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Virginia Tech football enters its Week Seven opponent Syracuse as the No. 17-ranked team in the latest AP poll, marking the first time the Hokies have been ranked in back-to-back weeks in the regular season since Oct. 12-26, 2013. The game against the Orange is set for Saturday, Oct. 15 with a 3:45 p.m. kick in Carrier Dome on the Syracuse campus. The game can be seen on ESPNU.

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4-1 TECH TRAVELS TO SYRACUSE

• The Hokies are 4-1 under Justin Fuente after a dominant 34-3 win at No. 17 UNC (10/8), marking VT’s first win over a ranked foe since taking down No. 19 Duke (11/15/14).
• Syracuse is 2-4 after a 28-9 loss at WF (10/8).
• Saturday’s game features a pair of first-year ACC head coaches in Fuente and Dino Babers and will mark the first ACC contest between these two former BIG East rivals.
• The Hokies have outscored their last three opponents by a combined 132-20 margin and own an 83-3 scoring edge in two ACC games.
• Tech won its last meeting with Syracuse by a 51-7 margin at Lane Stadium (10/11/03).
• The Hokies lost a wild 50-42 2 OT decision in their last game at the Carrier Dome (11/9/02) and last won there when two TDs from RB Lee Suggs and a 55-yard scoring scamper by QB Mike Vick gave Tech a 22-14 win (10/21/00).

HOKIES CLIMB TO NO. 17 IN AP TOP 25

• VT is ranked in The AP Top 25 in back-to-back regular season weeks for the first time since Oct. 12-26, 2013.
• The Hokies are also No. 19 in the Coaches Poll.
• Tech is 54-17 as a member of the ACC against unranked ACC foes, including a 26-9 mark on the road.
• Syracuse has lost 12 straight games against AP Top 25 teams and is 1-14 in such contests dating back to 2012.
• With last week’s 34-3 win at No. 17 UNC (10/8), VT is 8-1 on the road vs. AP Top 25 foes dating back to 2010, the nation’s best mark over that span.

THE #LPD VS. ORANGE OFFENSE

• Since VT joined the ACC in 2004, Tech is 90-7 (.928) when holding foes to 17 points or fewer, including a 53-6 (.898) mark in ACC games.
• The #LPD has held opponents scoreless in nine of the last 12 quarters this season.
• Syracuse has lost 23 of its last 25 games when scoring 17 or fewer points, including 10 straight losses.
• Tech ranks second in the FBS in pass defense (132.2 ypg) and third in total defense (237.6 ypg).
• VT will face a Syracuse offense that ranks second in the ACC in passing (336.3 ypg).
• Since the start of the 2004 season, Tech is 54-4 (.931) when forcing two or more INTs, including a 22-1 (.957) mark on the road.
• The LPD has allowed a mere 58 completions. Only Florida (46) has permitted fewer in the Power Five.
• Tech’s defense has forced 36 opponent drives to go three-and-out (or less) this season.
• UNC was averaging 484.2 yards of total offense and was leading the ACC with a 179.7 pass efficiency rating before facing VT.
• The #LPD limited UNC to 131 total net yards and held UNC to 58 net passing yards & a 42.0 pass efficiency rating.

SYRACUSE SCOUTING SNAPSHOT

• Syracuse is 4-9 at home against ACC foes dating back to 2013.
• Syracuse has allowed 40.4 ppg against FBS foes in 2016.
• QB Eric Dungey ranks second in the ACC in passing (314.3 ypg) and total offense (335.8 ypg).
• WR Amba Etta-Tawo leads the ACC in both receptions (51) and receiving yards per game (146.0).
• The Orange is 14th in the ACC in both scoring defense (36.0 ppg) and total defense (475.2 ypg). Syracuse leads the ACC with a 21.2 punt return avg.

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