The Virginia Tech football team is back at Lane Stadium on Friday night against Duke in an ACC Coastal showdown. Kickoff is set for 7 PM on ESPN.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday, September 27 - 7 PM
Lane Stadium; Blacksburg, Virginia
vs. Duke Blue Devils (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: David Cutcliffe (12th Season)
Series: Tech leads 17-9 Last: Sept. 29, 2018 (W, 31-14)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: ACC Network
Play-by-Play: Dave Lamont
Analyst: Gene Chizik
Sideline: Jerry Punch
Radio:Virginia Tech Sports Properties
Play-by-Play: Jon Laaser
Analyst: Mike Burnop
Sideline: Wes McElroy
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).
• VT 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).
KEY VT-DUKE SCORING STATS TO WATCH
• Tech has outscored Duke by a 79-38 margin in three meetings under Fuente.
• The Hokies have won 26 straight contests when holding foes to 21 points or fewer dating back to 2015, including 17 straight ACC games (13 under Fuente).
• Since Fuente's arrival in 2016, Tech owns 15 ACC wins, holding 13 of those 15 foes to 21 points or fewer. The only outliers were 39-36 win at Pitt (10/27/16) and a 34-31 OT victory vs. UVA (11/23/18)
• Duke is 7-17 in ACC play since the start of the 2016 season. The Blue Devils were held to 21 points or fewer in 15 of those 17 losses.
• Virginia Tech owns a 23-1 mark under Fuente when leading at halftime.
• Tech owns a 77-4 (.951) mark at Lane Stadium when holding foes to 17 points or less dating back to 2000. VT has permitted exactly 17 points in both its 2019 wins.
• Tech is 18-3 when scoring 30+ points under Fuente.
• Duke is 1-9 in ACC when allowing 30+ points dating back to 2016. That lone win was a 42-35 decision vs. UNC (11/10/18).
DOMINATE THEIR STATE
• Virginia Tech owns an 8-0 record against teams from the state of North Carolina under Fuente.
• A total of 14 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• The Hokies are 2-0 under Fuente in Friday games, defeating UVA in Friday contests in both 2017 and 2018.
• Tech's most recent Friday night contest vs. an ACC foe resulted in a 28-13 win vs. NC State (10/9/15) under Frank Beamer.
