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09/08 15:03 CDT Virginia Tech squares off against Old Dominion
Virginia Tech squares off against Old Dominion
By The Associated Press
Old Dominion (1-0) at Virginia Tech (1-0), Sept. 12 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Virginia Tech by 19.5. Against the spread: Virginia Tech 1-0, Old
Dominion 0-1.
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Key stats
Virginia Tech Offense
Overall: 619.0 yards per game (15th in FBS)
Passing: 351.0 yards per game (18th)
Rushing: 268.0 yards per game (26th)
Scoring: 73.0 points per game (2nd)
Virginia Tech Defense
Overall: 83.0 yards per game (2nd in FBS)
Passing: 87.0 yards per game (14th)
Rushing: -4.0 yards per game (2nd)
Scoring: 3.0 points per game (10th)
Old Dominion Offense
Overall: 319.0 yards per game (107th in FBS)
Passing: 137.0 yards per game (116th)
Rushing: 182.0 yards per game (58th)
Scoring: 31.0 points per game (71st)
Old Dominion Defense
Overall: 220.0 yards per game (37th in FBS)
Passing: 94.0 yards per game (17th)
Rushing: 126.0 yards per game (76th)
Scoring: 10.0 points per game (38th)
Virginia Tech is 90th in third down percentage, converting 37.5% of the time.
Old Dominion ranks 39th on defense, allowing its opponents to convert at 26.7%.
Virginia Tech ranks 89th in the FBS with a -1 turnover margin, compared to Old
Dominion's 34th-ranked +1 margin.
Virginia Tech is 129th in the FBS with 93.0 penalty yards per game.
Both teams have strong red zone offenses, each scoring on 100.0% of trips to
lead the FBS.
Team leaders
Virginia Tech
Passing: Ethan Grunkemeyer, 224 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 85.0 completion percentage
Rushing: Jeffrey Overton Jr., 104 yards on 9 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Sean Brown, 109 yards on 6 catches, 1 TD
Old Dominion
Passing: Quinn Henicle, 137 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 75.0 completion percentage
Rushing: Henicle, 68 yards on 13 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Leon Haughton Jr., 46 yards on 2 catches, 0 TDs
Last game
Virginia Tech won 73-3 over VMI on Sept. 5. Grunkemeyer led Virginia Tech with
224 yards on 17-of-20 passing (85.0%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Overton carried the ball nine times for 104 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Brown put up 109 yards on six catches with one touchdown.
Old Dominion won 31-10 over Norfolk State on Sept. 5. Henicle threw for 137
yards on 9-of-12 attempts (75.0%) with two touchdowns and one interception. He
also carried the ball 13 times for 68 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Devin
Roche had 51 rushing yards on 13 carries. Haughton put up 46 yards on two
catches.
Next game
Virginia Tech plays at Maryland on Sept. 19. Old Dominion hosts East Carolina
on Sept. 19.
