2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ACC champion
ACC Coastal Division champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Kansas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
2007 record11–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Stinespring (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (13th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(c. 66,233, grass)
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Boston College x  6 –2     11 –3  
No. 21 Clemson  5 –3     9 –4  
Wake Forest  5 –3     9 –4  
Florida State  3 –5     7 –6  
Maryland  3 –5     6 –7  
NC State  3 –5     5 –7  
Coastal Division
No. 9 Virginia Tech x$  7 –1     11 –3  
Virginia  6 –2     9 –4  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
North Carolina  3 –5     4 –8  
Miami  2 –6     5 –7  
Duke  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hokies entered the season returning nine starters on offense and eight on defense, including All-American cornerback Brandon Flowers,[1] from a 2006 team that went 10-3 and finished second in the ACC's Coastal Division behind Georgia Tech.

After the Virginia Tech massacre claimed the lives of 32 students and faculty members on Monday, April 16, 2007, the remainder of spring practice was canceled. The Hokies had been scheduled to hold two more practices in addition to a spring game on Saturday.[2] As a special tribute, ESPN's College GameDay program broadcast from Blacksburg for the Hokies' opening game against East Carolina.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 9
ESPNW 17–766,233[4]
September 89:15 p.m.at No. 2 LSU*No. 9
ESPNL 7–4892,739[4]
September 151:30 p.m.Ohio*No. 18
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN360W 28–766,233[4]
September 221:30 pmWilliam & Mary*No. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ACC SelectW 44–366,233[4]
September 2912:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
LFSW 17–1066,233[4]
October 66:00 p.m.at No. 22 ClemsonNo. 15
ESPNW 41–2382,047[4]
October 1312:00 pmat DukeNo. 12
LFSW 43–1423,691[4]
October 257:45 p.m.No. 2 Boston CollegeNo. 8
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–1466,233[4]
November 17:45 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 11
ESPNW 27–352,202[4]
November 103:30 p.m.Florida StateNo. 11
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCW 40–2166,233[4]
November 173:30 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 10
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ABCW 44–1466,233[4]
November 2412:00 p.m.at No. 16 VirginiaNo. 8
ESPNW 33–2161,711[4]
December 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Boston CollegeNo. 6
ABCW 30–1653,212[4]
January 3, 20088:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 KansasNo. 5
FOXL 21–2474,111[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings
See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 9 9 18 17 17 15 12 11 8 11 11 10 8 6 5 9 
Coaches 9 9 17 17 14 14 10 11 9 13 11 10 8 5T 5 9 
Harris Not released 16 15 12 13 10 14 13 10 8 7 6 Not released 
BCS Not released 11 8 11 11 10 8 6 3 Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff
Position Name First year at VT First year in current position
Head Coach Frank Beamer 1987 1987
Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach Billy Hite 1978 2001
Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Bryan Stinespring 1990 2006 (Offensive coordinator since 2002)
Defensive Coordinator and Inside linebackers Bud Foster 1987 1995
Offensive Line Curt Newsome 2006 2006
Wide Receivers Kevin Sherman 2006 2006
Strong Safety, Outside Linebackers, and Recruiting Coordinator Jim Cavanaugh 1996 2002
Quarterbacks Mike O'Cain 2006 2006
Defensive backs Torrian Gray 2006 2006
Defensive Line Charley Wiles 1996 1996
Source: hokiesports.com[5]

Roster
Flanker
  •    Paul Debnam – Sophomore
  •    Matt Finnegan – RS Sophomore
  •  4 Eddie Royal – Senior
  • 19 Josh Hyman – RS Senior
  • 34 Danny Coale – Redshirting
  • 48 Jacob Sykes – Freshman
  • 80 Brandon Dillard – RS Sophomore
Split End
  •    Michael Reid – Junior
  •  2 Josh Morgan – Senior
  •  3 Ike Whitaker – RS Sophomore
  • 16 Zach Luckett – RS Freshman
  • 37 Patrick Terry – Freshman
  • 81 Justin Harper – Senior
  • 87 Prince Parker – RS Freshman
Center
  •    Barrett Mears – RS Freshman
  • 58 Ryan Shuman – RS Junior
  • 60 Beau Warren – RS Freshman
  • 69 Michael Cassidy – RS Freshman
Offensive Guard
  • 51 Matt Welsh – RS Junior
  • 64 Richard Graham – RS Sophomore
  • 66 Brandon Holland – Sophomore
  • 68 Jaymes Brooks – Freshman
  • 69 Hivera Green – RS Sophomore
  • 70 Sergio Render – Sophomore
  • 74 Khalil Latif – Freshman
  • 79 Eric Davis – RS Sophomore
Offensive Tackle
  • 57 Clark Crum – RS Freshman
  • 62 Blake DeChristopher – Freshman
  • 63 Will Alvarez – Freshman
  • 67 Nick Marshman – RS Junior
  • 71 Aaron Brown – RS Freshman
  • 76 Duane Brown – RS Senior
  • 77 Ed Wang – RS Sophomore
Tight End
  •    Andrew Lanier – Freshman
  •  8 Greg Boone – RS Sophomore
  • 83 Sam Wheeler – RS Sophomore
  • 86 Chris Drager – Freshman
  • 88 Andre Smith – RS Freshman
  • 94 Greg Nosal – Freshman
  
Quarterback
  •    3 Jeff Beyer – Sophomore
  •  5 Tyrod Taylor – Freshman[6]
  •  7 Sean Glennon – RS Junior
  • 12 Cory Holt – RS Junior
  • 14 Grant Throckmorton – RS Senior[7]
Tailback
  •    D.J. Thomas – Freshman
  • 20 Kenny Lewis, Jr. – Sophomore
  • 32 DuVall Gibson-"Freshman"
  • 27 Jahre Cheeseman – RS Sophomore
  • 28 Brandon Ore – RS Junior
  • 29 Devin Radford – RS Freshman
  • 30 Josh Oglesby – Freshman
  • 35 Dustin Pickle – Junior
  • 38 Elan Lewis – RS Sophomore[8]
  • 40 Darren Evans – Freshman

Fullback

  •    Kenny Younger – Sophomore
  • 39 Carlton Weatherford – RS Senior
  • 40 Billy Gorham – Senior
  • 42 Kenny Jefferson – RS Sophomore
  • 44 Devin Perez – RS Junior
Defensive tackle
  •    Courtney Prince – Freshman
  • 55 Daryl Robertson – RS Freshman
  • 59 Barry Booker – RS Senior
  • 75 Kory Robertson – RS Senior
  • 91 John Graves – RS Freshman
  • 93 Kwamaine Battle – Freshman
  • 95 Cordarrow Thompson – RS Sophomore
  • 99 Carlton Powell – RS Senior
Defensive End
  •    Chad Carlson – RS Sophomore
  •    Miles Sanchez – RS Sophomore
  •    Jacob Gardner – RS Sophomore
  •    Dylan McGreevy – Junior
  • 43 Jason Worilds – RS Freshman[9]
  • 47 Nekos Brown – Sophomore
  • 49 Chris Ellis – RS Senior
  • 56 Demetrius Taylor – RS Sophomore
  • 90 Orion Martin – RS Junior
  • 96 Justin Young – RS Freshman
  
Cornerback
Linebacker
  •    Mark Muncey – RS Freshman
  •    Quillie Odom – Freshman
  •    Tim Richardson – RS Freshman
  •    Alonzo Tweedy – Freshman
  •  6 Andrew Bowman – RS Junior
  •  9 Vince Hall – RS Senior
  • 11 Xavier Adibi – RS Senior
  • 13 Corey Gordon – RS Senior
  • 26 Cody Grimm – RS Sophomore
  • 33 Brett Warren – RS Junior
  • 41 Cam Martin – RS Sophomore
  • 45 Purnell Sturdivant – RS Junior
  • 46 Hunter Ovens – Freshman
  • 52 Barquell Rivers – Freshman
  • 82 Steven Friday – RS Freshman
  • 89 Jonas Houseright – RS Junior
Free Safety
  • 23 Mario Edwards – RS Freshman[10]
  • 25 D.J. Parker – Senior
  • 31 Davon Morgan – Freshman
Rover
  • 17 Kam Chancellor – Sophomore
  • 24 Dorian Porch – RS Sophomore
  • 86 Matt Reidy – Sophomore
Snapper[11]
  • 63 Matt Tuttle – Junior
  • 54 Bart McMillin – RS Senior
  • 61 Scott King – Senior
Punter
Place Kicker
  •    Dustin Keys – RS Sophomore
  •    Matt Waldron – RS Freshman
  • 92 Jud Dunlevy – RS Senior
  • 98 Jared Develli – Senior
Athlete
  •    Kendrick Pressley – Freshman
Source: hokiesports.com[5]

Starters are in bold, based on pre-season depth chart from the 2007 media guide

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on 2007-02-07. The Hokies' recruiting class was highlighted by Tyrod Taylor, who was rated the #1 dual threat quarterback in the country. Taylor was announced as the Hokies' #2 quarterback on August 21.[13]

Below is a list of the recruits that signed their letter of intent with Virginia Tech:

Post-season awards

Following the Hokies' victory over Virginia, which clinched the division title, Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, Victor Harris, and Eddie Royal were honored as first team all-ACC, while Barry Booker, Duane Brown and Brandon Flowers were recognized on the second team.[15]

References
  1. "Flowers named AP All-American". Archived from the original on 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
  2. "Athletics department makes announcement on upcoming sporting events". Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  3. "College GameDay to open season in Blacksburg". Hokiesports.com. 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
  4. "Virginia Tech Football". Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  6. "Beamer announces quarterback change". hokiesports.com. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  7. Grant Throckmorton is the holder field goal holder
  8. Elan Lewis suffered a season-ending injury during fall practice and will not play for the 2007 season. See .
  9. Jason Adjepong Worilds was formerly named Jason Adjepong - see
  10. "Edwards leaves football squad". hokiesports.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  11. Bart McMillin is the long snapper (punts) and Scott King is the short snapper (field goals).
  12. Brian Saunders is also a scout team quarterback.
  13. "Beamer announces depth chart changes". hokiesports.com. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  14. Barden enrolled at Tech for the Spring 2007 semester, then transferred to Vanderbilt after spring practice
  15. "Four Hokies make first-team All-ACC". 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
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