Top Football Games of the Decade: #1 through #5

Virginia Tech has played a lot of great games in the past decade, and not all
of them could make our top 10 list. Have a look at the top five Hokie games of
the decade, complete with links to game highlights.

The Sugar Bowl against Florida State for the National Championship is too
easy. It’s just not fair to the other games in that decade, and there’s nothing
I can say about that game that hasn’t already been said. It’s not included in
this article, simply because these other games aren’t even in the same league.

With that out of the way, you’ll notice that there are a couple of losses
included in the top five. In both cases they are bittersweet losses, because the
Hokies played so well, but lost in a tough way on both occasions. Both games are
included not necessarily because of the result of the game, or the ranking of
the opponent, but because of the atmosphere of Lane Stadium. We’ll get to those
games later. For now, let’s journey back to 2002.

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