Statistical Comparison: Pittsburgh

The Yellow Jackets kick off at home against Pitt this Saturday at 4pm.

It's Homecoming Weekend in The Flats, and Georgia Tech is welcoming the Pitt Panthers to town. Here's how they stack up statistically:

Offensive Statistics:

	Georgia Tech	Pitt
Total Offense	118th (314.6)	86th (382.3)
Passing Yards	120th (145.7)	42nd (254.8)
Yards Per Completion	39th (13.08)	119th (10.29)
Rushing Yards	62nd (168.9)	109th (127.5)
First Downs Gained	126th (118)	51st (172)
3rd Down Con. %	110th (34.4%)	65th (39.1%)
4th Down Con. %	113th (36.4%)	59th (54.5%)
Red Zone Con. %	130th (60.0%)	64th (84%)
Turnovers Lost	71st (12)	87th (13)
Interceptions Thrown	62nd (6)	78th (7)
Fumbles Lost	78th (6)	78th (6)
Tackles For Loss Allowed	123rd (8.14)	85th (6.38)
Sacks Allowed	113th (3.00)	87th (2.38)
Avg, Time of Possession	121st (26:47)	26th (31:58)

Key: National Rank out of 130 FBS Teams (Value)

Defensive Statistics:

	Georgia Tech	Pitt
Total Defense	83rd (411.7)	14th (291.0)
Passing Yards Allowed	21st (185.6)	43rd (205.1)
Rushing Yards Allowed	124th (226.1)	6th (85.9)
3rd Down Defensive %	103rd (43.9%)	19th (31.0%)
4th Down Defensive %	123rd (76.9%)	99th (63.6%)
First Downs Allowed	59th (157)	25th (136)
Red Zone Defensive %	12th (71.4%)	56th (82.1%)
Turnovers Gained	92nd (9)	92nd (9)
Interceptions Caught	80th (5)	62nd (6)
Fumbles Recovered	75th (4)	98th (3)
Sacks Per Game	94th (1.71)	1st (4.75)
TFL Per Game	88th (5.4)	14th (7.9)
Defensive Touchdowns	37th (1)	37th (1)

Key: National Rank out of 130 FBS Teams (Value)

Special Teams Statistics:

	Georgia Tech	Pitt
Net Punting	104th (36.33)	101st (36.37)
Avg. Kickoff Return	51st (21.80)	120th (16.67)
Avg. Punt Return	115th (4.00)	94th (5.48)
Blocked Kicks	13th (2)	13th (2)
Blocked Punts	13th (1)	3rd (2)
Field Goal Percentage	2-4	12-18
PAT Percentage	11-11	18-19

Key: National Rank out of 130 FBS Teams (Value)

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