2017 FOOTBALL AMERICA’S LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAK - 25 STRAIGHT | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES - 4 ACC TITLES | HOME OF THE #LPD - 802.0 SACKS & 370 INTS LEAD FBS SINCE 1996 | 100% GRADUATION RATE OF SENIORS SINCE 2012 Date .........................Saturday, Nov. 11 #17 Time ...................................... 12:20 PM Location ............................ Atlanta, Ga. 7-2, 3-2 ACC 4-4, 3-3 ACC Venue ..............Bobby Dodd Stadium Capacity .................................... 55,000 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES VS georgia tech yellow jackets Series Record ...... Virginia Tech, 9-5 . QUICK INFO Last Meeting .......................11/12/16 HOKIES SET FOR ANOTHER ACC BATTLE AT GT THE #LPD LEADS AMERICA FROM #SACKSBURG CAM PHILLIPS ON VERGE OF ANOTHER VT RECORD • Virginia Tech travels to Georgia Tech as the No. 17 • The #LPD is tied for fourth in the country in scoring defense (13 • WR Cam Phillips is VT’s all-time leading receiver with history with Hokies (7-2) visit the Yellow Jackets (4-4). ppg). The top five teams in scoring D own a combined 41-3 record. 223 catches and has a catch in a VT-record 36 straight games. • VT is coming off a 28-10 loss at Miami. VT’s two losses • Since Bud Foster took over sole duties as Tech’s DC in 1996, only • Phillips owns 2,856 receiving yards to rank third in VT history, have come against a pair of Top 10 teams - No. 4 Clemson Alabama (16.2) and Ohio State (16.7) have allowed fewer PPG than needing 112 more to overtake WR Isaiah Ford (2,967) for the (8-1) and No. 7 Miami (8-0), who are a combined 16-1. Virginia Tech (17.5). school record. • GT is coming off a 40-36 loss at Virginia (11/4) and has FBS LEADERS - SCORING DEFENSE, 2017 • He ranks fourth in the ACC averaging 88.1 receiving ypg. lost three of its last four contests. Teams PPG Record AP Rank VT RECORD BOOK - CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Alabama 9.8 9-0 No. 1 • VT is seeking to avenge a 30-20 home loss vs. GT Player Yards Recs TDs Years 2. Washington 11.1 8-1 No. 9 1. Isaiah Ford 2,967* 210 24* 2014-16 (11/12/16), the Hokies’ only home loss against an ACC 3. Georgia 11.7 8-0 No. 2 2. Jarrett Boykin 2,884 184 18 2008-11 Coastal foe under head coach Justin Fuente. 4. Virginia Tech 13.3 7-2 No. 17 3. Cam Phillips 2,856 223* 16 2014-pres. Wisconsin 13.3 9-0 No. 6 • The Hokies are 9-4 in ACC play against GT, including a *VT career record • Since 1996, no FBS team owns more sacks than VT (802.0). 5-1 mark in Atlanta. VT won it’s last trip to Bobby Dodd TECH TOPS ACC IN WINS SINCE 2004 Stadium by a 23-21 mark (11/12/15). • After allowing 2.0 sacks in its first three games. GT has permitted 12.0 sacks in its last three contests. • Since VT joined the ACC in 2004, no team has claimed more • Virginia Tech has never lost back-to-back games to ACC titles (4) or ACC Coastal crowns than the Hokies (6). Georgia Tech since joining the ACC in 2004. THE REAL #DBU • Dating back to 2004, only Clemson (79) has more ACC victories KEY SCORING STATS ON HOKIES, JACKETS • Dating back to 1996, no FBS team owns more INTs than Tech’s than Virginia Tech (78). famed Lunch Pail Defense (370). • Since joining the ACC in 2004, Tech is 39-3 on the BEAMER BALL LIVES HERE! road when holding foes to 21 points or fewer. • Over that same span, only Florida (46) owns more INT return TDs than Virginia Tech (45) and Ohio State (45). • CB Greg Stroman is tied for second in VT history with four career • VT owns an overall streak of 16 straight wins when P5 LEADERS - MOST INTERCEPTIONS, 1996-PRESENT punt return TDs - only CB DeAngelo Hall (5) has more. holding foes to 21 points or less dating back to a win vs. Team INTs INT Return TDs • Stroman’s four PR TDs have come over his last 21 games. He’s NCSU (10/9/15). 1. Virginia Tech 370 45 T2nd in FBS averaged a TD once every 14.3 returns over that span. • Dating back to 1996, Virginia Tech is 44-3 on the 2. Ohio State 362 45 T2nd in FBS 3. Florida 357 46 Leads FBS road when scoring 30 points or more, including a 27-1 • Stroman (120) needs 16 more punt returns to overtake John mark in ACC games. • Tech is 39-4 when forcing three or more INTs dating back to 1996. Ludlow (135) for the most in Virginia Tech history. • Virginia Tech is 13-1 under Justin Fuente when One of those rare losses came last week at Miami. • Stroman (1,077) also needs 220 more punt return yards to scoring 30+ points. THIRD-DOWN DOMINANCE BY THE #LPD overtake Eddie Royal (1,296) for the all-time lead in Tech history. • Under head coach Paul Johnson, GT is 2-20 • Only Syracuse (22.0), WSU (24.3) and Michigan (24.4) are holding • Stroman is third in the ACC with a 13.1-yard PR average. against FBS foes when scoring 17 points or fewer, foes to a lower third-down conversion rate than VT (24.8). • Tech is third among P5 teams in punt coverage, allowing four including an 0-3 mark against Virginia Tech. FBS LEADERS - THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE, 2017 punt return yards, trailing Utah (-12) and Ohio State (0). • Georgia Tech suffered a pair of one-point losses to Team % Atts-Conv Record • Only Oklahoma (58) and Auburn (54) have more touchbacks on Tennessee (9/4) and Miami (10/14). Both VT and GT 1. Syracuse 22.0 26-118 4-5 kickoffs than Virginia Tech (50). own a win over UNC and a loss to Clemson. 2. Washington St. 24.3 33-136 8-2 3. Michigan 24.4 29-119 7-2 • VT leads the ACC in net punt average (41.4). #LPD MUST STOP THE GROUND GAME 4. Virginia Tech 24.8 34-137 7-2 • GT has lost 17 of its last 19 games when being 5. Northern Illinois 26.2 39-139 6-3 held under 200 net rushing yards (3 losses vs. VT). • GT leads the ACC in rush off. (331.9 ypg), while QB JOSH JACKSON = TOP FROSH QB IN USA #LPD BEST IN ACC, OTHER STATS ON VT-GT VT leads the ACC in rush def. (122.8 ypg). • QB Josh Jackson’s 17 TD passes and 2,229 passing yards are the • The #LPD is leading the ACC in six categories: scoring defense (13.3 ppg), total defense (300.6 ypg), rushing defense (122.8 • VT limited the Yellow Jackets to 161 net rushing most ever by a VT freshman and are the most of any FBS freshman in ypg), pass defense (177.8 ypg), first downs allowed (14.7 pg) yards in a 23-21 win at GT (11/8/15). 2017. Jackson’s 147.7 rating ranks second in the ACC. and red zone defense (70.6 scoring pct.). FRESHMEN POWER FIVE LEADERS, PASSING YARDS #25STRAIGHT BOWL BERTHS Quarterback Team Yards Comp % Rating TDs • VT is tied for third in the ACC in scoring offense (32.6 ppg), • Tech’s 25-year bowl streak is now tied with Alabama Josh Jackson VT 2,229 62.4 147.7 17 while GT is sixth at 31.6 ppg. (1959-83) as the third-longest in college football history. Jake Fromm UGA 1,459 63.3 172.7 15 • GT’s offense leads the ACC on third down (45.0%) but is last in Sam Ehlinger Texas 1,419 55.7 124.0 6 LONGEST BOWL STREAKS IN NCAA HISTORY passing offense (83.4 ppg). Team Seasons Began Ended 9-GAME VIRGINIA TECH QB COMPARISON • GT’s leads the ACC in pass efficiency (158.4), while VT is 1. Nebraska 35 1969 2003 • Here’s a look at Jackson’s nine-game stats compared to QB Jerod second (146.9). 2. Michigan 33 1975 2007 Evans who re-wrote Tech’s record book in 2016. Both passers • Virginia Tech leads the ACC in fewest first downs allowed 3. Virginia Tech 25 1993 Active (132), while Georgia Tech (134) is second. Alabama 25 1959 1983 guided Tech to 7-2 marks after nine games. 5. Florida State 24 1982 2005* Quarterback Pass (%) TD/INT Yds Rate Sack W-L • Virginia Tech is second in the ACC and fourth in the FBS in Josh Jackson 169-271 (62.4) 17/6 2,229 147.7 16.0 7-2 third-down defense (24.8%). GT is third in the ACC (27.2%). *Bowl appearance vacated by NCAA Jerod Evans 156-252 (61.7) 21/2 2,203 160.6 17.0 7-2 17 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES THE COACHING MATCHUP BROADCAST INFORMATION Virginia Tech .............................. School..........................Georgia Tech Television . ACC Network Justin Fuente .............................. Coach ..........................Paul Johnson Murray State (1999)......................Alma Mater .............Western Carolina (1979) Play-by-Play . Tom Werme 17-6 (Second Season) . Record at School.............. 74-52 (10th Season) Analyst . Dave Archer 43-29 (Sixth Season)................... Overall Record ..............181-91 (21st Season) Sideline . D.J. Shockley 0-1 ............................... Record vs. Opponent ........................... 3-6 National Radio . SiriusXM 0-1 .................................Record vs. Coach............................. 1-0 Sirius ........................... 112 Justin Fuente At Tech Career XM ............................. 194 vs. ACC ...................9-4.............9-4 Internet ........................