Saturday, November 1
Clemson (3-4, 1-3 ACC)
at Boston College (5-2, 2-2 ACC)
3:30 p.m./ESPNU
Alumni Stadium (44,500)
The Series: Boston College leads 8-7-2
Boston College leads 5-4-1 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Coaches: Dabo Swinney (interim): 0-1-0 (1st season) at CU; 0-1-0 (1st season) overall
Jeff Jagodzinski: 16-5-0 (2nd season) at BC; 16-5-0 (2nd season) overall
Game Preview: Boston College hosts Atlantic Division foe Clemson in a 3:30 p.m. ET contest on Saturday?
The game, which will be held at the Eagles? Alumni Stadium, will be broadcast on ESPNU?The
Tigers are coming off an open week, while the Eagles return home after falling to North Carolina in Chapel
Hill (45-24) last week?Saturday?s game marks only the 2nd true road game of the 2008 season for Clemson
as one of its 3 ?road? games was played at a neutral site (Georgia Dome to open the season)?The Tigers
play 3 of their next 4 games away from Memorial Stadium?The Eagles lead the overall series (8-7-2) that
began in 1939 and have won the last 4 games and last 3 at BC?The last 3 games in the series have been
decided by 3 or fewer points, including 2 OT games (05 & 06)?Last year, BC defeated 15th-ranked Clemson
20-17 in Death Valley?The two teams played 14 times prior to BC joining the league in 2004, yet took a
break from competition from 1984 until 2003...The last time the teams faced in Alumni Stadium, BC edged
the Tigers 34-33 in double-OT...BC came back from 10-0, 17-7 and 24-17 defi cits for the win in Chestnut
Hill and the 1st home victory over a ranked team for then-head coach Tom O?Brien in 10 seasons.
Last Time Out: Last year, BC defeated then-ranked No. 15 Clemson 20-17 in Death Valley?.QB Matt
Ryan found Rich Gunnell for a 43-yard TD with 1:46 remaining on the clock to not only come back from
a 4-point defi cit late in the game, but also earn a spot in the ACC Championship title game?The game
marked Ryan?s 7th 300-plus yard game of the season as the senior fi nished with 315 yards on 31-of-47
attempts?On BC?s winning drive, Ryan completed a 12-yard toss to Clarence Megwa on 3rd-and-8 and
then on 3rd-and-7, Ryan lofted a perfect pass to Gunnell, who had slipped pass the defense to walk in for
the go-ahead score?Andre Callender caught 11 passes for 92 yards and led BC with 75 yards rushing?
QB Cullen Harper fi nished 26-for-40 for 226 passing yards with an interception for Clemson.
Saturday, November 1
Duke (4-3, 1-2 ACC)
at Wake Forest (4-3, 2-2 ACC)
3:30 p.m./ESPN360
Groves Stadium (31,500)
The Series: Duke leads 53-33-2
Duke leads 23-15-2 in Winston-Salem. (Wake leads 10-9-1 at BB&T Field)
The Coaches: David Cutcliffe: 4-3-0 (1st season) at Duke; 48-32-0 (7th season) overall
Jim Grobe: 50-42-0 (8th season) at WF; 83-75-1 (14th season) overall
Game Preview: Wake Forest welcomes in-state rival Duke on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. ET contest,
which will be video streamed on ESPN360?The Blue Devils remain on the road for the 2nd week as
the squad defeated their last non-conference foe of the season, Vanderbilt (10-7) last week? Duke QB
Thaddeus Lewis threw a 22-yard TD pass to RB Tony Jackson just before half for a 7-0 lead, en route to
holding off the Commodores?That reception marked Jackson?s 4th of the season, while the sophomore
fi nished with 3 catches for 74 yards...The Blue Devils will be on the road for 3 of their next 4 contests and
own a 53-33-2 advantage over Wake in one of the longest series in ACC history, a 119-year rivalry? Wake
Forest fell at the hands of Miami last weekend, a 16-10 decision in South Florida...The Demon Deacons
have won the last 8 games against Duke and 10 of the last 12 contests in the series that began in 1889?
In the last 8 wins for Wake, the Deacs hold a 271-161 point advantage?Wake has won the last 4 games
played in Winston-Salem, N.C. and 5 of the last 6?The two teams have faced one another continuously,
taking a year off only once since 1921 (1943)?The last time the Blue Devils defeated Wake was in 1999,
when Duke won 48-35 in Durham, N.C... Duke is led by LB Michael Tauiliili, who ranks 9th in the country
in tackles, averaging 10.43 per game?Wake entered last week?s game 11th in the ACC in rushing at 94.7
yards per game, posted a season-best 195 rushing yards against UM?As the signal-caller for Wake, QB
Riley Skinner is 141-for-220 passing and has accounted for 7 TDs on the season...The last time the teams
battled in Winston-Salem was 2006 as the Deacs won 14-13, thanks to a blocked FG to seal the victory.
Last Time Out: On Oct. 6, 2007, Wake beat the Blue Devils 41-36 in Wallace Wade Stadium?The
Deacs had fallen behind 9-0 less than 4 minutes into the game, yet came back by scoring 34 unanswered
points?Kenny Moore, whose 53-yard TD sprint with 2:24 left in the game sealed the win, led Wake with 84
yards rushing and 100 yards receiving?Duke QB Thaddeus Lewis went 21-of-47 with two interceptions
for 291 passing yards, while Wake QB Riley Skinner fi nished 22-of-30 for 221 passing yards and the win.
Saturday, November 1
Miami (5-3, 2-2 ACC)
at Virginia (5-3, 3-1 ACC)
Noon/Raycom
Scott Stadium (61,500)
The Series: Miami leads 3-2
Teams tied 1-1 in Charlottesville, Va.
The Coaches: Randy Shannon: 10-10-0 (2nd season) at UM; 10-10-0 (2nd season) overall
Al Groh: 56-40-0 (8th season) at Virginia; 82-80-0 (14th season) overall
Game Preview: Virginia will host Coastal Division rival Miami on Saturday in a noon contest at Scott
Stadium?The game will be regionally televised on Raycom?Miami, which remains on the road for 3
of its next 4 games, defeated Wake Forest last weekend, 16-10 in South Florida?Virginia earned its
fi rst win over a ranked team on the road since 2001 and second win over a ranked opponent in a row
as the Cavs defeated No. 21 Georgia Tech last week in Atlanta...The Hurricanes narrowly lead 3-2 over
Virginia; however, the Cavaliers hold a 211-94 point differential over the series that began in 1996?
The two teams had only played once before the Canes joined the ACC in 2004 (in the 1996 Carquest
Bowl)?Since 1996, the squads have faced 4 times?Virginia has won the last 2 contests, while UM
opened the 5-game series with 3 consecutive wins?Miami defeated Virginia 31-21 in the two teams?
initial meeting on Dec. 27, 1996 in the Carquest Bowl?Offensively, Miami is led by QB Robert Marve,
who rushed 43 yards to set up UM?s go-ahead score in the 3rd quarter against Wake last week, marking
the longest run by a UM QB since Oct. 1993 and the second longest in the last 25 years...Cavalier LB
Clint Sintim ranks 5th in the nation in sacks, averaging 1.19 per game and tops all ACC sack leaders.
Last Time Out: Last year, Virginia defeated Miami, 48-0, and handed Miami its worse home loss in
63 years in the fi nal game at the historic Orange Bowl?The win marked Virginia?s fi rst victory in the
Sunshine State, ending a 15-game losing streak...The Cavs scored 14 points in the fi rst quarter, while
QB Jameel Sewell passed for a career-high 288 yards, his fourth 200-yard game in a row?PK Chris
Gould totaled 12 of Virginia?s 48 points in the win, including 2 FGs and 6 extra points?For UM, QB
Kyle Wright fi nished 9-for-21 with 3 interceptions for 94 yards passing...The last time the two squads
played in Charlottesville, Va., was 2006 as the Cavaliers beat the Canes 17-7...QB Jameel Sewell, a
redshirt freshman making his 8th start, fi nished 23-for-33 for 217 yards, and scored on runs on 12 and
2 yards.
Saturday, November 1
#15/16/16 Florida State (6-1, 3-1 ACC)
at Georgia Tech (6-2, 3-2 ACC)
3:30 p.m./ABC (ESPN)
Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000)
The Series: Florida State leads 12-7-1
Georgia Tech leads 7-6-1 in Atlanta, Ga.
The Coaches: Bobby Bowden: 306-89-4 (33rd season) at FSU; 379-120-4 (43rd) overall
Paul Johnson: 6-2-0 (1st season) at GT; 113-41-0 (12th season) overall
Game Preview: Georgia Tech welcomes Florida State to Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday for a
3:30 p.m. ET contest, which will be broadcast on ABC and viewed by other parts of the country on
ESPN?Florida State travels to its 3rd road game of the 2008 season...Last week, the Noles defeated
visiting Virginia Tech, 30-20...The two teams face for the fi rst time since 2003 and just the 21st time in
the rivalry that began in 1952?The Seminoles, who hold a 4-3 advantage in the month of November
between the two teams, have won the last 12 straight games in the series, a streak that dates back
to 1992?The last time the Yellow Jackets defeated the Noles was Oct. 4, 1975 in a 30-0 shutout in
Atlanta...FSU tops fi ve ACC statistical categories (total offense, scoring offense, rushing defense, total
defense and sacks)...Senior RB Antone Smith leads the Noles in scoring, ranking No. 1 in the ACC
and 9th in the country, averaging more than 10 points per game...DE Everette Brown ranks 12th in
the nation in tackles for loss for Florida State...Georgia Tech, which fell to visiting Virginia in the Yellow
Jackets? homecoming last week (24-17), lead the league in rushing offense (236.63) and tackles for
loss (8.88)...S Morgan Burnett leads the nation in interceptions, averaging 0.75 steals per game.
Last Time Out: The 10th-ranked Florida State Seminoles edged Georgia Tech on Sept. 13, 2003
thanks to Chris Rix, who shook off 2 interceptions to run for 1 TD and pass for another...Tech?s P.J.
Daniels ran 47 yards for a score and Dan Burnett kicked 2 FGs as the Yellow Jackets built a 13-0
lead midway through the 4th quarter in hopes of pulling off their second big upset in as many weeks...
Rix?s 5-yard TD toss to P.K. Sam, and Xavier Beitia?s extra point put Florida State ahead with 2:57
left...FSU allowed Tech only 69 yards offense and three fi rst downs in the second half...The last time
the teams have faced in Bobby Dodd Stadium was in 2002 when the 17th-ranked Noles defeated
the Yellow Jackets 21-13...Stanford Samuels had 2 interceptions, including a game-saving pick in
the end zone with 20 seconds left to seal the victory for Florida State.
CLEMSON ..............................................................................................BOSTON COLLEGE
Avg. ..................Rank ......................................................................... Rank .................... Avg.
25.59...................(63) .......................Scoring Offense .......................... (41) .................. 29.00
128.57.................(78) .......................Rushing Offense ......................... (55) ................ 154.14
210.86.................(63) .......................Passing Offense ......................... (82) ................ 194.57
339.43.................(80) .......................Total Offense .............................. (75) ................ 348.71
16.14...................(16) .......................Scoring Defense ......................... (23) .................. 17.86
134.29.................(57) .......................Rushing Defense ........................ (25) ................ 109.00
183.00.................(30) .......................Passing Defense .......................... (5) ................ 156.57
317.29.................(36) .......................Total Defense ................................ (7) ................ 265.57
-1.00 .................(106) .......................Turnover Margin ......................... (70) ..................... -.14
DUKE ............................................................................................................WAKE FOREST
Avg. ..................Rank ......................................................................... Rank .................... Avg.
23.43...................(75) .......................Scoring Offense .........................(112) .................. 17.43
109.14...............(102) .......................Rushing Offense ....................... (103) ................ 109.00
205.86.................(70) .......................Passing Offense ......................... (81) ................ 194.71
315.00.................(98) .......................Total Offense ............................ (100) ................ 303.71
21.14...................(41) .......................Scoring Defense ......................... (19) .................. 16.71
148.71.................(73) .......................Rushing Defense ........................ (47) ................ 122.57
193.14.................(43) .......................Passing Defense ........................ (29) ................ 182.71
341.86.................(52) .......................Total Defense .............................. (30) ................ 305.29
1.29.......................(6) .......................Turnover Margin ........................... (9) .................... 1.14
MIAMI .......................................................................................................................VIRGINIA
Avg. ..................Rank ......................................................................... Rank .................... Avg.
30.50...................(38) .......................Scoring Offense ........................ (109) .................. 17.75
126.75.................(82) .......................Rushing Offense ....................... (104) ................ 106.38
179.63.................(92) .......................Passing Offense ......................... (65) ................ 210.25
306.38.................(99) .......................Total Offense .............................. (97) ................ 316.63
22.50...................(50) .......................Scoring Defense ......................... (48) .................. 22.25
113.88 .................(33) .......................Rushing Defense ........................ (71) ................ 147.88
169.13.................(16) .......................Passing Defense ........................ (36) ................ 188.88
283.00.................(15) .......................Total Defense .............................. (46) ................ 336.75
-.38 .................. (T79) .......................Turnover Margin ......................... (73) ..................... -.25
FLORIDA STATE .........................................................................................GEORGIA TECH
Avg. ..................Rank ......................................................................... Rank .................... Avg.
36.29...................(19) .......................Scoring Offense .......................... (72) .................. 23.75
197.86.................(19) .......................Rushing Offense ........................... (9) ................ 236.63
196.71.................(78) .......................Passing Offense ........................(114) .................115.38
394.57.................(38) .......................Total Offense .............................. (72) ................ 352.00
16.57...................(18) .......................Scoring Defense ........................... (7) .................. 13.13
79.86.....................(7) .......................Rushing Defense ........................ (19) ................ 104.38
167.43.................(14) .......................Passing Defense ........................ (15) ................ 167.88
247.29...................(3) .......................Total Defense .............................. (12) ................ 272.25
-.43 .....................(86) .......................Turnover Margin ......................... (33) ...................... .63
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