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10/25 14:42 CDT Pittsburgh squares off against Georgia Tech in ACC action
Pittsburgh squares off against Georgia Tech in ACC action
By The Associated Press
Georgia Tech (2-5) at Pittsburgh (5-3), Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Pittsburgh by 6.5. Against the spread: Pittsburgh 4-4, Georgia
Tech 1-6.
How to watch: ESPN2
Key stats
Pittsburgh Offense
Overall: 444.3 yards per game (29th in FBS)
Passing: 290.8 yards per game (12th)
Rushing: 153.5 yards per game (72nd)
Scoring: 31.6 points per game (49th)
Pittsburgh Defense
Overall: 331.3 yards per game (45th in FBS)
Passing: 266.3 yards per game (127th)
Rushing: 65.0 yards per game (2nd)
Scoring: 20.9 points per game (40th)
Georgia Tech Offense
Overall: 378.7 yards per game (77th in FBS)
Passing: 255.3 yards per game (41st)
Rushing: 123.4 yards per game (113th)
Scoring: 26.7 points per game (82nd)
Georgia Tech Defense
Overall: 407.6 yards per game (117th in FBS)
Passing: 197.1 yards per game (43rd)
Rushing: 210.4 yards per game (131st)
Scoring: 30.3 points per game (113th)
Georgia Tech ranks 118th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents
to convert 43.3% of the time. Pittsburgh ranks 57th on offense, converting on
41.7% of third downs.
Georgia Tech is 123rd in the FBS with a -6 turnover margin, compared to
Pittsburgh's 36th-ranked +3 margin.
Both teams are heavily penalized. Pittsburgh ranks 130th in the FBS averaging
78.3 penalty yards per game, and Georgia Tech ranks 113th with a 68.9-yard
average.
Georgia Tech is 100th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 81.5% of trips.
Pittsburgh's red zone defense ranks 42nd at 79.2%.
Georgia Tech ranks 124th in the FBS with an average time of possession of
27:33, compared to Pittsburgh's 47th-ranked average of 30:50.
Team leaders
Pittsburgh
Passing: Mason Heintschel, 1,304 yards, 14 TDs, 1 INT, 66.2 completion
percentage
Rushing: Damon Ferguson Jr., 477 yards on 92 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Cataurus Hicks, 649 yards on 31 catches, 5 TDs
Georgia Tech
Passing: Alberto Mendoza, 1,714 yards, 10 TDs, 6 INTs, 71.2 completion
percentage
Rushing: Justice Haynes, 515 yards on 101 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Jordan Allen, 517 yards on 42 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Pittsburgh fell to Miami (FL) 52-23 on Oct. 24. Holden Geriner led Pittsburgh
with 268 yards on 18-of-32 passing (56.2%) for one touchdown and no
interceptions. Ferguson carried the ball nine times for 39 yards and scored one
touchdown, adding one reception for seven yards. Hicks put up 149 yards on five
catches with one touchdown.
Georgia Tech fell to Boston College 49-27 on Oct. 24. Mendoza led Georgia Tech
with 186 yards on 17-of-24 passing (70.8%) for one touchdown and two
interceptions. He also carried the ball five times for 21 yards. Haynes carried
the ball 14 times for 53 yards and scored one touchdown. Dalen Penson recorded
88 yards on five catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Pittsburgh hosts Florida State on Nov. 13. Georgia Tech hosts Louisville on
Nov. 7.
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