2005 Football: Matchups to Watch/Keys to the Game: Marshall

Virginia Tech returns home this week after an impressive 34-17 win over the Mountaineers to face the
“other” team in West Virginia, Marshall. Historically, Tech has had some lapses in homecoming games (remember
Miami of Ohio and Temple from the late 90s) and after two big wins in the last two weeks, the Hokies could be a bit flat
for a young Marshall squad. However, this Virginia Tech team has been extremely poised and disciplined to date, so
hopefully we�ll see no let up for the Hokie juggernaut.

Tech�s senior leadership and business-like approach really shined last week as the Hokies survived West Virginia�s
extremely hostile environment. Virginia Tech controlled the ball and beat the Mountaineers at their own game with an
extremely efficient offense and a stout defense that, minus a couple of missed tackles, held West Virginia in check.
Before getting to Marshall, let�s take a quick look back at the West Virginia game.

Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia “post mortem”

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