Tale of the Tape: Virginia vs. Virginia Tech
Posted on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, 4:55 pm
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The Virginia football team will try to put an end to the 14-year drought against in-state arch rival Virginia Tech Friday afternoon in the Battle for the Commonwealth Cup at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, where the Hokies (4-6, 3-4 ACC) have lost four straight games.
The Cavaliers (7-4, 4-3) haven’t won in Blacksburg since 1998, and can end those two streaks as well as Tech’s 25-straight bowl appearance streak (which leads the nation) with a victory. In addition, the ‘Hoos could quite possibly swing the in-state recruiting battle in their favor as well.
Tech has dropped four games in a row overall, and five of its last six. UVA has already clinched bowl eligibility for a second straight season and nothing more needs to be said – Black Friday is almost here and both teams will be rearing to go, and you can throw out the records.
The 100th meeting between the ‘Hoos and the Hokies kicks off at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
| Friday, November 23, 2018 | Lane Stadium, 3:30 p.m. TV- ABC |
Weather Forecast: Bleak, partly cloudy with highs in the 30s |
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| VIRGINIA | VS | VA. TECH | |||
| Lost last meeting, 10-0, in 2017 |
Leads all-time series, 57-37-5 |
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| 7-4 | OVERALL W-L | 4-6 | |||
| 4-3 | CONFERENCE W-L | 3-4 | |||
| L 30-27 (OT) at Ga. Tech, 11/17 | LAST GAME | L 38-14 vs Miami, 11/17 |
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| OFFENSE | |||||
| 378.8 (11th) | TOTAL YPG | 421.6 (7th) | |||
| 207.6 (11th) | PASS YPG | 257.0 (4th) | |||
| 171.2 (9th) | RUSH YPG | 164.6 (11th) | |||
| 38 | TOUCHDOWNS | 37 | |||
| 13-6 | FUMBLES-LOST | 16-5 | |||
| 28.3 (10th) | POINTS PER GAME | 28.2 (11th) | |||
| 226 (7th) | TOTAL 1ST DOWNS | 224 (8th) | |||
| 102 | 1ST DOWN BY PASS | 120 | |||
| 111 | 1ST DOWN BY RUSH | 94 | |||
| 13 | 1ST DOWN BY FLAG | 10 | |||
| 3RD DOWN CONVOS | |||||
| 68/141, 48% (2nd) | CONVERTED/TOTAL (%) | 56/148, 38% (10th) | |||
| 4TH DOWN CONVOS | |||||
| 7/12, 58% (T-1st) | CONVERTED/TOTAL (%) | 13/24, 54% (5th) | |||
| RED ZONE SCORING | |||||
| 34/45, 76% (13th) | SCORES/TRIPS (%) | 27/30, 90% (2nd) | |||
| RED ZONE TOUCHDOWNS | |||||
| 23/45 (51%) | TDs/TRIPS (%) | 22/30 (70%) | |||
| TIME OF POSSESSION | |||||
| 32:02 (3rd) | AVG PER GAME | 30:02 (6th) | |||
| DEFENSE | |||||
| 326.6 (3rd) | TOTAL YPG ALLOWED |
436.5 (11th) | |||
| 178.4 (3rd) | PASS YPG ALLOWED | 228.3 (7th) | |||
| 148.3 (6th) | RUSH YPG ALLOWED | 208.2 (11th) | |||
| 20.6 (3rd) | PTS. ALLOWED/GAME |
31.7 (11th) | |||
| 13 | INTERCEPTIONS | 5 | |||
| 22 | SACKS | 22 | |||
| 57 | PTS. OFF TURNOVERS |
52 | |||
| 704/54 | TACKLES/FOR LOSS | 639/72 | |||
| PENALTIES | |||||
| 49/436/39.6 (3rd) | #/YDS/PER GAME | 55/512/51.2 (8th) |
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| SPECIAL TEAMS | |||||
| PUNTING | |||||
| 38.7 (4th) | NET PUNT AVG | 38.0 (5th) | |||
| 8/61 | 50-PLUS/LONG | 4/72 | |||
| 16 | INSIDE 20 | 15 | |||
| KICKOFFS | |||||
| 39.0 (10th) | NET KICK AVG | 39.8 (8th) | |||
| 38 | TOUCHBACKS | 49 | |||
| FIELD GOALS | |||||
| 14/20, 70% (T-9th) | MADE/ATT (%) | 7/12, 58% (14th) | |||
| 46 | LONG | 45 | |||
| 0 | BLOCKED | 0 | |||
| EXTRA POINTS | |||||
| 37/37 (100%) | MADE/ATT (%) | 35/35 (100%) | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||
| 30/208/6.9 (12th) | #/YDS/PER GAME | 22/123/5.6 (13th) |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | |||||
| 31/786/25.4 (2nd) | #/YDS/PER GAME | 34/746/21.9 (7th) |
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| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS | |||||
| Bryce Perkins | PASSING | Ryan Willis | |||
| 189-289, 2213 yds, 19 TD, 9 INT (173-730 rush, 9 TD) |
161-274, 1986 yds, 17 TD, 6 INT (84-295 rush, 3 TD) |
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| Jordan Ellis | RUSHING | Steven Peoples | |||
| 177-868 (4.9), 8 TD | 116-586 (5.1), 5 TD |
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| Olamide Zaccheaus | RECEIVING | Damon Hazelton | |||
| 77-903 (11.7), 6 TD | 45-745 (16.6), 8 TD |
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| Juan Thornhill, 78 | TACKLES | Rayshard Ashby, 77 | |||
| Chris Peace, 6.0 | SACKS | Houshun Gaines, 4.5 | |||
| Juan Thornhill, 5 | INTERCEPTIONS | Reggie Floyd, Caleb Farley, 2 |
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| Brian Delaney, 11/14 FG (17/17 PAT) | KICKING | Brian Johnson, 7/12 FG (31/31 PAT) | |||
| Tavares Kelly, 13-143 (11.0) | PUNT RETURNS | Damon Hazelton, 11-50 (4.5) | |||
| Joe Reed, 25-679 (27.2), 1 TD |
KICK RETURNS | Terius Wheatley, 8-204 (25.5) | |||