ACC matchup features Duke taking on No. 12 Georgia Tech
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No. 12 Georgia Tech (6-0) at Duke (4-2), Oct. 18 at 12 p.m. EDT.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Duke Offense
Overall: 467.0 yards per game (20th in FBS)
Passing: 310.0 yards per game (11th)
Rushing: 157.0 yards per game (71st)
Scoring: 36.5 points per game (25th)
Duke Defense
Overall: 375.8 yards per game (80th in FBS)
Passing: 252.7 yards per game (116th)
Rushing: 123.2 yards per game (42nd)
Scoring: 25.5 points per game (78th)
Georgia Tech Offense
Overall: 476.8 yards per game (13th in FBS)
Passing: 238.8 yards per game (63rd)
Rushing: 238.0 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 36.7 points per game (24th)
Georgia Tech Defense
Overall: 358.3 yards per game (65th in FBS)
Passing: 188.8 yards per game (34th)
Rushing: 169.5 yards per game (105th)
Scoring: 21.0 points per game (48th)
Duke is 109th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 43.8% of the time. Georgia Tech ranks 28th on offense, converting on 47.1% of third downs.
Georgia Tech ranks 99th in the FBS with a -3 turnover margin, compared to Duke’s 20th-ranked +5 margin.
Duke ranks 124th in the FBS averaging 73.3 penalty yards per game, compared to Georgia Tech’s 68th-ranked 53.8 per-game average.
Duke is 91st in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 80.8% of trips. Georgia Tech’s red zone defense ranks 32nd at 77.8%.
Duke is 112th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:52.
Team leaders
Duke
Passing: Darian Mensah, 1,838 yards, 15 TDs, 2 INTs, 69.8 completion percentage
Rushing: Nate Sheppard, 447 yards on 56 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Cooper Barkate, 475 yards on 26 catches, 4 TDs
Georgia Tech
Passing: Haynes King, 971 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, 71.2 completion percentage
Rushing: King, 440 yards on 87 carries, 9 TDs
Receiving: Eric Rivers, 249 yards on 21 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Duke won 45-21 over California on Saturday, Oct. 4. Mensah led Duke with 265 yards on 22-of-30 passing (73.3%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Sheppard had 91 rushing yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns, adding one reception for six yards. Sean Brown put up 104 yards on six catches with one touchdown.
Georgia Tech won 35-20 over Virginia Tech on Saturday, Oct. 11. King led Georgia Tech with 213 yards on 20-of-24 passing (83.3%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 14 times for 60 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Malachi Hosley had 129 rushing yards on 11 carries and one touchdown. Malik Rutherford put up 49 yards on six catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Duke plays at Clemson on Nov. 1. Georgia Tech hosts Syracuse on Oct. 25.