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Postgame Notes: Florida State 21, Ga Tech 15 - 2012 ACC Championship Game

Dec. 1, 2012

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Georgia Tech’s Loss Tonight Gives the Yellow Jackets…
… an overall record of 6-7 and two consecutive losses
… a 1-2 record in ACC Championship games, although Tech’s win in 2009 was vacated
… a 39-26 record in five seasons under head coach Paul Johnson
… a 9-13-1 all-time record vs. Florida State
… their first loss to the Seminoles since 2003 after having won two straight over FSU prior to tonight
… a 2-1 record vs. FSU under Paul Johnson
… a 2-4 record away from home
… an 0-4 record vs. ranked teams this season (all away from home) and six straight losses to ranked teams dating back to last season
… a 16-11 all-time record when playing a ranked team at a neutral site
… a 7-10 record vs. ranked teams under Paul Johnson
… a 46-30-7 all-time record against teams from the state of Florida
… a 48-39 all-time record when playing in North Carolina
… a 5-5 all-time record when playing on December 1st
… a 2-2 record vs. Atlantic Division teams this season, 5-2 over the last two seasons and 18-9 since divisional play began in 2005
… an all-time record of 692-468-43 in 120 seasons of football

Team Notes
… Tech held an opponent scoreless in a half for the third time this season and held an opponent scoreless in the second half for the first time this season
… Tech threw two interceptions in a game for the first time this season
… with its 115th rushing yard, Tech reached 20,000 rushing yards in five seasons under Paul Johnson
… with its 120th rushing yard tonight, Tech reached 4,000 for the season and for the fourth consecutive season
… Tech kicked three field goals in a game for the first time since Nov. 20, 2010 vs. Duke
… Tech held FSU scoreless in the third quarter – just the fifth quarter all season the Seminoles were held scoreless
… Seniors Rod Sweeting (CB) and T.J. Barnes (DT) tied a Georgia Tech record by playing in their 53rd career game
… Junior safety Jemea Thomas wore jersey No. 40 tonight, part of the continuing tribute to former Yellow Jacket Julian Burnett
… Junior Euclid Cummings became the 14th different Tech player to make their first career start in 2012; the Yellow Jackets have started 37 different players this season
… Tech has played 197 consecutive games without being shut out (last time: Oct. 18, 1997 vs. Florida State)
… Tech played without leading rusher Orwin Smith for the second straight game
… Tech has outscored opponents 107-99 in the first quarter this season
… Tech allowed 21 points in a half for the eighth time this season
… The 47-yard field goal by David Scully in the second quarter was the longest by a Tech kicker since Dec. 5, 2009 when Scott Blair had a 49-yard field goal vs. Clemson in the ACC Championship Game
… Tech made two field goals in one quarter for the first time since Nov. 10, 2011 when it kicked two in the second quarter against Virginia Tech
… Tech had no touchdowns in the first half for the second straight game
… Tech has outscored opponents 143-104 in the second quarter this season

Jeremiah Attaochu, Jr., LB
… his first sack tonight gave him 18.0 for his career, passing Tom Johnson for the 10th-most career sacks in Tech history … his second sack tonight gave him 19.0 for his career, passing current Oakland Raider Philip Wheeler for the 9th-most career sacks in Tech history … became just the second player in ACC Championship Game history to record two sacks … his ninth tackle was the 150th of his career

T.J. Barnes, Sr., DT
… played in his 53rd career game, tying teammate Rod Sweeting, and two others for the most career games played in Georgia Tech history … had a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss tonight

B.J. Bostic, So., RB
… his fifth rushing attempt tonight tied a career high … his 33rd all-purpose yard tonight gave him 1,000 for his career

Izaan Cross, Sr., DE
… made his 40th career start

Euclid Cummings, Jr., DE
… made his first career start tonight

Synjyn Days, So., AB
… attempted his first pass of the season and also threw his first interception of the season – in fact, the first INT of his career

Emmanuel Dieke, Jr., DE
… recorded his second sack of the season, the fourth of his career … recorded his first career forced fumble and his first career fumble recovery

Jamal Golden, So., DB-KR-PR
… his 53rd kickoff return yard tonight gave him 633 for the season, passing Kelly Campbell for the 8th-most single-season kickoff return yards in Tech history

Jabari Hunt-Days, r-Fr., LB
… recorded his first career forced fumble

Isaiah Johnson, Jr., S
… his second tackle tonight gave him 208 for his career, passing Andre Thomas and Anthony Harrison for the 14th-most career tackles by a Tech defensive back

Vad Lee, r-Fr., QB
… his 11th rushing yard tonight gave him 500 for the season, putting him over 500 yards for both rushing and passing

Sean Poole, Jr., P
… his 55-yard punt in the first quarter tied a career high; he matched it again in the third quarter with another 55-yarder

David Scully, Jr., K
… his 47-yard field goal in the second quarter was a career long and the longest by a Tech kicker since Dec. 5, 2009 when Scott Blair had a 49-yard field goal against Clemson in the ACC Championship Game.

David Sims, Jr., BB
… his 22nd rushing yard tonight gave him 1,200 for his career … his 78th rushing yard tonight gave him 500 for the season … had a career-high number of rushing attempts (previously 15 vs. Clemson in 2011) … his 87th rushing yard tonight gave him 1,265 for his career, passing Phillip Rogers for 32nd place on Tech’s all-time career rushing list

Rod Sweeting, Sr., CB
… played in his 53rd career game, which ties T.J. Barnes and two others for the most career games played in Georgia Tech history … recorded his first fumble recovery of the season, the third of his career

Chris Tanner, Sr., K
… his second-quarter field goal made him 4-of-5 on the season

Omoregie Uzzi, Sr., OG
… made his 38th career start (ranks second on the team)

Darren Waller, So., WR
… his 42-yard reception in the second quarter was the second-longest of his career (63 is his longest reception)

Tevin Washington, Jr., QB
… made his 30th consecutive start … his second rushing attempt tonight gave him 518 for his career, passing Jonathan Dwyer for the ninth-most attempts in Tech history … his 75th passing yard tonight gave him 3,262 for his career, passing Donnie Davis for ninth place on Tech’s all-time career passing list … his eighth pass attempt tonight gave him 334 for his career, passing Larry Good for the 15th-most in Tech history

Tonight’s Captains
Izaan Cross, Omoregie Uzzi, Tevin Washington
Florida State won the toss and elected to defer.

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