College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia Tech 30, Marshall 10
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2011
Where: Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
Temperature: 69°
Head Official: Ed Ardito
Attendance: 34424

No. 11 Virginia Tech controlled the clock and the line of scrimmage en route to a 30-10 victory over host Marshall on Saturday.

The Hokies (4-0), playing at Marshall for the first time since 1940, jumped to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter and were never seriously threatened. Virginia Tech had the ball for 35:58 and wore down the Thundering Herd (1-3) to win their 14th consecutive regular-season game.

The Hokies held the Thundering Herd to 6 yards rushing.

Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas rushed for a 5-yard score eight minutes into the game and David Wilson added a 3-yard touchdown with 2:21 left in the first quarter as the Hokies built a 13-0 lead.

The Hokies added a 4-yard run from Josh Oglesby and a 41-yard field goal from Cody Journell to take a 23-3 lead in the second quarter.

Marshall pulled within 23-10 on Rakeem Cato’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson with 32 seconds left in the first half. Oglesby added a 5-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

Wilson rushed for 132 yards and Thomas completed 22-of-33 passes for 229 yards.

Virginia Tech opens its Atlantic Coast Conference season next week against No. 22 Clemson, while Marshall plays at Louisville.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Virginia Tech   Marshall
David Wilson Player Tron Martinez
26 Attempts 7
132 Yards 10
5.1 Avg Yards 1.4
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Virginia Tech   Marshall
Danny Coale Player Aaron Dobson
7 Receptions 5
107 Yards 103
15.3 Avg Yards 20.6
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Virginia Tech 444 215 229 4 1 1 5.0 1
Marshall 251 6 245 1 1 1 0.0 1