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2007 Virginia Tech

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2007, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 17–7; lost at No. 2 LSU 7–48; won vs. Ohio 28–7; won vs. William & Mary 44–3; won vs. North Carolina 17–10; won at No. 22 Clemson 41–23; won at Duke 43–14; lost vs. No. 2 Boston College 10–14; won at Georgia Tech 27–3; won vs. Florida State 40–21; won vs. Miami 44–14; won at No. 16 Virginia 33–21; won vs. No. 12 Boston College 30–16; lost vs. No. 7 Kansas 21–24+41−41Won 17–7 vs. East Carolina+10East CarolinaLost 7–48 at No. 2 LSU-41No. 2 LSUWon 28–7 vs. Ohio+21OhioWon 44–3 vs. William & Mary+41William & MaryWon 17–10 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 41–23 at No. 22 Clemson+18No. 22 ClemsonWon 43–14 at Duke+29DukeLost 10–14 vs. No. 2 Boston College-4No. 2 Boston CollegeWon 27–3 at Georgia Tech+24Georgia TechWon 40–21 vs. Florida State+19Florida StateWon 44–14 vs. Miami+30MiamiWon 33–21 at No. 16 Virginia+12No. 16 VirginiaWon 30–16 vs. No. 12 Boston College+14No. 12 Boston CollegeLost 21–24 vs. No. 7 Kansas-3No. 7 Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsEast CarolinaW 17–⁠776%
Sep 8at2LSUL 7–⁠4837%
Sep 15vsOhioW 28–⁠773%
Sep 22vsWilliam & MaryW 44–⁠392%
Sep 29vsNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠1084%
Oct 6at22ClemsonW 41–⁠2349%
Oct 13atDukeW 43–⁠1487%
Oct 25vs2Boston CollegeL 10–⁠1455%
Nov 1atGeorgia TechW 27–⁠352%
Nov 10vsFlorida StateW 40–⁠2171%
Nov 17vsMiamiW 44–⁠1483%
Nov 24at16VirginiaW 33–⁠2162%
Dec 1vs12Boston CollegeACC Championship GameW 30–⁠1660%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs7KansasOrange BowlL 21–⁠2463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas 24–⁠21 in the Orange Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 11
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Final: 9

Atlantic Coast Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the ACC Championship Game

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 6
Points
402–⁠225
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1760 +110 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 16 of 120; offense No. 65, defense No. 3, special teams No. 2
SRS
15.2 No. 11 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense81st of 119
  • Defense15th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0037%0.9981st of 119
Defense-0.0334%0.9615th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 282% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Tyrod Taylor DUAL★★★★★No. 17
Hunter Ovens OLB★★★No. 453
Chris Drager TE★★★No. 453
Justin Young SDE★★★No. 608
Jaymes Brooks OG★★★No. 608

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.991
Receivers52.80.820
Offensive line22.50.800
Defensive line22.50.826
Linebackers23.00.837
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class132.80.830

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Duane Brown OTHouston Texans
Rd 2Brandon Flowers CBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Eddie Royal WRDenver Broncos
Rd 3Chris Ellis DEBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Xavier Adibi OLBHouston Texans
Rd 5Carlton Powell DTDenver Broncos
Rd 6Josh Morgan WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Justin Harper WRBaltimore Ravens

All-ACC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.