Miami and Florida State renew their rivalry in Week 10 in a battle of top-10 teams. For fun facts from that contest and all other ones in the ACC this weekend, we thank the schools' sports information departments and ESPN Stats & Info.
BOSTON COLLEGE: Andre Williams leads the ACC and ranks fifth among FBS players with 144.3 rush yards per game this season. Since joining the ACC in 2005, only one BC player has led the conference in rushing over an entire season: Montel Harris in 2010 (113 yards per game).
CLEMSON: Through five games, Tajh Boyd had thrown 14 touchdowns, two interceptions, notched an 80.9 Total QBR rating and was sacked 11 times. In his three games since, Boyd has thrown just three touchdowns with three interceptions while tallying a 56.5 Total QBR rating and getting sacked eight times. Sammy Watkins, meanwhile, has an AQ-high 516 yards after the catch this season, including a season-high 109 yards after the catch last week against Maryland.
FLORIDA STATE: Jameis Winston has an opponent-adjusted QBR of 92.6 this season, third among FBS players. He leads the country in passing touchdowns per attempt, throwing the highest percentage (12.6) of touchdowns per pass attempt in the nation. Of his 183 pass attempts this season, 23 have gone for touchdowns. The Seminoles have won every game by at least 14 points and are one of only three FBS teams that haven’t trailed yet in the second half this season (Alabama and Oregon).
GEORGIA TECH: The Yellow Jackets have won two in a row after a three-game losing streak. They have rushed for 394 yards in each of their last two games, and only 11.8 percent of their runs went for zero or negative yards. By contrast, during the three-game losing streak, Georgia Tech averaged 234 rushing yards per game and nearly a quarter of its rush attempts (23 percent) resulted in zero or negative yards.
MIAMI: Stephen Morris has a 26.9 third-down Total QBR this season, 106th-best out of 127 qualified FBS quarterbacks. Morris converts a first down on 30 percent of his third-down passing plays (sacks and pass attempts), tied for 95th-best in the FBS and seven percentage points lower than the national average. His opponent, Jameis Winston, has an FBS-high 99.5 third-down Total QBR, on pace to be the highest by any player in the last 10 seasons. Andrew Luck currently has the highest third-down Total QBR for a completed season (98.9, 2010). Duke Johnson, meanwhile, is averaging an ACC-high 3.3 yards after contact per rush (min. 50 rush).
NORTH CAROLINA: Eric Ebron leads the Tar Heels with 35 catches for 599 yards and needs just six catches and 26 yards to eclipse his school-record marks for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end. Ebron caught 40 balls last season for 625 yards.
NC STATE: Shadrach Thornton rushed for a career-high 173 yards in last week's loss at Florida State, the most rushing yards in a game by a Wolfpack player since 2006 and 18th-most all time. He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for his career, too, as he now sits at 1,051 career rushing yards through 16 games.
PITT: Since its 598-yard effort in a win over Duke in its third game, Pitt has averaged just 279.2 yards per game during its last four games. That's the fewest YPG over that span in the ACC. The third quarter could be the difference when the Panthers play Georgia Tech, as Pitt has a negative-19 scoring margin in the third quarter, worst in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, are outscoring opponents by a combined 63 points in the third quarter, second-best in the conference behind Florida State.
SYRACUSE: The Orange have played Wake Forest just twice before, but the most recent contest was a memorable one, as Syracuse scored 22 straight points in the final nine minutes and overtime to rally for a 36-29 win. The Demon Deacons won the other contest, in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2006.
VIRGINIA: The Cavaliers face No. 8 Clemson, and Virginia’s last win against an AP top-10 team came in 2005 when it knocked off No. 4 Florida State in Charlottesville. Since then the Wahoos are 0-6 vs. AP top-10 teams, including a 59-10 shellacking by Oregon earlier this season.
VIRGINIA TECH: Logan Thomas threw a career-high four interceptions in last week’s loss to Duke. Virginia Tech is 19-4 in starts by Thomas in which he’s thrown one or fewer interceptions, including a perfect 14-0 mark when he’s pick-free. The Hokies are just 5-7 when he throws multiple interceptions. The Hokies lead FBS schools with 17 interceptions this season and have picked off 17 Boston College passes since 2005, tied for their most against any team over that span (Duke).
WAKE FOREST: Coach Jim Grobe is tied with "Peahead" Walker for the most coaching wins all time with the Demon Deacons, at 77. Quarterback Tanner Price is three total touchdowns away from matching Riley Skinner's school career record of 65.
BOSTON COLLEGE: Andre Williams leads the ACC and ranks fifth among FBS players with 144.3 rush yards per game this season. Since joining the ACC in 2005, only one BC player has led the conference in rushing over an entire season: Montel Harris in 2010 (113 yards per game).
CLEMSON: Through five games, Tajh Boyd had thrown 14 touchdowns, two interceptions, notched an 80.9 Total QBR rating and was sacked 11 times. In his three games since, Boyd has thrown just three touchdowns with three interceptions while tallying a 56.5 Total QBR rating and getting sacked eight times. Sammy Watkins, meanwhile, has an AQ-high 516 yards after the catch this season, including a season-high 109 yards after the catch last week against Maryland.
FLORIDA STATE: Jameis Winston has an opponent-adjusted QBR of 92.6 this season, third among FBS players. He leads the country in passing touchdowns per attempt, throwing the highest percentage (12.6) of touchdowns per pass attempt in the nation. Of his 183 pass attempts this season, 23 have gone for touchdowns. The Seminoles have won every game by at least 14 points and are one of only three FBS teams that haven’t trailed yet in the second half this season (Alabama and Oregon).
GEORGIA TECH: The Yellow Jackets have won two in a row after a three-game losing streak. They have rushed for 394 yards in each of their last two games, and only 11.8 percent of their runs went for zero or negative yards. By contrast, during the three-game losing streak, Georgia Tech averaged 234 rushing yards per game and nearly a quarter of its rush attempts (23 percent) resulted in zero or negative yards.
MIAMI: Stephen Morris has a 26.9 third-down Total QBR this season, 106th-best out of 127 qualified FBS quarterbacks. Morris converts a first down on 30 percent of his third-down passing plays (sacks and pass attempts), tied for 95th-best in the FBS and seven percentage points lower than the national average. His opponent, Jameis Winston, has an FBS-high 99.5 third-down Total QBR, on pace to be the highest by any player in the last 10 seasons. Andrew Luck currently has the highest third-down Total QBR for a completed season (98.9, 2010). Duke Johnson, meanwhile, is averaging an ACC-high 3.3 yards after contact per rush (min. 50 rush).
NORTH CAROLINA: Eric Ebron leads the Tar Heels with 35 catches for 599 yards and needs just six catches and 26 yards to eclipse his school-record marks for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end. Ebron caught 40 balls last season for 625 yards.
NC STATE: Shadrach Thornton rushed for a career-high 173 yards in last week's loss at Florida State, the most rushing yards in a game by a Wolfpack player since 2006 and 18th-most all time. He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for his career, too, as he now sits at 1,051 career rushing yards through 16 games.
PITT: Since its 598-yard effort in a win over Duke in its third game, Pitt has averaged just 279.2 yards per game during its last four games. That's the fewest YPG over that span in the ACC. The third quarter could be the difference when the Panthers play Georgia Tech, as Pitt has a negative-19 scoring margin in the third quarter, worst in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, are outscoring opponents by a combined 63 points in the third quarter, second-best in the conference behind Florida State.
SYRACUSE: The Orange have played Wake Forest just twice before, but the most recent contest was a memorable one, as Syracuse scored 22 straight points in the final nine minutes and overtime to rally for a 36-29 win. The Demon Deacons won the other contest, in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2006.
VIRGINIA: The Cavaliers face No. 8 Clemson, and Virginia’s last win against an AP top-10 team came in 2005 when it knocked off No. 4 Florida State in Charlottesville. Since then the Wahoos are 0-6 vs. AP top-10 teams, including a 59-10 shellacking by Oregon earlier this season.
VIRGINIA TECH: Logan Thomas threw a career-high four interceptions in last week’s loss to Duke. Virginia Tech is 19-4 in starts by Thomas in which he’s thrown one or fewer interceptions, including a perfect 14-0 mark when he’s pick-free. The Hokies are just 5-7 when he throws multiple interceptions. The Hokies lead FBS schools with 17 interceptions this season and have picked off 17 Boston College passes since 2005, tied for their most against any team over that span (Duke).
WAKE FOREST: Coach Jim Grobe is tied with "Peahead" Walker for the most coaching wins all time with the Demon Deacons, at 77. Quarterback Tanner Price is three total touchdowns away from matching Riley Skinner's school career record of 65.