Team selection
The Orange Bowl is the single of 5 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) fool around games that have been played during the finish of any college football deteriorate given 2006.[nb 2] As tangible by contract, the fool around matches the hold up of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) conflicting an at-large collect comparison by the special committee. On December 6, 2008, the Virginia Tech Hokies degraded the Boston College Eagles in the 2008 ACC Championship Game, to illustrate winning an involuntary bid to the 2009 Orange Bowl Game.
The at-large mark in the Orange Bowl was filled around the round-robin preference procession tangible by the alternative Bowl Championship array games (the Sugar, Fiesta, as good as Rose bowls) as good as the involuntary bids. The sequence of at-large selections rotates annually in in between the BCS bowls. In 2009, the Fiesta Bowl picked first, followed by the Sugar Bowl, afterwards the Orange Bowl.
The Fiesta Bowl picked Ohio State, whilst the Sugar Bowl comparison Utah. The Orange Bowl was to illustrate left to name Big East Conference hold up Cincinnati, fulfilling the BCS’ contractual requisite to yield the diversion for the conference’s champion.
Cincinnati
Main article: 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The Cincinnati Bearcats accomplished the 2007 college football deteriorate with the 102 record, together with the win in the 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl over Southern Miss 3121. It was usually the second time in propagandize story that Cincinnati had won 10 games in the season. Before the 2008 season, the Bearcats hoped quarterback Ben Mauk would be authorised to fool around an surprising sixth year of college football, the probability combined by the year mislaid to injury[nb 3] as good as the redshirt[nb 4] year.
After Mauk’s ask was denied by the NCAA, the annual check of media covering Big East football picked Cincinnati to finish fifth in the eight-team Big East.[nb 5]
The Bearcats non-stop the 2008 college football deteriorate conflicting Eastern Kentucky, winning 407 in an descent bid led by comparison quarterback Dustin Grutza, who was declared the team’s starter during that upon all sides following Mauk’s dismissal. For the second diversion of the season, Cincinnati trafficked to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Oklahoma Sooners for the primary time. In the 5226 detriment to the group that would fool around for the inhabitant championship that season, Grutza pennyless his ankle as good as was transposed by girl Tony Pike.
For their third diversion of the season, the Bearcats returned to Nippert Stadiumheir home fieldo fool around the primary of dual Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponents, in-state opposition Miami. In the 113th Battle for the Victory Bell, Cincinnati won, 4520. Following the attainment conflicting Miami, the Bearcats trafficked to Akron, Ohio to fool around the Akron Zips. Against the Zips, Pike pennyless his arm as good as was transposed by redshirt beginner Chazz Anderson, who was additionally harmed during the game. Fellow redshirt beginner Zach Collaros afterwards entered the diversion as good as led the Bearcats to the 1715 victory. The tighten win conflicting Akron was followed by the 3310 win over Marshall, the Bearcats’ last nonconference diversion prior to commencement Big East play.
At the proceed of discussion play, the Bearcats were 41, as good as their usually detriment was conflicting top-five competition Oklahoma. With Pike still injured, Cincinnati flog Rutgers, 1310, in the Bearcats’ primary Big East diversion of the season. The Bearcats suffered their second improved of the deteriorate in the following week, however, losing to the UConn Huskies, 4016. Pike returned from the damage as good as had the Bearcats heading during halftime, though he left the diversion during the half when insensibility in his non-throwing palm prevented him from being means to take the snap. In the dual weeks that followed the detriment to the Huskies, Cincinnati recovered to flog dual top-25 opponents: No. twenty-three South Florida as good as No. twenty West Virginia. The dual victories pushed the Bearcats to the 31 discussion jot down as good as the No. twenty-two upon all sides in the AP Poll prior to Cincinnati’s annual adversary diversion conflicting Louisville. That game, additionally good known as the Battle for The Keg of Nails, accomplished in the Cincinnati attainment for the primary time given 2002.
Following the adversary diversion win, Cincinnati played the Pittsburgh Panthers in the diversion for lift out of primary place in the Big East. In front of the jot down throng during Cincinnati’s home field, the Bearcats claimed primary place with the 2821 win. Heading in to the diversion conflicting the Syracuse Orange, Cincinnati was positive during slightest the share of the Big East Championship, though the 3010 win over Syracuse gave the Bearcats solitary embrace of the championship, the primary Big East pretension in propagandize history. After clinching the Big East Championship as good as the bid to the BCS bowl, Cincinnati accomplished the unchanging deteriorate with the diversion in Hawaii conflicting the Hawaii Warriors. Despite trailing for many of the game, the Bearcats scored nineteen unanswered points as good as accomplished the unchanging deteriorate with the 2924 victory. Already positive the BCS berth by trait of their Big East championship, upon December 7, 2008, the Bearcats were comparison to experience in the 2009 Orange Bowl.
Virginia Tech
Main article: 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The Virginia Tech Hokies entered the 2008 deteriorate after an 113 altogether 2007 jot down that enclosed the win in the 2007 ACC Championship Game as good as the detriment to the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2008 Orange Bowl. Although the Hokies won the ACC for the second time in reduction than 4 years, fans as good as analysts approaching Virginia Tech would outlay 2008 rebuilding the group that saw twelve starters connoisseur or come in the National Football League (NFL) Draft. Though picked in the preseason check to win the Coastal Division of the ACC, the Hokies were dissapoint in their deteriorate opener by East Carolina University.
Following the loss, Virginia Tech conduct manager Frank Beamer voiced that backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who had formerly been approaching to redshirt as good as lay out the season, would fool around in the Hokies’ second game, conflicting Furman. Both Taylor as good as Sean Glennon achieved good conflicting Furman, as good as Tech won, 247. Tech’s third diversion of the deteriorate came conflicting the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who were debuting the brand brand new descent complement the widespread choice underneath first-year conduct manager Paul Johnson. Unlike the diversion conflicting Furman, Taylor proposed the diversion as good as remained during quarterback throughout, using the Hokies to their primary ACC attainment of the season, 2017. The win gave Tech the tiebreaker conflicting the Yellow Jackets in the eventuality of the tie in the multiplication standings during the finish of the season. The Hokies’ fourth diversion of the deteriorate came conflicting the North Carolina Tar Heels, who were degraded by the same domain of attainment as Tech’s win conflicting Georgia Tech, 2017.
The identical tiwn discussion victories were followed by dual out-of-conference wins: during Big twelve competition Nebraska as good as conflicting eccentric Western Kentucky. At the finish of the four-game winning streak, the Hokies had the 41 record, twenty in conference, as good as were ranked No. seventeen in the country. On Oct 18, however, the Hokies mislaid to unranked Boston College in Boston, 2823. The diversion was the rematch of the prior year’s ACC Championship Game as good as was the preview of the 2008 ACC Championship Game matchup. The detriment was the proceed of the transformation that saw Tech remove 3 of 4 games, usually handling the attainment conflicting Maryland, 2313. The last competition of that four-game widen was the 1613 detriment to Coastal Division opposition Miami, that afterwards hold the tiebreaker over the Hokies in the eventuality of any head-to-head tie.
During the last dual games of the unchanging season, however, the Hokies managed dual victories: the 143 win conflicting last-place ACC group Duke, as good as the 1714 delight over normal opposition Virginia. Miami, meanwhile, mislaid the last dual games of the season: conflicting Georgia Tech as good as North Carolina State. These waste forsaken Miami to the 44 jot down in the ACC, the single diversion during the during the during the back of of of the Hokies, who were scored equally with Georgia Tech during 53 following the finish of the unchanging season. By trait of the Hokies’ head-to-head win conflicting the Yellow Jackets, Virginia Tech won the Coastal Division as good as the mark in the ACC Championship Game. When Tech won the championship diversion conflicting Atlantic Division hold up Boston College, 3012, it was awarded the ACC’s involuntary bid to the Orange Bowl.
Pregame buildup
Pregame media coverage of the diversion focused upon the actuality that the 2009 Orange Bowl was Cincinnati’s primary Bowl Championship Series diversion in propagandize history. For Virginia Tech, coverage focused upon the Hokies’ winless story in BCS games given 1995,[nb 6] as Tech had mislaid all 4 of the appearances in the BCS diversion given an dissapoint win over Texas in the 1995 Sugar Bowl. Also referred to was the actuality that the dual teams had faced any alternative in the 1947 Sun Bowl, that had been any school’s primary fool around game. The low win rate of ACC teams in ubiquitous was an additional indicate of interest. Teams from the discussion had won usually the single of their 10 appearances in the BCS fool around prior to the Orange Bowl. Before the Orange Bowl matchup, the dual teams last played in 2006, when the Hokies degraded the Bearcats, 2913, during Virginia Tech’s home field, Lane Stadium. For the Orange Bowl, widespread bettors adored the annulment of that 2006 final, as Cincinnati was primarily adored by the single point. This stretched to 1.5 points by December 9. The direction toward Cincinnati continued, as good as upon December 27, betting organizations gave Cincinnati the corner by dual or dual as good as the half points.
The diversion featured dual teams both ranked reduce than the dual teams personification in the non-BCS bowl, the primary in BCS history. The 2008 Poinsettia Bowl featured the No. 9 Boise State Broncos conflicting the No. eleven TCU Horned Frogs. In Miami, Virginia Tech as good as Cincinnati any accomplished preparations to switch accommodations to the conflicting road house upon the day prior to the diversion to improved copy the feel of the regular-season game. Cincinnati’s pierce was took off the day when rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs altered in to the road house as good as coaches, looking to equivocate the distraction, altered up the date of the team’s departure.
Ticket sales
The gait of sheet sales for the Orange Bowl sundry extravagantly in in between the dual schools. Each group perceived an subsidy of 17,500 tickets to sell to the fans, as good as any propagandize solitary about 4,000 tickets in the dual days rught away following the announcement. Media covering Virginia Tech deliberate the rate of sheet sales to be delayed given the Hokies had solitary 50 percent some-more during the identical timeframe the prior year. Media following Cincinnati sheet sales deliberate the gait to be fast, job the Orange Bowl diversion the “hot ticket”. The 5 tickets solitary by Cincinnati generated the largest volume of sheet sale income ever available by the Cincinnati Athletics Department, concealment the propagandize some-more than 0,000 in the primary day of sales. Travel agencies offering packages together with diversion tickets, airfare, as good as the road house room to fans of both teams. Owing to the demand, fans were warned conflicting the risk of tawdry tickets.
In the days rught away following the proclamation of the matchup, sheet sales diverged. By December 12, Cincinnati solitary about 9,000 tickets. This sum increasing to we estimate 13,000 tickets by December 20, as good as the propagandize rebuilt mixed debate buses for the tyro procession to the game. At Virginia Tech, meanwhile, sales lagged. In an bid to coax sales, Tech administrators had conduct football manager Frank Beamer star in the video asking Hokies fans to buy tickets to the game. Owing to singular approach for tickets, prices in the delegate marketplace plunged.
As late as December 31, conjunction group had solitary the complete subsidy of 17,500 tickets. Cincinnati fans had paid for 13,000 tickets, whilst Virginia Tech fans paid for fewer than 5,000 tickets from the school’s allotment. Countering Virginia Tech’s low approach sheet sales were vast numbers of fans who avoided profitable face worth for ticketsS5y shopping them upon the delegate market, mostly for as small as 99 cents.
Cincinnati offense
Before the Orange Bowl, Cincinnati was ranked 50th (of 119 Division we FBS teams) in sum offense. The group was ranked 24th in flitting offense, with the 5 quarterbacks pulpy in to have use of during the deteriorate averaging 254.1 flitting yards per game. By the finish of the season, Tony Pike emerged as Cincinnati’s solitary starting quarterback. He accomplished the unchanging deteriorate carrying accomplished 183 of 291 pass attempts for 2,168 yards, eighteen touchdowns, as good as 7 interceptions. He ranked second in the Big East as good as 29th nationally in flitting potency with the passer rating of 141.07.
Among Cincinnati receivers, there was nothing of the disbelief that cheerless the Bearcats’ quarterbacks. Wide receiver Mardy Gilyard hold 74 passes during the unchanging season, environment the Cincinnati jot down with 1,118 receiving yards. He additionally had 10 touchdowns during the season, heading all Cincinnati players. Gilyard additionally played as the Bearcats’ primary flog returner. He returned 32 kicks, accumulating the school-record 897 yards as good as 2 touchdowns. Fellow far-reaching receiver Dominick Goodman outpaced Gilyard in receptions with 78, though he had usually 977 receiving yards as good as 7 touchdowns. On the primary fool around of Cincinnati’s diversion conflicting Hawaii, Dominick harmed his shoulder as good as his capability to fool around in the Orange Bowl was in doubt.
Cincinnati’s belligerent offense was reduction statistically poignant than the flitting offense. It was led by using during the during the back of of Jacob Ramsey, who carried the turn 148 times for 630 yards as good as two touchdowns. Backup using during the during the back of of John Goebel had 124 rushing attempts for 581 yards as good as 7 touchdowns.
Virginia Tech offense
At the finish of the unchanging deteriorate prior to the Orange Bowl, Virginia Tech’s offense was ranked in in between the misfortune in Division I, 107th in in between 119 teams. The Hokies averaged usually 296 yards per diversion during the unchanging season, as good as during the ACC Championship Gamehe last Tech diversion prior to the Orange Bowlad combined the season-low 234 yards of offense. Starting left ensure Nick Marshman was not approaching to fool around after apropos academically incompetent following the tumble semester, as good as was transposed by redshirt beginner Jaymes Brooks.
On the field, the Hokies’ offense was led by quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who accomplished 86 of his 151 pass attempts for 896 yards, 2 touchdowns, as good as 6 interceptions in the deteriorate prior to the Orange Bowl. He additionally carried the turn 132 times for the sum benefit of 691 yards as good as 6 touchdowns upon the ground. As successful as Taylor was rushing the ball, Virginia Tech’s offense upon the belligerent was led by beginner using during the during the back of of Darren Evans, who set the Virginia Tech beginner jot down for rushing yards by accumulating 1,112 during the unchanging season. He additionally scored 10 touchdowns, was declared the second-team All-ACC player, as good as accomplished second in the choosing by casting votes for the ACC’s rookie of the year award. Evans became the sixth beginner in the story of the Atlantic Coast Conference to pour out for some-more than 1,000 yards as good as set the Virginia Tech single-game jot down for rushing yards when he ran for 253 yards in Tech’s diversion conflicting Maryland.
Cincinnati defense
Entering the Orange Bowl, the Bearcats were ranked 26th in sum defense, needing an normal of 316 yards per diversion to hostile offenses. Cincinnati was 26th in scoring defense, needing an normal of 20.2 points per game. The Bearcats were No. 1 in sacks in in between Big East teams, recording 35 during the season.
Defensive finish Connor Barwin led the Bearcats’ invulnerability in sacks with 11, the figure that additionally was the tip in the Big East as good as No. 14 nationally. He accomplished the unchanging deteriorate with 48 tackles, the figure that enclosed the 11 sacks. In approval of his performance, he was declared the first-team All-Big East selection, signifying his standing as the many appropriate player during his upon all sides in the conference.
In the defensive secondary, the Bearcats were led by cornerback Mike Mickens as good as reserve Brandon Underwood. Mickens was the second-team All-Big East selection, as good as Underwood was the first-team All-Big East selection. Mickens was Cincinnati’s career personality in interceptions as good as interception lapse yardage, as good as had 65 tackles (third upon the team) notwithstanding blank 3 games due to injury. Underwood was fifth upon the group in tackles with 60, as good as had 3 interceptions as good as 6 pass breakups.
The many important player for Cincinnati, however, was punter Kevin Huber, who was declared an Associated Press All-American as good as became the primary player in Bearcats story to consequence that respect in dual uninterrupted years. Thanks to Huber’s opening during the unchanging season, Cincinnati led the nation in punting normal (41.5 yards per kick) as good as was No. 1 in the Big East for the second uninterrupted year.
Virginia Tech defense
Virginia Tech’s invulnerability was deliberate in in between the many appropriate in Division we prior to the Orange Bowl. The Hokies were ranked seventh in sum defense, needing usually 277.08 yards per diversion upon average. Virginia Tech additionally was rarely ranked in multiform alternative defensive categories: eighth in turnovers gained (30), 13th in scoring invulnerability (17.46 points per game), 15th in pass invulnerability (170.08 yards per game), as good as 19th in rushing invulnerability (107.00 yards per game). The Hokies’ invulnerability additionally scored five defensive touchdowns during the unchanging season.
Tech’s invulnerability was led upon the domain by comparison cornerback Victor “Macho” Harris. During the unchanging season, Harris scored equally for fifth in the nation in interceptions with six, together with dual returned for touchdowns. He additionally had 44 tackles, as good as was declared the tip defensive player in the state of Virginia. At defensive end, Tech featured Orion Martin, the former walk-on who rose to the starting upon all sides as good as had 7.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, as good as 53 tackles during the unchanging season. Heading in to the Orange Bowl, the Hokies’ invulnerability was cheerless by injuries. Defensive finish Jason Worilds had the shoulder injury. Starting linebacker Brett Warren, who had 86 tackles, with 5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles, as good as 2 interceptions during the unchanging season, suffered the ripped maiden cruciate vinculum as good as was approaching to skip the game.
Game summary
The Virginia Tech Hokies football group takes the domain prior to the proceed of the 2009 Orange Bowl.
The 2009 Orange Bowl kicked off during 8:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) during Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. An estimated sum of 73,602 tickets were solitary for the game, though fool around officials estimated 15,781 sold tickets went unused, giving the turnstile assemblage of 57,821.[nb 7] The diversion was televised upon FOX, as good as the announcers were Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, as good as Chris Myers. An estimated 9.3 million viewers watched the broadcast, earning it the Nielsen rating of 5.4. Figures upon the sum payout vary, though Virginia Tech as good as Cincinnati any perceived in in between million as good as million for personification in the Orange Bowl, an volume that was common with the alternative teams in any school’s jaunty conference.
The rite opening of the inhabitant anthem was played upon wail by Arturo Sandoval. At the proceed of the game, the continue was clear, with an air heat of 68 F (20 C) as good as relations steam of 69 percent. The breeze was from the northeast during 7 miles per hour (11 km/h). J. O’Neill was the referee, B. Neale was the umpire, as good as the giant was J. Quinn. Orange Bowl Committee authority Daniel Ponce achieved the rite pre-game silver toss to establish primary possession. The toss was won by Virginia Tech, that inaugurated to embrace the turn to proceed the second half, ensuring Cincinnati the right to embrace the turn to proceed the game.
First quarter
Virginia Tech’s opening kickoff was returned to the Cincinnati 28-yard line, where the Bearcats executed the game’s primary play, the five-yard run by using during the during the back of of John Goebel. On the subsequent play, the Bearcats warranted the game’s primary initial down with the 13-yard pass from quarterback Tony Pike to far-reaching receiver Dominick Goodman. Now during their 46-yard line, Pike afterwards threw his second-longest accomplished pass of the game, the 38-yard pass to far-reaching receiver Mardy Gilyard. The fool around modernized the Bearcats’ offense to the Virginia Tech 16-yard line, as good as 3 plays later, Pike accomplished the 15-yard pass to Gilyard for the touchdown as good as the game’s primary points. The additional indicate flog by Cincinnati kicker Jake Rogers was good, as good as with 13:08 superfluous in the opening quarter, the Bearcats took the 70 lead over Virginia Tech.
Cincinnati’s kickoff after the touchdown was returned to the Virginia Tech 24-yard line, as good as the Hokies rebuilt for their primary descent embrace of the game. That fool around was the 27-yard run by far-reaching receiver Dyrell Roberts, who ran an end-around for the large gain. Now upon the Cincinnati side of the field, Virginia Tech using Back Darren Evans ran for the single yard, afterwards Hokies quarterback Tyrod Taylor accomplished the 34-yard pass to far-reaching receiver Danny Coale. The locate gave Virginia Tech the primary down during the Cincinnati 14-yard line. On the primary fool around following the prolonged completion, Evans was tackled for the six-yard loss, pulling the Hokies during the during the back of of to the Bearcats’ 20-yard line. Taylor accomplished good the detriment upon the subsequent dual plays, rushing for the sum of 11 yards, though was incompetent to benefit an additional primary down. Facing fourth down, Virginia Tech conduct manager Frank Beamer sent kicker Dustin Keys in to the diversion to try the 26-yard domain goal. The flog sailed right of the uprights, however, as good as Virginia Tech was denied the scoring opportunity.
After the longed for kick, Cincinnati’s offense took to the domain during their 20-yard line. The Bearcats were not means to benefit the primary down, however, as good as went 3 as good as out prior to punting during the during the back of of to Virginia Tech. Following the kick, the Hokies proposed during their 16-yard line. Tech’s primary fool around of the expostulate was the 14-yard pass from Taylor to far-reaching receiver Jarrett Boykin for the primary down, though the Hokies were incompetent to benefit an additional primary down. Tech punted during the during the back of of to Cincinnati, as good as the turn rolled out of finish during the Cincinnati 30-yard line. The primary fool around of the expostulate resulted in the reduced loss, though upon the second play, Pike accomplished the 39-yard pass to Gilyard. The fool around modernized the Bearcats low in to Virginia Tech domain as good as gave them the primary down. Despite the prolonged play, Cincinnati was incompetent to benefit an additional primary down, as good as Rogers entered the diversion to try the 44-yard domain goal. The flog was to the little extent shut off as good as fell short, denying the Bearcats 3 points. With 3:07 superfluous in the quarter, Cincinnati still hold the 70 lead.
Following the longed for domain goal, Virginia Tech’s offense took over during their 27-yard line, the mark from that the flog had been missed. Taylor accomplished the 12-yard pass to Coale, afterwards Evans ran eleven yards, some-more advanced the turn to the 50-yard line. After the pass from Taylor fell incomplete, he accomplished his subsequent dual attempts for the sum benefit of 19 yards as good as the primary down. Virginia Tech afterwards committed the five-yard fake proceed penalty, pulling the Hokies during the during the back of of to the Cincinnati 26-yard line. With time using out in the quarter, however, Virginia Tech using during the during the back of of Josh Oglesby accomplished good the chastisement with the 13-yard run to the Cincinnati 23-yard line. At the finish of the primary quarter, Cincinnati still led, 70.
Second quarter
The second entertain began with Virginia Tech in embrace of the turn as good as confronting the second down as good as dual during the Cincinnati 24-yard line. On the primary fool around of the quarter, Cincinnati committed an offsides penalty, giving the Hokies five yards as good as the primary down. From the Bearcats’ 19-yard line, Taylor accomplished the two-yard pass. On the subsequent play, Taylor attempted to run brazen with the ball, though fumbled prior to recuperating the lax football. Now confronting third down, Taylor scrambled 18 yards to the idea line for Virginia Tech’s primary touchdown of the game. The additional indicate flog by Keys was good, as good as with 13:00 superfluous in the quarter, the diversion was scored equally during 77.
Virginia Tech’s post-touchdown kickoff was returned to the Cincinnati 28-yard line, as good as the Bearcats’ offense began the primary embrace of the second quarter. Pike threw an deficient pass, afterwards continuous upon the 10-yard chuck for the primary down. That benefit was countered upon the subsequent fool around by the 10-yard land chastisement conflicting the Bearcats. Cincinnati was incompetent to recover the yardage mislaid to the chastisement as good as punted. Following the kick, Virginia Tech was likewise stymied by uninterrupted penalties as good as the pouch of Taylor by Cincinnati’s Terrill Byrd. Tech punted, as good as the flog was returned by Cincinnati far-reaching receiver D.J. Woods to the Virginia Tech 45-yard line. Despite starting in Virginia Tech’s half of the field, Cincinnati was incompetent to benefit as good as went 3 as good as out. The Bearcats’ punt was downed during the Virginia Tech three-yard line, as good as the Hokies’ offense returned to the field.
Despite being pinned conflicting their own idea line, the Hokies primarily had the little success relocating the ball. Taylor accomplished the two-yard pass, Evans ran for 6 yards, as good as Taylor ran for dual yards upon third down to consequence the primary down during the Tech 13-yard line. After the Tech timeout, Darren Evans ran for 5 yards. On the subsequent play, he pennyless giveaway for the 32-yard run, some-more advanced the turn to the 50-yard line. The Hokies were incompetent to benefit upon Evans’ run, however, as upon the subsequent play, the pass from Taylor was intercepted by Cincinnati defender Brandon Underwood during the Cincinnati 28-yard line.
Cincinnati’s offense took over during the mark of the interception as good as rught away began relocating down the field. Pike accomplished 3 uninterrupted passes: the five-yard pass to Gilyard, the 10-yard chuck to Goodman, afterwards the 31-yard toss to Gilyard. After the prolonged throw, Cincinnati had the primary down during the Virginia Tech 26-yard line. The Bearcats the single after an additional their expostulate after an deficient pass by Pike with an 18-yard execution to Goebel that gave the Bearcats the primary down during the Virginia Tech eight-yard line. Two plays later, however, Cincinnati’s expostulate came to an finish when Virginia Tech defender Stephan Virgil intercepted the pass from Pike to the player in the finish zone, denying the Bearcats the possibility to score. Virgil was downed in the finish territory for the touchback, as good as Virginia Tech’s offense proposed during the 20-yard line after the turnover.
Tech’s expostulate began with the accomplished pass for no benefit to Evans. This was followed by the five-yard run by Evans as good as the 23-yard pass from Taylor to parsimonious finish Greg Boone for the primary down during the Tech 48-yard line. Taylor afterwards accomplished the nine-yard pass to Boone. After dual plays were stopped for no gain, Taylor ran dual yards for the primary down, gripping the expostulate alive. With time using out in the primary half, Taylor accomplished the nine-yard pass to Boone, afterwards ran 6 yards for the primary down during the Cincinnati 26-yard line. The Hokies afterwards called an additional timeout to stop the time with 3 seconds superfluous in the quarter. Tech kicker Dustin Keys returned to the game, as good as as time lapsed in the primary half, he kicked the 43-yard domain idea that gave the Hokies the 107 lead.
Third quarter
Following the halftime low-pitched opening by The Doobie Brothers, the second half began. Because Cincinnati perceived the turn to proceed the game, Virginia Tech perceived the turn to proceed the second half.
The Bearcats’ kickoff was returned to the Tech 14-yard line, as good as the Hokies began the primary expostulate of the third quarter. Evans rushed for 4 yards, though Oglesby mislaid 4 yards upon the run during the subsequent play. Facing third as good as ten, Taylor picked up the primary down with an 11-yard run, though fumbled the turn during the finish of the play. The lax turn was scooped up by Boone, who kept the Hokies’ expostulate starting during the Tech 30-yard line. After the fumble, Evans ran for 7 yards as good as Taylor accomplished the 10-yard pass to Roberts for the primary down during the Tech 47-yard line. Coale afterwards rushed for 7 yards upon an end-around, as good as his run was followed by the single by Boone, who ran for 16 yards as good as the primary down during the Cincinnati 30-yard line. Two some-more rushes by Roberts as good as Evans resulted in an additional primary down, though once the Hokies upheld the Cincinnati 20-yard line, the Bearcats’ invulnerability stiffened as good as denied the Hokies an additional primary down. Facing fourth down, Tech again sent in Keys, who kicked the 35-yard domain goal. The flog lengthened Tech’s lead to 137 with 8:32 superfluous in the quarter.
Following Virginia Tech’s kickoff, Cincinnati began the primary expostulate of the second half during the 36-yard line. Pike was stopped for no benefit upon the rushing attempt, afterwards attempted the prolonged pass downfield. The turn was intercepted by Virginia Tech defender Kam Chancellor, as good as the Hokies’ offense returned to the domain after usually dual Cincinnati plays. Tech’s primary fool around after the interception resulted in Taylor being sacked by Cincinnati defender Brandon Underwood for the detriment of 3 yards, though Darren Evans accomplished up the mislaid yardage by rushing fourteen yards to the Tech 43-yard line for the primary down. Taylor as good as Evans alternated reduced rushes, afterwards Taylor accomplished the five-yard pass to Coale for an additional primary down, this the single during the Cincinnati 47-yard line. Once in Cincinnati territory, however, the Hokies’ offense faltered. Evans was tackled for the two-yard loss, afterwards Taylor was sacked again, this time by John Hughes. A prolonged pass try fell incomplete, as good as Tech punted for the primary time in the second half. Returner Danny Milligan fumbled the ball, though he recovered the lax turn as good as returned it to the Cincinnati 20-yard line.
The Bearcats’ second embrace of the second half was some-more successful than their first. On the primary fool around of the drive, using during the during the back of of Jacob Ramsey pennyless giveaway of the Tech invulnerability for the 25-yard run, the longest run of any Cincinnati player in the game. He followed that first-down run by gaining 8 some-more yards upon uninterrupted runs. Pike afterwards ran 3 yards for the primary down during the Tech 44-yard line. There, however, Cincinnati’s offense sputtered as good as could not benefit an additional primary down. The Bearcats’ punted, as good as the turn rolled out of finish during the Tech 14-yard line with 6 seconds superfluous in the quarter. The Hokies had time for the single play, the 21-yard run by Evans to the Tech 35-yard line. With the single entertain remaining, Virginia Tech had the 137 lead over Cincinnati.
Fourth quarter
The scoreboard congratulates Virginia Tech for winning the 2009 Orange Bowl.
The fourth entertain began with Virginia Tech in embrace of the turn as good as confronting the primary down during their 35-yard line. The primary fool around of the entertain resulted in the 20-yard benefit by Evans upon the using play. After that, however, the Hokies did not benefit an additional primary down as good as punted to Cincinnati. Following the kick, the Bearcats proposed their primary embrace of the fourth entertain during their 14-yard line. Running during the during the back of of Isaiah Pead ran for 3 yards, though afterwards the pass by Pike was intercepted during the 10-yard line by Tech defender Orion Martin. Three rushing plays later, Evans ran 6 yards for the touchdown. The additional indicate flog was good, as good as with 11:29 superfluous in the game, Virginia Tech took the 207 lead.
The Tech kickoff was returned seventeen yards by Gilyard to the Cincinnati 40-yard line, giving the Bearcats good domain upon all sides to proceed their drive. Two rushes by Goebel resulted in eleven yards as good as the primary down during the Tech 49-yard line. This success upon the belligerent was followed by some-more by the air, as Pike accomplished 3 uninterrupted passes: the 16-yarder to Gilyard, the 3-yarder to Goodman, as good as the 14-yarder to Gilyard. Goebel afterwards ran 5 yards to the Tech 11-yard line. Two Pike passes fell incomplete, environment up fourth down. Rather than try to flog the domain goal, Cincinnati conduct manager Brian Kelly systematic the offense to try to modify the fourth down. This was accomplished when Pike accomplished the seven-yard pass to Goodman for the primary down during the Virginia Tech four-yard line. Two some-more Pike passes fell deficient prior to Goebel rushed 3 yards to the Virginia Tech one-yard line. Cincinnati again faced the fourth down, as good as again, Kelly inaugurated to try to measure the touchdown rsther than than flog the domain goal. Pike attempted to cranky the idea line upon the using play, though was stopped by the Virginia Tech defense. With 7:25 superfluous in the game, Cincinnati incited the turn over upon downs to the Virginia Tech offense, that returned to the field.
With the organisation lead as good as right away in embrace of the ball, Virginia Tech began to run out the time by executing reduced rushing plays up the core of the field. Since the diversion time does not stop in American college football if the player stays in finish reduced of the primary down marker, the Hokies could dive the finish of the diversion as good as safety their lead by following this strategy. From their one-yard line, Taylor ran the turn for the one-yard gain, followed by dual rushes by Evans for an additional 4 yards. The Hokies rebuilt to punt the ball, though during the kick, Cincinnati committed the 15-yard personal tainted chastisement by rebellious Tech punter Brent Bowden. The chastisement gave Virginia Tech the primary down as good as kept their expostulate going. From the Tech 21-yard line, Evans was stopped for the detriment of the single yard, though pennyless giveaway for an 11-yard benefit as good as the primary down upon the subsequent play. As the time the single after an additional to parasite down, Cincinnati began to have use of the timeouts in an bid to stop the time after any play. This devise was to the little extent successful, as Tech was denied an additional primary down as good as punted with 2:31 superfluous in the game.
The flog was returned to the Cincinnati 48-yard line, as good as the Bearcats rebuilt for the recklessness expostulate in hopes of squeezing the Hokies’ lead. On the primary fool around after the punt, however, Pike threw an interception to Virginia Tech defender Cody Grimm. Back in embrace of the ball, Taylor kneeled upon the turn 4 times to breeze down the diversion clock. After the last kneeldown, Virginia Tech cumulative the 207 win.
Statistical summary
Statistical comparison
UC
VT
1st Downs
14
23
Total Yards
310
398
Passing Yards
239
140
Rushing Yards
71
258
Penalties
330
317
3rd Down Conversions
29
818
4th Down Conversions
12
12
Turnovers
4
1
Time of Possession
20:21
39:39
In approval of his opening during the game, Virginia Tech using during the during the back of of Darren Evans was declared the game’s many profitable player. Evans accomplished the diversion with twenty-eight carries for 158 yards as good as the touchdown. He additionally hold dual passes for 5 yards, set the Virginia Tech bowl-game jot down for carries, as good as scored equally the Tech jot down for rushing yards. Evans accomplished the deteriorate with 1,265 rushing yards as good as eleven touchdownsoth outlines were Virginia Tech annals for the freshman. On the conflicting side of the ball, Cincinnati’s rushing offense was led by Jacob Ramsey, who accomplished the diversion with 4 carries for 34 yards. Cincinnati’s John Goebel had 9 carries though usually amassed twenty-six rushing yards.
Most of the Bearcats’ offense came by the air, however. Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike accomplished the diversion carrying accomplished sixteen of his 33 pass attempts, ensuing in 239 flitting yards, 1 touchdown, as good as 4 interceptions. Pike additionally ran the turn 5 times for 4 yards. Pike’s 4 interceptions were the career tall as good as noted usually the second time he threw some-more than the single interception in the game. For Virginia Tech, quarterback Tyrod Taylor accomplished the diversion with thirteen completions from twenty-two pass attempts, ensuing in 140 flitting yards as good as 1 interception. In further to his passing, Taylor ran with the turn fifteen times, gaining 47 yards as good as the touchdown in the process.
Taylor’s the the single preferred flitting targets were far-reaching receiver Danny Coale, who accomplished the diversion carrying hold 3 passes for 52 yards, as good as parsimonious finish Greg Boone, who hold 3 balls for 41 yards. On the Bearcats’ side of the field, Cincinnati’s Mardy Gilyard led all receivers with 7 catches for 158 yards as good as the touchdown. Gilyard’s accepting sum was his many appropriate of the deteriorate as good as set the brand brand new Cincinnati bowl-game record. He additionally set the Bearcat bowl-game jot down for kickoff lapse yardage, recording 97 yards in that category. Fellow Cincinnati receiver Dominick Goodman hold 6 passes for 51 yards, in the routine apropos Cincinnati’s all-time personality in career accepting yards.
The dual teams’ defenses additionally achieved statistically good during the game. Cincinnati’s Terrill Byrd led all defenders by recording eleven tackles during the game. Included in that sum were 4 tackles for loss, together with the single sack. That opening was his many appropriate in conditions of apportion during the season, as good as his 4 tackles for detriment altered him in to sixth place upon Cincinnati’s list of career tackles for detriment leaders. For the Hokies, Dorian Porch had 8 tackles, heading all Tech players. Cody Grimm, Orion Martin, Stephan Virgil, as good as Kam Chancellor any available the single interception. The 4 interceptions were the Tech bowl-game record, as good as Chancellor’s locate gave him 6 for the season, restraining him with Victor Harris for the many upon the team. It was the primary time given 1968 that dual Virginia Tech players had 6 interceptions apiece. Cincinnati’s solitary interception came during the hands of Brandon Underwood, who tallied his third of the season.
Each group found success upon special teams as well. Cincinnati punter Kevin Huber, the first-team All-American, kicked the turn 4 times, averaging 45.8 yards per punt. A 56-yard punt in the primary entertain noted the ninth uninterrupted diversion he had the flog of during slightest 50 yards. Virginia Tech placekicker Dustin Keys longed for his primary domain idea try of the diversion though successfully converted his subsequent dual kicks, giving him twenty-three domain goals as good as the Tech single-season jot down in that category.
Postgame effects
Virginia Tech’s attainment lifted it to the last jot down of 104, whilst Cincinnati’s detriment forsaken it to the jot down of 113. The Hokies’ 10-win deteriorate was the fifth uninterrupted year in that Tech available during slightest 10 wins, the attainment suited usually by the University of Southern California as good as the University of Texas during the same time period. As the prerogative for coaching the Hokies to an ACC Championship as good as an Orange Bowl championship, Virginia Tech coaches were given hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses.
In Miami, hoteliers as good as Dolphins Stadium had to fast hope for for the attainment of Oklahoma as good as Florida, the dual teams that played in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game the single week after the Orange Bowl. Signs were changed, the personification domain was repainted, as good as accommodations were rebuilt for the thousands of approaching spectators. In total, South Florida’s manage to buy perceived an estimated 0 million progress from visitors who arrived to watch the dual games.
Coaching changes
In the postseason that followed the Bearcats’ detriment to Virginia Tech, Cincinnati partner conduct manager as good as defensive line manager Keith Gilmore quiescent to accept the upon all sides of defensive line manager during the University of Illinois. To reinstate Gilmore, Cincinnati promoted special teams manager Mike Elston, who insincere partner coaching as good as defensive line duties. In February, Cincinnati defensive coordinator Joe Tresey was dismissed by the school. He subsequently was hired by the University of South Florida to fill that school’s empty defensive coordinator position. Replacing Tresey is Virginia defensive coordinator Bob Diaco.
2009 NFL Draft
As the last diversion of the 20082009 unchanging season, the 2009 Orange Bowl gave Virginia Tech as good as Cincinnati players the possibility to uncover their skills prior to the 2009 NFL Draft. Cincinnati had 6 players comparison in the draft. Defensive finish Connor Barwin was the primary Bearcats player taken. He was picked in the second round, 46th overall. He was followed by punter Kevin Huber (142nd overall), cornerback DeAngelo Smith (143rd), cornerback Brandon Underwood (187th), cornerback Mike Mickens (227th), as good as ensure Trevor Canfield (254th). Several Cincinnati players were sealed as giveaway agents after the draft. These enclosed defensive plunge into Adam Hoppel, linebacker Corey Smith, as good as descent lineman Khalil El-Amin.
Virginia Tech had usually the single player taken in the 2009 draft: cornerback Victor Harris, who was picked by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 157th altogether selection. Four Hokies were taken as free-agent selections after the draft. Defensive finish Orion Martin, quarterback Sean Glennon, core Ryan Shuman, as good as fullback Devin Perez were sealed to try out for assorted NFL teams.
Notes
^ Turnstile attendance. 73,602 tickets were solitary for the game, though we estimate 16,000 were unused.
^ Between 1998 as good as 2006, there were 4 BCS games.
^ When he played for Wake Forest, Mauk suffered the inauspicious damage to his right (throwing) arm in the primary diversion of the 2006 season. The damage compulsory vital reconstructive surgery.
^ In further to 4 years of jaunty eligibility, collegiate athletes have been authorised the choice of the single redshirt year, in that the contestant is not available to contest though is authorised to use with the group or individually, underneath the coach’s supervision.
^ Seventeen schools have been members of the Big East: sixteen full members as good as the single join forces with member. Eight of the full-member institutions work Division we FBS teams.
^ In 1995 as good as 1996, Tech played fool around games underneath the auspices of the Bowl Alliance, the approach forerunner of the BCS. The BCS name was not used until 1998.
^ Calculated
See also
Glossary of American football
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