BLACKSBURG – Following an idle week, the Virginia Tech football team will return to ACC action on Friday, September 27, against Duke at 7 p.m. in Lane Stadium.
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HOKIES RETURN TO ACC PLAY VS. DUKE
• Virginia Tech completes a three-game home stand at Lane Stadium with a Friday night contest vs. Duke (9/27).
• Tech is coming off a 24-17 win vs. Furman (9/14).
• Duke got a 48-13 win at Middle Tennessee State (9/14).
• Virginia Tech is 13-2 vs. Duke since joining the ACC in 2004, including a 3-0 record under head coach Justin Fuente.
• Tech is 8-1 at home in September under Fuente.
• The Hokies hit the road for their next contest at Miami (10/5), while Duke returns home to host Pitt (10/5).
DOMINATE THEIR STATE
• Virginia Tech owns a 8-0 record against teams from the state of North Carolina under Fuente.
• A total of 17 players on the current Virginia Tech roster hail from the state of North Carolina.
• VT owns a combined 33-7 all-time record in ACC play against teams from the state of North Carolina: 13-2 vs. Duke, 12-3 vs. UNC, 4-1 vs. NC State and 4-1 vs. Wake Forest.
INSIDE THE SERIES: VIRGINIA TECH VS. DUKE
• Friday the 27th marks the 26th meeting in the all-time series between Virginia Tech and Duke.
• The Hokies are 8-2 in their 10 games played on a Friday.
• After winning 12-consecutive games against Duke between 1982 and 2012, the Hokies have won four of the last five meetings.
• Over the last 20 meetings, the Hokies are 17-3 against Duke.
• Justin Fuente was 0-2 against David Cutcliffe when he was the head coach at Memphis, but he's now 3-0 against the Blue Devils since arriving in Blacksburg.
