Game Analysis
Virginia Tech (-9.5) 27 STANFORD 20
Stanford QB Ashton Daniels is out due to an injury to his non-throwing shoulder and it looks like Justin Lamson will be starting at quarterback for the Cardinal, which is a huge downgrade at the position. Lamson has completed just 44% of his 97 career passes while averaging just 4.2 yards per pass play. When Lamson starts to struggle, which is likely, you might see coach Troy Taylor turn to top-10 QB recruit Elijah Brown, who was 7 for 7 for 97 yards in mop up duty against Cal Poly.
Stanford has been good defensively and Virginia Tech has not been as good offensively as they were last season so the Cardinal could keep this game competitive if the Stanford ground game can average the 5.4 yards per rushing play that my model is projecting.
Rush
-
Run Plays
36.2
36.2
-
Run Yards
203.8
192.0
-
YPRP
5.6
5.3
Pass
-
Pass Comp
16.6
14.0
-
Pass Att
27.8
25.8
-
Comp %
59.7%
54.3%
-
Pass Yards
190.8
191.4
-
Sacks
2.0
3.0
-
Sack Yards
11.6
19.4
-
Sack %
6.7%
10.4%
-
Pass Plays
29.8
28.8
-
Net Pass Yards
179.2
172.0
-
YPPP
6.0
6.0
Total
-
Total Plays
66.0
65.0
-
Total Yards
383.0
364.0
-
YPPL
5.8
5.6
TO
-
Int
0.8
0.8
-
Int %
2.9%
3.1%
-
Fumbles
0.4
0.6
-
Turnovers
1.2
1.4
Rush
-
Run Plays
33.5
22.5
-
Run Yards
178.5
93.5
-
YPRP
5.3
4.2
Pass
-
Pass Comp
19.8
22.5
-
Pass Att
32.8
36.3
-
Comp %
60.3%
62.1%
-
Pass Yards
189.0
281.0
-
Sacks
2.5
1.8
-
Sack Yards
17.0
13.5
-
Sack %
7.1%
4.6%
-
Pass Plays
35.3
38.0
-
Net Pass Yards
172.0
267.5
-
YPPP
4.9
7.0
Total
-
Total Plays
68.8
60.5
-
Total Yards
350.5
361.0
-
YPPL
5.1
6.0
TO
-
Int
1.5
1.0
-
Int %
4.6%
2.8%
-
Fumbles
0.3
0.5
-
Turnovers
1.8
1.5
Straight Up: ,
Against the Spread:
* game log stats denoted as Off/Def
| 2024 Game Log |
RUSHING PLAYS |
PASSING PLAYS |
TOTAL |
| Opponent |
Score |
Spread |
Atts |
Yds |
Yprp |
Fum |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Int |
Sack |
Yppp |
Yds |
Yppl |
| 08/31/24 @ Vanderbilt |
27-34 |
-13.5
L
|
26/46 |
101/206 |
3.9/4.5 |
0/0 |
22/12 |
33/16 |
296/174 |
1/0 |
4/2 |
8.0/9.7 |
397/380 |
6.3/5.9 |
| 09/07/24 Marshall |
31-14 |
-21.0
L
|
47/24 |
231/156 |
4.9/6.5 |
0/0 |
14/13 |
21/36 |
107/122 |
0/1 |
4/2 |
4.3/3.2 |
338/278 |
4.7/4.5 |
| 09/14/24 @ Old Dominion |
37-17 |
-16.0
W
|
51/34 |
289/239 |
5.7/7.0 |
0/1 |
15/6 |
26/14 |
176/12 |
1/1 |
0/5 |
6.8/0.6 |
465/251 |
6.0/4.7 |
| 09/21/24 Rutgers |
23-26 |
-3.5
L
|
26/48 |
188/178 |
7.2/3.7 |
2/1 |
13/16 |
27/25 |
132/251 |
1/0 |
1/3 |
4.7/9.0 |
320/429 |
5.9/5.6 |
| 09/27/24 @ Miami Fla |
34-38 |
+17.5
W
|
31/29 |
210/181 |
6.8/6.2 |
0/1 |
19/23 |
32/38 |
185/301 |
1/2 |
1/3 |
5.6/7.3 |
395/482 |
6.2/6.9 |
Straight Up: ,
Against the Spread:
* game log stats denoted as Off/Def
| 2024 Game Log |
RUSHING PLAYS |
PASSING PLAYS |
TOTAL |
| Opponent |
Score |
Spread |
Atts |
Yds |
Yprp |
Fum |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Int |
Sack |
Yppp |
Yds |
Yppl |
| 08/30/24 TCU |
27-34 |
+9.0
W
|
32/30 |
150/118 |
4.7/3.9 |
0/2 |
18/28 |
36/42 |
132/340 |
1/0 |
4/1 |
3.3/7.9 |
282/458 |
3.9/6.3 |
| 09/07/24 Cal Poly |
41-7 |
0.0
W
|
31/18 |
127/45 |
4.1/2.5 |
1/0 |
25/20 |
30/30 |
280/171 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
9.0/5.5 |
407/216 |
6.6/4.4 |
| 09/20/24 @ Syracuse |
26-24 |
+8.5
W
|
31/13 |
181/53 |
5.8/4.1 |
0/0 |
23/27 |
38/42 |
170/312 |
2/2 |
1/4 |
4.4/6.8 |
351/365 |
5.0/6.2 |
| 09/28/24 @ Clemson |
14-40 |
+21.5
L
|
40/29 |
256/158 |
6.4/5.4 |
0/0 |
13/15 |
27/31 |
106/247 |
3/1 |
4/1 |
3.4/7.7 |
362/405 |
5.1/6.6 |
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