Miami–Virginia Tech rivalry

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

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