Nov. 29, 2009
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Georgia Tech’s Loss Tonight Gives The Yellow Jackets…
… a record of 10-2 overall heading into next Saturday’s Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game
… a 39-60-5 all-time record vs. Georgia
… a 26-32-4 all-time record vs. Georgia when playing in Atlanta
… five consecutive home losses to the Bulldogs
… a final record of 5-1 at home, missing out on their chance for their first undefeated home season since 1999
… a 2-1 record vs. the SEC this season, 4-2 over the last two seasons, 203-208-24 all-time
… an 80-47 record (.629) in the 2000s
… an end to their eight-game winning streak (which tied for the fifth-longest in school history)
… a 19-6 record over the last two seasons combined
… a 6-10 all-time record when playing on November 28th, including a 3-9 record vs. Georgia
… an 8-1 record vs. unranked teams
… an 8-1 record when playing on Saturdays and a 5-2 mark in night games
… an end to their seven-game home winning streak; first home loss since Oct. 25, 2008 vs. Virginia
… an all-time record of 434-180-21 at Bobby Dodd Stadium
… an all-time record of 672-448-43 in 117 seasons of football
Georgia Tech’s Loss Tonight Gives Head Coach Paul Johnson…
… a record of 19-6 in two seasons at Georgia Tech
… a 126-45 record overall in 13 seasons as a head coach, one win shy of tying Tom Osborne for the most wins in the first 13 seasons of a head coaching career
… a 1-2 all-time record vs. Georgia, including a 1-1 mark while at Tech
… a 12-1 all-time record in the final game of the regular season
Team Notes
… Georgia is the first team to rush for 300 yards against Tech since West Virginia ran for 311 yards on Jan. 1, 2007 (Gator Bowl)
… Caleb King’s 75-yard touchdown run was the longest rushing attempt allowed by the Yellow Jackets this season – the longest since Sept. 14, 2002 when Clemson’s Derric Hamilton ran 77 yards for a TD against Tech
… When Tech trailed 17-3 in the second quarter, it marked its largest deficit since losing 33-17 at Miami on Sept. 17
… When Jaybo Shaw threw a second-quarter interception, it marked just Tech’s second INT over the last five games combined
… Prior to tonight, the most rushing yards Tech had allowed for one opponent individual was 106 yards by Mississippi State’s Anthony Dixon
… When Tech went scoreless in the first quarter, it marked just the seventh time the Jackets have been shut out in a quarter this season
… Tech has been outscored 17-7 in the first quarter over the last two games combined, but for the season, the Jackets are outscoring opponents 103-62 in the first quarter
… Tech has trailed at some point in each of its last seven games, and in nine of 12 games this season
… Tech broke the ACC single-season record for rushing yards; the Jackets needed 98 yards to break the record of 3,552 they set last season
… Tech added to its ACC record for the most touchdowns scored in one season; the Yellow Jackets entered tonight’s game with an ACC record 41 touchdowns
… 157 consecutive games without being shut out
… 143 consecutive games without returning a kickoff for a touchdown
… 31 consecutive starts by senior guard Cord Howard
Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., RB
… his sixth rushing yard gave him 1,209 for the season, passing Robert Lavette for the seventh-most single-season rushing yards in Tech history
… made his 25th consecutive start
Dwyer’s first rushing touchdown tonight gave him…
… 33 career rushing touchdowns – the second-most in Tech history
… 34 career touchdowns overall, tying Joe Burns for the second-most career TDs in Tech history
… 206 career points, tying Joe Burns for the fifth-most career points in Tech history
… 12 rushing touchdowns this season, matching last season’s total and tying for the sixth-most single-season rushing TDs in Tech history
Josh Nesbitt, Jr., QB
… his 20th rushing yard gave him 867 for the season, passing Robert Lavette (1981) for the 19th-most single-season rushing yards in Tech history
… his 21st yard rushing was the 1,900th of his career
… his third rushing attempt gave him 221 on the season, passing Joe Burns (2000) for the 10th-most single-season attempts in Tech history
Derrick Morgan, Jr., DE
… registered his first career caused fumble, and then recorded the second of his career in the third quarter
… made his 25th consecutive start
Morgan Burnett, Jr., S
… made his 25th consecutive start
Stephen Sylvester, So., LB
… recorded his first career fumble recovery
Marcus Wright, So., RB
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Demaryius Thomas, Jr., WR
… went over 1,000 receiving yards on the season (entered the game with 950); now has the fourth-most single-season receiving yards in Tech history
… recorded his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season and the sixth of his career (7th-most in Tech history)
… extended his streak of catching at least one pass to 28 consecutive games (does not include last year’s Virginia Tech game, which he did not dress for) – the fifth-longest streak in Tech history
… his first reception gave him 114 for his career, tying Robert lavette for the ninth-most career receptions in Tech history
… his second reception gave him 115 for his career, tying Bobby Rodriguez and Jerry Mays for the seventh-most career receptions in Tech history
… his 65th receiving yard gave him 2,200 for his career
… his third reception gave him 116 for his career, passing Bobby Rodriguez and Jerry Mays for seventh place on Tech’s all-time career receptions list
… his 104th receiving yard gave him 2,239 for his career, passing Jonathan Smith for the fifth-most single-season receiving yards in Tech history
Thomas’ 76-yard TD reception in the third quarter was…
… his longest reception of the season
… his eighth reception this season of 50 yards or longer
… his third reception this season of 70 yards or longer
… his seventh touchdown of the season
… his 14th career touchdown reception, tying for the sixth-most in Georgia Tech history
Scott Blair, Jr., K
… his 42-yard field goal in the second quarter was the second-longest of his career; it was his 22nd career field goal (on 34 attempts)
… missed a field goal attempt for the first time since the Sept. 26 North Carolina game; he had made three straight before missing in the first quarter
Daniel McKayhan, r-Fr., WR
… had his first career kickoff return
Cord Howard, Sr., G
… made his 31st consecutive start
Mario Butler, Jr., CB
… made his 25th consecutive start
Sedric Griffin, Sr., LB
… played in his 49th career game
Today’s Captains
Derrick Morgan, Josh Nesbitt, Morgan Burnett
Georgia won the toss and elected to receive.
