Game notes: Stanford at Virginia Tech
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The matchup
- Stanford (3–4, 1–3 in conference) at Virginia Tech (5–2, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Lane Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 5, 2024: Virginia Tech 31, Stanford 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2024: Virginia Tech 31–7 (at Stanford); 2010: Stanford 40–12 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Stanford
- Stanford is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 37–27 vs. Hawai’i; L 6–45 vs. No. 7 Miami; L 7–35 at Duke; W 34–27 vs. Georgia Tech; L 3–57 at Wake Forest; L 7–58 at No. 3 Notre Dame; W 34–7 vs. Elon.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Stanford is No. 101 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tavita Pritchard is 3–4 in his first season at Stanford.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tavita Pritchard faces Virginia Tech as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Davis Warren (QB): 1,630 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Micah Ford (RB): 529 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaivion Green (S): 42 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Stanford beat No. 11 USC 55–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Virginia Tech
- Virginia Tech is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 73–3 vs. VMI; W 44–21 vs. Old Dominion; W 35–26 at Maryland; W 21–14 at Boston College; L 33–35 vs. Pittsburgh; L 20–25 at California; W 34–24 vs. Georgia Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Virginia Tech is No. 76 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Virginia Tech is one of three FBS teams that have scored first in every game this season, with Georgia and Ohio State.resultsFBS teams that scored the first points of each game this season (four games or more), from the scoring plays.
- Virginia Tech is one of five FBS teams that have led at halftime of every game this season, with Nebraska, Ohio State, SMU and Utah.resultsFBS teams ahead at halftime of each game this season, read from the score after every scoring play (four games or more).
- James Franklin is 5–2 in his first season at Virginia Tech and 133–62 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- James Franklin faces Stanford as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ethan Grunkemeyer (QB): 1,984 passing yards, 15 TD, No. 4 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jeffrey Overton Jr. (RB): 613 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keon Wylie (LB): 36 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Virginia Tech lost to No. 9 Miami 25–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Tavita Pritchard and James Franklin as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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