As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach's head. It had been quite a while since the Wolverines won a BCS bowl and they were going to enjoy it. "All the tough times we've been through makes it even more special," senior defensive tackle Mike Martin said. To be the fifth team that ever in Michigan history has won 11 games in a season, it means a lot. Brendan Gibbons drilled a 37-yard field goal down the middle in overtime, lifting No. 13 Michigan to a 23-20 victory over 17th-ranked Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome on Tuesday night. The victory capped an impressive debut season for Hoke, who has led the Wolverines (11-2) back to prominence with their first BCS bowl victory since the 2000 Orange Bowl. "I'm just real proud," Hoke said, noting that only five Michigan teams in 132 have won 11 games in a season. Real proud of our seniors, real proud of how they took this football team last January and molded it and did a tremendous job, "It shows everything we put in from Day One, all the long days, long nights," Hemingway said, his voice cracking with emotion. Michigan's Brendan Gibbons (34) is congratulated by Drew Dileo (26) after Gibbons kicked the winning field goal in overtime against Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Virginia Tech gave the Wolverines all they could handle and might have won if not for some key miscues. "I'm about half-sick right now," Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said. They weren't stopping us; we were stopping ourselves. Virginia Tech (11-3) more than doubled Michigan's total yards, 377-184, and had 22 first downs to Michigan's 12, but settled for four field goals in regulation by third-string kicker Justin Myer. "I feel like this was a team that didn't quit and we just kept fighting," Robinson said. We held everybody accountable for what we had to do to win. Virginia Tech first-year starter Logan Thomas was 19 of 28 of 214 yards with one interception. Virginia Tech senior receiver Danny Coale had eight catches for 117 yards, and nearly made a spectacular diving catch for a touchdown in overtime. "Danny's play is so close, and it seemed like there was just quite a few of those there tonight," Beamer said. Michigan then used three runs to set up Gibbons in the middle of the field. As his kick sailed through, Gibbons sprinted toward the Wolverines' sideline and was mobbed by teammates while the Michigan band belted out the school's fight song, "The Victors," while Michigan fans, in rhythm, thrust a sea of maize pom-poms in the air.