Virginia Tech meets Georgia Tech in ACC action
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Georgia Tech (2-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2), Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Virginia Tech by 9.5. Against the spread: Virginia Tech 3-3, Georgia Tech 1-4.
How to watch: ACC Network
Key stats
Virginia Tech Offense
Overall: 458.3 yards per game (26th in FBS)
Passing: 310.2 yards per game (9th)
Rushing: 148.2 yards per game (82nd)
Scoring: 37.7 points per game (25th)
Virginia Tech Defense
Overall: 295.8 yards per game (26th in FBS)
Passing: 209.3 yards per game (75th)
Rushing: 86.5 yards per game (14th)
Scoring: 20.7 points per game (45th)
Georgia Tech Offense
Overall: 372.6 yards per game (89th in FBS)
Passing: 238.6 yards per game (61st)
Rushing: 134.0 yards per game (102nd)
Scoring: 27.2 points per game (83rd)
Georgia Tech Defense
Overall: 388.8 yards per game (103rd in FBS)
Passing: 205.8 yards per game (67th)
Rushing: 183.0 yards per game (117th)
Scoring: 25.8 points per game (91st)
Georgia Tech ranks 98th in third down percentage, converting 36.2% of the time. Virginia Tech ranks 31st on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 32.1%.
Virginia Tech ranks 127th in the FBS with a -5 turnover margin.
Both teams are heavily penalized. Virginia Tech ranks 112th in the FBS averaging 69.3 penalty yards per game, and Georgia Tech ranks 124th with a 74.0-yard average.
Georgia Tech ranks 119th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:46, compared to Virginia Tech’s 30th-ranked average of 32:14.
Team leaders
Virginia Tech
Passing: Ethan Grunkemeyer, 1,734 yards, 12 TDs, 2 INTs, 73.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Jeffrey Overton Jr., 528 yards on 89 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Sean Brown, 434 yards on 40 catches, 2 TDs
Georgia Tech
Passing: Alberto Mendoza, 1,193 yards, 7 TDs, 3 INTs, 69.9 completion percentage
Rushing: Justice Haynes, 462 yards on 87 carries, 3 TDs
Receiving: Jordan Allen, 312 yards on 28 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Virginia Tech fell to Cal 25-20 on Oct. 10. Grunkemeyer passed for 288 yards on 21-of-31 attempts (67.7%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball eight times for -5 yards and one rushing touchdown. Overton had 73 rushing yards on 12 carries, adding four receptions for 40 yards. Brown had seven receptions for 63 yards.
Georgia Tech defeated Duke 28-25 on Oct. 10. Mendoza led Georgia Tech with 218 yards on 23-of-30 passing (76.7%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Trelain Maddox had 81 rushing yards on 10 carries and three touchdowns, adding two receptions for eight yards. Allen put up 99 yards on 10 catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Virginia Tech plays at Clemson on Oct. 24. Georgia Tech hosts Boston College on Oct. 24.