Pittsburgh squares off against Georgia Tech in ACC action

Georgia Tech (2-5) at Pittsburgh (5-3), Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Pittsburgh by 6.5. Against the spread: Pittsburgh 4-4, Georgia Tech 1-6.

How to watch: ESPN2

Key stats

Pittsburgh Offense

Overall: 444.3 yards per game (29th in FBS)

Passing: 290.8 yards per game (12th)

Rushing: 153.5 yards per game (72nd)

Scoring: 31.6 points per game (49th)

Pittsburgh Defense

Overall: 331.3 yards per game (45th in FBS)

Passing: 266.3 yards per game (127th)

Rushing: 65.0 yards per game (2nd)

Scoring: 20.9 points per game (40th)

Georgia Tech Offense

Overall: 378.7 yards per game (77th in FBS)

Passing: 255.3 yards per game (41st)

Rushing: 123.4 yards per game (113th)

Scoring: 26.7 points per game (82nd)

Georgia Tech Defense

Overall: 407.6 yards per game (117th in FBS)

Passing: 197.1 yards per game (43rd)

Rushing: 210.4 yards per game (131st)

Scoring: 30.3 points per game (113th)

Georgia Tech ranks 118th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 43.3% of the time. Pittsburgh ranks 57th on offense, converting on 41.7% of third downs.

Georgia Tech is 123rd in the FBS with a -6 turnover margin, compared to Pittsburgh's 36th-ranked +3 margin.

Both teams are heavily penalized. Pittsburgh ranks 130th in the FBS averaging 78.3 penalty yards per game, and Georgia Tech ranks 113th with a 68.9-yard average.

Georgia Tech is 100th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 81.5% of trips. Pittsburgh's red zone defense ranks 42nd at 79.2%.

Georgia Tech ranks 124th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:33, compared to Pittsburgh's 47th-ranked average of 30:50.

Team leaders

Pittsburgh

Passing: Mason Heintschel, 1,304 yards, 14 TDs, 1 INT, 66.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Damon Ferguson Jr., 477 yards on 92 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Cataurus Hicks, 649 yards on 31 catches, 5 TDs

Georgia Tech

Passing: Alberto Mendoza, 1,714 yards, 10 TDs, 6 INTs, 71.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Justice Haynes, 515 yards on 101 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Jordan Allen, 517 yards on 42 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Pittsburgh fell to Miami (FL) 52-23 on Oct. 24. Holden Geriner led Pittsburgh with 268 yards on 18-of-32 passing (56.2%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Ferguson carried the ball nine times for 39 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for seven yards. Hicks put up 149 yards on five catches with one touchdown.

Georgia Tech fell to Boston College 49-27 on Oct. 24. Mendoza led Georgia Tech with 186 yards on 17-of-24 passing (70.8%) for one touchdown and two interceptions. He also carried the ball five times for 21 yards. Haynes carried the ball 14 times for 53 yards and scored one touchdown. Dalen Penson recorded 88 yards on five catches with one touchdown.

Next game

Pittsburgh hosts Florida State on Nov. 13. Georgia Tech hosts Louisville on Nov. 7.