This Week in ACC Football |
FAST FACTS:
Four ACC teams ranked in both polls; ACC 14-6 versus non-conference opponents; Maryland first team in Division I-A to be bowl eligible; Terps earn highest ranking (#12) since 1985; Clemson QB Woodrow Dantzler totals 517 yards against NC State and becomes the first player in ACC history to record 2,000 yards rushing and 4,000 yards passing in his career; with its 30-24 win over Virginia, North Carolina becomes only the second team in ACC history to win four in a row after opening the season 0-3; Clemson's Travis Zachery has scored at least one TD in 13 straight games; NC State's Philip Rivers becomes the youngest player in ACC history to reach the 4,000-yard mark in career passing yardage; Virginia's Matt Schaub has 605 yards passing in his last two games; Florida State earns 204th straight ranking in AP poll; Georgia Tech's Luke Manget extends ACC-record streak of 115 straight PATs; Virginia's Billy McMullen has at least one TD catch in six straight games. Saturday, October 20 North Carolina (4-3, 3-1) at #13 Clemson (4-1, 2-1) ESPN2, Noon Memorial Stadium (81,474) THE GAME: The 13th-ranked Tigers have held the upper hand in this series between these two long-time rivals ... Clemson has won two in a row and 11 of the last 15 meetings against North Carolina and owns a 31-17-1 edge in a series that started in 1897 ... the Tigers are 13-6 against UNC in Memorial Stadium ... UNC has defeated Clemson in "Death Valley" just once since 1980. BY THE NUMBERS: Clemson is 12-0-1 against UNC when the Tigers are ranked in the AP Top 25. THE COACHES: John Bunting is 4-3 in his first season at UNC and 42-16 in five years overall ... Tommy Bowden is 19-10 in his third year at Clemson and 37-14 in five seasons overall. HEEL HYPE: With Saturday's win over Virginia, the Tar Heels became only the second team in ACC history to start a season 0-3 and win its next four games, matching the achievement of ACC champion Wake Forest in 1970 ... Julius Peppers has 29.5 career QB sacks, which ranks the junior DE second all-time at UNC and is sixth in ACC annals ... freshman QB Darian Durant is fifth in the ACC and 33rd nationally in passing efficiency ... senior QB Ronald Curry is UNC's all-time leader in total offense mark with 5,641 yards and is second in passing yardage (4,545) ... Kory Bailey is sixth on the school's all-time reception list (118) and sixth in receiving yardage (1,675) ... UNC is second in the ACC and is 22nd nationally in total defense (306.9). TIGER TIDBITS: QB Woodrow Dantzler passed for four TDs and ran for two scores and had 517 total yards against NC State - the fourth-highest total in league history ... Dantzler is second nationally in total offense (342.4), 12th in passing efficiency (152.8) and 25th in rushing (103.2) ... Dantzler has had 200 or more yards of total offense in six straight games and in 19 of his last 24 games ... Travis Zachery is fourth among school career rushing leaders with 2,792 yards ... Zachery has scored a TD in 13 straight games (including bowl games) and is tied for fourth among ACC career touchdown leaders (46) ... freshman WR Derek Hamilton is third in the ACC and 21st nationally in receptions per game (6.2). Saturday, October 20 Duke (0-6, 0-4) at #12 Maryland (6-0, 4-0) 1:00 p.m. Byrd Stadium (48,055) THE GAME: No. 12 Maryland looks to keep its undefeated season intact when the Terps and the Blue Devils tangle for the 45th time in a rivalry that was first contested in 1932 ... the Terps have won five of the last six meetings and lead the series 26-18 ... prior to 1973, Duke held a 14-3 advantage in the series; from 1973 on Maryland has won 23 of 27. THE COACHES: Carl Franks is 3-25 in his third season at Duke ... Ralph Friedgen is 6-0 in his first season with the Terps. DEVIL DATA: Chris Douglas has had 100-or-more all-purpose yards in nine straight games and is fifth nationally in all-purpose yardage per game (185.5) and is fifth in the ACC in rushing having run for a team-high 468 yards and four TDs ... Douglas is also fifth in the ACC in kickoff returns (22.7) and is already 24th on the ACC's career kickoff return yardage list with 1,256 yards ... Douglas has at least one TD in eight of his last nine games ... junior QB D. Bryant threw for a season-high 251 yards against Wake Forest and is sixth in the ACC in total offense (196.8) ... TE Mike Hart had two catches for 17 yards against the Deacons and extended his consecutive game streak of catching at least one pass to 18 straight games. TERPITUDES: Winners of their first six games, the Terps became the first team in Division I-A to become bowl eligible ... Maryland's No. 12 ranking is the highest by the Terps since being ranked seventh for two consecutive weeks in September of 1985 ... Thursday's overtime win over 15th-ranked Georgia Tech snapped a 33-game losing streak to AP-ranked teams ... the Terps are 6-0 for the first time since 1978 and in sole possession of first place in the ACC ... TB Bruce Perry leads the ACC and is fifth nationally in rushing (145.0); ranks seventh nationally in all-purpose yardage (178.7) ... WR Guilian Gary has caught a pass in 17 straight games and leads the team in receptions (28) and yards (419) ... after intercepting only one pass in his first three seasons, senior DB Tony Okanlawon leads the ACC and is second nationally with five interceptions in six games (0.83) ... over his last two games QB Shaun Hill has averaged 259.5 yards per game in total offense. Saturday, October 20 NC State (3-2, 1-2) at #23 Georgia Tech (4-2, 1-2) ABC, 3:30 p.m. Bobby Dodd Stadium (41,942) THE GAME: NC State takes to the road for the first time in four weeks when the Wolfpack visit Bobby Dodd Stadium to take on a Georgia Tech club looking to bounce back from its overtime loss to Maryland ... Tech has won five of the last six meetings and holds a 12-8 lead in the series, which began in 1918 with a 128-0 victory by the Yellow Jackets ... Tech has won eight of the 10 previous meetings in Atlanta, including a 48-21 decision in 1999 in the last meeting. THE COACHES: Chuck Amato is 11-6 in his second year at the helm of the Wolfpack ... George O'Leary is 49-30 in his seventh year at Tech. PACK POINTS: Ray Robinson has led State in rushing in six straight and 10 of the last 11 games ... Robinson is seventh on the school's career rushing list (2,348) and eighth in all-purpose yardage (3,216) ... in only 16 career starts, sophomore QB Philip Rivers is already fifth on State's career passing yardage list (4,308), seventh in total offense (3,890) and third in career TD passes with 34 ... NC State has only four turnovers in its first five games and is fifth in the nation in turnover margin (+1.80) ... under Amato, the Pack has turned the ball over 24 times in 16 games ... WR Bryan Peterson is third in the ACC and 26th nationally in receiving yards per game (84.8) ... LB Levar Fisher leads the ACC in tackles per game (15.4). BUZZ BITS: Junior PK Luke Manget has made an ACC-record 115 straight PATs ... Kelly Campbell is eighth on the ACC's career receiving yardage list (2,678), 9th in career receptions (173) and 10th in career TD receptions (23) ... Joe Burns leads the team and is fourth in the ACC in rushing with 515 yards and is seventh on the school's career rushing list with 1,984 yards ... George Godsey ranks eighth nationally in passing efficiency and directs an offense that ranks ninth in the nation in scoring (39.8) and yardage (460.0); has passed for 200 yards or more in 13 of his last 14 games ... Godsey is fourth on Tech's career passing yardage list with 4,487 yards ... DE Greg Gathers has eight QB sacks in the first six games of the season and is second in Tech history with 28 career sacks. Saturday, October 20 #21 Florida State (3-2, 2-1) at Virginia (3-3, 2-2) ESPN, 7:45 p.m. Scott Stadium (61,500) THE GAME: Virginia returns home to the friendly confines of Scott Stadium to take on No. 21 Florida State in the 10th renewal of a series that started in 1992 ... FSU leads the series 8-1 with the lone Virginia win, a 33-28 decision in 1995 snapping the Seminoles' 29-game ACC winning streak. THE COACHES: Bobby Bowden 318-89-4 in 36 years overall, including a 245-57-4 mark in 26 seasons at Florida State ... Al Groh is 3-3 in his first year at UVa and 29-43 in seven seasons overall. NOLE NOTES: FSU has been ranked in every AP poll since the fifth week of the 1989 season spanning 204 consecutive weeks ... WR Atrews Bell had at least one catch in 18 straight games ... freshman QB Chris Rix is 19th nationally in passing efficiency (145.2), 29th in total offense (247.2) and has thrown a TD pass in his first five career games ... head coach Bobby Bowden is one win shy of tying Glenn "Pop" Warner for third on the NCAA Division I-A all-time victory list; Bowden's 318 career wins trail only Warner (319), Joe Paterno (322) and Paul "Bear" Bryant (323) ... DB Chris Hope has at least one tackle in 42 straight games. CAV COPY: In only his second career start, sophomore QB Matt Schaub completed 33 of 54 passes - both school records - against UNC for a career-high 334 yards and three TDs ... the Cavaliers have played three ranked opponents on the road this season - Wisconsin, Clemson and Maryland ... as a team, UVa has thrown 14 TD passes this season, already surpassing the total of eight all of last season ... the Cavaliers are averaging 257.7 yards passing per game this season which is 13.6 yards per game ahead of the school's single season record of 244.1 yards per game set in 1990 ... WR Billy McMullen has at least one TD reception in six straight games; leads the ACC in receptions (7.8) and receiving yardage (98.0) ... McMullen has 11 catches in each of his last two games and over his last five games is averaging 8.8 receptions and 105.2 yards per game ... McMullen is sixth on UVa's all-time receiving yardage list with 1,613 yards ... through their first six games, the Cavaliers have 15 QB sacks, tying the team's total for the entire 2000 season. Terp Comparison Following its 20-17 overtime win at Georgia Tech last Thursday night, Maryland is 6-0 for the first time since 1978 ... the Terps are ranked 12th in this week's AP poll and 14th in the USA Today/Coaches' Poll ... a statistical comparison of Maryland from a year ago to the 2001 season is listed below: Maryland, 2000 vs. 2001
Categories 2000 2001 Difference
Maryland's 32.2 point per game scoring average is the highest since the
Terps joined the ACC in 1953 ... the 399.5 per game average in total
offense is the highest since a 439.6 mark in 1993 ... the 209 yards
rushing per game is the second-highest per game mark since 1985 ... the
14.7 points allowed is Maryland's lowest per game average since 1980 ...
the 320.7 yards allowed is the lowest since 1996 while the 95.0 yards
allowed rushing is the Terps' best mark since 1979.
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 15, 2001
RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G
Perry, Bruce MD SO 6 141 870 6.2 7 145.0
Williams, T WF JR 6 150 654 4.4 5 109.0
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 102 516 5.1 6 103.2
Burns, J. GT JR 6 124 515 4.2 8 85.8
Douglas, C. DU SO 6 120 468 3.9 4 78.0
Maddox, N. FS JR 5 56 310 5.5 3 62.0
Zachery, T CU SR 5 84 310 3.7 5 62.0
Harris, A. VA JR 6 88 363 4.1 1 60.5
Robinson, R. ST SR 5 94 300 3.2 3 60.0
Williams, A. NC SO 7 127 402 3.2 3 57.4
PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G
Rivers, P. ST SO 5 185 111 2 60.0 1254 9 250.8
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 148 102 3 68.9 1199 9 239.8
Godsey, G. GT SR 6 163 104 6 63.8 1435 10 239.2
Rix, C. FS FR 5 113 61 6 54.0 1060 8 212.0
Bryant, D. DU JR 6 182 90 7 49.5 1170 4 195.0
Hill, Shaun MD SR 6 176 96 5 54.5 1130 6 188.3
Spinner, B. VA SO 5 102 60 2 58.8 705 7 141.0
Schaub, M. VA SO 6 127 74 5 58.3 824 7 137.3
Durant, D. NC FR 7 113 67 7 59.3 852 8 121.7
MacPherson, J WF JR 6 90 49 3 54.4 707 2 117.8
TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 516 1199 250 1715 343.0
Rix, C. FS FR 5 176 1060 161 1236 247.2
Rivers, P. ST SO 5 -37 1254 208 1217 243.4
Godsey, G. GT SR 6 -19 1435 190 1416 236.0
Hill, Shaun MD SR 6 70 1130 235 1200 200.0
Bryant, D. DU JR 6 11 1170 229 1181 196.8
Spinner, B. VA SO 5 52 705 129 757 151.4
Perry, Bruce MD SO 6 870 0 141 870 145.0
Schaub, M. VA SO 6 34 824 140 858 143.0
Durant, D. NC FR 7 116 852 151 968 138.3
RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G
McMullen, B. VA JR 6 47 588 9 12.5 7.83
Campbell, K. GT SR 5 34 479 2 14.1 6.80
Hamilton, D CU FR 5 31 339 1 10.9 6.20
Peterson, B. ST JR 5 28 424 2 15.1 5.60
Zachery, T CU SR 5 24 242 2 10.1 4.80
Gary, Guilian MD SR 6 28 419 3 15.0 4.67
Smith, J. GT SO 6 26 321 2 12.3 4.33
Erdeljac, B. DU SR 6 25 316 1 12.6 4.17
Mason, T. VA JR 5 19 255 1 13.4 3.80
Williams, Jafar MD SO 6 22 225 2 10.2 3.67
RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G
McMullen, B. VA JR 6 47 588 9 12.5 98.0
Campbell, K. GT SR 5 34 479 2 14.1 95.8
Peterson, B. ST JR 5 28 424 2 15.1 84.8
Walker, J. FS SR 5 16 357 1 22.3 71.4
Gary, Guilian MD SR 6 28 419 3 15.0 69.8
Hamilton, D CU FR 5 31 339 1 10.9 67.8
Watkins, K. GT JR 6 19 336 4 17.7 56.0
Smith, J. GT SO 6 26 321 2 12.3 53.5
Gardner, T. FS JR 5 13 267 4 20.5 53.4
Erdeljac, B. DU SR 6 25 316 1 12.6 52.7
ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G
Douglas, C. DU SO 6 468 155 0 490 1113 185.5
Perry, Bruce MD SO 6 870 138 0 64 1072 178.7
Campbell, K. GT SR 5 0 479 0 250 729 145.8
Stone, J WF SR 6 233 211 0 284 728 121.3
Zachery, T CU SR 5 310 242 0 0 552 110.4
Williams, T WF JR 6 654 0 0 0 654 109.0
Pearman, A. VA FR 6 132 103 147 266 648 108.0
Maddox, N. FS JR 5 310 132 65 27 534 106.8
Mance, B CU JR 5 0 0 155 376 531 106.2
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 516 0 0 0 516 103.2
INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G
Okanlawon, Tony MD SR 6 5 60 0 0.83
Williams, B. ST SR 5 3 3 0 0.60
Jackson, Tony MD SR 6 3 1 0 0.50
McGruder, M WF FR 6 3 0 0 0.50
Hester, M. GT JR 5 2 10 0 0.40
Pope, K. FS SO 5 2 6 0 0.40
Hafley, C CU SR 5 2 2 0 0.40
Brantley, K WF 6 2 42 0 0.33
Jones, Randall MD SR 6 2 31 0 0.33
Newby, S. VA JR 6 2 0 0 0.33
PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff.
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 148 102 3 68.9 1199 9 153.0
Godsey, G. GT SR 6 163 104 6 63.8 1435 10 150.6
Rix, C. FS FR 5 113 61 6 54.0 1060 8 145.5
Spinner, B. VA SO 5 102 60 2 58.8 705 7 135.6
Durant, D. NC FR 7 113 67 7 59.3 852 8 133.6
Rivers, P. ST SO 5 185 111 2 60.0 1254 9 130.8
Schaub, M. VA SO 6 127 74 5 58.3 824 7 123.1
MacPherson, J WF JR 6 90 49 3 54.4 707 2 121.1
Hill, Shaun MD SR 6 176 96 5 54.5 1130 6 114.0
Bryant, D. DU JR 6 182 90 7 49.5 1170 4 103.0
PUNT RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg
Hamilton, R. DU SR 6 9 183 1 20.3
Mance, B CU JR 5 13 155 0 11.9
Allen, B. NC JR 7 20 223 0 11.1
Rhino, K. GT JR 6 28 285 0 10.2
Pearman, A. VA FR 6 15 147 0 9.8
Maddox, N. FS JR 5 7 65 0 9.3
Davis, F WF JR 6 19 159 0 8.4
Gary, Guilian MD SR 6 8 52 0 6.5
KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg
Mance, B CU JR 5 14 376 0 26.9
Campbell, K. GT SR 5 10 250 0 25.0
Moore, K. DU SR 5 6 149 0 24.8
Stone, J WF SR 6 12 284 0 23.7
Douglas, C. DU SO 6 22 490 0 22.3
Parson, Rich MD FR 5 7 146 0 20.9
Thorpe, C. FS FR 5 11 226 0 20.5
Pearman, A. VA FR 6 13 266 0 20.5
Knight, K. NC JR 7 9 152 0 16.9
PUNTING Team Cl G Punt Yds Avg
Barnard, Brooks MD JR 6 35 1558 44.5
Abrams, M. VA SR 6 34 1463 43.0
Gwaltney, C. FS JR 5 26 1108 42.6
Lafferty, J. NC JR 7 46 1851 40.2
Herbert, A. ST SO 5 32 1230 38.4
McDonald, T. DU FR 6 41 1513 36.9
SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG Pts Pts/G
McMullen, B. VA JR 6 9 0 0 54 9.0
Burns, J. GT JR 6 9 0 0 54 9.0
Manget, L. GT JR 6 0 24 10 54 9.0
Zachery, T CU SR 5 7 0 0 42 8.4
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 6 0 0 36 7.2
Perry, Bruce MD SO 6 7 0 0 42 7.0
Beitia, X. FS FR 5 0 19 5 34 6.8
Hunt, A CU SO 5 0 22 3 31 6.2
Reed, J. NC SR 6 0 16 7 37 6.2
Novak, Nick MD FR 6 0 18 6 36 6.0
SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G
McMullen, B. VA JR 6 9 0 9 0 0 54 9.0
Burns, J. GT JR 6 9 8 1 0 0 54 9.0
Zachery, T CU SR 5 7 5 2 0 0 42 8.4
Dantzler, W CU SR 5 6 6 0 0 0 36 7.2
Perry, Bruce MD SO 6 7 7 0 0 0 42 7.0
Williams, T WF JR 6 5 5 0 0 0 30 5.0
Douglas, C. DU SO 6 5 4 1 0 0 30 5.0
Jones, G. FS SO 5 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.8
Riley, Marc MD SR 5 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.8
Maddox, N. FS JR 5 4 3 1 0 0 24 4.8
SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G
Manget, L. GT JR 6 24-24 10-12 54 9.0
Beitia, X. FS FR 5 19-22 5-5 34 6.8
Hunt, A CU SO 5 22-22 3-4 31 6.2
Reed, J. NC SR 6 16-16 7-10 37 6.2
Novak, Nick MD FR 6 18-19 6-13 36 6.0
Greene, D. VA SR 6 16-16 6-10 34 5.7
Ashe, T WF SR 6 15-16 6-8 33 5.5
Garber, B. DU SO 6 10-11 2-3 16 2.7
Herbert, A. ST SO 5 4-6 3-3 13 2.6
Siljkovic, V. MD SR 6 0-2 1-1 3 0.5
FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G
Manget, L. GT JR 6 10 12 83.3 1.67
Reed, J. NC SR 6 7 10 70.0 1.17
Beitia, X. FS FR 5 5 5 100.0 1.00
Ashe, T WF SR 6 6 8 75.0 1.00
Greene, D. VA SR 6 6 10 60.0 1.00
Novak, Nick MD FR 6 6 13 46.2 1.00
Herbert, A. ST SO 5 3 3 100.0 0.60
Hunt, A CU SO 5 3 4 75.0 0.60
Garber, B. DU SO 6 2 3 66.7 0.33
Siljkovic, V. MD SR 6 1 1 100.0 0.17
FIELD GOAL PCT Team Cl G FG FGA Long Pct.
Beitia, X. FS FR 5 5 5 40 100.0
Herbert, A. ST SO 5 3 3 28 100.0
Siljkovic, V. MD SR 6 1 1 44 100.0
Manget, L. GT JR 6 10 12 47 83.3
Ashe, T WF SR 6 6 8 37 75.0
Hunt, A CU SO 5 3 4 45 75.0
Reed, J. NC SR 6 7 10 49 70.0
Garber, B. DU SO 6 2 3 30 66.7
Greene, D. VA SR 6 6 10 48 60.0
Novak, Nick MD FR 6 6 13 46 46.2
PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl G Made Att Pct.
Manget, L. GT JR 6 24 24 100.0
Hunt, A CU SO 5 22 22 100.0
Greene, D. VA SR 6 16 16 100.0
Reed, J. NC SR 6 16 16 100.0
Novak, Nick MD FR 6 18 19 94.7
Ashe, T WF SR 6 15 16 93.8
Garber, B. DU SO 6 10 11 90.9
Beitia, X. FS FR 5 19 22 86.4
Herbert, A. ST SO 5 4 6 66.7
Siljkovic, V. MD SR 6 0 2 0.0
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Individual Statistics Through games of
Oct 15, 2001
TACKLES (All positions)
Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack
Fisher, L. ST SR 5 40 37 77 15.4 1.0
Fowler, R. DU SO 6 47 36 83 13.8 2.0
Leake, J CU SO 5 34 34 68 13.6 0.0
Burnette, D. ST JR 5 32 33 65 13.0 0.0
Henderson, E.J. MD JR 6 LB 52 24 76 12.7 2.0
Crowell, A. VA JR 6 46 30 76 12.7 4.0
Hopkins, M WF SR 6 39 33 72 12.0 1.0
Pope, K. FS SO 5 30 27 57 11.4 2.0
Small, J. DU JR 6 44 23 67 11.2 0.0
Carson, C CU SR 5 LB 29 24 53 10.6 1.0
Duckett, J. VA SR 6 37 25 62 10.3 1.0
Hafley, C CU SR 5 SS 39 12 51 10.2 0.0
Thornton, D. NC SR 7 51 20 71 10.1 2.0
Jennings, B. FS SR 5 25 25 50 10.0 0.5
Howard, A. FS SR 5 31 18 49 9.8 0.0
Pope, M. VA SR 6 31 24 55 9.2 1.5
Joe, Leon MD SO 6 LB 24 28 52 8.7 1.0
Monk, Q. NC SR 7 33 27 60 8.6 0.0
Holt, T. ST JR 5 22 19 41 8.2 0.0
Jamison, B. ST SR 5 24 16 40 8.0 2.0
Scharrer, J. DU FR 5 25 15 40 8.0 0.0
Jackson, Tony MD SR 6 SS 27 20 47 7.8 0.0
Wimbush, R. GT JR 6 29 18 47 7.8 0.5
Brantley, K WF 6 30 15 45 7.5 1.5
Stamenich, L. VA SR 6 21 23 44 7.3 0.0
Hood, E. NC SR 7 36 15 51 7.3 0.0
Williams, Q WF SO 6 29 14 43 7.2 0.0
Fox, K. GT SO 6 28 15 43 7.2 1.0
Reid, D. NC SO 7 37 13 50 7.1 1.0
Evans, J. VA JR 6 28 14 42 7.0 0.0
Mann, R. VA SO 6 20 21 41 6.8 0.0
Thomas, Rod CU JR 5 LB 21 13 34 6.8 1.0
Thompson, Aaron MD SR 6 LB 22 18 40 6.7 3.5
Sanders, D. VA SR 6 23 16 39 6.5 4.0
Hope, C. FS SR 5 24 8 32 6.4 0.0
Meekins, E CU JR 5 SAF 16 15 31 6.2 0.0
Dockett, D. FS SO 5 14 17 31 6.2 0.0
Smith, T. DU SO 6 29 8 37 6.2 0.0
Stanford, K DU FR 6 35 2 37 6.2 0.0
Kargbo-Okorogie WF SR 6 24 13 37 6.2 0.5
Muyres, J. GT JR 6 22 14 36 6.0 0.0
Patterson, J. ST JR 5 20 10 30 6.0 0.0
Williams, B CU SR 4 8 16 24 6.0 1.0
Bolling, N WF SR 6 21 14 35 5.8 1.5
Boulware, M. FS SO 5 12 17 29 5.8 0.0
Pace, C WF JR 6 19 15 34 5.7 3.5
Okanlawon, Tony MD SR 6 CB 24 9 33 5.5 0.0
Williams, B. ST SR 5 21 6 27 5.4 0.0
Whaley, Mike MD SO 6 LB 22 10 32 5.3 2.0
Chukwumah, O WF SO 5 17 9 26 5.2 0.0
SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G
Gathers, G. GT JR 6 8 0 51 8.0 1.33
Peppers, J. NC JR 7 7 2 47 8.0 1.14
Crowell, A. VA JR 6 4 0 29 4.0 0.67
Sanders, D. VA SR 6 4 0 24 4.0 0.67
Price, S. ST JR 5 3 0 22 3.0 0.60
Washington, D CU FR 5 DT 3 0 21 3.0 0.60
Pace, C WF JR 6 2 3 30 3.5 0.58
Thompson, Aaron MD SR 6 LB 3 1 24 3.5 0.58
Roundtree, D. MD JR 6 DE 3 0 23 3.0 0.50
Curry, A. VA SO 6 3 0 17 3.0 0.50
TACKLES FOR LOSS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G
Henderson, E.J. MD JR 6 LB 15 1 47 16 2.67
Peppers, J. NC JR 7 13 3 64 16 2.29
Gathers, G. GT JR 6 12 1 65 13 2.17
Dockett, D. FS SO 5 10 0 29 10 2.00
Bolling, N WF SR 6 10 1 28 11 1.83
Johnson,T. FS FR 4 7 0 22 7 1.75
Thompson, Aaron MD SR 6 LB 5 3 29 8 1.33
Pace, C WF JR 6 5 3 30 8 1.33
Jackson, A. FS JR 4 5 0 18 5 1.25
Price, S. ST JR 5 5 1 27 6 1.20
FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G Num
Smith, C ST SR 5 6
Monk, Q. NC SR 7 3
Jones, Randall MD SR 6 2
Curry, A. VA SO 6 2
Smith, T. DU SO 6 2
Collins, C. GT JR 6 2
Gathers, G. GT JR 6 2
Fowler, R. DU SO 6 2
Okanlawon, Tony MD SR 6 2
Williams, B CU SR 4 2
FUMBLES RCVD Team Cl G Num
Jackson, Tony MD SR 6 2
Holt, T. ST JR 5 2
Patterson, J. ST JR 5 2
Jennings, B. FS SR 5 2
Boulware, M. FS SO 5 2
Monk, Q. NC SR 7 2
Jones, Randall MD SR 6 2
Krill, N. DU SR 6 2
Eason, N CU JR 4 1
Anderson, G. ST JR 5 1
PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total
Okanlawon, Tony MD SR 6 9 5 14
Jackson, Tony MD SR 6 7 3 10
Hafley, C CU SR 5 7 2 9
Waddell, M. NC JR 7 9 0 9
Young, C. GT SR 6 7 1 8
McGruder, M WF FR 6 5 3 8
Williams, Q WF SO 6 7 1 8
Samuels, S. FS SO 5 6 1 7
Peppers, J. NC JR 7 5 2 7
Brantley, K WF 6 5 2 7
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 15,
2001
SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg
Georgia Tech 6 27 24 0 0 10 0 216 36.0
Clemson 5 24 22 0 0 3 0 175 35.0
Florida State 5 22 19 0 0 5 1 168 33.6
Maryland 6 25 18 1 0 7 1 193 32.2
NC State 5 16 8 1 0 6 0 124 24.8
North Carolina 7 20 19 0 0 7 0 160 22.9
Wake Forest 6 17 15 0 0 6 1 137 22.8
Virginia 6 17 16 0 0 6 0 136 22.7
Duke 6 12 10 0 0 2 0 88 14.7
SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg
Maryland 6 10 10 0 0 6 0 88 14.7
Georgia Tech 6 13 11 0 0 3 0 98 16.3
NC State 5 14 14 0 0 3 0 107 21.4
North Carolina 7 20 16 1 0 9 3 171 24.4
Virginia 6 17 15 0 0 10 0 147 24.5
Florida State 5 18 16 0 0 2 0 130 26.0
Wake Forest 6 21 18 0 0 4 0 156 26.0
Clemson 5 17 9 1 0 7 0 134 26.8
Duke 6 28 26 0 0 10 0 224 37.3
PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G
Georgia Tech 6 191 119 9 62.3 1697 8.9 11 282.8
Virginia 6 232 135 7 58.2 1546 6.7 14 257.7
NC State 5 190 113 2 59.5 1278 6.7 10 255.6
Clemson 5 155 107 4 69.0 1275 8.2 9 255.0
Florida State 5 143 74 6 51.7 1191 8.3 8 238.2
North Carolina 7 210 108 12 51.4 1439 6.9 11 205.6
Duke 6 193 94 9 48.7 1197 6.2 4 199.5
Maryland 6 182 98 5 53.8 1143 6.3 6 190.5
Wake Forest 6 130 66 6 50.8 961 7.4 4 160.2
PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G
Georgia Tech 6 186 95 5 51.1 1091 5.9 2 181.8
NC State 5 130 78 4 60.0 935 7.2 9 187.0
North Carolina 7 242 124 4 51.2 1319 5.5 8 188.4
Florida State 5 139 64 6 46.0 995 7.2 7 199.0
Virginia 6 169 96 7 56.8 1242 7.3 5 207.0
Clemson 5 172 95 3 55.2 1107 6.4 10 221.4
Maryland 6 223 126 14 56.5 1354 6.1 6 225.7
Duke 6 181 110 5 60.8 1363 7.5 9 227.2
Wake Forest 6 179 107 10 59.8 1367 7.6 6 227.8
KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg
Georgia Tech 6 12 295 0 24.6
Clemson 5 20 479 0 24.0
Maryland 6 10 229 0 22.9
Wake Forest 6 17 383 0 22.5
Duke 6 29 650 0 22.4
NC State 5 13 279 0 21.5
North Carolina 7 18 355 0 19.7
Florida State 5 14 274 0 19.6
Virginia 6 19 357 0 18.8
PUNTING G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P
Georgia Tech 6 18 750 41.7 3 8 0.4 41.2
Maryland 6 35 1558 44.5 18 149 4.3 40.3
Virginia 6 35 1463 41.8 12 98 2.8 39.0
Clemson 5 16 618 38.6 7 42 2.6 36.0
Wake Forest 6 29 1081 37.3 13 74 2.6 34.7
North Carolina 7 47 1848 39.3 25 259 5.5 33.8
NC State 5 32 1230 38.4 19 174 5.4 33.0
Florida State 5 28 1108 39.6 17 248 8.9 30.7
Duke 6 43 1513 35.2 31 296 6.9 28.3
Gained Lost
TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G
Maryland 6 7 14 21 2 5 7 +14 2.33
NC State 5 9 4 13 2 2 4 +9 1.80
Virginia 6 5 7 12 3 7 10 +2 0.33
Wake Forest 6 3 10 13 8 6 14 -1 -0.17
Georgia Tech 6 7 5 12 4 9 13 -1 -0.17
Florida State 5 5 6 11 6 6 12 -1 -0.20
North Carolina 7 9 4 13 8 12 20 -7 -1.00
Clemson 5 3 3 6 7 4 11 -5 -1.00
Duke 6 3 5 8 6 9 15 -7 -1.17
RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G
Wake Forest 6 339 1413 4.2 13 235.5
Maryland 6 290 1254 4.3 16 209.0
Clemson 5 238 1002 4.2 14 200.4
Georgia Tech 6 268 973 3.6 15 162.2
Florida State 5 207 791 3.8 11 158.2
North Carolina 7 304 875 2.9 6 125.0
Virginia 6 191 690 3.6 3 115.0
Duke 6 217 614 2.8 6 102.3
NC State 5 149 405 2.7 4 81.0
RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G
Maryland 6 219 570 2.6 3 95.0
Georgia Tech 6 223 677 3.0 10 112.8
Florida State 5 199 591 3.0 8 118.2
North Carolina 7 226 829 3.7 7 118.4
Clemson 5 179 688 3.8 7 137.6
Wake Forest 6 232 893 3.8 14 148.8
NC State 5 229 887 3.9 5 177.4
Virginia 6 289 1207 4.2 10 201.2
Duke 6 291 1289 4.4 17 214.8
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G
Clemson 5 1002 1275 393 2277 5.8 23 455.4
Georgia Tech 6 973 1697 459 2670 5.8 26 445.0
Maryland 6 1254 1143 472 2397 5.1 22 399.5
Florida State 5 791 1191 350 1982 5.7 19 396.4
Wake Forest 6 1413 961 469 2374 5.1 17 395.7
Virginia 6 690 1546 423 2236 5.3 17 372.7
NC State 5 405 1278 339 1683 5.0 14 336.6
North Carolina 7 875 1439 514 2314 4.5 17 330.6
Duke 6 614 1197 410 1811 4.4 10 301.8
TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G
Georgia Tech 6 677 1091 409 1768 4.3 12 294.7
North Carolina 7 829 1319 468 2148 4.6 15 306.9
Florida State 5 591 995 338 1586 4.7 15 317.2
Maryland 6 570 1354 442 1924 4.4 9 320.7
Clemson 5 688 1107 351 1795 5.1 17 359.0
NC State 5 887 935 359 1822 5.1 14 364.4
Wake Forest 6 893 1367 411 2260 5.5 20 376.7
Virginia 6 1207 1242 458 2449 5.3 15 408.2
Duke 6 1289 1363 472 2652 5.6 26 442.0
PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg
Duke 6 12 203 1 16.9
North Carolina 7 30 376 1 12.5
Clemson 5 15 170 0 11.3
Georgia Tech 6 31 325 0 10.5
Wake Forest 6 20 179 0 8.9
Virginia 6 20 171 0 8.6
Florida State 5 18 147 2 8.2
Maryland 6 10 73 1 7.3
NC State 5 9 30 1 3.3
PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic
Clemson 5 155 107 .690 4 1275 9 152.1
Georgia Tech 6 191 119 .623 9 1697 11 146.5
Florida State 5 143 74 .517 6 1191 8 131.8
NC State 5 190 113 .595 2 1278 10 131.2
Virginia 6 232 135 .582 7 1546 14 128.0
North Carolina 7 210 108 .514 12 1439 11 114.8
Wake Forest 6 130 66 .508 6 961 4 113.8
Maryland 6 182 98 .538 5 1143 6 112.0
Duke 6 193 94 .487 9 1197 4 98.3
PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic
Georgia Tech 6 186 95 5 51.1 1091 2 98.5
Maryland 6 223 126 14 56.5 1354 6 103.8
North Carolina 7 242 124 4 51.2 1319 8 104.6
Florida State 5 139 64 6 46.0 995 7 114.2
Virginia 6 169 96 7 56.8 1242 5 120.0
Wake Forest 6 179 107 10 59.8 1367 6 123.8
Clemson 5 172 95 3 55.2 1107 10 125.0
Duke 6 181 110 5 60.8 1363 9 134.9
NC State 5 130 78 4 60.0 935 9 137.1
FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total
Georgia Tech 6 57 70 8 135
Maryland 6 77 48 8 133
Clemson 5 61 61 8 130
North Carolina 7 51 64 14 129
Wake Forest 6 75 45 7 127
Virginia 6 41 71 10 122
Florida State 5 47 52 9 108
Duke 6 37 49 10 96
NC State 5 24 56 13 93
OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total
Florida State 5 29 46 13 88
Georgia Tech 6 41 44 11 96
Maryland 6 34 60 6 100
NC State 5 53 37 12 102
Clemson 5 38 54 12 104
North Carolina 7 45 58 6 109
Wake Forest 6 57 59 9 125
Virginia 6 64 54 14 132
Duke 6 69 59 7 135
SACKS BY G Sacks Yards
Georgia Tech 6 24 121
Maryland 6 19 150
North Carolina 7 19 132
Wake Forest 6 16 127
Virginia 6 15 88
NC State 5 12 109
Clemson 5 10 59
Florida State 5 9 54
Duke 6 8 45
PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G
Duke 6 43 347 57.8
North Carolina 7 57 440 62.9
Maryland 6 41 382 63.7
Georgia Tech 6 44 391 65.2
Wake Forest 6 50 411 68.5
NC State 5 39 345 69.0
Virginia 6 50 437 72.8
Clemson 5 50 458 91.6
Florida State 5 53 463 92.6
OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G
NC State 5 60 484 96.8
Florida State 5 51 432 86.4
Virginia 6 47 442 73.7
Wake Forest 6 49 430 71.7
Duke 6 45 410 68.3
Clemson 5 42 339 67.8
North Carolina 7 53 465 66.4
Georgia Tech 6 47 342 57.0
Maryland 6 34 305 50.8
4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct
Virginia 6 6 8 75.0
Wake Forest 6 9 13 69.2
Georgia Tech 6 7 11 63.6
Clemson 5 5 8 62.5
Maryland 6 4 7 57.1
NC State 5 4 9 44.4
North Carolina 7 3 7 42.9
Florida State 5 1 3 33.3
Duke 6 3 13 23.1
OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct
NC State 5 2 7 28.6
Florida State 5 4 12 33.3
Maryland 6 8 19 42.1
Georgia Tech 6 4 8 50.0
Wake Forest 6 3 6 50.0
North Carolina 7 4 8 50.0
Duke 6 5 8 62.5
Virginia 6 7 9 77.8
Clemson 5 7 9 77.8
RED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other
Virginia 6 19-21 90.5 14 3/11 5-6 0/0/0/1
Florida State 5 15-17 88.2 11 10/1 4-4 0/0/1/1
Duke 6 11-13 84.6 9 6/3 2-3 0/0/1/0
NC State 5 14-17 82.4 9 2/7 4-4 0/0/2/1
Georgia Tech 6 23-28 82.1 16 9/7 7-8 0/1/2/1
Clemson 5 17-21 81.0 16 10/6 1-2 0/1/1/1
North Carolina 7 16-20 80.0 11 5/6 5-6 2/0/1/0
Maryland 6 20-28 71.4 10 7/3 4-8 0/1/3/0
Wake Forest 6 17-26 65.4 11 11/0 5-6 3/3/1/1
RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other
NC State 5 13-25 52.0 10 4/6 3-5 2/2/5/1
Maryland 6 8-14 57.1 4 1/3 3-5 0/1/3/0
Florida State 5 11-16 68.8 10 7/3 1-2 1/2/1/0
Georgia Tech 6 8-11 72.7 7 7/0 1-3 0/0/1/0
Wake Forest 6 19-24 79.2 14 11/3 4-5 0/2/2/0
Virginia 6 19-24 79.2 10 9/1 9-12 1/1/0/0
Clemson 5 20-22 90.9 15 6/9 5-6 1/0/0/0
Duke 6 29-31 93.5 21 16/5 8-8 0/0/1/1
North Carolina 7 19-19 100.0 13 7/6 6-6 0/0/0/0
3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct
Clemson 5 40 74 54.1
Georgia Tech 6 48 95 50.5
Wake Forest 6 44 102 43.1
Florida State 5 30 70 42.9
Maryland 6 39 98 39.8
NC State 5 29 78 37.2
North Carolina 7 38 108 35.2
Virginia 6 28 85 32.9
Duke 6 27 89 30.3
OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct
North Carolina 7 32 110 29.1
Florida State 5 22 72 30.6
Maryland 6 34 106 32.1
Georgia Tech 6 31 93 33.3
Virginia 6 32 90 35.6
NC State 5 25 67 37.3
Clemson 5 30 78 38.5
Wake Forest 6 36 78 46.2
Duke 6 49 97 50.5
SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards
Wake Forest 6 9 67
NC State 5 10 67
Virginia 6 10 72
Georgia Tech 6 11 67
Maryland 6 12 97
Florida State 5 17 129
Clemson 5 17 99
Duke 6 18 119
North Carolina 7 23 162
FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct
Florida State 5 5 5 1.000
NC State 5 6 7 .857
Georgia Tech 6 10 12 .833
Wake Forest 6 6 8 .750
Clemson 5 3 4 .750
North Carolina 7 7 10 .700
Duke 6 2 3 .667
Virginia 6 6 10 .600
Maryland 6 7 14 .500
PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct
Georgia Tech 6 24 24 1.000
Clemson 5 22 22 1.000
Virginia 6 16 16 1.000
North Carolina 7 19 20 .950
Wake Forest 6 15 16 .938
Duke 6 10 11 .909
Florida State 5 19 22 .864
Maryland 6 18 21 .857
NC State 5 8 12 .667
TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Avg/G
Florida State 5 161:09 32:13
Wake Forest 6 191:40 31:56
Maryland 6 189:00 31:30
North Carolina 7 218:22 31:11
Clemson 5 154:45 30:57
Georgia Tech 6 185:08 30:51
NC State 5 143:39 28:43
Virginia 6 167:58 27:59
Duke 6 158:58 26:29
KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds TD Avg
Georgia Tech 6 28 561 0 20.0
Clemson 5 19 395 0 20.8
Virginia 6 18 375 0 20.8
Wake Forest 6 10 228 0 22.8
Florida State 5 25 577 0 23.1
NC State 5 17 420 0 24.7
Maryland 6 17 433 1 25.5
North Carolina 7 25 645 1 25.8
Duke 6 9 245 0 27.2
STANDINGS
Conference Points Overall Points
Team W L T For Opp Pct W L T For Opp Pct
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Maryland............ 4 0 0 111 65 1.000 6 0 0 193 88 1.000
North Carolina...... 3 1 0 95 65 .750 4 3 0 160 171 .571
Clemson............. 2 1 0 116 107 .667 4 1 0 175 134 .800
Florida State....... 2 1 0 112 78 .667 3 2 0 168 134 .600
Virginia............ 2 2 0 102 105 .500 3 3 0 136 147 .500
Georgia Tech........ 1 2 0 98 77 .333 4 2 0 216 98 .667
NC State............ 1 2 0 63 76 .333 3 2 0 124 107 .600
Wake Forest......... 1 3 0 100 127 .250 3 3 0 141 156 .500
Duke................ 0 4 0 68 165 .000 0 6 0 88 224 .000
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