some fun stats from last night

By: Blue Collar Hokie on November 9, 2012, 4:58 PM | 5 comments

This from Gary Cope:

“The Hokies recorded 12 tackles for loss against FSU, the most allowed by the Noles all season. Tech sacked Manuel five times, another season-high allowed by FSU. In fact, prior to Thursday night’s game, the Noles had only allowed 13 sacks in the previous nine games.

The most telling stat of the night was Florida State’s total rushing yards; negative 15 yards. (-15). That’s the fewest rushing yards by a Florida State team since at least 1973, but the record books only go back that far, so who knows, it could be a record. We do know that the -15 yards is tied for third under Beamer’s tenure.

Here are some stats that Hokie coaches and fans can look to as signs that this team has the potential to turn things around starting Nov. 17 at Boston College:
•FSU averages an ACC-best 524 yards per game; VT held them to 385
•FSU averages an ACC-best 44.8 points per game; VT held them to 28
•FSU averages 235 rushing yards per game; VT held them to -15
•VT’s offense had 298 passing yards, the most allowed by FSU’s defense all season
•Cory Fuller’s 124 yards receiving are the most allowed by FSU to a receiver all season
•VT forced three Seminole turnovers; tied for the most turnovers in a game by FSU this season
•VT recorded 12 tackles for a loss, the most allowed by FSU all season
•VT recorded 5 sacks, the most allowed by FSU all season”

http://www.examiner.com/article/hokies-left-it-all-on-the-field-tough-lo...

and we lost the game, smh

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T-Mobile_Service is Good | 13 years 8 months #

Yup.... That was such a roller coaster ride of a game. I thought it was gonna end up like Miami last year when we were driving on our 2nd to last possession (not the one to end the game). But then playcalling got too safe and conservative and we settled for a damn field goal.

perplexster | 13 years 8 months # ^

Yeah I don't understand the QB read call there, it hadn't really been that effective all night and the defense was keying on Thomas on third and short.

cds7c | 13 years 8 months # ^

We scored a TD on that play

It was by far our best chance to get 3 yards. Benedict just flat out missed his block, it's like he didn't even see the LB in the hole, he ran right past him.

T-Mobile_Service is Good | 13 years 8 months # ^

Yes, but we should have been going for the jugular vein on that drive. You have to admit that playcalling got a little soft there. We went from balance to run, run, run once inside the 20.

vtdru | 13 years 8 months #

love and hate seeing these stats. we were so damn close to a great win.