BY THE NUMBERS

8: Tennessee won its eighth consecutive game dating back to the loss at Alabama last October. It is the program’s longest win streak since 14 in a row during the 1998 national championship run and the 1999 season opener. Tennessee has the nation’s third-longest win streak behind Alabama (13) and San Diego State (10), which hosted California on Saturday night.

204-28: Virginia Tech’s first-quarter domination was reflected in the box score. The Hokies had nine first downs to Tennessee’s one and averaged a robust 8.2 yards per play. The Vols ran 10 plays in the opening frame as Virginia Tech dominated the ball with nearly 11 minutes of possession.

154-30: Tennessee’s second-quarter domination also was reflected in the box score. Not only did the Vols score 24 unanswered points, but they generated a wide difference in total offense. Quarterback Josh Dobbs had a 40-yard run and a 38-yard touchdown pass to Josh Malone, and Jalen Hurd had runs of 17 and 18 yards. The Hokies had one first down.

156,990: The record-breaking announced attendance at Saturday night’s game. It breaks the previous record attendance for a college football game, set when Notre Dame played at Michigan in front of 115,109 in 2013.

1937: The campuses of Tennessee and Virginia Tech are separated by only 234 miles, but the two border-state programs haven’t met in the regular season since 1937.