Virginia Tech finished the season 11-1, the only blemish coming in a national championship game loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

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.

Roster [37] 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.

[38] 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.

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.

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.

[39] Virginia Tech led the entire way in this Thursday night ESPN contest, but needed two late scores by the defense to seal the win.

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.

The Tech defense held the 24th ranked Cavaliers to 51 net yards rushing including seven tackles for loss and six sacks.

Ronyell Whitaker returned a blocked PAT for a two-point defensive extra point, capping the Hokies 58-point effort.

[17] 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.

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.

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.