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Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech

NCAAF    RUTGERS AT VIRGINIA TECH
         NOTE:  FINAL RE-SENT TO CORRECT YARDAGE ON VIRGINIA TECH'S
                FOURTH AND FIFTH TOUCHDOWNS.
                                                                        

Extended Box

NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Rutgers               0  0  0  0   0 
Virginia Tech (8)    21 14  7  7  49  FINAL 

 Virginia Tech-Suggs 7 run (Warley kick)
 Virginia Tech-Johnson 17 pass from Vick (Warley kick)
 Virginia Tech-Suggs 3 run (Warley kick)
 Virginia Tech-Vick 8 run (Warley kick)
 Virginia Tech-Suggs 1 run (Warley kick)
 Virginia Tech-Suggs 3 run (Warley kick)
 Virginia Tech-Burnell 1 run (Warley kick)

                        Rutgers Virginia Tech 
First downs                  15          29 
Rushed-yards              24-57      58-348 
Passing yards               184         179 
Sacked-yards lost           1-4        3-11 
Return yards                 14          70 
Passes                  17-49-4     15-29-1 
Punts                    7-30.9      3-45.7 
Fumbles-lost                1-1         5-3 
Penalties-yards            5-50        7-62 
Time of possession        25:44       34:16 

Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Rutgers-D Thomas 11-53, Ohene 4-15, Schwenk 3-8,
Anderson 5-3, Team 1-minus 22. Virginia Tech-Vick 11-104, Suggs
16-76, Burnell 6-70, Kendrick 9-31, W Ward 8-26, And Davis
1-15, Hawkins 2-11, Easlick 2-9, Noel 1-5, Ferguson 2-1.

PASSING: Rutgers-M Mcmahon 12-36-3-149, Schwenk 4-12-1-21, M
Barr 1-1-0-14. Virginia Tech-Vick 10-18-0-120, Meyer 3-5-0-38,
Noel 2-5-0-21, G Wilds 0-1-1-0.

RECEIVING: Rutgers-King 5-67, A Martin 2-39, L Smith 2-25,
Johnson 2-7, Stringer 1-18, White 1-14, Ohene 1-5, Lovelace
1-5, S Carty 1-3, Anderson 1-1. Virginia Tech-Johnson 3-46, E
Wilford 3-35, And Davis 3-34, W Ward 2-28, Briggs 1-17, Donahue
1-8, Witten 1-6, Ferguson 1-5.

Att: 56,272
                                                                        

Game Story

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- Michael Vick and Lee Suggs
brought Rutgers back to earth in a hurry. 

Vick provided 224 yards of total offense and Suggs rushed for a
career-high four touchdowns as eighth-ranked Virginia Tech
rolled to a 49-0 victory over Rutgers in the Big East Conference
opener for both teams. 

Vick, who accounted for just 119 total yards in last week's rout
of East Carolina, completed 10-of-18 passes for 120 yards and a
touchdown and added 11 carries for 104 yards and a score before
being taken out with 4:46 left in the third quarter.  All of
Vick's rushing yards came in the first half. 

Rutgers (2-1), which started off 2-0 for the first time since
1994 by beating Buffalo and Villanova, was held to 15 first
downs and outgained, 527-241, in suffering its seventh straight
road loss. 

Virginia Tech posted its eighth straight victory over Rutgers
and has outscored the Scarlet Knights, 288-77, in its last five
victories in the series.  The Hokies have started off 3-0 for
the fifth straight year. 

"I thought it was another good step for our football team,"
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said.  "Our offense made some
plays and the kicking game made some plays.  Everybody joined in
for a team win and that is what it takes to be a really good
football team." 

Mike McMahon, who entered the game with a Division IA-leading 10
touchdown passes, completed 12-of-36 for 149 yards and three
interceptions before leaving the game in the third quarter with
a shoulder injury. 

Virginia Tech scored on its first three possessions to take a
21-0 lead in the first quarter. 

Suggs ran it in from seven yards out to give the Hokies a 7-0
lead 5 1/2 minutes into the game. After the Scarlet Knights were
stopped on downs on their own 14, Vick threw a 17-yard touchdown
pass to Emmett Johnson just two plays later. 

After Rutgers missed a field goal, Vick led the Hokies on an
eight-play, 70-yard drive as Suggs' second touchdown of the game
from three yards out allowed the Hokies to build a 21-point
advantage with two minutes remaining in the period. 

Vick leaped into the end zone for an eight-yard scoring run
early in the second quarter for a 28-0 bulge. 

"We didn't do the things that we needed to do early in the
game," Rutgers coach Terry O'Shea said.  "I watched this
opponent write their script every game and we were part of that
script-writing today." 

Virginia Tech continued its solid play on special teams this
year by blocking its fourth kick of the season on Rutgers'
ensuing drive. Defensive back Eric Green got his hands on a punt
by Mike Barr and Suggs recovered at the Rutgers 21. 

The Hokies needed only three plays to capitalize on the blocked
punt as Suggs ran it in from a yard out for a 35-0 lead. 

"They (Rutgers) are a team that is throwing the ball extremely
well and can throw the ball well," Beamer said.  "I think our
defense really stepped up. Overall, it is very encouraging. If
you look at this football team, everyone is contributing. I
believe our team is really getting better." 

Vick passed for 105 in the first half as Virginia Tech outgained
Rutgers, 304-131, before intermission. The Hokies limited the
Scarlet Knights to minus-5 yards rushing in the first quarter. 

Suggs, who rushed for 76 yards on 16 carries, ran in from three
yards for his fourth score of the game early in the third
quarter. 

The school record of six rushings TDs in a game was set by Tommy
Francisco in 1966. 
                                                                        

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