0 Combined field-goal attempts missed this season by Georgia Southern kicker Younghoe Koo (9-for-9) and Tech counterpart Harrison Butker (4-for-4).
1.9/2.1 Tech's plays per minute this year and in 2015. For a team holding the ball 30 minutes, that's a difference of six plays.
2.88 Tech's sack percentage (sacks/sacks plus pass attempts) in FBS games, ranking 116th in the country, according to teamrankings.com.
5.31 Tech's yards-per-play average against FBS competition this season, tied for 86th in the country. The Jackets have played the defenses ranked fifth, sixth and seventh in yards per play.
22-3 The ACC's record against the Sun Belt since 2010, including Tech's 2014 win over Georgia Southern.
36 Georgia Southern coach Tyson Summer's age. He is the third youngest head coach in FBS. At 36, Tech coach Paul Johnson was offensive coordinator at Hawaii, four years away from his first head coaching job, also at Georgia Southern.
37 Numbers of FBS players who have passed for 4,000 yards and run for 2,000. Tech quarterback Justin Thomas will join the list with 217 more rushing yards.
82.4 Probability percentage that Tech will beat Southern, according to ESPN.
1913 The last time Tech had a schedule with three in-state opponents, when the Jackets played Georgia, Mercer and Fort McPherson in Grant Field's inaugural season. Besides Georgia Southern, Tech has played Mercer and will end the regular season with Georgia.
1987 Year that Georgia Southern co-offensive coordinator David Dean graduated from Tech. Dean won two Division II national championships as head coach at Valdosta State prior to coming to Statesboro.
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