BLACKSBURG – The No. 23 Virginia Tech football team is back on the field on Friday, November 29 for a crucial ACC Coastal Division contest at in-state rival Virginia. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ABC.
Tech has won each of the last 15 matchups with the Cavaliers, the longest current streak amongst in-state rivalry games in the nation.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday, November 29 – 12 PM
Scott Stadium; Charlottesville, Va.
vs. Virginia Cavaliers (8-3, 5-2 ACC)
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall (Fourth Season, 15th Season overall)
Record at school: 24-25; Career: 123-68
Series: Tech leads 58-37-5 Last: Nov. 23, 2018 (W, 34-31 OT)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: ABC
Play-by-Play: Dave Fleming
Analyst: Jim Mora
Sideline: Paul Carcaterra
Radio: Virginia Tech Sports Properties
Play-by-Play: Jon Laaser
Analyst: Mike Burnop
Sideline: Wes McElroy
Virginia Tech Game Notes: CLICK HERE
COMMONWEALTH CLASH TO DECIDE COASTAL
• A pair of bitter in-state rivals separated by approximately 150 miles will square off for the 101st time when Virginia Tech visits Scott Stadium on Friday (11/29).
• The ACC Coastal crown will hinge on a victory in Charlottesville. VT won both previous meetings with the ACC Coastal title on the line at UVA in 2007 & 2011.
• After starting 0-2 in ACC play, VT has won five straight conference games, Tech's longest streak since winning eight straight ACC contests (10/8/11 - 9/3/12).
• Tech has posted back-to-back shutouts for first time since 2005 - the first time an ACC team shut out another ACC foe in consecutive games since Maryland did it in 1978.
• Dating back to Q4 of a 36-17 win vs. WF (11/9), VT owns an 86-0 scoring edge in its last nine quarters.
• Virginia Tech is seeking its 16th consecutive victory in the annual Commonwealth Cup Clash against UVA after posting a wild 34-31 OT home win last year (11/24/18).
• VT is 19-1 in its last 20 games vs. UVA. The next-closest team in terms of in-state dominance over an in-state FBS rival over that span is Oklahoma (16-4 vs. Oklahoma St.).
• Tech's last loss to the Cavaliers was a 35-21 decision at UVA (11/29/03), meaning the Hokies are undefeated against Virginia since joining the ACC in 2004.
• Friday will mark the ninth time a ranked VT team has faced an unranked UVA squad since Tech joined the ACC.
KEY SCORING STATS ON HOKIES, HOOS
• VT is 22-3 when scoring 30+ points under Justin Fuente.
• UVA owns a 4-18 record when allowing 30+ points under Bronco Mendenhall.
• Over the last four games, Tech has outscored its opponents 129-38 (32.2-9.5 ppg).
• VT is 30-1 when holding foes to 21 points or fewer since 2015. VT has held UVA to 21 points or fewer in 17 of the Hokies' 18 victories in the series dating back to 1999.
• VT has held UVA to 21 points or fewer in all 17 of the Hokies' victories in the series dating back to 1999.
• VT has won 25 straight games when limiting foes to 17 points or fewer (6-0 in 2019).
• UVA is 1-13 when scoring 17 points or fewer since 2016.
• VT owns a 28-1 mark under Fuente when leading at half.
SALUTING BUD FOSTER IN HIS FINAL SEASON WITH THE #LPD
• The regular season finale of Bud Foster's coaching career will occur on Friday.
• Since becoming VT's defensive coordinator in 1995, Bud Foster has helped guide the Hokies to a 230-92 (.714) record, including a 21-3 record vs. Virginia.
• Foster's coaching legacy at Tech includes 36 shutouts, 27 consecutive bowl berths (longest active streak in the nation) and the only pair of brothers both selected in the first round of the same NFL Draft (Tremaine & Terrell Edmunds - 2018).
• In total, 45 of Foster's defensive pupils have been selected in the NFL Draft, including 11 players picked in the first or second rounds.
• Since Foster began calling the defensive signals for Tech in 1995, the Hokies have stopped significant winning streaks (9 or more games) of five ranked opponents.
• Dating back to the 1996 campaign, Foster's defenses have held foes to 10 points or fewer a grand total of 103 times. Tech owns a 102-1 record in those contests.
• Noteable Foster pupils coaching elsewhere: Todd Grantham & Torrian Gray (Florida), Brent Pry (Penn State), Nick Sorensen (Seahawks) & Anthony Midget (Texans).
