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NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- RUTGERS 0 7 7 0 14 VIRGINIA TECH (18) 14 0 6 10 30 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: VTCH - TD, SHYRONE STITH 3 YD RUN (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 6:41 VTCH - TD, CORNELIUS WHITE 5 YD PASS FROM JIM DRUCKENMILLER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 13:08 2ND QTR: RUTG - TD, COREY VALENTINE 1 YD RUN (NICK MIKE-MAYER KICK), 7:45 3RD QTR: RUTG - TD, ROB SEEGER 10 YD PASS FROM MIKE STEPHANS (NICK MIKE-MAYER KICK), 2:47 VTCH - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 35 YD, 9:15 VTCH - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 31 YD, 11:04 4TH QTR: VTCH - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 25 YD, 4:11 VTCH - TD, BRIAN EDMONDS 19 YD RUN (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 8:35
NCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Rutgers 0 7 7 0 14 Virginia Tech (18) 14 0 6 10 30 FINAL
Virginia Tech-Stith 3 run (Graham kick) Virginia Tech-C White 5 pass from Druckenmiller (Graham kick) Rutgers-Valentine 1 run (Mike-mayer kick) Rutgers-Seeger 10 pass from Stephans (Mike-mayer kick) Virginia Tech-FG Graham 35 Virginia Tech-FG Graham 31 Virginia Tech-FG Graham 25 Virginia Tech-B Edmonds 19 run (Graham kick)
Rutgers Virginia Tech First downs 13 29 Rushed-yards 27-41 49-234 Passing yards 203 282 Sacked-yards lost 1-7 4-21 Return yards 14 (-1) Passes 14-30-0 24-37-1 Punts 8-32.5 2-39.0 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-yards 8-38 4-35 Time of possession 23:22 36:38
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Rutgers-Bosch 13-51, Fauntleroy 5-11, Harper 1-10, Crooks 1-2, Valentine 1-1, Cobbs 1-0, Slovan 1-minus 13, Stephans 4-minus 21. Virginia Tech-B Edmonds 12-80, Stith 18-75, Druckenmiller 10-53, Gildersleeve 8-32, Clark 1-minus 6.
PASSING: Rutgers-Stephans 13-29-0-190, Valentine 1-1-0-13. Virginia Tech-Druckenmiller 24-37-1-282.
RECEIVING: Rutgers-Harper 6-102, Bosch 3-37, Holland 2-19, Curry 1-28, Seeger 1-10, King 1-7. Virginia Tech-Stuewe 7-71, Scales 5-61, Harrison 4-47, Stith 3-24, B Edmonds 2-61, C White 2-13, Gildersleeve 1-5.
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GAME RECAPFreshman Shyrone Stith and Brian Edmonds scored first-quarter touchdowns and Shayne Graham added three field goals as number 18 Virginia Tech scored the last 16 points en route to a 30-14 Big East Conference victory over Rutgers.
The Hokies (3-0, 2-0 Big East) celebrated their home opener with their 13th straight win, the second-longest streak in the nation behind top-ranked Nebraska. The victory was also Virginia Tech's eighth straight in the Big East Conference.
Virginia Tech stormed to a 14-0 first-quarter lead on Stith's three-yard run, his fifth touchdown this season, and Cornelius White's five-yard catch from Jim Druckenmiller, who completed 24-of-37 passes for 282 yards.
Druckenmiller became the seventh all-time passer in school history with 2,904 yards and moved into sixth on the school's all-time TD passes with 21.
Rutgers (1-3, 0-2) rallied to tie the game on a one-yard run by quarterback Corey Valentine in the second quarter and a 10-yard strike from starting quarterback Mike Stephans to Rob Seeger with 12:13 left in the third quarter. The touchdowns were Rutgers' first in three games.
Graham recorded field goals of 35 and 31 yards 1:49 apart in the third quarter and added a 25-yarder with 10:49 left in the game. Edmonds finished the run of points with a 19-yard scamper with 6:25 left.
Edmonds rushed 12 times for 80 yards and Smith added 75 yards on 18 carries.
Virginia Tech recorded four sacks -- two each from All-American defensive end Cornell Brown and Danny Wheel. Brown's sack of Stephans in the third quarter caused a fumble which led to Graham's second field goal. Brown added eight tackles.
Stephans, a fifth-year senior who also plays third base for the Scarlet Knights baseball team, made his second start and completed just 13-of-29 passes for 196 yards.
Steve Harper caught six passes for 102 yards and Chad Bosch added three receptions for 37 yards for Rutgers.
Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 4-3, including a 4-1 mark since both schools joined the Big East.