On the third play of the second quarter, Weinke found Dugans on a slant past Tech corner Ike Charlton, and Dugans took it 63 yards to make it A couple minutes later it was a point game. In the first punt return for a TD against Tech in 11 years, Warrick fielded a Kibble boot on one hop, slipped past initial coverman Larry Austin and jetted past a wave of defenders for a yard score. Down , the Hokies appeared to be on the wrong end of a possible blowout. When Tech failed to score following Kendrick's yard return on the ensuing kickoff, FSU had a chance to put the hammer down.
The 'Noles drove inside Tech's 35 twice midway in the second quarter, only to be taken out of field-goal position on each trip by sacks of Weinke. Then, in a huge drive in the final minutes of the half, Tech went 80 yards in seven plays to draw to Vick, whose yard scramble was the key play of the drive, got the TD on a 3-yard option run. Marshall quarterback Grant Wells needed only four days in the transfer portal to find a new home, how everything lined up in Virginia Tech's favor.
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Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Prev Game. Logos via Sports Logos. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Heisman Trophy Winners: D. Henry , B. Sanders , R. He sits with 4, yards passing, 46 touchdowns and five interceptions entering Monday's game. Linebacker Will Anderson Jr. While the Tide have been lights-out since the end of the regular season, they head into the final game with receptions leader John Metchie III out of the lineup with a torn ACL.
Top cornerback Josh Jobe will also miss the final game, as will offensive guard Emil Ekiyor. The Crimson Tide's depth will be put to the test against perhaps the only team in the nation that can match them talent-wise. Georgia: The Dawgs recaptured some of their momentum after crushing Michigan in a game that wasn't even as close as the final score.
Georgia features one of the great defenses in college football history after allowing game averages of Unfortunately, the one performance that cleared that mark was Alabama's 41 points in a point Georgia defeat in the SEC title game.
Never again have they reached a game of this magnitude, which makes a proper remembrance of this one even more important. But the ultimate story of the Florida State-Virginia Tech national championship battle was Peter Warrick, with Vick winning the award for best supporting actor. Warrick would never reach his potential in the NFL, while Vick went on to have an up-and-down career, interrupted by a prison stretch for dog-fighting and its final chapter is yet to be written.
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