2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football

ACC champion ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship Game, W 30–16 vs. Boston College
Orange Bowl, L 24–21 vs. Kansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
2007 record	11–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (c. 66,233, grass)

2007 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#10 Boston College x		6	–	2		11	–	3
#21 Clemson		5	–	3		9	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		9	–	4
Florida State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5		6	–	7
NC State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Coastal Division
#9 Virginia Tech x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		6	–	2		9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		2	–	6		5	–	7
Duke		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

The Hokies entered the season returning nine starters on offense and eight on defense, including All-American cornerback Brandon Flowers,^[1] from a 2006 team that went 10-3 and finished second in the ACC's Coastal Division behind Georgia Tech.

After the Virginia Tech massacre claimed the lives of 32 students and faculty members on Monday, April 16, 2007, the remainder of spring practice was canceled. The Hokies had been scheduled to hold two more practices in addition to a spring game on Saturday.^[2] As a special tribute, ESPN's College GameDay program broadcast from Blacksburg for the Hokies' opening game against East Carolina.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	No. 9	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN	W 17–7	66,233^[4]
September 8	9:15 p.m.	at No. 2 LSU*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN	L 7–48	92,739^[4]
September 15	1:30 p.m.	Ohio*	No. 19	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN360	W 28–7	66,233^[4]
September 22	1:30 pm	William & Mary*	No. 17	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ACCS	W 44–3	66,233^[4]
September 29	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 14	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	LFS	W 17–10	66,233^[4]
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Clemson	No. 14	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	ESPN	W 41–23	82,047^[4]
October 13	12:00 pm	at Duke	No. 10	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	LFS	W 43–14	23,691^[4]
October 25	7:45 p.m.	No. 2 Boston College	No. 9	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN	L 10–14	66,233^[4]
November 1	7:45 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 13	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta	ESPN	W 27–3	52,202^[4]
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Florida State	No. 11	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ABC	W 40–21	66,233^[4]
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	No. 10	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ABC	W 44–14	66,233^[4]
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Virginia	No. 8	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 33–21	61,711^[4]
December 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Boston College	No. 5	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	W 30–16	53,212^[4]
January 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Kansas	No. 3	Dolphin Stadium • Miami (Orange Bowl)	FOX	L 21–24	74,111^[4]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Name	First year at VT	First year in current position
Head Coach	Frank Beamer	1987	1987
Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach	Billy Hite	1978	2001
Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends	Bryan Stinespring	1990	2006 (Offensive coordinator since 2002)
Defensive Coordinator and Inside linebackers	Bud Foster	1987	1995
Offensive Line	Curt Newsome	2006	2006
Wide Receivers	Kevin Sherman	2006	2006
Strong Safety, Outside Linebackers, and Recruiting Coordinator	Jim Cavanaugh	1996	2002
Quarterbacks	Mike O'Cain	2006	2006
Defensive backs	Torrian Gray	2006	2006
Defensive Line	Charley Wiles	1996	1996
Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/

Roster

Flanker

Paul Debnam – Sophomore
Matt Finnegan – RS Sophomore
4 Eddie Royal – Senior
19 Josh Hyman – RS Senior
34 Danny Coale – Redshirting
48 Jacob Sykes – Freshman
80 Brandon Dillard – RS Sophomore

Split End

Michael Reid – Junior
2 Josh Morgan – Senior
3 Ike Whitaker – RS Sophomore
16 Zach Luckett – RS Freshman
37 Patrick Terry – Freshman
81 Justin Harper – Senior
87 Prince Parker – RS Freshman

Center

Barrett Mears – RS Freshman
58 Ryan Shuman – RS Junior
60 Beau Warren – RS Freshman
69 Michael Cassidy – RS Freshman

Offensive Guard

51 Matt Welsh – RS Junior
64 Richard Graham – RS Sophomore
66 Brandon Holland – Sophomore
68 Jaymes Brooks – Freshman
69 Hivera Green – RS Sophomore
70 Sergio Render – Sophomore
74 Khalil Latif – Freshman
79 Eric Davis – RS Sophomore

Offensive Tackle

57 Clark Crum – RS Freshman
62 Blake DeChristopher – Freshman
63 Will Alvarez – Freshman
67 Nick Marshman – RS Junior
71 Aaron Brown – RS Freshman
76 Duane Brown – RS Senior
77 Ed Wang – RS Sophomore

Tight End

Andrew Lanier – Freshman
8 Greg Boone – RS Sophomore
83 Sam Wheeler – RS Sophomore
86 Chris Drager – Freshman
88 Andre Smith – RS Freshman
94 Greg Nosal – Freshman

Quarterback

3 Jeff Beyer – Sophomore
5 Tyrod Taylor – Freshman^[5]
7 Sean Glennon – RS Junior
12 Cory Holt – RS Junior
14 Grant Throckmorton – RS Senior^[6]

Tailback

D.J. Thomas – Freshman
20 Kenny Lewis, Jr. – Sophomore
32 DuVall Gibson-"Freshman"
27 Jahre Cheeseman – RS Sophomore
28 Brandon Ore – RS Junior
29 Devin Radford – RS Freshman
30 Josh Oglesby – Freshman
35 Dustin Pickle – Junior
38 Elan Lewis – RS Sophomore^[7]
40 Darren Evans – Freshman

Fullback

Kenny Younger – Sophomore
39 Carlton Weatherford – RS Senior
40 Billy Gorham – Senior
42 Kenny Jefferson – RS Sophomore
44 Devin Perez – RS Junior

Defensive tackle

Courtney Prince – Freshman
55 Daryl Robertson – RS Freshman
59 Barry Booker – RS Senior
75 Kory Robertson – RS Senior
91 John Graves – RS Freshman
93 Kwamaine Battle – Freshman
95 Cordarrow Thompson – RS Sophomore
99 Carlton Powell – RS Senior

Defensive End

Chad Carlson – RS Sophomore
Miles Sanchez – RS Sophomore
Jacob Gardner – RS Sophomore
Dylan McGreevy – Junior
43 Jason Worilds – RS Freshman^[8]
47 Nekos Brown – Sophomore
49 Chris Ellis – RS Senior
56 Demetrius Taylor – RS Sophomore
90 Orion Martin – RS Junior
96 Justin Young – RS Freshman

Cornerback

Ron Cooper – Sophomore
1 Victor Harris – Junior
15 Roland Minor – RS Senior
18 Brandon Flowers – RS Junior
21 Rashad Carmichael – RS Freshman
22 Stephan Virgil – Sophomore
36 Cris Hill – Freshman

Linebacker

Mark Muncey – RS Freshman
Quillie Odom – Freshman
Tim Richardson – RS Freshman
Alonzo Tweedy – Freshman
6 Andrew Bowman – RS Junior
9 Vince Hall – RS Senior
11 Xavier Adibi – RS Senior
13 Corey Gordon – RS Senior
26 Cody Grimm – RS Sophomore
33 Brett Warren – RS Junior
41 Cam Martin – RS Sophomore
45 Purnell Sturdivant – RS Junior
46 Hunter Ovens – Freshman
52 Barquell Rivers – Freshman
82 Steven Friday – RS Freshman
89 Jonas Houseright – RS Junior

Free Safety

23 Mario Edwards – RS Freshman^[9]
25 D.J. Parker – Senior
31 Davon Morgan – Freshman

Rover

17 Kam Chancellor – Sophomore
24 Dorian Porch – RS Sophomore
86 Matt Reidy – Sophomore

Snapper^[10]

63 Matt Tuttle – Junior
54 Bart McMillin – RS Senior
61 Scott King – Senior

Punter

Brian Saunders – RS Freshman^[11]
97 Brent Bowden – RS Sophomore

Place Kicker

Dustin Keys – RS Sophomore
Matt Waldron – RS Freshman
92 Jud Dunlevy – RS Senior
98 Jared Develli – Senior

Athlete

Kendrick Pressley – Freshman

Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players

Starters are in bold, based on pre-season depth chart from the 2007 media guide

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on 2007-02-07. The Hokies' recruiting class was highlighted by Tyrod Taylor, who was rated the #1 dual threat quarterback in the country. Taylor was announced as the Hokies' #2 quarterback on August 21.^[12]

Below is a list of the recruits that signed their letter of intent with Virginia Tech:

recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Will Alvarez OL	Woodbridge, Virginia	C. D. Hylton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	5.6	Jun 15, 2006
Will Alvarez OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Brandon Barden^[13] TE	Lincolnton, Georgia	Lincoln County	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	4.6	Jan 1, 2006
Brandon Barden^[13] TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Kwamaine Battle DT	Bailey, North Carolina	Southern Nash	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.9	Jul 8, 2006
Kwamaine Battle DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Jaymes Brooks OL	Newport News, Virginia	Denbigh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	4.93	Jul 28, 2007
Jaymes Brooks OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Collin Carroll LS/C	Hopkins, Minnesota	Edina	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Jan 29, 2007
Collin Carroll LS/C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Danny Coale WR	Lexington, Virginia	Episcopal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.42	Jun 14, 2006
Danny Coale WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Blake DeChristopher OL	Midlothian, Virginia	Clover Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	5	Jul 5, 2005
Blake DeChristopher OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Chris Drager TE	Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania	Thomas Jefferson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	4.8	Jul 9, 2006
Chris Drager TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Darren Evans RB	Indianapolis	Warren Central	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.71	Jul 15, 2006
Darren Evans RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Cris Hill DB	Highland Springs, Virginia	Highland Springs	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Dec 14, 2006
Cris Hill DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Andrew Lanier TE	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Dorman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Jul 6, 2006
Andrew Lanier TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Ibn Latif OL	Midlothian, Virginia	Manchester	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	4.92	Jul 31, 2006
Ibn Latif OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Davon Morgan ATH	Richmond, Virginia	Varina	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.58	Jul 26, 2006
Davon Morgan ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Greg Nosal TE	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Kellam	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	5	Jul 25, 2007
Greg Nosal TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Quillie Odom LB	Potomac, Virginia	Osbourn Park	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.6	May 31, 2006
Quillie Odom LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Josh Oglesby RB	Garner, North Carolina	Garner	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.43	Jul 15, 2006
Josh Oglesby RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Hunter Ovens LB	Sarasota, Florida	Cardinal Mooney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Aug 21, 2006
Hunter Ovens LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Kendrick Pressley ATH	Sumter, South Carolina	Sumter	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.62	Oct 20, 2006
Kendrick Pressley ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Courtney Prince DT	Brandywine, Maryland	Gwynn Park	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	5	Jul 31, 2006
Courtney Prince DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Barquell Rivers LB	Wadesboro, North Carolina	Anson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.5	Aug 1, 2006
Barquell Rivers LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Tyrod Taylor QB	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.55	Jul 21, 2006
Tyrod Taylor QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Patrick Terry WR	South Boston, Virginia	Halifax County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Jul 8, 2006
Patrick Terry WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
D.J. Thomas ATH	Ashland, Virginia	Patrick Henry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.56	Aug 15, 2006
D.J. Thomas ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Alonzo Tweedy ATH	Richmond, Virginia	Hermitage	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.5	Jul 31, 2006
Alonzo Tweedy ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Justin Young DE	Germantown, Maryland	Northwest	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.8	Jul 25, 2006
Justin Young DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 24 Rivals: 29
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Virginia Tech 2007 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2007-03-05. "2007 Virginia Tech Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2007-03-05. "2007 Player Commitments – Virginia Tech". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-03-05. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2007-03-05. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2007-03-05.

Post-season awards

Following the Hokies' victory over Virginia, which clinched the division title, Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, Victor Harris, and Eddie Royal were honored as first team all-ACC, while Barry Booker, Duane Brown and Brandon Flowers were recognized on the second team.^[14]

References

↑ Flowers named AP All-American
↑ Athletics department makes announcement on upcoming sporting events
↑ "College GameDay to open season in Blacksburg". Hokiesports.com. 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Virginia Tech Football". Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
↑ "Beamer announces quarterback change". hokiesports.com. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
↑ Grant Throckmorton is the holder field goal holder
↑ Elan Lewis suffered a season-ending injury during fall practice and will not play for the 2007 season. See .
↑ Jason Adjepong Worilds was formerly named Jason Adjepong - see
↑ "Edwards leaves football squad". hokiesports.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
↑ Bart McMillin is the long snapper (punts) and Scott King is the short snapper (field goals).
↑ Brian Saunders is also a scout team quarterback.
↑ "Beamer announces depth chart changes". hokiesports.com. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
↑ Barden enrolled at Tech for the Spring 2007 semester, then transferred to Vanderbilt after spring practice
↑ "Four Hokies make first-team All-ACC". 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-26.

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