Saturday, 09/29/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 46,026 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cin25. | |
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Cin25 | 15:00 | Legaux pass completion to the right to McClung for 12 yards to the Cin37. |
| 1-10, Cin37 | 14:40 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Cin32 | 14:34 | Winn rush middle for 5 yards to the Cin37. |
| 2-10, Cin37 | 14:05 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Cin37 | 13:49 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, Cin37 | 13:43 | O'Donnell punts. Jarrett returns 0 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 13:35 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech12 | 13:35 | Holmes rush for 8 yards to the VaTech20. |
| 2-2, VaTech20 | 12:55 | Thomas incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-2, VaTech20 | 12:46 | Holmes rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech21. |
| 4-1, VaTech21 | 12:15 | Hughes punts. McClung returns -1 yard to the Cin23. |
| Cincinnati - 11:48 | ||
| 1-10, Cin23 | 11:48 | Abernathy rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin24. |
| 2-9, Cin24 | 11:10 | Abernathy rush for -2 yards to the Cin22. |
| 3-11, Cin22 | 10:35 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Thompkins for 37 yards to the VaTech41. |
| 1-10, VaTech41 | 9:50 | Legaux rush middle for 4 yards to the VaTech37. |
| 2-6, VaTech37 | 9:20 | Winn rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-6, VaTech37 | 8:50 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Thompkins for 9 yards to the VaTech28. |
| 1-10, VaTech28 | 8:25 | Winn rush for 11 yards to the VaTech17. |
| 2-4, VaTech22 | 7:55 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Winn for 0 yards. |
| 3-4, VaTech22 | 7:25 | Winn rush right for 5 yards to the VaTech17. Virginia Tech penalized 6 yards. |
| 1-6, VaTech6 | 7:00 | McClung rush for 3 yards to the VaTech3. |
| 2-3, VaTech3 | 6:15 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, VaTech3 | 6:09 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, VaTech3 | 6:04 | Miliano 20 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:02 | Cincinnati kicks off. Coleman returns 18 yards to the VaTech25. | |
| Virginia Tech - 5:56 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech25 | 5:56 | Holmes rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech26. |
| 2-9, VaTech26 | 5:25 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Malleck for -6 yards to the VaTech20. |
| 3-15, VaTech20 | 4:40 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Roberts for 7 yards to the VaTech27. |
| 4-8, VaTech27 | 4:15 | Hughes punts. McClung returns 2 yards to the Cin36. |
| Cincinnati - 4:02 | ||
| 1-10, Cin36 | 4:02 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| Cin36 | 3:56 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 2-10, Cin36 | 3:56 | Legaux rush for 1 yard to the Cin37. |
| 3-10, Cin36 | 3:25 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Thompkins for 8 yards to the Cin44. |
| 4-2, Cin44 | 3:00 | O'Donnell punts. Holmes returns 3 yards to the VaTech8. |
| Virginia Tech - 2:39 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech8 | 2:39 | Coleman rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, VaTech8 | 2:15 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Fuller for 3 yards to the VaTech11. Fuller fumbles, Cincinnati recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Cincinnati - 1:51 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech11 | 1:51 | Cincinnati penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, VaTech21 | 1:45 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-20, VaTech21 | 1:38 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Winn for 2 yards to the VaTech19. |
| 3-18, VaTech19 | 1:20 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-18, VaTech19 | 1:04 | Kay pass completion to the right to Mouhon for 16 yards to the VaTech3. |
| Virginia Tech - 0:56 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech3 | 0:56 | Scales rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech5. |
| 2-8, VaTech5 | 0:15 | Scales rush middle for 5 yards to the VaTech10. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 3-3, VaTech10 | 15:00 | Thomas rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech12. |
| 4-1, VaTech12 | 14:45 | Hughes punts. McClung returns 9 yards to the Cin40. |
| Cincinnati - 14:18 | ||
| 1-10, Cin40 | 14:18 | Legaux rush for -4 yards to the Cin36. |
| 2-14, Cin36 | 13:45 | Virginia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, VaTech49 | 13:38 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, VaTech49 | 13:32 | Abernathy rush for -2 yards to the Cin49. |
| 3-12, Cin49 | 13:00 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Thompkins for 17 yards to the VaTech34. |
| 1-10, VaTech34 | 12:35 | Winn rush for 4 yards to the VaTech30. |
| 2-6, VaTech30 | 12:05 | Winn rush for 4 yards to the VaTech26. |
| 3-2, VaTech26 | 11:40 | Legaux rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech25. |
| 4-1, VaTech25 | 11:05 | Winn rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech24. |
| 1-10, VaTech24 | 10:35 | Winn rush middle for 6 yards to the VaTech18. |
| 2-4, VaTech18 | 9:55 | Winn rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-4, VaTech18 | 9:15 | Legaux sacked by Hopkins for -8 yards to the VaTech26. Legaux fumbles, Legaux of Cincinnati recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-12, VaTech26 | 9:00 | Miliano 43 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:25 | Cincinnati kicks off. Knowles returns 22 yards to the VaTech22. Virginia Tech penalized -10 yards. | |
| Virginia Tech - 8:17 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech12 | 8:17 | Thomas incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, VaTech12 | 8:11 | Thomas incomplete pass to the left. |
| VaTech12 | 8:06 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 3-10, VaTech12 | 8:06 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Coleman for 9 yards to the VaTech21. |
| 4-1, VaTech21 | 7:25 | Hughes punts. Milligan returns 14 yards to the Cin37. |
| Cincinnati - 7:02 | ||
| 1-10, Cin37 | 7:02 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Kelce for 32 yards to the VaTech31. Kelce fumbles, Bonner of Virginia Tech recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 6:51 | ||
| 1-10, Cin31 | 6:51 | Thomas rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin28. |
| 2-7, Cin34 | 6:20 | Coleman rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin31. |
| 3-4, Cin31 | 5:40 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Fuller for 15 yards to the Cin16. |
| 1-10, Cin16 | 5:00 | Thomas incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin48 | 4:52 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Davis for 3 yards to the Cin45. |
| 3-7, Cin45 | 4:25 | Thomas incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, Cin45 | 4:06 | Hughes punts. Touchback. Ball on Cin20. |
| Cincinnati - 3:58 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 3:58 | Legaux incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Cin20 | 3:53 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, Cin15 | 3:53 | Legaux pass to the left intercepted by Harley. No return. |
| Virginia Tech - 3:49 | ||
| 1-10, Cin13 | 3:49 | Thomas incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Cin13 | 3:44 | Holmes rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin11. |
| 3-8, Cin11 | 3:30 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Fuller for 6 yards to the Cin5. |
| Cin5 | 2:48 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| Cin5 | 2:48 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 4-2, Cin5 | 2:48 | Thomas rush middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:41 | Journell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:41 | Virginia Tech kicks off. No return. Ball on Cin40. | |
| Cincinnati - 2:41 | ||
| 1-10, Cin35 | 2:41 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin35 | 2:36 | Virginia Tech penalized 11 yards. |
| 1-10, Cin46 | 2:31 | Virginia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, VaTech39 | 2:25 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, VaTech39 | 2:22 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, VaTech39 | 2:01 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Milligan for 2 yards to the VaTech37. |
| 4-8, VaTech37 | 1:30 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-13, VaTech42 | 1:09 | O'Donnell punts. No return. Ball on VaTech1. |
| Virginia Tech - 1:00 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech1 | 1:00 | Thomas rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech3. |
| 2-8, VaTech3 | 0:30 | Thomas rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech4. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Cincinnati kicks off. Knowles returns 24 yards to the VaTech24. | |
| Virginia Tech - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech25 | 14:54 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Holmes for 4 yards to the VaTech29. |
| 2-6, VaTech29 | 14:20 | Roberts rush for 7 yards to the VaTech36. |
| 1-10, VaTech36 | 13:50 | Thomas rush right for 4 yards to the VaTech40. |
| 2-6, VaTech40 | 13:15 | Coleman rush for 18 yards to the Cin42. |
| 1-10, Cin42 | 12:35 | Coleman rush for -1 yard to the Cin43. |
| 2-11, Cin43 | 11:50 | Thomas sacked by Stewart for -9 yards to the VaTech48. |
| 3-20, VaTech48 | 11:10 | Thomas incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-20, VaTech48 | 10:59 | Hughes punts. No return. Ball on Cin20. |
| Cincinnati - 10:52 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 10:52 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Cin15 | 10:52 | Legaux rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-15, Cin15 | 10:10 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-15, Cin15 | 10:00 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Thompkins for 18 yards to the Cin33. |
| 1-10, Cin33 | 9:53 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Cin28 | 9:39 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-15, Cin28 | 9:20 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Julian for 14 yards to the Cin42. |
| Cin43 | 8:39 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 3-1, Cin42 | 8:39 | Legaux rush middle for 4 yards to the Cin46. |
| 1-10, Cin46 | 8:00 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Cin41 | 7:50 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Julian for 30 yards to the VaTech29. |
| 1-10, VaTech29 | 7:25 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Thompkins for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:59 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:59 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on VaTech25. | |
| Virginia Tech - 6:59 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech25 | 6:59 | Holmes rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech26. |
| 2-9, VaTech26 | 6:25 | Thomas incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-9, VaTech26 | 6:07 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Davis for 21 yards to the VaTech47. |
| 1-10, VaTech47 | 5:56 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Davis for 50 yards to the Cin3. |
| 1-3, Cin3 | 5:25 | Virginia Tech penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-13, Cin13 | 5:18 | Thomas pass to the middle intercepted by Chenault and returned 1 yard. |
| Cincinnati - 5:13 | ||
| 1-10, Cin2 | 5:13 | Winn rush for 18 yards to the Cin20. |
| 1-10, Cin20 | 4:50 | Winn rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin23. |
| 2-7, Cin23 | 4:25 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| Cin23 | 4:17 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 3-7, Cin24 | 4:17 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, Cin24 | 4:13 | O'Donnell punts. Jarrett returns 0 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 4:04 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech27 | 4:04 | Coleman rush for 6 yards to the VaTech33. |
| 2-4, VaTech33 | 3:35 | Roberts rush for 14 yards to the VaTech47. |
| 1-10, VaTech47 | 3:20 | Thomas pass completion to the middle to Malleck for 12 yards to the Cin41. |
| 1-10, Cin41 | 2:45 | Thomas incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin41 | 2:30 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Coleman for 24 yards to the Cin17. |
| 1-10, Cin17 | 2:00 | Coleman rush middle for 4 yards to the Cin13. |
| 2-6, Cin13 | 1:25 | Coleman rush for 2 yards to the Cin11. |
| 3-4, Cin11 | 0:40 | Thomas rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 4-4, Cin11 | 15:00 | Journell 28 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 14:56 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Abernathy returns 25 yards to the Cin26. Cincinnati penalized -10 yards. | |
| Cincinnati - 14:47 | ||
| 1-10, Cin29 | 14:47 | Legaux rush left for 8 yards to the Cin37. |
| 2-2, Cin37 | 14:20 | Winn rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin39. |
| 1-10, Cin39 | 13:55 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Thompkins for 16 yards to the VaTech45. |
| 1-10, VaTech45 | 13:30 | Winn rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, VaTech45 | 13:15 | Virginia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, VaTech30 | 13:09 | Winn rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, VaTech30 | 12:40 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, VaTech30 | 12:25 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Julian for 6 yards to the VaTech24. |
| 4-4, VaTech24 | 12:00 | 41 yard field goal attempt by Miliano is NO GOOD. |
| Virginia Tech - 11:39 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech24 | 11:39 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Martin for 7 yards to the VaTech31. |
| 2-3, VaTech31 | 11:29 | Thomas pass completion to the middle to Davis for 19 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 11:00 | Holmes rush for 19 yards to the Cin31. |
| 1-10, Cin31 | 10:53 | Holmes rush middle for 17 yards to the Cin14. |
| 1-10, Cin14 | 10:00 | Holmes rush left for 6 yards to the Cin8. |
| 2-4, Cin8 | 9:45 | Holmes rush for 3 yards to the Cin5. |
| 3-1, Cin5 | 9:05 | Thomas rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin3. |
| 1-3, Cin3 | 8:40 | Holmes rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:37 | Journell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:37 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cin25. | |
| Cincinnati - 8:37 | ||
| 1-10, Cin25 | 8:37 | Winn rush for -1 yard to the Cin24. |
| 2-11, Cin24 | 8:05 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Abernathy for 76 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:51 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:51 | Cincinnati kicks off. Coleman returns 19 yards to the VaTech19. | |
| Virginia Tech - 7:43 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech19 | 7:43 | Roberts rush for 4 yards to the VaTech23. |
| VaTech23 | 6:58 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 2-6, VaTech23 | 6:58 | Thomas incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, VaTech23 | 6:53 | Thomas incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, VaTech23 | 6:48 | Hughes punts. No return. Ball on Cin40. |
| Cincinnati - 6:39 | ||
| 1-10, Cin40 | 6:39 | Winn rush middle for 16 yards to the VaTech44. |
| 1-10, VaTech44 | 6:20 | Winn rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech42. |
| 2-8, VaTech42 | 5:35 | Legaux rush left for 4 yards to the VaTech38. |
| 3-4, VaTech38 | 4:55 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, VaTech38 | 4:38 | O'Donnell punts. No return. Ball on VaTech7. |
| Virginia Tech - 4:32 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech7 | 4:32 | Roberts rush for 25 yards to the VaTech32. |
| 1-10, VaTech32 | 4:15 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Davis for 8 yards to the VaTech40. |
| 2-2, VaTech40 | 3:40 | Holmes rush for -1 yard to the VaTech39. |
| 3-3, VaTech39 | 3:05 | Thomas pass completion to the right to Martin for 4 yards to the VaTech43. |
| VaTech43 | 2:28 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 1-10, VaTech43 | 2:28 | Roberts rush for 1 yard to the VaTech44. |
| 2-9, VaTech44 | 2:00 | Thomas pass completion to the left to Fuller for 56 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:49 | Journell PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:49 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Abernathy returns 15 yards to the Cin15. | |
| Cincinnati - 1:43 | ||
| 1-10, Cin15 | 1:43 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Kelce for 15 yards to the Cin30. |
| 1-10, Cin30 | 1:35 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin30 | 1:26 | Legaux incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, Cin30 | 1:22 | Legaux rush middle for 13 yards to the Cin43. |
| 1-10, Cin43 | 1:05 | Legaux rush for 4 yards to the Cin47. |
| 2-6, Cin47 | 0:45 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to McClung for 14 yards to the VaTech39. |
| 1-10, VaTech39 | 0:30 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, VaTech39 | 0:26 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, VaTech39 | 0:20 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Julian for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:13 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:13 | Cincinnati kicks off. Knowles returns 31 yards to the VaTech35. | |
| Virginia Tech - 0:04 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech34 | 0:04 | Thomas pass to the middle intercepted by Cheatham and returned 1 yard. |
