MATT JAMES, Wake Forest WR, 2010-14: We should get a plaque or something for that. 4 seed, upset Alabama and then beat Oregon for a national championship.ĬLAWSON: By the transitive property, we were the de facto national champions. That 2014 Ohio State team was dogged throughout the season for the loss to a mediocre Virginia Tech team in Week 2, but it squeezed into the first College Football Playoff as the No. ROTH: I talk about that Ohio State game a lot - that might have been Frank's greatest win with the team he had. They started the year beating Ohio State at Ohio State, lit them up. We just had an average team on offense at the time.ĭAVE ARCHER, Raycom color analyst: Virginia Tech was loaded at receiver with Cam Phillips and Isaiah Ford and Bucky Hodges. Michael was a very solid quarterback, very accurate thrower. John Wolford came in and as a true freshman won the QB job with no competition.īEAMER: I just remember we didn't have exceptional talent. One guy, Kevin Souza, went to Winston-Salem State and they made him a receiver. The two quarterbacks we inherited transferred to lower levels and neither played quarterback at that level.

Power Rankings: Waiting on a wild Week 11ĬLAWSON: We didn't have a quarterback.GOREN: That was probably the worst offense I've seen in my life.

It's third-and-8, we're going to run the ball and punt it.īRANDON CHUBB, Wake Forest LB, 2012-15: Fans want a shootout and touchdowns and exciting plays, and I understand that, but being in the state that Wake Forest was at the time - rebuilding with new coaches and a lot of young players - it was kind of a testament to the defensive staff. We went into it saying we had to slow it down, snap the ball with one second. We knew we were in trouble before the season started. ĭAVE CLAWSON, Wake Forest head coach: During offseason workouts and spring football, we'd scrimmage and struggle to make a first down against our defense. That was a tragicomedy.įRANK BEAMER, Virginia Tech head coach, 1987-2015: I remember their coach said we probably set offensive football back 20 years that night. Brian Westerholt/Four Seam Images via AP ImagesĭAVE GOREN, Wake Forest sideline reporter: The thing that stands out is that nothing stands out.īILL ROTH, Virginia Tech play-by-play voice, 1988-2015: That was not a football game. 'Probably the worst offense I've seen in my life' The game featured 18 punts, five missed field goals, four turnovers and zero points at the end of regulation. It was, arguably, the worst football game ever played, and for those who suffered through it, it still resonates five years later.

There is far more on the line this time around, but there's virtually no way this season's game will come close to matching the drama, heartache and utter ridiculousness of their previous meeting. The Demon Deacons have a chance to improve to 8-1, and the Hokies, fresh off a near-upset of Notre Dame, can control their own destiny in the chaotic ACC Coastal division. This weekend, they'll play again for the first time since that game when No. It was the first game between power conference teams to finish scoreless after 60 minutes since 1983 (Oregon-Oregon State's 0-0 tie) and the only FBS game in the past 14 years without points in regulation. The game, which Wake Forest eventually won 6-3 in double overtime, marked a historic moment. That November 2014 matchup included 18 punts, five missed field goals, four turnovers, one ubiquitous social media meme and exactly zero points at the end of regulation. Five years ago this month, on a cold, windy and wet Saturday, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest faced off in a regular-season ACC game.

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