(17) Virginia Tech 23, Boston College 28 (F)
Sunday, 10/19/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (17) Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Boston College | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 44,127 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Smith returns 25 yards to the BC30. | |
| Boston College - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, BC30 | 14:53 | Haden rush middle for 8 yards to the BC38. |
| 2-2, BC38 | 14:13 | Haden rush left for 1 yard to the BC39. |
| 3-1, BC39 | 13:34 | Boston College penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-6, BC34 | 13:18 | Crane pass to the middle intercepted by Warren and returned 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Virginia Tech - 13:09 | ||
| 13:09 | Keys PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:09 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Smith returns 28 yards to the BC28. | |
| 13:00 | Smith fumbles, Odom of Virginia Tech recovers and returns 0 yards to the BC28. | |
| 1-10, BC28 | 13:00 | Evans rush right for -2 yards to the BC30. |
| 2-12, BC30 | 12:29 | Taylor rush left for 6 yards to the BC24. |
| 3-6, BC24 | 11:46 | Boston College penalized 9 yards. |
| 1-10, BC15 | 11:39 | Evans rush right for 0 yards to the BC15. |
| 2-10, BC15 | 11:03 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, BC20 | 10:51 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Coale for 4 yards to the BC16. |
| 3-11, BC16 | 10:12 | Taylor pass completion to the left to Evans for 3 yards to the BC13. |
| 4-8, BC13 | 9:35 | Keys 30 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:31 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Smith returns 11 yards to the BC17. | |
| Boston College - 9:25 | ||
| 1-10, BC17 | 9:25 | Virginia Tech penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, BC22 | 9:19 | Crane incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-5, BC22 | 9:14 | Virginia Tech penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, BC27 | 8:55 | Crane incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, BC27 | 8:50 | Virginia Tech penalized 13 yards. |
| 1-10, BC40 | 8:41 | Virginia Tech penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, BC45 | 8:37 | Crane rush right for -1 yards to the BC44. |
| 2-6, BC44 | 7:52 | Crane incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, BC44 | 7:47 | Crane pass completion to the right to Gunnell for 8 yards to the VaTech48. |
| 1-10, VaTech48 | 7:26 | Haden rush right for 10 yards to the VaTech38. |
| 1-10, VaTech38 | 6:51 | Haden rush left for 2 yards to the VaTech36. |
| 2-8, VaTech36 | 6:18 | Crane incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, VaTech36 | 6:11 | Crane pass completion to the middle to Megwa for 13 yards to the VaTech23. |
| 1-10, VaTech23 | 5:40 | Haden rush left for 5 yards to the VaTech18. |
| 2-5, VaTech18 | 5:04 | Crane pass completion to the middle to Gunnell for 7 yards to the VaTech11. |
| 1-10, VaTech11 | 4:40 | Harris rush left for 5 yards to the VaTech6. |
| 2-5, VaTech6 | 4:13 | Harris rush middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:08 | Aponavicius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:08 | Boston College kicks off. Roberts returns 25 yards to the VaTech33. | |
| Virginia Tech - 4:01 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech33 | 4:01 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Harris for 16 yards to the VaTech49. |
| 1-10, VaTech49 | 3:34 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Coale for 5 yards to the BC46. |
| 2-5, BC46 | 2:56 | Evans rush left for 2 yards to the BC44. |
| 3-3, BC44 | 2:17 | Taylor rush right for 4 yards to the BC40. |
| 1-10, BC40 | 1:51 | Taylor rush left for 2 yards to the BC38. |
| 1-10, BC38 | 1:25 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 2-8, BC38 | 1:25 | Taylor sacked by McLaughlin for a 3 yard loss to the BC41. |
| 3-11, BC41 | 0:55 | Taylor rush middle for 6 yards to the BC35. |
| 4-5, BC35 | 0:27 | Bowden punts. No return. Ball on BC3. |
| Boston College - 0:20 | ||
| 1-10, BC3 | 0:20 | Haden rush left for 4 yards to the BC7. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston College - 15:00 | ||
| 2-6, BC7 | 15:00 | Crane rush middle for 11 yards to the BC18. |
| 1-10, BC18 | 14:33 | Crane pass completion to the left to Jarvis for 14 yards to the BC32. |
| 1-10, BC32 | 14:07 | Crane pass completion to the left to Momah for 6 yards to the BC38. |
| 2-4, BC38 | 13:30 | Crane incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-4, BC38 | 13:25 | Crane pass completion to the left to Jarvis for 5 yards to the BC43. |
| 1-10, BC43 | 12:56 | Harris rush left for -2 yards to the BC41. |
| 2-12, BC41 | 12:12 | Crane incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-12, BC41 | 12:08 | Crane pass completion to the right to Robinson for 20 yards to the VaTech39. |
| 1-10, VaTech39 | 11:41 | Crane incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, VaTech39 | 11:35 | Crane incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, VaTech39 | 11:31 | Crane sacked by Thompson for a 14 yard loss to the BC47. |
| 3-10, VaTech39 | 11:31 | Crane fumbles, Lapham of Boston College recovers and returns 0 yards to the BC47. |
| 4-24, BC47 | 10:49 | Quigley punts. Harris returns 0 yards to the VaTech14. |
| 4-24, BC47 | 10:49 | Virginia Tech penalized -7 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 10:34 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech7 | 10:34 | Oglesby rush left for -1 yards to the VaTech6. |
| 2-11, VaTech6 | 9:59 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-11, VaTech6 | 9:53 | Taylor pass completion to the left to Coale for 9 yards to the VaTech15. |
| 4-2, VaTech15 | 9:25 | Bowden punts. Gunnell returns 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Boston College - 9:08 | ||
| 9:08 | Aponavicius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:08 | Boston College kicks off. Roberts returns 16 yards to the VaTech23. | |
| Virginia Tech - 9:01 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech23 | 9:01 | Evans rush right for 0 yards to the VaTech23. |
| 2-10, VaTech23 | 8:21 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, VaTech23 | 8:16 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, VaTech23 | 8:07 | Bowden punts. No return. Ball on BC46. |
| Boston College - 7:59 | ||
| 1-10, BC46 | 7:59 | Harris rush middle for 3 yards to the BC49. |
| 2-7, BC49 | 7:17 | Crane pass completion to the middle to Momah for 41 yards to the VaTech10. |
| 1-10, VaTech10 | 6:48 | Crane pass completion to the right to Momah for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:43 | Aponavicius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:43 | Boston College kicks off. Roberts returns 16 yards to the VaTech18. | |
| Virginia Tech - 6:37 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech18 | 6:37 | Taylor rush right for 30 yards to the VaTech48. |
| 1-10, VaTech48 | 6:09 | Taylor pass completion to the left to Coale for 10 yards to the BC42. |
| 1-10, BC42 | 5:48 | Evans rush middle for 3 yards to the BC39. |
| 2-7, BC39 | 5:07 | Evans rush middle for 5 yards to the BC34. |
| 3-2, BC34 | 4:39 | Evans rush right for 4 yards to the BC30. |
| 3-2, BC30 | 4:14 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 1-10, BC30 | 4:14 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, BC30 | 4:08 | Evans rush middle for 3 yards to the BC27. |
| 3-7, BC27 | 3:33 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, BC27 | 3:26 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Keys is NO GOOD. |
| Boston College - 3:21 | ||
| 1-10, BC27 | 3:21 | Crane pass completion to the middle to Robinson for 14 yards to the BC41. |
| 1-10, BC41 | 2:58 | Boston College time out. |
| 1-10, BC41 | 2:58 | Haden rush middle for 3 yards to the BC44. |
| 2-7, BC44 | 2:19 | Crane pass completion to the right to McCluskey for 2 yards to the BC46. |
| 3-5, BC46 | 1:51 | Crane pass to the right intercepted by Harris and returned 55 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Virginia Tech - 1:39 | ||
| 1:39 | Keys PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:39 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Smith returns 15 yards to the BC25. | |
| Boston College - 1:33 | ||
| 1-10, BC25 | 1:33 | Harris rush middle for -1 yards to the BC24. |
| 2-11, BC24 | 1:10 | Crane incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-11, BC24 | 1:06 | Crane pass completion to the right to Robinson for 48 yards to the VaTech28. |
| 1-10, VaTech28 | 0:41 | Crane pass completion to the right to Robinson for 15 yards to the VaTech13. |
| 1-10, VaTech13 | 0:36 | Virginia Tech penalized 11 yards. |
| 1-2, VaTech2 | 0:31 | McCluskey rush middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:27 | Aponavicius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:27 | Boston College kicks off. Drager returns -1 yards to the VaTech30. | |
| Virginia Tech - 0:25 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech30 | 0:25 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, VaTech30 | 0:17 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, VaTech30 | 0:07 | Evans rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech31. |
| 3-10, VaTech31 | 0:02 | Boston College time out. |
| 4-9, VaTech31 | 0:02 | Rush middle for -4 yards to the VaTech27. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston College - 15:00 | ||
| 4-9, BC31 | 15:00 | Virginia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 15:00 | Boston College kicks off. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20. | |
| 1-10, BC20 | 15:00 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 1-15, VaTech15 | 15:00 | Taylor rush right for 29 yards to the VaTech44. |
| 1-10, VaTech44 | 14:35 | Evans rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech45. |
| 2-9, VaTech45 | 13:58 | Evans rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech46. |
| 3-8, VaTech46 | 13:21 | Taylor rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech47. |
| 4-7, BC47 | 12:43 | Bowden punt blocked. Returned by Lindsey to the BC47. |
| Boston College - 12:32 | ||
| 1-10, BC45 | 12:32 | Crane incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, BC45 | 12:26 | Crane pass to the right intercepted by Chancellor and returned 0 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 12:18 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech31 | 12:18 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, VaTech31 | 12:13 | Virginia Tech penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, VaTech21 | 11:51 | Taylor pass to the right intercepted by Anderson and returned 1 yards. |
| Boston College - 11:44 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech31 | 11:44 | Crane pass completion to the left to McCluskey for 7 yards to the VaTech24. |
| 1-10, VaTech24 | 11:04 | Boston College time out. |
| 2-3, VaTech24 | 11:04 | Haden rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech22. |
| 3-1, VaTech22 | 10:22 | Crane rush middle for 0 yards to the VaTech22. |
| 3-1, VaTech22 | 9:37 | Boston College time out. |
| 4-1, VaTech22 | 9:37 | Crane rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech20. |
| 1-10, VaTech20 | 9:06 | Boston College penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, VaTech25 | 8:47 | Haden rush left for 3 yards to the VaTech22. |
| 2-12, VaTech22 | 8:05 | Crane incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-12, VaTech22 | 8:00 | Crane incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-12, VaTech22 | 7:56 | Aponavicius 39 yard field goal attempt - BLOCKED. recovered by Worilds. |
| Virginia Tech - 7:50 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech29 | 7:50 | Evans rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech30. |
| 2-9, VaTech30 | 7:15 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Roberts for 8 yards to the VaTech38. |
| 3-1, VaTech38 | 7:07 | Evans rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech40. |
| 1-10, VaTech40 | 6:42 | Evans rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech41. |
| 2-9, VaTech41 | 6:05 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Boykin for 14 yards to the BC45. |
| 1-10, BC45 | 5:38 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, BC45 | 5:34 | Oglesby rush right for 2 yards to the BC43. |
| 3-8, BC43 | 4:54 | Taylor rush left for 9 yards to the BC34. |
| 1-10, BC34 | 4:32 | Taylor rush right for 1 yard to the BC33. |
| 2-9, BC33 | 3:56 | Oglesby rush right for 5 yards to the BC28. |
| 3-4, BC28 | 3:18 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, BC28 | 3:13 | Keys 45 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:08 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Smith returns 7 yards to the BC19. | |
| Boston College - 3:02 | ||
| 1-10, BC19 | 3:02 | Harris rush right for 11 yards to the BC30. |
| 1-10, BC30 | 2:32 | Harris rush left for 9 yards to the BC39. |
| 2-1, BC39 | 1:50 | Harris rush middle for 1 yard to the BC40. |
| 1-10, BC40 | 1:21 | Crane incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, BC40 | 1:16 | Crane sacked by Martin for a 1 yard loss to the BC39. |
| 2-10, BC40 | 1:16 | Crane fumbles, Graves of Virginia Tech recovers and returns 0 yards to the BC39. |
| Virginia Tech - 1:07 | ||
| 1-10, BC39 | 1:07 | Evans rush right for 5 yards to the BC34. |
| 2-5, BC34 | 0:32 | Oglesby rush right for 4 yards to the BC30. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 3-1, BC30 | 15:00 | Evans rush right for 0 yards to the BC30. |
| 4-1, BC30 | 14:27 | Evans rush left for 0 yards to the BC30. |
| Boston College - 14:19 | ||
| 1-10, BC30 | 14:19 | Harris rush middle for 3 yards to the BC33. |
| 2-7, BC33 | 13:43 | Crane pass completion to the right to Purvis for 2 yards to the BC35. |
| 3-5, BC35 | 12:56 | Crane sacked by Porch for a 19 yard loss to the BC16. |
| 4-24, BC16 | 12:11 | Quigley punts. No return. Ball on VaTech43. |
| Virginia Tech - 12:01 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech43 | 12:01 | Taylor rush left for 9 yards to the BC48. |
| 2-1, BC48 | 11:35 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-1, BC48 | 11:27 | Oglesby rush right for 2 yards to the BC46. |
| 1-10, BC46 | 11:08 | Taylor rush right for 12 yards to the BC34. |
| 1-10, BC34 | 10:37 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Boykin for 5 yards to the BC29. |
| 2-5, BC29 | 9:53 | Oglesby rush left for 1 yard to the BC28. |
| 3-4, BC28 | 9:10 | Taylor rush left for 3 yards to the BC25. |
| 4-1, BC25 | 8:44 | Taylor rush middle for 1 yard to the BC24. |
| 1-10, BC24 | 8:25 | Virginia Tech penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, BC34 | 8:05 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Oglesby for 1 yard to the BC33. |
| 2-19, BC33 | 7:24 | Taylor pass completion to the left to Oglesby for 5 yards to the BC28. |
| 3-14, BC28 | 6:43 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-14, BC28 | 6:38 | Keys 45 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:32 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Harris returns 23 yards to the BC31. | |
| Boston College - 6:24 | ||
| 1-10, BC31 | 6:24 | Crane rush right for 3 yards to the BC34. |
| 2-7, BC34 | 5:46 | Crane pass completion to the right to Haden for 6 yards to the BC40. |
| 3-1, BC40 | 5:04 | Crane rush left for 2 yards to the BC42. |
| 1-10, BC42 | 4:30 | Harris rush right for 12 yards to the VaTech46. |
| 1-10, VaTech46 | 3:53 | Harris rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech45. |
| 2-9, VaTech45 | 3:13 | Crane rush right for 7 yards to the VaTech38. |
| 2-9, VaTech38 | 2:51 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 3-2, VaTech38 | 2:51 | Harris rush middle for 7 yards to the VaTech31. |
| 3-2, VaTech31 | 2:47 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 1-10, VaTech31 | 2:47 | Harris rush right for 4 yards to the VaTech27. |
| 1-10, VaTech27 | 2:44 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 2-6, VaTech27 | 2:44 | Harris rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech26. |
| 3-5, VaTech26 | 2:01 | Harris rush left for 0 yards to the VaTech26. |
| 4-5, VaTech26 | 1:14 | Crane rush middle for -3 yards to the VaTech29. |
| Virginia Tech - 1:08 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech29 | 1:08 | Taylor rush left for -1 yards to the VaTech28. |
| 2-11, VaTech28 | 1:00 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-11, VaTech28 | 0:52 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Pickle for 10 yards to the VaTech38. |
| 4-1, VaTech38 | 0:19 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| Boston College - 0:14 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech38 | 0:14 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the VaTech40. |










