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11/08 14:43 CST ACC matchup features Clemson squaring off against Georgia Tech
ACC matchup features Clemson squaring off against Georgia Tech
By The Associated Press
Georgia Tech (2-7) at Clemson (6-3), Nov. 14 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
Opening Line: Clemson by 13.5. Against the spread: Clemson 4-5, Georgia Tech
1-8.
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Key stats
Clemson Offense
Overall: 338.0 yards per game (115th in FBS)
Passing: 184.9 yards per game (116th)
Rushing: 153.1 yards per game (71st)
Scoring: 22.7 points per game (105th)
Clemson Defense
Overall: 334.9 yards per game (41st in FBS)
Passing: 212.6 yards per game (62nd)
Rushing: 122.3 yards per game (36th)
Scoring: 20.7 points per game (40th)
Georgia Tech Offense
Overall: 359.7 yards per game (90th in FBS)
Passing: 241.2 yards per game (49th)
Rushing: 118.4 yards per game (116th)
Scoring: 23.9 points per game (97th)
Georgia Tech Defense
Overall: 418.9 yards per game (124th in FBS)
Passing: 196.1 yards per game (46th)
Rushing: 222.8 yards per game (136th)
Scoring: 32.2 points per game (121st)
Clemson ranks 135th in third down percentage, converting 29.9% of the time.
Georgia Tech ranks 95th on defense, holding its opponents to 40.7%.
Georgia Tech ranks 114th in the FBS with a -5 turnover margin.
Georgia Tech is 121st in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 76.5% of trips.
Clemson's red zone defense ranks 33rd at 78.3%.
Georgia Tech is 125th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:35,
compared to Clemson's 74th-ranked average of 29:58.
Team leaders
Clemson
Passing: Tait Reynolds, 1,446 yards, 3 TDs, 4 INTs, 64.6 completion percentage
Rushing: Gideon Davidson, 528 yards on 105 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Bryant Wesco Jr., 511 yards on 44 catches, 0 TDs
Georgia Tech
Passing: Alberto Mendoza, 1,943 yards, 11 TDs, 6 INTs, 68.7 completion
percentage
Rushing: Justice Haynes, 635 yards on 124 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Jordan Allen, 576 yards on 49 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Clemson won 18-13 over Syracuse on Nov. 7. Reynolds threw for 161 yards on
17-of-28 attempts (60.7%) with no touchdowns and one interception. He also
carried the ball 15 times for 61 yards. Jarvis Green had 85 rushing yards on
nine carries, adding one reception for six yards. Wesco recorded 100 yards on
six catches.
Georgia Tech lost 44-17 to Louisville on Nov. 7. Mendoza led Georgia Tech with
148 yards on 13-of-25 passing (52.0%) for one touchdown and no interceptions.
Haynes carried the ball 12 times for 87 yards, adding one reception for 12
yards. Dalen Penson recorded 66 yards on five catches.
Next game
Clemson plays at Duke on Nov. 20. Georgia Tech hosts No. 11 Wake Forest on Nov.
21.
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