2017 Georgia Tech Football 4 National Championships • 15 Conference Championships • 44 Bowl Appearances • 25 Bowl Victories
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2017 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 44 BOWL APPEARANCES • 25 BOWL VICTORIES GEORGIA TECH (4-3, 3-2 ACC) AT VIRGINIA (5-3, 2-2 ACC) 2017 GEORGIA TECH SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2017 • 3 P.M. ET • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. • SCOTT STADIUM (61,500) • Overall: 4-3 | ACC: 3-2 | Place: 3rd • Home: 4-0 | Away: 0-2 | Neutral: 0-1 | Streak: L1 MATCHUP AT A GLANCE Date Opponent Time/Result TV Sept. 4 vs. No. 25/24 Tennessee^ L, 42-41 (2OT) ESPN Sept. 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 37-10 RSN Sept. 16 at UCF Canceled ESPNNEWS GEORGIA TECH vs. VIRGINIA 4-3 (3-2 ACC) .............................................................................. Record...............................................................................5-3 (2-2 ACC) Sept. 23 PITTSBURGH* W, 35-17 ACCN Atlanta, Ga. ................................................................................ Location .......................................................................Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 30 NORTH CAROLINA* W, 33-7 ESPN2 1885.......................................................................................... ......................................................................................... 1819 Founded Oct. 14 at No. 11/10 Miami (Fla.)* L, 25-24 ABC 25,000..................................................................................... Enrollment .................................................................................... 21,800 Oct. 21 WAKE FOREST* W, 38-24 ESPNU Yellow Jackets, Ramblin’ Wreck ..................................................Nickname ............................................................Cavaliers, Wahoos, ‘Hoos Old Gold and White .......................................................................Colors ...........................................................................Orange and Blue Oct. 28 at No. 7 Clemson* L, 24-10 ABC/ESPN2 Atlantic Coast (Coastal Division) .................................................Conference ................................................. Atlantic Coast (Coastal Division) Nov. 4 at Virginia* 3 p.m. RSN Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (55,000) ........... ......................................................Scott Stadium (61,500) Stadium (Capacity) Nov. 11 No. 13 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA TBA Paul Johnson ........................................................................... Head Coach ..................................................................Bronco Mendenhall Nov. 18 at Duke* TBA TBA 74-51 (10th season) ................................................Head Coach’s Record at School .............................................. 7-13 (second season) 181-90 (21st season) ................................................Head Coach’s Overall Record ................................................106-56 (13th season) Nov. 25 No. 2/2 GEORGIA TBA TBA None ...................................................................................National Ranking .................................................................................. None All times Eastern; Home games in BOLD CAPS Spread Option .........................................................................Basic Offense ..................................................................................Multiple * ACC game; ^ Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) 31.1 (7th/48th) ............................................Points Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................................24.6 (9th/91st) Ranks for past/current games = AP/Coaches ranks at time of game Ranks for future games = current AP/Coaches rank 347.9 (1st/4th) .....................................Rushing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ...............................120.8 (14th/110th) 69.7 (14th/128th) ................................. Passing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ...................................255.5 (7th/46th) ON THE AIR 417.6 (8th/53rd) ......................................Total Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ......................................376.3 (9th/86th) TV: RSN • Play-by-Play .............................................. Wes Durham Multiple ................................................................................. Basic Defense .......................................................................................3-4 • Analyst ....................................................... James Bates 21.3 (6th/39th) .................................... Points Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................................24.0 (7th/46th) • Sideline Reporter ................................... Rebecca Kaple 131.7 (5th/35th) ........................... Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ..........................158.9 (10th/58th) • In Atlanta: Fox Sports South 198.4 (9th/39th) ............................Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................178.5 (3rd/18th) • Online: WatchESPN.com 330.1 (3rd/26th) .............................. Total Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ..............................337.4 (4th/28th) RADIO: Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network L, 24-10 at No. 7 Clemson (Oct. 28) .......................................... Last Game ..................................................L, 31-14 at Pittsburgh (Oct. 28) • Play-by-Play ............................................ Andy Demetra TOP STORYLINES TALE OF THE TAPE • Analyst ...................................................... Sean Bedford • Sideline Reporter ...................................... Wiley Ballard • Georgia Tech (4-3, 3-2 ACC) concludes its only stretch of back-to-back road Average heights and weights of players listed on the depth • In Atlanta: 680/93.7 The Fan games this season when it travels to Virginia (5-3, 2-2 ACC) for a pivotal Atlantic chart for each team: • Across Georgia: Visit RamblinWreck.com for 31-station affiliate list Coast Conference Coastal Division matchup on Saturday. Georgia Tech VIRGINIA • Satellite: Sirius 113 / XM 193 • Online: RamblinWreck.com 6-4, 292............. Offensive Line/Tight Ends ............6-4, 295 • Third-place Georgia Tech is still in the thick of the race for the Coastal Division • Mobile App: GT Gameday title, two games behind first-place Miami (7-0, 5-0 ACC) and a half-game in back 6-0, 198 .........Offensive Backs (QB and RB) .........6-0, 213 • TuneIn: buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn of second-place Virginia Tech (7-1, 3-1 ACC). The Yellow Jackets are a half-game 6-3, 206 ..........................Receivers .........................6-1, 206 GEORGIA TECH’S LAST GAME ahead of fourth-place Virginia in the division standings. 6-3, 271 ......................Defensive Line .....................6-3, 288 at No. 7 Clemson .............................................. L, 24-10 6-0, 222 ........................Linebackers .......................6-2, 229 • After their first two losses of the season came in heartbreaking fashion (one-point Date .......................................................... Oct. 28, 2017 defeats to Tennessee and Miami), the Jackets suffered their first decisive defeat of 6-0, 196 .................... Defensive Backs....................6-1, 194 Location ........................Clemson, S.C. (Memorial Stadium) the campaign last Saturday at No. 7 Clemson, a rain-soaked 24-10 setback. Total Offense ............................................................ 230 TOP PERFORMERS AT A GLANCE Rushing ........................................................... 198 • Georgia Tech is in search of its first win of the season away from home. The PASSING COMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD Passing.............................................................. 32 Jackets are 4-0 at home but 0-3 away from Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech TaQuon Marshall 30 64 0 488 5 Turnovers ............................................................ 1 • After a 5-1 start, which included a 2-0 open in ACC play, Virginia is riding a two- Virginia Total Defense ........................................................... 428 game losing streak into Saturday’s game after convincing defeats at the hands of Kurt Benkert 197 323 5 2018 17 Rushing ........................................................... 221 Boston College (41-10) and Pittsburgh (31-14) the last two weekends. Passing............................................................ 207 RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD Takeaways .......................................................... 1 • Georgia Tech is 20-18-1 all-time against Virginia, in a series that dates back to Georgia Tech Passing Leader 1965 and has been renewed each season since 1982 (the year before GT became a KirVonte Benson 133 781 5.9 5 TaQuon Marshall ...............................3-13-0, 32 yds. full-fledged member of the ACC). The Yellow Jackets are 6-3 against the Cavaliers in Virginia Rushing Leaders nine seasons under head coach Paul Johnson. Jordan Ellis 157 660 4.2 5 KirVonte Benson ...............................16 att., 129 yds. • Scott Stadium has traditionally been an unfriendly venue for Georgia Tech, as the RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD Matthew Jordan ...................................4 att., 25 yds. Jackets are just 4-11-1 all-time at UVA. The Jackets are 2-2 in Charlottesville under Georgia Tech TaQuon Marshall ...........................15 att., 23 yds, TD Johnson. Ricky Jeune 17 284 16.7 3 Receiving Leaders Virginia SERIES HISTORY Ricky Jeune ........................................2