Oct. 7, 2005
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
• After completing just six of 25 passes in the first half, Reggie Ball was 9 for 14 for 140 yards and 1 touchdown in the third quarter, and 15 for 28 for 206 yards in the second half.
• Ball’s 53 pass attempts are a career-high and the fourth highest total in the school history. Ball’s previous high was 47 set against Duke in 2003 and the equaled this year vs. North Carolina.
• Calvin Johnson’s 10 catches establishes a new career high for receptions in a game. His previous career-best was eight against Clemson in 2004.
• Calvin Johnson’s touchdown catch in the third quarter is the 11th of his career, which now ranks 10th on Georgia Tech’s career list.
• Philip Wheeler’s interception in the first quarter is his team-leading third of the season.
• Kenny Scott’s interception was his second of the season and the third of his career. His first career interception was against NC State in 2004 which he returned for a touchdown.
• Georgia Tech now has 12 interceptions on the season, two more than recorded in 2004.
• Tech had a season-high 443 yards of total offense
• George Cooper’s catch in the third quarter for nine yards was the first career catch for the junior tight end.
