Clemson comes into this game after celebrating Military Appreciation and Senior Day with a dominating 52-17 win over Pitt at Death Valley. Many had questioned whether Trevor Lawrence, who had been off for five weeks, and the Tigers, who were off for three weeks, would be rusty.
They put those questions to rest when they tied a school record by scoring 31 first quarter points. The defense also came out on fire and stymied Pitt QB Kenny Pickett and the Panther offense.
Meanwhile, Virginia Tech is coming off of a bye week, and have had an extra week to prepare for the Tigers. The Hokies are in the middle of a three-game losing streak that includes a heartbreaking loss by three points to Liberty and a one point loss to Miami. It also includes a 47-14 loss at Pitt on Nov. 21.
Virginia Tech has been a mysterious team this season. They go out and lose a last second game to then undefeated Liberty 38-35. They have lost 23-16 to a Wake Forest team that they were expected to win against.
This is another team that is going to give Clemson everything they have. The Tigers will have to come into this game ready to play. Especially since this is a chance for the Hokies to climb back to .500 overall and above .500 in the ACC.
The Numbers:
Virginia Tech 4-5 (4-4)
- PPG- 33.22
- Opp PPG- 32.56
- Rushing YPG- 250.9
- Opp Rushing YPG- 189.2
- Rush YPC- 5.9
- Opp YPC- 4.8
- Pass YPG- 199.22
- Opp Pass YPG- 273.78
- Total Offense YPG- 450.1
- Opp Total Off YPG- 463.0
- Off Yards Per Play- 6.8
- Opp Off Yards Per Play- 6.2
- 3rd Down Conv- 35.51%
- Opp 3rd Down Conv- 40.77%
- Sacks- 32
- Sacks Allowed- 20
#4 Clemson 8-1 (7-1)
- PPG- 46.1
- Opp PPG- 19.2
- Rush YPG- 149.4
- Opp Rush YPG- 102.6
- Rush YPC- 4.1
- Opp Rush YPC- 2.9
- Pass YPG- 362.8
- Opp Pass YPG- 196.0
- Total Off YPG- 512.2
- Opp Total Off YPG- 298.6
- Off Yards Per Play-6.5
- Opp Off Yards Per Play- 4.6
- 3rd Down Conv- 47%
- Opp 3rd Down Conv- 30%
- Sacks- 36
- Sacks Allowed- 16
