The Virginia Tech Hokies are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of Atlantic Coast Conference. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium, considered one of the loudest stadiums in the country and recognized in 2005 by Rivals.com as having the best home-field advantage in the country.^[1] Image File history File links Soccerball_current_event. ... The 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Frank Beamer (b. ... Lane Stadium/Worsham Field is a stadium located in Blacksburg, Virginia. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Jim Weaver is the name of: Jim Weaver (ACC Commissioner) Jim Weaver (basketball), coach of the Carolina Cougars of the ABA Jim Weaver, current athletic director at Virginia Tech [1] Big Jim Weaver (1903-1983), Major League Baseball pitcher (1928-1939) Jim Weaver (pitcher) (born 1939), Major League Baseball pitcher... Maroon is a color related to dark red. ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Tech Triumph The Virginia Tech fight song was composed in 1919 by Wilfred Pete Maddux (class of 1920) and Mattie Eppes (Boggs). ... The HokieBird is the official mascot of Virginia Tech. ... The Marching Virginians are one of two collegiate marching bands at Virginia Tech, the other being the Highty Tighties. ... City Charlottesville, Virginia Team Colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Al Groh Home Stadium Scott Stadium League/Conference affiliations Independent (1888-1907) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907-1921) Southern Conference (1921-1937) Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present) Coastal Division (2005-present) Team history All-Time Record: 594-513-48... This is an article about the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. ... Virginia Tech sponsors 18 sports and competes at the NCAA Division I level. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Lane Stadium/Worsham Field is a stadium located in Blacksburg, Virginia. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rivals is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. ...

With a career record of 198-105-4 following the 2006 season, head coach Frank Beamer is the third-winningest active head coach in Division I-FBS, ranking behind only Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno.^[2] The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... Frank Beamer (b. ... This article is about the NCAA division. ... Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama), better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head college football coach of the Florida State University Seminoles. ... Joseph Vincent Paterno (born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York), nicknamed JoePa, is the head coach of Pennsylvania State Universitys college football team, a position he has held since 1966. ...

The Hokies currently have the fourth-longest bowl game streak in the country, having participated in the postseason every year since 1993. Only Michigan, Florida State, and Florida have longer current streaks. In that span, the Hokies have finished with a Top-10 ranking four times, won four conference championships (three Big East and one ACC), and played once for the national championship, losing to Florida State University 46-29 in the 2000 Sugar Bowl. Hokie fans are known for their strong support of the team, especially in buying tickets to bowl and championship games.^[3] A bowl game is a post-season college football game, typically at the Division I-A level. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Hokies is the official name of Virginia Techs sports teams. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[8] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ... The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

History

Beginning

Virginia Tech's innaugural football team in 1892

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) first played football on October 21, 1892 against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School (Radford, VA). The game took place on a plowed off wheat field that was "about as level as a side of Brush Mountain".^[4] The Hokies won their first game 14-10 with W. E. Anderson scoring the first touchdown in Tech history, but were defeated 10-0 eight days later on a return trip to Radford.^[5] The first several VAMC teams wore cadet gray and black, but in 1896 the colors were changed to Burnt Orange and Chicago Maroon - a color combination that was completely unique among educational institutions at the time. They were first worn in a football game against Roanoke College on October 26, 1896. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Radford is an independent city located in Virginia. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Roanoke College is an independent, four-year, private, coeducational, liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...

A student contest was held to produce a new school yell and O. M. Stull won a prize for his new yell, the now famous Old Hokie. Stull's yell, in its original form, was:

Hoki! Hoki! Hoki Hy! Tech! Tech! V.P.I.! Sola-Rex Sola-Rah Polytech-Vir-gin-i-a! Rae, Ri, V. P. I.

Hunter Carpenter

Hunter Carpenter played in Blacksburg from 1900 to 1903 and again in 1905. He started playing college football at age 17 after waiting two years before becoming Tech's starting right halfback. When he did get a chance to play, he used the alias Walter Brown because his father had forbidden him to play football. Hunter Carpenter (born June 23, 1883) was an American football player. ... Blacksburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: Blacksburg, South Carolina Blacksburg, Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ...

In 1903, Carpenter helped Tech defeat a powerful Navy team, 11-0. In that game, he kicked a 46-yard field goal. In 1905, he scored 82 points and helped boost VPI to a 9-1 record that included wins over Army, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Carpenter scored five touchdowns in the South Carolina game and helped the Hokies outscore their opponents 305-24. Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is in Annapolis, Maryland . ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... USMA redirects here. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ...

Carpenter was never named to the All-America team because Walter Camp, who named the team at the time, said he would never name a player who he had not seen play. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957. An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was a sports writer and football coach known as the Father of American Football. Along with John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Glenn Scobey Warner, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most significant people in the history of American football. ... College Football Hall of Fame front. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...

Military Classic of the South

For years, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the Virginia Military Institute played in the "Military Classic of the South." Both schools had corps of cadets and a budding rivalry by the time the series was moved to Roanoke in 1913. Beginning in 1921, the VPI-VMI game was played on Thanksgiving and would be until 1969. The teams were playing for the Chamber of Commerce trophy. The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state military college in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in Virginia Coordinates: , Country State Government  - Mayor Nelson Harris Area  - City  43 sq mi (111. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation). ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Southern Conference

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The other charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington & Lee. In 1922, the league added Florida, Louisiana State, University of Mississippi, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Tulane. The University of the South joined the conference in 1923 and in December of that year, the league's name was officially changed to the Southern Conference. The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ... Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Jackson and 23 miles (37 km) west of Columbus. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... For other uses, see LSU. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ...

The membership shifted over the years. In 1932 the 13 southern-most members formed the Southeastern Conference. In '36, six new members - The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest - were added. Virginia withdrew in 1937, and George Washington and West Virginia joined in 1941 and 1950, respectively. In 1953, seven colleges withdrew to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, is a state-supported, comprehensive college located in Charleston, South Carolina. ... The College of William and Mary is a highly selective, coeducational, public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. ... Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1,700 students in Davidson, North Carolina, USA. Both the town and college were named for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a Revolutionary War commander. ... The Bell Tower Furman University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. ... The University of Richmond is a private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. ... Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The George Washington University (GW), is a private, coeducational university located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The school was founded in 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia by Baptist ministers using funds bequeathed by George Washington. ... West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a clinical campus for the Universitys... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ...

Tech remained in the league until June 1965, when it withdrew to become an independent.

World War II

Herb Thomas, Jr. led the Hokies in scoring in 1939 and 1940, but he earned his highest distinction on the battlefield. On November 7, 1943, during fighting on Bougainville Island, Marine Sergeant Thomas gave his life to save the lives of the men in his squad. Thomas, who protected his comrades by diving on a live hand grenade, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bougainville and neighbouring islands For other uses of Bougainville, see Bougainville. ... Grenade redirects here. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...

With several Tech players serving overseas in World War II, the 1945 team was filled with 17- and 18-year olds known as the "Beardless Wonders." The youngsters fared poorly, posting a 2-6 record on the season. One of the two wins came against Paul "Bear" Bryant, who coached the Maryland Terrapins at the time. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Paul William Bear Bryant (September 11, 1913–January 26, 1983) was an American college football coach. ... Head coach Ralph Friedgen 6th year, 50–24 Home stadium Byrd Stadium Capacity 51,055 - Grass Conference ACC - Atlantic First year 1892 Athletic director Deborah A. Yow Website UMTerps. ...

Frank Moseley

Frank Moseley was named head football coach and athletic director at Virginia Tech in 1951, after the team had posted a 1-25-3 record over the previous three years. Frank Moseley was the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies football program from 1951 to 1960. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1951 to 1953, Moseley's teams won 12 games. In 1954, Tech went undefeated with an 8-0-1 mark and finished 16th in the final Associated Press poll. The coach was named the AP Coach of the Year in Virginia. In 1956, he was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year. January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Associated Press (AP) Poll, along with the USA Today Coaches Poll, ranks the top 25 NCAA Division I college football and basketball teams, weekly. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When Moseley gave up the head coach's job after the 1960 season, he had a career mark of 54-42-4, which was the best mark of any Tech coach at the time. As athletic director, Moseley headed the Lane Stadium construction drive. He retired in 1978. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lane Stadium/Worsham Field is a stadium located in Blacksburg, Virginia. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Preas, Nutter and the Colts

Buzz Nutter played on the 1950-52 Tech teams that turned in a 7-25 three-year record. He became the first Tech player drafted by an National Football League team and played for the Washington Redskins his first year. After being cut by the Redskins, he signed with the Baltimore Colts. He played in Baltimore for 11 years and helped the team to NFL championships in 1958 and '59. Madison Monroe Buzz Nutter (born February 16, 1931 in Summersville, West Virginia) was a center who played twelve seasons in the National Football League. ... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting[1]) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns, through seven rounds[2], selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ... NFL redirects here. ... For other uses, see Redskins (disambiguation). ... City Indianapolis, Indiana Other nicknames The Horseshoes Team colors Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy Owner Jim Irsay General manager Bill Polian Mascot Blue League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1953–present) Western Conference (1953-1969) Coastal Division (1967-1969) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-2001...

The right tackle on those championship teams was George Preas, who passed up offers from Georgia Tech and Army to play in Blacksburg. He played on the outstanding 1954 Tech team. He was named to the All-Southern Conference second-team as a junior and the first-team as a senior. Preas set a league mark by starting 40 consecutive games in his career. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... George Preas (June 25, 1933 - February 24, 2007) was an American football offensive lineman for the Baltimore Colts. ...

1954

The 1954 Virginia Tech team posted an 8-0-1 record and narrowly missed out on the Southern Conference championship won by a West Virginia team led by Sam Huff. On that team was Dickie Beard, referred to as "The Cumberland Flash", who led the Southern Conference in rushing with 647 yards. He was named to the all-conference team and was voted The Associated Press Athlete of the Year in Virginia. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Lee Huff (born October 4, 1934, Morgantown, West Virginia) is a former American football linebacker who played for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins after earning All-America honors at West Virginia University. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

That tough '54 team also included end Tom Petty, who merited all-conference honors after catching five touchdown passes, and guard Billy Kerfoot, the team captain, who joined Petty on the all-conference team. Tackle George Preas, a future NFL standout, was also an all-league honoree.

Senior Johnny Dean and sophomore Billy Cranwell quarterbacked the team, and Don Divers played a key role in the offensive and defensive backfields. That year, Divers intercepted two passes against VMI and returned both for touchdowns - a feat that would not be duplicated by a Tech player until Ashley Lee did it against Vanderbilt in 1983. The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state military college in the United States. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Tech beat Clemson in Death Valley that year and shut out Virginia. The squad's only blemish was a 7-7 Homecoming tie against William & Mary. Tech accumulated 366 yards in total offense against the Tribe but could only muster one fourth-quarter score. The Tribe scored its only points on an interception return for a touchdown. Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium, popularly known as Death Valley, is home to the Clemson University Tigers, a NCAA Division I-A football team located in Clemson, South Carolina. ...

Carroll Dale

Carroll Dale, Virginia Tech Class of 1960, became Tech's all-time leading receiver with 64 career receptions for 1,195 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Tech end started the second game of his freshman year against Tulane and did not come out of the lineup for the rest of his college career. Caroll Dale (born 1938 in Wise, Virginia) is a American football defensive end and tight end. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1957, The Saturday Evening Post named Dale the best sophomore lineman in the nation. After his junior season, he was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year and a second-team Associated Press All-American. As a senior, Dale became the first Tech football player to gain first-team All-America honors. The consummate team player, Dale won the Southern Conference's Jacobs Blocking Trophy in both 1958 and 1959. Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... A cover of the Saturday Evening Post from 1903, illustrated by George Gibbs. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... Jan. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dale went on to have an successful career in the National Football League. He spent five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams before being traded to the Green Bay Packers. He played on the 1965 NFL title team and the 1966 and 1967 Packer teams that won Super Bowls. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1971. He also played in Super Bowl IV for the Minnesota Vikings. The St. ... Packers redirects here. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). ... The 1971 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 24, 1971 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. ... Date January 11, 1970 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Len Dawson, Quarterback Favorite Vikings by 12 1/2 National anthem Al Hirt Coin toss Game referee Referee John McDonough Halftime show Mardi Gras with Carol Channing Attendance 80,562 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division...

Jerry Claiborne

Jerry Claiborne was hired by Athletic Director Frank Moseley in 1961 to run the Virginia Tech football program. In the 10 seasons he coached in Blacksburg, Claiborne eclipsed Moseley's record and became the school's winningest coach to that point with a 61-39-2 mark.During his tenure, Tech led the Southern Conference in total defense and pass defense in 1961 and 1962. In 1963, Tech was second in the nation in pass interceptions and fourth in punt return defense. Jerry Claiborne (August 2, 1928 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky – September 24, 2000 in Nashville, Tennessee) was a college football coach, most notable as the head coach at Virginia Tech, Maryland, and his alma mater of Kentucky. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...

Claiborne was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 1963 after the Techmen won their only outright league title. He took the 1966 and 1968 Tech squads to bowls.

From 1963-67, Virginia Tech was the 12th winningest program in the country under Claiborne, with 36 wins, 13 losses and one tie.

1963 Southern Conference Champions

The 1963 Gobblers captured Virginia Tech's only outright Southern Conference football championship. The '63 edition went 8-2 and featured the running combination of quarterback Bob Schweickert and fullback Sonny Utz. The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... In American football, a fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield. ...

Tech beat nationally- ranked Florida State, 31-23, in Tallahassee that year. Newt Green, who was twice named to the all-conference team during his Tech career, blocked a punt against the Seminoles. Jake Adams, an end, caught the ball and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to help Tech seal its victory. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[8] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ... Location in Leon County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Leon Government  - Mayor John Marks Area  - City 254. ...

Schweickert, Utz, Green and lineman Gene Breen were all named first-team all-conference, while end Tommy Marvin was a second-team pick. Senior Mike Cahill led the club in interceptions and turned in a key defensive stop by picking off a two-point conversion pass to preserve a 14-13 win over Richmond. Running back Tommy Walker helped Tech win the season finale against VMI by catching a 26-yard scoring pass from Schweickert and running a kickoff back 99 yards. P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ...

Tech and Florida State provided some of the biggest thrills for Hokie football fans during the 1960s. In 1964, Tech defeated the nationally 10th-ranked Seminoles, 20-11, at Miles Stadium. Two years later, the Hokies and Seminoles treated a 1966 Tech homecoming crowd to a classic battle that saw the home team preserve a 23-21 victory with a goal-line stand and an interception in the final quarter. The thrills kept coming for Tech fans in 1968 when a 3-3 Tech team turned its season around with a stunning 40-22 upset of 14-point favorite FSU in Tallahassee. That win, fueled by linebacker-turned-tailback Kenny Edwards, keyed a five-game Tech winning streak that led to a Liberty Bowl bid. Miles Stadium was a stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. ... For the stadium, see Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. ...

Frank Loria

Frank Loria was Tech's first consensus All-American. Frank Loria (1947 - November 14, 1970) was a American football defensive back. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...

Loria, who excelled as a safety and punt returner, helped the 1966 Tech team to an 8-1-1 regular-season record and a Liberty Bowl bid. The Clarksburg, West Virginia native was named All-America by The Associated Press and the Football Writers Association. That year, he returned three punts for touchdowns, including one for 80 yards against Florida State that helped Tech beat the Seminoles, 23-21, in Blacksburg. He also saved the William & Mary game with a fourth-quarter interception. In American football and Canadian football, a safety refers to two positions in the traditional defensive backfield setup, the strong safety and the free safety. ... A punt is a play in Canadian football and American football in which the football is kicked downfield to the opposing team. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Clarksburg is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 16,743 at the 2000 census. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

His senior season, Loria was ranked eighth in the nation in punt returns and picked off three passes. Tech's star was named to the top six All-America first teams. For his career, Loria started all 31 games in which he was eligible to play on the varsity.

In 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed in West Virginia, killing all passengers. Assistant coach Loria was on the plane. In 1972, Omicron Delta Kappa dedicated an award in the memory of Frank Loria for the Tech student-athlete who exemplifies citizenship, leadership and athletic and academic achievement. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marshall University is a public university based in Huntington, West Virginia. ... Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 commercial jet flying from Stallings Field in Kinston, NC (ISO) to the Huntington-Tri-State/Milton Airport (HTS) in Ceredo, West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Omicron Delta Kappa, or OΔK, is a national leadership honor society. ...

1980 Peach Bowl

Virginia Tech got the decade rolling with an 8-3 regular-season record in 1980 and a date in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl. Coach Bill Dooley's Hokies opened the season with a 16-7 road victory over Wake Forest in front of a regionally-televised ABC-TV audience. The Hokies beat Virginia, 30-0, at Lane Stadium in front of the state's first 50,000 crowd for football. The Hokies then bested West Virginia, 34-11. Tech made its first bowl appearance since the 1968 season when it was invited to play 18th-ranked Miami in the Peach Bowl. The Hurricanes defeated the Dooley gang, 20-10, in a hard-fought game. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Atlanta redirects here. ... The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly) called the Peach Bowl, is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. ... Bill Dooley at Wake Forest Bill Dooley was a head football coach, most noteably of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from 1967 to 1977. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. ...

Bruce Smith

At 6-3, 276 pounds, Bruce Smith had tremendous agility and speed for a player of his size. During his four-year Tech career at defensive tackle, Bruce became the most honored football player in school history at the time. As a junior in 1983, he recorded 22 quarterback sacks and was a first-team All-American. During his senior year, Smith registered 16 more sacks and made a career-high 69 tackles in leading Tech to an Independence Bowl appearance. Bruce Smith (b. ... Defensive tackle (DT) is a position on the field in American and Canadian football. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... The PetroSun Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976. ...

The "Sack Man" won the Outland Trophy as America's top lineman and was a consensus All-American. Smith had a career total of 71 tackles behind the line of scrimmage for losses, totaling more than five times the length of a football field (504 yards). Football Writers Association logo The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman. ...

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The Kick

With four seconds left in the Peach Bowl at Atlanta on December 31, 1986, Virginia Tech trailed North Carolina State, 24-22. Pass interference was called on the Wolfpack as it was defending Tech wingback David Everett. The penalty moved the football to State's 23-yard line. The Hokies were within field goal range - the range of kicker Chris Kinzer. The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly) called the Peach Bowl, is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

State called a timeout to rattle the Tech sophomore. Tech finally snapped the ball for the 40-yard field goal attempt. Kinzer kicked and was knocked down on his follow through. The ball sailed through the uprights as time expired and Tech won, 25-24.

It was Tech's first bowl victory ever.

BeamerBall

One of the trademarks of Coach Frank Beamer's teams at Virginia Tech has been outstanding special teams - most notably, blocking kicks. In the 1990s, no Division I-A team blocked more kicks than the Hokies. Tech blocked a total of 63 kicks during the decade, including 31 punts, 18 PATs and 14 field goals. Blocked kicks played key roles in Tech bowl wins against Indiana in the 1993 Independence Bowl and versus Alabama in the 1998 Music City Bowl. From 1990 through 1999, thirty-one different Tech players blocked kicks while playing for Beamer. Frank Beamer (b. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... The Music City Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. ...

Beamer's Beginning

Frank Beamer played cornerback for the Tech teams that went to Liberty Bowls in 1966 and 1968. After he left Blacksburg, he embarked on a coaching career that included stops as an assistant at Maryland, The Citadel and Murray State. For corner back, the Gaelic football and hurling position, see Gaelic football and Hurling positions . ... Murray State University, located in the town of Murray in Kentuckys far-western Jackson Purchase in the United States, is an approximately 10,000-student, four-year public university. ...

Beamer came back to Tech as the first alumnus to guide the Tech football program since 1945. In replacing the departed Bill Dooley, he brought back to Blacksburg the trademark defense that he learned as a Tech player under Jerry Claiborne and a healthy respect for the importance of special teams. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

In his first five years on the job, Beamer's squads faced 29 bowl-bound teams and 18 Top 20 opponents. Nine of his first 27 games at the helm were against Top 10 teams. In 1987, the Tech schedule was rated the most difficult in the nation. The Associated Press (AP) Poll, along with the USA Today Coaches Poll, ranks the top 25 NCAA Division I college football and basketball teams, weekly. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Tech pulled off two big upsets over two of those top teams. The Hokies knocked off a Major Harris-led West Virginia team in Morgantown, 12-10, in 1989, behind four Mickey Thomas field goals and a fired-up defense. The victory over the ninth-ranked Mountaineers started a three-game winning streak over West Virginia - the first time Tech had reeled off three consecutive wins over WVU. Major Harris (February 15, 1968–) was a college quarterback for West Virginia University during the 1980s. ... Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County,GR6 West Virginia, on the banks of the Monongahela River. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. ...

The Hokies also registered a momentous victory over Virginia in the 1990 season finale. The Wahoos had been ranked No. 1 in the nation for part of the season and 54,157 spectators, the largest football crowd in the history of the state at the time, came to see the two teams tangle. ESPN also came and televised the tilt nationally. Vaughn Hebron rushed for 142 yards to lead the Hokie offense, and quarterback Will Furrer threw three touchdown passes in the 38-13 win. ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Vaughn Harlen Hebron (born October 7, 1970 was an American football Running Back for the NFLs Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. ... Will Furrer (born February 5, 1968) was an American football quarterback. ...

Big East

After competing as a football independent for 26 years, the Hokies became a charter member of the Big East Conference in 1991. The football-only conference, which also included Boston College, Miami, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and West Virginia, was formally announced on February 5, 1991. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ... “Rutgers” redirects here. ... Crouse College, a 19th-century Romanesque building which houses the universitys visual arts and music programs Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States the geographic center of the state, about 250 miles northwest of New York City. ... For the private Christian university in Tennessee, see Tennessee Temple University. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Starting in 1993, Tech began an 11-year span that saw it register the second-most wins of any team in the league. During that stretch, the Hokies were the only Big East school to participate in a bowl each season. Tech would win the conference title in 1995 and 1999 and share it in 1996. The Hokies also would represent the league in the Bowl Championship Series each of those three seasons. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner crowned the BCS national champion. ...

1995

The 1995 Tech team won their last nine regular-season games in a row capped by a comeback victory over archrival Virginia. Along the way, the Hokies also collected their first Big East championship. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Not only did Tech get its third straight bowl trip, they earned a trip to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. On New Year's Eve 1995, the Tech football program scored its biggest victory to date when it came from behind to defeat Texas, 28-10. The stirring victory capped a 10-2 season and helped the Hokies to their highest ever finish in the national polls at the time. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). ... University of Texas redirects here. ...

Tech followed by winning a school-record 10 regular-season games on the way to another 10-2 mark in 1996. The Hokies appeared in the Orange Bowl and held their own before losing to Nebraska. Winning records and bowl games followed again in 1997 and 1998. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... “University of Nebraska” redirects here. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Michael Vick and the 1999 Season

There were plenty of reasons for the Hokies to be excited about the 1999 season. Thirteen starters were returning, including seven on defense. The special teams were loaded with experienced performers. The preseason rankings were Tech's highest ever. And then there was the new quarterback named Michael Vick. Soon he would lead the team to a perfect regular season, going 11-0. This article is about the year. ... Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback for the National Football Leagues Atlanta Falcons franchise. ...

Vick made his college football debut when the Hokies opened their 1999 season against James Madison. In his first collegiate game, Vick had three touchdown runs in just over a quarter of play. A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... JMU redirects here. ...

Vick accounted for five first-half touchdowns in a win at Rutgers. He stunned West Virginia with his last-minute heroics to set up a game-winning field goal. His 75-yard touchdown run against Temple was shown coast-to-coast. He accounted for four more touchdowns and 366 yards of offense in the regular-season finale against Boston College.

Among the important games that season were a hard-fought 31-11 Thursday night victory against Clemson on ESPN, a stunning 62-0 victory against Syracuse and a fifth consecutive win against the Miami Hurricanes, this time by a score of 43-10. The Hokies defeated state-rival Virginia on the road, 31-7, and escaped with an unforgettable, last-second 22-20 victory at West Virginia. Along the way, Tech was visited by the ESPN GameDay crew twice and drew media attention from coast-to-coast. The Hokies rose to No. 2 in both national polls and capped their first ever 11-0 regular season with a convincing 38-14 win over Boston College.

Tech's reward for its first unbeaten, untied regular-season mark since 1918 was an invitation to the Nokia Sugar Bowl where the Hokies would battle No. 1 Florida State for the title of national champions. Before a crowd of 79,280 - the largest crowd ever to view a Sugar Bowl game at the Superdome - the two teams staged a grand finale to the season. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, The Dome or even the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Although Tech's offense was able to gobble up yardage in the early going, the Hokies were stung by uncharacteristic mistakes in the kicking game. FSU struck quickly for touchdowns on a blocked punt and a punt return. With six minutes left in the first half, Tech trailed 28-7.

A defensive stand deep in Tech territory gave the Hokies one last chance in the first half. Sparked by quarterback Michael Vick, Tech marched 80 yards. Vick capped the drive with a 3-yard TD run to narrow the score to 28-14 at the half.

Vick's touchdown started a run of 22 straight points that vaulted Tech into a 29-28 lead in the third quarter. In the end, however, it was the Seminoles' ability to produce big plays that made the difference. Led by MVP Peter Warrick, FSU scored 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to gain its first 12-0 season and its second national title with a 46-29 win. In the game, Vick accounted for 322 yards of offense against the Seminoles' vaunted defense. Peter Warrick (born June 19, 1977 in Bradenton, Florida), commonly known by fellow teammates and fans as P-Dub attended Southeast High School and is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the NFLs Seattle Seahawks. ...

Following the 1999 season, defensive player Corey Moore became Virginia Tech's most honored football player ever. The senior defensive end earned the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as college football's defensive player of the year and won the Lombardi Award as the college football lineman of the year. He became just the second Tech player to gain unanimous All-America honors and was named the Football News' Defensive Player of the Year. He finished the season with 60 tackles, 17 quarterback sacks, 11 additional tackles for loss, 25 hurries, three pass deflections, three fumbles caused and a fumble return for a touchdown. Corey Moore (born March 20, 1977) was a linebacker in the NFL after playing defensive end in college. ... The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the best all-around defensive college football player. ... The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annual to the best college football lineman or linebacker. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...

That year, Vick won an ESPY as the nation's top college player. He was awarded the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as the nation's most valuable player in college football. He finished third in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy and second in the voting for The Associated Press Player of the Year. He was named first-team All-America by The Sporting News and second team by the AP. The 10th Anniversary ESPY Award. ... The Archie Griffin Award, named after the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner in history, was first presented to Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick in 1999. ... Brennan redirects here. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...

During his sophomore season, Vick had appeared on practically every preseason magazine cover and been touted as a Heisman favorite. There was an amazing 82-yard touchdown run at Boston College and a pair of long TD passes against West Virginia. As the season progressed, however, swarming defenses and a troublesome high ankle sprain began to take their toll. Vick bounced back from six sacks to ice Tech's first win at Syracuse since 1986 with a 55-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining. A week later against Pittsburgh, he was knocked out of the game in the second quarter. The Hokies went on to win that game, but the following week, with Vick limited to 19 plays off the bench, Tech suffered its lone loss of the 2000 season at Miami. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

After starting a home victory against Virginia, Vick returned to form in the Toyota Gator Bowl, helping the Hokies to a 41-20 victory over Clemson and gaining MVP honors in the process. It would be his last game in a Tech uniform. This article is about the automaker. ... The Toyota Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. ...

On Apr. 21, Vick was named the No. 1 pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. The 2001 National Football League Draft , took place on April 21 and April 22, 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. ...

During Vick's two seasons under center, the Hokies posted back-to-back 11-1 seasons, appeared in a national championship game and finished with its highest-ever national rankings. All but two of Vick's games at Tech were televised. Every home game of his career was played before a sellout crowd.

Running backs aplenty

Since 2000, Virgina Tech has had a intimidating running game, though Vick had left the team. Lee Suggs ran for 27 touchdowns and scored 28 as a sophomore in 2000. He led the Division I-A ranks in both scoring and touchdowns that year, shattering the Tech season mark for touchdowns (14) along the way. Suggs broke the Tech career marks for rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns during the first game of the 2001 season, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the same game. He returned in 2002 to add 24 more touchdowns and finished his career as the all-time Tech and Big East Conference leader in rushing touchdowns (53) and total touchdowns (56). Suggs scored at least one TD in an NCAA Division I-A record 27 consecutive games. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns during the 2003 NFL Draft. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Lee Ernest Suggs, Jr. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Browns redirects here. ... The 2003 NFL Draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players, took place on April 26 and April 27, 2003. ...

After splitting time with Suggs, Kevin Jones became the starter at running back in 2003. By the time his career ended at Tech, Jones had 3,475 yards and 35 touchdowns on 616 carries (5.6 yards per car. avg.), and 24 receptions for 229 yards (9.5 yards per rec. avg.). His 3,475 rushing yards and 35 touchdowns both rank second on the school's career-record list. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions during the 2004 NFL Draft. Kevin Jones (born August 21, 1982 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a football player for the Detroit Lions. ... P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... The 2004 NFL Draft took place on April 24th and 25th of 2004. ...

Atlantic Coast Conference

Virginia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004 and immediate became a team to beat. Following a terrific inaugural season, the Hokie's became ACC Champions. The Hokie's would compete the following year against Florida State in the first ever ACC Championship Game, but would lose 27-22. After a near miss the next season, the Hokies returned to the ACC Championship in 2007 and beat Boston College, 30-16. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[8] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ... Florida State and Virginia Tech face off in the inaugural ACC title game in 2005 The Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game is a football game held by the Atlantic Coast Conference each year to determine its champion. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ...

Championships

Conference Championships

Conference Affiliations

• 1892-97: Independent
• 1898: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1899-1906: Independent
• 1907-21: South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1922-64: Southern Conference
• 1965-90: Independent
• 1991-2003: Big East
• 2004-present: ACC