THE #LPD LIVES HERE #LPD ACC, POWER 5, FBS RANKINGS ...

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AMERICAS LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 23 STRAIGHT | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4 ACC TITLES | HOME OF THE #LPD - 752.0 SACKS & 349 INTS LEAD FBS SINCE 1996 | 100% GRADUATION RATE OF SENIORS SINCE 2012

THE #LPD LIVES HERE Tech ranks second in the FBS in total defense (204.7 ypg) behind only Florida (129.7 ypg) and leads the nation in pass defense (80.3 ypg). Last weeks 49-0 win vs. BC (9/17) was the 31st under the tenure of defensive coordinator Bud Foster. The Hokies are 24-6 (.800) in games immediately following those previous 30 shutouts.

Techs defense has forced 24 opponent drives to go three-and-out (or less) this season, including nine vs. BC (9/17).

Tech is 87-4 (.956) under Foster when limiting foes to 17 points or fewer at Lane Stadium. Dating back to 1996, the Hokies are 56-0 at home when holding foes to 10 points or fewer. ECU has lost 15 consecutive games when scoring 17 points or fewer dating back to 2009.

#LPD ACC, POWER 5, FBS RANKINGS Category Stat ACC FBS P5Total Def. 204.7 ypg 1st 2nd 2ndPass. Def 80.3 ypg 1st 1st 1st3rd Dwn % 20.5% 2nd 7th 4th1st Downs 33 1st 6th 3rdDef Pass Eff. 64.2 1st 3rd 3rd

MORE #LPD DOMINATION On 20 first-down snaps vs. BC (9/17), VT allowed a 25 yards (1.25 per play) and forced two turnovers with 60.0% (12 of 20) of those plays going for no yards or a loss.

Tech ranks fourth among Power Five squads on third down defense at 20.0% (9 of 45) in 2016, trailing only Michigan (10.5), Clemson (17.8) and Florida (19.4).

The Hokies lead the ACC and are third in the Power Five with 33 first downs allowed.

Dating back to 1996, no FBS team has been better on third down than the Hokies, who have permitted a 31.5% (1,202 of 3,187) conversion rate.

In 50 home non-conference wins since 1996, the Hokies have allowed a 26.5% conversion rate on third down (198 of 746).

BUILT FORD TOUGH WR Isaiah Ford has 15 catches for 172 yards and two TDs in two previous games vs. East Carolina. Ford ranks third in the ACC in receptions per game (6.7) and rec. yardage per game (86.3). Ford (20) needs three more TD catches to surpass Antonio Freeman (22) for the top spot in VT history. Ford (2,132) is 753 yards shy of Jarrett Boykin (2,884) for the top receiving yardage mark in school history.

MOST REC. YDS. - ACTIVE ACC PLAYERS Yards Player Team Recs. TDs 2,132 Isaiah Ford VT 151 202,016 Ryan Switzer UNC 165 141,995 Artavis Scott Clemson 182 14

MORE SCORING STATS ON VT-ECU VT is 4-0 all-time vs. ECU when scoring 30+ points. ECU is averaging 33.3 ppg and has gone 6-1 when scoring 30 points or more dating back to 2015. Since 1996, Tech has only permitted five unranked foes to score 30 points or more at Lane Stadium - all five of those games came against current ACC teams.

HOKIES CRANKING UP THE OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER VT is averaging 36.3 ppg to rank sixth in the ACC and are fifth on third down at 48.9% (23 of 47). Tech is also tied for third in Red Zone scoring efficiency at 92.9% (13-14) and have a 71.4 Red Zone TD percentage (10 of 14).

RB Marshawn Williams returned to the lineup vs. BC (9/17), leading the team with 81 rushing yards to become the third different player to hold that distinction in 2016 joining QB Jerod Evans and RB Travon McMillian.

Virginia Tech (33:33) ranks third in the ACC in time of possession behind FSU (34:59) and Pitt (34:20).

FINAL THOUGHTS ON HOKIES, PIRATES LB Andrew Motuapuaka leads Tech and ranks second in the ACC with 29 tackles (13 solo). CB Brandon Facyson is tied for second in the ACC with five passes defensed and CB Greg Stroman is tied for the ACC lead with two INTs.

After losing nine fumbles in their first two games, the Hokies didnt commit a fumble vs. Boston College (9/17).

Virginia Tech foes have had 58.6% (34 of 58) of their points set up by Hokies turnovers.

Four opponent TD drives have started inside Hokies territory, including three at the VT 10-yard line or closer.

Following this weeks game, Virginia Tech enjoys a bye before its initial ACC road game of 2016 at UNC (10/8).

QB JEROD EVANS COMING OFF 5-TD GAME QB Jerod Evans tied a VT single-game record with five TD passes vs. BC (9/17), tying the mark originally set by QB Bryan Randall at Syracuse (11/9/02).

Evans has thrown an ACC-best 10 TDs and just one INT in 2016. His 173.8 rating is third in the ACC. Those 10 TDs are tied for fifth among Power Five passers.

Evans is sixth in the ACC in total offense (264.7 ypg) ranking ahead of Deshaun Watson & Brad Kaaya.

ECU 30-SECOND SCOUTING REPORT ECU has thrown seven TDs and three INTs in 2016. The Pirates have averaged 180.7 rushing ypg, while allowing 160.0 rushing ypg. ECUs has converted 48.9% (22/45) on third down, while allowing foes to convert 34.1% (14/41) of the time. The Pirates jumped out to a 17-0 lead vs. Western Carolina (9/3) and 12-0 lead vs. NC State (9/10), but fell behind 17-0 in a 20-15 loss at South Carolina (9/17). VT has outscored its opponents 35-6 in the first quarter.

HOMECOMING FOR HOKIES VS. ECU The Hokies are 2-1 under Justin Fuente after a 49-0 win vs. Boston College (9/17). Fuente is seeking to register a third straight win at Lane Stadium to begin his Tech tenure. Lane opened in 1965 and Jerry Claiborne won his first three games in the facility. ECU is led by first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery. The Pirates are 2-1 after suffering a 20-15 loss at South Carolina (9/17). VT is 13-7 all-time against ECU, but is seeking to snap a two-game losing streak to the Pirates. ECU owns a six-game victory streak vs. ACC foes, including a 33-30 win vs. NC State (9/10). Virginia Tech was the last ACC team to defeat ECU, getting a 15-10 win (9/14/13).

NON-CON PLAY AT LANE SINCE 1996 Dating back to 1996 when Bud Foster took over the sole reins as Techs defensive coordinator, Tech is 50-4 (.926) in non-con play at home with two of those losses coming against Top 25 foes.

Over that span, Tech has held 29 of those non-con foes to 10 points or fewer, including 11 shutouts.

In those 50 non-con home victories, the Hokies own a decisive +67 turnover differential (112 takes/71 gives).

VT is 37-0 at Lane Stadium against non-con foes since 1996 when scoring 30 points or more.

WELCOME TO #SACKSBURG Dating back to 1996, no FBS squad can top the 752.0 sacks amassed by The #LPD.

Since Tech joined the ACC in 2004, the Hokies own an FBS-best 442.0 sacks.

Since the start of the 1996 campaign, no team has topped the 58.0 sacks produced by The #LPD in 1999.

Only three FBS schools have amassed 700.0 or more sacks since the start of the 1996 season.

FBS SACK LEADERS, 1996-PRESENTTOTAL SACKS TOP SEASONSSacks Team Sacks Team Year752.0 Virginia Tech 58.0 Virginia Tech 1999738.0 USC 58.0 Florida State 1996720.0 Florida State 57.0 Florida State 1997

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VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Record Conference Coach1909 6-1 South Atlantic Branch Bocock1916 7-2 South Atlantic Jack Ingersoll1918 7-0 South Atlantic Charles Bernier1963 8-2 Southern Jerry Claiborne1995 10-2 Big East Frank Beamer1996 10-2 Big East Frank Beamer1999 11-1 Big East Frank Beamer2004 10-3 ACC Frank Beamer2007 11-3 ACC Frank Beamer2008 10-4 ACC Frank Beamer2010 11-3 ACC Frank Beamer

MOST ACC CHAMPIONSHIPSSINCE 2004

VIRGINIA TECH 4

FLORIDA STATE 4

CLEMSON 2

WAKE 1

2008 ACCCHAMPIONSHIP GAME

2010 ACCCHAMPIONSHIP GAME

2007ACCCHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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VIRGINIA TECH - 30BOSTON COLLEGE - 12

VIRGINIA TECH - 44FLORIDA STATE - 33

VIRGINIA TECH - 30BOSTON COLLEGE - 16

ALL-T IME LONGEST BOWL STREAKS

School Seasons Started Ended1. Nebraska 35 1969 20032. Michigan 33 1975 20073. Alabama 25 1959 19834. Florida State 24 1982 2005*5. Virginia Tech 23 1993 present6. Florida 22 1991 2012

*Streak snapped due to bowl appearance vacated by NCAA

A M E R I C A S L O N G E S T A C T I V E B O W L S T R E A K

**As recognized by the NCAA**S E A S O N B E G A N

2015 INDEPENDENCE BOWL

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2015 INDEPENDENCE BOWL

BROADCAST INFORMATION Television ..............................ACC Network play-by-play .............................Tom Werme analyst ....................................Dave Archer sidelines ............................... Roddy Jones National Radio (Tech) Sirius ......................................Channel 134 XM ..........................................Channel 201 Internet .................................Channel 961 Local Radio .... Virginia Tech IMG Sports play-by-play ............................ Jon Laaser analyst ................................... Mike Burnop sideline ........................Andrew Allegretta In Stadium Broadcast .............105.3 FM Digital ........................ Hokies Xtra & TuneIn (VTfeed; free on downloaded apps)

ACC STANDINGS COASTAL Conf. Overall Virginia Tech 1-0 2-1 Georgia Tech 1-0 3-0 Miami 0-0 3-0 Pittsburgh 0-0 2-1 North Carolina 0-0 2-1 Virginia 0-0 0-3 Duke 0-1 1-2

ATLANTIC Conf. Overall Louisville 2-0 3-0 Wake Forest 1-0 3-0 Clemson 0-0 3-0 NC State 0-0 2-1 Florida State 0-1 2-1 Syracuse 0-1 1-2 Boston College 0-2 1-2

ACC SCHEDULEWeek 4 - Sept. 22

Clemson (3-0) at Georgia Tech (3-0, 1-0)

Week 4 - Sept. 24 Wake Forest (3-0) at Indiana (2-0) Florida State (2-1) at South Florida (3-0) Central Michigan (3-0) at Virginia (0-3) East Carolina (2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-1) Wagner (2-0) at Boston College (1-2) Syracuse (1-2) at Connecticut (2-1) Duke (1-2) at Notre Dame (1-2) Pitt (2-1) at North Carolina (2-1) Louisville (3-0) at Marshall (1-1)

Week 3 - Non-conference Opponents Liberty (1-2) vs. Jacksonville State (2-1) Tennessee (3-0) vs. Florida (3-0) East Carolina (2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-1) Notre Dame (1-2) vs. Duke (1-2)

TODAY S COACHING MATCHUP Virginia Tech ..................................................School ...............................................East Carolina Justin Fuente ................................................. Coach...................................Scottie Montgomery Murray State (1999) ...............................Alma Mater ...........................................Duke (2000) 2-1 (First Season) .............................Record at School ...........................2-1 (First Season) 28-24 (Fifth Season) .......................... Overall Record ......................................................same 0-1 ....................................................Record vs. Opponent ..................................................0-0 0-0 ........................................................Record vs. Coach ......................................................0-0

TODAY IN TECH FOOTBALL H ISTORY Games Played - on this date, Sept. 24: 14 Overall Record: 10-4 Home: 7-1 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-1 Last 10 games Date Tech Rank Opponent Score Saturday, 2011 13 at Marshall W, 30-10 Saturday, 2005 4 15 Georgia Tech W, 51-7 Saturday, 1988 - at Syracuse L, 35-0 Saturday, 1983 - VMI W, 28-0 Saturday, 1977 - at Memphis L, 21-20 Saturday, 1966 - George Washington W, 49-0 Saturday, 1960 - vs. West Virginia W, 15-0 Saturday, 1955 - at Penn W, 33-0 Saturday, 1949 - Maryland L, 34-7 Saturday, 1938 - vs. Duke L, 18-0 Tech Opponent Total Points (Average) 309 (22) 140 (10) Most Points Scored 51 (2005) 35 (1988) Fewest Points Scored 0 (1988) 0 (1983) Shutouts By 5 (1983) 2 (1988) Largest Margin of Victory 49 (1966) 35 (1988) Smallest Margin of Victory 8 (1921) 1 (1977)

TECH VS . EAST CAROL INA Games Played - in the series: 20 See page 11 for last meeting recap Overall Record: 13-7 Home: 6-3 Away: 6-3 Neutral: 1-1 Last 10 meetings Date Ranked VT/Opp Location Score Sat., Sept. 26, 2015 - / - Greenville, N.C. L, 35-28 Sat., Sept. 13, 2014 17 / - Blacksburg, Va. L, 28-21 Sat., Sept. 14, 2013 - / - Greenville, N.C. W, 15-10 Sat., Sept. 10, 2011 11 / - Greenville, N.C. W, 17-10 Sat., Sept. 18, 2010 - / - Blacksburg, Va. W, 49-27 Thu., Nov. 5, 2009 22 / - Greenville, N.C. W, 16-3 Sat., Aug. 30, 2008 17 / - Charlotte, N.C. L, 27-22 Sat., Sept. 1, 2007 9 / - Blacksburg, Va. W, 17-7 Thu., Sept. 7, 2000 10 / - Greenville, N.C. W, 45-28 Sat., Sept. 5, 1998 - / - Blacksburg, Va. W, 38-3 Tech Opponent Total Points (Average) 526 (26) 365 (18) Most Points Scored 49 (2010) 35 (2015) Fewest Points Scored 10 (1989) 2 (1956) Shutouts By 2 - Largest Margin of Victory 35 (1998) 9 (1987) Smallest Margin of Victory 1 (1990) 3 (1992)

Techs Top performances - last 10 matchups Completions: 30, Michael Brewer (2014) Pass Yards: 298, Brendan Motley (2015) Rush Atts: 26, Ryan Williams (2009) Rush Yards: 179, Ryan Williams (2009) Receptions: 8 (2x), last Isaiah Ford (2015) Rec. Yards: 99, Demitri Knowles (2013) Tackles: 18, Ben Taylor (2000) Sacks: 2 (3x), last Deon Clarke (2014) INTs: 2, Brandon Facyson (2013) BrUps: 4, Kendall Fuller (2014)

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H E A D C O A C H@CoachFuente

THE FUENTE F ILECoaching Exp.: ... 16th season, 1st at TechHead Coach: ...........5th season, 1st at TechRecord at Memphis: .......................... 26-23Record at Tech: ......................................... 2-1Overall Record: .................................... 28-24Hometown: .........................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, Charlotte

COACHING H ISTORY Year School Position 2016 Virginia Tech Head Coach2012-15 Memphis Head Coach2009-11 TCU Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs2007-08 TCU Running Backs2004-06 Illinois State Offensive Coordinator/QBs2001-03 Illinois State Quarterbacks

BOWL GAMES/PLAYOFF COACHED (8 GAMES)2015 Birmingham* Memphis2014 Miami Beach Memphis2011 Poinsettia TCU2010 Rose TCU2009 Fiesta TCU2008 Poinsettia TCU2007 Texas TCU2006 FCS Playoffs Illinois St. *Joined VT prior to bowl game

PLAY ING H IGHL IGHTS Was recruited to the University of Oklahoma by Howard Schnellenberger and played two seasons for the Sooners.

Saw duty in 20 games at OU and led the Sooners to a 30-27 upset in win overtime against No. 25 Texas in the Red River Shootout (10/12/96) in the inaugural Big 12 contest between the two longtime rivals. Also set an OU freshman record with 11 TD passes that season.

Transferred to Murray State, the same school that Frank Beamer coached prior accepting the Virginia Tech job in 1987.

Set 11 schools records during his two-year career at Murray State, completing 458 of 794 passes (57.7%) for 6,372 yards with 50 touchdowns and 20 interceptions, good for a 140.8 rating. Also scored two rushing TDs and had a 15-yard reception.

Posted a career-high 553 yards at Southern Illinois (9/11/99) and threw for 470 yards and five TDs in his final game against Kentucky Wesleyan (11/20/99), leading the Racers to a 53-0 victory.

Named the 1999 Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.

Played professionally for the Arena Football Leagues Oklahoma Wranglers before embarking on his coaching career.

PROMINENT QB PUPILS Paxton Lynch (Memphis) D1-2016 (26th overall) Denver Completed 555 of 856 (64.8%) of his passes for 6,807 yards with 50 TDs and 13 INTs in 2014-15.

Andy Dalton (TCU) D2-2011 (35th overall) CincinnatiTwo-time Pro Bowler completed 63.8 percent (408 of 639) of his passes for 5,613 yards with 50 TDs and 14 INTs at TCU (2009-10). In 77 career NFL regular season starts, entering 2016, has thrown for 18,008 yards with 124 TDs and 73 INTs, leading the Bengals to five straight playoff berths.

Casey Pachall (TCU) Completed 66.5 percent of his throws (228 of 343) with 25 TDs and seven INTs in 2011.

Compiled a 19-6 record in his final two seasons at Memphis, guiding the Tigers to back-to-back bowl berths after inheriting a program that went 5-31 in three years before his arrival. Unanimous selection as 2014 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year when he led Memphis to its first conference title since 1971. Guided Memphis to a 15-game winning streak that included a 37-24 win over No. 13 Ole Miss (10/17/15). The Tigers concluded a 10-3 season in 2014 with a 55-48 double-OT triumph over BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl, the first 10-win season for the Tigers since 1938.

Memphis posted a 9-3 regular season mark in 2015, capped by a 63-0 win vs. SMU in Fuentes finale as the Tigers head coach. Fuentes final game as Memphis head coach was a 63-0 win vs. SMU (11/28/15). QB Paxton Lynch tied an FBS record with seven touchdown passes in the first half of that game. Lynch threw for a school-record 28 TD passes on the 2015 season. Memphis outscored its opponents by an average margin of 20.7 points per game during a run of 15 consecutive wins from 2014-15, scoring 652 points (43.5 ppg), while allowing only 341 (22.7 ppg). Memphis scored 471 points in 2014,

shattering the old school record of 430 points set in 2004, while allowing a mere 19.5 points per game, a figure that ranked 11th among FBS squads. The Tigers went +11 (31 takeaways/20 giveaways) in the turnover column in 2014, finishing the campaign ranked in both the AP Top 25 and in the USA Today/Amway Coaches Polls, a first in school history. Fuentes squad led Conference USA in total defense in league games in 2012, giving up just 331.6 ypg. The Tigers also excelled on special teams under Fuente as Tom Hornsey won the 2013 Ray Guy Award as the nations top collegiate punter.

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FUENTE VS . HEAD COACHES Head Coach School (s) W L Pct. Addazio, Steve Boston College 1 0 1.000 Babers, Dino Syracuse/Bowling Green* 1 0 1.000 Bailiff, David Rice* 1 0 1.000 Blankenship, Bill Tulsa* 1 0 1.000 Beaty, Dave Kansas* 1 0 1.000 Cannon, Kirby Austin Peay* 1 0 1.000 Cutcliffe, David Duke* 0 2 .000 Diaco, Bob Connecticut* 1 0 1.000 Fedora, Larry North Carolina 0 0 --- Freeze, Hugh Ole Miss* 1 1 .500 Gil, Turner Liberty 1 0 1.000 Harsin, Bryan Arkansas State* 1 0 1.000 Herman, Tom Houston* 0 1 .000 Holliday, John Marshall* 0 1 .000 Johnson, Curtis Tulane* 3 0 1.000 Johnson, Ellis Southern Miss* 1 0 1.000 Johnson, Paul Georgia Tech 0 0 --- Jones, Butch Tennessee 0 1 .000 Jones, June SMU* 1 2 .333 Kelly, Brian Notre Dame 0 0 --- Levine, Tony Houston* 0 2 .000 Malzahn, Gus Arkansas State* 0 1 .000 McGee, Garrick UAB* 1 0 1.000 McNeill, Ruffin East Carolina* 0 1 .000 Mendenhall, Bronco Virginia/BYU* 1 0 1.000 Montgomery, Scottie East Carolina 0 0 --- Montgomery, Philip Tulsa* 1 0 1.000 Mora, Him UCLA* 0 1 .000 Morris, Chad SMU* 1 0 1.000 Narduzzi, Pat Pitt 0 0 --- Niumatalolo, Ken Navy* 0 1 .000 OLeary, George UCF* 0 2 .000 Petrino, Bobby Louisville* 0 1 .000 Richt, Mark Miami 0 0 --- Rhule, Matt Temple* 1 2 .333 Simpson, Jason Tenn. Martin* 1 1 .500 Steckel, Dave Missouri State* 1 0 1.000 Stockstill, Rick Middle Tenn.* 1 2 .333 Taggart, Willie USF* 3 0 1.000 Tuberville, Tommy Cincinnati* 2 1 .667 Weist, T.J. Connecticut* 0 1 .000 At Memphis* - Four seasons (2012-15) 26 23 .531 At Tech - First season (2016-pres.) 2 1 .667 Overall - Five seasons (2012-pres.) 28 24 .538

FUENTE IN THE STATE OF Virginia Tech Memphis Overall Opponent W-L PCT W-L PCT W-L PCT Alabama --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Arkansas --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 California --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Connecticut --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Florida --- --- 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 Indiana --- --- --- --- --- --- Kansas --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Kentucky --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Louisiana --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Mississippi --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 New York --- --- --- --- --- --- North Carolina --- --- 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 Ohio --- --- 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 Oklahoma --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Pennsylvania --- --- 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 Tennessee 0-1 .500 15-11 .577 15-12 .556 Texas --- --- 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 Virginia 2-0 1.000 --- --- 1-0 1.000 West Virginia --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Totals 2-1 .667 26-23 .531 28-24 .538

YOUNGEST POWER F IVE COACHES Tech head coach Justin Fuente is the currently the youngest coach in the ACC by four years over NC States Dave Doeren and the youngest by 10 years in the Coastal (UVas Bronco Mendenhall). Below is where he stacks up among Power 5 coaches. Coach School Age 1. Matt Campbell Iowa State 36 2. Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech 37 3. D.J. Durkin Maryland 38 4. Barry Odom Missouri 39 5. Justin Fuente Virginia Tech 40

FAC ING NEW FOES Fuente faced 32 head coaches, 27 schools and coached in 13 different states during his four season at Memphis. This season, he adds nine new coaches, while facing three old ones. He is 1-0 against Syracuses Dino Babers (Bowling Green) and Virginias Bronco Mendenhall (BYU). Dukes David Cutcliffe has beaten Fuente in two prior meetings. Fuente adds 10 new schools to the list of programs faced, but will face Duke for a third time and East Carolina for the second time. He is a combined 0-3 against the two schools. Fuente adds three new states to those where hes coached a game adding New York (Syracuse) and Indiana (Notre Dame) this year. The season opener against Liberty marked Fuentes first game coached in the state of Virginia.

FUENTE VS . SCHOOLS Virginia Tech Memphis Overall Opponent W-L PCT W-L PCT W-L PCT Arkansas State --- --- 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 Austin Peay --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Boston College 1-0 1.000 --- --- 1-0 1.000 Bowling Green --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 BYU --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Cincinnati --- --- 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 Connecticut --- --- 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 Duke --- --- 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 East Carolina --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Georgia Tech --- --- --- --- --- --- Houston --- --- 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 Kansas --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Liberty 1-0 1.000 --- --- 1-0 1.000 Louisville --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Marshall --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Miami (Fla.) --- --- --- --- --- --- Middle Tennessee --- --- 1-2 .333 1-2 .333 Missouri State --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Navy --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 North Carolina --- --- --- --- --- --- Notre Dame --- --- --- --- --- --- Ole Miss --- --- 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 Pitt --- --- --- --- --- --- Rice --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 SMU --- --- 2-2 .500 2-2 .500 Southern Miss --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Syracuse --- --- --- --- --- --- Temple --- --- 1-2 .333 1-2 .333 Tennessee 0-1 .000 --- --- 0-1 .500 Tennessee Martin --- --- 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 Tulane --- --- 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 Tulsa --- --- 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 UAB --- --- 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 UCF --- --- 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 USF --- --- 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 UCLA --- --- 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Virginia --- --- --- --- --- --- Totals 2-1 .667 26-23 .531 28-24 .538

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CAREER/ACT IVE STARTS CHART

2016 Streak Career Chung, K. 2 2 3 Conte, A. 3 16 26 Evans, J. 3 3 3 Ford, I. 3 7 26 Gallo, E. 1 - - Hodges, B. 3 18 26 McLaughlin, J. 3 16 38 McMillian, T. 2 2 9 Motley, B. - - 6 Nijman, Y. 3 3 3 Peoples, S. 1 - 1 Pettit, C. 2 - 2 Phillips, C. 3 3 22 Rogers, S. 3 4 16 Teller, W. 1 1 19 Williams, M. - - 8

STARTED EVERY GAME IN 2016 Eight Hokies: Conte, Evans, Ford, Hodges, McLaughlin, Nijman, Phillips and Rogers.

LONGEST ACTIVE STREAKS Hodges 18 Conte 16 McLaughlin 16

THE OFFENSEEvans opens season as starting QB, etches name in school record book Junior-college transfer Jerod Evans made the start against Liberty (9/3) at quarterback and became Techs first known JUCO transfer to start for the Hokies at the position in the modern era. Evans led the Hokies to a 36-13 win over Liberty marking the 13th straight Tech starting quarterback to win his debut, with the last 20 combining for a 15-5 mark the last 30 years. With his four TD tosses in his Hokie debut, Evans became the first Tech QB to account for at least four scores (rush or pass).

Evans follows up with another school record vs. Boston College Evans threw for five TDs against the Eagles (9/17) tying the Tech school record for most TD passes in a single game first set by Bryan Randall on Nov. 9, 2002 at Syracuse. He pushed his season total to 10, which set the school record for most TD passes in the first three starts previously held by Grant Noel, who had eight to start the 2001 season. It was also the most TDs to start a career without an INT, also previously held by Noel at eight. Before his first INT, which also happened in the game, his 80 pass attempts before his first INT was the second-longest streak to start a career behind Grant Noel (2001), who went 90 straight attempts (in starts) without a pick and 108 to start his career. See page 12 to see where Evans ranks among Techs quarterbacks in nine categories through his first three starts and where quarterbacks stood after four starts.

McMillian gets his first 100-yard game of the year As a freshman, RB Travon McMillian rushed for 1,043 yards to become the first RB at Tech to reach the milestone since David Wilson (2011, 1,709). In the game vs. Tennessee, he rushed for 127 yards, his first 100-yard performance of the season and the fourth of his career and included a career-long 69-yard TD run.

A total of 10 Hokies credited with rushing attempts vs. Liberty A total of 10 Hokies combined for 48 rushing attempts and 206 yards in Techs win over Liberty (9/3). The 10 rushers are tied for the most Hokies carrying the ball in a single game done just two other times - Sept. 2, 2000 vs. Akron and Aug. 30, 1997 at Rutgers.

Williams returns to the field RB Marshawn Williams, who did not get a carry in the seasons first two games, returned to the field for the first time since at Duke (11/15/14) to lead the Hokies in rushing attempts (15) and yards (81) in the victory over Boston College (9/17). Tech rushed for 223 yards and had 253 passing yards, to go over 200 in both for the second time this season - Liberty (9/3). It was the 48th time in the last 30 years - and the team is 43-5 and have won 25 straight.

Hodges moving up the charts for tight ends TE Bucky Hodges has 95 career receptions, 1,159 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns (all are school records for TEs). See chart on left for the top TEs ever at the school. He surpassed Tech Hall of Famer Mike Burnop for the top spot in receptions and yards. The color analyst for Techs radio broadcast finished his career with 90 rec. and 1,141 yards. For career numbers in the conference, Hodges currently sits in the number three slot for touchdowns (chart left). On the ACC top 10 list, Hodges is currently six receptions shy and about 150 receiving yards shy. Ironically, currently No. 10 in career receptions is Marylands Ferrell Edmunds, the father of the Hokies Edmunds brothers.

2016 Starters Game By Game Opponent QB RB RB WR WR TE LT LG C RT RG Liberty Evans Rogers Peoples Ford Phillips Hodges Nijman Pettit Gallo McLaughlin Conte Tennessee Evans Rodges McMillian Ford Phillips Hodges Nijman Pettit Chung McLaughlin Conte B. College Evans Rodges McMillian Ford Phillips Hodges Nijman Teller Chung McLaughlin Conte E. Carolina N. Carolina Syracuse Miami Pitt Duke G. Tech Notre Dame Virginia

T IGHT END CHARTS Top four tights ends in school history Rec. TDs Yards Bucky Hodges (2013-) 95 15 1,159 Mike Burnop (1970-72) 90 5 1,141 Steve Johnson (1984-87) 84 8 1,058 Ken Barefoot (1965-67) 68 8 752

ACC Career TD receptions list Name, School Years TDs 1. Heath Miller, UVa. 2002-04 20 2. Nick OLeary, FSU 2011-14 17 3. Bucky Hodges, VT 2013- 15 4. Ed Carrington, UVa. 1964-66 12 John McMakin, Clem. 1969-71 12 Bruce McGonnigal, UVa. 1987-90 12

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Ford sets season records, knocking on careers door Wide receiver Isaiah Ford has done a lot at Tech through his first two seasons. Just a sample, Ford became the fastest player at Tech to reach 10 career TD receptions (19 games), fastest player to 1,000 career receiving yards (17 games) and fastest player to 100 career receptions (22 games). After setting single-season records last year in receptions (75), yards (1,164) and TDs (11), Ford is quickly climbing the charts on those three career charts (see below). Ford has caught at least TWO passes in every game of his career (29), which is a school record previously held by Danny Coale (22, from 10/16/10 to 1/3/12). Ford also just became the school record holder for consecutive games with at least one catch, passing Ernest Wilford (8/25/02 to 12/26/03), who had the record at 27 straight games.

Phillips, Hodges gives Hokies three career 1,000-yard receivers WR Cam Phillips and TE Bucky Hodges are climbing in the history books, as well. Before last year, no Hokie had ever caught more than 70 career passes before his junior season and only three had ever gone over 1,000 career receiving yards. However, Ford, Phillips and Hodges all eclipsed those milestones during the 2015 season. The 2016 season marked the first time in school history that three players entered the year with more than 1,000 career receiving yards. However, during the 2007 season a total of four wide receivers ended the year with more than 1,000 yards, the only other time the Hokies had three or more 1,000-yard receivers on the same field.

Four Hokies register their first career reception in season opener Coming into the season, not one other WR on Techs roster - other than Phillips and Ford had a reception to his name, or even played in a game. WR C.J. Carroll, Henri Murphy and Devin Wilson each notched their first collegiate catches in the game against Liberty, with Carroll getting two, for nine yards, and Murphy (12) and Wilson (8) each catching. RB Shai McKenzie also had his first two career pass catches in the opener for 11 yards.

Offensive line brings back quartet with experience Not since the Hokies returned 93 starts on the offensive line for the start of the 2011 season has Tech seen so much experience coming back up front. Led by RT Jonathan McLaughlin, who had 35 career starts entering the season, the Hokies returned 90 career starts, just one of 19 teams in the NCAA with that many. Only North Carolina (131) had more career starts on the OL than the Hokies among ACC teams. McLaughlin has started in every game he has played, while offensive lineman Augie Conte returned with 23 career starts. Offensive linemen Wyatt Teller (18), Eric Gallo (13) and Kyle Chung (1) also all owned starting experience for Tech. In 2011, Blake DeChristopher (37), Jaymes Brooks (28), Greg Nosal (14) and Andrew Lanier (14), along with Andrew Miller, helped the Hokies to register 186.9 yards rushing per game, 226.1 yards passing per game and allowed just 17 sacks during an 11-3 season.

TOP 20 CONSECUT IVE SCORING TEAMS

Virginia Tech has scored in 272 straight games dating back to the 1995 season. That is now the 10th-longest streak ever in the history of the NCAA by an FBS school, & the sixth-longest active streak. School Years Games 1. Michigan 1984-14 365 2. BYU 1975-03 361 3. Florida 1988- 351 4. TCU 1992- 296 5. Air Force 1992- 287 6. Texas 1980-04 282 7. Washington State 1984-08 280 8. Tennessee 1994- 275 9. Ohio State^ 1993- 274 10. Virginia Tech 1995- 272 11. Washington 1981-04 271 12. Oregon 1985-07 267 13. Georgia 1995- 265 14. Nebraska 1996- 261 15. Colorado 1988-08 242 16. Boise State 1997- 240 17. Georgia Tech 1997- 240 18. Kansas State 1996-15 234 19. Texas Tech 1997- 236 20. UCLA 1971-92 233 Nebraska 1974-91 233 ... Oklahoma 1998- 230

Bold = active streak^ = 13 games vacated by NCAA

Tech Career TD receptions list Name Years TDs 1. Antonio Freeman 1991-94 22 2. Isaiah Ford 2014- 20 3. Jarrett Boykin 2008-11 18 Ricky Scales 1972-74 18 Andre Davis 1998-01 18 6 Josh Morgan 2004-07 16 7. Bucky Hodges 2014- 15 Sidney Snell 1978-80 15Tech Career receiving yards list Name Years Yards 1. Jarrett Boykin 2008-11 2,884 2. Danny Coale 2008-11 2,658 3. Ricky Scales 1972-74 2,272 4. Antonio Freeman 1991-94 2,200 5. Isaiah Ford 2014- 2,132 .... 16. Justin Harper 2004-07 1,338 17. Sidney Snell 1978-80 1,274 18. Cam Phillips 2014- 1,210 19. Jimmy Quinn 1969-71 1,262 20. Bucky Hodges 2014- 1,159

Tech Career Receptions list Name Years TDs 1 Jarrett Boykin 2008-11 184 2. Danny Coale 2008-11 165 3. Isaiah Ford 2014- 151 4. Ernest Wilford 2000-03 126 .... 8. Ricky Scales 1972-74 113 9. Marcus Davis 2009-12 105 10. Cam Phillips 2014- 103 Andre Davis 1998-01 103 Mike Giacolone 1979-82 103 13. Myron Richardson 1986-89 100 14. Willie Byrn 2011-14 99 15. Dyrell Roberts 2008-12 96 16. Bucky Hodges 2014- 95 17. David Clowney 2003-06 93

TEAM RESULTS FOR QBS S INCE 1987

Over the past 30 seasons, the Hokies have seen 20 men start a game at quarterback. Below are their results, ranked by wins. Name Years Record Pct. Taylor, Tyrod 2007-10 34-8 .810 Randall, Bryan 2002-04 26-12 .684 Thomas, Logan 2011-13 26-14 .650 Vick, Michael 1999-00 21-1 .955 Druckenmiller, Jim 1995-96 20-4 .833 DeShazo, Maurice 1992-94 19-14-1 .586 Glennon, Sean 2006-08 18-8 .692 Furrer, Will 1988-91 16-18-1 .486 Clark, Al 1997-98 12-7 .632 Vick, Marcus 2005 11-2 .846 Noel, Grant 2001-02 10-4 .714 Brewer, Michael 2014-15 11-9 .550 Sorensen, Nick 1997-98 3-1 .750 Motley, Brenden 2015- 3-3 .500 Young, Cam 1988-89 3-3 .500 Meyer, Dave 1998-00 2-1 .667 Chapman, Erik 1987 2-9 .182 Evans, Jerod 2016- 2-1 .667 Wooten, Rodd 1989, 91 1-2 .333 Koel, Treg 1992 0-1 .000 Totals 240-122-2 .662

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2016 Starters Game By Game Opponent RDE NT DT LDE WHIP MLB LOLB RCB FR ROV LCB Liberty Ekanem Baron Williams Mihota Reynolds Motuapuaka Tr. Edmunds Stroman Clark Te. Edmunds Facyson Tennessee Ekanem Baron Williams Mihota Reynolds Motuapuaka Tr. Edmunds Stroman Clark Te. Edmunds Facyson B. College Ekanem Baron Williams Mihota Reynolds Motuapuaka Tr. Edmunds Stroman Clark Te. Edmunds Facyson E. Carolina N. Carolina Syracuse Miami Pitt Duke G. Tech Notre Dame Virginia

CAREER/ACT IVE STARTS CHART

2016 Streak Career Alexander, A. - - 8 Baron, W. 3 2 11 Clark, C. 3 26 29 Edmunds, Te. 3 3 11 Edmunds, Tr. 3 4 5 Ekanem, K. 3 29 29 Facyson, B. 3 3 25 Greene, D. - - 1 Huelskamp, S. - - 2 Mihota, V. 3 3 4 Motuapuaka, A. 3 12 18 Reynolds, M. 3 3 5 Shegog, A. - - 5 Stroman, G 3 4 9 Williams, N. 3 3 13

STARTED EVERY GAME IN 2016 Eleven Hokies: Baron, Clark, Te. Edmunds, Tr. Edmunds, Ekanem, Facyson, Mihota, Motuapuaka, Reynolds, Stroman, Williams.

LONGEST ACTIVE STREAKS Ekanem 29 Clark 26 Motuapuaka 12

DEFENSIVE SCORES1987 - PRESENT

88 Total TDs scored by the defense 58 pass interceptions last Andrew Motuapuaka (18 yds) vs. Furman (9/12/15) 28 fumble returns last Chuck Clark (20 yds) at Purdue (9/19/15) 2 fumble recoveries last Carl Bradley (in End Zone) at Rutgers (8/30/97) 10 Total safeties registered by the defense last at ECU (9/14/13)

THE DEFENSEHokies pitch shutout against Boston College For the first time since the Hokies game against Bowling Green (9/22/12), Bud Fosters defense shut out an opponent, when Tech registered the 49-0 victory against Boston College (9/17) in the teams ACC opener at Lane Stadium. The shutout, the 31st for Tech in the Foster era, also marked the first blanking of an ACC opponent since the teams 38-0 win at Virginia (11/26/11) and the first home shutout win over an ACC team since a 17-0 win over Virginia (11/25/06). The defense helped Tech register a 49-point win, which was the largest by the Hokies in an ACC game since a 45-point win at Duke (45-0, 9/10/05) and a 44-point win at home vs. Georgia Tech (51-7, 9/24/05). It tied the largest ever win in an ACC game at 49 points in the Hokies 55-6 win over Maryland (11/18/04).

Defense features plenty of experience on the first team Led by DE Ken Ekanem (entering season with 26 consecutive starts) and S Chuck Clark (23 straight starts), the defense had a combined 15 Hokies returning that had 142 combined starts under their belts and included 126 for the players listed at first string. The Hokies had a total of five players with at least 10-plus starts on the field to start the Liberty game, which included cornerback Brandon Facyson (now 23), linebacker Andrew Motuapuaka (16) and tackle Nigel Williams (11). Tech has started the same 11 men through the first three games.

Brothers starting on the same side of the ball in a season opener Both ROVER Terrell and LB Tremaine Edmunds started on defense for the Hokies in the season opener against Liberty. Brothers starting on the same side of the ball seems to be a common theme for the Hokies, as the Edmunds became the third set of brothers to start on the defensive side of the ball in the teams season opener - the pair made a start last year together at Georgia Tech (11/12/15) - in the last six years. It was just three years ago when Kyle and Kendall Fuller opened the season on opposite sides of the defense - both starting at CB - in the season opener against Alabama (8/31/13). Brothers Antoine and Derrick Hopkins both started on the DL in the season opener against Appalachian State (9/3/11).

Clark reaches century mark for tackles in a season For the first time since the Hokies joined the ACC, a DB reached the century mark for total tackles. In 2015, CB Chuck Clark recorded 107 total tackles, which was highlighted by his 16 straight games with at least five and his four games a year ago with at least 10 (five for his career). He became the first DB to reach 100 since Michael Crawford led the team with 131 during the 2003 season, when the team was in the Big East. Since then only four men - Vince Hall (3x, 2005-07), Jack Tyler (2x, 2012-13), Xavier Adibi (2007) and Cody Grimm (2009) - had reached 100 and all were linebackers. Also, since 2004, only Hall registered more than 60 solo tackles in a single season (61, 2006) before Clark joined him with 65, which was seventh in the conference. During that 2003 season, four guys, led by Crawfords 73 solo tackles had at least 63. In the first two games this season, Clark has had seven and nine tackles, extending his streak of at least five tackles in a game to 18 straight games. Against Boston College (9/17), he only had four tackles, ending this streak.

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TECH AMONGFBS LEADERS

1996 PRESENT

Rank Category No. 1st Sacks 752.0 1st Interceptions 349 1st INT Return TDs 44 1st Third-Down Pct. 31.5 1st Sack Yards -5,193 1st Completion Pct. 50.4 1st INT Pct. 4.5 1st TD/INT Ratio 0.75 1st Passer Rating 105.6 2nd Total Defense 301.9 ypg 2nd Pass Defense 186.5 ypg 3rd Takeaways 559 6th Rush Defense 115.4 ypg

THE LUNCH PA IL DBY THE NUMBERS UNDER FOSTER

91-1 when holding foes to 10 points or fewer 67 defensive TDs 48 different Hokies have scored defensive TDs 40 players selected in NFL Draft 41 games with three or more INTs 31 shutouts 9 players drafted in first or second rounds 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

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.

Corey Moore whose jersey No. 56 is retired by Tech is the only player who has ever earned lifetime possession of an incarnation of The Pail from Foster.

LONGEST TENUREDFBS ASSISTANTS

ACTIVE and CONTINUOUS

Only nine assistant coaches in the country have been at their schools since 1996, and Virginia Tech has two of them.

1. 1983 Gary Campbell - Oregon RBs

2. 1987 *Bud Foster - Virginia Tech Assoc. HC, DC3. 1993 Jerry Brown - Northwestern Asst. HC, DBs 1993 Don Pellum - Oregon LBs5. 1994 Odell Haggins - Florida State Assoc. HC, DTs 1994 Mo Latimore - Kansas State DLs 7. 1996 Charley Wiles - Virginia Tech DL 1996 Andy Hill - Missouri Assoc. HC, WRs 1996 Dale Pehrson - Navy DC, DLs

* - Techs Foster, who became the Hokies defensive coordinator in 1995, is also the nations longest-tenured DC. Ohio States Luke Fickell is the second-longest, taking over the Buckeyes DC duties in 2005.

courtesy of CoachingSearch.coms Chris Vannini

Stroman back to defense full time, picks off two in opener During the 2014 Military Bowl, DB Greg Stroman worked for the first time on the offensive side of the ball, rushing twice for four yards and catching one pass for six. Last season, he was used occasionally on offense and actually started one game - NC State (10/9/15) - as a wide receiver. He rushed seven times last year for 12 yards. For the 2016 campaign, Stroman is now solely a DB, making a start in the season opener and doubled his output for career INTs as he entered the game with two picks. He became the first Hokie since Brandon Facyson (9/14/13 at East Carolina) to pick off two passes in the game with his effort in the season opener.

Alexander makes his mark in first year with #DBU In just his second game last year, DB Adonis Alexander intercepted his first career pass against Furman (9/12) and in his first start a week later, snagged his second. Alexander also sealed the win over NC State by ending Wolfpack quarterback Jacoby Brissetts streak of 241 straight passes without an interception with a pick in the fourth quarter. And at Virginia, he notched INT No. 4 with a third-quarter interception. He didnt set the record for interceptions by a freshman, and wasnt second either. Thats because Kendall Fuller (6) and current teammate Brandon Facyson (5) hold those two spots when they were freshmen in 2013. He got INT No. 1 for 2016, and five for his career, with a second quarter pick against Boston College (9/18).

Six true freshmen make debuts in opener, four on defense In the season opener against Liberty, the defense saw four true freshmen make an appearance on the field, while the offense had two. DE Jimmie Taylor recorded a tackle, while LB Tavante Beckett and DBs Reggie Floyd and Jovonn Quillen also all saw action. WRs Eric Kumah and Divine Deablo appeared in the game on offense.

Motuapuaka touchdowns put him in rare company With his 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Boston College (10/31/15), LB Andrew Motuapuaka has scored three TDs in his Tech career, joining a very select company. Only eight other Hokies have scored three or more defensive or special teams TDs. 1 . DeAngelo Hall 7 (5 PR/1 FR/ 1 INT) 2. Macho Harris 5 (4 INT/1 KOR) 3. Andr Davis 4 (4 PR) 4. Andrew Motuapuaka 3 (1 INT/2 FR) Xavier Adibi 3 (2 INT/1 FR) Ike Charlton 3 (2 INT/1 FR) Ricky Hall 3 (1 PR/1 BPR/1 RBP) Jason Lallis 3 (2 FR/1 INT) Eddie Royal 3 (3 PR)

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SPECIAL TEAMSBeamers retired No. 25 makes a return to the field Head coach Justin Fuente and the Hokies will pay homage to Frank Beamer and Virginia Techs legacy of excellence on special teams this season by selecting a special teams player of the week who will wear No. 25. With Coach Beamers blessing, his retired No. 25 will be worn by a player who exemplifies the role special teams played during Virginia Techs rise to national prominence. Im so very humbled by this thoughtful gesture by Coach Fuente, Beamer said. Im grateful that he reached out for my blessing to use the number 25 in this way. Im really honored that a member of the special teams will get to wear my old number every week. Of course, its not just a recognition of me, its about all those coaches and kids who made special teams part of our identity at Virginia Tech.

Slye ties school record for field goals, moving up all-time lists Last season, Tech kicker Joey Slye was 23 of 30 on field goal attempts, and in his career is now 46 of 63. His 23 makes in 2015 tied the school record set by Dustin Keys in 2008. The junior is 22 shy of Shayne Grahams school record of 68 makes, and is currently fourth. On the all-time scoring list at the school, Slye is eighth with 226 points and is seventh among kickers, with Cody Journell (2010-2013) next on that list with 233 points. Slye led Tech with 110 points last year and was the first Hokie since Chris Hazley (2010, 116 points) to reach the century mark in a single season. Tech Career FG Leaders Tech Career Scoring Leaders Name Years FGs Name, pos. Years Pts 1. Shayne Graham 1996-99 68 1. Shayne Graham, K 1996-99 371 2. Brandon Pace 2003-06 58 .... 3. Chris Kinzer 1985-88 47 6. Chris Kinzer, K 1985-88 234 4. Joey Slye 2014- 46 7. Cody Journell, K 2010-13 233 5. Cody Journell 2010-13 44 8. Joey Slye, K 2014- 226

Slye almost automatic inside 40 yards In his career, Joey Slye is 29 of 32 (90.6 percent) from inside 40 yards and has made 12 straight dating back to his only miss from that distance last year - a 37-yard attempt at East Carolina (9/26/15). Ironically, his only other misses from inside 40 were two blocked kicks during his freshman year. Of note, Slyes career long is 49 yards, and so has never made a kick over 50 (missed all eight attempts). Inside of 50 yards, Slye is 46 of 55 (83.6 percent) from inside 50.

Ludwig takes over punting duties Mitchell Ludwig has replaced school record holder A.J. Hughes, who was the starting punter for Tech for four seasons and set career records at the school, and finished second in the ACC, in punts (310) and yards punting (12,962). His career average was 41.8 per punt. The last player to punt a ball before Hughes was Hunter Windmuller, who attempted one punt that went 49 yards during the 2013 season versus Western Carolina (9/7/13). Before that, in 2011, the team used three punters, none of whom attempted more than 25 and the leader, in terms of average, was WRr Danny Coale at 43.5 ypp on 13 punts.

Stroman set to climb charts for punt returners Just starting his third season at Tech, Greg Stroman is already fourth all-time in the schools record book for career punt returns with 77 and his 562 return yards rank him ninth. If he hits his season average of 33 returns and approximately 250 yards in returns, that would give him 100 returns and almost 750 yards. In Techs history, only two men have ever returned more than 100 punts, John Ludlow (136, 1979-82) and Eddie Royal (111, 2004-07), while Royal is the only man to go over 900 yards in punt returns.

Stroman takes over kick return duties as well In his first two seasons, Greg Stroman returned just one kickoff for 18 yards, but is now the teams full-time return man. Hes returned eight so far this season for a 23.5 average. Among those Hokies in the top 10 of kick returns (34 or more returns), his current season average would rank him tied for fourth in a career.

2016 Starters Game By Game Opponent LS K P Liberty Taylor Slye Ludwig Tennessee Taylor Slye Ludwig B. College Taylor Slye Ludwig E. Carolina N. Carolina Syracuse Miami Pitt Duke G. Tech Notre Dame Virginia

CAREER/ACT IVE STARTS CHART

2016 Streak Career Ludwig (P) 3 3 3 Slye, J. (PK/KO) 3 29 29 Taylor, C. (LS) 3 5 5

STARTED EVERY GAME IN 2016 Three Hokies: Ludwig, Slye, Taylor.

LONGEST ACTIVE STREAKS Slye 29

SPECIAL TEAM SCORES1987 - PRESENT

55 Total TDs scored by special teams 20 punt returns last Greg Stroman (67 yds) vs. Tulsa (12/16/15) 20 blocked punts last Anthony Shegog (19 yds) at Purdue (9/19/15) 9 kickoff returns last Demitri Knowles (93 yds) at North Carolina (10/6/12) 4 blocked field goals last D.J. Parker (78 yds) vs. Georgia Tech (9/24/05) 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 resulted on special teams last vs. Liberty (9/3/16)

BLOCK PART Y

Over the past 30 seasons, Tech special teams have blocked 67 punts, 41 field goal attempts and 28 point-after attempts for a total of 136 in 363 games - approx. 1 every 2.7 games.

25 Game By Game Opponent Honoree Liberty FB Steven Peoples Tennessee LB Sean Huelskamp B. College DT Tim Settle E. Carolina N. Carolina Syracuse Miami Pitt Duke G. Tech Notre Dame Virginia

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FOOTBALL H ISTORYAll-Time Tech Record (1892-present; 123 seasons) Overall ..........................................................721*-458-46 Conference .................................................. 234-165-21 In Blacksburg ............................................. 372-111-13 Behind Lane Hall (1892) .................................1-0-0 Sheib Field (1894-1901) ............................. 13-1-0 Gibboney Field (1902-08) .......................... 19-2-0 Miles Field (1909-25) ................................... 60-3-3 Miles Stadium (1926-64) ..........................67-25-4 Lane Stadium (1965-; 52nd season) .. 212-80-6 On the road .................................................... 197-216-14 Neutral sites ................................................... 151-131-19 Televised games .....................................................201-99 Overtime games ............................................................. 6-6 When ranked ...................................................... 153-52-1 Opponent ranked..................................................51-87-1 Both teams ranked ................................................... 33-25 VT ranked higher .............................................. 22-11 Opponent ranked highed ............................... 11-14* - includes forfeit by Temple during 1986 season

Tech Opponent Total points scored (Ave.) 25,050 (20) 17,483 (14) Most Points Scored 99 (1919) 77 (1973) Fewest Points Scored 0 (1995) 0 (2012) Shutouts By (last) 247 (2016) 144 (1995) Largest Margin of Victory 99 (1919) 71 (1973) Smallest Margin of Victory 1 (2014) 1 (2004)

LARGEST COMEBACKS1987 - PRESENT

Biggest Second-Half Comeback Victories: 15 points Virginia (1995) trailed 29-14 after 3rd won 36-29 14 points North Carolina (2008) trailed 17-3 in 3rd won 20-17 11 points Louisville (2004) trailed 24-13 in 4th won 35-24 Biggest Total Comeback Victory: 20 points Duke (2012) trailed 20-0 in 1st won 41-20

TECH IN OVERT IME (6-6 ) Date Opponent Tech Opp Result In 9/19/98 at Miami 27 20 W OT 11/9/02 at Syracuse 42 50 L 3OT 11/15/03 at Temple 24 23 W OT 1/3/12 vs. Michigan 20 23 L OT 9/3/12 Georgia Tech 20 17 W OT 11/17/12 at Boston College 30 23 W OT 12/28/12 vs. Rutgers 13 10 W OT 9/21/13 Marshall 29 21 W 3OT 11/16/13 Maryland 24 27 L OT 11/22/14 at Wake Forest 3 6 L 2OT 10/24/15 Duke 43 45 L 4OT 11/21/15 North Carolina 27 30 L OT

LAST MEETING

DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM GREENVILLE, N.C. SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 ATTENDANCE: 50,514

GREENVILLE, N.C. East Carolina quarterback James Summers rushed for 169 yards and threw for 110 yards, helping the Pirates rally from a 14-0 deficit to beat Virginia Tech 35-28 in a non-conference game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday.

The loss marked the Hokies second straight to the Pirates, who downed Tech in Blacksburg last year. Tech lost in Greenville, North Carolina, for the first time since 1992.

East Carolina scored 28 consecutive points at one stretch after the Hokies scored two touchdowns off Pirate turnovers.

Tech had two chances to score in the final five minutes. One drive ended when Bucky Hodges couldnt corral a fourth-down pass from Motley that would have given the Hokies a first down in ECU territory. The final chance came at the end of the game when Tech got the ball to its 41 and tried a Hail Mary that fell incomplete.

Motley led the Hokies with 366 of their 439 yards of offense. He completed 20 of 35 for 281 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He also rushed for 85 yards and a score.

GAME NOTES Tech trailed for the first time all season at halftime, 21-14. Isiaih Ford became the fastest player to 1,000 receiving yards under Frank

Beamer, passing Andre Davis. Motley became the first Tech quarterback under Beamer to score a rushing

touchdown or throw for at least 200 yards in each of his first three starts.

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FVirginia Tech 14 0 7 7 - 28East Carolina 14 7 14 0 - 35

VT (11:18 - 1st) - Edmunds 1 run (Slye kick)VT (07:13 - 1st) - Malleck 7 pass from Motley (Slye kick)ECU (04:33 - 1st) - Kemp 3 run (Plowman kick)ECU (00:16 - 1st) - Brown 11 pass from Kemp (Plowman kick)ECU (10:02 - 2nd) - Summers 5 run (Plowman kick)ECU (10:09 - 3rd) - Jones 26 pass from Summers (Plowman kick)VT (06:47 - 3rd) - Rogers 2 run (Slye kick)ECU (03:43 - 3rd) - Summers 41 run (Plowman kick)VT (08:18 - 4th) - Motley 5 run (Slye kick)

TEAM STATS VT ECU First downs 20 19 Rushing yds. 42-158 43-182 Passing yds. 281 228 Return yds. 17 79 Passes 20-35-1 14-20-1 Punts-avg. 5-39.2 5-41.2 Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-yds. 11-89 7-97 Time of poss. 33:10 26:50

INDIVIDUAL STATSRushing VT: Motley 19-85, McMillian 5-30, Coleman 7-13, Ford 1-10, Edmunds 5-9, Lawson 1-4, Rogers 4-8; ECU: Summers 21-169, Kemp 4-15, Hairston 15-3, Furlow 1-(-1), TEAM 2-(-4).Passing VT: Motley 20-35-1 281; ECU: Kemp 9-12-1 118, Summers 5-8-0 110.Receiving VT: Ford 8-95, Phillips 3-78, Hodges 5-73, Rogers 1-6, Malleck 2-21, McMillian 1-8; ECU: Brown 4-44, Grayson 3-53, Johnson 3-55, Jones 2-55, Williams 2-21.

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TOP TECH QBS - THROUGH THIRD AND FOURTH STARTS - LAST 29 YEARS Below is where Jerod Evans ranks for Tech quarterbacks after his first three career starts at the school and the Top 5 after a quarterbacks first four starts.

Most Completions first three starts Most Completions first four starts Player Season Comp. Player Season Comp. Michael Brewer 2014 76 Michael Brewer 2014 104 Jerod Evans 2016 56 Grant Noel 2001 61 Brenden Motley 2015 51 Brenden Motley 2015 60 Grant Noel 2001 46 Logan Thomas 2011 60 Jim Druckenmiller 1995 42 Jim Druckenmiller 1995 57

Most Attempts first three starts Most Attempts first four starts Player Season Att. Player Season Att. Michael Brewer 2014 122 Michael Brewer 2014 161 Jim Druckenmiller 1995 90 Jim Druckenmiller 1995 117 Jerod Evans 2016 83 Will Furrer 1998 111 Brenden Motley 2015 83 Logan Thomas 2011 105 Will Furrer 1998 78 Brenden Motley 2015 103

Most Yards first three starts Most Yards first four starts Player Season Yds. Player Season Yds. Michael Brewer 2014 748 Michael Brewer 2014 1,045 Brenden Motley 2015 734 Jim Druckenmiller 1995 840 Jerod Evans 2016 682 Brenden Motley 2015 825 Sean Glennon 2006 589 Sean Glennon 2006 777 Grant Noel 2001 575 Logan Thomas 2011 761

Most Touchdown passes first three starts Most Touchdown passes first four starts Player Season TDs Player Season TDs Jerod Evans 2016 10 Grant Noel 2001 8 Grant Noel 2001 8 Michael Brewer 2014 7 Michael Brewer 2014 7 Marcus Vick 2005 7 Sean Glennon 2006 6 Brenden Motley 2015 6 Marcus Vick 2005 6 Sean Glennon 2006 6

Best Completion Pct first three starts Best Completion Pct first four starts Player Season Pct. Player Season Pct. Grant Noel 2001 68.7 Grant Noel 2001 66.3 Jerod Evans 2016 66.7 Michael Vick 1999 65.9 Sean Glennon 2006 66.7 Bryan Randall 2002 65.3 Bryan Randall 2002 66.7 Michael Brewer 2014 64.6 Michael Brewer 2014 62.2 Marcus Vick 2005 63.5

Most Rushing Attempts first three starts Most Rushing Attempts first four starts Player Season Att. Player Season Att. Brenden Motley 2015 38 Brenden Motley 2015 55 Nick Sorensen 1998 34 Bryan Randall 2002 47 Cam Young 1988 34 Cam Young 1998 43 Bryan Randall 2002 32 Tyrod Taylor 2007 41 Jerod Evans 2016 30 Maurice DeShazo 1992 40

Most Rushing Yards first three starts Most Rushing Yards first four starts Player Season Yds. Player Season Yds. Al Clark 1997 165 Michael Vick 1999 203 Brenden Motley 2015 147 Al Clark 1997 198 Michael Vick 1999 135 Tyrod Taylor 2007 189 Logan Thomas 2011 114 Brenden Motley 2015 133 Jerod Evans 2016 112 Bryan Randall 2002 127

Most Total Yards first three starts Most Total Yards first four starts Player Season Yds. Player Season Yds. Brenden Motley 2015 881 Michael Brewer 2014 1,090 Jerod Evans 2016 794 Brenden Motley 2015 958 Michael Brewer 2014 764 Logan Thomas 2011 883 Logan Thomas 2011 646 Michael Vick 1999 871 Grant Noel 2001 601 Jim Druckenmiller 1995 864

Most Total Touchdowns first three starts Most Total Touchdowns first four starts Player Season TDs (P/R) Player Season TDs (P/R) Jerod Evans 2016 10 (10/0) Brenden Motley 2015 9 (6/3) Grant Noel 2001 9 (8/1) Grant Noel 2001 9 (8/1) Brenden Motley 2015 8 (5/3) Michael Vick 1999 9 (5/4) Michael Brewer 2014 7 (7/0) Michael Brewer 2014 8 (7/1) Marcus Vick 2005 7 (6/1) Marcus Vick 2005 8 (7/1)

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S Chuck ClarkBednarik Award Preseason Watch ListACC Preseason Third Team Defense, Athlon SportsReeses Senior Bowl Watch List

DE Ken EkanemNagurski Trophy Preseason Watch ListACC Preseason Second Team Defense, Athlon SportsReeses Senior Bowl Watch List

CB Brandon FacysonACC Preseason Fourth Team Defense, Athlon Sports

C Eric GalloRimington Trophy Preseason Watch List

WR Isaiah FordACC Player of the Week at WR - Pro Football Focus (9/7)Herbie Nominee: Best Kept SecretAll-ACC Preseason Football TeamBiletnikoff Award Preseason Watch ListMaxwell Award Preseason Watch ListPreseason All-America Second Team, Athlon SportsACC Preseason First Team Offense, Athlon Sports

Italics = preseason honor

TE Bucky HodgesMackey Award Preseason Watch ListACC Preseason Second Team Offense, Athlon Sports

OL Jonathan McLaughlinACC Preseason Fourth Team Offense, Athlon Sports

RB Travon McMillianMaxwell Award Preseason Watch ListACC Preseason Third Team Offense, Athlon Sports

FB Sam RogersDante Hall Award Watch ListHerbie Nominee: Unsung HeroPreseason FBS Second Team All-American, Football GameplanWuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch ListReeses Senior Bowl Watch List

K Joey SlyeGroza Award Preseason Watch List

DB Greg StromanACC Player of the Week at DB - Pro Football Focus (9/7)

OL Wyatt TellerOutland Trophy Preseason Watch ListACC Preseason Third Team Offense, Athlon Sports

2016 HONORS L IST

HOKIES UNVEIL NEW EQUIPMENT TRUCK The latest addition to the Virginia Tech football roster rolled into Blacksburg Aug. 31 morning on 18 wheels. In partnership with Lawrence Transportation, this 53-foot-long semi trailer will transport tons of equipment, gear and supplies as the Hokies travel this season. Conder Flag Company of Roanoke performed the wrapping of the trailer that features the same updated graphics and wordmarks featured prominently in the Hokies football facility. Head coach Justin Fuentes signature terms Hard Smart Tough are also part of the trailer design. It took approximately 16 hours to complete the wrap process over a two-week period. According to Techs associate director of equipment services, Sam Nichols, the trailer features LED interior lighting, a 4,000-pound liftgate and walking boards.

TECH RECEIVES TOP RANKINGS FROM 2017 PRINCETON REVIEW

The Princeton Review came out with its annual college rankings last Wednesday and the publication ranked Virginia Tech at No. 1 in both Best Quality of Life and Their Students Love These Colleges among 381 colleges and universities nationwide. The Princeton Review is a college admission services company that offers test preparation services, tutoring and admissions resources, online courses and other various other resources for students. It has been in existence for more than 30 years. Tech also ranked No. 4 in Best Campus Food and No. 7 in the categories of Happiest Students, Lots of Race/Class Interaction, and Town-Gown Relations are Great. Here is a listing of where Virginia Tech ranked:

The Best 381 Colleges Best Quality of Life ............................................ #1 Their Students Love These Colleges ............ #1 Best Campus Food ............................................ #4 Happiest Students ............................................. #7 Lots of Race/Class Interaction ........................ #7 Town-Gown Relations are Great .................... #7 Best Alumni Network .......................................#10 Colleges That Pay You Back w/o Aid ..........#18

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AFCA S COACH TO CURE MD PROGRAM This week the Virginia Tech and ECU coaching staffs will be wearing special arm patches in honor of the AFCAs Coach to Cure MD program. This is the ninth year coaches around the country join together to raise funding and awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Fans are encouraged to donate by texting CURE to 90999 or visiting www.CoachtoCureMD.org. Additional information: Coach to Cure MD is a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Parent Project MD. The program has raised more than $1.2 million over the last eight years. Last year, more than 10,000 coaches at 525 colleges at all levels participated.

Teams Under Fuente ........................ 2016 ......CareerHome ............................................................2-0 ......... 17-10Road ..............................................................0-0 ......... 10-13Neutral ..........................................................0-1 ............1-1Grass ............................................................2-0 ............6-4Artificial Turf .................................................0-1 ......... 22-20Won Coin Toss ...........................................1-0 ......... 13-12Lost Coin Toss ............................................1-1 ......... 15-12Fuente Teams Record When ...Leading after the 1st quarter ...................2-1 ......... 18-10Trailing after the 1st quarter.....................0-0 .......... 9-13Tied after the 1st quarter ..........................0-0 ............1-1Leading at halftime.....................................2-0 .......... 22-4Trailing at halftime ......................................0-1 .......... 5-18Tied at Halftime ..........................................0-0 ............1-2Leading after 3rd quarter .........................2-0 .......... 26-2Trailing after 3rd quarter ...........................0-1 .......... 1-20Tied after 3rd quarter ................................0-0 ............1-2Leading with less than 2:00 to play .......2-0 .......... 25-2Trailing with less than 2:00 to play ........0-1 .......... 1-21Tied with less than 2:00 to play..............0-0 ............2-1Scores first ..................................................2-1 ......... 15-11 Opponent scores first ...............................0-0 ......... 13-13Scores 20+ points ....................................2-1 ......... 26-12Opponent scores 20+ points .................0-1 .......... 8-22Holds opponent to 20 points or less ....2-0 .......... 20-2Game is decided by 3 points or less ....0-0 ............2-3Game is decided by 10 points or less ..0-0 .......... 6-10Fuente Teams Record When ...Less than 150 yards rushing ...................0-0 .......... 4-18150+ yards rushing ...................................2-1 .......... 22-6200+ yards passing ..................................2-1 ......... 16-12300+ yards passing ..................................0-0 ............9-3300+ yards total offense..........................2-1 ......... 23-14400+ yards total offense..........................2-1 .......... 19-5500+ yards total offense..........................0-0 .......... 10-070+ total plays ...........................................2-1 ......... 18-1380+ total plays ...........................................1-0 .......... 12-4Fuente Teams Record When ...Allowing less than 150 yards rushing ...2-0 ......... 23-12150+ yards rushing ...................................0-1 .......... 5-12200+ yards passing ..................................0-0 .......... 9-17300+ yards passing ..................................0-0 ............7-9300+ yards total offense..........................0-1 ......... 13-21400+ yards total offense..........................0-0 .......... 6-11500+ yards total offense..........................0-0 ............4-570+ total plays ...........................................0-0 ......... 12-1680+ total plays ...........................................0-0 ............8-5Fuente Teams Record When ...Committing fewer turnovers ....................1-0 .......... 16-7Committing more turnovers .....................0-1 .......... 4-14Turnovers are the same ............................1-0 ............8-3Having fewer penalty yards......................2-0 .......... 14-6Having more penalty yards ......................0-1 ......... 14-18Leading time of possession .....................2-1 ......... 17-10Trailing time of possession.......................0-0 ......... 11-14Fuente Teams High & Low Water Marks ...Largest halftime lead ................................. 21 ............. 56Largest halftime deficit .............................. 10 ............. 28Highest number of plays .......................... 89 ............. 97Lowest number of plays ........................... 73 ............. 48Opponent highest number of plays ....... 65 ............ 100Opponent lowest number of plays ......... 57 ............. 50Warmest Game Temperature ..................84 ............94Coldest Game Temperature ....................70 ............38Fuente Teams For ...Day Games ..................................................2-0 ......... 14-11Night Games (5 p.m. kickoff or later) ....0-1 ......... 14-13Games with temperature 49 or below ..0-0 ............3-3Games with temperatures in 50s ...........0-0 ............4-5 Games with temperatures in 60s ...........0-0 ............8-4Games with temperatures in 70s ...........2-0 ............8-5Games with temperatures in 80s ...........0-1 ............5-4Games with temperatures in 90s ...........0-0 ............1-3

HOKIES = RAT INGS During Week 2 of the College Football season, ABC received the top three overnights across all its networks and was led by the Hokies game against Tennessee with the Battle at Bristol getting a 3.8 overnight rating. Meanwhile, ESPNs stream of the Battle at Bristol was the networks most-streamed game of the week (86,000 AMA & 403,000 unique viewers). The Hokies have brought ESPN a couple other ratings successes, which includes a pair of Top Opening Weekend games and the Most Watched Regular Season CFB Games on ESPN according to SportsMediaWatch.com.

ESPN/ABC Top 5 Opening Weekend CFB Games Most Watched Reg. Season Games on ESPNRating* Date Game Network Date Game Viewers1. 7.2 Mon, 9/5/05 Miami at Florida State ABC 11/29/14 Auburn-Alabama 13.53M2. 6.7 Mon, 9/6/10 Boise State vs. Virginia Tech ESPN 9/12/09 USC-Ohio State 10.59M3. 6.6 Mon, 9/7/15 Ohio State at Virginia Tech ESPN 9/7/15 Ohio State-Virginia Tech 10.59M4. 6.1 Mon, 9/4/06 Florida State at Miami ESPN 9/6/10 Boise State-Virginia Tech 9.89M5. 5.8 Sat., 9/2/06 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech ABC 9/4/06 Miami-Florida State 9.12M * - overnight rating

WHATS A HOKIE? Thats the most frequently asked question regarding Virginia Tech athletics. The answer leads back to 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. With the change came the necessity for writing a new cheer and a contest for such a purpose was held by the student body. Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his Old Hokie yell which still is used today. Later, when asked if Hokie had any special meaning, Stull explained the words he used had no hidden or symbolic meaning, but had been thought up in an effort to get attention. Hokie soon became a nickname for all Tech teams and for those people loyal to Tech athletics. Following is the Old Hokie yell in its original form:

Hoki, Hoki, Hoki Hy! Tech! Tech! V.P.I.!

Sola-Rex Sola-RahPolytech-Vir-gin-i-a!!

Rae, Ri, V.P.I.

TAK ING OVER A WINNING PROGRAM Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente became the seventh head coach in FBS history to take over a program that had at least 23 consecutive winning seasons before taking the reigns. Below is the complete list. Years School Prior Coaches New Coach 36 Nebraska Bob Devaney/Tom Osborne Frank Solich 33* Florida State Bobby Bowden Jimbo Fisher 25 Alabama Bear Bryant Ray Perkins 23 Oklahoma Jim Mackenzie/Chuck Fairbanks/Barry Switzer Gary Gibbs 23 Michigan Bo Schembechler/Gary Moeller/Lloyd Carr Rich Rodriguez 23 Florida Six coaches during the span^ Will Muschamp 23 Virginia Tech Frank Beamer Justin Fuente

^ Galen Hall, Gary Darnell, Steve Spurrier, Ron Zook, Charlie Strong, Urban Meyer* Due to NCAA sanctions, the 2006 and 2007 seasons resulted in vacated wins, but were winning seasons before the penalties.

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EUGENE CHUNG

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 & ConditioningAnthony Midget Houston Assistant SecondaryChris Peduzzi Philadelphia Head Athletic TrainerNick Rapone Arizona Defensive BacksNick Sorensen Seattle Asst. Special Teams/Asst. DBsTodd Washington Baltimore Assistant Offensive Line

Bruce Arians pictured (left) as a Virginia Tech quarterback, and most recently as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, proudly sporting his Hokies swag.

Bruce Arians took a long and winding path before finally becoming an NFL head coach. This former Tech quarterback has a penchant for getting the best out of passers at the pro level with his notable pupils including Super Bowl champions Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger, as well as the likes of Carson Palmer and Andrew Luck.

BRUCE AR IANSQuarterback Virginia Tech (1972-74) Head Coach Arizona Cardinals (2013-present) Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Indianapolis Colts (2012) Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Arizona Cardinals (2014)

TWO-T IME NFL COACH OF THE YEAR

HOKIES ON CURRENT NFL ROSTERS - 15

(as of Sept. 19, 2016)

OL Nick Becton (IR) ChicagoT Duane Brown Houston S Kam Chancellor Seattle S Antone Exum, Jr. (IR) Minnesota CB Brandon Flowers San Diego CB Kendall Fuller WashingtonWR Corey Fuller (PUP) Detroit CB Kyle Fuller ChicagoCB DeAngelo Hall Washington LB Dadi Nicolas Kansas City G Vinston Painter (PS) WashingtonWR Eddie Royal ChicagoDE Darryl Tapp New OrleansQB Tyrod Taylor Buffalo QB Logan Thomas (PS) N.Y. Giants

IR - Injured ReservePS - Practice SquadPUP - Reserve/Physically unable to perform

NFL WEEK 2 H IGHL IGHTS There are currently 15 Hokies on NFL rosters and a few of them had stand out performances during the first week of the NFL season. Below are a couple of the highlights.

Kam Chancellor Seattle Seahawks Chancellor posted five tackles, his second consecutive game with five or more tackles in as many games, in Seattles 9-3 victory over Los Angeles.

Brandon Flowers San Diego Chargers Flowers ranked second on the Chargers in week two with seven total tackles, including one for loss, to go along with a pass defended in San Diegos 38-14 win over Jacksonville.

Kyle Fuller Chicago Bears Plays Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

DeAngelo Hall Washington Redskins Hall racked up five tackles, including three solo stops, and a pass defended in Washingtons 27-23 loss to the Cowboys.

Eddie Royal Chicago Bears Plays Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Tyrod Taylor Buffalo Bills TTaylor went 18 of 30 with a career-high with 297 yards in the air and three TD passes in Buffalos 37-31 loss to the Jets.

THE REAL #DBU (as of Sept. 18, 2016)

Entering the 2016 NFL regular season, no

school can boast more career INTs by active NFL defensive backs than Virginia Tech 1. Virginia Tech...................79 2. South Carolina ................... 60 Florida .................................. 60 4. Texas .................................... 57 5. Alabama ............................... 52 ACTIVE HOKIES INTS DeAngelo Hall ........................ 43 Brandon Flowers ................... 20 Kam Chancellor ..................... 10 Kyle Fuller ..................................6

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MILESTONE GAMES DATE 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 34-6Programs 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 41-20Beamers Final Home Win 10/9/15 N.C. State W 28-13Beamers Final Home Game 11/21/15 North Carolina L 30-27 OT

LANE STADIUM FAST FACTS

Capacity ............................................................ 66,233Seasons..................................................52nd in 2016Inaugural 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 ADVANTAGE

NO. 1Best Homefield Advantage in College Football (Rivals.com)

Lane Stadium doesnt 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. Thats 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 Ive 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 Footbal

(Sports Illustrated) This entrance is one of the purest slices of

Americana you will ever experience.

NO. 6College Football Stadium & Tailgate Fans Should Visit Before They Die

(Bleacher Report)

NO. 7Loudest College Football Stadium

(Bleacher Report)

LANE STADIUM - HOME OF THE HOKIES Rising high into the mountainous sky of the New River Valley, Virginia Techs Lane Stadium enters its 51st year of football competition in 2015. The Tech foot-ball team has enjoyed over two decades of success, going to 23 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-high-est 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 Wor-sham 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 Techs use of Metallicas 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 scoreboard for an entrance video. The group considered Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Ros-es and Sirius by the Alan Parsons Project before settling on Enter Sandman. It has been the entrance song for the Hokies ever since.

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# NAME VL POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN HS/LAST SCHOOL 1 Isaiah Ford 2 WR 6 2 195 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian2 Tyree Rodgers - DB 6 1 173 Fr. Camden, N.J. Camden Catholic3 Greg Stroman 2 DB 6 0 180 Jr. Bristow, Va. Stonewall Jackson4 Ken Ekanem 3 DE 6 3 260 r-Sr. Centreville, Va. Centreville4 Jerod Evans - QB 6 3 238 Jr. Dallas, Texas Mansfield5 Cam Phillips 2 WR 6 0 199 Jr. Laurel, Md. DeMatha6 Mook Reynolds 1 FS 6 0 183 So. Greensboro, N.C. Northern Guilford7 Bucky Hodges 2 TE 6 7 245 r-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. Salem8 Phil Patterson - WR 6 2 180 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside8 Nigel Williams 3 DT 6 2 297 r-Sr. Richmond, Va. Benedictine9 Khalil Ladler - CB 5 11 183 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. IMG Academy9 Brenden Motley 2 QB 6 4 230 r-Sr. Christiansburg, Va. Christiansburg11 Jack Click - QB 6 3 218 r-Fr. Glen Allen, Va. Deep Run11 Houshun Gaines - DE 6 3 248 r-Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C. Nash Central12 Henri Murphy - WR 5 10 175 So. Pine Bluff, Ark. Dollarway13 Chris Durkin - TE 6 4 223 r-So. Poland, Ohio Ursuline14 Tavante Beckett - LB 5 10 214 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Indian River15 Jaylen Bradshaw - WR 6 1 202 r-So. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith16 Coleman Fox - RB 5 11 193 r-Fr. Salem, Va. Salem17 Jahque Alleyne 1 FS 6 1 177 So. Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes17 Josh Jackson - QB 6 1 211 Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. Saline18 Raymon Minor - LB 6 2 231 r-So. Ashland, Va. Benedictine18 Chase Mummau - QB 6 2 183 Fr. Mechanicsville, Va. Lee-Davis19 Chuck Clark 3 DB 6 0 205 Sr. Suffolk, Va. Kings Fork20 Deon Newsome 2 S 5 11 193 r-Jr. Hampton, Va. Hampton21 Reggie Floyd - DB 6 0 205 Fr. Manassas, Va. Stonewall Jackson22 Terrell Edmunds 1 ROV 6 2 210 r-So. Danville, Va. Dan River23 DerWoun Greene 2 FS 5 10 196 r-Sr. Portsmouth, Va. Woodrow Wilson24 Anthony Shegog 2 LB 6 2 213 r-Jr. Stafford, Va. North Stafford26 Jovonn Quillen - DB 6 0 176 Fr. Hampton, Va. Hampton27 Dominic Benson - WR 6 2 183 Fr. Woodbridge, Va. Woodbridge27 Shawn Payne - CB 6 3 192 So. Chesterfield, Va. L.C. Bird28 Shai McKenzie 1 RB 5 11 215 r-So. Washington, Pa. Washington28 Curtis Williams - CB 5 9 176 r-Jr. Amelia, Va. Amelia County29 DuWayne Johnson - CB 6 1 185 r-Fr. Washington, D.C. H.D. Woodson30 Eron Carter - LB 6 1 231 Fr. Palatka Palatka, Fla.30 Jordan Jefferson - WR 5 8 170 Fr. Goochland, Va. Goochland31 Brandon Facyson 2 CB 6 2 197 r-Jr. Newnan, Ga. Northgate32 Steven Peoples 1 FB 5 9 218 So. Galax, Va. Galax33 Deshawn McClease - RB 5 9 180 r-Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith34 Travon McMillian 1 RB 6 0 205 r-So. Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton35 Erikk Banks - CB 5 10 185 r-Jr. Coeburn, Va. Eastside35 Michael Santamaria - K 5 9 174 r-So. Athens, Ga. Athens Academy36 Adonis Alexander 1 CB 6 3 193 So. Charlotte, N.C. Independence37 Johnathan Galante 1 LB 5 9 208 Sr. Blacksburg, Va. Christiansburg38 Alden Carpenter - ROV 6 0 189 r-Jr. Leesburg, Va. Tuscarora39 Sean Daniel - WR 5 9 183 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith39 Tyrone Thornton - DB 5 9 193 r-Fr. Boston, Mass. Newton South40 Emmanual Belmar - LB 6 2 228 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill41 Kevin Henry - WR 5 10 165 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Jireh Prep41 John Jennings - DB 5 11 165 So. Clifton, Va. Centreville41 Trey Skeens - FB 5 11 216 r-Fr. Wytheville, Va. George Wythe42 Elisha Boyd - CB 6 2 185 r-So. Newport News, Va. Heritage42 Marshawn Williams 1 RB 6 0 227 r-So. Hampton, Va. Phoebus43 Seth Dooley 2 DE 6 5 252 r-Jr. Salem, Va. Glenvar44 Tre Hubbard - LB 5 11 233 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes45 Sam Rogers 3 RB 5 11 230 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va. Hanover46 Joey Slye 2 K 5 11 210 Jr. Stafford, Va. North Stafford47 Darius Fullwood - DE 6 3 252 r-Fr. College Park, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel48 Daniel Griffith - LB 6 0 216 Fr. Suffolk, Va. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy48 D.J. Reid - RB 6 1 235 r-So. Chester, Va. Thomas Dale49 Tremaine Edmunds 1 LB 6 5 236 So. Danville, Va. Dan River50 Patrick Kearns - OL 6 5 288 Fr. Adairsville, Ga. Darlington School52 Austin Cannon - OL 6 2 302 Fr. Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee52 Clay Dean - DL 6 2 260 Fr. Purcellville, Va. Woodgrove

2016 V IRG IN IA TECH FOOTBALL NUMERICAL# NAME ......................... POS36 Adonis Alexander .......... CB17 Jahque Alleyne ................FS63 Daniel Bailey .................. OL35 Erikk Banks ..................... CB60 Woody Baron ..................DT14 Tavante Beckett ..............LB40 Emmanuel Belmar ..........LB27 Dominic Benson ...............-42 Elisha Boyd .................... CB15 Jaylen Bradshaw ...........WR82 Xavier Burke ....................TE89 Wright Bynum .................LS52 Austin Cannon ............... OL36 Alden Carpenter ............WR86 C.J. Carroll ......................WR30 Eron Carter ......................LB65 Matt Christ ...................... OL61 Kyle Chung ..................... OL19 Chuck Clark ................... DB11 Jack Click ........................QB72 Augie Conte ................... OL85 Chris Cunningham .........TE39 Sean Daniel ....................WR88 Divine Deablo.................WR52 Clay Dean ........................DL81 Samuel Denmark ...........WR43 Seth Dooley.................... DE13 Chris Durkin ....................TE22 Terrell Edmunds ...........ROV49 Tremaine Edmunds ........LB4 Ken Ekanem ................... DE4 Jerod Evans ....................QB31 Brandon Facyson .......... CB21 Reggie Floyd .................. DB1 Isaiah Ford ......................WR16 Coleman Fox .................. RB47 Darius Fullwood ............ DE11 Houshun Gaines ........... DE37 Johnathan Galante .........LB64 Eric Gallo ........................ OL23 DerWoun Greene .........FS48 Daniel Griffith ..................LB80 Casey Harman ................TE41 Kevin Henry .................... CB55 Jarrod Hewitt ...................DL94 Trevon Hill ....................... DE7 Bucky Hodges ................TE76 Jarrett Hopple ................ OL75 Zachariah Hoyt .............. OL44 Tre Hubbard ....................LB56 Sean Huelskamp ............LB12 Josh Jackson ..................QB56 T.J. Jackson ..................... OL30 Jordan Jefferson ............WR41 John Jennings ................ DB 93 Brian Johnson ..................P29 DuWayne Johnson ........ CB50 Patrick Kearns ................ OL68 Connor Kish ................... OL70 Kevin Kish ....................... OL61 Joe Koshuta .....................LB83 Eric Kumah .....................WR9 Khalil Ladler .................... CB87 Bodhi Long ......................LS90 Mitchell Ludwig ...............P

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# NAME VL POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN HS/LAST SCHOOL 53 Wayne Mutter - P 5 9 160 Sr. Grundy, Va. Grundy 53 Trent Young 1 LB 5 10 214 r-So. Richmond, Va. Douglas Freeman54 Andrew Motuapuaka 2 LB 6 0 233 r-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. Salem55 Jarrod Hewitt - DL 6 1 299 Fr. Venice, Fla. Venice56 Sean Huelskamp 2 LB 6 1 222 r-Jr. Centreville, Va. Chantilly56 T.J. Jackson - OL 6 6 324 Fr. Cumberland, Va. Cumberland County57 Wyatt Teller 2 OL 6 5 308 r-Jr. Bealeton, Va. Liberty58 Colt Pettit - OL 6 3 298 r-So. Deshler, Ohio Patrick Henry58 Zack Treser - LB 6 5 225 r-Fr. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg60 Woody Baron 3 DT 6 2 280 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. Brentwood Academy61 Kyle Chung - OL 6 3 290 r-Jr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ponte Vedra61 Joe Koshuta - LB 6 1 255 r-Fr. Vienna, Va. Madison62 DAndre Plantin - OL 6 5 295 r-Fr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross63 Daniel Bailey - OL 6 3 301 r-Fr. Abingdon, Va. Abingdon64 Eric Gallo 2 OL 6 2 295 Jr. Richboro, Pa. Council Rock South65 Matt Christ - OL 6 3 274 r-Fr. Sterling, Va. Dominion66 Billy Ray Mitchell - OL 6 4 285 r-So. Westwood, N.J. Paramus Catholic67 Parker Osterloh 1 OL 6 8 326 r-Jr. Williamsburg, Va. Warhill68 Connor Kish - OL 6 2 280 r-Fr. Oceanside, Calif. El Camino69 Yosuah Nijman 1 OL 6 7 300 So. Maplewood, N.J. Columbia70 Kevin Kish - OL 6 2 286 r-Fr. Oceanside, Calif. El Camino71 Jonathan McLaughlin 3 OL 6 5 294 Sr. Mauldin, S.C. Mauldin72 Augie Conte 3 OL 6 6 305 r-Sr. Richmond, Va. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot74 Braxton Pfaff - OL 6 5 293 r-So. Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy75 Zachariah Hoyt - OL 6 5 285 Fr. Salem, Va. Salem76 Jarrett Hopple - OL 6 7 293 Fr. Suffolk, Va. Nansemond River77 Demetri Moore - OL 6 6 303 Jr. Fairborn, Ohio Huffman79 Tyrell Smith - OL 6 3 295 r-Fr. North Brunswick, N.J. Don Bosco Prep80 Casey Harman - TE 6 3 245 r-Fr. Swords Creek, Va. Honaker81 Samuel Denmark - WR 6 0 183 Fr. Hanahan, S.C. Huger82 Xavier Burke - TE 6 3 255 r-Fr. Lawrenceville, Va. Brunswick83 Eric Kumah - WR 6 2 210 Fr. Woodbridge, Va. Forest Park85 Chris Cunningham - TE 6 2 236 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Atlantic Coast86 C.J. Carroll - WR 5 8 167 r-So. Olney, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel87 Bodhi Long - WR 6 3 200 Fr. Richmond, Va. Douglas Freeman 87 Colton Taylor 1 LS 6 1 220 r-Jr. Salem, Va. Salem88 Divine Deablo - WR 6 3 208 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. Mount Tabor89 Wright Bynum - LS 6 4 233 r-Fr. Columbia, S.C. Ben Lippen89 Devin Wilson - WR 6 3 206 Jr. McKees Rocks, Pa. Montour90 Mitchell Ludwig 2 P 5 11 198 r-Jr. Abingdon, Va. Abingdon90 Dalton Roe - DT 6 1 263 r-Jr. Williamsburg, Va. Jamestown91 Steve Sobczak - DT 6 1 287 r-So. Milford, Va. Massaponax92 Matt Reinhart - LB 6 2 228 r-Fr. Shoemakersville, Pa. Berks Catholic92 Robert Warfel - K 5 10 164 Sr. Woodgrove, Va. Paeonian Springs 93 Brian Johnson - P 6 1 161 Fr. Washington, D.C. Gonzaga94 Trevon Hill - DE 6 3 240 r-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Salem95 Chaska Moon - LS 5 10 227 r-Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. Wake Forest96 Jimmie Taylor - DE 6 2 240 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. Southwest-Onslow97 Tim Settle - DT 6 3 328 r-Fr. Manassas, Va. Stonewall Jackson98 Ricky Walker 1 DT 6 2 282 r-So. Hampton, Va. Bethel99 Vinny Mihota 1 DL 6 5 264 r-So. Fredericksburg, Va. Massaponax

# NAME ......................... POS33 Deshawn McClease ..... RB28 Shai McKenzie ............... RB71 Jonathan McLaughlin .. OL34 Travon McMillian............ RB99 Vinny Mihota ....................DL18 Raymon Minor .................LB66 Billy Ray Mitchell ........... OL95 Chaska Moon ..................LS77 Demetri Moore ............... OL9 Brenden Motley .............QB54 Andrew Motuapuaka .....LB18 Chase Mummau ............QB12 Henri Murphy .................WR53 Wayne Mutter ..................P 20 Deon Newsome...............S69 Yosuah Nijman .............. OL67 Parker Osterloh ............. OL8 Phil Patterson.................WR27 Shawn Payne ................. CB32 Steven Peoples .............FB58 Colt P