2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team (original) (raw)

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2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Georgia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (12th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons← 20052007 →

2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | vte | 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 championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings 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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:30 p.m.	Northeastern*	No. 17	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA	ESPN360	W 38–0	66,233
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 16	Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 35–10	57,000
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 14	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA	Raycom/LFS	W 36–0	66,233
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 11	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 29–13	66,233
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Georgia Tech	No. 11	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Battle of the Techs)	ABC	L 27–38	66,233
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 22	Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–22	44,500
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 36–6	66,233
October 26	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Clemson	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 24–7	66,233
November 4	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	No. 23	Miami Orange BowlMiami, Florida (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	41,504
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 20	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 23–0	66,233
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Wake Forest	No. 19	Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	W 27–6	36,723
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Virginia	No. 17	Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	Raycom/LFS	W 17–0	66,233
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia*	No. 14	Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–31	75,406
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

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| | 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 4 Eddie Royal – Junior 82 Brandon Dillard – RS Freshman 87 David Clowney – Senior Split End 2 Josh Morgan – Junior 16 Zach Luckett – Freshman 19 Josh Hyman – RS Junior 80 Justin Born – Junior 81 Justin Harper – Junior Tight End 8 Greg Boone – RS Freshman 83 Sam Wheeler – RS Freshman 85 Ed Wang – RS Freshman 88 Andre Smith – Freshman 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 – Freshman 64 Richard Graham – RS Freshman 68 Mason Baggett – RS Senior 71 Aaron Brown – Freshman 74 Brandon Frye – RS Senior 76 Duane Brown – RS Junior 77 Brandon Gore – RS Senior [2] Defensive tackle 50 Joey Hall – Freshman [3] 55 Daryl Robertson – 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 – Freshman [4] Steven Friday – 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 – 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 – 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 – Junior 45 Purnell Sturdivant – RS Sophomore 56 Demetrius Taylor – RS Freshman 89 Jonas Houseright – RS Sophomore 94 Matt Wright – 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 Players who sat out during 2006 ("redshirted") are indicated with a "red shirt" icon | | | | |

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 Aaron Rouse was penalized twice against Duke for roughing the passer. His second hit on Duke quarterback 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]

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.

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.