September 26, 2009

Post-Game Notes

Sept. 26, 2009

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Georgia Tech’s Win Today Gives The Yellow Jackets…

… a record of 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the ACC

… a 3-1 record to start the season for the fourth time in the last five season (Tech was 2-2 in 2007)

… a 2-1 ACC record for the second straight year

… should Miami lose at Virginia Tech today, a tie with the Hurricanes for first place in the ACC Coastal Division

… a 1-1 record vs. nationally-ranked teams this season, 4-2 over the last two seasons

… three straight home wins vs. nationally-ranked teams

… a record of 83-152-6 all-time against ranked opponents including a mark of 44-70-4 at home

… a 24-18-3 all-time record vs. North Carolina, including a 16-7 record in Atlanta

… 10 wins in their last 12 meetings with the Tar Heels

… six straight wins against the Tar Heels in Bobby Dodd Stadium

… a record of 14-8 vs. Coastal Division opponents, including an 8-2 mark at home, since divisional play began in 2005

… an 18-10 record in ACC play over the last four seasons combined, tying Virginia Tech for the most wins during that span (Virginia Tech can break that tie with a win today and the Hokies have fewer losses)

… a 123-67-4 all-time record against teams from the state of North Carolina

… a 10-2-1 all-time record when playing on September 26^th

… a 206-134-10 all-time record against teams in the ACC

… an all-time record of 432-179-21 in Bobby Dodd Stadium

… an all-time record of 665-447-43 in 117 seasons of football

Georgia Tech’s Win Today Gives Head Coach Paul Johnson…

… a 4-2 record vs. nationally-ranked teams over the last two seasons

… a 1-1 all-time record vs. North Carolina

… a record of 12-5 in two seasons at Georgia Tech

… a record of 119-44 in 13 seasons as a head coach

… the 8^th-most wins by a head coach in his first 13 seasons, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg and LaVell Edwards

… a 9-1 record in Bobby Dodd Stadium

Team Notes

… Tech held North Carolina to 154 yards, the Yellow Jackets’ eighth-best performance in an ACC game

… Tech had 42:06 time of possession, it’s most since Sept. 14, 1996 against Wake Forest (42:10)

… Tech held UNC to 44 total plays, the fewest allowed to an opponent since at least 1990

… Tech produced more than 300 yards total offense for the third time in four games

… Tech missed two field goals in one game for the first time since last year’s UNC game (Nov. 8, 2008)

… Georgia Tech held an opponent scoreless in a half for the first time since Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Gardner-Webb

… North Carolina’s 52 yards of total offense were the fewest in a half by a Tech opponent since Oct. 4, 2008 when Duke had 49 yards in the first half

… in the first quarter, the Tech defense held North Carolina to eight yards on nine plays

… North Carolina got its first first-down with 9:58 remaining in the second quarter

… Tech has outscored opponents 48-7 in the first quarter this season

… Stephen Hill (WR) and Julian Burnett (LB) became the first true freshmen to start a game for Tech this season

… Four players – Stephen Hill (Fr., WR), Logan Walls (So., DT), Anthony Egbuniwe (Jr., DE), Julian Burnett (Fr., LB) – all made their first career start today

… 135 consecutive games without returning a kickoff for a touchdown

… 23 consecutive starts by senior guard Cord Howard

Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., RB

… rushed for more than 100 yards for the 11^th time in his career (the first time this season), tying Joe Burns for the sixth-most 100-yard rushing games in Yellow Jacket history

… has rushed for 315 yards against North Carolina in the last two seasons

… needed just one rushing yard today to become the 10^th player in Georgia Tech history with 2,000 career rushing yards

… his 28^th yard today – the 2,027^th yard of his career – moved him past William Bell (1989-93) into ninth place on Georgia Tech’s all-time career rushing list. Dwyer now has 2,157 career rushing yards

… his fourth-quarter touchdown was his third rushing touchdown of the season and the 24^th of his career

… his 24 career rushing touchdowns stands alone as the fourth-most in Georgia Tech history

… it was also his 25^th career touchdown overall (1 by receiving) – the ninth-most in Tech history

… eclipsed 150 career points today, one of just 17 players in Tech history to do so

Morgan Burnett, Jr., S

… recorded his second and third interceptions of the season, and now has 13 in his career

… his 13 career interceptions tie for the fourth-most in Georgia Tech history, three behind the school record of 16 held by Willie Clay

Roddy Jones, So., AB

… recorded his first touchdown of the season, his fifth career rushing touchdown and his sixth career touchdown overall

Stephen Hill, Fr., WR

… made his first career start today

… made his first career reception

… became the first wide receiver, other than Demaryius Thomas, to make a reception this season

Demaryius Thomas, Jr., WR

… extended his streak of catching at least one pass to 20 consecutive games (does not include last year’s Virginia Tech game, which he did not dress for) – ties for the 8^th-longest streak in Georgia Tech history

Josh Nesbitt, Jr., QB

… had a career-high 32 carries

… his 55^th yard rushing was the 1,300^th of his career

… moved past Rodney Lee, Phillip Rogers, Charlie Rogers and Sean Gregory into 25^th place on Tech’s all-time career rushing list

Logan Walls, So., DT

… made his first career start today

Anthony Egbuniwe, Jr., DE

… made his first career start today

Julian Burnett, Fr., LB

… made his first career start today

Tyler Morgan, Fr., LS

… saw his first career action today and recorded a solo tackle on special teams