|
|
VATECH |
STNFRD |
Drones accounts for 3 TDs, Hokies manhandle Stanford 31-7 to end two-game skid
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Kyron Drones passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third, and Virginia Tech bounced back from last week’s final second heart-breaking loss to No. 7 Miami and beat Stanford 31-7 on Saturday.
Bhaysul Tuten added 73 rushing yards and one touchdown while the Hokies (3-3, 1-1 ACC) got a big game out of their defense in the win. A transfer from North Carolina A&T, Tuten eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark for his career.
Drones completed 14 of 19 throws for 201 yards. He made touchdown throws to Stephen Gosnell and Da’Quan Felton and scrambled for 17 yards for Virginia Tech in its first game against Stanford since the 2011 Orange Bowl. Felton had four catches for 84 yards.
“That’s what we need to be offensively, defensively, special teams,” Hokies coach Brent Pry said. “A well-rounded effort against a good team at their place after a tough loss.”
The Hokies spent much of the week trying to move on from the disappointing loss to the Hurricanes on Sept. 27. In that game Drones and Felton connected on a 30-yard touchdown in the final seconds, only to have the call overturned by replay.
Virginia Tech never let it get that close against Stanford.
While Drones patiently guided the offense, Tuten kept the Hokies rolling on the ground. The second-leading rusher in the ACC going into the game, Tuten repeatedly gouged the conference’s top run defense for big gains to help the Hokies end a two-game skid.
“We came out and we ran the ball extremely well today,” Tuten said. “I think it definitely shows us that we’re the top run offense in the league.”
Stanford (2-3, 1-2 ACC) changed quarterbacks after Ashton Daniels was knocked out of last week’s loss to Clemson with a sore ankle but the results weren’t much different.
Justin Lamson, who played sparingly in the Cardinal’s first four games, completed 13 of 24 passes for 103 yards with one interception.
Virginia Tech held the Cardinal to 258 yards of offense.
“We have to be a defense that can cause some mayhem,” Pry said. “That’s the style of defense we want to play.”
After Stanford kicker Emmel Kenney’s 53-yard field goal attempt fell short on the opening drive of the game, Virginia Tech responded with a quick, efficient scoring drive. Wide receiver Jaylin Lane caught two passes for 26 yards, then ran 24-yards on a reverse to set up Drones’ 17-yard touchdown to Gosnell.
Tuten bulled into the end zone on a fourth-down play in the second quarter to put the Hokies ahead 14-0 at halftime.
The Hokies went up 21-0 when Drones squeezed a throw in between a pair of defenders and connected with Felton for a 55-yard touchdown to begin the second half. Felton caught the pass near the Stanford 35 then broke away and ran untouched into the end zone.
Stanford’s only score came off a trick play in the third quarter when running back Micah Ford threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Elic Ayomanor late in the third quarter.
“We just never had any big plays, really,” Stanford coach Troy Taylor said. “We didn’t do enough offensively to create some space and some big plays. We had some opportunities there, but we didn’t play well enough in all three phases.”
John Love kicked a 46-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies played a solid game defensively but as always it was Tuten’s running that carried the day. Offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen drew up a few trick plays to keep the Stanford defense on its toes, though the Cardinal were repeatedly bullied backward by Tuten’s bullish-style of running. Drones didn’t have a big passing day but did a great job moving around in the pocket to avoid Stanford’s pass rush.
Stanford: Not even a change in quarterback could get the Cardinal offense going. Lamson, probably the most mobile QB on the roster, ran well on keepers and sneaks but never found a rhythm with his receivers and lost a fumble in the red zone. Coach Troy Taylor needs to find a remedy quickly because Stanford’s next game is against a Top 25 squad.
Virginia Tech: Hosts Boston College on Oct. 17.
Stanford: Travels to play at No. 16 Notre Dame next Saturday.
--- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
K. Drones
1 QB 201 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 17 RuYds, RuTD |
|
M. Ford
20 RB 47 RuYds, 11 ReYds, 2 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
---|---|---|
1st Downs | 15 | 18 |
Rushing | 6 | 11 |
Passing | 9 | 7 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-12 | 5-13 |
4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Total Net Yards | 337 | 258 |
Total Plays | 55 | 66 |
Avg Gain | 6.1 | 3.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 136 | 136 |
Rush Attempts | 36 | 41 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Yards Passing | 201 | 122 |
Comp. - Att. | 14-19 | 14-25 |
Yards Per Pass | 9.8 | 3.1 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-45 | 4-24 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 3-51.0 | 4-40.8 |
Return Yards | 17 | 11 |
Punts - Returns | 2-4 | 1-11 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-13 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
|
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
K. Drones
1 QB
|
K. Drones | 14/19 | 201 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Tuten
33 RB
|
B. Tuten | 21 | 73 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lane
83 WR
|
J. Lane | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Thomas
24 RB
|
M. Thomas | 4 | 18 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Drones
1 QB
|
K. Drones | 8 | 17 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Coney
21 RB
|
J. Coney | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Felton
9 WR
|
D. Felton | 5 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Gosnell
12 WR
|
S. Gosnell | 4 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lane
83 WR
|
J. Lane | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Greene
26 WR
|
A. Greene | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Gosnell
82 TE
|
B. Gosnell | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Thomas
24 RB
|
M. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Fuga
6 DL
|
J. Fuga | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Peebles
16 DL
|
A. Peebles | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Spencer
29 LB
|
K. Spencer | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Madison
54 DL
|
M. Madison | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jennette
57 DL
|
J. Jennette | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Phillips III
18 S
|
M. Phillips III | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jenkins
7 LB
|
K. Jenkins | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Love
17 K
|
J. Love | 1/1 | 46 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
P. Moore
85 P
|
P. Moore | 3 | 51.0 | 0 | 61 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Lane 83 WR
|
J. Lane | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Ford
20 RB
|
M. Ford | 11 | 47 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Davis Jr.
5 RB
|
C. Davis Jr. | 8 | 47 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lamson
8 QB
|
J. Lamson | 19 | 36 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Irvin
26 RB
|
S. Irvin | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Mosley V
10 WR
|
E. Mosley V | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Ayomanor
13 WR
|
E. Ayomanor | 9 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Roush
86 TE
|
S. Roush | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Mosley V
10 WR
|
E. Mosley V | 5 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Cisse
84 WR
|
I. Cisse | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Ford
20 RB
|
M. Ford | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Bachmeier
24 WR
|
T. Bachmeier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Tafiti
11 LB
|
T. Tafiti | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
E. Kenney
13 K
|
E. Kenney | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Flintoft
37 P
|
A. Flintoft | 4 | 40.8 | 2 | 51 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Bachmeier
24 WR
|
T. Bachmeier | 2 | 28.5 | 29 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Bachmeier 24 WR
|
T. Bachmeier | 1 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
9:26 | VATECH 35 | 2:53 | 7 | 65 | TD |
0:12 | VATECH 3 | 2:25 | 5 | 17 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
8:39 | VATECH 12 | 6:45 | 13 | 88 | TD |
0:18 | VATECH 18 | 0:18 | 3 | 3 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | VATECH 25 | 1:59 | 4 | 75 | TD |
12:06 | VATECH 22 | 3:50 | 6 | 12 | Punt |
1:00 | VATECH 25 | 1:20 | 3 | 4 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:56 | STNFRD 35 | 3:28 | 7 | 35 | TD |
6:28 | VATECH 40 | 3:55 | 8 | 31 | FG |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | STNFRD 25 | 5:34 | 10 | 40 | FG Miss |
6:33 | STNFRD 50 | 6:21 | 12 | 47 | Fumble |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:47 | STNFRD 30 | 4:08 | 8 | 26 | Punt |
1:54 | STNFRD 25 | 1:36 | 5 | 16 | Punt |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:01 | STNFRD 25 | 0:55 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
8:16 | STNFRD 20 | 7:16 | 12 | 80 | TD |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:40 | STNFRD 6 | 3:44 | 6 | 28 | INT |
7:28 | STNFRD 25 | 1:00 | 3 | -5 | Punt |
2:33 | STNFRD 34 | 2:33 | 8 | 16 | Game |
- Missed FG (10 plays, 40 yards, 5:34 poss)
Result | Play |
---|---|
Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) K.Lowe kicks 65 yards from VT 35 to the STA End Zone. Fair catch by T.Bachmeier. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 25 (15:00 - 1st) C.Davis rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 27. |
+10 YD | 2 & 8 - STNFRD 27 (14:28 - 1st) J.Lamson pass complete. Catch made by I.Cisse for 10 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 37. |
+8 YD | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 37 (13:54 - 1st) S.Irvin rushed for 8 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 45. |
+4 YD | 2 & 2 - STNFRD 45 (13:24 - 1st) M.Ford rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 49. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 49 (12:48 - 1st) M.Ford rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 49. |
+17 YD | 2 & 8 - VATECH 49 (12:16 - 1st) J.Lamson pass complete. Catch made by S.Roush for 17 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 32. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - VATECH 32 (11:35 - 1st) J.Lamson rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 29. |
-1 YD | 2 & 7 - VATECH 29 (11:02 - 1st) M.Ford rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 30. |
Sack | 3 & 8 - VATECH 30 (10:17 - 1st) J.Lamson steps back to pass. Sacked at VT 35 for -5 yards (A.Peebles). |
No Good | 4 & 13 - VATECH 43 (9:34 - 1st) E.Kenney 53 yard field goal attempt is no good Center-P.Warford Holder-C.Weselman. |
- Touchdown (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:53 poss)
Result | Play |
---|---|
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - VATECH 35 (9:26 - 1st) B.Tuten rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by STA at VT 39. |
+13 YD | 2 & 6 - VATECH 39 (9:03 - 1st) K.Drones pass complete. Catch made by J.Lane for 13 yards. Tackled by STA at STA 48. |
+13 YD | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 48 (8:34 - 1st) K.Drones pass complete. Catch made by J.Lane for 13 yards. Tackled by STA at STA 35. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 35 (8:04 - 1st) K.Drones steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Felton. |
+2 YD | 2 & 10 - STNFRD 35 (7:58 - 1st) B.Tuten rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by STA at STA 33. |
+24 YD | 3 & 8 - STNFRD 33 (7:22 - 1st) J.Lane rushed for 24 yards. Tackled by STA at STA 9. |
+9 YD | 1 & Goal - STNFRD 9 (6:38 - 1st) K.Drones pass complete. Catch made by S.Gosnell for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (6:33 - 1st) J.Love extra point is good. |
- Fumble (12 plays, 47 yards, 6:21 poss)
Result | Play |
---|---|
Kickoff | (6:33 - 1st) K.Lowe kicks yards from VT 35 to the STA 7. T.Bachmeier returns the kickoff. Tackled by VT at STA 35. PENALTY on VT-E.Klock Personal Foul / Defense 15 yards accepted. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 50 (6:22 - 1st) J.Lamson steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for E.Ayomanor. |
+1 YD | 2 & 10 - STNFRD 50 (6:17 - 1st) J.Lamson rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 49. |
+9 YD | 3 & 9 - VATECH 49 (5:42 - 1st) J.Lamson pass complete. Catch made by E.Mosley for 9 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 40. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - VATECH 40 (5:01 - 1st) J.Lamson steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for E.Ayomanor. |
Penalty | 2 & 10 - VATECH 40 (4:49 - 1st) PENALTY on VT-A.Stevens Defensive Offside 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+4 YD | 2 & 5 - VATECH 35 (4:42 - 1st) C.Davis rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 31. |
+7 YD | 3 & 1 - VATECH 31 (4:03 - 1st) J.Lamson rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 24. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - VATECH 24 (3:24 - 1st) J.Lamson steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for E.Ayomanor. |
+4 YD | 2 & 10 - VATECH 24 (3:19 - 1st) M.Ford rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 20. |
+5 YD | 3 & 6 - VATECH 20 (2:27 - 1st) M.Ford rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 15. |
+12 YD | 4 & 1 - VATECH 15 (1:45 - 1st) J.Lamson rushed for 12 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 3. |
+1 YD | 1 & Goal - VATECH 3 (0:59 - 1st) S.Irvin rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 2. |
-1 YD | 2 & Goal - VATECH 2 (0:23 - 1st) J.Lamson rushed for -1 yards. J.Lamson FUMBLES forced by M.Phillips. Fumble RECOVERED by VT-A.Powell-Ryland at VT 3. Tackled by STA at VT 3. |
- Punt (5 plays, 17 yards, 2:25 poss)
Result | Play |
---|---|
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - VATECH 3 (0:12 - 1st) B.Tuten rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by STA at VT 7. |
+9 YD | 2 & 6 - VATECH 7 (15:00 - 2nd) K.Drones pass complete. Catch made by B.Gosnell for 9 yards. Tackled by STA at VT 16. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - VATECH 16 (14:24 - 2nd) PENALTY on VT-B.Moore False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+6 YD | 1 & 15 - VATECH 11 (14:11 - 2nd) B.Tuten rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by STA at VT 17. |
+3 YD | 2 & 9 - VATECH 17 (13:39 - 2nd) K.Drones pass complete. Catch made by J.Lane for 3 yards. Tackled by STA at VT 20. |
No Gain | 3 & 6 - VATECH 20 (13:06 - 2nd) K.Drones steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for S.Gosnell. |
Punt | 4 & 6 - VATECH 20 (12:58 - 2nd) P.Moore punts 50 yards to STA 30 Center-C.Epling. Fair catch by T.Bachmeier. |
- Punt (8 plays, 26 yards, 4:08 poss)
Result | Play |
---|---|
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 30 (12:47 - 2nd) J.Lamson rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 39. |
No Gain | 2 & 1 - STNFRD 39 (12:17 - 2nd) J.Lamson steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for E.Ayomanor. |
+4 YD | 3 & 1 - STNFRD 39 (12:12 - 2nd) J.Lamson rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 43. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - STNFRD 43 (11:31 - 2nd) C.Davis rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by VT at STA 49. |
+4 YD | 2 & 4 - STNFRD 49 (10:53 - 2nd) M.Ford rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 47. |
-3 YD | 1 & 10 - VATECH 47 (10:17 - 2nd) E.Mosley rushed for -3 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 50. |
+6 YD | 2 & 13 - STNFRD 50 (9:36 - 2nd) J.Lamson pass complete. Catch made by I.Cisse for 6 yards. Tackled by VT at VT 44. |