#17 Virginia Tech vs #23 West Virginia
November 23, 1996 12:07pm at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 38 | 148 | 21 | 127 | 2 | 39 | 3.3 |
| Ken Oxendine | 19 | 109 | 5 | 104 | 2 | 39 | 5.5 |
| Shyrone Stith | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Marcus Parker | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Brian Edmonds | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Shelly Ellison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Jim Druckenmiller | 4 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 179 | 50 | 129 | 1 | 16 | 3.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 21 | 85 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 4.0 |
| Alvin Swoope | 6 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 8.8 |
| Leroy White | 4 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 5.5 |
| Rahsaan Vanterpool | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Chad Johnston | 7 | 4 | 49 | -45 | 0 | 4 | -6.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 28 | 1 | 238 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Jim Druckenmiller | 16 | 28 | 1 | 238 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 52 | 1 | 209 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| Chad Johnston | 20 | 51 | 1 | 209 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| Brian West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 238 | 2 | 35 | 14.9 |
| Brian Edmonds | 5 | 79 | 0 | 35 | 15.8 |
| Cornelius White | 6 | 77 | 2 | 35 | 12.8 |
| Shawn Scales | 4 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 13.8 |
| Bryan Jennings | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 209 | 1 | 24 | 10.5 |
| David Saunders | 9 | 87 | 1 | 19 | 9.7 |
| Shawn Foreman | 4 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 11.0 |
| Anthony Becht | 2 | 33 | 0 | 24 | 16.5 |
| Chad Wable | 2 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 14.5 |
| Anthony Green | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Rahsaan Vanterpool | 2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | -1.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 51 |
| Jimmy Kibble | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 51 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 51 |
| Brian West | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 51 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Shawn Scales | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Marcus Parker | 2 | 22 | 15 | ||||||
| Brandon Semones | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 71 | 32 | 4 | 69 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 4 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Swoope | 1 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 29 | 29 | |||
| Mark Plants | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 143 | 238 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 446 |
| Ken Oxendine | 104 | 104 | ||||
| Brian Edmonds | 9 | 79 | 88 | |||
| Shawn Scales | 55 | 16 | 16 | 87 | ||
| Cornelius White | 77 | 77 | ||||
| Marcus Parker | 14 | 22 | 36 | |||
| Bryan Jennings | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Shyrone Stith | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Brandon Semones | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Shelly Ellison | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 174 | 209 | 69 | 71 | 0 | 523 |
| Alvin Swoope | 53 | 29 | 32 | 114 | ||
| David Saunders | 87 | 87 | ||||
| Amos Zereoue | 84 | 84 | ||||
| Mike Logan | 37 | 39 | 0 | 76 | ||
| Shawn Foreman | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Anthony Becht | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Chad Wable | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Leroy White | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Anthony Green | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Rahsaan Vanterpool | 15 | -3 | 12 | |||
| Mark Plants | 3 | 3 |
| Virginia Tech | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 24 |
| Rushing | 5 | 11 |
| Passing | 11 | 12 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 127 | 129 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 39 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 148 | 179 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 21 | 50 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 238 | 209 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 16-28-1 | 20-52-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.5 | 4.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.9 | 10.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 365 | 338 |
| Total Offense Plays | 66 | 91 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-39 | 7-59 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-347 | 8-303 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.4 | 37.9 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-16-0 | 5-71-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.3 | 14.2 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-38-0 | 4-69-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.7 | 17.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-11-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-8-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 26:42 | 32:58 |
| Third Down Conversions | 6 of 15 | 9 of 21 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 1 of 4 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 5-41 | 2-14 |
Virginia Tech
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 52 | 91 | 5.0 | 26 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cornell Brown | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.0 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Steve Tate | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Pierson Prioleau | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Loren Johnson | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Brandon Semones | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
| Torrian Gray | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Myron Newsome | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Anthony Midget | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Kerwin Hairston | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Waverly Jackson | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| John Engelberger | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Keion Carpenter | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Danny Wheel | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cody Whipple | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Korey Irby | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Kibble | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jomo Nelson | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jason Berish | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 35 | 41 | 76 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Mike Logan | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 92 | John Thornton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2 | Charles Emanuel | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 81 | Elige Longino | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 91 | Bernard Russ | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Vann Washington | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 44 | Jason Williams | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 42 | Canute Curtis | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 78 | Henry Slay | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 45 | Bob Baum | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 57 | Gary Stills | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Charlton Forbes | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 32 | Perlo Bastien | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 52 | John Hadley | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Barrett Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 38 | K.C. Schiller | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 58 | Bernardo Amerson | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Ryan Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 35 | David Lightcap | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Steve Lippe | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Jamie Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Gregory Hernandez | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:35 | VT - Shayne Graham 21 yd FG, 8-67 3:24 | 0-3 |
| 2 | 12:26 | VT - Cornelius White 35 yd TD pass from Jim Druckenmiller (Kick by Shayne Graham Good), 5-50 1:54 | 0-10 |
| 2 | 1:35 | WVU - David Saunders 1 yd TD pass from Chad Johnston (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 8-52 3:21 | 7-10 |
| 2 | 0:24 | VT - Cornelius White 6 yd TD pass from Jim Druckenmiller (Kick by Shayne Graham Good), 9-81 1:11 | 7-17 |
| 3 | 11:21 | VT - Ken Oxendine 39 yd rush TD (Kick by Shayne Graham Good), 6-71 2:14 | 7-24 |
| 4 | 11:40 | WVU - Alvin Swoope 16 yd rush TD (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 9-51 2:34 | 14-24 |
| 4 | 6:05 | VT - Ken Oxendine 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Shayne Graham Good), 3-44 1:05 | 14-31 |
Attendance: 50,086
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Start Time: 12:07pm
Temperature: 39 • Wind: WNW 5mph • Weather: Sunny
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Chad Wable |
| LT | Solomon Page |
| LG | Mike Horn |
| C | Eric de Groh |
| RG | Bryan Pukenas |
| RT | Sam Austin |
| SE | Shawn Foreman |
| FL | David Saunders |
| QB | Chad Johnston |
| TB | Amos Zereoue |
| FB | Anthony Green |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Perlo Bastien |
| CB | Mike Logan |
| SLB | Elige Longino |
| SS | Charles Emanuel |
| LB | Canute Curtis |
| FS | Vann Washington |
| DE | Bob Baum |
| WLB | Bernard Russ |
| MLB | Jason Williams |
| DT | Henry Slay |
| NT | John Thornton |
Brandon Semones, Loren Johnson, Myron Newsome, Pierson Prioleau, Steve Tate, Anthony Midget, Cody Whipple, Jimmy Kibble, John Engelberger, Kerwin Hairston, Nathaniel Williams, Shayne Graham, Shelly Ellison, Keion Carpenter, Jomo Nelson, Jason Berish, Brian Edmonds, Bryan Jennings, Cornelius White, Cornell Brown, Jim Druckenmiller, Torrian Gray, Waverly Jackson, Ken Oxendine, Korey Irby, Marcus Parker, Shawn Scales, Danny Wheel, Shyrone Stith
12-Gregory Hernandez, 24-Alvin Swoope, 26-Rahsaan Vanterpool, 33-Barrett Green, 34-Leroy White, 35-David Lightcap, 36-Brian West, 38-K.C. Schiller, 46-Mark Plants, 47-Jay Taylor, 48-Jamie Sweeney, 50-Steve Lippe, 52-John Hadley, 54-Charlton Forbes, 54-Ryan Price, 57-Gary Stills, 58-Bernardo Amerson, 82-Anthony Becht