1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big East title. Virginia's Tech's the only blemish came in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, the BCS National Championship Game, where the Hokies lost to the Florida State Seminoles. The team finished with a program-best No. 2 ranking in the final AP poll.

1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 29–46 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (5th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Virginia Tech $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 15 Miami (FL)		6	–	1					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Syracuse		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					4	–	7
Pittsburgh		2	–	5					5	–	6
Temple		2	–	5					2	–	9
Rutgers		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Michael Vick led the Hokies to an 11–0 start, only the second perfect regular season in school history, and the national title game against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21-point deficit to take a 29–28 lead into the fourth quarter. During the season, Vick appeared on the cover of an ESPN The Magazine issue. Vick led the NCAA in passing efficiency that year, setting a record for a freshman (180.4), which was also good enough for the third-highest all-time mark. Vick was awarded an ESPY Award as the nation's top college player, and won the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football's most valuable player. He was invited to the 1999 Heisman Trophy presentation and finished third in the voting behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick's third-place finish matched the highest finish ever by a freshman up to that point, first set by Herschel Walker in 1980 (Adrian Peterson later broke that mark, finishing second in 2004).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 p.m.	James Madison*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–0	51,907	[1][2][3]
September 11	1:00 p.m.	UAB*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 31–10	51,907	[4][5][6]
September 23	8:00 p.m.	Clemson*	No. 8	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 31–11	51,907	[7] [8][9]
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Virginia*	No. 8	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 31–7	51,800	[10][11][12][13]
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 6	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 58–20	30,764	[14][15][16]
October 16	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Syracuse	No. 4	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 62–0	53,130	[17][18][19]
October 30	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 30–17	42,678	[20][21][22]
November 6	3:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 3	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	CBS	W 22–20	56,906	[23][24][25]
November 13	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 Miami (FL)	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 43–10	53,130	[26][27][28]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	No. 2	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	W 62–7	25,822	[29][30]
November 26	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 Boston College	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	W 38–14	53,130	[31][32][33]
January 4, 2000	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Florida State*	No. 2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), College GameDay)	ABC	L 29–46	79,280	[34][35][36]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	13 (1)	11 (1)	11 (1)	10 (1)	8 (1)	8 (1)	5 (1)	4 (1)	4 (2)	3 (5)	3 (6)	2 (4)	2 (6)	2 (4)	2 (6)	2 (6)	2
Coaches	14	14*	11	10	8	7	5	4	4	3	3 (2)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (3)	2 (3)	3
BCS	Not released									3	3	3	2	2	2	2	Not released

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Game summaries

James Madison

James Madison at Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 11 Hokies	14	12	14	7	47

• Date: September 4
• Location:
  Lane Stadium
  Blacksburg, VA
• Game start: 1:00 pm
• Elapsed time: 2:52
• Game attendance: 51,907
• Referee: John Smith

• Source: Box Score

    

Scoring summary

1	7:01	VT	Michael Vick 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
	4:41	VT	Michael Vick 54-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 14–0
2	10:42	VT	Shayne Graham 32-yard field goal	VT 17–0
	7:18	VT	Michael Vick 7-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 24–0
	4:21	VT	Team safety	VT 26–0
3	8:56	VT	André Davis 22-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 33–0
	3:12	VT	D. Meyer 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 40–0
4	11:58	VT	A. Kendrick 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 47–0

See also: 1999 James Madison Dukes football team

Freshman Michael Vick ran for three touchdowns in the first 22 minutes of the game, but left due to an injury after he somersaulted into the end zone on the third score. Playing in his first collegiate game, Vick had run for 54 yards, and thrown for 110 yards in leading the Hokies to a 24–0 lead that turned into a 47–0 win. Shyrone Stith led the Hokies on the ground with 122 yards on 18 carries. Andre Kendrick had 11 carries for 45 yards including a 2-yard touchdown that capped the scoring. Andre Davis scored on a 22-yard reverse and backup quarterback Dave Meyer had the other rushing touchdown for Tech. Shayne Graham kicked a 32-yard field goal. Corey Moore had a sack and two tackles for loss, including one that resulted in a JMU safety in the second quarter. ^[38]

UAB

UAB at Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	10	0	0	10
• No. 11 Hokies	10	7	0	14	31

• Date: September 11
• Location:
  Lane Stadium
  Blacksburg, VA
• Game start: 12:59 pm
• Elapsed time: 2:53
• Game attendance: 51,907
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, Wind NNW 5–8 mph (8.0–12.9 km/h)
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

• Source: Box Score

    

Scoring summary

1	7:01	VT	E. Johnson 41-yard pass from D. Meyer (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
	3:54	VT	Shayne Graham 22-yard field goal	VT 10–0
2	9:44	VT	Shyrone Stith 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 17–0
	3:50	UAB	P. Coleman 29-yard pass from D. Dixon (R. Gallego kick)	VT 17–7
	0:38	UAB	J. Arians 47-yard field goal	VT 17–10
4	13:43	VT	André Davis 35-yard pass from A. Kendrick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 24–10
	2:07	VT	L. Suggs 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 31–10

See also: 1999 UAB Blazers football team

Virginia Tech's defense set a school record, allowing only 63 yards of total offense, leading the Hokies over visiting University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) 31-10. Tech played without starting quarterback Michael Vick, who was relieved by Dave Meyer. Meyer threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Emmitt Johnson on the first series of the game to give Tech the lead it would never relinquish. However, before halftime, he turned the ball over four times, three interceptions and a fumble. Those turnovers enabled the Blazers to stay in the game, and Tech led by 17-10 at halftime thanks to a 22-yard field goal by Shayne Graham and a one-yard touchdown by Shyrone Stith. The lead remained at seven points until early in the fourth quarter when tailback Andre Kendrick threw a 35-yard option touchdown pass to Andre Davis. Lee Suggs capped the scoring with a one-yard touchdown jaunt with 2:07 left in the game, one of only four carries he had on the day. Stith led the Hokies with 129 rushing yards and Kendrick added 44 yards rushing to his passing touchdown. Corey Moore had three sacks for 27 yards and two tackles for loss for another three yards.

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Clemson

Clemson at Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	8	11
• No. 8 Hokies	7	7	0	17	31

• Date: September 23
• Location:
  Lane Stadium
  Blacksburg, VA
• Game start: 8:02 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:08
• Game attendance: 51,907
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Clear & Chilly, Wind SW 3–5 mph (4.8–8.0 km/h)
• Referee: Robert Woodhttps://stats.hokiesports.com/football/box/?5943
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Lee Corso (analyst), and Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline)

• Source: Box Score

    

Scoring summary

1	1:12	VT	Shyrone Stith 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
2	14:12	VT	A. Kendrick 24-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 14–0
	5:36	Clem	C. Campbell 27-yard field goal	VT 14–3
4	11:31	Clem	T. Lee 9-yard pass from T. Lazzara (J. Lemay pass)	VT 14–11
	5:00	VT	Shayne Graham 47-yard field goal	VT 17–11
	3:09	VT	Ike Charlton 34-yard interception return (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 24–11
	2:31	VT	Corey Moore 32-yard fumble return (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 31–11

See also: 1999 Clemson Tigers football team

Virginia Tech led the entire way in this Thursday night ESPN contest, but needed two late scores by the defense to seal the win. The Hokies jumped out to a 14-0 lead during a two-minute span from the end of the first to the beginning of the second quarters when Shyrone Stith capped a drive with a three-yard run, putting them ahead 7-0 with 1:12 left in the first quarter. On their next possession, Virginia Tech quickly extended their lead. Freshman quarterback Michael Vick, playing for the first time since his first half injury against JMU, gained 31 yards on an option play, setting the stage for backup tailback Andre Kendrick to score on a 24-yard run. Clemson got on the board for the first time with a 27-yard field goal by Chris Campbell to make the half-time lead 14-3 Tech. The Tigers cut the Tech lead to a field goal when it ran a fake field goal from the Tech nine with place kicker Tony Lazzara passing to running back Vince Ciurciu. Clemson then converted a two-point attempt with a pass from quarterback Brandon Streeter to Jason LeMay, making the score 14-11. Shayne Graham gave the Hokie a six-point lead with five minutes left in the game before the country's top-ranked defense came through for the Hokies. First, Ike Charlton intercepted a pass and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. Shortly afterward, All-American player Moore stripped the ball from the Clemson quarterback, recovered it, and ran 32 yards to score another touchdown, the first of his career. Tech piled up 285 rushing yards led by Stith's 162 yards and Vick's 60 yards. The Hokie "D" allowed only 221 yards, with only a net of 17 on the ground. Moore had two tackles for loss and two sacks while Jamel Smith led the team with 11 total tackles, including seven solo efforts.

At Virginia

Virginia Tech at Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 8 Hokies	14	14	3	0	31
Cavaliers	0	7	0	0	7

• Date: October 2
• Location:
  Scott Stadium
  Charlottesville, VA
• Game start: 6:07 pm
• Elapsed time: 2:48
• Game attendance: 51,800
• Referee: John Smith
• Television network: ESPN2

• Source: Box Score

   

Scoring summary

1	9:15	VT	Andre Davis 60-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
	2:21	VT	Shyrone Stith 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 14–0
2	12:10	UVA	B. Baber 1-yard pass from D. Ellis (T. Braverman kick)	VT 14–7
	7:09	VT	Shyrone Stith 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 21–7
	3:32	VT	Shyrone Stith 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 28–7
3	5:11	VT	Shayne Graham 48-yard field goal	VT 31–7

See also: 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Michael Vick completed seven of nine passes for 222 yards and ran for another 40 yards to give the Hokies a dominating 31-7 win in their first away game of the season. It was the first time that Tech played UVA in game not the season finale since 1989. On its second possession, Vick threw 60-yards to Andre Davis to open the scoring. Shyrone Stith then scored on three one-yard runs before the end of the first half to put the Hokies up 28-7 at the break. In total he ran for 113 yards on 23 carries. The Tech defense held the 24th ranked Cavaliers to 51 net yards rushing including seven tackles for loss and six sacks. John Engelberger led the Hokies with two of each.

At Rutgers

Virginia Tech at Rutgers

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Hokies	14	35	7	2	58
Scarlet Knights	14	0	0	6	20

• Date: October 9
• Location:
  Rutgers Stadium
  Piscataway, NJ
• Game start: 6:05 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:03
• Game attendance: 30,764
• Referee: Jack Cramer

• Source: Box Score

        

Scoring summary

1	14:42	VT	Andre Davis 74-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
	10:27	RU	M. McMahon 12-yard run (S. Barone kick)	Tied 7–7
	6:35	VT	J. Ferguson 20-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 14–7
	5:22	RU	L. J. Smith 36-yard pass from M. McMahon (S. Barone kick)	Tied 14–14
2	12:07	VT	Andre Davis 13-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 21–14
	7:39	VT	Shyrone Stith 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 28–14
	3:39	VT	R. Hall 36-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 35–14
	1:40	VT	Michael Vick 22-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 42–14
	0:26	VT	R. Hall 5-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 49–14
3	6:21	VT	A. Kendrick 10-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 56–14
4	4:36	RU	S. Stanton 11-yard run (kick blocked)	VT 56–20
	4:36	VT	R. Whitaker 98-yard PAT return	VT 58–20

See also: 1999 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The fifth-ranked Hokies put up 35 points in the second quarter to throttle the Scarlet Knights 58-20 in Piscataway, NJ. Vick was 11-12 through the air, including two touchdown passes to Andre Davis (74 and 13), and another two to Ricky Hall (36 and five). He had a total of 248 passing yards and also put up 68 rushing yards and a touchdown. Shryone Stith had 59 yards and a touchdown, Jarrett Ferguson had 40 yards and a ground score, and Andre Kendrick also hauled one into the end zone. Tech had six tackles for loss and five sacks. Ronyell Whitaker returned a blocked PAT for a two-point defensive extra point, capping the Hokies 58-point effort.

No. 16 Syracuse

Syracuse at Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Orangemen	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 4 Hokies	14	17	17	14	62

• Date: October 16
• Location:
  Lane Stadium
  Blacksburg, VA
• Game start: 6:08 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:24
• Game attendance: 53,130
• Referee: Dennis Hennigan
• Television network: ESPN

• Source: Box Score

      

Scoring summary

1	7:26	VT	Corey Bird 26-yard fumble return (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
	2:24	VT	Shyrone Stith 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 14–0
2	12:58	VT	R. Hall 8-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 21–0
	6:13	VT	Shyrone Stith 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 28–0
	0:23	VT	Shayne Graham 25-yard field goal	VT 31–0
3	13:01	VT	Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal	VT 34–0
	10:08	VT	A. Kendrick 7-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 41–0
	1:34	VT	Andre Davis 28-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 48–0
4	4:56	VT	P. Summers 43-yard interception return (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 55–0
	2:33	VT	T. Butler fumble recovery in end zone (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 62–0

See also: 1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team and College GameDay (football)

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Virginia Tech scored two touchdowns in every quarter, including three tallies by the defense in a stifling performance, beating the 16th ranked Syracuse Orange 62-0. At the time, it was the largest shutout defeat a ranked team had suffered. The Tech defense opened the scoring mid-way through the first quarter on a 26-yard fumble recovery returned for a touchdown by Cory Bird. The "D" had 12 tackles for loss and two sacks in holding the 'Cuse to 77 net yards rushing and allowed only six completed passes for a total of 43 yard, a total of 120 total yards. After running up a 48-0 lead at the end of the third quarter, Tech put in second string quarterback Dave Meyer and throttled down its offense. (Michael Vick was only 8-16 for 135 yards and an 8-yard touchdown to Ricky Hall). However, the defense kept up the pressure, scoring on two straight Syracuse possessions, once on a 46-yard pick-six by Phillip Summers and a then on a fumble by the Syracuse punter in the end zone by Tee Butler. On offense, Shyrone Stith ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Backfield mate Andre Kendrick had 65 yards and one touchdown. Andre Davis ran a reverse 28 yards for a score. Shayne Graham kicked two field goals.

At Pittsburgh

Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 3 Hokies	10	17	0	3	30
Panthers	0	7	7	3	17

• Date: October 30
• Location:
  Pitt Stadium
  Pittsburgh, PA
• Game start: 7:07 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:26
• Game attendance: 42,678
• Referee: Jack Cramer
• Television network: ESPN2

• Source: Box Score

     

Scoring summary

1	10:48	VT	Michael Vick 46-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
	1:33	VT	Shayne Graham 46-yard field goal	VT 10–0
2	14:09	Pitt	N. Goings 1-yard run (N. Lotz kick)	VT 10–7
	10:53	VT	Andre Davis 37-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 17–7
	3:41	VT	Shyrone Stith 9-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 24–7
	0:07	VT	Shayne Graham 32-yard field goal	VT 27–7
3	12:02	Pitt	Antonio Bryant 16-yard pass from D. Priestley (N. Lotz kick)	VT 27–14
4	14:47	Pitt	N. Lotz 23-yard field goal	VT 27–17
	11:09	VT	Shayne Graham 52-yard field goal	VT 30–17

See also: 1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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At West Virginia

Virginia Tech at West Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 3 Hokies	0	7	5	10	22
Mountaineers	0	7	0	13	20

• Date: November 6
• Location:
  Mountaineer Field
  Morgantown, WV
• Game start: 3:32 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:48
• Game attendance: 56,906
• Referee: Jim Maconaghy
• Television network: CBS

• Source: Box Score

See also: 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry

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No. 19 Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Hurricanes	10	0	0	0	10
• No. 2 Hokies	7	7	6	23	43

• Date: November 13
• Location:
  Lane Stadium
  Blacksburg, VA
• Game start: 7:38 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:30
• Game attendance: 53,130
• Referee: John Smith
• Television network: ESPN

• Source: Box Score

See also: 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

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At Temple

Virginia Tech at Temple

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Hokies	10	17	21	14	62
Owls	7	0	0	0	7

• Date: November 20
• Location:
  Veterans Stadium
  Philadelphia, PA
• Game start: 12:10 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:14
• Game attendance: 25,822
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Referee: Thomas DeJoseph
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Gino Torretta (analyst), and Don McPherson (sideline)

• Source: Box Score

       

Scoring summary

1	11:50	TU	M. Godfrey 2-yard run (Cap Poklemba kick)	Temple 7–0
	10:49	VT	Michael Vick 53-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	Tied 7–7
	0:38	VT	Shayne Graham 28-yard field goal	VT 10–7
2	14:50	VT	L. Austin 31-yard interception return (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 17–7
	2:25	VT	André Davis 65-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 24–7
	0:06	VT	Shayne Graham 34-yard field goal	VT 27–7
3	1:08	VT	Michael Vick 75-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 34–7
	4:43	VT	André Davis 30-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 41–7
	2:05	VT	A. Kendrick 20-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 48–7
4	14:48	VT	A. Kendrick 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 55–7
	8:38	VT	Lee Suggs 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 62–7

See also: 1999 Temple Owls football team

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No. 22 Boston College

Boston College at Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Eagles	0	0	7	7	14
• No. 2 Hokies	7	17	0	14	38

• Date: November 26
• Location:
  Lane Stadium
  Blacksburg, VA
• Game start: 2:41 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:13
• Game attendance: 53,130
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Scattered Showers/Thunderstorms, Wind W 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
• Referee: Dennis Hennigan
• Television network: CBS

• Source: Box Score

    

Scoring summary

1	12:24	VT	Shyrone Stith 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 7–0
2	13:15	VT	André Davis 69-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 14–0
	9:12	VT	André Davis 59-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 21–0
	2:40	VT	Shayne Graham 40-yard field goal	VT 24–0
3	1:08	BC	D. Dewalt 97-yard pass from Tim Hasselbeck (J. Matich kick)	VT 24–7
4	12:37	VT	C. Hawkins 30-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	VT 31–7
	3:27	VT	Michael Vick 5-yard run(Shayne Graham kick)	VT 38–7
	0:46	BC	William Green 45-yard run (J. Matich kick)	VT 38–14

See also: 1999 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry

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Vs. No. 1 Florida State (Sugar Bowl)

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Hokies	7	7	15	0	29
• No. 1 Seminoles	14	14	0	18	46

• Date: January 4, 2000
• Location:
  Louisiana Superdome
  New Orleans
• Game start: 7:20 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:55
• Game attendance: 79,280
• Game weather: Indoors
• Referee: Steve Shaw
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Lynn Swann (sideline), and Jack Arute (sideline)

• Source: Box Score

        

Scoring summary

1	3:22	FSU	Warrick 64-yard pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick)	FSU 7–0
	2:14	FSU	Chaney 6-yard blocked punt return (Janikowski kick)	FSU 14–0
	0:30	VT	André Davis 49-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)	FSU 14–7
2	13:45	FSU	Dugans 63-yard pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick)	FSU 21–7
	11:40	FSU	Warrick 59-yard punt return (Janikowski kick)	FSU 28–7
	0:37	VT	Michael Vick 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)	FSU 28–14
3	7:54	VT	Shayne Graham 23-yard field goal	FSU 28–17
	5:57	VT	Andre Kendrick 29-yard run (2-point pass failed)	FSU 28–23
	2:13	VT	Andre Kendrick 6-yard run (2-point pass failed)	VT 29–28
4	12:59	FSU	Dugans 14-yard pass from Weinke (Warrick pass from Weinke)	FSU 36–29
	10:26	FSU	Janikowski 32-yard field goal	FSU 39–29
	7:42	FSU	Warrick 43-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Janikowski kick)	FSU 46–29

Main article: 2000 Sugar Bowl

See also: 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team and BCS National Championship Game

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Roster

1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Derek Carter Jr WR 88 Andre Davis So RB 27 Jarrett Ferguson So WR 18 Emmett Johnson So OT 76 Dave Kadela Jr OT 59 Anthony Lambo Jr G 69 Matt Lehr Jr QB 11 Grant Noel Fr G 79 Josh Redding Jr C 52 Keith Short Sr RB 38 Shyrone Stith Sr RB 22 Lee Suggs Fr QB 7 Michael Vick  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 66 Chad Beasley So DB 16 Cory Bird Jr DT 77 Carl Bradley Sr CB 3 Ike Charlton Sr DE 96 John Engelberger Sr LB 43 Michael Hawkes Sr CB 9 Anthony Midget Sr DE 56 Corey Moore Sr LB 46 Jamel Smith Sr DB 14 Nick Sorensen Jr LB 40 Ben Taylor So DT 92 Nathaniel Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Shayne Graham Sr P 95 Jimmy Kibble Sr	Head coach Frank Beamer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

See also: 1999 College Football All-America Team

• Michael Vick – Big East Rookie of the Year, Big East Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-American, Archie Griffin Award, Heisman Trophy finalist (3rd)
• Corey Moore – Big East Defensive Player of the Year, Unanimous First-Team All-American, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award
• Shayne Graham – Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
• Frank Beamer – Big East Coach of the Year, AFCA Coach of the Year, AP Coach of the Year, Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, George Munger Award, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award

Players in the 2000 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
John Engelberger	Defensive end	2	35	San Francisco 49ers
Ike Charlton	Defensive back	2	52	Seattle Seahawks
Corey Moore	Linebacker	3	89	Buffalo Bills
Anthony Midget	Defensive back	5	134	Atlanta Falcons
Shyrone Stith	Running back	7	243	Jacksonville Jaguars

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