Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, November 19, 1995 TAG: 9511210113
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BRUCE STANTON STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
With both teams ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press' poll and both teams chaing major bowl berths, the Hokies won a thriller 36-29 at Scott Stadium in Charlotte.
No. 20 Tech, which improved its record to 9-2, scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to shock the 13th-ranked Cavaliers, who less than two weeks earlier had beaten then-No. 2 Florida State on the same field. The Hokies won a school-record ninth consecutive game in a season.
Virginia, a four-point favorite, saw its record drop to 8-4. The Cavaliers have lost four games by a total of 14 points this season, two on the last play of the game - at Michigan and at Texas.
So, when the Hokies trailed 29-14 entering the fourth quarter, the Tech players still believed they would beat the Cavaliers.
As linebacker George DelRicco said, "We knew they may fold in the fourth quarter . . . they've been doing it all year."
The Hokies hold a 38-34-5 advantage in the 77-game series with Virginia. Tech and Virginia first played during the 1895 season, with the Cavaliers winning 38-0.
Both teams now will play the waiting game to see where they will go for postseason bowl games.
Keywords:
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