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
By SportsDirect Inc.
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 |