)Recorded two defensive TDs vs North Carolina (10/21/17)Zero punts in a game vs. James Madison (9/11/10)Zero sacks allowed in a game at Virginia (11/24/17)Recorded a shutout at Virginia (11/24/17)Held opp. to 0 yards or less rushing -15, vs. Florida State (11/08/12)Blocked two kicks in a game vs. Pitt (11/18/17)Scored special teams TD at Florida State (9/03/18)Scored defensive & special teams TD vs North Carolina (10/21/17)Played an overtime game vs. Duke [4 OT] (10/14/15)

IND IV IDUALRushed for 200+ yards 253, Darren Evans, vs. Maryland (11/06/08)Rushed for 150-199 yards 157, J.C. Coleman, vs. Cincinnati (12/27/14)Two players rushed for 100 yards NC State (10/02/10) (Darren Evans, 160 yds. & Tyrod Taylor, 121 yds.)Three players rushed for 100 yards at South Carolina (10/12/74) Phil Rogers (120), Roscoe Coles (111) & George Heath (104)Had 40+ carries 42, Cyrus Lawrence, vs. Memphis St. (10/03/81)Had 30-39 carries 33, Travon McMillian, at Boston College (10/31/15)Had 20-29 carries 22, Steven Peoples, at Virginia (11/24/17)Had two players with 20+ carries Logan Thomas (23) & Trey Edmunds (22) vs. Marshall (9/21/13)Rushed for 6 TDs Tommy Francisco, vs. VMI (11/24/66)Rushed for 5 TDs Lee Suggs, at UCF (11/11/00)Rushed for 4 TDs Trey Edmunds, at Miami (11/09/13)Rushed for 3 TDs David Wilson, vs. Appalachian State (9/03/11)Rushed for 2 TDs Josh Jackson, vs Oklahoma State (12/28/17)Passed for 500+ yards 504, Bryan Randall, at Syracuse (11/09/02)Passed for 300-499 yards 322, Josh Jackson at BC (10/07/17)Passed for 200-299 yards 207, Josh Jackson at FSU (9/03/18)Two QBs each pass for 100+ yards vs. Appalachian State (9/03/11) (Logan Thomas, 149 yds. & Mark Leal, 113 yds.)

Passed for 5 TDs Josh Jackson, at ECU (9/16/17)Passed for 4 TDs Jerod Evans, vs. Liberty (9/03/16)Passed for 3 TDs Josh Jackson, 202, vs North Carolina (10/21/17)Passed for 2 TDs Josh Jackson at Florida State (9/03/18)Two QBs with 2 TD passes apiece Logan Thomas and Mark Leal vs. Appalachian State (9/03/11)Had 50+ pass attempts 56, Michael Brewer, vs. East Carolina (9/13/14)Had 40-49 pass attempts 41, Josh Jackson, vs Ok State (12/28/17)Had 30-39 pass attempts 37, Josh Jackson,vs. Pitt (11/18/17)Had 20-29 pass attempts 26, Josh Jackson at Florida State (9/03/18)Had 30+ pass completions 32, Jerod Evans, vs. Georgia Tech (11/12/16)Had 20-29 pass completions 22, Josh Jackson, Ok State (12/28/17)QB rush/pass for 100 yards Logan Thoms vs. Duke (10/26/13) (101 rush, 214 pass)Had 10+ receptions 14, Cam Phillips, at ECU (9/16/17)Had 250+ yards receiving 279, Ernest Wilford, at Syracuse (11/09/02)Had 200-249 yards receiving 227, Isaiah Ford, vs. Tulsa (12/26/15) Had 100+ yards receiving 117, Cam Phillips, vs. Pitt (11/18/17)Three players with 100+ receiving at Pittsburgh (10/27/16) Isaiah Ford (143), Bucky Hodges (145), Cam Phillips (109)Had 4 TD receptions Ernest Wilford at Syracuse (11/09/02)Had 3 TD receptions Bucky Hodges, vs. Duke (4 OT) (10/24/15)Had 2 TD receptions Steven Peoples, vs. ODU (9/23/17)Intercepted 3 passes Kendall Fuller, vs. Duke (10/26/13)Intercepted 2 passes Caleb Farley at Florida State (9/03/18)Returned a KO for TD Demitri Knowles, at North Carolina (10/06/12)Returned punt for TD Greg Stroman, vs North Carolina (10/21/17)Returned an INT for TD Greg Stroman, at Georgia Tech (11/11/17)Returned a fumble for TD Ricky Walker, vs North Carolina (10/21/17)Returned blocked punt for TD Eric Kumah at Florida State (9/03/18)Returned blocked FG for TD Adonis Alexander vs. Duke (11/05/16)Returned blocked PAT for 2 pts Stephan Virgil, vs. East Carolina (8/30/08)Blocked an extra point Dadi Nicolas, vs. Miami (10/23/14)Blocked a FG Chris Cunningham at Florida State (9/03/18)Blocked a punt Jovonn Quillen at Virginia (11/24/17)Scored a def. and special teams TD in a game DeAngelo Hall vs. Arkansas St. (8/25/02) (49-yd. INT & 69-yd. PR)Returned two punts for TDs DeAngelo Hall vs. Syracuse (10/11/03) (58 & 60 yds.)Successful 2-point conversion vs. Duke (4 OT) (10/24/15) Travon McMillian, rushMade 6 FGs Joey Slye, at Pittsburgh (10/27/16)Made 5 FGs Chris Kinzer, vs. Vanderbilt (11/15/86)Made 4 FGs Joey Slye, at Boston College (10/31/15)Made 3 FGs Joey Slye, at Boston College (10/07/17)Kicked a 60+ FG 61, Wayne Latimer, vs. Florida State (10/11/1975)Kicked a 50-59 FG 50, Joey Slye, at Miami (11/04/17)Kicked a 40-49 FG 47, Joey Slye, vs. Miami (10/20/16)Kicked two 40+ yards FGs in one game Joey Slye, at Virginia (11/28/15) Kicked a 70+ punt 75, Michael Branthover, at Duke (10/29/11)Kicked a 60-69 punt 60, Mitchell Ludwig, vs. Clemson (12/03/16)

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TEAMScored 70+ points 77, Alabama (10/27/73)Scored 60-69 points 66, Washington & Lee (11/03/51)Scored 50-59 points 52 ,Tulsa (12/26/15)Scored 40-49 points 42, vs. Clemson (12/03/16)

Rushed for 500+ yards 748, Alabama (10/27/73)Rushed for 400-499 yards 461, Alabama (11/18/72)Rushed for 300-399 yards 309, vs. Georgia Tech (11/12/16)Rushed for 200-299 yards 261, at Georgia Tech (11/11/17)Had 50-99 yards rushing 94, at Florida State (9/03/18)Had FEWER than 50 yards rushing 5, at Virginia (11/24/17)

Passed for 500+ yards NEVERPassed for 400-499 yards 450, at Syracuse (10/15/16)Had 50-99 yards passing 85, vs. ODU (9/23/17)Had FEWER than 50 yards passing 34, vs. Georgia Tech (11/12/16)

Had 800+ yards in total offense 833, Alabama (10/27/73)Had 700-799 yards in total offense NEVERHad 600-699 yards in total offense 604, Syracuse (11/09/02)Had 500-599 yards in total offense 592, vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)

Recorded a safety Boston College [2] (10/18/08)Recorded a defensive TD vs. Clemson (9/30/17)Shut out Tech Cincinnati (9/16/95)Blocked two kicks in a game Duke (9/16/06)Scored a special teams TD Alabama (8/31/13)Scored defensive & special teams TD Alabama (8/31/13)

IND IV IDUALRushed for 200+ yards 249, Duke Johnson, Miami (10/23/14)Rushed for 150-199 yards 169, James Summers, East Carolina (9/26/15)Rushed for 100-149 yards 120, Justice Hill vs. Ok State (12/28/17)Two players rushed for 100 yards vs. Georgia Tech (11/12/16) Marcus Marshall (143) & Matthew Jordan (142)Three players rushed for 100 yards NEVERHad 40+ carries 44, Paul Palmer, Temple (10/18/86)Had 35-39 carries 38, Derrick Knight, Boston College (11/22/03)Rushed for 6 TDs Willis McGahee, Miami (12/07/02)Rushed for 5 TDs NEVERRushed for 4 TDs Chris Brantley, Rutgers (10/31/92)Rushed for 3 TDs James Connor, at Pittsburgh (10/27/16)Rushed for 2 TDs TaQuan Marshall at Georgia Tech (11/11/17)

Passed for 500+ yards NEVERPassed for 400-499 yards 427, Shane Carden, East Carolina (9/13/14)Passed for 300-399 yards 371, Will Grier vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)Passed for 5 TDs NEVERPassed for 4 TDs Thomas Sirk, Duke (4 OT) (10/29/11)Passed for 3 TDs Will Grier vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)Had 50+ pass attempts 53, Will Grier vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)Had 40-49 pass attempts 44, Dane Evans, Tulsa (12/26/15)Had 30-39 pass attempts 35, Deondre Francois at FSU (9/03/18)Had 30+ pass completions 31, Will Grier vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)Had 20-29 pass comps 21, Mason Rudolph, vs. Okla. State (12/28/17)QB rush/pass for 100 yards Eric Dungey, at Syracuse (10/15/16) 311 yds passing, 109 yds rushing

Had 11+ receptions 13, Gary Jennings Jr., vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)Had 250+ yards receiving NEVERHad 200-249 yards receiving 224, Cam Worthy, East Carolina (9/13/14) Had 100+ yards receiving 126, Jester Weah, vs. Pitt (11/18/17)Two players w/100+ yards receiving vs. Okla. State (12/28/17) James Washington, 126, Marcell Ateman, 107

Had 4 TD receptions Chris Brantley, Rutgers (10/31/92)Had 3 TD receptions Coby Fleener, Stanford (1/03/11)Had 2 TD receptions David Sills V, vs. West Virginia (9/03/17)

Intercepted 3 passes Aaron Beasley, West Virginia (9/22/94)Intercepted 2 passes Cordrea Tankersley, vs. Clemson, 2016 (12/03/16)

Returned a KO for TD Christion Jones, Alabama (8/31/13)Returned punt for TD William Likely, Maryland (11/16/13)Returned an INT for TD Dorian O’Daniel, vs. Clemson (9/30/17)Returned/recovered a fumble for TD Alpha Jalloh, vs. Liberty (9/03/16)Returned blocked punt for TD T.J. Lee, East Carolina (8/30/08)Returned blocked FG for TD NEVERReturned blocked PAT for 2 pts Nigel Bradham, Florida State (12/04/10)Blocked an extra point Richard Ash, Western Michigan (9/27/14)Blocked a FG Nasir Adderley, vs. Delaware (9/09/17)Blocked a punt Gabriel Terry, Miami (11/1/2012)2-point conversion at Pittsburgh (10/27/16) Nathan Peterman pass to James ConnerMade 6 FGs NEVERMade 5 FGs Alex Henery, Nebraska (9/19/09)Made 4 FGs Will Snyderwine, Duke (9/19/09)Made 3 FGs Matt Amendola vs. Okla. State (12/28/17)Kicked a 60+ FG NEVERKicked a 50-59 FG 51, Cole Murphy, at Syracuse (10/15/16)Kicked two 50+ FGs 51 & 53, Ross Martin, Duke (10/26/13)Kicked a 40-49 FG 40, Harrison Butker, vs. Georgia Tech (11/12/16)Kicked a 70+ punt 76, Alex Henery, Nebraska (9/19/09)Kicked a 60-69 punt 67, Nicholas Conte, vs. Virginia (11/26/16)

TURNOVERSTHE LAST TIME TECH...Lost two fumbles at Miami (11/04/17)Lost three fumbles vs. Miami (10/23/14)Lost four fumbles vs. Liberty (9/03/16)Lost five or more fumbles 5, vs. Tennessee (9/10/16)

Threw three interceptions at Miami, Brenden Motley (10/17/15)Threw four interceptions Logan Thomas vs. Duke (10/26/13) Threw five interceptions Maurice DeShazo vs. Virginia (11/19/94)Threw six or more interceptions 7, vs. Florida St. (10/10/59)

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...Lost two fumbles at Florida State (9/03/18)Lost three fumbles North Carolina (OT) (11/21/15)Lost four fumbles Arkansas St. (8/25/02)Lost five or more fumbles 5, Clemson (9/14/85)Threw three interceptions at Florida State (9/03/18)Threw four interceptions Duke (10/26/13)Threw five interceptions Georgia Tech (11/1/07)Threw six or more interceptions 6, Rutgers (11/21/98)

The Last Time – Opponent