Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Box Score - September 27, 2008 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Virginia Tech 35

(4-1, 2-0 ACC)

Nebraska 30

(3-1, 3-1 home)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, September 27, 2008

Memorial Stadium, LINCOLN, NE

	1	2	3	4	T
VT	9	9	10	7	35
NEB	7	3	7	13	30

Top Performers

Passing: J. Ganz (NEB) - 278 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: D. Evans (VT) - 21 CAR, 72 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: M. McNeill (NEB) - 3 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				VT	NEB
	SF	08:35	Ball Through End Zone	2	0
	TD	05:22	Darren Evans 1 Yd Run (Dustin Keys Kick)	9	0
	TD	03:54	Mike Mcneill 32 Yd Pass From Joe Ganz (Alex Henery Kick)	9	7
SECOND QUARTER				VT	NEB
	FG	14:51	Dustin Keys 19 Yd	12	7
	FG	10:45	Alex Henery 48 Yd	12	10
	FG	07:10	Dustin Keys 38 Yd	15	10
	FG	01:15	Dustin Keys 27 Yd	18	10
THIRD QUARTER				VT	NEB
	FG	10:25	Dustin Keys 36 Yd	21	10
	TD	06:54	Darren Evans 19 Yd Run (Dustin Keys Kick)	28	10
	TD	00:04	Roy Helu Jr. 12 Yd Run (Alex Henery Kick)	28	17
FOURTH QUARTER				VT	NEB
	TD	07:52	Nate Swift 88 Yd Punt Return (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	28	23
	TD	02:28	Tyrod Taylor 2 Yd Run (Dustin Keys Kick)	35	23
	TD	01:32	Todd Peterson 17 Yd Pass From Joe Ganz (Alex Henery Kick)	35	30

Team Stat Comparison

	VT	NEB
1st Downs	21	14
3rd down efficiency	7-17	2-11
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-1
Total Yards	377	333
Passing	171	278
Comp-Att	9-15	17-26
Yards per pass	11.4	10.7
Rushing	206	55
Rushing Attempts	55	25
Yards per rush	3.7	2.2
Penalties	4-30	7-69
Turnovers	0	2
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	34:44	25:16

Virginia Tech Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
T. Taylor	9/15	171	11.4	0	0
Team	9/15	171	11.4	0	0

Nebraska Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Ganz	17/26	278	10.7	2	1
Team	17/26	278	10.7	2	1

Virginia Tech Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Taylor	15	87	5.8	1	30
D. Evans	21	72	3.4	2	19
K. Lewis Jr.	17	50	2.9	0	12
D. Coale	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	55	206	3.7	3	30

Nebraska Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Helu Jr.	4	21	5.3	1	12
J. Ganz	8	18	2.3	0	8
M. Lucky	8	17	2.1	0	5
Q. Castille	3	8	2.7	0	4
-. Team	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
N. Paul	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	25	55	2.2	1	12

Virginia Tech Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Boykin	2	58	29.0	0	34
A. Smith	2	54	27.0	0	40
G. Boone	2	33	16.5	0	17
D. Coale	2	14	7.0	0	8
D. Roberts	1	12	12.0	0	12
Team	9	171	19.0	0	40

Nebraska Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. McNeill	3	66	22.0	1	32
T. Peterson	4	60	15.0	1	25
N. Swift	3	58	19.3	0	46
M. Lucky	3	38	12.7	0	29
N. Paul	1	21	21.0	0	21
M. Holt	1	20	20.0	0	20
D. Young	1	10	10.0	0	10
C. Gilleylen	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	17	278	16.4	2	46

Virginia Tech Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
V. Harris	1	15	0
Team	1	15	0

Nebraska Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Virginia Tech Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Lewis Jr.	2	60	30.0	41
D. Morgan	1	18	18.0	18
V. Harris	1	16	16.0	16
Team	4	94	23.5	41

Nebraska Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
N. Paul	6	121	20.2	28
C. Gilleylen	1	26	26.0	26
Team	7	147	21.0	28

Virginia Tech Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Harris	2	49	24.5	28
S. Virgil	1	14	14.0	0
Team	3	63	21.0	28

Nebraska Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
N. Swift	1	88	88.0	88
Team	2	84	42.0	88

Virginia Tech Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Keys	4/4	100.0	38	3/3	15
Team	4/4	100.0	38	3/3	15

Nebraska Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
A. Henery	1/1	100.0	48	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	48	3/3	6

Virginia Tech Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Bowden	5	173	34.6	0	3	47
Team	5	173	34.6	0	3	47

Nebraska Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
D. Titchener	4	147	36.8	0	1	41
-. Team	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Team	5	147	29.4	0	1	41

ATTENDANCE: 85,831