Furman at Virginia Tech

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Virginia Tech beat Furman 24–⁠17. It was their seventh meeting; Virginia Tech leads the series 7–⁠0.

AwayFurman8–⁠5 in 2019
17
HomeVirginia Tech8–⁠5 in 2019
24

Final at Lane Stadium, BlacksburgTV: ACCNAttendance 52,314

At kickoff
73°F, overcast, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Virginia Tech Airport (KBCB), 2 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Gary Patterson; umpire Hilbert Byers; head linesman Tracy Lynch; line judge Brian Sakowski; side judge Jamal Shears; field judge Harry Tyson; back judge H.Wittelsberger; center judge Scott HeldGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Furman0140317
Virginia Tech3014724

Standouts

  • RushingKeshawn King12 carries, 119 yardsVirginia Tech
  • DefenseEmmanuel Belmar7 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1.5 for lossVirginia Tech

Player stats

Furman

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Darren Grainger8/156301
Hamp Sisson1/1500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devin Abrams1072148
Devin Wynn1366020
Darren Grainger1519115
Thomas Gordon1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Thomas Gordon433011
Wayne Anderson Jr.219013
Ryan Miller1808
Devin Wynn1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Braden Gilby12100
Donavan Perryman7000
Hugh Ryan6000
Jordan Willis5000
Jonah Tibbs40.50.50
Adrian Hope40.50.50
Cally Chizik30.50.50
Travis Blackshear3001
Dru Seabrook21.51.50
Matt Sochovka1110

Virginia Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Willis17/2112311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Keshawn King12119054
Tre Turner568129
Deshawn McClease102404
Tayvion Robinson121021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tayvion Robinson431012
Tre Turner429117
Kaleb Smith222022
Keshawn King216013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dax Hollifield10000
Chamarri Conner8110
Emmanuel Belmar71.51.50
Eli Adams7000
Rayshard Ashby410.50
DaShawn Crawford3110
Caleb Farley3001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

FurmanVirginia Tech
231Total yards350
68Passing yards123
163Rushing yards227
4.3Yards per pass5.9
3.9Yards per rush5.3
12First downs18
5–⁠14Third downs8–⁠15
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers2
3–⁠15Penalties6–⁠40
30:12Possession29:48
8Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

FurmanVirginia Tech
36%Success rate48%
−0.11EPA per play0.04
1.00Explosiveness0.73
0.01Rushing EPA0.11
−0.31Passing EPA−0.06
28%Passing-down success32%
−0.43First-down EPA−0.22
−0.18Second-down EPA0.03
0.56Third-down EPA0.58
25%Havoc by its defense27%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Virginia Tech 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Virginia Tech −24, over/under 64.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Virginia Tech 95%, Furman 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Virginia Tech end zoneFurman end zoneQ1 Virginia TechPunt, 6 playsQ1 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ1 Virginia TechField goal, 10 playsQ1 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ1 Virginia TechFumble, 2 playsQ1 FurmanTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ2 Virginia TechInterception, 1 playQ2 FurmanTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Virginia TechMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 FurmanEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 FurmanPunt, 5 playsQ3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 FurmanFumble, 1 playQ3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 FurmanPunt, 5 playsQ3 Virginia TechPunt, 8 playsQ3 FurmanPunt, 7 playsQ4 Virginia TechPunt, 6 playsQ4 FurmanInterception, 2 playsQ4 Virginia TechTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 FurmanField goal, 10 playsQ4 Virginia TechEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Virginia Tech drives left to right, Furman right to left.
  1. Q1 Virginia TechPunt, 6 plays, 28 yards
  2. Q1 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  3. Q1 Virginia TechField goal, 10 plays, 28 yards
  4. Q1 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  5. Q1 Virginia TechFumble, 2 plays, 21 yards
  6. Q1 FurmanTouchdown, 6 plays, 41 yards
  7. Q2 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  8. Q2 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 Virginia TechInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  10. Q2 FurmanTouchdown, 9 plays, 42 yards
  11. Q2 Virginia TechMissed FG, 10 plays, 43 yards
  12. Q2 FurmanEnd of half, 5 plays, 23 yards
  13. Q3 FurmanPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  14. Q3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 83 yards
  15. Q3 FurmanFumble, 1 play, 1 yard
  16. Q3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 4 plays, 26 yards
  17. Q3 FurmanPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  18. Q3 Virginia TechPunt, 8 plays, 25 yards
  19. Q3 FurmanPunt, 7 plays, 20 yards
  20. Q4 Virginia TechPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  21. Q4 FurmanInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  22. Q4 Virginia TechTouchdown, 5 plays, 62 yards
  23. Q4 FurmanField goal, 10 plays, 70 yards
  24. Q4 Virginia TechEnd of game, 5 plays, 7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Virginia Tech 3, Furman 0
Virginia Tech Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Grayson Atkins kickoff for 64 yds , Terius Wheatley return for 10 yds to the VTech 11
15:001st & 10 at own 11VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the VTech 6
15:001st & 15 at own 6Keshawn King run for 5 yds to the VTech 11
15:002nd & 10 at own 11Ryan Willis pass complete to Keshawn King for 3 yds to the VTech 14
15:003rd & 7 at own 14Ryan Willis pass complete to Kaleb Smith for 22 yds to the VTech 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the VTech 31
15:001st & 15 at own 31Deshawn McClease run for 1 yd to the VTech 32
15:002nd & 14 at own 32Ryan Willis sacked by Jonah Tibbs and Adrian Hope for a loss of 5 yards to the VTech 27
15:003rd & 19 at own 27Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 12 yds to the VTech 39
15:004th & 7 at own 39Oscar Bradburn punt for 50 yds
Furman Punt, 3 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 11Devin Abrams run for 1 yd to the Furm 12
10:592nd & 9 at own 12Darren Grainger pass incomplete
10:593rd & 9 at own 12Darren Grainger sacked by DaShawn Crawford for a loss of 6 yards to the Furm 6
10:594th & 15 at own 6Grayson Atkins punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Furm 44
Virginia Tech Field goal, 10 plays
10:111st & 10 at opp 44Caleb Steward run for 3 yds to the Furm 41
10:112nd & 7 at opp 41Keshawn King run for 6 yds to the Furm 35
10:113rd & 1 at opp 35Keshawn King run for 3 yds to the Furm 32 for a 1ST down
10:111st & 10 at opp 32Ryan Willis run for 2 yds to the Furm 30
10:112nd & 8 at opp 30Ryan Willis pass complete to James Mitchell for 7 yds to the Furm 23
10:113rd & 1 at opp 23Keshawn King run for 2 yds to the Furm 21 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at opp 21Ryan Willis pass incomplete to James Mitchell, broken up by Hugh Ryan
6:492nd & 10 at opp 21Ryan Willis run for 4 yds to the Furm 17
6:493rd & 6 at opp 17Ryan Willis pass complete to Deshawn McClease for 1 yd to the Furm 16
5:374th & 5 at opp 16Brian Johnson 35 yd FG GOODVirginia Tech 3, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 3 plays
5:371st & 0 at own 35Parker Romo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:371st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 4 yds to the Furm 29
5:172nd & 6 at own 29Darren Grainger sacked by Chamarri Conner for a loss of 7 yards to the Furm 22
5:173rd & 13 at own 22Darren Grainger pass complete to Wayne Anderson Jr. for 6 yds to the Furm 28
5:174th & 7 at own 28Grayson Atkins punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VTech 20
Virginia Tech Fumble, 2 plays
3:411st & 10 at own 20Keshawn King run for 16 yds to the VTech 36 for a 1ST down
3:411st & 10 at own 36Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 5 yds Tre Turner fumbled, forced by Braden Gilby, recovered by Furm Bryan Okeh
Furman Touchdown, 6 plays
3:121st & 10 at opp 41Devin Wynn run for 20 yds to the VTech 21 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at opp 21Darren Grainger run for 2 yds to the VTech 19
3:122nd & 8 at opp 19Darren Grainger sacked by Rayshard Ashby and Emmanuel Belmar for a loss of 4 yards to the VTech 23
3:123rd & 12 at opp 23Darren Grainger pass complete to Thomas Gordon for 11 yds to the VTech 12
0:394th & 1 at opp 12VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the VTech 7 for a 1ST down
0:391st & goal at opp 7Darren Grainger run for 3 yds to the VTech 4
Q2 14:562nd & goal at opp 4Devin Abrams run for 4 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)Furman 7, Virginia Tech 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Furman 14, Virginia Tech 3
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
14:561st & 0 at own 35Grayson Atkins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:561st & 10 at own 25Ryan Willis pass complete to Dalton Keene for 3 yds to the VTech 28
14:562nd & 7 at own 28Deshawn McClease run for 3 yds to the VTech 31
14:563rd & 4 at own 31VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the VTech 26
14:563rd & 9 at own 26Ryan Willis sacked by Cally Chizik and Dru Seabrook for a loss of 9 yards to the VTech 17
14:564th & 18 at own 17Oscar Bradburn punt 49 yards to the FUR34, fair catch by Amir Trapp, PENALTY VT illegal formation 5 yards to the VT12, NO PLAY.
14:564th & 23 at own 12Oscar Bradburn punt for 40 yds
Furman Punt, 3 plays
12:581st & 10 at own 49Devin Wynn run for 7 yds to the VTech 44
12:582nd & 3 at opp 44Corey Watkins run for 1 yd to the VTech 43
11:383rd & 2 at opp 43Timeout FURMAN, clock 11:38
11:383rd & 2 at opp 43Devin Abrams run for no gain to the VTech 43
11:384th & 2 at opp 43Grayson Atkins punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VTech 15
Virginia Tech Interception, 1 play
10:511st & 10 at own 15Ryan Willis pass intercepted Travis Blackshear return for 1 yd to the VTech 42
Furman Touchdown, 9 plays
10:451st & 10 at opp 42Devin Wynn run for no gain to the VTech 42
10:452nd & 10 at opp 42Darren Grainger pass complete to Thomas Gordon for 9 yds to the VTech 33
10:453rd & 1 at opp 33Devin Abrams run for 2 yds to the VTech 31 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at opp 31Darren Grainger pass complete to Ryan Miller for 8 yds to the VTech 23
10:452nd & 2 at opp 23Corey Watkins run for no gain to the VTech 23
10:453rd & 2 at opp 23Darren Grainger pass complete to Thomas Gordon for 5 yds to the VTech 18 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at opp 18Devin Wynn run for 4 yds to the VTech 14
10:452nd & 6 at opp 14Darren Grainger run for a loss of 1 yard to the VTech 15
5:353rd & 7 at opp 15Darren Grainger run for 15 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)Furman 14, Virginia Tech 3
Virginia Tech Missed FG, 10 plays
5:351st & 0 at own 35Grayson Atkins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:351st & 10 at own 25Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 11 yds to the VTech 36 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at own 36Deshawn McClease run for no gain to the VTech 36
5:352nd & 10 at own 36Deshawn McClease run for 2 yds to the VTech 38
5:353rd & 8 at own 38Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 17 yds to the Furm 45 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at opp 45Keshawn King run for 6 yds to the Furm 39
3:462nd & 4 at opp 39Tre Turner run for 12 yds to the Furm 27 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 27Ryan Willis sacked by Dru Seabrook for a loss of 8 yards to the Furm 35
3:462nd & 18 at opp 35Deshawn McClease run for 3 yds to the Furm 32
1:443rd & 15 at opp 32Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Kaleb Smith
1:394th & 15 at opp 32Brian Johnson 50 yd FG MISSED
Furman End of half, 5 plays
1:391st & 10 at own 32Corey Watkins run for no gain to the Furm 32
1:342nd & 10 at own 32Timeout VIRGINIA TECH, clock 01:34
1:342nd & 10 at own 32Darren Grainger run for 15 yds to the Furm 47 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at own 47Darren Grainger pass complete to Avery Armstrong for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
0:162nd & 7 at the 50Darren Grainger pass incomplete to Avery Armstrong
0:163rd & 7 at the 50Devin Wynn run for 5 yds to the VTech 45
3rd quarter6 drives, then Virginia Tech 17, Furman 14
Furman Punt, 5 plays
15:004th & 2 at own 35Parker Romo kickoff for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Darren Grainger run for 6 yds to the Furm 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Devin Wynn run for 10 yds to the Furm 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Devin Abrams run for no gain to the Furm 41
13:002nd & 10 at own 41Darren Grainger pass incomplete to Ryan DeLuca, broken up by Caleb Farley
13:003rd & 10 at own 41Darren Grainger run for no gain to the Furm 41
13:004th & 10 at own 41Grayson Atkins punt for 42 yds, downed at the VTech 17
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
12:151st & 10 at own 17Keshawn King run for 15 yds to the VTech 32 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at own 32Keshawn King run for 54 yds to the Furm 14 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 14Tre Turner run for 7 yds to the Furm 7
11:162nd & 3 at opp 7Keshawn King run for 2 yds to the Furm 5
11:163rd & 1 at opp 5Keshawn King run for 2 yds to the Furm 3 for a 1ST down
10:001st & goal at opp 3James Mitchell run for 3 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Furman 14, Virginia Tech 10
10:001st & 0 at own 35Parker Romo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:001st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 1 yd to the Furm 26 Devin Wynn fumbled, forced by Dax Hollifield, recovered by VTech DaShawn Crawford
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 4 plays
9:501st & 10 at opp 26Tre Turner run for 9 yds to the Furm 17
9:502nd & 1 at opp 17Ryan Willis pass complete to James Mitchell for 3 yds to the Furm 14 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 14Ryan Willis run for 12 yds to the Furm 2 for a 1ST down
8:121st & goal at opp 2Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 2 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Virginia Tech 17, Furman 14
Furman Punt, 5 plays
8:121st & 0 at own 35Parker Romo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:121st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 7 yds to the Furm 32
8:122nd & 3 at own 32Darren Grainger pass complete to Thomas Gordon for 8 yds to the Furm 40 for a 1ST down
6:521st & 10 at own 40Darren Grainger pass incomplete to Wayne Anderson Jr.
6:522nd & 10 at own 40Darren Grainger run for 2 yds to the Furm 42
6:133rd & 8 at own 42Hamp Sisson pass complete to Devin Wynn for 5 yds to the Furm 47
6:134th & 3 at own 47Grayson Atkins punt for 44 yds
Virginia Tech Punt, 8 plays
5:211st & 10 at own 9Keshawn King run for 7 yds to the VTech 16
5:212nd & 3 at own 16Ryan Willis run for a loss of 6 yards to the VTech 10
5:213rd & 9 at own 10Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 10 yds to the VTech 20 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at own 20Keshawn King run for 1 yd to the VTech 21
5:212nd & 9 at own 21Ryan Willis pass complete to Keshawn King for 13 yds to the VTech 34 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at own 34Deshawn McClease run for 2 yds to the VTech 36
5:212nd & 8 at own 36Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for a loss of 2 yards to the VTech 34
5:213rd & 10 at own 34Ryan Willis pass complete to Kaleb Smith for no gain to the VTech 34
5:214th & 10 at own 34Oscar Bradburn punt for 66 yds for a touchback
Furman Punt, 7 plays
0:511st & 10 at own 20Devin Wynn run for 7 yds to the Furm 27
0:512nd & 3 at own 27Devin Abrams run for 6 yds to the Furm 33 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 33Darren Grainger run for 5 yds to the Furm 38
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at own 38Darren Grainger run for a loss of 8 yards to the Furm 30
Q4 15:003rd & 13 at own 30Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Thomas Gordon (Divine Deablo), PENALTY VT pass interference (Divine Deablo) 15 yards to the FUR45, 1ST DOWN FUR, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 45Devin Wynn run for 3 yds to the Furm 48
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 48Darren Grainger sacked by Emmanuel Belmar for a loss of 6 yards to the Furm 42
Q4 15:003rd & 13 at own 42FURMAN Penalty, false start (Jordan Harris) to the Furm 37
Q4 15:003rd & 18 at own 37Devin Abrams run for 3 yds to the Furm 40
Q4 15:004th & 15 at own 40Grayson Atkins punt for 48 yds , Hezekiah Grimsley returns for 1 yd to the VTech 13
4th quarter5 drives, then Virginia Tech 24, Furman 17
Virginia Tech Punt, 6 plays
11:061st & 10 at own 13Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 5 yds to the VTech 18
11:062nd & 5 at own 18Deshawn McClease run for 4 yds to the VTech 22
11:063rd & 1 at own 22Ryan Willis run for 7 yds to the VTech 29 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at own 29Ryan Willis sacked by Matt Sochovka for a loss of 7 yards to the VTech 22
11:062nd & 17 at own 22Ryan Willis pass complete to Dalton Keene for 11 yds to the VTech 33
7:483rd & 6 at own 33Ryan Willis pass incomplete
7:484th & 6 at own 33Oscar Bradburn punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Amir Trapp at the Furm 15
Furman Interception, 2 plays
7:411st & 10 at own 15Devin Wynn run for no gain to the Furm 15
7:412nd & 10 at own 15Darren Grainger pass intercepted Caleb Farley return for a loss of 4 yards to the VTech 38
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 5 plays
6:551st & 10 at own 38Deshawn McClease run for 4 yds to the VTech 42
6:552nd & 6 at own 42Tayvion Robinson run for 21 yds to the Furm 37 for a 1ST down
6:551st & 10 at opp 37Deshawn McClease run for 3 yds to the Furm 34
6:552nd & 7 at opp 34Ryan Willis run for 5 yds to the Furm 29
5:043rd & 2 at opp 29Tre Turner run for 29 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Virginia Tech 24, Furman 14
Furman Field goal, 10 plays
5:041st & 0 at own 35Parker Romo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:041st & 10 at own 25Thomas Gordon run for 5 yds to the Furm 30
5:042nd & 5 at own 30Darren Grainger run for 3 yds to the Furm 33
5:043rd & 2 at own 33Devin Abrams run for 8 yds to the Furm 41 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at own 41Darren Grainger pass incomplete to Devin Wynn
3:312nd & 10 at own 41FURMAN Penalty, false start (Jordan Harris) to the Furm 36
3:312nd & 15 at own 36Darren Grainger pass complete to Wayne Anderson Jr. for 13 yds to the Furm 49
3:313rd & 2 at own 49Devin Abrams run for 48 yds to the VTech 3 for a 1ST down
3:311st & goal at opp 3Devin Abrams run for no gain to the VTech 3
3:312nd & goal at opp 3Devin Wynn run for a loss of 2 yards to the VTech 5
1:573rd & 0 at opp 5Timeout FURMAN, clock 01:57
1:533rd & goal at opp 5Darren Grainger pass incomplete to Thomas Gordon
1:494th & goal at opp 5Grayson Atkins 22 yd FG GOODVirginia Tech 24, Furman 17
1:491st & goal at own 35FURMAN Penalty, illegal block (Dae’one Wilkins) to the Furm 30
Virginia Tech End of game, 5 plays
1:491st & 0 at own 30Grayson Atkins on-side kick recovered by VIRGINIA TECH at the Furm 36
1:461st & 10 at opp 36Deshawn McClease run for 2 yds to the Furm 34
1:352nd & 8 at opp 34Timeout FURMAN, clock 01:35
1:352nd & 8 at opp 34Tre Turner run for 11 yds to the Furm 23 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 23TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the Furm 26
0:482nd & 13 at opp 26Timeout FURMAN, clock 00:48
0:482nd & 13 at opp 26TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Furm 28
0:483rd & 15 at opp 28TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Furm 29

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Virginia Tech leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings.

Recent meetings
2019Virginia Tech 24, Furman 17
2015Virginia Tech 42, Furman 3
2008Virginia Tech 24, Furman 7
1947Virginia Tech 20, Furman 6
1942Virginia Tech 7, Furman 6
1940Virginia Tech 38, Furman 21

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