128TH SEASON • 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 45 BOWL APPEARANCES • 25 BOWL VICTORIES GEORGIA TECH (2-2, 2-1 ACC) VS. NO. 1/1 CLEMSON (4-0, 3-0 ACC) 2020 GEORGIA TECH SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 • NOON ET • ATLANTA, GA. • BOBBY DODD STADIUM • Overall: 2-2 | ACC: 2-1 | Place: t-5th • Home: 1-1 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 0-0 | Streak: W1 MATCHUP AT A GLANCE Date Opponent Time/Result TV Sept. 12 at RV/- Florida State* W, 16-13 ABC Sept. 19 NO. 14/13 UCF L, 49-21 ABC GEORGIA TECH vs. CLEMSON Sept. 26 at Syracuse* L, 37-20 RSN 2-2 (2-1 ACC) ...............................................................................Record ...............................................................................4-0 (3-0 ACC) Oct. 9 (Fri.) LOUISVILLE* W, 46-27 ESPN Atlanta, Ga. ................................................................................ Location .............................................................................Clemson, S.C. 1885.......................................................................................... Founded ......................................................................................... 1889 Oct. 17 No. 1/1 CLEMSON* Noon ABC 35,000..................................................................................... Enrollment .................................................................................... 24,387 Oct. 24 at rv/rv Boston College* 4 p.m. ACCN Yellow Jackets, Ramblin’ Wreck .................................................. ....................................................................................... Tigers Nickname Oct. 31 No. 4/4 NOTRE DAME* TBA TBA Tech Gold and White .....................................................................Colors ................................................................. Tiger Orange & Regalia Atlantic Coast (Coastal Division) .................................................Conference .................................................Atlantic Coast (Atlantic Division) Nov. 14 PITT* TBA TBA Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (55,000) ...........Stadium (Capacity) ................................................Memorial Stadium (81,500) Nov. 21 at 13/12 Miami (Fla.)* TBA TBA Geoff Collins ............................................................................ Head Coach ..........................................................................Dabo Swinney Nov. 28 DUKE* TBA TBA 5-11 (2nd season) ...................................................Head Coach’s Record at School ..............................................136-31 (12th season) Dec. 5 at rv/rv NC State* TBA TBA 20-21 (4th season) ....................................................Head Coach’s Overall Record ........................................................................Same None ...................................................................................National Ranking ................................................. No. 1 (AP) / No. 1 (Coaches) All times Eastern; Home games in BOLD CAPS Spread Pro-Style .....................................................................Basic Offense ...................................................................................Spread * ACC game 25.8 (10th/57th) ..........................................Points Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .............................................42.3 (2nd/9th) Ranks for past/current games = AP/Coaches ranks at time of game Ranks for future games = current AP/Coaches rank 213.8 (3rd/16th) ...................................Rushing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ...................................185.5 (5th/25th) 239.3 (10th/38th) ................................. Passing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ...................................310.0 (1st/14th) ON THE AIR 453.0 (4th/20th) ......................................Total Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................................495.5 (2nd/10th) TV: ABC 4-2-5 Effort Based ................................................................. Basic Defense .......................................................................................4-3 • Play-by-Play ...........................................Bob Wischusen 31.5 (8th/49th) .................................... Points Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ......................................13.3 (1st/9th) • Analyst .......................................................Dan Orlovsky 189.3 (10th/56th) ......................... Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .............................89.8 (2nd/10th) • Sideline Reporter ....................................... Marty Smith 259.5 (10th/38th) ..........................Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................190.0 (1st/19th) • Online: WatchESPN.com 448.8 (10th/56th) ............................ Total Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .............................279.8 (2nd/11th) RADIO: Georgia Tech Sports Network from Learfield IMG College W, 46-27 vs. Louisville (Oct. 9, 2020) ......................................... Last Game .........................W, 42-17 over No. 7 Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 10, 2020) • Play-by-Play ............................................ Andy Demetra TOP STORYLINES TALE OF THE TAPE • Analyst ...................................................... Sean Bedford • Fresh off of its most impressive win of the Geoff Collins era, a 46-27 triumph over Average heights and weights of players listed Above The Line • Sideline Reporter ...................................... Wiley Ballard Louisville last Friday night, Georgia Tech hosts top-ranked Clemson at Bobby Dodd (Georgia Tech)/on the depth chart (Clemson): • In Atlanta: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or 106.3 FM/1230 AM Xtra Stadium on Saturday. Georgia Tech Clemson • Across Georgia: Visit RamblinWreck.com for 30-station affiliate list • Satellite: Sirius 134 / XM 194 • Saturday's game marks the first time that Georgia Tech will host the nation's No. 1 6-4, 315 ......................Offensive Line ......................6-4, 308 • Mobile App: GT Gameday team since a 3-3 tie versus No. 1 Notre Dame at Grant Field on Nov. 8, 1980. 6-5, 253 ......................... Tight Ends .........................6-4, 248 • TuneIn: buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn • Clemson is Georgia Tech's fourth-most common opponent all-time, as the teams 6-1, 208 ..........Offensive Backs (QB and RB) .........6-1, 212 GEORGIA TECH’S LAST GAME are meeting for the 86th time on Saturday in a rivalry that dates back to 1898. Tech 6-1, 201 ..........................Receivers .........................6-0, 202 and Clemson have met annually since the Yellow Jackets joined the Atlantic Coast 6-3, 276 ......................Defensive Line .....................6-3, 279 vs. Louisville .................................................... W, 46-27 Conference in 1983. The Jackets lead the all-time series, 50-32-2*, including a 6-1, 229 ........................Linebackers .......................6-1, 227 Date ...................................................................... Oct. 9 44-15-2 advantage in games played in Atlanta. 6-2, 203 .................... Defensive Backs....................6-0, 195 Location ....................... Atlanta, Ga. (Bobby Dodd Stadium) *Georgia Tech's win in 2009 ACC Championship Game was vacated due to NCAA sanctions Total Offense ............................................................ 450 • Saturday's game will be televised nationally on ABC, Georgia Tech's third game TOP PERFORMERS AT A GLANCE Rushing ........................................................... 192 PASSING COMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD ............................................................ 258 on the network this season. The Yellow Jackets' three regular-season games on Georgia Tech Passing national network television (ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC) are their most since 2008. Jeff Sims 65 119 8 944 5 Turnovers ............................................................ 0 • Georgia Tech true freshman quarterback Jeff Sims was named ACC Rookie of Clemson Total Defense ........................................................... 471 Trevor Lawrence 84 116 0 1,140 10 the Week for the second time this season after throwing for 249 yards, rushing for ........................................................... 242 Rushing 64 and accounting for three touchdowns in last Friday's win over Louisville. He is the RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD Passing ............................................................ 229 only quarterback in the nation that has passed for at least 240 yards and run for 60 Georgia Tech Takeaways .......................................................... 3 yards or more in three games this season. The feat has been accomplished only 12 Jeff Sims 44 251 5.7 3 Passing Leader times total across NCAA Division I FBS this season and Sims is the only freshman Jahmyr Gibbs 46 232 5.0 2 (true or redshirt) that has achieved it even once. Clemson Jeff Sims .............................11-21-0, 249 yds., 2 TD Travis Etienne 56 392 7.0 4 Receiving Leaders • Led by Sims, Georgia Tech has totaled more than 400 yards of offense in every Malachi Carter ............................3 rec., 89 yds., 1 TD game this season, marking the first time that the Yellow Jackets have had four- RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD straight 400-yard games since 2014 and the first time they've opened a season Georgia Tech Jahmyr Gibbs .............................2