BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech football team is back on the field on Saturday, November 2nd for a road contest at Notre Dame, the sixteenth-ranked team in the nation. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast nationally on NBC.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Saturday, November 2 – 2:30 PM
Notre Dame Stadium
vs. Notre Dame (5-2)
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (10th Season, 28th Season overall)
Record at school: 86-37; Career: 257-93-2
Series: Series tied 1-1 Last: Oct. 6, 2018 (L, 23-45)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: NBC
Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico
Analyst: Doug Flutie
Sideline: Kathryn Tappen
Radio: Virginia Tech Sports Properties
Play-by-Play: Jon Laaser
Analyst: Mike Burnop
Sideline: Wes McElroy
Virginia Tech Game Notes: CLICK HERE
VIRGINIA TECH RETURNS TO NOTRE DAME
• VT makes its second-ever appearance at Notre Dame (11/2).
• The Hokies are seeking to register a four-game victory streak for the first time since 2017 and snap Notre Dame's 15-game home winning streak.
• VT is coming off a bye following an epic 43-41 6-OT win vs. UNC (10/19). The Irish suffered a 45-14 loss on a cold and rainy evening at Michigan (10/26).
• VT overcame a pair of 17-point deficits to register a dramatic 34-31 victory in its initial meeting with the Irish at Notre Dame (11/19/16). ND is seeking to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since suffering a 45-27 loss at USC (11/26/16) following that loss to the Hokies in 2016.
• That 2016 contest vs. Tech marked ND's most recent loss to an unranked foe at home. The Irish have since won 10 straight home games against unranked opponents.
• ND is 27-6 dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign with all six of those losses coming vs. AP Top 25 foes.
• Tech owns a trifecta of victories against ranked opponents under head coach Justin Fuente. The Hokies are seeking their first win against a Top 10 foe since registering a 35-21 win at No. 8 Ohio State (9/6/14).
• Virginia Tech's last win against an AP Top 25 team was a 31-14 victory at No. 22 Duke (9/29/18).
MORE SCORING STATS ON HOKIES, IRISH
• VT owns a 26-1 mark under Fuente when leading at half.
• ND is 5-24 under Brian Kelly when trailing at halftime.
• Tech is 21-3 when scoring 30+ points under Fuente and 9-0 when registering 40 points or more. VT has topped the 30-point mark in each of its past three victories.
• ND is 9-24 when allowing 30+ points under Kelly.
• Since VT's 34-31 win at ND (11/19/16), only one foe has hit the 30-point mark against the Irish at home. Wake Forest lost a 48-37 decision at Notre Dame (11/4/17).
• The Irish are 27-3 (.900) at home under Kelly when scoring 30+ points. ND has won 11 straight at home under that circumstance following VT's 34-31 win (11/19/16).
• ND owns a 18-3 record in its last 21 games, permitting 30 points just twice over that span - a 30-3 loss vs. Clemson (12/29/18) & last Saturday's loss at Michigan.
QB HENDON HOOKER 3-0 AS STARTING QB
• QB Hendon Hooker has guided VT to a 3-0 record in his first three collegiate starts. He has completed 34 of 59 passes (57.6%) for 572 yards with seven TDs and no INTs (178.2 rating) in those contests.
• Hooker has also rushed 41 times for 160 yards with one TD.
• QB Quincy Patterson relieved an injured Hooker vs. UNC (10/19), running for 122 yards with a 53-yard TD run. He also threw a TD.
LB RAYSHARD ASHBY LEADS THE #LPD
• LB Rayshard Ashby leads the ACC averaging 10.3 tackles per game. His 72 tackles (33 solo) lead Tech and are tied for third in the ACC. His 10.0 TFL in 2019 lead VT and are tied for fifth in the ACC. He has earned ACC Linebacker of the Week honors three times in 2019 - at BC (8/31), at Miami (10/5) and vs. UNC (10/19).
• CB Caleb Farley leads the ACC with 13 passes defended and is tied for the ACC lead with three INTs.
• CB Jermaine Waller is also tied with Farley for the ACC lead with three INTs on the season. Waller and CB Chamarri Conner are tied for seventh in the ACC with seven passes defended.
