National Championship: Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Nebraska Corn Huskers

November 30, -0001
70°
Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA) Attendance: 102,321 (100%)
Hokies 6 3 0 3 - 12
Corn Huskers 0 3 3 9 - 15

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Hokies: 4-7-Neb 9 (5:00) 5-Robert Nelson 26 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 0 VaT 3
(Qtr 1) Hokies: 4-10-Neb 27 (3:06) 5-Robert Nelson 44 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 0 VaT 6
(Qtr 2) Hokies: 4-7-Neb 7 (5:31) 5-Robert Nelson 24 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 0 VaT 9
(Qtr 2) Corn Huskers: 4-1-VaT 10 (0:55) 15-Charles Osborne 27 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 3 VaT 9
(Qtr 3) Corn Huskers: 4-11-VaT 27 (6:54) 15-Charles Osborne 45 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 6 VaT 9
(Qtr 4) Hokies: 4-11-Neb 39 (14:23) 5-Robert Nelson 56 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 6 VaT 12
(Qtr 4) Corn Huskers: 4-1-VaT 29 (8:49) 15-Charles Osborne 46 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 9 VaT 12
(Qtr 4) Corn Huskers: 4-1-VaT 26 (1:28) 15-Charles Osborne 43 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 12 VaT 12
(Qtr 4) Corn Huskers: 4-5-VaT 15 (0:12) 15-Charles Osborne 32 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 15 VaT 12

Team Statistics

Corn Huskers Hokies
First Downs 19 6
- Rushing 10 1
- Passing 8 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 330 144
- Offensive Plays 64 50
- Yards Per Play 5.16 2.88
Net Rushing Yards 137 37
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards Per Rush 4.72 1.32
Net Passing Yards 193 107
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 21 / 3 20 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.51 4.86
- Yards Per Completion 9.19 8.20
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 36 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 2 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:20 28:42

Drive Charts

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:54 2:12 OWN 24 4 22 Interception
1 8:41 0:55 OWN 4 2 -2 Fumble
1 4:57 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 3:02 1:31 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 13:41 3:45 OWN 10 7 37 Interception
2 5:28 2:08 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
2 1:57 1:05 OWN 47 5 43 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:58 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 10:48 3:58 OWN 20 7 53 Field Goal
3 4:55 2:11 OWN 14 3 2 Punt
4 14:19 5:34 OWN 25 8 46 Field Goal
4 7:14 5:49 OWN 24 11 50 Field Goal
4 1:20 1:11 OPP 31 6 15 Field Goal

Virginia Tech Hokies

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 10:42 2:01 OWN 49 3 7 Punt
1 7:46 2:49 OPP 31 6 22 Field Goal
1 4:55 1:53 OPP 27 3 0 Field Goal
1 1:31 2:50 OWN 35 5 16 Punt
2 9:55 4:28 OPP 46 6 39 Field Goal
2 3:20 1:23 OWN 7 3 2 Punt
2 0:52 0:52 OWN 25 2 3 Half
3 14:02 3:14 OWN 30 5 17 Punt
3 6:50 1:55 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 2:45 3:26 OWN 41 6 20 Field Goal
4 8:45 1:31 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 1:25 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 0:09 0:09 OWN 25 1 9 Game

Rushing Stats

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Pete Hunt 14 83 5.93 12 5 0
Nathaniel Knutsen 8 41 5.13 11 2 0
Lloyd Morse 7 13 1.86 5 0 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Rory Ives 5 17 3.40 5 0 0
Dale Vasquez 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Omar Wise 15 7 0.47 10 1 0
Craig Porter 7 3 0.43 5 0 0

Passing Stats

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Olin Smith 35 21 193 0 / 0 0 22 3 39.35

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dale Vasquez 20 15 123 2 / 16 0 36 1 69.38

Receiving Stats

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Raymond Odonnell 4 53 13.25 22 0
Lloyd Morse 3 27 9.00 16 0
Dean McCaskill 3 27 9.00 17 0
Pete Hunt 3 23 7.67 14 0
Bernard Strauss 3 22 7.33 10 0
Robert Wentworth 1 15 15.00 15 0
Nathaniel Knutsen 1 13 13.00 13 0
Stanley Robison 2 10 5.00 6 0
Timothy Poore 1 3 3.00 3 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jackie Combs 2 40 20.00 36 0
Paul McGuire 3 36 12.00 13 0
Dennis Rodriguez 4 28 7.00 12 0
Omar Wise 2 7 3.50 8 0
John Everett 1 6 6.00 6 0
Rory Ives 1 2 2.00 2 0
Brandon Wilkinson 1 2 2.00 2 0
Craig Porter 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Max Carter 39 34 0 2
Larry Wiedman 3 0 0 0
Frederick Evans 0 1 0 0
Levi McWhorter 0 1 0 1
Robert Smyth 0 1 0 0
Harold Moline 0 1 0 0
Troy Moon 3 5 0 2
James Henderson 1 0 0 0
Daniel Jones 6 1 0 0
Robert Beasley 6 0 0 0
Timothy Poore 0 6 0 0
Kevin Trask 13 3 0 0
John Green 13 2 0 0
Roger Vickery 41 36 0 2
Richard Cummins 0 10 0 1
Pete Hunt 12 8 0 1
Nathaniel Knutsen 7 6 0 1
Stanley Robison 0 14 0 2
Bernard Strauss 0 11 0 0
Dean McCaskill 0 16 0 1
Raymond Odonnell 6 23 0 2
Frank Brown 40 25 0 0
Lloyd Morse 16 13 0 1
Richard Smith 37 36 0 0
Joseph Howard 44 35 0 1
Thomas Bloomer 0 1 0 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Shawn Sterrett 30 29 2 3
Andrew Pritchard 32 29 0 1
Cecil Adams 4 0 0 0
Robert Castro 4 1 0 0
Thomas Robles 7 0 0 0
Cleveland Sanchez 0 2 0 0
Robert Gilman 0 3 0 0
Sam Miller 0 2 0 1
Kenneth Miller 0 1 0 0
Clyde Lander 0 2 0 0
Harry Harper 0 2 0 1
Floyd Velez 0 2 0 0
Edward Thompson 0 1 0 0
Paul McGuire 0 10 0 0
Jeffrey Deville 1 2 0 0
John Speer 0 1 0 0
Craig Porter 5 0 0 0
Calvin Deville 0 2 0 0
Brandon Wilkinson 0 1 0 0
Michael Rodriguez 0 9 0 0
Brian Nicholson 34 29 0 1
Rory Ives 21 14 0 5
John Bublitz 23 23 0 2
William Andrews 23 27 0 3
Richard Hamilton 7 14 0 3
John Everett 14 23 0 1
Omar Wise 14 6 0 1
Dennis Rodriguez 0 3 0 0
Reginald Eckstein 2 4 0 1
Jackie Combs 0 10 0 1
Douglas Barker 0 1 0 0
Kenny Harris 0 1 0 0
John Anderson 0 1 0 0
Paul Gamble 0 1 0 0
Richard Zimmerman 0 3 0 0

Interception Stats

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Beasley 1 2 2.00 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Harry Harper 1 1 1.00 0
Kenneth Miller 1 0 0.00 0
Ethan Marshall 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Raymond Odonnell 1 0 0 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Cleveland Sanchez 0 1 1 0

Punting

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Harold Dozier 4 180 45.00 42.50 49 1

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Friar 7 338 48.29 43.71 62 3

Kicking

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Charles Osborne 5 / 5 3 / 3 0 / 0 46 0 / 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Nelson 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 0 / 0

Punt Return

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bernard Strauss 1 4 4.0 4 0

Virginia Tech Hokies

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jackie Combs 2 13 6.5 12 0

Kick Return

Nebraska Corn Huskers

Virginia Tech Hokies

Defensive Stats