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* Virginia Tech has never played a game in Nebraska.
* The Hokies are 16-35 all-time in football games played in the Central Time Zone.
* This will be the farthest west, longitundinally, that VT has traveled for a regular season game since they went to Memorial Stadium in Oklahoma back in 1991.
* In 2002, Virginia Tech played at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field. However, Nebraska’s Tom Osborne Field sits JUST west of College Station at -96.705639
* Virginia Tech and Nebraska have played just once before, when the #6 Huskers beat the #10 Hokies in the Orange Bowl 41-21 at the end of the 1996 season.
* Nebraska is scheduled to play in Blacksburg during the 2009 season.
* VA Tech is 3-3 under Frank Beamer against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
* Virginia Tech plays at the highest elevation of any Division-1 school east of Texas.
* Only two Division-1 head coaches have a longer tenure than Frank Beamer (22nd year). Two fellas named Joe Paterno (43rd year) and Bobby Bowden (33rd year).
MOST WINS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SINCE 1995
Ohio State - 133 wins
Florida - 130 wins
Virgina Tech - 129 wins
* Virginia Tech has never played a game in Nebraska.
* The Hokies are 16-35 all-time in football games played in the Central Time Zone.
* This will be the farthest west, longitundinally, that VT has traveled for a regular season game since they went to Memorial Stadium in Oklahoma back in 1991.
* In 2002, Virginia Tech played at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field. However, Nebraska’s Tom Osborne Field sits JUST west of College Station at -96.705639
* Virginia Tech and Nebraska have played just once before, when the #6 Huskers beat the #10 Hokies in the Orange Bowl 41-21 at the end of the 1996 season.
* Nebraska is scheduled to play in Blacksburg during the 2009 season.
* VA Tech is 3-3 under Frank Beamer against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
* Virginia Tech plays at the highest elevation of any Division-1 school east of Texas.
* Only two Division-1 head coaches have a longer tenure than Frank Beamer (22nd year). Two fellas named Joe Paterno (43rd year) and Bobby Bowden (33rd year).
MOST WINS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SINCE 1995
Ohio State - 133 wins
Florida - 130 wins
Virgina Tech - 129 wins