1999_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team

1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

The 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his 13th year as head coach. Virginia Tech finished the season 11-1, the only blemish coming in a national championship game loss to the Florida State Seminoles. The team finished with a school-record 2nd-place ranking in the Associated Press poll.

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Michael Vick led the Hokies to an 11–0 start, only the second perfect perfect regular season in school history, and to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21-point deficit to take a 29–28 lead into the fourth quarter. During the season, Vick appeared on the cover of an ESPN The Magazine issue.

Vick led the NCAA in passing efficiency that year, setting a record for a freshman (180.4), which was also good enough for the third-highest all-time mark (Colt Brennan holds the record at 185.9 from his 2006 season at Hawaii). Vick was awarded an ESPY Award as the nation's top college player, and won the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football's most valuable player. He was invited to the 1999 Heisman Trophy presentation and finished third in the voting behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick's third-place finish matched the highest finish ever by a freshman up to that point, first set by Herschel Walker in 1980 (Adrian Peterson later broke that mark, finishing second in 2004).

Schedule

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Partial Roster

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Rankings

Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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Game summaries

James Madison

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See also: 1999 James Madison Dukes football team

Freshman Michael Vick ran for three touchdowns in the first 22 minutes of the game, but left due to an injury after he somersaulted into the end zone on the third score. Playing in his first collegiate game, Vick had run for 54 yards, and thrown for 110 yards in leading the Hokies to a 24–0 lead that turned into a 47–0 win. Shyrone Stith led the Hokies on the ground with 122 yards on 18 carries. Andre Kendrick had 11 carries for 45 yards including a 2-yard touchdown that capped the scoring. Andre Davis scored on a 22-yard reverse and backup quarterback Dave Meyer had the other rushing touchdown for Tech. Shayne Graham kicked a 32-yard field goal. Corey Moore had a sack and two tackles for loss, including one that resulted in a JMU safety in the second quarter. [38]

UAB

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See also: 1999 UAB Blazers football team

Virginia Tech's defense set a school record, allowing only 63 yards of total offense, leading the Hokies over visiting University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) 31-10. Tech played without starting quarterback Michael Vick, who was relieved by Dave Meyer. Meyer threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Emmitt Johnson on the first series of the game to give Tech the lead it would never relinquish. However, before halftime, he turned the ball over four times, three interceptions and a fumble. Those turnovers enabled the Blazers to stay in the game, and Tech led by 17-10 at halftime thanks to a 22-yard field goal by Shayne Graham and a one-yard touchdown by Shyrone Stith. The lead remained at seven points until early in the fourth quarter when tailback Andre Kendrick threw a 35-yard option touchdown pass to Andre Davis. Lee Suggs capped the scoring with a one-yard touchdown jaunt with 2:07 left in the game, one of only four carries he had on the day. Stith led the Hokies with 129 rushing yards and Kendrick added 44 yards rushing to his passing touchdown. Corey Moore had three sacks for 27 yards and two tackles for loss for another three yards.

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Clemson

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See also: 1999 Clemson Tigers football team

Virginia Tech scored two defensive touchdowns late in the fourth quarter to preserve a Tech win, and

At Virginia

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See also: 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry


At Rutgers

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See also: 1999 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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No. 16 Syracuse

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See also: 1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team and College GameDay (football)

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At Pittsburgh

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See also: 1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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At West Virginia

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See also: 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry

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No. 19 Miami (FL)

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See also: 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

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At Temple

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See also: 1999 Temple Owls football team

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No. 22 Boston College

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See also: 1999 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry

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Vs. No. 1 Florida State (Sugar Bowl)

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Main article: 2000 Sugar Bowl
See also: 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team and BCS National Championship Game

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Players in the NFL

Main article: 2000 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
John EngelbergerDefensive end235San Francisco 49ers
Ike CharltonDefensive back252Seattle Seahawks
Corey MooreLinebacker389Buffalo Bills
Anthony MidgetDefensive back5134Atlanta Falcons
Shyrone StithRunning back7243Jacksonville Jaguars

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Awards and honors

See also: 1999 College Football All-America Team

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