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09/27 14:42 CDT Virginia Tech hosts Pittsburgh in ACC play
Virginia Tech hosts Pittsburgh in ACC play
By The Associated Press
Pittsburgh (4-0) at Virginia Tech (4-0), Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Virginia Tech by 5.5. Against the spread: Virginia Tech 3-1,
Pittsburgh 3-1.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Virginia Tech Offense
Overall: 462.5 yards per game (31st in FBS)
Passing: 284.8 yards per game (26th)
Rushing: 177.8 yards per game (51st)
Scoring: 43.3 points per game (12th)
Virginia Tech Defense
Overall: 269.3 yards per game (22nd in FBS)
Passing: 186.0 yards per game (43rd)
Rushing: 83.3 yards per game (14th)
Scoring: 16.0 points per game (30th)
Pittsburgh Offense
Overall: 523.8 yards per game (6th in FBS)
Passing: 347.3 yards per game (5th)
Rushing: 176.5 yards per game (52nd)
Scoring: 39.3 points per game (26th)
Pittsburgh Defense
Overall: 244.5 yards per game (11th in FBS)
Passing: 191.3 yards per game (49th)
Rushing: 53.3 yards per game (4th)
Scoring: 8.5 points per game (3rd)
Both teams perform well defensively on third down. Virginia Tech is 15th in the
FBS, allowing opponents to convert 27.3% of the time. Pittsburgh ranks 12th,
allowing a 26.4% third down conversion rate.
Pittsburgh ranks 131st in the FBS with 84.8 penalty yards per game.
Pittsburgh is 58th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on
83.3% of trips. Virginia Tech's red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100.0%
of red zone opportunities.
Virginia Tech is 19th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:04.
Team leaders
Virginia Tech
Passing: Ethan Grunkemeyer, 1,012 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs, 74.3 completion
percentage
Rushing: Jeffrey Overton Jr., 409 yards on 60 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Luke Reynolds, 280 yards on 30 catches, 4 TDs
Pittsburgh
Passing: Mason Heintschel, 1,191 yards, 13 TDs, 1 INT, 67.7 completion
percentage
Rushing: Damon Ferguson Jr., 239 yards on 45 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Cataurus Hicks, 252 yards on 12 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Virginia Tech won 21-14 over Boston College on Sept. 26. Grunkemeyer passed for
147 yards on 22-of-35 attempts (62.9%) with one touchdown and no interceptions.
Overton carried the ball 25 times for 209 yards and scored one touchdown,
adding three receptions for 19 yards. Sean Brown had eight receptions for 51
yards.
Pittsburgh defeated Bucknell 59-0 on Sept. 26. Heintschel led Pittsburgh with
403 yards on 29-of-37 passing (78.4%) for six touchdowns and no interceptions.
He also carried the ball three times for 33 yards. Ferguson carried the ball
nine times for 56 yards, adding two receptions for 22 yards. Tyreek Robinson
put up 78 yards on five catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Virginia Tech plays at Cal on Oct. 10. Pittsburgh hosts North Carolina on Oct.
10.
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