Georgia Tech Hosts Virginia Tech on ESPN's Thursday Night Package
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What’s Inside 2013 ACC Standings Release No. 5, Sunday, September 22, 2013 This Week In ACC FB, School Links .............. 2 ACC Games Overall Media Information, SID Directory ........... 3-4 Atlantic Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L ...For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. ... Streak Sirius, National Radio, ACC Network ....5 Clemson .................1 0 ....26 14 0-0 1-0 ..... 3 0 ...116 62 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 ......Won 4 ACC Digital Network ........................6 Florida State ...........1 0 ....41 13 0-0 1-0 ..... 3 0 ...157 26 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 5 2013 Football Schedule/Results ..........7 Boston College .......1 0 ....24 10 1-0 0-0 ..... 2 1 .....55 59 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 ......Lost 1 Game Summaries ...........................8 Maryland ................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 4 0 ...159 41 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 ......Won 4 ACC Notes By The Numbers ...............9 Syracuse ................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 2 ...150 88 2-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 ......Won 2 Prime Time Performances ............... 10 NC State .................0 1 ....14 26 0-1 0-0 ..... 2 1 .....77 61 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 ......Lost 1 Game Previews for Week 5....... 11-12 Wake Forest ...........0 1 ....10 24 0-0 0-1 ..... 2 2 .....85 63 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 ......Won 1 ACC on ESPN Thursday Night ....... 13-15 Coastal Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. Streak Game-by-Game Results, Stats ..... 16-18 Georgia Tech ..........2 0 ....66 34 1-0 1-0 ..... 3 0 ...136 34 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 ......Won 4 Noting the ACC Coaches ............. 19-22 Pitt .........................1 1 ....71 96 0-1 1-0 ..... 2 1 ...120 123 1-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 ......Won 2 National Rankings, Overtime ....... 23-24 Miami .....................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 3 0 ...132 29 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 4 Long Plays, Non-Conf. Record ......25-27 Virginia Tech ..........0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 3 1 .....99 69 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 ......Won 3 Career Statistics ....................... 28-35 Virginia ...................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 1 .....78 75 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 .....Won 1 ACC Statistics .......................... 36-44 North Carolina ........0 1 ....20 28 0-0 0-1 ..... 1 2 .....70 75 1-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 ......Lost 1 Duke .......................0 2 ....69 96 0-2 0-0 ..... 2 2 ...142 110 1-2 1-0 0-0 0-2 ......Lost 2 Week #5 Schedule: (AP/Coaches’ Ranking; All Times Eastern) Thursday, September 26 Virginia Tech (3-1) at Georgia Tech (3-0) ....................................Virginia Tech (7-3-0) ................Virginia Tech, 20-17 (ot), 2012 ........ESPN ..............................7:30 pm Saturday, September 28 (15, 15) Miami (3-0) at South Florida (0-3) .................................Miami (4-1-0) ...........................Miami, 40-9, 2012 ........................... ESPNU ...............................12:00 East Carolina (2-1) at North Carolina (1-2) ..................................North Carolina (12-2-1) ............North Carolina, 27-6, 2012 .............. ACC Network ......................12:30 Virginia (2-1) at Pitt (2-1) ............................................................Pitt (3-2-0) ................................Virginia, 44-14, 2007 ....................... RSN ...................................12:30 Troy (2-2) at Duke (2-2) ..............................................................First Meeting .............................First Meeting .................................... ESPN3 ..................................3:00 (8, 8) Florida State (3-0) at Boston College (2-1) .........................Florida State (7-4-0) .................Florida State, 51-7, 2012 ................. ABC/ESPN2 ..........................3:30 Wake Forest (2-2) at (3, 4) Clemson (3-0) ...................................Clemson (60-17-1) ...................Clemson, 42-13, 2012 ..................... ESPNU .................................3:30 Central Michigan (1-3) at NC State (2-1) .....................................NC State (1-0-0) .......................NC State, 38-24, 2011 ..................... ESPN3 ..................................3:30 Georgia Tech Hosts Virginia Tech on ESPN’s Thursday Night Package Third-ranked Clemson hosts Wake Forest; No. 8 FSU to BC in Atlantic Matchups No. 15 Miami Travels to USF; Pitt Hosts Virginia in a Coastal Division Clash A second straight ESPN Thursday night appear- Stadium (7:30 pm, ESPN) in a renewal of a in Clemson under Swinney...Wake, coached ance with Coastal Division rivals Virginia Tech rivalry which has seen one or the other team by Jim Grobe, is led by QB Tanner Smith and Georgia Tech meeting in Atlanta headlines represent the Coastal Division in each of the and WR Michael Campanaro, who leads the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Schedule eight Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship the ACC in pass receptions per game...Sev- for Week 5 of the 2013 season...The ACC posted Games...The two teams have appeared on ES- eral miles to the north in Chestnut, Mass., a 7-0 non-conference record last week, match- PN’s Thursday night package more often than Boston College hosts 8th-ranked Florida ing its best one-day non-conference record set any other ACC school with Georgia Tech host- State at Alumni Stadium (3:30 p.m., ABC/ originally in 2007 and matched in 2012...Also, ing its 19th ESPN Thursday night game, the ESPN2) in another Atlantic Division match- for the fi rst time, fi ve ACC teams begin the year most of any ACC school, while Virginia Tech up ...The Eagles of coach Steve Addazio are with 3-0 or better records led by Maryland (4-0), has won more ESPN Thursday night games led by the senior trio of RB Andre Williams, and including Clemson, Florida State, Georgia (19) than any other ACC schools...The Hokies the ACC’s leading rusher (118.7/gm), QB Tech and Miami, who are each 3-0...Three ACC feature the nation’s 5th-ranked defense, while Chase Rettig and WR Alex Amidon...The teams remain ranked in both polls led by No. 3 the Yellow Jackets have the 3rd-best rushing Seminoles of coach Jimbo Fisher are led Clemson (AP) and including No. 8 Florida State offense and are 5th in team pass effi ciency... by redshirt freshman QB Jameis Winston, and No. 15 Miami...Maryland, which has a bye Georgia Tech has already taken an early lead who is 2nd nationally in pass effi ciency, and week this week, and Georgia Tech both received in the Coastal Division with back-to-back wins RB Devonta Freeman, who is 4th in the votes and are just out of the Top 25 in AP, with over Duke and North Carolina...Third-ranked ACC in rushing (91.0/gm)...FSU ranks 5th Tech the next team with votes in USA Today... Clemson, coached by Dabo Swinney and led nationally in scoring offense (52.3) and is The Yellow Jackets, coached by Paul Johnson by QB Tajh Boyd, returns home to host At- tied for 3rd in the nation in scoring defense and led by QB Vad Lee, and the Hokies coached lantic Division foe Wake Forest at Memorial (8.7)...In Pittsburgh, the Panthers host Vir- by Frank Beamer and led by QB Logan Thom- Stadium in Clemson (3:30 pm, ESPNU)...The ginia at Heinz Field (12:30, Regional Sports as, meet this Thursday night at Bobby Dodd Tigers have a 16-2 record against ACC teams continued, page 2 Networks), in the Panthers’ second straight Coastal clash...Pitt, coached by Paul Chryst and led by senior QB Tom Savage and the ACC News & Notes big-play WR tandem of Devin Street and Tyler Boyd, have scored ACC Has Three Teams Ranked in the AP Top 15 Georgia Tech, Maryland just out of Top 25 107 points in their last two games...UVa, coached by Mike London Clemson remained at No. 3 in the AP poll and No. 4 in the USA Today and led by QB David Watford, will be playing in its fi rst ACC game coaches poll, while both polls agree on No. 8 Florida State and No. of the year and its fi rst-ever league game at Heinz Field...15th- 15 Miami. Georgia Tech and Maryland received enough votes to be ranked Miami, coached by Al Golden, and led by versatile, big- ranked just out of the Top 25. play RB Duke Johnson, will be making its fi rst road trip of the year when it travels to Tampa, Fla. to meet USF at Raymond James ACC Compiles 7-0 Non-Conference Record Stadium (Noon, ESPNU)...The Bulls are coached by Willie Tag- The ACC tied its best single-day winning percentage with a perfect gert...The Bulls are seeking their fi rst win of the year...Raymond 7-0 non-conference mark this past weekend. The league previously James Stadium hosted the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship was 7-0 on a single day on two occasions. The ACC was also 7-0 on Sept. 15, 2007 and Sept. 1, 2012. The conference now has a Game in 2008 and 2009...In Chapel Hill, N.C., the Tar Heels of 28-7 record this year against non-conference foes, an .800 winning coach Larry Fedora will look to rebound from their loss to Georgia percentage. Tech but face a test from East Carolina at Kenan Stadium (12:30 pm, ACC Network)...UNC is led by QB Bryn Renner and TE Eric Pitt’s Savage, Maryland’s Hendy Named Ebron...The Pirates are coached by Ruffi n McNeill...UNC has won Walter Camp National Players of the Week four straight in the series with East Carolina’s only win in Chapel Pitt senior QB Tom Savage and Maryland S A.J.