Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 12 No. 6 | June 2020

inside.hokiesports.com 19 FOOTBALL OVERALL RECORD: 8-5 CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3 (second in Coastal Division) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • The Hokies extended their bowl streak to 27 consecutive seasons—the longest active streak in the country and the third- longest bowl streak in college football history. • Tech started the season with a 2-2 record and was outscored 114-93 in that span. In the final nine games, the Hokies outscored their opponents 308- 207 (34.2-23 ppg) and went 6-3. • Tech’s shutouts of Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh in back-to-back games in November enabled the Hokies to become the first ACC school to shut out Power 5 foes in back-to-back games since 1978. • Rayshard Ashby earned second-team All-ACC honors after leading the league in total tackles with 120. The mike linebacker averaged a league-best 9.2 tackles for a game. • Caleb Farley, a cornerback, was the lone Hokie to earn first-team All- ACC honors after leading the ACC in passes defensed (16) and finishing tied for second in the league with four interceptions. • Hendon Hooker started eight games, and the Hokies went 6-2 in those starts, averaging 36 points per game. Hooker completed 61 percent of his passes, with 13 touchdown passes and just two interceptions. He also rushed for five touchdowns. FOOTBALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR RAYSHARD ASHBY (Jr.; Chesterfield, Virginia)