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Virginia Tech Hokies |
Virginia Cavaliers © |
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Played November 11, 1989 at Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
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PCT |
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T |
PCT |
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| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
| Virginia © | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Virginia Tech |
0 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
25 |
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Virginia |
7 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
32 |
The Virginia Tech Hokies of Frank Beamer stood 5-3-1 as the traveled to Charlottesville to meet their cross-state rival 18th ranked, 8-2 Virginia Cavaliers of coach George Welsh. Virginia took a 24-0 halftime lead & withstood a furious comeback from the Hokies with a back-up quarterback to retain The Belt with a 32-25 victory. The Cavaliers took a 7-0 lead in the 1st quarter when RB Durwin Greggs scored on a 4-yard touchdown run. Early in the 2nd quarter, they pushed the lead to 14-0 on an 11-yard touchdown run by QB Shawn Moore. Virginia's PK Jake McInerney made it 17-0 when he hit a 27-yard field goal & a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Terry Kirby made it 24-0 at the half. Kirby's touchdown run was set-up by a 56-yard completion from Moore to WR Herman Moore. Virginia Tech had to replace starting QB Cam Young in the 3rd quarter due to a broken arm but his back-up, QB Rodd Wooten, rallied the Hokies. Wooten’s 8-yard touchdown pass to WR Myron Richardson got Virginia Tech on the board & the 2-point conversion made it Virginia 24 Virginia Tech 8. The Cavaliers responded with a 22-yard touchdown run from Greggs &, with the 2-point conversion, the lead was 24 points again at 32-8. Hokies’ RB Vaughn Hebron returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards to the Virginia 45-yard line. The Hokies took 8 plays to score on an 11-yard reverse by WR Marcus Mickel. Another 2-point conversion left Virginia still leading by a score of 32-16 with 1:17 left in the 3rd quarter. Virginia Tech put together a 56-yard touchdown drive midway through the final quarter with RB Rich Fox scoring on a 1-yard run with 5:25 left & PK Mickey Thomas hit a 39-yard field leaving the Cavaliers with a 32-25 lead. When Kirby recovered the on-side kick for the Hokies they had the final chance to claim The Belt but Virginia's CB Jason Wallace intercepted Wooten with 1:13 left to end Virginia Tech's chances. Moore finished with 188 yards passing as well as a rushing touchdown. Wooten threw for 102 yards with a touchdown & an interception in relief of Young who threw for 54 yards in the 1st half. Virginia finished the season 10-3; ACC Co-Champs, ranked 18th nationally while the Hokies finished 6-4-1. Virginia Tech would play for The Belt again in 2000.
