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2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Stinespring (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (12th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 20 Boston College   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Maryland   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Clemson   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Florida State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
NC State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
No. 19 Virginia Tech   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Virginia   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     7 – 6  
North Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. The team tallied a 10–3 record, going 10–2 during the regular season before losing 31–24 in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs
.

Preseason

Virginia Tech began the season ranked #16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and #17 in the Associated Press Poll after going 11–2 (7–1 ACC) in 2005 and winning the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

See also

2006 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:30 p.m.Northeastern*No. 17
ESPN360W 38–066,233
September 912:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 16
ESPNW 35–1057,000
September 1612:00 p.m.DukeNo. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
Raycom/LFSW 36–066,233
September 2312:00 p.m.Cincinnati*No. 11
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 29–1366,233
September 303:30 p.m.No. 24
Battle of the Techs)
ABCL 27–3866,233
October 127:30 p.m.at
rivalry
)		ESPNL 3–2244,500
October 217:00 p.m.Southern Miss*dagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 36–666,233
October 267:30 p.m.No. 10 Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNW 24–766,233
November 48:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)No. 23
ABCW 17–1041,504
November 113:30 p.m.Kent State*No. 20
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 23–066,233
November 187:00 p.m.at No. 14
Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
    		• ESPN2W 27–636,723
    November 2512:00 p.m.
    Commonwealth Cup
    )    		Raycom/LFSW 17–066,233
    December 308:00 p.m.vs. Georgia*No. 14
    		ESPNL 24–3175,406
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [1]

    Game summaries

    Northeastern

    1 234Total
    Northeastern 0 000 0
    • Virginia Tech 21 773 38
    • Date: September 2
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:00
    • Game attendance: 66,233
    • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds NNW 10 mph (16 km/h)
    • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
    • TV announcers (ESPN360): Ryan Rose & Stan Lewter

    North Carolina

    1 234Total
    • Virginia Tech 7 7714 35
    North Carolina 3 007 10
    • Date: September 9
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:09
    • Game attendance: 57,000
    • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, Winds WNW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
    • Referee: Jack Childress
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Rob Stone

    Duke

    1 234Total
    Duke 0 000 0
    • Virginia Tech 13 1076 36
    • Date: September 16
    • Location:
      Rick Walker
      & Scott Pryzwansky

    Cincinnati

    1 234Total
    Cincinnati 0 1030 13
    • Virginia Tech 5 0717 29
    • Date: September 23
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:00
    • Game attendance: 66,233
    • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Light Rain, Winds WNW 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
    • Referee: Ron Cherry
    • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick & Brian Kinchen

    Georgia Tech

    1 234Total
    • Georgia Tech 21 3140 38
    Virginia Tech 7 6014 27

    Boston College

    1 234Total
    Virginia Tech 0 300 3
    • Boston College 0 769 22
    • Date: October 12
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:20
    • Game attendance: 44,500
    • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Cloudy, Winds NW 15 mph (24 km/h)
    • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit & Erin Andrews

    Southern Miss

    1 234Total
    Southern Miss 6 000 6
    • Virginia Tech 7 12314 36
    • Date: October 21
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:56
    • Game attendance: 66,233
    • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Clear, Winds SSE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
    • Referee: Dennis Lipski
    • TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Armstrong & Mike Tomczak

    Clemson

    1 234Total
    Clemson 7 000 7
    • Virginia Tech 7 3140 24
    • Date: October 26
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:18
    • Game attendance: 66,233
    • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Rain, Winds calm
    • Referee: Tom DeJoseph
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit & Erin Andrews

    Miami

    1 234Total
    • Virginia Tech 0 1007 17
    Miami 0 037 10
    • Date: November 4
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:01
    • Game attendance: 41,504
    • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Cloudy, Winds NE 14 mph (23 km/h)
    • Referee: Ron Cherry
    • TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, David Norrie & Stacey Dales

    Kent State

    1 234Total
    Kent State 0 000 0
    • Virginia Tech 3 3710 23
    • Date: November 11
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:50
    • Game attendance: 66,233
    • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Clear, Winds SSW 9 mph (14 km/h)
    • Referee: Scott McElwee
    • TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Armstrong & Mike Tomczak

    Wake Forest

    1 234Total
    • Virginia Tech 7 0173 27
    Wake Forest 0 330 6
    • Date: November 18
    • Location:
      EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:52
    • Game attendance: 36,723
    • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Mostly Cloudy, Winds NE 1 mph (1.6 km/h)
    • Referee: Tom McCreesh
    • TV announcers (ESPN2): Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham & Jack Arute

    Virginia

    1 234Total
    Virginia 0 000 0
    • Virginia Tech 0 7100 17

    Georgia

    1 234Total
    • Georgia 3 01018 31
    Virginia Tech 0 2103 24

    Rankings

    See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		17161411112122RVRV23201917141419
    Coaches16141410101817RVRV24211917141418
    HarrisNot released111918——242119171415Not released
    BCSNot released——252121171415Not released

    Personnel

    Coaching staff

    Position Name First year at VT First year in current position
    Head coach Frank Beamer 1987 1987
    Associate head coach and running backs coach Billy Hite 1978 2001
    Offensive coordinator and tight ends Bryan Stinespring 1990 2006 (offensive coordinator since 2002)
    Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers Bud Foster 1987 1995
    Offensive Line Curt Newsome 2006 2006
    Wide Receivers Kevin Sherman 2006 2006
    Strong Safety, Outside Linebackers, and Recruiting Coordinator Jim Cavanaugh 1996 2002
    Quarterbacks Mike O'Cain 2006 2006
    Defensive backs Torrian Gray 2006 2006
    Defensive Line Charley Wiles 1996 1996

    Roster

    Quarterback
    • 3  Ike Whitaker – RS Freshman
    • 7  Sean Glennon – RS Sophomore
    • 12 Cory Holt – RS Sophomore
    Tailback
    • 20 Kenny Lewis, Jr. – Freshman
    • 27 Jahre Cheeseman – RS Freshman
    • 28 Branden Ore – RS Sophomore
    • 34 George Bell – RS Sophomore
    • 35 Dustin Pickle – Sophomore
    • 38 Elan Lewis – RS Freshman
    Fullback
    • 37 Jesse Allen – RS Senior
    • 39 Carlton Weatherford – RS Junior
    • 42 Kenny Jefferson – RS Freshman
    • 43 Billy Gorham – Junior
    • 44 Devin Perez – RS Sophomore
    Flanker
    Split End
    •  2 Josh Morgan – Junior
    • 16 Zach Luckett – Redshirt Freshman
    • 19 Josh Hyman – RS Junior
    • 80 Justin Born – Junior
    • 81 Justin Harper – Junior
    Tight End
    Center
    • 69 Danny McGrath – RS Senior
    		  
    Offensive Guard
    • 51 Matt Welsh – RS Sophomore
    • 58 Ryan Shuman – RS Sophomore
    • 62 Zac Lowe – Senior
    • 65 Antonio North – RS Freshman
    • 66 Brandon Holland – Freshman
    • 67 Nick Marshman – RS Sophomore
    • 70 Sergio Render – Freshman
    • 79 Eric Davis – RS Freshman
    Offensive Tackle
    •    Hivera Green – RS Freshman
    • 57 Clark Crum – Redshirt Freshman
    • 64 Richard Graham – RS Freshman
    • 68 Mason Baggett – RS Senior
    • 71 Aaron Brown – Redshirt Freshman
    • 74 Brandon Frye – RS Senior
    • 76 Duane Brown – RS Junior
    • 77 Brandon Gore – RS Senior [2]
    Defensive tackle
    • 50 Joey Hall – Redshirt Freshman [3]
    • 55 Daryl Robertson – Redshirt Freshman
    • 59 Barry Booker – RS Junior
    • 60 Chris Burnett – RS Senior
    • 63 Watson Stelly – Junior
    • 75 Kory Robertson – RS Junior
    • 95 Cordarrow Thompson – RS Freshman
    • 99 Carlton Powell – RS Junior
    Defensive End
    •   
      Jason Adjepong – Redshirt Freshman [4]
    •    Steven Friday – Redshirt Freshman
    • 40 William Wall – RS Freshman [5]
    • 47 Nekos Brown – Freshman
    • 49 Chris Ellis – RS Junior
    • 72 Matt Tilley – Sophomore
    • 90 Orion Martin – RS Sophomore
    • 91 John Graves – Redshirt Freshman
    • 96 Noland Burchette – RS Senior
    Cornerback
    •  1
      Victor Harris
       – Sophomore
    • 5 Robert Alomar – Junior
    • 15 Roland Minor – RS Junior
    • 18 Brandon Flowers – RS Sophomore
    • 21 Ryan Hash – RS Senior
    • 22 Stephan Virgil – Freshman
    		  
    Linebacker
    •    Devven Sutton – Redshirt Freshman
    •  6 Andrew Bowman – RS Sophomore
    •  9 Vince Hall – RS Junior
    • 11 Xavier Adibi – RS Junior
    • 13 Corey Gordon – RS Junior
    • 26 Cody Grimm – RS Freshman
    • 29 Chad Grimm – Senior
    • 31 Brendan Hill – RS Senior
    • 33 Brett Warren – Redshirt Junior
    • 45 Purnell Sturdivant – RS Sophomore
    • 56 Demetrius Taylor – RS Freshman
    • 89 Jonas Houseright – RS Sophomore
    • 94 Matt Wright – Redshirt Freshman [6]
    Free Safety
    • 25 D.J. Parker – Junior
    • 26 Kent Hicks – RS Sophomore [7]
    • 41 Cam Martin – RS Freshman
    • 48 Cory Price – Senior
    Rover
    • 24 Dorian Porch – RS Freshman
    • 30 Cary Wade – RS Senior
    • 32 Jake Patten – Senior
    • 36 Aaron Rouse – RS Senior
    Place Kicker
    • 46 Brandon Pace – RS Senior
    • 92 Jud Dunlevy – RS Junior
    • 98 Jared Develli – Junior
    Punter
    • 23 Nic Schmitt – RS Senior
    • 97
      Brent Bowden
      – RS Freshman
    Deep Snapper
    • 53 Nick Leeson – RS Senior
    • 54 Bart McMillin – RS Junior
    • 61 Scott King – Junior

    Starters are in bold and players who left the team are struck out

    Redshirt Players who sat out during 2006 ("redshirted") are indicated with a "red shirt" icon

    Discipline issues

    Virginia Tech penalties by game
    Opponent Tech Penalties Opponent penalties
    Northeastern 7 (56 yards) 10 (78 yards)
    @ North Carolina 7 (55 yards) 1 (10 yards)
    Duke 9 (85 yards) 7 (43 yards)
    Cincinnati 7 (52 yards) 9 (75 yards)
    Georgia Tech 5 (28 yards) 8 (83 yards)
    Boston College 9 (88 yards) 9 (60 yards)
    Southern Miss 5 (41 yards) 7 (45 yards)
    Clemson 3 (22 yards) 1 (5 yards)
    Miami 3 (15 yards) 8 (62 yards)
    Kent State 5 (50 yards) 9 (71 yards)
    Wake Forest 6 (65 yards) 3 (27 yards)
    Virginia 3 (29 yards) 6 (45 yards)

    The first half of Virginia Tech's season was characterized by a lack of discipline for the Hokies, both on and off the field.

    • Safety
      Thaddeus Lewis was a helmet-to-sternum hit that whiplashed his head with such force that it gave him a concussion. Duke's backup quarterback said of Tech, "They are a fast team. I'm lucky to come out in one piece. ... The roughing of the passer, the late hits, they were coming for us."[8]
    • DE Chris Ellis and WR Josh Morgan were arrested late Saturday night after the Hokies' victory over Cincinnati and charged with resisting arrest and obstructing justice. Morgan was also charged with disorderly conduct. Both players were suspended for the following game, a home loss to Georgia Tech and were later sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service.[9]
    • WR Josh Hyman was suspended for the Boston College game after an arrest for driving under the influence.[10]
    • During the ESPN broadcast of the Boston College game, announcer Kirk Herbstreit became angry when cameras showed Tech players Vince Hall and Aaron Rouse arguing on the sidelines and showed linebacker Brendan Hill dancing on the sidelines with Tech trailing late in the game. The video of Herbstreit's rant was shown to the Tech team in Sunday meetings following the game.[11]

    Tech's discipline troubles came to a head when the Hokies were blown out in consecutive weeks by

    Georgia Tech and Boston College. Beamer responded by cracking down on trash-talking, personal fouls, and other negative behaviors. The team responded and committed no personal fouls and only two defensive penalties total in the three games following the BC loss.[12]

    Defense

    Virginia Tech finished the regular season leading the nation in total defense, scoring defense, and pass defense.[13] This was the second year in a row that defensive coordinator Bud Foster's unit had led the nation in total defense.

    References

    1. ^ "Virginia Tech Football 2006 Game Results". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
    2. ^ Brandon Gore started the last four games, replacing the injured Ryan Shuman
    3. ^ Hall was dismissed from the team during the season [1]. He later returned for spring practice in 2007, but was not on the fall 2007 roster.
    4. ^ Subsequent to the 2006 season, Jason Adjepong changed his name to Jason Adjepong Worilds – see [2] Archived 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
    5. ^ "Hokies continue to misbehave on, off field". Associated Press. October 17, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
    6. ^ King, Randy (November 19, 2006). "Hokies lose Ore to injury in 1st quarter". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2006.
    7. ^ Barr, Josh (January 24, 2007). "Remember Kent Hicks?". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
    8. ^ Chavez, Luciana (September 17, 2006). "Blue devils sacked". The News & Observer (Raleigh). Retrieved November 30, 2006.
    9. ^ Wood, Norm (November 30, 2006). "Hokies' Ellis, Morgan get community service, probation". Daily Press. Retrieved November 30, 2006.[permanent dead link]
    10. ^ Lindsey, Sue (October 18, 2006). "Beamer Faces Questions About Behavior". AP. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
    11. ^ King, Randy (October 18, 2006). "Herbstreit defends rant". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
    12. ^ Kilgore, Adam (November 8, 2006). "Discipline Suits Hokies' Defense". Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
    13. ^ "Virginia Tech ( 10 – 2 – 0 ) Thru: 11/25/06". NCAA. November 25, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
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