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Virginia Tech Football News
January 24, 2007
Hokies to play eight games against 2006 bowl teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference released its 2007
football schedule Wednesday, with Virginia Tech's slate featuring
eight teams that went to postseason bowl games a year ago. Also
highlighting the schedule are a pair of Thursday night broadcasts on
ESPN and seven home contests at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.
Tech will make two appearances on ESPN's Thursday night broadcast,
where it is 13-2 all-time. The Hokies will host Boston College on
Oct. 25, and then travel to Georgia Tech seven days later. Conference
home games include North Carolina, Boston College, Florida State and
Miami, while non-conference opponents East Carolina, Ohio University
and William & Mary come visiting.
In their first three seasons in the ACC, the Hokies have gone 20-4
overall in conference games, 11-1 on the road. This year, the Hokies
will play four of their five road games against ACC foes: Clemson
(Oct. 6), Duke (Oct. 13), Georgia Tech (Nov. 1) and Virginia (Nov.
24). Tech's other road contest will come against LSU on Sept. 8 at
Baton Rouge.
After hosting a school-record eight home games a year ago, the Hokies
will play seven games at home this year, including four of their
first five contests. Eight of the 12 teams on Tech's schedule played
in bowls last year: East Carolina (PapaJohns.com), LSU (Sugar), Ohio
(GMAC), Clemson (Music City), Boston College (Meineke Car Care),
Georgia Tech (Gator), Florida State (Emerald) and Miami (MPC
Computers).
Once again this season, the league is broken into two separate
divisions - the Atlantic (Maryland, Clemson, NC State, Wake Forest,
Boston College and Florida State) and Coastal (Virginia, Georgia
Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Miami and Virginia Tech) - with the two
division winners meeting on Dec. 1 in the ACC Championship game.
Source: Virginia Tech Sports Information Department
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