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Opponent's By the Numbers: Georgia Tech

0-5 - Georgia Tech's record on the road or at neutral sites this season

2 – Georgia Tech has two rushers who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards this season (TaQuon Marshall and KirVonte Benson). It is the second time in its history that the Yellow Jackets have accomplished this (2009 with Nesbitt and Dwyer).

3-11 – Georgia Tech's all-time record against teams ranked No. 7

5-0 - The Yellow Jackets’ record at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The last time they were undefeated and untied at home in a season was in 1999, which was the last time they defeated the Bulldogs at home.

7 – The number of players on the Tech roster whose father also played football for the Jackets.

8 of 10 – Possessions in which Duke scored on Georgia Tech last week including their first seven.

9/16/2017 – Date of Georgia Tech versus undefeated UCF game that was canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.

17 – Marshall’s touchdown rushes in ten games this season. He is tied for the lead in the ACC with Lamar Jackson of Louisville (11 games).

19 – Total number of blocked kicks by Tech since the beginning of the 2013 season (tied for 4th in FBS).

20 – The total margin of victory combined over the last four meetings against Georgia (7,6,6,1).

23 of 41 – Wide Receiver Ricky Jeune has 23 of the team’s receptions this season. Que Searcy and Brad Stewart are next with four.

38.3 – Completion percentage thrown by Marshall (41-of-107). Fifteen of his 41 completions have gone for 25 or more yards.

182 – Overall victories by Paul Johnson which is 4th most by active FBS head coaches (he is 3-6 vs. UGA as Georgia Tech’s head man).

304 – Rush yards combined in two seasons as a Yellow Jacket by former Bulldog, J.J. Green. He had 384 in his one season wearing the red and black in 2013.

373/239 - Georgia Tech’s rush yards per game over its first six games compared to its rushing yards per game over its last four games.

1893 – First season the two teams met and Georgia Tech won 28-6. Georgia’s first win in the series happened in the second game played in the series (28-0 in 1897).

1943/1944 – Seasons in which Georgia Tech had wins over Georgia that the Bulldogs do not count due to usage of “illegal players”.

1984 – The year that “Revenge of the Nerds” movie was released.

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