November 10, 2011 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Virginia Tech takes the belt, 37–26, on the road at Georgia Tech.

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AP poll, week 11: Virginia Tech No. 10 at Georgia Tech No. 20 · No. 1 that week: Cincinnati. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Virginia Tech took the belt here, ending Georgia Tech’s run of 12 days and 0 defenses (reign #279) and starting reign #280. It lasted 24 days and 2 defenses, until Clemson took it on December 4, 2011.

For Virginia Tech this was its 15th shot at the belt; it had never held the belt — and this was the day it took it.

This is the only time Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech have met with the belt on the line.

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Recap

Virginia Tech claimed the College Football Belt with a 37-26 victory over Georgia Tech in a high-scoring second half shootout. The Hokies dominated the second quarter, scoring three touchdowns including a 63-yard strike from Logan Thomas to Danny Coale with 44 seconds left in the half to take a 24-13 lead into intermission. Georgia Tech answered with two quick touchdown runs from Tevin Washington in the third quarter to pull within one, but Virginia Tech's superior offensive efficiency and third-down conversion rate (10-16 vs 5-13) proved decisive down the stretch. The Hokies' balance on offense, totaling 476 yards with 267 rushing yards and 211 passing yards, overwhelmed the Yellow Jackets despite Georgia Tech's turnaround effort.

Logan Thomas 63-yard TD pass to Danny Coale with 0:44 left in Q2 gave Virginia Tech crucial momentum and a two-possession lead heading into halftime
Tevin Washington's two one-yard TD runs in the third quarter kept Georgia Tech competitive and showed the Yellow Jackets' ability to punch it in close
Virginia Tech's 10-16 third-down conversion rate compared to Georgia Tech's 5-13 allowed the Hokies to sustain drives and control time of possession (20:21 vs 15:21)

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

Georgia TechVirginia Tech

Total yards340476

Rushing yards243267

Passing yards133211

First downs1620

3rd down conv.5/1310/16

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards3–356–56

Time of possession15:2120:21

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:30	Virginia Tech	+33 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Jarrett Boykin for 33 yards to the GTech 40 for a 1ST down.
Q1 4:54	Georgia Tech	+2 yd	Tevin Washington rush quarterback draw for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 8:45	Georgia Tech	+39 yd	Embry Peeples rush right for 39 yards to the VTech 25 for a 1ST down.
Q1 4:54	Georgia Tech	+0 yd	Justin Moore extra point GOOD.
Q2 8:38	Virginia Tech	+0 yd	Cody Journell extra point GOOD.
Q2 8:38	Virginia Tech	+1 yd	Logan Thomas rush quarterback sneak for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 4:21	Virginia Tech	+9 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Jarrett Boykin for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:59	Virginia Tech	+26 yd	David Wilson rush right for 26 yards to the GTech 44 for a 1ST down.
Q2 4:21	Virginia Tech	+0 yd	Cody Journell extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:00	Georgia Tech	+41 yd	Tevin Washington pass complete to Tyler Melton for 41 yards to the VTech 39 for a 1ST down.
Q2 1:00	Georgia Tech	+41 yd	Justin Moore 41 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 0:44	Virginia Tech	+63 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Danny Coale for 63 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:44	Virginia Tech	+0 yd	Cody Journell extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:12	Georgia Tech	+41 yd	Tevin Washington pass complete to Stephen Hill for 41 yards to the VTech 10 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:00	Georgia Tech	+36 yd	Justin Moore 36 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 15:00	Virginia Tech	+26 yd	Justin Myer kickoff for 70 yards returned by Orwin Smith for 26 yards to the GTech 26.
Q3 11:17	Georgia Tech	+1 yd	Tevin Washington rush over left tackle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 11:09	Georgia Tech	+20 yd	David Scully kickoff for 67 yards returned by Tony Gregory for 20 yards to the VTech 12, VIRGINIA TECH penalty 11 yard Personal Foul on Riley Beiro accepted.
Q3 13:40	Georgia Tech	+35 yd	Tevin Washington rush right for 35 yards to the VTech 17 for a 1ST down.
Q3 8:00	Virginia Tech	+38 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to D.J. Coles for 38 yards to the GTech 19 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:22	Virginia Tech	+34 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Danny Coale for 34 yards to the VTech 44 for a 1ST down.
Q3 4:29	Georgia Tech	+0 yd	Justin Moore extra point GOOD.
Q3 5:00	Georgia Tech	+39 yd	Embry Peeples rush right for 39 yards to the VTech 30 for a 1ST down.
Q3 4:29	Georgia Tech	+1 yd	Tevin Washington rush over left guard for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 4:45	Georgia Tech	+29 yd	Tevin Washington rush over right end for 29 yards to the VTech 1 for a 1ST down.
Q3 2:06	Virginia Tech	+44 yd	David Wilson rush right for 44 yards to the GTech 21 for a 1ST down.
Q3 0:32	Virginia Tech	+12 yd	Logan Thomas rush quarterback sneak for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:25	Virginia Tech	+21 yd	Justin Myer kickoff for 69 yards returned by Orwin Smith for 21 yards to the GTech 22.
Q4 9:49	Virginia Tech	+14 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Chris Drager for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 9:49	Virginia Tech	+0 yd	Cody Journell extra point GOOD.
Q4 3:02	Virginia Tech	+23 yd	Cody Journell 23 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 6:00	Virginia Tech	+25 yd	David Wilson rush up the middle for 25 yards to the GTech 14, GEORGIA TECH penalty Offside declined for a 1ST down.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Georgia Tech

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Tevin Washington	5/10	97	9.7	0	0	31.2

Virginia Tech

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Logan Thomas	7/13	209	16.1	3	0	97.0

Rushing

Georgia Tech

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Embry Peeples	3	84	28.0	0	39
Tevin Washington	24	77	3.2	3	35
David Sims	8	32	4.0	0	11
Preston Lyons	7	26	3.7	0	10
Orwin Smith	4	17	4.3	0	6
Roddy Jones	3	7	2.3	0	3

Virginia Tech

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
David Wilson	23	175	7.6	0	44
Logan Thomas	18	70	3.9	2	12
Josh Oglesby	9	24	2.7	0	11

Receiving

Georgia Tech

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tyler Melton	2	55	27.5	41
Stephen Hill	2	43	21.5	41
Embry Peeples	1	-1	-1.0	0

Virginia Tech

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Danny Coale	2	97	48.5	1	63
D.J. Coles	2	56	28.0	0	38
Jarrett Boykin	2	42	21.0	1	33
Chris Drager	1	14	14.0	1	14

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Kick Returns

Georgia Tech

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Orwin Smith	3	70	23.3	26	0

Virginia Tech

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tony Gregory	2	38	19.0	21
David Wilson	2	38	19.0	29
Chase Williams	1	14	14.0	14

Kicking

Georgia Tech

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Justin Moore	2/2	100.0	41	2/2	8

Virginia Tech

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cody Journell	1/1	100.0	23	4/4	7

Punting

Georgia Tech

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sean Poole	3	112	37.3	0	0	44

Virginia Tech

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Michael Branthover	2	69	34.5	0	0	35

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 313140059) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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