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Miami – Virginia Tech Rivalry
Football Series First meeting November 13, 1953 Latest meeting October 8, 2011 (VT: 38 UM:35) Next meeting TBD Current streak Virginia Tech: 3 All-time series Miami: 17–12 [1] The Miami–Virginia Tech rivalry is a college football rivalry between the University of Miami Hurricanes and Virginia Tech Hokies. The two teams first met on November 13, 1953 in Miami. Miami and Virginia Tech have met in two bowl games, the 1966 Liberty Bowl and the 1980 Peach Bowl. The two teams have played annually since 1992, and the rivalry developed when the Hokies became a member of the Big East Conference for football in 1995. When the Atlantic Coast Conference expanded in 2004, both Miami and Virginia Tech joined to become part of the ACC (they were later joined by another Big East defector Boston College). Both teams continue to compete annually as part of the ACC's Coastal Division.
The series between the 'Canes and the Hokies was one sided until 1995 when Virginia Tech took their first game against Miami, 13-7 in Blacksburg. Since 1995, the series has been 12-5 and 6-2 in ACC play in favor of Virginia Tech. There have been several notable games in this time, including eleven meetings in which both teams were ranked in the top 25 and four meetings where both teams were part of the national top 10. In 2000, No. 2 Virginia Tech lost to No. 3 Miami at the Orange Bowl, 41-21. In 2003 the number two Hurricanes had a regular season winning streak snapped by the Hokies in Lane Stadium. In 2005, the No. 5 Hurricanes upset the No. 3 Hokies in Blacksburg, 27-7.
Series results
# Date Winner Score Location Series 1 November 13, 1950 Miami 26-0 Miami, FL UM 1-0 2 December 10, 1966 Miami 14-7 Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) UM 2-0 3 November 4, 1967 Miami 14-7 Blacksburg, VA UM 3-0 4 October 18, 1968 Miami 13-8 Miami, FL UM 4-0 5 November 1, 1974 Miami 14-7 Miami, FL UM 5-0 6 January 2, 1981 Miami 20-10 Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) UM 6-0 7 November 4, 1981 Miami 21-14 Miami, FL UM 7-0 8 September 18, 1982 Miami 14-8 Blacksburg, VA UM 8-0 9 November 14, 1987 Miami 27-13 Miami, FL UM 9-0 10 October 14, 1992 Miami 43-23 Blacksburg, VA UM 10-0 11 September 18, 1993 Miami 21-2 Miami, FL UM 11-0 12 October 29, 1994 Miami 24-3 Miami, FL UM 12-0 13 September 23, 1995 Virginia Tech 13-7 Blacksburg, VA UM 12-1 14 November 16, 1996 Virginia Tech 21-7 Miami, FL UM 12-2 15 November 8, 1997 Virginia Tech 27-25 Blacksburg, VA UM 12-3 16 September 19, 1998 Virginia Tech 27-20 (OT) Miami, FL UM 12-4 17 November 13, 1999 Virginia Tech 43-10 Blacksburg, VA UM 12-5 18 November 4, 2000 Miami 41-21 Miami, FL UM 13-5 19 December 1, 2001 Miami 26-24 Blacksburg, VA UM 14-5 20 December 7, 2002 Miami 56-45 Miami, FL UM 15-5 21 November 1, 2003 Virginia Tech 31-7 Blacksburg, VA UM 15-6 22 December 4, 2004 Virginia Tech 16-10 Miami, FL UM 15-7 23 November 5, 2005 Miami 27-7 Blacksburg, VA UM 16-7 23 November 4, 2006 Virginia Tech 17-10 Miami, FL UM 16-8 24 November 17, 2007 Virginia Tech 44-14 Blacksburg, VA UM 16-9 25 November 13, 2008 Miami 16-14 Miami Gardens, FL UM 17-9 26 September 16, 2009 Virginia Tech 31-7 Blacksburg, VA UM 17-10 27 November 20, 2010 Virginia Tech 31-17 Miami Gardens, FL UM 17-11 28 October 8, 2011 Virginia Tech 38-35 Blacksburg, VA UM 17-12 References
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