2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football represented the Virginia Tech in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in its inaugural year in the conference, running off a streak of eight straight wins to end the regular season after a 2–2 start. Tech finished 10th in the final Associated Press poll with a 10–3 record. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer, who was named ACC Coach of the Year.[1]

2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–16 vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
2004 record	10–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (c. 65,115, grass)

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 11 Miami		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Tech began the season unranked nationally, having suffered a meltdown at the end of the 2003 season. The Hokies faced a daunting schedule, beginning with a nationally televisioned game against the defending national co-champion USC Trojans. That game, known as the BCA Classic, was the first NCAA college football game of the year, and would be followed by a tough conference schedule.

Tech lost to eventual BCS National Champion USC at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, 24-13,[2] losing the lead late in the third quarter. After a 63-0 shellacking of Western Michigan,[3] Tech played its first ever ACC game on September 18, against Duke. Tech prevailed 41-17[4] in Lane Stadium.[5] The Hokies dropped to 2-2 following a 17-16 home loss to N.C. State, in which the Hokies missed a would-be winning field goal as time expired. The team then needed to win five of its next eight games to extend its 11-season streak of playing in a post-season bowl game.

After reeling off three-straight wins, including a 19-13[6] squeaker over then #7 West Virginia, the Hokies' fortunes looked bleak in the fourth quarter of their game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta on ESPN Thursday night college football. Tech was down 14-0 at one point and trailed 20-12 with 5:28 left in the fourth quarter. Tech racked up 22 unanswered points to exterminate the Yellow Jackets.[7]

Tech would go on to win their remaining regular-season games, including a 24-10[8] win over then #16 Virginia in Lane Stadium and a 16-10[9] away victory over then #9 Miami, to clinch the ACC Championship. As ACC Champions, Virginia Tech was awarded a bid to the 2005 Sugar Bowl, a Bowl Championship Series game in New Orleans, Louisiana. Virginia Tech faced Auburn, a team that had gone undefeated in the regular season but was denied a bid to the national championship game by virtue of its lower rank in the BCS poll. In a game that was not decided until the final two minutes,[10] Virginia Tech lost to Auburn 16-13.

Tech was led by quarterback Bryan Randall during the season. Randall was named ACC player of the Year.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:40 p.m.	vs. No. 1 USC		FedExField Landover, MD (BCA Classic)	ESPN	L 13–24[11]	91,665
September 11	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 63–0[12]	65,115
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Duke		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	JPS	W 41–17 [13]	65,115
September 25	12:00 p.m.	NC State		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 16–17[14]	65,115
October 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 West Virginia*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN	W 19–13[15]	65,115
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 17–10[16]	32,433
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 62–0 [17]	65,115
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 22	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–20[18]	48,398
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	W 27–24[19]	58,000
November 18[20]	7:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 15	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 55–6[21]	65,115
November 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC	W 24–10[22]	65,115
December 4	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–10[23]	62,205
January 3, 2005	8:00 pm	vs. No. 3 Auburn*	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 13–16 [24]	77,349
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	22	18	16	15	11	10	9	10
Coaches Poll	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	22	18	16	15	11	11	9	10
BCS	Not released							25	22	20	18	15	14	12	8	Not released

Personnel

The Hokies take on USC in the BCA Classic.

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 Offensive line	Bryan Stinespring	1990	2002
Defensive Coordinator and Inside linebackers	Bud Foster	1987	1995
Wide receivers	Tony Ball	1998	1998
Strong safety, Outside linebackers, and Recruiting Coordinator	Jim Cavanaugh	1996	2002
Quarterbacks	Kevin Rogers	2002	2002
Tight ends and Offensive tackles	Danny Pearman	1998	1998
Defensive backs	Lorenzo Ward	1999	1999
Defensive line	Charley Wiles	1996	1996
Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/

Roster

Quarterback 3  Bryan Randall – Senior 7  Sean Glennon – Freshman 13 Lance Goff – RS Senior 14 Cory Holt – Freshman Tailback    Brandon Ore – Freshman 20 Mike Imoh – Junior[25] 27 Justin Hamilton – RS Junior 32 Cedric Humes – RS Junior[25] 34 George Bell – Freshman 44 John Candelas – Junior Flanker    Justin Born – Freshman  4 Eddie Royal – Freshman 12 Richard Johnson – Senior 39 Jeremy Gilchrist – Freshman 87 David Clowney – Sophomore Split end 16 Chris Clifton – RS Junior[26] 17 Josh Morgan – Freshman 19 Josh Hyman – RS Freshman[27] 41 Chris Albright – Sophomore 80 Robert Parker – RS Sophomore 81 Justin Harper – Freshman 88 Michael Malone – RS Sophomore Fullback    Billy Gorham – Freshman    Mike Green – Freshman 43 John Kinzer – RS Freshman 37 Jesse Allen – RS Sophomore 39 Carlton Weatherford – RS Freshman Tight end 83 Maurice Reevey – Freshman[28] 83 Matt Roan – RS Freshman 85 Jared Mazzetta – RS Senior 89 Duane Brown – RS Freshman 90 Jeff King – RS Junior 92 Andrew Fleck – RS Sophomore		Center    Kevin McGlothlin – Freshman 57 Tripp Carroll – RS Freshman 58 Ryan Shuman – Freshman 66 Will Montgomery – RS Junior 69 Danny McGrath – RS Sophomore Offensive guard    Jared Horton – Freshman    Zac Lowe – Sophomore    John Massie – Freshman 50 Mike Parham – RS Sophomore 51 Matt Welsh – Freshman 61 Reggie Butler – Junior 63 Rashad Ferebee – Junior 76 James Miller – Senior 72 Jason Murphy – RS Junior 77 Brandon Gore – RS Sophomore Offensive tackle    Mason Baggett – RS Sophomore 52 Jimmy Martin – Junior 67 Nick Marshman – Freshman 74 Brandon Frye – RS Sophomore 79 Jon Dunn – RS Senior Defensive tackle    Scott King – Freshman 56 Jonathan Lewis – Junior 59 Barry Booker – RS Freshman 60 Chris Burnett – RS Sophomore 70 Kevin Lewis – RS Senior 71 Tim Sandidge – RS Junior 75 Kory Robertson – RS Freshman 86 Isaac Montgomery – RS Senior 91 Jason Lallis – RS Senior 95 Jim Davis – RS Senior 99 Carlton Powell – RS Freshman Defensive end    Greg Kezmarsky – Junior    David Martin – Freshman    Watson Stelly – Freshman 41 Jordan Trott – RS Junior 49 Chris Ellis – RS Freshman 54 Bob Ruff – Senior 55 Darryl Tapp – Junior 91 Jason Lallis – RS Senior 96 Noland Burchette – RS Sophomore		Linebacker    D.J. Preston – Freshman  6 Andrew Bowman – Freshman  9 Vince Hall – RS Freshman 11 Xavier Adibi – RS Freshman 33 Chad Cooper – Senior 35 Stevie Ray Lloyd – RS Freshman 36 Aaron Rouse – RS Sophomore 40 Blake Warren – RS Junior 42 James Anderson – RS Junior 45 Mikal Baaqee – RS Senior 47 Brett Warren – Freshman 48 Brandon Manning – RS Senior 86 Chad Grimm – Sophomore Free safety 8  Vincent Fuller – RS Senior 28 Corey Gordon – RS Freshman 31 Mike Daniels – RS Senior Rover    Derrick Burks – Freshman    Purnell Sturdivant – Freshman 22 James Griffin – Senior 24 D.J. Walton – RS Junior 26 Kent Hicks – Freshman 30 Cary Wade – RS Sophomore 82 Brendan Hill – RS Sophomore 94 Jake Patten – Sophomore Cornerback  1 Eric Green – RS Senior  2 Jimmy Williams – Junior 15 Roland Minor – RS Freshman 18 Brandon Flowers – Freshman 21 Chris Caesar – RS Sophomore 25 D.J. Parker – Freshman 26 Ryan Hash – RS Sophomore 29 Brian McPherson – RS Sophomore 47 Theodore Miller – Freshman 97 Cory Price – Sophomore Snapper    Bart McMillin – RS Freshman 53 Nick Leeson – RS Sophomore 62 Travis Conway – RS Senior Punter 23 Nic Schmitt – RS Sophomore 38 Vinnie Burns – RS Senior Place kicker 46 Brandon Pace – RS Sophomore 92 Jud Dunlevy – RS Freshman 98 Jared Develli – Freshman
Source: http://www.techsideline.com/football/2004/2004roster.htm Starters are in bold and players who left the team are struck out Players who sat out during 2004 ("redshirted") are indicated with a "red shirt" icon

References

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25. Cedric Humes started the first four games and Mike Imoh started the others.
26. Clifton was also the emergency quarterback
27. Josh Hyman began the season at flanker, then moved to split end for the remainder of the season.
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