By Trey McCurry.

By Trey McCurry

No. 15 Clemson hosts Virginia Tech in an ACC showdown Saturday afternoon in Death Valley.  Each week we will analyze how the game breaks down by the numbers.

TheClemsonInsider.com takes you inside the numbers for Clemson vs. Virginia Tech!

Va. Tech           2012 Rankings                   Clemson

Avg.          Rank                         Rank         Avg.

30.71            (54)    Scoring Offense      (11)              41.33

151.00          (78)    Rushing Offense     (32)              201.17

247.00          (57)    Passing Offense      (11)              324.67

398.00           (68)    Total Offense         (13)              525.83

22.00            (37)    Scoring Defense     (69)              27.33

171.77          (73)    Rushing Defense    (99)              202.67

209.57          (36)    Passing Defense     (78)              242.83

381.29          (55)    Total Defense        (97)              445.50

+0.14            (T55)  Turnover Margin    (30)              +0.67

.866 – Winning percentage for Dabo Swinney against ACC opponents at Memorial Stadium. The Tigers have won 13 of 15 ACC home games at Death Valley under Swinney.

1 – Nationally ranking by VT S Kyshoen Jarrett in punt return average, a 20.2-yard mark per return.

2 – Meetings between the teams in 2011, after last playing in 2007. The Tigers won both contests (23-3 in the regular-season in Blacksburg and 38-10 in the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte).

19 – Number of consecutive FG made by Clemson PK Chandler Catanzaro, a Clemson record. His streak is fourth longest in ACC history (the record is 27).

20 – First-half deficit VT overcame in last week’s 41-20 win over Duke.

51 – Number of TD passes by Tajh Boyd in a year and a half as the Tigers starting QB. Boyd, who holds the Clemson record, is 18th on the ACC’s career list and 11th among active FBS QBs.

129.50 – Receiving yard average for Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins, third nationally. Hopkins also ranks seventh nationally in receptions per game (8.17).

183 – Number of rushing yards for VT freshman RB J.C. Coleman last weekend against Duke. Coleman, who had TD runs of 45 and 86 yards, accomplished the feat on just 13 carries.

255 – Career wins by Hokies head coach Frank Beamer. Beamer is the active FBS leader and is tied (with Tom Osborne) for seventh on the all-time FBS wins list.

601 – Number of yards of total offense for Clemson in its last outing against Georgia Tech, eighth-most in school history.