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Travel CenterVIRGINIA TECH 25, N.C. STATE 24
December 31, 1986 - Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - Att: 53,668
ATLANTA, Ga. - Virginia Tech
earned its first-ever bowl victory in
dramatic fashion when Chris Kinzer's 40-yard field goal as time expired gave the
Hokies a heart-stopping 25-24 comeback
win over North Carolina State in the
Peach Bowl.
Tech started
the winning drive
at its own 20 with
a full compliment
of timeouts and
1:53 on the clock.
Quarterback Erik Chapman moved the
ball to the Tech 44 with a pair of first
down passes to tight end Steve Johnson.
But another completion, followed by four
running plays, left the Hokies facing a
fourth-and-three at the State 37 with just
20 seconds left. Again it was Chapman
to Johnson, this time for nine yards and a
first down on the Wolfpack 28.
With 15 seconds left, Tech opted for a
long pass. The Hokies were penalized for
holding on the incompletion, moving the
ball back to the 38. Chapman once again
went to the air on a deep pattern
to wingback David Everett.
Another flag fell, but this time it
was a 15-yard pass interference
call against State.
The penalty moved the ball to
the 23 with four seconds left. Out
trotted Kinzer, whose field goals
had already been the difference in
five wins and a tie during the
regular season. Earlier in the
game, he had connected on a 46-yarder, the second longest in
Peach Bowl history at the time.
The Wolfpack called a time out,
but anyone who knew Kinzer
knew it would not matter. Although
flattened on his follow through, the
Tech kicker was right on target as
the final second disappeared in
what had been one of the wildest
and most exciting finishes in any
bowl game.
Tech's last-minute comeback
was actually the Hokies' second
rally of the game. At one point,
State led 21-10 with just six
minutes left in the third quarter.
The Tech defense turned the tide
by forcing fumbles on two
consecutive Wolfpack
possessions. Both times the
Hokies were able to capitalize on State's
mistakes, with Chapman directing the
team to a pair of touchdowns.
Chapman's 6-yard touchdown pass to
Johnson with 9:36 remaining in the game
put Tech on top 22-21.
State put
together its only
scoring drive of
the second half
to regain the
lead on a Mike
Cofer field goal
with 7:12 left in the game. Then, after
halting a Tech drive, the īPack threatened
to put the game away when Kelly
Hollodick faked a punt and ran for a
crucial first down at the Hokie 35.
Linebacker Jamel Agemy kept Tech's
hopes alive with back-to-back tackles
behind the line. Two plays later State
was forced to punt, and the Hokies
began their winning drive. Just seconds
after Kinzer's kick cleared the goalpost,
thousands of Tech fans stormed the field
to celebrate.
Virginia Tech 10 0 6 9 - 25
N.C. State 7 14 0 3 - 24
VT (11:04 re 1st) - Hunter 1 run (Kinzer kick)
NCSU (6:41 re 1st) - Bulluck recover blocked punt in
end zone (Cofer kick)
VT (1:06 re 1st) - FG Kinzer 46
NCSU (8:55 re 2nd) - Worthen 25 pass from Kramer
(Cofer kick)
NCSU (4:31 re 2nd) - Britt 5 pass from Kramer
(Cofer kick)
VT (0:33 re 3rd) - Williams 1 run (pass failed)
VT (9:36 re 4th) - Johnson 6 pass from Chapman
(run failed)
NCSU (7:12 re 4th) - FG Cofer 33
VT (0:00 re 4th) - FG Kinzer 40
Team Statistics VT NCSU First Downs 29 16 Rushes-yds. 60-287 37-132 Passing yds. 200 155 Total off. 487 287 Passes 20-30-2 12-19-0 Return yds. 14 15 Punts-avg. 2-34.0 5-42.0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-yds. 5-51 3-25
Individual Leaders
Rushing - VT, Hunter 22-113, Williams 16-129,
Jones 7-32, Donnelly 3-10, Everett 1-6, Chapman 11-(-3);
NCSU, Crite 14-101, Crumpler 9-21, Hollodick 1-5,
Kramer 10-4, Harris 4-1.
Passing - VT, Chapman 20-30-2-200; NCSU,
Kramer 12-19-0-155.
Receiving - VT, S. Johnson 6-54, M. Williams 4-39,
Snell 4-37, Hunter 2-34, Donnelly 2-19, Everett 1-12,
Richardson 1-5; NCSU, Worthen 5-70, Jeffires 3-44,
Crumpler 2-27, F. Harris 1-9, Britt 1-5.
