- 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2006
Team=Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
Division=(Coastal)
ShortConference=ACC
CoachRank=
APRank=
Record=10-3
ConfRecord=6-2
HeadCoach=Frank Beamer
OffCoach=Bryan Stinespring
DefCoach=Bud Foster
OScheme=Pro Style
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Lane Stadium
(c. 66,233, grass)
Champion=
BowlTourney=Chick-fil-A Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= Georgia 31 - Virginia Tech 24The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team's head coach wasFrank Beamer . The team amassed a 10-3 record, going 10-2 during the regular season before losing 24-31 in the2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl against theGeorgia Bulldogs .Preseason
Virginia Tech began the season ranked #16 in the "
USA Today " Coaches Poll and #17 in the Associated Press Poll after going 11-2 (7-1 ACC) in 2005 and winning the Coastal division of theAtlantic Coast Conference ."See also
2006 NCAA Division I-A football rankings "2006 Schedule & Results
Discipline Issues
The first half of Virginia Tech's season was characterized by a lack of discipline for the Hokies, both on and off the field.
* Safety
Aaron Rouse was penalized twice against Duke for roughing the passer. His second hit on Duke quarterbackThaddeus Lewis was a helmet-to-sternum hit that whiplashed his head with such force that it gave him a concussion. Duke's backup quarterback said of Tech, "They are a fast team. I'm lucky to come out in one piece. ... The roughing of the passer, the late hits, they were coming for us." [cite web
url = http://www.newsobserver.com/736/story/487346.html
title = Blue devils sacked
accessdate = 2006-11-30
date = 2006-09-17
last = Chavez
first = Luciana
publisher = The News & Observer (Raleigh) ]
* DEChris Ellis and WRJosh Morgan were arrested late Saturday night after the Hokies' victory over Cincinnati and charged with resisting arrest and obstructing justice. Morgan was also charged with disorderly conduct. Both players were suspended for the following game, a home loss to Georgia Tech and were later sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service. [cite web
url = http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-vtsentence.n30,0,6950188.story?coll=dp-sports-local
title = Hokies' Ellis, Morgan get community service, probation
accessdate = 2006-11-30
date = 2006-11-30
last = Wood
first = Norm
publisher = Daily Press ]
* WR Josh Hyman was suspended for the Boston College game after an arrest fordriving under the influence . cite web
url = http://www.wsls.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSLS%2FMGArticle%2FSLS_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191233457&path=!sports
title = Beamer Faces Questions About Behavior
accessdate = 2006-11-30
date = 2006-10-18
last = Lindsey
first = Sue
publisher = AP ]
* During the ESPN broadcast of the Boston College game, announcerKirk Herbstreit became angry when cameras showed Tech playersVince Hall andAaron Rouse arguing on the sidelines and showed linebacker Brendan Hill dancing on the sidelines with Tech trailing late in the game. The video of Herbstreit's rant was shown to the Tech team in Sunday meetings following the game. [cite web
url = http://www.roanoke.com/sports/vtfootball/wb/87562
title = Herbstreit defends rant
accessdate = 2006-11-30
date = 2006-10-18
last = King
first = Randy
publisher = The Roanoke Times]Tech's discipline troubles came to a head when the Hokies were blown out in consecutive weeks by Georgia Tech and Boston College. Beamer responded by cracking down on trash-talking, personal fouls, and other negative behaviors. The team responded and committed no personal fouls and only two defensive penalties total in the three games following the BC loss. [cite web
url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701347.html
title = Discipline Suits Hokies' Defense
accessdate = 2006-11-30
date = 2006-11-8
last = Kilgore
first = Adam
publisher = Washington Post]Defense
Virginia Tech finished the regular season leading the nation in total defense, scoring defense, and pass defense.cite web
url = http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/ranking_summary/2006000000742.HTML
title = Virginia Tech ( 10 - 2 - 0 ) Thru: 11/25/06
accessdate = 2006-11-30
date = 2006-11-25
publisher = NCAA] This was the second year in a row that defensive coordinatorBud Foster 's unit had led the nation in total defense.Notes
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