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#43

Virginia Tech

ACC · Conf Rank #6 ·
Net Rating +9.9
Strength of Schedule #73
Strength of Record #69
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 222
Comp % 73.4%#3
Yards 1,855
YPA 8.4
ADOT 7.0
INT 2
Success 49.1%#37
PPA 0.41#33
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
40.0%
2 / 5 completionssmall sample
Yards 65
YPC 32.5
Success 40.0%#47
PPA 0.59#54
Deep Middle
25.0%
1 / 4 completionssmall sample
Yards 20
YPC 20.0
Success 25.0%#104
PPA -0.81#123
Deep Right
28.6%
4 / 14 completions
Yards 128
YPC 32.0
Success 28.6%#92
PPA 0.18#89
Short Left
74.0%
57 / 77 completions
Yards 671
YPC 11.8
Success 45.5%#80
PPA 0.52#26
Short Middle
81.4%
35 / 43 completions
Yards 464
YPC 13.3
Success 62.8%#14
PPA 0.88#14
Short Right
82.7%
62 / 75 completions
Yards 473
YPC 7.6
Success 50.7%#44
PPA 0.23#72
No recorded location 2 / 4 completions
Yards 34
YPA 8.5
Comp % 50.0%
Success 50.0%
PPA -1.48

218 of 222 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 1
vs VMI W 73–3
+7.1
Wk 2
vs Old Dominion W 44–21
+6.9
Wk 3
@ Maryland W 35–26
+9.1
Wk 4
@ Boston College W 21–14
-5.2
Wk 5
vs Pittsburgh L 33–35
-2.2
Wk 6
@ California L 20–25
-14.9
Wk 7 Oct 17
vs Georgia Tech Proj: -11.7 82% —
Wk 8 Oct 24
@ Clemson Proj: -2.2 53% —
Wk 9
Bye — —
Wk 10 Nov 7
@ SMU Proj: +7.4 33% —
Wk 11 Nov 14
vs Stanford Proj: -26.1 94% —
Wk 12 Nov 21
@ Miami Proj: +21.9 6% —
Wk 13 Nov 28
vs Virginia Proj: -4.4 62% —