at MISSISSIPPI STATE Saturday  October 3, 2009  7:30 p.m.  

GAME 5 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Miss. CSS Sports Information Office  150 Bobby Dodd Way NW  , GA 30332  (404) 894-5445  RamblinWreck.com

GAME SUMMARY

Georgia Tech Mississippi State Kickoff: 7:35 p.m. (Eastern); 6:35 p.m. local Yellow Jackets Bulldogs Site: Starkville, Miss. 3-1 / 2-1 ACC ...... Record Overall/Conference ...... 2-2 / 1-2 SEC Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) 25 (AP), RV (USA Today) ...... National Ranking ...... NR (AP), NR (USA Today) TV: Comcast Sports Southeast. Doug Bell Paul Johnson ...... ...... Dan Mullen (play-by-play) and Chris Doering (color) call the Western Carolina ‘79 ...... Alma Mater ...... Ursinus, ‘94 action. Steve Reintjes is the producer. 12-5 (2 seasons) ...... Record at School ...... 2-2 (1 season) Pay-Per-View TV: ESPN Gameplan. 119-44 (13 seasons) ...... Career Record ...... 2-2 (1 season) Tape Delay TV: Comcast Sports Southeast Spread Option ...... Offense ...... Multiple Spread (CSS). Two-hour edited replay Tuesday at 9 4-3 Multiple ...... Defense ...... 4-3 Multiple p.m. 262.0 ypg ...... Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 204.0 ypg Internet: ESPN360.com 125.2 ypg ...... Passing Yards Per Game ...... 151.5 ypg Radio: The Georgia Tech ISP Network, includ- 387.2 ypg ...... Total Offense Per Game ...... 355.5 ypg ing Atlanta flagship WQXI-AM 790 The Zone 27.0 ppg ...... Points Per Game ...... 27.5 ppg and WYAY-FM 106.7. Wes Durham is in his 106.0 ypg ...... Rushing Defense ...... 128.8 ypg 15th season as play-by-play voice. Former 215.2 ypg ...... Pass Defense ...... 172.0 ypg Georgia Tech Rick Strom provides 321.2 ypg ...... Total Defense ...... 200.8 ypg color analysis. 790 The Zone’s Jeff Woolverton 21.0 ppg ...... Scoring Defense ...... 22.2 ppg reports from the . Miller Pope is the (81.5 ypg) ...... Rushing Leader ...... Anthony Dixon (107.0 ypg) producer/engineer. Josh Nesbitt (111.5 ypg) ...... Passing Leader ...... Tyson Lee (97.0 ypg) Satellite Radio: Sirius 211; XM 190. Demaryius Thomas (90.5 ypg) ...... Receiving Leader ...... Marcus Green (41.5 ypg) Live Statistics: RamblinWreck.com 19,404 ...... Enrollment ...... 17,039 Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000) ...... Stadium (Capacity) ...... Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) Twitter Updates: Twitter.com/gtathletics Old Gold and White ...... Colors ...... Maroon and White Series: Georgia Tech leads 3-0. More series Dean Buchan ...... Football SID ...... Joe Gailbraith information on page four. (404) 894-5445 ...... SID Office Phone ...... (662) 325-2703 (404) 295-8703 ...... SID Cell ...... (662) 418-3970 [email protected] ...... SID E-Mail ...... [email protected] RamblinWreck.com ...... Athletic Website ...... Mstateathletics.edu

2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Date Opponent Site TV Time Series/Result Note Sept. 5 JACKSONVILLE STATE Atlanta, Ga. ESPN360.com 1:00 W, 37-17 497 yards of total offense; Dwyer sets Gamecocks Bobby Dodd Stadium tone with 74-yard run on opening play Sept. 10 CLEMSON Atlanta, Ga. ESPN 7:30 W, 30-27 Tech sees 24-0 lead disappear; Scott Tigers Bobby Dodd Stadium Blair kicks 36-yd FG with 0:57 left Sept. 17 at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. ESPN 7:30 L, 17-33 Miami avenges 4 straight losses to Tech Hurricanes Land Shark Stadium in key Coastal Division battle Sept. 26 NORTH CAROLINA Atlanta, Ga. Raycom 12:10 W, 24-7 Dwyer’s 158 yards, Nesbitt’s 2 TDs lead Tar Heels Bobby Dodd Stadium offense; defense has best effort of ‘09 Oct. 3 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. CSS 7:30et GT 3-0 Tech’s first ever game in Mississippi; Bulldogs Davis Wade Stadium MSU under new coach Dan Mullen Oct. 10 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. TBA TBA FSU 12-8-1 Jackets make first trip to Tallahassee Seminoles Doak Campbell Stadium since 2003 to face Atlantic favorites Oct. 17 VIRGINIA TECH Atlanta, Ga. TBA TBA VT 4-2 Homecoming game comes against the Hokies Bobby Dodd Stadium two-time defending ACC champions Oct. 24 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. TBA TBA UVA 16-14-1 Tech looks for first win in Charlottesville Cavaliers Scott Stadium since 1990; UVA has won 4 of last 5 Oct. 31 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. TBA TBA GT 18-15-3 First meeting since 2003; last meeting Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium resulted in overtime Tech victory Nov. 7 WAKE FOREST Atlanta, Ga. TBA TBA GT 20-8 First Tech-Wake meeting since 2006 Demon Deacons Bobby Dodd Stadium ACC championship game Nov. 14 at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA TBA GT 45-30-1 Tech has won 13 of last 14, but lost in Blue Devils Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, 41-17, in 2003 Nov. 28 GEORGIA Atlanta, Ga. TBA TBA UGA 59-39-5 Jackets broke seven-year losing skid with Bulldogs Bobby Dodd Stadium 45-42 win in Athens

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Tech Takes 3-1 Record, Momentum the Yellow Jackets held Clemson to three points 2009 ACC STANDINGS/SCHEDULE To Mississippi State Saturday on Sept. 29, 2007. COASTAL ACC Overall Georgia Tech travels to Mississippi State Sat- • UNC’s eight first downs were the fewest by a Tech opponent since Sept. 17, 2005 against Miami ...... 2-1 . . . . .2-1 urday (7:30 p.m. ET/Comcast Sports South- Georgia Tech ...... 2-1 . . . . .3-1 east) for a non-conference game with several Connecticut (6). • Carolina’s nine yards in penalties were the Virginia Tech ...... 1-0 . . . . .3-1 storylines: Duke ...... 0-0 . . . . .2-2 fewest by a Tech opponent since Oct. 23, 2003 • The Yellow Jackets play the first of three Virginia ...... 0-0 . . . . .0-3 opponents from the , by Maryland (5). North Carolina ...... 0-1 . . . . .3-1 the conference Georgia Tech was once a mem- • North Carolina’s one third-down conversion ber. was the fewest by a Tech opponent since Nov. ATLANTIC ACC Overall • Tech, despite previously playing in the SEC, 17, 2007, also by UNC. Clemson ...... 1-1 . . . . .2-2 will play inside the Mississippi borders for the Boston College ...... 1-1 . . . . .3-1 first time in 117 seasons of football. Quick Notes On The Jackets NC State ...... 0-0 . . . . .3-1 Maryland ...... 0-0 . . . . .1-3 • The Jackets, 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Four players made their first career starts Florida State ...... 0-1 . . . . .2-2 last week against North Carolina -- Logan Walls ACC, search for consistency after playing their Wake Forest ...... 0-1 . . . . .2-2 most complete game of the season last week in (So., DT), Anthony Egbuniwe (Jr., DE), Julian a 24-7 win over nationally-ranked North Car- Burnett (Fr., LB) and Stephen Hill (Fr., WR). Saturday, October 3 olina. Seven true freshmen have seen action in Virginia at North Carolina, Raycom, Noon • Mississippi State, 2-2 and 1-2 in the SEC, 2009, including walk-on Tyler Morgan, who Clemson at Maryland, ESPNU, Noon looks like a completely different team than the made his career debut against North Carolina Virginia Tech at Duke, ESPN360.com, Noon one that lost 38-7 to Tech last season. The Bull- as a long-snapper. NC State at Wake Forest, ESPNU, 3:30 Florida State at Boston College, ABC, 3:30 dogs have already beaten Vanderbilt on the Tech might not pass that often -- 53 attempts road, and nearly knocked off LSU last Saturday Oklahoma at Miami, ABC, 8:00 in four games -- but the Yellow Jackets are av- Georgia Tech at Mississippi State, CSS, 7:30 in Starkville. eraging 20.9 yards per completion. Georgia Tech is coming off a dominant per- Sophomore Jerrard Tarrant returned punts Saturday, October 10 formance against North Carolina. The Yellow Boston College at Virginia Tech Jackets had 317 yards rushing, compared to for in each of the first two games of his college career -- 68 yards vs. Jacksonville Duke at NC State just 17 yards for the Tar Heels. Tech, which had Georgia Tech at Florida State State and 85 yards against Clemson. He ranks 406 yards of total offense (154 for UNC), held Maryland at Wake Forest Carolina to just eight first downs and just 1-of- fourth nationally in return average. Florida A&M at Miami 11 on third downs. Tech has scored at least one rushing touch- Georgia Southern at North Carolina Junior running back Jonathan Dwyer rushed down in 15 of 17 games under head coach Indiana at Virginia for 158 yards and junior quarterback Josh Nes- Paul Johnson. Saturday, October 17 bitt ran for two touchdowns. Tech is 10-1 under Johnson when taking a NC State at Boston College Mississippi State was one-inch away from de- lead to the locker room at halftime. feating seventh-ranked LSU Saturday in front of Wake Forest at Clemson Over the last four seasons combined, Virginia Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech the sixth-largest crowd in MSU history. How- Tech leads the ACC with 19 conference wins. Virginia at Maryland ever, the Bulldogs' victory hopes were thwarted Georgia Tech ranks second with 18 ACC victo- Miami at Central Florida, CBSCS, 7:30 when quarterback Tyson Lee was stopped one ries (18-10). inch from the goal line with just over a minute Thursday, October 22 Tech has produced more than 300 yards of to play. Florida State at North Carolina, ESPN, 8:00 Anthony Dixon, one of the nation’s leading total offense in eight of the last nine games. rushers (107 ypg), rushed for 106 yards and Every Georgia Tech point scored, Saturday, October 24 two touchdowns and Marcus Green caught five and sack have been recorded by a non-senior. Boston College at Notre Dame passes for 100 yards and one TD. Clemson at Miami Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 3-0. Knock On Wood: Jacket Turnovers Maryland at Duke More series information on page four. Georgia Tech at Virginia Have Declined Wake Forest at Navy • After committing five turnovers in the first Numbers To Remember From The two games of the season (3 vs. Jacksonville Thursday, October 29 24-7 Win Over North Carolina State, 2 vs. Clemson), Georgia Tech has gone North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN, 7:30 • Georgia Tech’s time of possession (42:06) the last two games without committing a was its highest since Sept. 14, 1996 against turnover. Saturday, October 31 Wake Forest (42:10). • The Yellow Jackets haven’t lost a Central Michigan at Boston College • North Carolina’s 17 yards rushing were the since the season opener. But, they’ve been for- Coastal Carolina at Clemson Duke at Virginia fewest by a Tech opponent since the 2007 sea- tunate. Tech fumbled five times over the last NC State at Florida State son opener when the Jackets held Notre Dame two games but recovered all of them. Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt to minus-8 yards. • Tech’s two games without a turnover is sig- Miami at Wake Forest • The Yellow Jackets’ fourth-quarter scoring nificant. Last year the Yellow Jackets had just drive of 17 plays and 8:15 was its longest in one turnover-less game (vs. Mississippi State Thursday, November 5 terms of plays and time since Nov. 11, 2006, ironically) and haven’t had back-to-back games Virginia Tech at East Carolina, ESPN, 7:30 also against North Carolina. without turnovers since September of 2007. • Georgia Tech missed two field goals in a • Tech’s 80 plays without a turnover against game for the first time since the North Carolina North Carolina last week were its most since INJURY UPDATE game last season. 2005. Out • The Yellow Jackets’ first-down margin (24 Robert Hall, r-Jr., DE (knee) to 8) was its largest since Oct. 20, 2007 vs. Jaybo Shaw Could Make ‘09 Debut Kyle Jackson, r-So., LB (foot) Army (29-13). Sophomore quarterback Jaybo Shaw, who • Tech’s 69 rushing attempts were its most played so well last season against Mississippi Doubtful in the last 20 seasons. State and the following week against Duke, is Cooper Taylor, So., S (undisclosed) • The Jackets’ 10 third-down conversions (on cleared to play in a game for the first time this 19 attempts) were their most since the 2007 season. Shaw broke his collarbone in a team Questionable Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl. practice in August. Dominique Reese, Jr., S (undisclosed) • Tech shut out an opponent in a half for the Junior safety Dominique Reese continues to first time since Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Gardner- be listed as questionable. Reese did not play Probable Webb. last week against North Carolina. Jaybo Shaw, So., QB (broken collarbone) • North Carolina’s seven points were the Sophomore safety Cooper Taylor is doubtful fewest by a ranked opponent against Tech since for Saturday’s game at Mississippi State.

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ACC Weekly Teleconference 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 The 12 ACC football coaches will be featured on a Players and 11:40 -- Paul 11:10 -- Paul No availability No availability 7:30 (ET) -- 6:00 -- Paul weekly teleconference each Wednesday (with the coaches avail- Johnson press Johnson avail- Georgia Tech Johnson avail- exception of Thanksgiving week) from 10:30 a.m., able after conference able on ACC at Mississippi able via tele- to 12:30 p.m., beginning August 26, and conclud- practice Teleconference State (CSS) conference ing Tuesday, November 24. Each coach will have Players and 10 minutes to make an opening statement and an- Game notes coaches avail- 7-8 pm -- Paul Players and swer questions. There will be an instant replay of available on able after Johnson Radio coaches avail- each teleconference on the Conference’s internet ramblin- practice Show able after site TheACC.com each Wednesday afternoon. To wreck.com game obtain the call-in , media should contact the Players and ACC office (336.851.6062) or Dean Buchan in the coaches avail- Georgia Tech sports information office able after (404.894.5445). practice Coach, School Time Frank Spaziani, Boston College . . . . .10:30 am Dwyer Erupts For 158 Yards, 12th in career receiving yards. , Clemson ...... 10:40 am Passes 2,000 Career Yards • Against Clemson (Sept. 10), Thomas , Duke ...... 10:50 am Junior Jonathan Dwyer broke loose for 158 caught three passes for 93 yards and a touch- , Florida State ...... 11:00 am Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech ...... 11:10 am yards rushing -- just one yard shy of tying a ca- down. , Maryland ...... 11:20 am reer high -- last week against North Carolina. In • He made one of the biggest plays of the season in the Clemson game. Thomas’ circus Randy Shannon, Miami ...... 11:30 am the process, the 2009 ACC Preseason Player Butch Davis, North Carolina ...... 11:40 am of the Year eclipsed 2,000 career rushing catch in traffic on 3rd-and-11 went for 39 yards and a first down, and ultimately gave Scott Blair Tom O’Brien, NC State ...... 11:50 am yards and moved into ninth place on Tech’s all- , Virginia ...... 12:00 pm the opportunity to kick the game-winning field time career rushing chart. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech ...... 12:10 pm Dwyer ranks second in the ACC and 38th na- goal. Jim Grobe, Wake Forest ...... 12:20 pm tionally in rushing (81.5 ypg) despite sitting out • The previous week, vs. Jacksonville State, the second half of the Jacksonville State and Thomas had four receptions for 101 yards. ACC Weekly Satellite Feed Miami games. • Thomas has caught at least one pass in 20 Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (Sept. 2-Nov. More on Dwyer: consecutive games. 25) • The first time he touched the football this Galaxy 17, Transponder 24 Slot E (KU Digital); 91 season, he ran 74 yards for a . The Power Of One: Morgan Burnett degrees West Owns 13 Career Downlink Freq: 12178.5 Vertical; Symbol Rate: • Dwyer has rushed for 100 yards or more 6.1113; Data Rate: 8.448; FEC: 3/4 in a game 11 times in his career, tying for the Junior safety Morgan Burnett, a Jim Thorpe sixth-most in Georgia Tech history. Award and Bronko Nagurski Award candidate, To contact ACC Video Services during these feeds • Dwyer, who rushed for a pair of TDs in the recorded two interceptions last week against please call 336/369-1205. Microspace can season opener, has scored at least two touch- North Carolina. He has three interceptions on refeed (at your expense) contact them at downs in a game seven times in his career. the season and 13 for his career. 919/850-4565. • He has scored 23 career rushing touch- • Burnett, who wears jersey No. 1, has more downs, tying for the fourth-most in Tech history. career interceptions than any active ACC player. CollegePressBox.com • He has 24 career touchdowns overall, tying • He is tied for 10th nationally in intercep- CollegePressBox.com has contact information, for ninth in Tech history. tions. weekly team and opponent notes, stats, depth • Dwyer has scored 146 career points, • Burnett has picked off two passes in a charts and complete final game books. That’s in ad- which ranks 17th in Tech history. game three times in his career. dition to each school’s section-by-section and com- plete media guide, spring guide and a complete list • Dwyer owns three of the 13 longest run- • Burnett, whose seven interceptions last of conference beat writers and radio broadcasters ning plays in school history. year tied for first nationally, is leading the Yellow and much more. Media wishing to obtain username Jackets in INTs for the third straight season. and password should send an e-mail to: pass- Thomas Clearly Proving To Be One [email protected] NCAA INTERCEPTIONS LEADERS Of The ACC’s Top Receivers 1. Rahim Moore ...... UCLA ...... 5 Junior wide receiver Demaryius Thomas 2. Tyler Sash ...... Iowa ...... 4 sometimes gets overlooked in an offense so ef- Trevin Wade ...... Arizona ...... 4 MODEL OF CONSISTENCY ficient in the running game. It’s difficult to over- DeAndre McDaniel . . . . .Clemson ...... 4 look Thomas’ numbers, however: Brian Lainhart ...... Kent State ...... 4 Longest Current Streak • Sept. 17 at Miami, Thomas had all six of 6. Morgan Burnett ...... Georgia Tech ...... 3 No. School Years Tech’s receptions -- the third time in his career 17 players ...... 3 27 Florida State ...... 1982-present he was on the receiving of every completed 18 Florida ...... 1991-present pass. Josh Nesbitt Is The Director Of 16 Virginia Tech ...... 1993-present 12 Georgia Tech ...... 1997-present • He recorded 133 receiving yards against Tech’s High-Powered Offense 12 Georgia ...... 1997-present the Hurricanes -- the second time this season Junior quarterback Josh Nesbitt doesn’t pro- and the fourth time in his career with 100-plus duce statistics that jump off the page -- although Consecutive Seasons Finishing .500 Or receiving yards. he does rank third in the ACC in rushing (77.5 Better In Conference Play • Thomas had a 56-yard touchdown recep- ypg). Nesbitt, however, has proven to be men- No. Team Conference Since tion at Miami -- his second TD of the season tally and physically tough. 22 Florida SEC 1987 and the ninth of his career. Last week against North Carolina, Nesbitt 14 Georgia Tech ACC 1995 • Thomas ranks second in the ACC and 26th rushed a career-high 32 times -- the most by a 13 a-Southern Miss C-USA 1996 nationally in receiving yards per game (90.5). Yellow Jacket since 2007 -- for 97 yards and 12 Fresno State WAC 1997 • He also ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in two touchdowns. His second TD came on a 10- 12 Georgia SEC 1997 receptions per game (4.0). yard run after four North Carolina defenders 11 Texas Big 12 1998 • He owns 16 of Tech’s 24 receptions this slammed him to the Bobby Dodd Stadium turf. 10 Boise State WAC/Big West 1999 10 Clemson ACC 1999 season. Sept. 10 against Clemson, Nesbitt struggled 10 Oklahoma Big 12 1999 in the passing game. However, late in the fourth • Thomas is averaging 22.6 yards per re- 9 Ohio State Big 10 2000 ception. quarter, he threw a 39-yard strike to Demaryius 8 Hawaii WAC 2001 • He has six receptions of 20 yards or longer Thomas, setting up a game-winning field goal. 8 Texas Tech Big 12 2001 this season. Nesbitt has not rushed for 100 yards in a 8 USC Pac-10 2001 • Thomas (90 career receptions) is tied for game this season, but he has rushed for more a - was an independent prior to 1996 15th on Tech’s all-time career list and he ranks than 90 yards three times.

RAMBLINWRECK.COM LAST YEAR’S MEETING Georgia Tech-Mississippi State YELLOW JACKETS VS. BULLDOGS Series History Mississippi State (2-2/1-2) Georgia Tech 38 Georgia Tech leads the all-time series, 3-0. Date Opponent Time  Mississippi State 7 The Yellow Jackets won last year’s meeting Sep 05 . . .JACKSON STATE . . . . .W, 45-7 Sept. 20, 2008  Atlanta, Ga.  48,402 (Sept. 20, 2008) 38-7 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Sep 12 . . .at Auburn * ...... L, 24-49 Jonathan Dwyer set a school record with an 88- Saturday’s game marks the first time Georgia Sep 19 . . .at Vanderbilt * ...... W,15-3 yard touchdown run, Georgia Tech's defense shut Tech will play in Starkville. All three previous Sep 26 . . .LSU * ...... L, 26-30 out Mississippi State for three quarters and the Yel- meetings were played in Atlanta. In fact, Satur- Oct 03 . . .GEORGIA TECH . .7:30 p.m. (ET) low Jackets beat Mississippi State 38-7. day’s game will be the first time the Yellow Jack- Oct 10 . . .HOUSTON ...... TBA Georgia Tech ran for 438 yards, its most since ets have ever played a game in the state of Oct 17 . . .at Middle Tennessee .3:00 p.m. 1978 and the fifth-highest total in school history. Mississippi. Oct 24 . . .FLORIDA * ...... TBA Dwyer had 141 yards rushing on nine carries. Oct 31 . . .at Kentucky * ...... TBA Greg Smith, Embry Peeples and backup quarter- Last year’s meeting was the first meeting be- Nov 14 . . .ALABAMA * ...... TBA back Jaybo Shaw also ran for touchdowns. tween the Yellow Jackets and Bulldogs in nearly Nov 21 . . .at Arkansas * ...... TBA Shaw, who also threw a TD pass, took over after 80 years -- Oct. 5, 1929. The first meeting be- Nov 28 . . .OLE MISS * ...... TBA starter Josh Nesbitt suffered a hamstring injury on tween the two teams came in 1908. * SEC game a 21-yard run on Georgia Tech's first drive. Jahi Word-Daniels had a TD-saving Georgia Tech, a member of the SEC from play, a fourth-down stop and an interception. 1933-1963, is 201-207-24 all-time against Statistical Comparison Michael Johnson blocked a field goal, deflected two teams currently in that conference. GT Category MSU passes, recovered a fumble and had a fourth-down  262.0 (4th) Rushing Offense 204.00 (26th) sack. Morgan Burnett intercepted a pass by Wes- Mississippi State is the first of three SEC 125.25 (116th) Pass Offense 151.50 (112th) ley Carroll at the Tech 2 to end a 15-play drive. teams that Georgia Tech will play this season. 378.25 (50th) Total Offense 355.50 (76th) The Jackets play at Vanderbilt Oct. 31 and host 27.00 (65th) Scoring Offense 27.50 (63rd) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Georgia Nov. 28. 106.00 (30th) Rushing Defense 128.75 (56th) Mississippi State 0 0 0 7 7 Saturday’s game marks the end of the Tech- 215.25 (65th) Pass Defense 172.00 (33rd) Georgia Tech 14 7 10 7 38 321.25 (37th) Total Defense 300.75 (31st) MSU series, at least for the near future. 21.00 (43rd) Scoring Defense 22.25 (50th) Team Qtr Time Scoring play MS-GT  GT 1 09:55 Peeples 7 run (Blair kick) 0-7 Tech is 5-1 all-time against teams from Mis- 36.21 (56th) Net Punting 35.76 (65th) GT 1 06:06 Thomas 20 pass from Shaw sissippi, including a 2-1 mark against Ole Miss. 26.71 (3rd) Punt Returns 13.57 (28th) 22.93 (49th) Kickoff Returns 21.83 (58th) (Blair kick) 0-14 Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is 1-0 all- GT 2 07:55 Shaw 25 run (Blair kick) 0-21 .50 (T-44th) Turnover Margin -.50 (81st) GT 3 11:27 Dwyer 88 run (Blair kick) 0-28 time vs. Mississippi State. 135.84 (49th) Pass Efficiency 107.10 (99th) GT 3 07:05 Blair 29 field goal 0-31 133.05 (81st) Pass Eff. Defense 103.52 (31st) GT 4 10:48 Smith, G. 45 run (Blair kick) 0-38 Jacket-Bulldog Connections 1.75 (65th) Sacks 1.25 (T-89th) MS 4 08:09 Elliott 6 run (Carlson kick) 7-38 4.50 (T-96th) Tackles for Loss 5.25 (T-71st) Georgia Tech has no players on its roster .75 (T-13th) Sacks Allowed .75 (T-13th) Team Statistics MS GT from the state of Mississippi. FIRST DOWNS...... 24 . . . . . 23 (NCAA FBS ranking) Rushing ...... 7 . . . . . 19 Mississippi State has five players on its roster Passing ...... 16 ...... 2 from the state of Georgia -- Leon Berry (Griffin), Series History Penalty ...... 1 ...... 2 Terrance Davis (Conyers), Brandon Henderson GT leads 3-0 (H: 3-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0) NET YARDS RUSHING...... 108 . . . . 438 Date GT Opp Result Rushing Attempts ...... 30 . . . . . 54 (Fayetteville), Kyle Love (Fairburn) and Sam Average Per Rush ...... 3.6 . . . . 8.1 Watts (Conyers). 10-17-1908 -- -- hW 23-0 10-5-1929 -- -- hW 27-13 Rushing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 4 Georgia Tech’s Morgan Burnett and Em- NET YARDS PASSING ...... 299 . . . . . 62 9-20-2008 -- -- hW 38-7 Completions-Attempts-Int ...... 31-50-2 . . . 4-9-0 manuel Dieke, and MSU’s Kyle Love all played Average Per Attempt ...... 6.0 . . . . 6.9 at North Clayton High School. Tech vs. the Southeastern Conference Average Per Completion ...... 9.6 . . . 15.5 Passing Touchdowns...... 0 ...... 1 Opponent W-L TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...... 407 . . . . 500 Tech-MSU Coaching Connections Alabama ...... 21-28-3 Total offense plays ...... 80 . . . . . 63 Georgia Tech co-offensive line coach Todd Arkansas ...... 1-1 Average Gain Per Play ...... 5.1 . . . . 7.9 Spencer crossed coaching paths with Mis- Auburn ...... 41-47-4 : Number-Lost ...... 2-2 . . . . 3-0 sisippi State receivers coach Mark Hudspeth at Florida ...... 24-9-6 Penalties: Number-Yards ...... 7-64 . . . 6-69 Georgia ...... 39-59-5 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 3-99 . . 3-105 Navy in 2001. Spencer was coaching the of- Kentucky ...... 11-7-1 Average Yards Per Punt ...... 33.0 . . . 35.0 fensive line, while Hudspeth was the Midship- LSU ...... 12-7 Net Yards Per Punt ...... 33.0 . . . 25.0 men offensive coordinator. Inside 20 ...... 1 ...... 1 Mississippi ...... 2-1 KICKOFFS-YARDS...... 2-107 . . 7-429 Yellow Jacket defensive line coach/recruiting Mississippi State ...... 3-0 Average Yards Per Kickoff ...... 53.5 . . . 61.3 coordinator Giff Smith and Bulldog director of South Carolina ...... 12-9 Net Yards Per Kickoff...... 41.5 . . . 40.6 Tennessee ...... 17-24-2 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 2 player personnel Rockey Felker were both on Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD . . . . 1-10-0 . . . 0-0-0 the staff at Arkansas in 1993. Felker was the Vanderbilt ...... 18-15-3 Average Per Return...... 10.0 . . . . 0.0 Razorbacks’ offensive coordinator, while Smith TOTAL ...... 201-207-24 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD . . . 4-105-0 . . 2-24-0 was a graduate assistant coach. Average Per Return...... 26.2 . . . 12.0 Tech vs. the state of Mississippi Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ...... 0-0-0 . . . 2-9-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD . . . . 0-0-0 . . . 0-0-0 Tech Players vs. Mississippi State Opponent W-L Miscellaneous Yards ...... 0 ...... 0 How some current Yellow Jackets performed Mississippi ...... 2-1 Mississippi State ...... 3-0 Possession Time ...... 29:56 . . 30:04 last season against the Bulldogs: Third-Down Conversions ...... 6 of 15 . 5 of 11 TOTAL ...... 5-1 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 4 . . 1 of 1 Scott Blair (Jr., K/P) scored eight points, in- Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-5 . . . . 3-4 cluding a 29-yard field goal and 5-of-5 on PATs. Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-1 . . . 3-22 PAT Kicks ...... 1-1 . . . . 5-5 Morgan Burnett (Jr., S) recorded an inter- Field Goals ...... 0-1 . . . . 1-2 ception and five tackles.

Rushing Jonathan Dwyer (Jr., BB) rushed nine times GT: Dwyer 9-141, 1 TD; G Smith 3-62, 1TD; Shaw 9- for 141 yards and one touchdown, including the 61, 1 TD; Peeples 6-56 1 TD longest rush (88 yards) in Tech history. Also MS: Dixon 13-94; Elliott 9-36, 1 TD had one reception for 20 yards. Passing Sedric Griffin (Sr., LB) recorded eight tack- GT: Shaw 7-3-0, 43 yds, 1 TD; Booker 2-1-0, 19 yds les, five solo tackles and one tackle for loss. MS: Lee 27-17-0, 179 yds; Carroll 22-14-2, 120 yds Embry Peeples (So., AB) carried six times for Receiving 56 yards and his first career touchdown. GT: Thomas 2-23, 1 TD; Dwyer 1-20; Clyburn 1-19  MS: McRae 10-102; Bell 7-46; Smith 4-58; Elliott 3-34 Jason Peters (So., DT) recorded two sacks and forced a fumble.

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Jaybo Shaw (So., QB) completed 3-of-7 Cardinal-Turned-Jacket Allen BY THE NUMBERS passes for 43 yards and a touchdown, and Making Immediate Impact rushed nine times for 61 yards and a TD. points, interceptions or sacks have been Louisville transfer Anthony Allen is proving to recorded by seniors so far in the 2009 Demaryius Thomas (Jr., WR) had two recep- 0 be a versatile Yellow Jacket. season. tions for 23 yards and a touchdown. • Allen scored a touchdown in each of Tech’s first three games of the season -- two by rush- punt returns for touchdowns by Jerrard Tarrant, tying for the most single-season On This Date In Tech History ing and one by receiving. 2 punt return TDs in Tech history. Georgia Tech is a remarkable 12-2 all-time • Allen rushed five times for 127 yards and when playing on October 3rd. The last time the a touchdown against Clemson. ESPN Thursday night games came on Yellow Jackets played on this date was a 41-13 • He has caught two passes for 50 yards, in- 2 consecutive weeks -- vs. Clemson win at Duke in 1998. cluding a touchdown reception in the season (Sept. 10), at Miami (Sept. 17). Tech will play a road game on October 3rd opener against Jacksonville State. Southeastern Conference opponents for just the third time. • He is one of Tech’s primary kick returners, 3 (Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Georgia) are on the Yellow Jacket schedule. Oct. 3, 1942 -- Tech finally won at Notre although he has just one return this season. Dame for the first time in eight tries, 13-6. • Allen’s first carry against Clemson was an national championships in Georgia Freshman phenom threw a 82-yard touchdown run, tying for the seventh- 4 Tech football history -- 1990, 1952, in his only season on The Flats, longest run in Tech history. 1928 and 1917. before dying while piloting a plane during World • Between Allen and Dwyer, they own four of .5 sacks have been recorded by junior War II. the 13 longest rushing attempts in Tech history. 5 defensive end Derrick Morgan, which  ranks tied for sixth nationally. Oct. 3, 1992 -- Tech quarterback Shawn Longest Running Plays In Georgia Tech History Jones connected with receiver Keenan Walker 88 (td) Jonathan Dwyer Mississippi St., 2008 scholarship seniors are on the Tech on a 54-yard pass with 11 seconds left, setting 87 (td) Bob McCoy Citadel, 1948 6 roster, making the Yellow Jackets one up for a 24-yard game-winning 86 (td) Gerry Bussell Georgia, 1962 of ’s youngest teams. field goal as time expired. It was Sisson’s sixth 85 (td) Jonathan Dwyer North Carolina, 2008 years ago, in 2003, was the last time career winner as the Jackets pulled off a 16- 85 (td) Morris Harrison Citadel, 1947 6 Georgia Tech played in Tallahassee 83 (td) Robert Lavette Navy, 1981 against Florida State. 13 win over NC State. 82 (td) Anthony Allen Clemson, 2009 82 (td) Buck Flowers Georgetown, 1920 true freshmen have seen action so far in OCTOBER 3 IN TECH HISTORY 80 (td) Eddie Lee Ivery Air Force, 1978 7 2009 -- two on offense, four on defense, Year Result Opponent 79 (td) Jerry Mays NC State, 1986 one on special teams. 1998 hW 41-13 Duke 77 (td) Bill Teas LSU, 1954 games over the last two seasons have 1992 hW 16-13 NC State 75 (td) Jimy Lincoln Furman, 1993 been decided by four points or less and 1987 aL 0-17 NC State 74 (td) Jonathan Dwyer Jacksonville State, 2009 7 1981 hL 7-28 North Carolina the Jackets went 6-1 in those games. 1970 hW 28-7 Clemson teams that played in bowl games last 1964 hW 14-7 Clemson Derrick Morgan Proving To Be One season are on the 2009 Yellow 1959 hW 16-6 Clemson 8 Of Nation’s Top Defensive Ends Jacket schedule. 1953 hW 6-4 SMU Junior defensive end Derrick Morgan, a pre- 1942 aW 13-6 Notre Dame season candidate for the Rotary Lombardi years ago, in 1999, Tech’s Joe Hamilton 1936 hW 58-0 Sewanee finished second in the race for the Award, has overcome double-team -- even triple- 10 1931 hW 25-13 South Carolina . 1925 hW 33-0 VMI team -- blocking to enjoy an outstanding start in 1914 hW 20-0 South Carolina 2009. times junior Jonathan Dwyer has 1908 hW 32-0 Gordon • Morgan has 5.5 sacks on the season, 11 rushed for more than 100 yards in a which ranks first in the ACC and tied for sixth game. Paul Johnson’s Teams Have Habit nationally. He is attempting to become just the consecutive weeks Georgia Tech will Of Winning The Nail-Biters seventh player in Tech history to record 10 or 11 play before its first and only open date on Nov. 21. Paul Johnson has coached just 16 games at more sacks in one season. Georgia Tech. Seven have been decided by four • Morgan has 5.5 of Tech’s 7.0 sacks this consecutive years Georgia Tech has points or less -- he has won six of them. season. 12 played in a bowl game -- the fourth- Including his final season at Navy (2007), • He has 7.0 tackles for loss, which leads longest current streak in football. Johnson is 9-2 in games decided by four points the ACC and ranks tied for 17th nationally. career interceptions by junior Morgan or less. • Against North Carolina last week, Morgan 13 Burnett -- the most by any active player recovered a fumble for the fifth time in his ca- in the ACC. reer. TECH’S NAIL-BITERS UNDER PAUL JOHNSON Georgia Tech finished 14th in the final Sept. 10, 2009 vs. Clemson W, 30-27 • He added a half-sack against the Tar Heels 14 2008 BCS standings, 22nd in the Nov. 29, 2008 at #13 Georgia W, 45-42 and limited UNC to just 17 yards rushing. final national polls. Nov. 1, 2008 vs. #16 Florida State W, 31-28 • Morgan looked like a legitimate All-Ameri- Oct. 18, 2008 at Clemson W, 21-17 can candidate against Clemson (Sept. 10), consecutive years Georgia Tech has finished .500 or better in Atlantic Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 10-7 recording 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and a 14 Coast Conference games. Sept. 13, 2008 at Virginia Tech L, 17-20 game-high 10 total tackles. Sept. 6, 2008 at Boston College W, 19-16 • Morgan’s 3.0 sacks were the most in a Wes Durham is in his 15th season 15 as the radio play-by-play voice for Odd Quarters game since Oct. 28, 2006 when Philip Wheeler had 3.0 sacks against Miami. Georgia Tech football. • Georgia Tech has outscored opponents 48- • The previous week against Jacksonville players who started in the final 7 in the first quarter. In the third quarter, how- State, Morgan recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, regular season game of 2008 are ever, the Yellow Jackets have been outscored 18 2.0 sacks, five total tackles and a pass break- back in 2009. 30-7. up. former Yellow Jacket players were • Tech has scored in the first quarter and the • He has 12.5 sacks in his career. With 1.5 listed on NFL rosters through September fourth quarter of every game, but has gone 21 more, he will tie for 13th in Georgia Tech his- 5, 2009. scoreless in the third quarter three times. tory for career sacks. career touchdowns, including 23 24 rushing touchdowns, by junior GEORGIA TECH-MISSISSIPPI STATE NFL TEAMMATES Jonathan Dwyer. years ago, in 1944, Georgia Tech won a Team Georgia Tech Mississippi State Southeastern Conference championship John Paul Foschi, Michael Johnson Reggie Kelly 65 and played in the Orange Bowl. Houston Texans Nick Ferguson DelJuan Robinson Indianapolis Colts Philip Wheeler Antonio Johnson combined bowl game experience by Gerris Wilkinson Kevin Dockery 67 the current Yellow Jacket coaching Mansfield Wrotto Justin Griffith staff.

RAMBLINWRECK.COM TECHSPERIENCE Tech Lands At #25 In AP Poll, THE NATIONAL POLLS Remains Unranked In USA Today Career Games Started USA Today Coaches After a one-week hiatus, Georgia Tech re- 1. Florida 1. Florida Player ‘09 GS turned to the Associated Press Top 25, com- Demaryius Thomas, Jr., WR ...... 4 . . . 26 2. Texas 2. Texas Cord Howard, Sr., OL ...... 4 . . . 23 ing in at No. 25. 3. Alabama 3. Alabama Dan Voss, Sr., OL ...... 0 . . . 20 The Yellow Jackets remained outside the 4. LSU 4. LSU Morgan Burnett, Jr., S ...... 4 . . . 18 USA Today Coaches Poll for the second straight 5. Boise State 5. Boise State Mario Butler, Jr., CB ...... 4 . . . 17 week. Tech is the leading vote-getter among 6. Virginia Tech 6. Virginia Tech Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., BB ...... 4 . . . 17 teams not ranked. 7. USC 7. USC Derrick Morgan, Jr., DE ...... 4 . . . 17 Tech’s re-appearance in the AP poll comes 8. Oklahoma 8. Oklahoma Joseph Gilbert, So., OL ...... 4 . . . 16 one week after the Jackets had their biggest 9. Ohio State 9. Ohio State Roddy Jones, So., AB ...... 3 . . . 16 drop in the poll since 1964. 10. Cincinnati 10. TCU Sedric Griffin, Sr., LB ...... 4 . . . 15 11. TCU 11. Cincinnati Georgia Tech is ranked 17th in the Sagarin Josh Nesbitt, Jr., QB ...... 4 . . . 15 12. Houston 12. Oklahoma State Dominique Reese, Jr., DB ...... 3 . . . 15 computer rankings. 13. Iowa 13. Penn State Lucas Cox, Jr., RB ...... 0 . . . 13 14. Oklahoma State 14. Georgia Kyle Jackson, So., LB ...... 0 . . . 10 Tech Has Noticeable Improvement 15. Penn State 15. Houston Rashaad Reid, So., CB ...... 1 . . . . 9 On Special Teams 16. Oregon 16. Kansas Austin Barrick, Jr., OT ...... 4 . . . . 8 Head coach Paul Johnson made improve- 17. Miami 17. Iowa Correy Earls, Jr., DB ...... 0 . . . . 8 18. Kansas 18. Mississippi ment on special teams an emphasis entering Anthony Barnes, Jr., LB ...... 0 . . . . 7 Georgia 19. California Tyler Melton, So., WR ...... 0 . . . . 7 the 2009 season. So far, so good. Here’s how 20. BYU 20. Michigan Brad Jefferson, Jr., LB ...... 4 . . . . 7 the Yellow Jackets have made improvements: 21. Mississippi 21. Miami Cooper Taylor, So., S ...... 3 . . . . 6 • Tech found a punt returner in sophomore 22. Michigan 22. BYU Nick Claytor, So., OT ...... 0 . . . . 5 Jerrard Tarrant, who returned punts for touch- 23. Nebraska 23. Missouri Anthony Allen, Jr., AB ...... 4 . . . . 4 downs in each of the first two games. Tarrant 24. California 24. Nebraska Ben Anderson, Jr., DT ...... 4 . . . . 4 ranks fourth in the nation in punt return aver- 25. GEORGIA TECH 25. Oregon Sean Bedford, Jr., C ...... 4 . . . . 4 Brad Sellers, Sr., OT ...... 4 . . . . 4 age (26.7 ypa). Tech ranks third nationally as a (Receiving Votes) (Receiving Votes) Jerrard Tarrant, So., CB ...... 4 . . . . 4 team in punt return average. Missouri, Auburn, GEORGIA TECH, South Kevin Cone, Jr., WR ...... 3 . . . . 3 • Sophomore Chandler Anderson is handling South Carolina, South Florida, Auburn, South Robert Hall, Jr., DE ...... 3 . . . . 3 the punting duties this season, allowing junior Florida, UCLA, Utah, Carolina, Wisconsin, Jason Peters, So. DT ...... 3 . . . . 3 Scott Blair to focus solely on kicking. Julian Burnett, Fr., LB ...... 1 . . . . 1 Wisconsin, Notre Utah, UCLA, Notre • Anderson ranks second in the ACC in punt- Dame, Arizona State, Dame, Stanford, NC Anthony Egbuniwe, Jr., DE ...... 1 . . . . 1 ing (42.8 ypa) and Blair ranks tied for second in Stephen Hill, Fr., WR ...... 1 . . . . 1 Stanford, North Car- State, North Carolina, field goals made (1.5 mpg). Deron Jasper, Jr., DB ...... 0 . . . . 1 olina Florida State, Min- Embry Peeples, So. AB ...... 1 . . . . 1 • True freshman Orwin Smith ranks fifth in nesota, Arizona, Rut- Jaybo Shaw, So., QB ...... 0 . . . . 1 the ACC and tied for 59th nationally in kickoff Bold = 2009 opponent gers, Texas A&M Logan Walls, So., DT ...... 1 . . . . 1 return average (24.2 ypa). • Tech’s punt return defense is slightly Tech In Other Polls Current Consecutive Games Started skewed. Only four of Anderson’s punts have Sagarin Ratings...... 17 Player GS been returned this season. ESPNU Fan Poll...... 18 Cord Howard, Sr., OG ...... 23 Harris Poll...... 27 Morgan Burnett, Jr., S ...... 17 NCAA Ranking 2009 2008 CBSSports.com ...... 30 Mario Butler, Jr., CB...... 17 Punt Returns ...... 3rd ...... 88th Sports Illustrated...... Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., BB ...... 17 Kickoff Returns ...... 49th ...... 95th Sporting News ...... Derrick Morgan, Jr., DE ...... 17 Net Punting ...... 56th ...... 93rd ESPN.com’s Power Rankings...... Demaryius Thomas, Jr., WR ...... 14 Kickoff Return Defense . . . .71st ...... 40th Legends Poll ...... Josh Nesbitt, Jr., QB ...... 11 Punt Return Defense . . . . .94th ...... 73rd Joseph Gilbert, So., OG...... 10 Where Some AP Voters Put Georgia Tech Austin Barrick, Jr., OT ...... 8 Egbuniwe, Walls, Burnett, Hill Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News...... 14 Sedric Griffin, Sr., LB ...... 5 John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader ...... 15 Brad Jefferson, Jr., LB ...... 5 Make First Career Starts , ESPN...... 19 Anthony Allen, Jr., AB ...... 4 Junior defensive end Anthony Egbuniwe (E- Tom Hart, CBS College Sports...... 25 Ben Anderson, Jr., DT ...... 4 boon-a-way), sophomore defensive tackle Logan Craig James, ESPN ...... NR Sean Bedford, Jr., C ...... 4 Walls, true freshman linebacker Julian Burnett Brad Sellers, Sr., OT ...... 4 and true freshman wide receiver Stephen Hill Week-By-Week In The Polls AP USA BCS Jerrard Tarrant, So., CB ...... 4 all made their first career starts last Saturday Roddy Jones, So., AB ...... 3 Preseason ...... 15 15 n/a against North Carolina. September 8 ...... 15 13 n/a Career Games Played September 13 ...... 14 13 n/a Player ‘09 GP Three Transfers Are Key For Tech September 20 ...... rv rv n/a Sedric Griffin, Sr., LB ...... 4 . . .41 Three transfers are playing key roles for September 27 ...... 25 rv n/a Robert Hall, Sr., DE ...... 3 . . .33 Georgia Tech in 2009. Scott Blair, Jr., K/P ...... 4 . . .30 Junior A-back Anthony Allen (Louisville) is Tech In Associated Press Poll Morgan Burnett, Jr., S ...... 4 . . .30 starting and ranks third on the team in rushing Last time ranked in top 25 ...... Sept. 27, 2009 Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., BB ...... 4 . . .30 (54.2 ypg). Last time ranked in top 10 ...... Sept. 24, 2001 Martin Frierson, Sr., DB ...... 4 . . .30 Junior wide receiver Kevin Cone (Shorter) All-time weeks ranked in AP poll ...... 273 Dan Voss, Sr., C ...... 3 . . .30 All-time weeks ranked in top 10...... 139 Mario Butler, Jr., CB ...... 4 . . .29 started the first two games of the season. Junior B-back Preston Lyons (Colgate) is the All-time weeks ranked in top 5...... 58 Derrick Morgan, Jr., DE ...... 4 . . .29 Highest AP ranking all-time ...... 2nd (13 times) top back-up to Jonathan Dwyer. Demaryius Thomas, Jr., WR ...... 4 . . .29 vs. top 25 all-time ...... 83-152-6 Dominique Reese, Jr., DB ...... 3 . . .28 vs. ACC...... 22-36-0 Cord Howard, Sr., OG ...... 4 . . .27 Tarrant, Lyons Shake Off Rust at home ...... 44-70-4 Anthony Barnes, Jr., LB ...... 4 . . .26 Sophomore cornerback Jerrard Tarrant and on road...... 24-73-2 Josh Nesbitt, Jr., QB ...... 4 . . .26 neutral sites ...... 15-9 Brad Jefferson, Jr., LB ...... 4 . . .25 junior B-back Preston Lyons are playing in foot- Correy Earls, Jr., DB ...... 3 . . .23 games for the first time since 2006. Ben Anderson, Jr., DT ...... 4 . . .22 Tarrant came to the Flats in 2007 and red- Austin Barrick, Jr., OT ...... 4 . . .20 shirted as a true freshman. He was suspended DeRon Jasper, Jr., DB ...... 0 . . .20 the entire 2008 season. Chandler Anderson, So., K/P ...... 4 . . .17 Lyons redshirted as a true freshman at Col- Lucas Cox, Jr., AB ...... 4 . . .17 gate in 2007, transferred to Tech, and sat out Joseph Gilbert, So., OG ...... 4 . . .17 the 2008 season under NCAA transfer rules.

RAMBLINWRECK.COM TECH IN THE ACC/NCAA STATISTICS Tech’s Statistical Rankings TECH IN THE ACC/NCAA STATISTICS • Georgia Tech, attempting to lead the ACC in TEAM Pct/# ACC NCAA rushing for the third straight season, leads the NCAA Rushing Offense 1. Air Force ...... 319.0 Rushing Offense 262.0 1st 4th league and ranks fourth nationally in that cate- Passing Offense 125.2 12th 116th 2. Florida ...... 307.5 gory (262.0 ypg). 3. Fresno State ...... 274.8 Total Offense 378.2 4th 50th The Yellow Jackets rank second in the ACC 4. Georgia Tech ...... 262.0 Scoring Offense 27.0 6th 65th and 30th nationally in rushing defense (106.0). 5. Auburn ...... 261.3 Rushing Defense 106.0 2nd 30th • Tech leads the ACC and ranks third nation- 6. Navy ...... 244.5 Pass Defense 215.2 10th 65th ally in punt return average (26.7). 7. Texas A&M ...... 244.0 Total Defense 321.2 5th 37th • The Yellow Jackets rank first in the ACC 8. Michigan ...... 240.3 9. Army ...... 239.8 Scoring Defense 21.0 7th 43rd and tied for 13th nationally in fewest sacks al- 10. Alabama ...... 234.3 Net Punting 36.2 5th 56th lowed. • Tech ranks tied for first in the ACC and tied Punt Returns 26.7 1st 3rd NCAA Punt Return Average for 11th nationally in red-zone defense. Kickoff Returns 22.9 4th 49th 1. Louisiana Tech ...... 45.5 Individually: Turnover Margin .50 3rd T-44th 2. SMU ...... 29.4 • Junior safety Morgan Burnett ranks sec- 3. Georgia Tech ...... 26.7 Fumbles Recovered 2 T-7th T-84th ond in the ACC and tied for 10th nationally in 4. Clemson ...... 25.2 Passes Intercepted 5 T-3rd T-27th interceptions per game. 5. Western Kentucky ...... 23.0 Fumbles Lost 3 T-5th T-42nd • Junior Jonathan Dwyer, attempting to lead 6. Idaho ...... 22.0 Passes Had Intercepted 2 -- T-21st the ACC in rushing for the second straight sea- 7. East Carolina ...... 21.5 Turnovers Gained 7 T-4th T-60th son, ranks second in the league currently (81.5 8. Oklahoma State ...... 21.1 Turnovers Lost 5 T-4th T-28th ypg). 9. Cincinnati ...... 19.5 10. Minnesota ...... 19.0 Passing Efficiency 135.8 5th 49th • Junior Derrick Morgan leads the ACC and ranks tied for sixth nationally in sacks (1.38 pg). Pass Efficiency Defense 133.1 8th 81st ------Fewest Penalties 6.75 -- T-66th • Morgan also leads the ACC and ranks tied Fewest Yards Penalized 54.2 8th 50th for 17th nationally in tackles for loss (1.75 pg). ACC Rushing Offense • Sophomore Jerrard Tarrant ranks second Punt Return Yardage Def. 13.0 -- T-94th 1. Georgia Tech ...... 262.0 in the ACC and fourth nationally in punt return 2. Virginia Tech ...... 216.5 Kickoff Return Yardage Def. 21.9 4th 71st average (26.7). 3. Wake Forest ...... 162.8 Sacks 1.75 6th 65th • Junior Demaryius Thomas ranks second in 4. Clemson ...... 148.8 Tackles for Loss 4.5 9th T-96th the ACC in receiving yards per game (90.5 Sacks Allowed 0.75 1st T-13th ypg). ACC Punt Return Average Tackles for Loss Allowed 6.5 -- T-23rd 1. Georgia Tech ...... 26.7 2. Clemson ...... 25.2 3rd-Down Conversion Pct. 45.76 3rd T-26th Tarrant Gives Yellow Jackets A 3. Boston College ...... 16.3 4th-Down Conversion Pct. 50.00 T-5th T-47th Threat To Score In Return Game 4. North Carolina ...... 14.5 3rd-Down Defense 37.93 10th 66th Sophomore Jerrard Tarrant has played in 4th-Down Defense 25.00 T-2nd T-19th four college football games. He has returned ACC Rushing Defense Time of Possession 32:21 2nd 19th punts for touchdowns in two of them. 1. NC State ...... 76.0 2. Georgia Tech ...... 106.0 First Downs 18.0 5th 83rd • Tarrant ranks fourth the nation in punt re- 3. Boston College ...... 108.8 Opponent First Downs 15.5 T-7th 26th turn average (26.7 ypa). 4. Florida State ...... 112.0 Opponent Penalty Yards 38.0 12th -- • He already shares the Georgia Tech single- Percentage .57 7th -- season record for punt return touchdowns, ACC Fewest Sacks Allowed Red Zone Offense .71 12th 100th tying three players (see below). 1. Georgia Tech ...... 0.75 Red Zone Defense .67 T-1st T-11th • Tarrant is just one TD away from tying the Wake Forest ...... 0.75 3. Miami ...... 1.33 PAT Kicking .92 10th -- Georgia Tech career record of three. • Tarrant’s punt return average (26.7) is 4. Boston College ...... 1.50 higher that Georgia Tech single-season record Clemson ...... 1.50 INDIVIDUAL Pct/# ACC NCAA holder Jimmy Brown (22.6) in 1965. ACC Time Of Possession Chandler Anderson, So., P • Tarrant returned a punt 68 yards for a Punting 42.8 2nd -- 1. NC State ...... 32:29 touchdown in his first college game, vs. Jack- 2. Georgia Tech ...... 32:21 Scott Blair, Jr., PK sonville State (Sept. 5) -- Tech’s first punt return 3. Florida State ...... 31:59 Field Goals 1.50 T-2nd T-25th for a TD since Djay Jones returned a blocked 4. Clemson ...... 31:00 Field Goal PCT 60.0 6th -- punt vs. Connecticut in 2004 and the longest Scoring (Kick) 7.2 2nd -- punt return for a TD since Jonathan Smith re- Scoring 7.2 T-4th T-98th turned one 80 yards against Virginia in 2003. TECH VS. THE ACC DIVISIONS Morgan Burnett, Jr., S • His 87 total punt return yards against Jack- Interceptions .75 2nd T-10th sonville State were the most by a Yellow Jacket ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 Total vs. Coastal 3-2 5-0 3-2 2-3 1-1 14-8 Passes Defended 1.00 T-9th T-63rd since 2002. Home 1-0 3-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 8-2 Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., BB • Against Clemson, Tarrant returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown -- the sixth-longest Away 2-2 2-0 2-1 0-2 0-1 6-6 Rushing 81.50 2nd T-38th punt return in Tech history and the longest vs. Atlantic 2-1 2-2 1-2 3-0 1-0 9-5 Derrick Morgan, Jr.., DE since Randy Rhino returned one 96 yards Home 2-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 6-2 Sacks 1.38 1st T-6th against South Carolina in 1972. Away 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-0 3-2 Tackles For Loss 1.75 1st T-17th • Tarrant is the first Tech player to return a Neutral 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Josh Nesbitt, Jr.., QB punt for a TD in consecutive games since TOTAL 5-3 *7-2 4-4 5-3 2-1 23-13 Rushing 77.5 3rd 48th Jonathan Smith against North Carolina and Vir- *Includes 2006 ACC Championship Game Total Offense 189.0 T-8th T-81st ginia in 2003. Orwin Smith, Fr., WR • Tarrant isn’t just a specialist. The corner- Kickoff Return Avg. 24.15 5th 59th back leads the team in tackles (23). TECH’S 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Jerrard Tarrant, So., CB 158, Jonathan Dwyer vs. North Carolina (9.26) NCAA PUNT RETURN LEADERS Punt Return Avg. 26.71 2nd 4th 127, Anthony Allen vs. Clemson (9.10) 1. C.J. Spiller Clemson 36.5 Cooper Taylor, So., S 2. SMU 29.4 Interceptions .33 -- T-72nd 3. Tracey Lampley Southern Miss 26.8 Demaryius Thomas, Jr., WR 4. Jerrard Tarrant Georgia Tech 26.7 TECH’S 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Receptions Per Game 4.0 T-9th -- 5. Andre Booker Marshall 26.3 133, Demaryius Thomas vs. Miami (9.17) 6. Richard Sherman Stanford 20.0 Receiving Yards Per Game 90.50 2nd 26th 101, Demaryius Thomas vs. Jacksonville St. (9.5) 7. Javier Arenas Alabama 19.0

RAMBLINWRECK.COM ACC ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS LONGEST PUNT RETURNS IN TECH HISTORY GEORGIA TECH IN THE ACC 96 (td) Randy Rhino South Carolina, 1972 -- Through Sept. 21, 2009 -- 92 (td) Pat Barron Pennsylvania, 1931 (Ranked by ACC win percentage / Thru Sept. 26) Rushing Yards 92 (td) Everett Strupper Mercer, 1916 Last 4 Seasons Combined (Since 2006) 1. C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clem...... 2,511 87 (td) Johnny Menger Auburn, 1956 2. Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., GT ...... 1,999 86 (td) Bill Eastman Navy, 1965 Rk. School ACC Overall 3. Javarris James, Sr., UM ...... 1,777 85 (td) Jerrard Tarrant Clemson, 2009 1. Virginia Tech ...... 19-6 . . .34-11 8. Josh Nesbitt, Jr., GT ...... 1,245 80 (td) Jonathan Smith Virginia, 2003 2. Georgia Tech ...... 18-10 . . .28-17 3. Boston College ...... 17-8 . . .33-11 100-Yard Rushing Games MOST PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS / SEASON 1. Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., GT ...... 10 4. Wake Forest ...... 15-10 . . .30-14 2. C.J. Spiller, Sr., CL ...... 8 2 Jerrard Tarrant 2009 5. Clemson ...... 15-11 . . .26-17 3. Two players ...... 6 2 Jonathan Smith 2003 6. Virginia ...... 13-11 . . .19-21 12. Roddy Jones, So., GT ...... 1 2 Charlie Rogers 1998 7. Maryland ...... 12-12 . . .24-19 Josh Nesbitt, Jr., GT ...... 1 2 Jimmy Brown 1966 8. Florida State ...... 12-13 . . .25-18 Anthony Allen, Jr., GT ...... 1 9. Miami ...... 11-16 . . .21-20 MOST PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS / CAREER 10. NC State ...... 9-15 . . .17-24 Rushing Touchdowns 3 Jimmy Brown 1965-67 1. Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., GT ...... 23 11. North Carolina ...... 9-16 . . .18-23 2 Jerrard Tarrant 2009-** 12. Duke ...... 1-23 . . . .7-33 2. C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clem...... 21 2 Jonathan Smith 2000-03 3. Josh Adams, Jr., WF ...... 16 2 Charlie Rogers 1995-98 13. Josh Nesbitt, Jr., GT ...... 8 Last 5 Seasons Combined (Since 2005) Rk. School ACC Overall Total Offense October: What A Great Time To 1. Riley Skinner, Sr., WF ...... 7,356 1. Virginia Tech ...... 26-7 . . .45-13 2. Thaddeus Lewis, Sr., Duke ...... 7,215 Travel The Southeast 2. Georgia Tech ...... 23-12 . . .35-21 3. Chris Turner, Sr., Md...... 4,958 During the month of October, Georgia Tech 3. Boston College ...... 22-12 . . .42-15 10. Josh Nesbitt, Jr., GT ...... 2,503 will play five games, with only one of those 4. Clemson ...... 19-15 . . .34-21 12. Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., GT ...... 1,999 games coming within the friendly confines of 5. Wake Forest ...... 18-15 . . .34-21 6. Florida State ...... 17-16 . . .33-23 Receptions Bobby Dodd Stadium. 7. Virginia ...... 16-16 . . .26-26 1. Rich Gunnell, Sr., BC ...... 127 They Yellow Jackets have four road games in 2. Jacoby Ford, Sr., Clem...... 101 October, beginning with Saturday’s game at Mis- 8. Miami ...... 17-18 . . .30-23 9. Maryland ...... 15-17 . . .29-25 C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clem...... 92 sissippi State, followed by a trip to Florida State 4. Demaryius Thomas, Jr., GT ...... 87 10. North Carolina ...... 13-20 . . .23-29 (Oct. 10). 11. NC State ...... 12-20 . . .24-29 Receiving Yards Tech’s only October home game comes 12. Duke ...... 1-31 . . . .8-43 1. Rich Gunnell, Sr., BC ...... 1,693 against two-time defending ACC champion Vir- 2. Demaryius Thomas, Jr., GT ...... 1,512 ginia Tech Oct. 17. 3. Jacoby Ford, Sr., Clem...... 1,422 Last 6 Seasons Combined (Since 2004) Tech closes October at Virginia (Oct. 24) and Rk. School ACC Overall 100-Yard Receiving Games at Vanderbilt (Oct. 31). 1. Virginia Tech ...... 33-8 . . .55-16 1. Rich Gunnell, BC ...... 5 2. + Boston College ...... 22-12 . . .51-18 2. Demaryius Thomas, Jr., GT ...... 4 3. Georgia Tech ...... 27-16 . . .42-26 3. Jacoby Ford, Sr., Clem...... 3 Dwyer, Nesbitt Moving Up Career Rushing Chart 4. Florida State ...... 23-18 . . .42-26 5. Clemson ...... 23-19 . . .40-26 Receiving Touchdowns Juniors Jonathan Dwyer and Josh Nesbitt 1. Rich Gunnell, Sr., BC ...... 13 6. Virginia ...... 21-19 . . .34-30 2. Jacoby Ford, Sr., Clem...... 12 have both rushed for more than 1,000 career 7. Miami ...... 22-21 . . .39-26 3. Demaryius Thomas, Jr., GT ...... 9 rushing yards. 8. Wake Forest ...... 19-22 . . .38-28 Dwyer passed the career 2,000-yard mark 9. Maryland ...... 18-22 . . .34-31 Yards Per Reception last week and is now 118 yards shy of taking 10. North Carolina ...... 18-23 . . .29-35 1. Owen Spencer, Jr., NCS ...... 20.7 2. Demaryius Thomas, Jr., GT ...... 17.0 over eighth place on Tech’s all-time career rush- 11. NC State ...... 15-25 . . .29-35 3. Jacoby Ford, Sr., Clem...... 14.1 ing list. Only two in Tech history 12. Duke ...... 2-38 . . .10-52 Jarvis Williams, Jr., NCS ...... 14.1 rushed for more yards than Nesbitt. + Joined the ACC in 2005

Scoring GEORGIA TECH CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Last 11 Seasons Combined (Since 1999) 1. Steve Aponavicius, Sr., BC ...... 229 Player Years TD Yards 2. C.J. Spiller, Sr., CL ...... 198 1. Robert Lavette 1981-84 45 4,066 Rk. School ACC Overall 3. Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., GT ...... 144 2. Jerry Mays 1985-89 18 3,699 1. ^ Virginia Tech ...... 33-8 . .103-31 8. Scott Blair, Jr., GT ...... 94 3. Eddie Lee Ivery 1975-78 22 3,517 2. Florida State ...... 59-22 . . .92-40 4. 2005-07 28 3,365 3. + Boston College ...... 22-12 . . .91-40 Field Goals 5. P.J. Daniels 2002-05 23 3,346 4. Georgia Tech ...... 50-33 . . .81-50 1. Steve Aponavicius, Sr., BC ...... 37 6. Joe Burns 1998-01 31 2,634 5. Clemson ...... 47-35 . . .78-50 2. Matt Bosher, Jr., UM ...... 20 7. C.J. Williams 1994-96 20 2,365 6. Virginia ...... 44-36 . . .69-58 3. Josh Czajkowski, Jr., NCS ...... 19 8. David Sims 1974-76 21 2,274 4. Scott Blair, Jr., GT ...... 17 7. Maryland ...... 42-38 . . .75-51 9. Jonathan Dwyer 2007-** 23 2,157 8. ^ Miami ...... 22-21 . . .94-34 Tackles 10. William Bell 1989-93 14 2,026 9. NC State ...... 35-45 . . .69-58 1. Vincent Rey, Sr., Duke ...... 264 11. 1951-53 22 1,794 10. Wake Forest ...... 32-49 . . .65-60 12. Ronny Cone 1979-83 11 1,777 2. , Sr., BC ...... 247 11. North Carolina ...... 30-51 . . .51-72 13. Joe Hamilton 1996-99 18 1,758 3. Kavell Connor, Sr., Clem...... 221 12. Duke ...... 7-73 . .19-100 7. Morgan Burnett, Jr. GT ...... 164 14. Lenny Snow 1965-67 18 1,743 15. Bill Teas 1951-54 11 1,689 + Joined the ACC in 2005 Tackles For Loss 16. Jimy Lincoln 1991-94 5 1,601 ^ Joined the ACC in 2004 1. Willie Young, Sr., NCS ...... 35.5 17. Cory Collier 1983-86 12 1,590 2. Vince Oghobaase, Sr., Duke ...... 31.5 18. Malcolm King 1984-87 17 1,576 Last 13 Seasons Combined (Since 1997) Ricky Sapp, Sr., CL ...... 31.5 19. Bobby North 1947-50 10 1,505 Rk. School ACC Overall 10. Derrick Morgan, Jr., GT ...... 17.5 20. 2003-06 11 1,451 1. ^ Virginia Tech ...... 33-8 . .119-39 21. Brent Cunningham 1969-71 10 1,446 Quarterback Sacks 2. Florida State ...... 74-23 . .114-43 22. Charles Wiley 1995-98 19 1,431 1. Willie Young, Sr., NCS ...... 15.5 3. + Boston College ...... 22-12 . . .99-54 2. Derrick Morgan, Jr., GT ...... 12.0 23. Greg Horne 1971-73 11 1,425 4. Georgia Tech ...... 62-37 . . .98-57 24. Josh Nesbitt 2007-** 10 1,340 Vince Oghobaase, Sr., Duke ...... 12.0 5. Virginia ...... 55-41 . . .85-65 25. Glenn Turner 1951-53 11 1,329 6. Clemson ...... 52-46 . . .88-63 Interceptions 26. Sean Gregory 1998-01 16 1,290 7. ^ Miami ...... 22-21 . .108-43 1. Morgan Burnett, Jr., GT ...... 11 27. Charlie Rogers 1995-98 5 1,287 2. , Sr., Clem...... 10 28. Phillip Rogers 1995-99 15 1,264 8. Maryland ...... 44-52 . . .80-68 Chris Chancellor, Sr., Clem ...... 10 29. Rodney Lee 1977-79 10 1,250 9. NC State ...... 43-53 . . .82-68 30. Adrian Rucker 1974-77 10 1,162 10. North Carolina ...... 42-55 . . .69-78 Punt Return Yards Bucky Shamburger 1975-78 3 1,162 11. Wake Forest ...... 37-60 . . .73-74 1. Jacoby Ford, Sr., Clem...... 541 32. Michael Smith 1991-94 6 1,083 12. Duke ...... 9-87 . .25-116 2. C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clem...... 431 33. Dorsey Levens 1992-93 10 1,036 + Joined the ACC in 2005 3. Vic Hall, Sr., UVA ...... 346 34. Pat Moriarty 1973-77 1 1,007 ^ Joined the ACC in 2004 8. Jerrard Tarrant, So., GT ...... 172

RAMBLINWRECK.COM - are listed as starters. YELLOW JACKET STREAKS It’s The “Spread Option” Every Yellow Jacket touchdown, interception Coach Paul Johnson’s unique offense is and sack in 2009 has been recorded by non- 135 Consecutive games without returning a called the “Spread Option.” It’s often mistak- seniors. kickoff for a touchdown enly referred to as the Flexbone, the Wish- 23 Consecutive starts by senior guard bone or the Triple Option. The Triple Option is Tech by Class Scholarship Non-Scholarship Total Cord Howard just one play within the offensive scheme. Seniors ...... 6 ...... 4 ...... 10 Juniors ...... 22 ...... 7 ...... 29 20 Consecutive games with at least one Sophomores . . . . .17 ...... 8 ...... 25 pass reception by Demaryius Thomas Could Tech Produce Two 1,000- RS Freshmen . . . . .14 ...... 9 ...... 23 5 Consecutive Tech victories in games True Freshmen . . . .21 ...... 17 ...... 38 decided by four points or less Yard Rushers In One Season? TOTAL ...... 80 Georgia Tech has never produced two 1,000- yard rushers in the same season. In fact, no Fewest Seniors Most Seniors ACC BOWL PARTNERS ACC team has had a pair of 1,000-yard rush- Boise State ...... 4 Navy ...... 32 ers since 1993, when North Carolina’s Curtis South Carolina . . . . .9 Troy ...... 31 Date Bowl Game Johnson (1,093 yards) and Leon Johnson Duke ...... 9 East Carolina . . . . .28 Dec. 26 Emerald Bowl (1,012) accomplished it. Georgia Tech . . . . .10 Kansas State . . . . .28 San Francisco ESPN/8:00 p.m. Miami ...... 11 San Jose State . . .28 Dec. 26 Meineke Car Care Bowl • Dwyer and Nesbitt are both on pace to UConn ...... 12 Syracuse ...... 25 Charlotte ESPN/4:30 pm rush for more than 1,000 yards (see below). TCU ...... 13 UTEP ...... 25 Dec. 27 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Last year Jonathan Dwyer rushed for Middle Tennessee . .13 Wake Forest . . . . .24 1,395 yards. Quarterback Josh Nesbitt Nashville ESPN/8:15 pm Dec.29 EagleBank Bowl rushed for 693 yards, but missed two games Seven True Freshmen Have Seen Washington, DC ESPN/4:30 pm with injuries. Roddy Jones rushed for 690 Action In 2009 Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl yards. Junior Anthony Allen rushed for 696 Head coach Paul Johnson always says that Orlando,Fla. ESPN/8:00 pm yards as a sophomore at Louisville in 2007. he will get his best players on the field, regard- Dec.31 Chick-fil-A Bowl • Georgia Tech has produced a 1,000-yard less of class. That holds true in 2009 as seven Atlanta ESPN/7:30 pm rusher in each of the last three seasons -- true freshmen (six on scholarship) have seen Jan. 1 Konica Minolta Tashard Choice in 2006 and 2007, and Dwyer Jacksonville, Fla. CBS/1:00 pm action. in 2008. In fact, Choice and Dwyer led the ACC Jan. 5 FedEx Orange Bowl • Julian Burnett (LB) made his first career in rushing each of those seasons. Miami, Fla. FOX/8:00 pm start Sept. 26 against North Carolina. He ranks • The Yellow Jackets have produced a 1,000- Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl sixth on the team in tackles (17). yard rusher 10 times total. Mobile, Ala. ESPN/7:00 pm • Orwin Smith averages 86.5 all-purpose • History indicates that it’s quite possible in yards per game, and 24.2 yards on 12 kickoff Selection Order 2009. In Paul Johnson’s second season at returns.. 1. BCS both Georgia Southern and Navy, his teams pro- • Stephen Hill made his first career start 2. Chick-fil-A Bowl duced two 1,000-yard rushers. Sept. 26 against North Carolina and responded 3. Konica Minolta Gator Bowl with two receptions for 38 yards. 4. Champs Sports Bowl Player 2009 Yards 2009 Avg On Pace For 5-7. Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Jonathan Dwyer 326 81.5 1,059 • Jemea Thomas, the back-up to Morgan Burnett at safety, has three tackles and a fum- 5-7. Meineke Car Care Bowl Josh Nesbitt 310 77.5 1,008 5-7. Emerald Bowl ble recovery. Anthony Allen 217 54.2 705 8. EagleBank Bowl • Rod Sweeting has emerged as a top back- 9. GMAC Bowl ACC RUSHING LEADERS up at cornerback and is a key part of the nickel 1. Ryan Williams Virginia Tech 123.0 package. 2. Jonathan Dwyer Georgia Tech 81.5 • Izaan Cross is serving as a back-up at de- COACHING LOCATION DURING GAMES 3. Josh Nesbitt Georgia Tech 77.5 fensive end. 4. Da’Rel Scott Maryland 74.2 Sideline 5. C.J. Spiller Clemson 72.0 • Tyler Morgan, a non-scholarship long-- per, saw his first career action Sept. 26 against Paul Johnson, Head Coach North Carolina. , A-Backs Spread Option Proving To Be An Todd Spencer, co-Offensive Line Here’s a look at the true freshmen who have Charles Kelly, Explosive Offense played the last three seasons: Georgia Tech’s offense may be run-oriented, Brian Jean-Mary, Linebackers but it has proved be anything but a three-yards- 2007 2008 2009 Press Box and-a-cloud-of-dust offense: Scott Blair Tyler Melton Julian Burnett Brian Bohannon, B-backs/Quarterbacks Morgan Burnett Embry Peeples Izaan Cross , co-Offensive Line Georgia Tech Offense 2009 2008 Mario Butler Rashaad Reid Stephen Hill Plays of 20-plus yards ...... 18 . . . . 67 D.J. Donley Jaybo Shaw Tyler Morgan Al “Buzz” Preston, Wide Receivers Plays of 30-plus yards ...... 11 . . . . 39 Jonathan Dwyer Steven Sylvester Orwin Smith Dave Wommack, Defensive Coordinator Plays of 50-plus yards ...... 4 . . . . 10 Brad Jefferson Cooper Taylor Rod Sweeting Giff Smith, Defensive Line Touchdown plays of 20-plus yards ...... 5 . . . . 20 Derrick Morgan Marcus Wright Jemea Thomas Touchdown plays of 50-plus yards ...... 3 . . . . . 8 Josh Nesbitt 2009 REGULAR SEASON HONORS Touchdown drives of 3:00 or less ...... 5 . . . . 23 Touchdown drives of 2:00 or less ...... 3 . . . . 16 Last Overtime Game Scott Blair (Jr., K) Touchdown drives of 1:00 or less ...... 2 . . . . . 9 The last time Georgia Tech played in an over- ACC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 14) Touchdown drives of 5 plays or less ...... 4 . . . . 21 time game came on Sept. 27, 2003 when the Touchdown drives of 1 play ...... 2 . . . . . 4 Yellow Jackets beat Vanderbilt, 24-17, in Derrick Morgan (Jr., DE) Nashville. ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 14) Just Six Scholarship Seniors On Since that game there have been 21 over- Lott Trophy Player of the Week (Sept. 15) Georgia Tech’s Roster time games involving ACC teams, but none for Georgia Tech may return 53 letterwinners Tech. Tech’s last overtime game against an ACC and 17 starters, but make no mistake -- the Yel- opponent came on Oct. 11, 2001 -- a 20-17 YELLOW JACKET BIRTHDAYS low Jackets remain one of college football’s loss to Maryland in Atlanta. September 28 (1990) ...... Rod Sweeting youngest teams. Season Captains Named October 4 (1989) ...... Andy Elakman There are only six scholarship seniors on the October 4 (1990) ...... Christopher Crenshaw 2009 roster: CB Martin Frierson, LB Sedric Three season captains were named Sept. 13 October 9 (1989) ...... Antonio Wilson Griffin, DT Jason Hill, OG Cord Howard, OT as voted on by the players: October 15 (1987) ...... Jeff Lentz Brad Sellers and C Dan Voss. There are four • Morgan Burnett, Jr., S October 18 (1989) ...... Steven Sylvester non-scholarship seniors on the roster. • Josh Nesbitt, Jr., QB October 18 (1990)...... Jeremy Moore Three seniors -- Howard, Sellers and Griffin - • Derrick Morgan, Jr., DE October 19 (1989)...... Jon Lockhart

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Georgia Tech-Florida State Game selection in 1985, Swilling owns Georgia Tech QUICK FACTS Set For ??? p.m. records for sacks in one game (7 vs. NC State General X in 1985) and sacks in one season (15 in X 1985). He finished his career with 285 total Location ...... Atlanta, GA 30332 Founded ...... 1885 X tackles, the second-most in school history, and 23 sacks, the fifth-most in Tech history. Enrollment ...... 19,404 X Nicknames...... Yellow Jackets, Rambling Wreck NFF College Hall Of Fame Representatives Colors ...... Old Gold and White Tech’s 432 Wins In Bobby Dodd 15 Georgia Tech 6 Clemson Conference ...... Atlantic Coast (Coastal Division) Stadium Ranks First 11 Duke 6 Florida State President ...... Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson Alma Mater...... Kansas State (1977) No team in college football has won more 8 Boston College 6 Miami 8 Maryland 6 Virginia Tech Director of Athletics ...... games in its current facility than Georgia Tech. 7 North Carolina 4 NC State Alma Mater .Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania (1980) The Yellow Jackets are 432-179-21 all-time in 7 Virginia Stadium...... Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field Bobby Dodd Stadium. Surface...... Natural Grass Tennessee, with 424 wins in Neyland Sta- Eddie Lee Ivery Will Be Tech’s Capacity...... 55,000 dium, ranks second. Southern California, with “Legend” At ACC Championship Basic Offense ...... Spread Option 405 victories in Los Angeles Coliseum, are the Basic Defense ...... 4-2-5 Eddie Lee Ivery, who set an NCAA rushing only other schools with 400 or more wins in its record with 356 yards at Air Force in 1978, current stadium. History will be Georgia Tech’s “Legend” at the Dec. 5 First Year of Football ...... 1892 Most Wins In Current Home Stadium (Through Sept. 26) ACC Championship Game in Tampa, Fla. Number of Seasons...... 117th 432 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Ivery still holds Georgia Tech single-game and All-Time Record ...... 665-447-43 424 Tennessee Neyland Stadium single-season records for rushing yards. He All-Time W-L at Bobby Dodd Stadium..432-179-21 405 Southern California Los Angeles Coliseum was a second team All-American in 1978. Bowl Appearances ...... 37 (22-15) Consecutive Bowl Appearances ...... 12 Scott Blair Should Retire Now Georgia Tech’s ACC “Legends” First Year Competed For ACC Title ...... 1983 2005 Joe Hamilton At least as a quarterback. Tech’s junior kicker National Championships .4 (1990, ‘52, ‘28, ‘17) 2006 ACC Championships...... 2 (1998, 1990) Scott Blair completed his only career passing 2007 George Morris SEC Championships...... 5 attempt Sept. 10 against Clemson -- a 34-yard 2008 Pat Swilling Southern Conference Championships ...... 3 touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas. If Blair 2009 Eddie Lee Ivery never throws another pass, his career pass ef- 2008 Summary ficiency rating would be 715.6. Former Tech Announcer Ciraldo To 2008 Record...... 9-4 Be Inducted Into Georgia Radio Hall 2008 Bowl ...... Chick-fil-A Bowl (L, 38-3 vs. LSU) Georgia Tech Bloodlines Legendary Georgia Tech football and basket- 2008 ACC Record...... 5-3 Lucas Cox (Jr,. RB) -- brother is Michael Cox, ball radio announcer Al Ciraldo will be inducted 2008 Coastal Division Finish ...... 1st (tie) who started at fullback for the Kansas City into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame. Ciraldo, Coaching Staff Chiefs last season. who called Yellow Jacket games from 1954- Head Coach ...... Paul Johnson  1993, will be one of eight inductees in a cere- Quentin Sims (r-Fr., WR) -- father is Fred Alma Mater ...... Western Carolina (1979) mony scheduled for Oct. 17 at the Sims, who was a running back at Oklahoma in Record at Georgia Tech ...... 9-4 (1 season) the early 80s. Atlanta/Marietta Hilton Conference Center & Record Overall ...... 116-43 (12 seasons) Resort. Quarterbacks/B-Backs ...... Brian Bohannon Malcolm Munroe (r-Fr., LB) -- brother, Dorian, Ciraldo joined the staff of WGST radio in Linebackers ...... Brian Jean-Mary is a senior safety at Florida. 1954 and broadcasted his first Georgia Tech Cornerbacks ...... Charles Kelly Brandon Leslie (r-Fr., S) -- cousin of former football and games that season. All A-Backs/Special Teams ...... Jeff Monken NFL running back Ickey Woods. told, he called 416 Tech football games and Wide Receivers ...... Al “Buzz” Preston coined the phrase, “toe meets leather”. Co-Offensive Line...... Mike Sewak Cooper Taylor (So., LB) -- father, Jim Bob Tay- Ciraldo was also recently elected to the Geor- Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator .Giff Smith lor, played quarterback at Georgia Tech and gia Sports Hall of Fame. Co-Offensive Line ...... Todd Spencer later for the Baltimore Colts. Defensive Coordinator...... Dave Wommack  Graduate Assistant ...... Lamar Owens Kevin Cone (r-Jr., WR) -- father, Ronny Cone, Georgia Tech Notebook Graduate Assistant ...... Chris Hampton played football at Tech from 1979-83 and later On a team that returned 17 starters, Georgia Staff Assistant...... J.R. Dorman with the New York Jets. Tech had a high number of players (nine) who Staff Assistant ...... Brett Gilliland made their first career starts in the Sept. 5 Strength/Conditioning ...... Eric Ciano Howard Gets Props From Lindy’s season opener: A-back Anthony Allen, A-back Sports Medicine...... Jay Shoop Senior guard Cord Howard, a second team Embry Peeples, center Sean Bedford, tackle Director of Operations ...... Jason Snider All-ACC selection, was ranked as the eighth-best Brad Sellers, wide receiver Kevin Cone, defen- Assistant Director of Operations Topher Roberts Director of Player Personnel ...... Liam Klein offensive guard in the nation by Lindy’s presea- sive end Robert Hall, defensive tackle Ben An- Equipment Manager ...... Tom Conner derson, defensive tackle Jason Peters and son college football magazine. Assistant Equipment Manager ....Punt Windham cornerback Jerrard Tarrant. Administrative Assistant...... Teri Anton Durham’s 15th Year Behind The The final score of Georgia Tech’s season-open- Administrative Assistant ...... Jennifer Pardue Tech Microphone ing win over Jacksonville State (37-17) may Wes Durham enters his 15th season as the have looked ordinary. However, it was the first Sports Information radio play-by-play voice for Yellow Jacket football game in Georgia Tech’s 117 seasons that Football Contact (Assistant AD) ....Dean Buchan and men’s basketball. The award-winning broad- ended with a score of 37-17. E-Mail ...... [email protected] Office...... 404.894.5445 caster called his 175th Yellow Jacket football Georgia Tech faces five different teams that Cell...... 404.295.8703 game when Tech hosted Clemson Sept. 10. return their entire offensive line from last sea- Secondary Football Contact ...... Mike Huff son -- Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Vander- E-Mail...... [email protected] Tech’s Pat Swilling Heading To NFF bilt and Wake Forest. Office...... 404.894.5445 Hall Of Fame Georgia Tech’s ESPN-televised game against Cell...... 918.289.6144 Former Georgia Tech football All-American Clemson (Sept. 10) drew an 11.3 rating in Associate SID ...... Mike Stamus Assistant SID...... Dan Goldberger Pat Swilling, a leader of the Yellow Jackets' Metro Atlanta (261,087 households). Assistant SID...... Seth Gerard "Black Watch" defense of the mid-1980s, will The Sept. 17 Georgia Tech/Miami game SID Assistant ...... John Gatto be inducted into the College Football Hall of drew a solid 2.9 U.S. rating and 4.4 million Website Coordinator...... Richard Musterer Fame in December. viewers on ESPN, up a whopping 61% in rat- Website ...... RamblinWreck.com Swilling played four seasons (1982-85) at ings and 67% in viewers from a 1.8 and 2.6 Facebook ...... Facebook.com/gtathletics Georgia Tech under head coach . A million for last year's comparable Twitter...... Twitter.com/gtathletics first team All-American and first team All-ACC Rutgers/North Carolina game.Tech/Miami Ticket Office...... 1.888.TECH.TIX

RAMBLINWRECK.COM ranked as the 9th most-viewed program of the Yes, The Uniforms Have Changed.. GEORGIA TECH ON TV/RADIO week on cable, while Georgia/Arkansas finished But only slightly. The gold and blue colors are 14th. more traditional than last year’s uniforms. “Georgia Tech Sports Today with Paul Johnson” The weekly half-hour television show featur- Senior center Dan Voss’ streak of 20 con- ing Georgia Tech head football coach Paul John- secutive games started ended Sept. 5 against ...But Still Wearing White At Home son and co-host Wes Durham will air on CSS Jacksonville State. Wearing white jerseys at home is a tradition (Comcast Sports Southeast), Friday afternoons Georgia Tech has 77 players on its roster that began at Georgia Tech decades ago. It at 4:30 p.m. from the state of Georgia. came and went with various head coaches, but Show dates: Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Sept. 25, was brought back last year by Paul Johnson. Yellow Jacket junior receiver Kevin Cone’s Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. The Yellow Jackets are allowed to wear white 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, and Dec. 4. brother, Zach, plays at the University of at home as long as the visting team agrees in The show also airs on Sports South on Fri- Georgia. advance to wear dark jerseys. days at 6:30 p.m. and replay again on Satur- Former Yellow Jackets Eric Henderson and days at 11 a.m. Darrell Robertson are playing in the new UFL Season Ticket Sales Are Up The show is produced by ISP Sports in coop- for the Las Vegas Locos. Georgia Tech sold more than 26,000 season eration with BVA. This season marks the 105th anniversary of tickets for 2009 -- that’s up more than 2,000 Georgia Tech Football Replays ’s first year as Georgia Tech’s over the 2008 total. Each week Yellow Jacket fans can enjoy a head coach. two-hour replay of Georgia Tech’s previous Georgia Tech is 13-14 all-time in ACC open- Dwyer: ACC Preseason Player Of game on CSS. The replays of Georgia Tech foot- ers after beating Clemson 30-27 on Sept. 10. The Year ball will begin on Tuesday, September 8, at 9 Georgia Tech is now 79-32-3 all-time in sea- Jonathan Dwyer was named the 2009 Pre- p.m. EST, recapping the Jackets season opener son openers, including a 64-12-3 record when season ACC Player of the Year in a vote by the against Jacksonville State (Sat., Sept. 5). The playing at home following the Sept. 5 win over media who attended the league's annual Foot- replays will also be shown earlier that day at 3:30 p.m., as well. Jacksonville State. The Yellow Jackets have won ball Kickoff in Greensboro, N.C. Dwyer, the 2008 ACC Player of the Year, re- three straight season openers. Three Games On National Radio Tech is 86-25-4 all-time in home openers. ceived 39 of the 87 votes submitted by the Three Georgia Tech games have been tagged media. He bested Clemson's C.J. Spiller (28) by for national radio. The Clemson (Sept. 10) and Four Yellow Jackets On National 11 votes. Miami (Sept. 17) games will be on the ACC/ISP Awards Watch Lists national radio package. The Oct.17 Virginia Preseason ACC Player of the Year Voting Tech game will be on ESPN Radio. Junior Jonathan Dwyer is on the Doak 1. Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech ...... 39 Walker Award Watch List in 2009. The Doak 2. C. J. Spiller, Clemson...... 28 Date Opponent Radio Network Walker Award goes annually to the nation’s top 3. Russell Wilson, NC State...... 16 Sept. 10 vs. Clemson ACC/ISP running back. Dwyer is one of 30 players on the 4. , Florida State ...... 1 Sept. 17 at Miami ACC/ISP Vic Hall, Virginia ...... 1 Walter Camp National Player of the Year Watch Oct. 17 vs. Virginia Tech ESPN Radio , Virginia Tech ...... 1 List. Riley Skinner, Wake Forest...... 1 Junior Josh Nesbitt is on the preseason YELLOW JACKETS IN THE NFL watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, which Three Yellow Jackets Earn goes to the nation’s top collegiate quarterback. Team Former Jacket Junior safety Morgan Burnett is on the pre- Preseason All-ACC Honors Three Georgia Tech juniors – running back Dawan Landry season watch lists for the Jim Thorpe Award Cincinnati Bengals John Paul Foschi and the Bronko Nagurski Award. Jonathan Dwyer, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas and safety Morgan Burnett – were Michael Johnson Junior Derrick Morgan is on the preseason Keith Brooking named to the 2009 preseason All-ACC football watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award. Tashard Choice team announced July 29. Will Heller Yellow Jackets On National Awards Watch Lists Dwyer, who is seeking to become the league’s  Doak Walker Award ...... Jonathan Dwyer first two-time Player of the Year since 1992 and Houston Texans Nick Ferguson  Camp National Player of the Year .Jonathan Dwyer ’93, led all candidates with 41 (of 44) votes. Indianapolis Colts Philip Wheeler  Jim Thorpe Award ...... Morgan Burnett Thomas, Tech’s best receiving threat since Jacksonville Jaguars Daryl Smith  Bronko Nagurski Award ...... Morgan Burnett Calvin Johnson, had 39 of the Yellow Jackets’ Mike Cox  Rotary Lombardi Award ...... Derrick Morgan 74 pass receptions last season. Andrew Gardner  Ted Hendricks (DE) Award ...... Derrick Morgan Burnett, a second team All-American in Gary Guyton  Davey O’Brien Award ...... Josh Nesbitt 2008, ranked among the nation’s leaders in in- Michael Matthews terceptions last season with seven. Anthony Hargrove New Video Board In Place Chris Reis Three players topped the defensive honorees A new, larger video board was installed in New York Giants Gerris Wilkinson with 34 votes apiece: Burnett, Duke defensive Bobby Dodd Stadium prior to the start of the Steelers Keyaron Fox tackle Vince Oghobaase, and Florida State line- season. The new video board is 60’ x 40’, com- St. Louis Rams James Butler backer Dekoda Watson. pared to the diminsions of the old board, 22’ x Seattle Seahawks Mansfield Wrotto Virginia Tech led the way with four selections 32’. New ribbon boards were installed. Tampa Bay Bucs Andrew Economos overall. Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Clem- son had three selections each.

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

Coin Kickoff/ Tech’s First Game Game Opponent Captain Captain Captain Toss Receive Possession Time Length Jerseys Pants Result Jacksonville State Cord Howard Sedric Griffin Martin Frierson JSU Receive Touchdown 1:00 2:55 White Gold W, 37-17 Clemson Sellers/Voss Jason Hill Jonathan Malone Clem Kickoff Interception 7:45 3:22 White White W, 30-27 at Miami Morgan Burnett Derrick Morgan Josh Nesbitt Miami Receive Field Goal 7:45 3:06 White White L, 17-33 North Carolina Morgan Burnett Derrick Morgan Josh Nesbitt UNC Kickoff Touchdown 12:10 2:57 White Gold W, 24-7 at Mississippi State at Florida State Virginia Tech at Virginia at Vanderbilt Wake Forest at Duke Georgia

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Offense Tech Has Played In ESPN Thursday 2009 PRESEASON HONORS QB Russell Wilson NC State Night Game 17 Straight Seasons RB Jonathan Dwyer Georgia Tech Morgan Burnett (Jr., S) RB C.J. Spiller Clemson Georgia Tech appearing in an ESPN Thursday First team preseason All-ACC WR Demaryius Thomas Georgia Tech Night game has become a college football tra- Preseason second team All-American (CBSS- WR Jacoby Ford Clemson dition: ports.com) TE Greg Boone Virginia Tech Georgia Tech made its first ESPN Thursday Preseason second team All-American (NBC) OT Jason Fox Miami Night appearance back in 1991, and the Yellow Preseason second team All-American (Phil Steele OT Anthony Castonzo Boston College Magazine) Jackets have appeared at least once very year OG Sergio Render Virginia Tech Preseason second team All-ACC (The Kickoff) OG Rodney Hudson Florida State since 1993 -- 17 consecutive seasons. Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- C Matt Tennant Boston College Tech was part of ESPN’s Thursday Night pack- zine) PK Matt Bosher Miami age twice this season -- on consecutive weeks Preseason No. 7-ranked player in the ACC (ESPN.com) Defense against Clemson and at Miami.  Jim Thorpe Award Watch List DE Virgina Tech Georgia Tech is 11-12 all-time when playing Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List DE Willie Young NC State on ESPN Thursday Night (10-7 at home, 1-5 on DT Vince Oghobaase Duke the road). Jonathan Dwyer (Jr., RB) DT Marvin Austin North Carolina  ACC Preseason Player of the Year LB Dekoda Watson Florida State All but six of Tech’s appearances have come in First team preseason All-ACC LB Quan Sturdivant North Carolina Bobby Dodd Stadium. Preseason first team All-American (Sporting News) LB Alex Wujciak Maryland Preseason first team All-American (Phil Steele CB Ras-I Dowling Virginia TECH ON ESPN THURSDAY NIGHT Magazine) CB Kendric Burney North Carolina Year Opponent Site Result Preseason first team All-American (NBC) S Morgan Burnett Georgia Tech 1991 #20 Virginia H W, 24-21 Preseason first team All-American (ESPN.com) S Virginia Tech 1993 #25 Virginia H L, 14-35 Preseason first team All-American (Sports Illus- P Travis Baltz Maryland 1994 #7 Arizona H L, 14-19 trated) 1995 #16 Maryland H W, 31-3 Preseason first team All-American 1996 Duke H W, 48-22 ACC Media Picks Tech To Finish (CBSSports.com) 1996 Maryland A L, 10-13 Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- Second In Coastal Division 1997 #5 North Carolina H L, 13-16 zine) Virginia Tech was picked to win the Coastal 1998 Clemson A W, 24-21 Preseason No. 2-ranked player in the ACC Division and to defeat Atlantic Division repre- 1999 Maryland H W, 49-31 (ESPN.com) 2000 NC State A L, 23-30 (ot) sentative Florida State in the ACC Champi- No. 2-ranked running back nationally (Rivals) 2000 Virginia H W, 35-0 onships game set for Dec. 5 at Raymond No. 13-ranked player nationally (Sporting News) James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The Hokies re- 2001 Maryland H L, 20-17 (ot) 2001 North Carolina H W, 28-21 Doak Walker Award Watch List ceived 78 first-place votes and 512 points in di- 2002 Maryland A L, 10-34 Walter Camp National Player of the Year Watch visional balloting. 2003 Brigham Young A L, 13-24 List Georgia Tech claimed the other nine first- 2003 Maryland H W, 7-3 place votes and 415 points for second. 2004 #22 Virginia Tech H L, 20-34 Cord Howard (Sr., OL) The media has not correctly picked Georgia 2005 NC State H L, 14-17 Preseason third team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- zine) Tech's ACC finish since 1999. Last year the Yel- 2006 Virginia H W, 24-7 No. 8-ranked offensive guard nationally (Lindy’s) low Jackets were tabbed to finish fourth in the 2007 #11 Virginia Tech H L, 3-27 2008 #23 Miami H W, 41-23 Coastal and ended the season tied for first 2009 Clemson H W, 30-27 Derrick Morgan (Jr., DE) place. The previous season, in 2007, the Jack- 2009 #20 Miami A L, 17-33 Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- ets were picked to finish second in the division. zine) North Carolina (350) and Miami (282) fol- Preseason No. 10-ranked player in the ACC lowed the top two. (ESPN.com) Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Atlantic Division Coastal Division Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award 1. Florida State (56) 479 1. Virginia Tech (78) 512 Watch List 2. Clemson (14) 387 2. Georgia Tech (9) 415 3. NC State (10) 364 3. North Carolina 350 Josh Nesbitt (Jr., QB) 4. Wake Forest (7) 295 4. Miami 282 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List 5. Maryland 157 5. Virginia 148 6. Boston College 145 6. Duke 120 Demaryius Thomas (Jr., WR) First team preseason All-ACC Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- zine)

RAMBLINWRECK.COM JOHNSON’S RECORD

At Tech *Total Paul Johnson overall ...... 12-5 57-34 Head Coach / 2nd Year at Georgia Tech playing at home ...... 9-1 29-13 12-5 (2 seasons) / 119-44 (13 seasons overall) playing on the road ...... 3-3 19-14 playing at a neutral site ...... 0-1 9-7 in bowl games ...... 0-1 2-3 Paul Johnson Notebook in overtime ...... 0-0 2-2  Paul Johnson, the 2008 ACC Coach of the Year and CBSS- more than 7 days to prepare . . . .7-1 25-9 ports.com National Coach of the Year, is in his second season at in August ...... 1-0 4-0 Georgia Tech. in September ...... 5-2 17-12 in October ...... 3-1 14-12  A 1979 Western Carolina graduate, Johnson previously in November ...... 3-1 14-7 coached at Navy for six seasons, compiling a record of 45-29 and in December ...... 0-1 8-3 leading the Midshipmen to five consecutive Commander-in-Chief’s outrushing opponent ...... 12-4 57-23 Trophies. when rushing for 300 yards . . . . .7-1 41-10  Before arriving at Navy, Johnson coached five seasons at Georgia Southern, from 1997-2001, when rushing for 400 yards . . . . .3-0 14-1 compiling a 62-10 (.861) record. He won two straight NCAA I-AA national championships (1999, outrushed by opponent ...... 0-1 0-11 2000) and five straight Southern Conference titles. when allowing 300 yards rushing . .0-0 0-1  After a 2-10 record in his first season at Navy (2002), Johnson has led Navy and Georgia Tech outpassing opponent ...... 1-1 6-5 to a combined six consecutive winning seasons and six straight bowl games. when passing for 300 yards . . . . .0-0 0-1 outpassed by opponent ...... 11-4 50-29  Sports Illustrated projected Georgia Tech to win just three games in 2008, Johnson’s first sea- when allowing 300 yards passing . .1-0 6-5 son on the Flats. Johnson, however, led the Yellow Jackets to nine wins, a share of the ACC Coastal when allowing 400 yards passing . .1-0 4-2 Division title, a No. 22 national ranking, and an appearance in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. more total offense than opponent .8-2 47-11  Johnson’s first-year success at Georgia Tech is even more remarkable because the 2008 Yel- when having 400+ total offense . . .8-1 37-10 low Jackets, one of college football’s youngest teams, had to learn completely new offensive and when having 500+ total offense . . .2-0 13-3 defensive schemes. less total offense than opponent . .4-3 10-23 when allowing 400+ total offense . .2-1 11-22 JOHNSON’S AS A HEAD COACH when allowing 500+ total offense . .0-0 4-8 committing fewer turnovers . . . . .7-0 32-4 JOHNSON YEAR-BY-YEAR committing more turnovers ...... 2-3 14-25 Year School W-L Pct. turnovers are even ...... 3-2 11-5 1997 Georgia Southern 10-3 .769 Southern Conference Champions 0-30:00 of time of possession . . .6-4 35-22 1998 Georgia Southern 14-1 .933 Southern Conference Champions/I-AA Runner-Up 30:01-plus of time of possession . .6-1 22-12 1999 Georgia Southern 13-2 .867 Southern Conference Champions/I-AA National Champion scoring first ...... 9-2 34-11 2000 Georgia Southern 13-2 .867 Southern Conference Champions/I-AA National Champion opponent scores first ...... 3-3 23-22 2001 Georgia Southern 12-2 .857 Southern Conference Champions leading after the 1st quarter . . . . .8-2 34-9 2002 Navy 2-10 .167 trailing after the 1st quarter . . . . .2-3 12-17 2003 Navy 8-5 .615 EV1.net Houston Bowl tied after the 1st quarter ...... 2-0 11-8 2004 Navy 10-2 .833 Emerald Bowl Champions leading at halftime ...... 10-1 41-4 2005 Navy 8-4 .667 Poinsettia Bowl Champions trailing at halftime ...... 2-4 9-25 2006 Navy 9-4 .692 Meineke Car Care Bowl tied at halftime ...... 0-0 7-5 2007 Navy 8-4 .667 Poinsettia Bowl (Johnson did not coach in bowl game) leading after the 3rd quarter . . . .10-0 49-4 2008 Georgia Tech 9-4 .692 Chick-fil-A Bowl trailing after the 3rd quarter . . . . .2-5 7-27 2009 Georgia Tech 3-1 .750 tied after the 3rd quarter ...... 0-0 1-3 GSU Totals (5 seasons) 62-10 .861 scoring 0-10 points ...... 1-1 1-8 Navy Totals (6 seasons) 45-29 .608 scoring 11-20 points ...... 1-4 2-10 Georgia Tech Totals (2) 12-5 .706 scoring 21-30 points ...... 3-0 17-12 Career (13 seasons) 119-44 .730 scoring 31-40 points ...... 3-0 18-3 scoring 41-plus points ...... 3-0 18-1 WINNINGEST ACTIVE FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION COACHES opponent scores 0-10 points . . . .4-0 14-0 By Percentage, minimum of five full years as a head coach opponent scores 11-20 points . . .4-1 19-3 Rk. Coach 2009 Record Win % opponent scores 21-30 points . . .3-2 17-10 1. Pete Carroll (USC) 3-1 91-16 .850 opponent scores 31-40 points . . .0-2 2-8 2. Urban Meyer (Florida) 4-0 87-17 .837 opponent scores 41-plus points . . .1-0 5-13 3. Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) 2-1 111-25 .816 individual 100-yard rusher . . . . .10-2 44-12 4. (Georgia) 3-1 85-23 .787 with two 100-yard rushers ...... 1-0 12-2 5. Bobby Bowden (Florida State) 2-2 384-125-4 .752 opponent 100-yard rusher ...... 1-1 12-15 6. Joe Paterno (Penn State) 3-1 386-128-3 .750 opponent with 2 100-yard rushers .0-0 0-0 7. (Ohio State) 3-1 221-77-2 .740 8. Brian Kelly (Cincinnati) 4-0 163-57-2 .739 *Total includes Johnson’s six seasons at Navy and first season at Georgia Tech 9. Gary Patterson (TCU) 3-0 76-27 .738 10. Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) 3-1 173-63-2 .731 11. Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) 3-1 119-44 .730 TECH: CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR

MOST VICTORIES IN FIRST 13 SEASONS AS COACH All-Time / Football Bowl Subdivision Year Coach Conference Rk. Coach Years Record 2008 Paul Johnson ...... ACC 1. , Nebraska 1973-85 127-30-2 2000 George O’Leary ...... ACC 2. Barry Switzer, Oklahoma 1973-85 125-24-4 1998 George O’Leary ...... ACC 3. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 1992-04 123-31-0 1990 ...... ACC Joe Paterno, Penn State 1966-78 123-25-1 1985 Bill Curry ...... ACC 5. Steve Spurrier, Duke, Florida 1987-99 122-35-2 1952 Bobby Dodd ...... SEC 1951 Bobby Dodd ...... SEC Lloyd Carr, Michigan 1995-07 122-39-0 1939 Bill Alexander ...... SEC 7. Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma 1947-59 121-13-3 8. Paul Johnson, GSU, Navy , GA Tech 1997-09 119-44-0 9. Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 1889-1902 118-45-12 LaVell Edwards, BYU 1972-84 118-37-1

RAMBLINWRECK.COM DWYER IN THE RECORD BOOKS

Career Rushing Attempts Player Years Att 1. Robert Lavette 1981-84 914 10. Lenny Snow 1965-67 445 11. William Bell 1989-93 418 12. Shawn Jones 1989-92 392 13. Ronny Cone 1979-83 381 14. Jimy Lincoln 1991-94 380 15. David Sims 1974-76 379 nr. Jonathan Dwyer 2007- 331

Career Rushing Touchdowns Player Years TD 1. Robert Lavette 1981-84 45 2. Joe Burns 1998-01 31 3. Tashard Choice 2005-07 28 4. Jonathan Dwyer 2007- 23 P.J Daniels 2002-05 23 6. Eddie Lee Ivery 1975-78 22 Leon Hardeman 1951-53 22 8. David Sims 1974-76 21 9. C.J. Williams 1994-96 20 10. Shawn Jones 1989-92 19 Jonathan Dwyer Charles Wiley 1995-98 19 Junior / Running Back / Marietta, Ga. Career 100-Yard Rushing Games Player Years G 1. Robert Lavette 1981-84 18 Tashard Choice 2005-07 18 3. P.J. Daniels 2002-05 16 4. Jerry Mays 1985-89 15 5. Eddie Lee Ivery 1975-78 14 6. Jonathan Dwyer 2007- 11 Joe Burns 1998-01 11 8. C.J. Williams 1994-96 10 9. David Sims 1974-76 8

Career Total Offense Player, Pos. Years Yards 1. Joe Hamilton, QB 1996-99 10,640 15. , QB 1961-63 3,140 DWYER’S CAREER STATISTICS 16. , QB 2005-07 2,777 Year GP-GS Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 17. Larry Good, QB 1966-68 2,675 2009 4-4 49 326 5.6 2 74 0 0 0.0 0 0 18. Joe Burns, RB 1998-01 2,634 2008 13-13 200 1395 7.0 12 88 8 209 26.1 1 79 19. A.J. Suggs, QB 2002-03 2,427 2007 13-0 82 436 5.3 9 65 2 17 8.5 0 9 20. Rick Strom, QB 1983-87 2,377 TOTAL 30-17 331 2157 6.5 23 88 10 226 22.6 1 79 nr. Jonathan Dwyer 2007- 2,157 Kick Returns Att Yds Avg TD LP APY 2009 0 0 0.0 0 0 326 Career All-Purpose Yards 2008 8 171 21.4 0 52 1775 2007 14 306 21.9 0 35 759 Player Years Total TOTAL 22 477 21.7 0 52 2,860 1. Robert Lavette 1981-84 5,393 10. Joe Burns 1998-01 3,601 CAREER HIGHS 11. Kerry Watkins 1999-02 3,343 Rushing Attempts: 23 vs. Duke, Oct. 4 , 2008 12. Calvin Johnson 2004-06 2,967 Yards Rushing: 159 vs. Duke, Oct. 4 , 2008 13. Jonathan Smith 2000-03 2,931 Longest Rush: 88 (TD) vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 20, 2008 (school record) 14. Harvey Middleton 1994-97 2,879 TD Rushing: 3 vs. Samford, Sept. 8, 2007 15. Jonathan Dwyer 2007- 2,860 Receptions: 3 vs. Louisiana State, Dec. 31, 2008 C.J. Williams 1994-96 2,860 Yards Receiving: 79 vs. Gardner-Webb, Oct. 11, 2008 Longest Reception: 79 (TD) vs. Gardner-Webb, Oct. 11, 2008 TD Receptions: 1 vs. Gardner-Webb, Oct. 11, 2008 Career Scoring Kick Returns: 3, four times Player, Pos. Years TP Kick Return Yards: 97 at Boston College, Sept. 6, 2008 1. Luke Manget, K 1999-02 322 Long Return: 52 at Boston College, Sept. 6, 2008 11. Kelly Campbell, WR 1998-01 162 All-Purpose Yards: 205 at Boston College, Sept. 6, 2008 12. Johnny Smith, K 1977-80 159 13. Eddie Lee Ivery, RB 1975-78 158 2009 GAME-BY-GAME Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP Brad Chambers, K 1995-98 158 Jacksonville State* 7 95 13.6 2 74 0 0 0.0 0 0 Clemson* 18 66 3.7 0 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 15. P.J. Daniels, RB 2002-04 156 Miami* 5 7 1.4 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 16. Ron Rice, K 1980-83 150 North Carolina* 19 158 8.3 0 39 0 0 0.0 0 0 17. Jonathan Dwyer, RB 2007- 146

2008 GAME-BY-GAME Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP Career Touchdowns Jacksonville State* 11 112 10.2 2 37 1 5 5.0 0 5 Player Years TD at Boston College* 18 108 6.0 1 43 0 0 0.0 0 0 1. Robert Lavette 1981-84 46 at Virginia Tech* 10 28 2.8 0 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 2. Joe Burns 1998-01 34 Mississippi State* 9 141 15.7 1 88 1 20 20.0 0 20 Duke* 23 159 6.9 0 36 0 0 0.0 0 0 3. Calvin Johnson 2004-06 29 Gardner-Webb* 16 27 1.7 0 7 1 79 79.0 1 79 4. Tashard Choice 2005-07 28 at Clemson* 21 109 5.2 0 31 0 0 0.0 0 0 Jerry Mays 1985-89 28 Virginia* 17 70 4.1 1 12 1 9 9.0 0 9 6. Kelly Campbell 1998-01 27 Florida State* 13 145 11.2 2 66 1 30 30.0 0 30 7. Eddie Lee Ivery 1975-78 26 at North Carolina* 22 157 7.1 1 85 0 0 0.0 0 0 P.J. Daniels 2002-05 26 Miami* 10 128 12.8 2 58 0 0 0.0 0 0 9. Jonathan Dwyer 2007- 24 2009 Heisman Trophy Candidate 2009 Heisman Trophy Candidate Camp National Player of the Year 2009 Walter Award2009 Doak Walker Candidate at Georgia* 20 144 7.2 2 60 0 0 0.0 0 0 C.J. Williams 1994-96 24 vs. Louisiana State* 10 67 6.7 0 39 3 66 22.0 0 40   

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Dwyer By The Numbers Dwyer Notebook DWYER’S 2009 PRESEASON HONORS Games missed in two-plus seasons  Dwyer broke loose for 158 rushing yards --  ACC Preseason Player of the Year 0 because of injury one yard shy of tying his career high -- last week  First team preseason All-ACC Tech players named ACC Player of against North Carolina. He averaged 8.3 yards  Preseason first team All-American (Sporting the Year -- Dwyer, Johnson, Hamilton per carry. News) 3  Preseason first team All-American (Phil Steele  Moved up to second in the ACC and tied for Of the 13 longest rushing attempts Magazine) 3 in Tech history belong to Dwyer 38th nationally in rushing yards per game  Preseason first team All-American (NBC) (81.5).  Preseason first team All-American (ESPN.com) Straight years a Tech player has led  Dwyer rushed for a 74-yard touchdown the  Preseason first team All-American (Sports Illus- the ACC in rushing 3 first time he touched the football in 2009 -- trated)  Preseason first team All-American Yards per carry Dwyer is averaging against Jacksonville State (Sept. 5). for his career (CBSSports.com) 6.7  Against Jacksonville State, Dwyer rushed for  Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- Career games with two or more two touchdowns -- the seventh time in his ca- zine) 7 touchdowns reer he has rushed for two or more touch-  Preseason No. 2-ranked player in the ACC downs in a game. (ESPN.com) Dwyer already ranks ninth on Tech’s  No. 2-ranked running back nationally (Rivals) 9 all-time career rushing list  Dwyer has 11 career 100-yard rushing  No. 13-ranked player nationally (Sporting News)  Career 100-yard rushing games games, which ranks tied for sixth in Tech his- Doak Walker Award Watch List  Walter Camp National Player of the Year Watch 11 including nine in 2008 tory.  List Ranked 17th in the nation in rushing He has 23 career rushing touchdowns, tying 17 in 2008 (107.3 ypg) P.J. Daniels for the fourth-most in Tech history.  Dwyer has 24 career touchdowns overall, DWYER’S CAREER HONORS Carries of 20 yards or more over tying C.J. Williams for the ninth-most in Tech 22 the last two seasons combined 2008 history.  Career rushing touchdowns, which ACC Player of the Year  One of 10 players in Tech history with 2,000  ACC Player of the Year (Rivals) ranks tied for fourth in Tech history 23 yards.  ACC Player of the Year (ACC Sports Journal)  ACC Offensive Player of the Year Career total touchdowns, which  Ranks ninth in Georgia Tech history for ca- ranks tied for ninth in Tech history  ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Sporting 24 reer rushing yards with 2,157. News) Yards Dwyer ran for a touchdown on  He needs 140 all-purpose yards to become  ACC Offensive Player of the Year (ACC Sports 74 his first carry of the 2009 season. the 12th player in Georgia Tech history with Journal)  First Team All-ACC Yard run vs. Mississippi State last 3,000 all-purpose yards.  First Team All-ACC (Rivals) 88 season; the longest in Tech history  He is attempting to lead the conference in  First Team All-ACC (ACC Sports Journal) Yards Dwyer rushed for against rushing for the second straight season and give  First Team All-America (Pro Football Weekly) 15 8 North Carolina on Sept. 26th Tech the ACC rushing champion for the fourth  Honorable Mention All-America (Sports Illus- straight year. Former Jacket Tashard Choice led trated) Yards Dwyer rushed for against  the ACC in rushing in 2006 and 2007. ACC co-Offensive Back of the Week (Nov. 24) 15 9 Duke last season (career-high)  ACC Player of the Week (Rivals/Sept. 9)  Last year against Mississippi State, Dwyer  2008 Doak Walker Award Watch List rushed nine times for 141 yards and a touch- Dwyer In The Tech Record Books down. He also had one 20-yard reception and 2007 one kickoff return.  2007 ACC All-Freshman Team (Sporting News) Rk Category Total  2007 ACC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 9)  1st Season 100-Yard Games . . . .(2008) 9 His 1,395 yards rushing last season were the fourth-most single-season yards in Georgia 2nd Season All-Purpose Yards (2008) 1,775 Tech history and the most by any ACC player TECH’S ACC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 3rd Consecutive 100-Yd. Games . .(2008) 4 since 2006. 4th Career Rushing TDs ...... 23 2008 Jonathan Dwyer Running Back  His average of 107.3 yards per game last 4th Season Rushing ...... (2008) 1,395 2006 Calvin Johnson Wide Receiver year was the seventh-best single-season aver- 1999 Joe Hamilton Quarterback 5th Season Rushing TDs ...... (2008) 12 age in Tech history. 5th Season Touchdowns ...... (2008) 13  Dwyer’s combined rushing and receiving 6th Career 100-Yard Games ...... 11 yardage in 2008 (1,604) were the ninth-most ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR in the history of the ACC. 7th Season Rushing YPG . . . (2008) 107.3 2008 Jonathan Dwyer RB Georgia Tech 9th Career Touchdowns ...... 24  Dwyer rushed for 100 yards nine times in 2007 Matt Ryan QB Boston College 9th Career Rushing ...... 2,157 2008, tying the school record held by Tashard 2006 Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech Choice in 2006. 2005 RB Wake Forest 11th Season Scoring ...... (2008) 80 2004 QB Virginia Tech  15th Career All-Purpose Yards ...... 2,860 He averaged 7.0 yards per carry in 2008 2003 QB NC State and had 19 carries of 20 yards or longer. 2002 QB Virginia 17th Career Scoring ...... 146 2001 RB Maryland  Dwyer produced 1,775 all-purpose yards last 2000 QB Florida State season, the second-most in Georgia Tech his- 1999 Joe Hamilton QB Georgia Tech Dwyer’s 100-Yard Rushing Games tory. 1998 WR NC State Yds Opponent Date  Dwyer produced the longest run from scrim- 1997 QB Florida State mage in Yellow Jacket history (88 yards vs. Mis- 1996 RB Virginia 159 Duke ...... Oct. 4, 2008 1995 QB Florida State sissippi State last season), the fourth-longest 158 North Carolina ...... Sept. 26, 2009 1994 Robert Baldwin RB Duke run (85 yards vs. North Carolina in 2008), and 1993 QB Florida State 157 North Carolina ...... Nov. 8, 2008 the 12th-longest run (74 yards vs. Jacksonville 145 Florida State ...... Nov. 1, 2008 State). He also owns runs of 66, 60 and 58 144 Georgia ...... Nov. 29, 2008 yards. TECH’S HEISMAN TROPHY FINISHES 141 Mississippi State . . . . .Sept. 20, 2008  On Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Gardner-Webb, he 2006 Calvin Johnson WR 10th 138 Samford ...... Sept. 8, 2007 scored his first career receiving TD on a 79- 1999 Joe Hamilton QB 2nd 128 Miami ...... Nov. 20, 2008 yard pass from Calvin Booker -- the 12th- 1978 Eddie Lee Ivery RB 8th longest pass play in Tech history. 1963 Billy Lothridge QB 2nd 112 Jacksonville State . . . . .Aug. 28, 2008 1962 Billy Lothridge QB 8th 109 Clemson ...... Oct. 18, 2008 1943 RB 5th 108 Boston College ...... Sept. 6, 2008 1942 Clint Castleberry RB 3rd

RAMBLINWRECK.COM BURNETT’S 2009 PRESEASON HONORS

 First team preseason All-ACC  Preseason second team All-American (CBSSports.com) Morgan Burnett  Preseason second team All-American (NBC) Junior / Safety / College Park, Ga.  Preseason second team All-American (Phil Steele Magazine)  Preseason second team All-ACC (The Kickoff)  All-American Candidate Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- “Morgan Burnett already has the zine) Jim Thorpe Award Candidate  Preseason No. 7-ranked player in the ACC best hair in college football; he Bronko Nagurski Award Candidate (ESPN.com) may also have the best hands.”  Jim Thorpe Award Watch List  Junior Morgan Burnett has three intercep-  Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List tions this season -- 1 vs. Jacksonville State, 2 -- Brad Nessler, ABC/ESPN (Aug. vs. North Carolina. 28, 2009)  Burnett, with 13 career interceptions, has BURNETT IN THE RECORD BOOKS more INTs than any active player in the ACC.  Burnett had five tackles and a tackle for loss Season Interceptions  in the season opener against Jacksonville State. His 13 career INTs tie for the 4th-most in Player Season INT Georgia Tech history. He is just three intercep-  Named by his teammates as one of three 1. 1991 9 tions shy of tying the school record of 16 held captains for the 2009 season. Jeff Ford 1969 9 by Willie Clay (1988-91).  Burnett is a preseason candidate for the Jim 3. Randy Rhino 1972 8  He has recorded two interceptions in one Thorpe Award and the Bronko Nagurski Award. 4. Morgan Burnett 2008 7 Bobby Moorhead 1952 7 game three times in his career.  He was also named preseason second team 6. Seven players 6  Burnett is leading Tech in interceptions for All-America by three sources. nr. Morgan Burnett 2009 3 the third straight season. The last Yellow Jacket  Burnett’s seven interceptions last season tied Career Interceptions to lead the team in INTs three straight years for the most in the nation and were more than Player Seasons INT was Jeremy Muyres from 2000-02. the Georgia Tech team produced in 2007 (five).  1. Willie Clay 1988-91 16 He ranks second in the ACC and tied for sixth  His seven INTs in 2008 were the most single- 2. Jeff Ford 1969-71 14 nationally in interceptions. season INTs by any Yellow Jacket since 1991 Randy Rhino 1972-74 14  Burnett led the team in tackles and had a when Willie Clay had nine. 4. Morgan Burnett 2007- 13 Bobby Moorhead 1950-52 13 pair of interceptions vs. North Carolina (Sept.  Burnett’s seven interceptions tied for the 26). Wade Mitchell 1953-56 13 fourth-most in Georgia Tech history. 1988-91 13  Burnett had eight tackles, including six solo 8. Jeremy Muyres 1999-02 12 tackles, at Miami (Sept. 17). Bill Eastman 1965-67 12 Lawrence Lowe 1977-80 12 Ted Thurson 1979-82 12 BURNETT’S CAREER STATISTICS 12. Bob McCoy 1947-50 11 Year G-GS P-A Tkl TFL Sck FC FR Int PB George Morris 1950-52 11 2009 4-4 11-9 20 1.0-1 0 0 0 3-40 1 14. Reginald Rutland 1983-86 10 2008 13-13 62-31 93 7.0-18 0 1 0 7-95 8 Rick Lewis 1969-71 10 2007 13-1 37-20 57 2.5-11 1.0-8 0 1 3-0 1 TOTAL 30-18 110-60 170 10.5-30 1.0-8 1 1 13-135 10 Career Tackles by a Defensive Back

CAREER HIGHS Player Seasons Tkl Tackles: 14 vs. Louisiana State, Dec. 31, 2008 1. Jeremy Muyres 1999-02 273 TFL: 2 vs. Louisiana State, Dec. 31, 2008 2. Ken Swilling 1988-91 267 Sacks: 1.0 at Notre Dame, Sept. 1, 2007 3. Dawan Landry 2002-05 250 FR: 1 vs. Georgia, Nov. 24, 2007 4. Mark Sheffield 1979-82 244 FF: 1 at Boston College, Sept. 6, 2008 5. James Butler 2001-04 240 Interceptions: 2, three times 6. Lethon Flowers 1991-94 238 PB: 4 vs. Florida State, Nov. 1, 2008 7. Travares Tillman 1996-99 236 2009 GAME-BY-GAME P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 8. Riccardo Ingram 1984-87 232 Jacksonville State* 3-2 5 1.0-1 0 0 0 1-0 1 9. Cleve Pounds 1982-85 227 Clemson* 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10. Mike Dee 1993-96 223 at Miami* 6-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 11. Mike Wysong 1968-70 215 North Carolina* 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 2-40 0 12. Lawrence Lowe 1977-80 212 at Mississippi State 13. Andre Thomas 1985-88 207 at Florida State Virginia Tech Anthony Harrison 1983-86 207 at Virginia 15. Ken Taylor 1978-80 205 at Vanderbilt 16. Randy Rhino 1971-74 203 Wake Forest nr. Morgan Burnett 2007- 170 at Duke Georgia ACC Career Interceptions Leaders Player School, Years INT BURNETT’S INTERCEPTIONS 1. Alphonso Smith WF, 2005-08 21 2. Dre’ Bly UNC, 1996-98 20 Date Opponent Site Quarterback Qtr Down/Dist Return 3. John Talley DU, 2003-06 18 Sept. 26, 2009 North Carolina H T.J. Yates 4 4th/10 21 4. Tom Brown MD,1960-62 17 Sept. 26, 2009 North Carolina H T.J. Yates 3 1st/10 19 Ronnie Burgess WF, 1981-84 17 Sept. 5, 2009 Jacksonville State H Marques Ivory 2nd 3rd/9 0 A.J. Greene WF, 1985-88 17 Nov. 29, 2008 Georgia A Matthew Stafford 1st 3rd/13 35 (TD) Terry Kinard CL, 1978-81 17 Oct. 25, 2008 Virginia H Marc Verica 1st 2nd/13 13 Keith McMeans VA, 1987-90 17 Oct. 18, 2008 Clemson A Cullen Harper 2nd 1st/10 0 9. Five Players Tied 16 Oct. 18, 2008 Clemson A Cullen Harper 4th 1st/10 0 14. Four Players Tied 15 Sept. 20, 2008 Mississippi State H Wesley Carroll 2nd 3rd/16 0 nr. Morgan Burnett GT, 2007- 13 Aug. 28, 2008 Jacksonville State H Ryan Perrilloux 1st 1st/10 0 Crezdon Butler CL, 2006- 10 Aug. 28, 2008 Jacksonville State H Ryan Perrilloux 2nd 2nd/10 47 Oct. 20, 2008 Army H C. Williams 2nd 3ed/Goal 0 Sept. 29, 2007 Clemson H Cullen Harper 4th 3rd/24 0 Sept. 22, 2007 Virginia A Peter Lalich 3rd 2nd/10 0

RAMBLINWRECK.COM MORGAN’S 2009 HONORS

 Lott Trophy Player of the Week (Sept. 15)  ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 14)  Preseason first team All-ACC (Phil Steele Maga- Derrick Morgan zine) Junior / Defensive End / Coatesville, Pa.  Preseason No. 10-ranked player in the ACC (ESPN.com)  Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List All-American Candidate Rotary Lombardi Award Candidate MORGAN IN THE RECORD BOOKS Ted Hendricks Award Candidate Season Sacks  Junior defensive end Derrick Morgan leads the Player Season Sacks ACC in both sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss 1. Pat Swilling 1985 15.0 (7.0). 2. Coleman Rudolph 1991 13.0  Morgan ranks tied for fourth nationally in sacks Greg Gathers 2000 13.0 and tied for 17th nationally in tackles for loss. 4. Marco Coleman 1990 12.5 5. Eric Henderson 2003 11.0  He is on pace to becoming just the seventh 6. Marco Coleman 1991 10.0 player in Tech history with 10.0 sacks in one sea- Felipe Claybrooks 1998 10.0 son. Greg Gathers 2001 10.0  9. Coleman Rudolph 1992 9.5 Morgan has five career fumble recoveries in- 10. Michael Johnson 2008 9.0 cluding one this season. Jesse Tarplin 1998 9.0  Morgan ranks tied for third on the team, first Nick Rogers 2000 9.0 among linemen, in total tackles (19). He ranks nr. Derrick Morgan 2009 5.5 second on the team in solo tackles (13). Season Tackles For Loss  He has 12.5 sacks for his career. With 1.5 Player Season TFL more, he will rank tied for 13th in Georgia Tech 1. Eric Henderson 2003 24.0 history for career sacks. 2. Pat Swilling 1985 21,0  He had a half-sack, a half-tackle for loss, a fum- Marco Coleman 1991 21.0 4. Greg Gathers 2000 20.0 ble recovery and three tackles against North Car- Coleman Rudolph 1991 20.0 olina, while helping hold the Tar Heels to 17 yards 6. Coleman Rudolph 1992 19.5 rushing. 7. Marco Coleman 1990 18.5  Morgan was dominant Sept. 10 in the win over  His four fumble recoveries last season tied for 8. Greg Gathers 2001 18.0 Clemson. Had 10 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for the fifth-most in the nation. Greg Gathers 1999 18.0 nr. Derrick Morgan 2009 7.0 loss and 3.0 sacks.  Had seven sacks last season to rank tied for  Named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the eighth in the ACC. Recorded 9.5 tackles for loss Career Sacks Week (Sept. 14) and the Lott Triophy National in 2008. Player Seasons Sacks Player of the Week for his performance against 1. Greg Gathers 1999-02 31.0 Clemson. NCAA Sacks Leaders 2. Coleman Rudolph 1989-92 28.5 1. Von Miller Texas A&M 8.0 3. Marco Coleman 1989-91 27.5  Morgan’s 3.0 sacks against Clemson were 2. Lindsey Witten Connecticut 7.0 4. Eric Henderson 2002-05 25.0 the most in a game since Oct. 28, 2006 when 3. Nick Perry USC 6.0 5. Pat Swilling 1982-85 23.0 Philip Wheeler had 3.0 sacks against Miami. 4. Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech 5.5 6. Felipe Claybrooks 1997-00 20.0  Despite getting double- and triple-teamed most Josh McNary Army 5.5 7. Michael Johnson 2005-08 19.0 of the day, Derrick Morgan managed 2.5 tackles Johnathan Rainey New Mexico 5.5 8. Philip Wheeler 2003-07 18.5 for loss and 2.0 sacks in the season opener 9. Tom Johnson 1990-93 17.5 ACC Tackles For Loss Leaders 10. Marlon Williams 1990-93 17.0 against Jacksonville State (Sept. 5). 1. Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech 7.0 11. Nick Rogers 1998-01 16.5  The only returning starter on the defensive line. 2. Ricky Sapp Clemson 5.5 12. Willie Burks 1986-89 16.0 The other three starters last season were se- Willie Young NC State 5.5 13. Jesse Tarplin 1995-98 14.0 lected in the NFL draft. Dekoda Watson Florida State 5.5 14. Ralph Hughes 1994-97 13.5 Alex Albright Boston College 5.5 nr. Derrick Morgan 2007-** 12.5  Named honorable mention All-ACC in 2008. Robert Quinn North Carolina 5.5 Career Tackles For Loss MORGAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Player Seasons TFL Year G-GS P-A Tkl TFL Sck FC FR Int PB Bk 1. Eric Henderson 2002-05 59.5 2009 4-4 13-6 19 7.0-35 5.5-30 0 1-0 0 1 0 2. Greg Gathers 1999-02 57.0 2008 13-13 31-20 51 9.5-56 7.0-50 0 4 0 3 1 3. Colman Rudolph 1989-92 52.0 2007 12-0 4-5 9 1.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 4. Marco Coleman 1989-91 50.0 TOTAL 29-17 48-31 79 18.0-93 12.5-80 0 5 0 5 1 5. Daryl Smith 2000-03 48.0 6. Keyaron Fox 2000-03 40.0 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 10 vs. Gardner-Webb, Oct. 11, 2008; 10 vs. Clemson, Sept. 10, 2009 7. Gerris Wilkerson 2002-05 38.0 TFL: 4.0 vs. Gardner-Webb, Oct. 11, 2008; 4.0 vs. Clemson, Sept. 10, 2009 8. Pat Swilling 1982-85 37.0 Sacks: 3.0 vs. Clemson, Sept. 10, 2009 Felipe Claybrooks 1997-00 37.0 Fumbles Recovered: 1, five times 10. Philip Wheeler 2003-07 34.5 Pass Break-Ups: 1, five times 11. Marlon Williams 1990-93 33.5 12. Darryl Richard 2004-08 32.0 2009 GAME-BY-GAME P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB Recardo Wimbush 1999-02 32.0 Jacksonville State* 5-1 5 2.5-18 2.0-17 0 0 0 1 14. Nick Rogers 1998-01 31.0 Clemson* 7-3 10 4.0-13 3.0-9 0 0 0 0 at Miami* 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 KaMichael Hall 2003-06 31.0 North Carolina* 1-2 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 1-0 0 0 16. Michael Johnson 2005-08 30.5 at Mississippi State Adamm Oliver 2004-07 30.5 at Florida State 18. Joe Anoai 2003-06 29.5 Virginia Tech 19. Willie Burks 1986-89 29.0 at Virginia 20. Vance Walker 2005-08 26.5 at Vanderbilt 21. Keith Brooking 1994-97 25.5 Wake Forest Ralph Hughes 1994-97 25.5 at Duke Georgia nr. Derrick Morgan 2007-** 18.0

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Georgia Tech Career Statistics vs. Mississippi State

BEN ANDERSON P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB RASHAAD REID P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHANDLER ANDERSON Punts Yds Avg Net 50+ I-20 Ret Long JAYBO SHAW C-A-I Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2008 1 46 46.0 26.0 0 0 0 46 2008 3-7-0 43 14.3 1 20 9 61 6.8 1 25

ANTHONY BARNES P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB STEVEN SYLVESTER P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

SCOTT BLAIR (Scoring) XP-A FG-A 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-+ Lg COOPER TAYLOR P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB Blk 2008 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 5-5 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 29 0 Punting Punts Yds Avg Net 50+ I-20 Ret Long DEMARYIUS THOMAS Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2008 2 59 29.5 24.5 0 1 1-10 38 2008 2 23 11.5 1 20 0 0 0.0 0 0

MORGAN BURNETT P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB OSAHON TONGO P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 1-0 1 2008 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MARIO BUTLER P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB LOGAN WALLS P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LUCAS COX Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP MARCUS WRIGHT Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2008 DNP Returns KOR Yds Avg TD LP PR Yds Avg TD LP JONATHAN DWYER Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2008 DNP 2008 9 141 15.7 1 88 1 20 20.0 0 20 Kick Returns Att Yds Avg TD LP APY 2008 1 16 16.0 0 16 177

CORREY EARLS Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2008 INJ

MARIO EDWARDS P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

ANTHONY EGBUNIWE P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ZACH FISHER Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

MARTIN FRIERSON P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 INJ

SEDRIC GRIFFIN P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 5-3 8 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0

ROBERT HALL P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006

KYLE JACKSON P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 INJ

DeRON JASPER P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1

BRAD JEFFERSON P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 INJ

RODDY JONES Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2008 7 33 4.7 0 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 Kick Returns Att Yds Avg TD LP APY PR Yds Avg TD 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0

TYLER MELTON Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Returns KOR Yds Avg TD LP PR Yds Avg TD LP 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

DERRICK MORGAN P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

JOSH NESBITT C-A-I Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2008 0-0-0 0 0.0 0 0 2 29 14.5 0 21

EMBRY PEEPLES Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2008 6 56 9.3 1 14 0 0 0.0 0 0

JASON PETERS P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 2-0 2 2.0-17 2.0-17 1 0 0 0

MICHAEL PETERSON P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

STEVEN POWERS P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DOMINIQUE REESE P-A TKL TFL SCK FC FR INT PB 2008 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

RAMBLINWRECK.COM 2009 Depth Chart Updated September 22, 2009

OFFENSE DEFENSE Quarterback End 9 Josh Nesbitt 6-1 214 Jr. Greensboro, Ga. 91 Derrick Morgan 6-4 272 Jr. Coatesville, Pa. 11 Jaybo Shaw 6-0 191 So. Flowery Branch, Ga. 56 Osahon Tongo 6-3 247 Jr.-R Naperville, Ill. 13 6-1 198 Fr.-R Wetumpka, Ala. Tackle B-Back 96 Logan Walls 6-2 286 So.-R Dawsonville, Ga. 21 Jonathan Dwyer 6-0 235 Jr. Marietta, Ga. 92 Jason Peters 6-4 273 So.-R Baton Rouge, La. 46 Preston Lyons 6-0 213 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. 32 Richard Watson 6-1 228 Fr.-R Tallahassee, Fla. Tackle 98 Ben Anderson 6-2 275 Jr.-R Aiken, S.C. A-Back 90 T.J. Barnes 6-7 341 Fr.-R Enterprise, Ala. 20 Roddy Jones 5-9 195 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. 24 Embry Peeples 5-10 173 So. Orlando, Fla. End 17 Orwin Smith 6-0 206 Fr. Phenix City, Ala. 41 Anthony Egbuniwe 6-4 255 Jr.-R Greenville, S.C. 94 Izaan Cross 6-4 272 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. A-Back 18 Anthony Allen 6-0 231 Jr.-R Tampa, Fla. Linebacker 36 Lucas Cox OR 6-0 232 Jr.-R Lewisberry, Pa. 40 Julian Burnett 5-10 221 Fr. Macon, Ga. 3 Marcus Wright 5-8 173 So. San Antonio, Texas 34 Steven Sylvester 6-2 233 So. McDonough, Ga.

Wide Receiver Linebacker 8 Demaryius Thomas 6-3 229 Jr.-R Dublin, Ga. 51 Brad Jefferson 6-2 237 Jr. Wrightsville, Ga. 81 Zach Fisher 6-2 204 r-So. Marietta, Ga. 58 B.J. Machen 6-1 233 Fr.-R Hilliard, Ohio

Wide Receiver Linebacker 5 Stephen Hill 6-4 196 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. 54 Sedric Griffin 5-11 225 Sr. Blair, S.C. 84 Tyler Melton 6-0 206 So. Houston, Texas 12 Anthony Barnes 6-3 230 Jr.-R Cartersville, Ga.

Tackle Cornerback 60 Brad Sellers 6-2 257 Sr.-R Grand Prairie, Texas 2 Mario Butler 6-1 182 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. 75 Nick Claytor 6-6 284 So.-R Gainesville, Ga. 28 Rashaad Reid 5-10 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla. 6 Rod Sweeting 6-0 174 Fr. Locust Grove, Ga. Guard 70 Joseph Gilbert 6-4 280 So.-R Cartersville, Ga. Rover 62 Omoregie Uzzi 6-3 308 Fr.-R Lithonia, Ga. 1 Morgan Burnett 6-1 210 Jr. College Park, Ga. 38 Jemea Thomas 5-10 178 Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga. Center 79 Sean Bedford 6-1 274 Jr.-R Gainesville, Fla. Free Safety 77 Dan Voss 6-4 296 Sr.-R Cherry Hill, N.J. 26 Dominique Reese OR 5-11 198 Jr.-R Auburn, Ala. 28 Rashaad Reid 5-10 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla. Guard 29 Jon Lockhart 6-0 191 Fr.-R Blountstown, Fla. 71 Cord Howard 6-5 308 Sr.-R Phenix City, Ala. 74 Zach Krish 6-5 293 Jr.-R Snellville, Ga. Cornerback 37 Jerrard Tarrant 6-0 202 So.-R Carrollton, Ga. Tackle 10 Martin Frierson 6-2 215 Sr.-R Columbia, S.C. 73 Austin Barrick 6-3 284 Jr.-R Moody, Ala. 61 Phil Smith 6-6 285 Fr.-R Tampa, Fla. Injured 97 Robert Hall (DE) 6-3 259 Jr.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. Kicker 59 Kyle Jackson (LB) 6-0 230 So.-R McDonough, Ga. 14 Scott Blair 6-0 198 Jr. Calhoun, Ga. 22 Cooper Taylor (S) 6-4 208 So. Atlanta, Ga. 6 Ty Rawlings 5-8 150 So.-R Spalding, Ga. 85 Chandler Anderson 5-11 193 So.-R Columbus, Ga.

Punter 85 Chandler Anderson 6-0 191 So.-R Columbus, Ga. 82 Kevin Crosby 6-3 191 Jr.-R Alpharetta, Ga.

Kick Returns 18 Anthony Allen 6-0 231 Jr.-R Tampa, Fla. 17 Orwin Smith 6-0 206 Fr. Phenix City, Ala. How To Say It Punt Returns Players 37 Jerrard Tarrant 6-0 202 So.-R Carrollton, Ga. Ray Beno ...... Bean-O Assistant Coaches 22 Cooper Taylor 6-4 208 So. Atlanta, Ga. Izaan Cross ...... I-zyan Brian Jean-Mary ...... jon muh-REE Emmanuel Dieke ...... D-ay-K Jeff Monken ...... mun-kin Long Snapper Anthony Egbuniwe...... E-boon-a-way Mike Sewak...... C-wahk Dave Wommack...... wah-muck 53 Jeff Lentz 6-5 242 Jr.-R Marietta, Ga. Martin Frierson ...... FRY-er-son 63 Tyler Morgan 6-3 189 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. B.J. Machen ...... may-chin Onu Okebie ...... O-new O-key-B Director of Athletics Kamaron Riley ...... cam-er-on Dan Radakovich...... rad-uh-CO-vich Holder Demaryius Thomas .duh-MARE-ee-us 85 Chandler Anderson 6-0 191 So.-R Columbus, Ga. Jemea Thomas...... Ja-ME-a Osahon Tongo...... OH-suh-han Omoregie Uzzi .....O-more-gay ooze-E

RAMBLINWRECK.COM 2009 Georgia Tech Alphabetical Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 67 (d)+ Josh Aiken-Phillips OL 6-3 250 Fr.-R Lawrenceville, Ga. (Central Gwinnett/GSU) 7 Jordan Luallen QB 6-4 206 Fr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 52 (d)+ Corey Alford LB 5-11 220 Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Heritage) 46 + Preston Lyons BB 6-0 213 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School/Colgate) 18 Anthony Allen AB 6-0 231 Jr.-R Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit/Louisville) 58 B.J. Machen LB 6-1 233 Fr.-R Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) 98** Ben Anderson DT 6-2 275 Jr.-R Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken) 27**+ Jonathan Malone AB 5-9 167 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Pope) 85*+ Chandler Anderson PK/P 6-0 191 So.-R Columbus, Ga. (Shaw) 16 (d)+ Stephen Mann S 6-0 205 Fr.-R Malabar, Fla. (Palm Bay) 12** Anthony Barnes LB 6-3 230 Jr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) 80 Daniel McKayhan WR 6-0 198 Fr.-R Decatur, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr.) 90 T.J. Barnes DT 6-7 341 Fr.-R Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise) 76 Nick McRae OL 6-4 286 Fr.-R Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) 39 + Tyler Barrett S 5-10 180 Sr.-R Hagerstown, Md. (South Hagerstown) 84* Tyler Melton WR 6-0 206 So. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 73** Austin Barrick OT 6-3 284 Jr.-R Moody, Ala. (Moody) 48 Carl Miles CB 6-0 175 Fr. Miramar, Fla. (Cypress Bay) 79* Sean Bedford OL 6-1 274 Jr.-R Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz) 66 + Will Minter OL 6-3 351 Jr.-R Ft. Washington, Md. (Gonzaga College HS) 55 Ray Beno OL 6-1 298 Fr. Newnan, Ga. (Newnan) 83 Jeremy Moore WR 6-3 173 Fr. Austin, Texas (LBJ ) 14** Scott Blair PK/P 6-0 180 Jr. Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 91** Derrick Morgan DE 6-4 272 Jr. Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville) 40 Julian Burnett LB 5-10 221 Fr. Macon, Ga. (Westside) 63 (d)+ Tyler Morgan LS 6-3 189 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater) 1** Morgan Burnett S 6-1 210 Jr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton) 42 Malcolm Munroe LB 6-3 222 Fr.-R Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef) 2** Mario Butler CB 6-1 182 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Nease) 9** Josh Nesbitt QB 6-1 217 Jr. Greensboro, Ga. (Greene County) 75* Nick Claytor OT 6-6 284 So.-R Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville) 49 (d)+ Patrick Nordmann S 5-9 175 Jr. Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas) 12 (d)+ Jordan Conant QB 5-11 200 Fr. Winthrop, Me. (Winthrop) 87 (d)+ Onu Okebie WR 6-1 175 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Berkmar)

82 + Kevin Cone WR 6-2 206 Jr.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic/Shorter College) 49 + Jamal Paige AB 5-10 182 Fr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) 36* Lucas Cox RB 6-0 232 Jr.-R Lewisberry, Pa. (Red Land/Connecticut) 24* Embry Peeples AB 5-10 173 So. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 95 Christopher Crenshaw DE 6-3 238 Fr. Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County) 92* Jason Peters DT 6-4 273 So.-R Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic) 69+ Kevin Crosby P 6-3 191 Jr.-R Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity) 35* Michael Peterson CB 5-11 198 So.-R Tampa,Fla. (Jesuit) 94 Izaan Cross DE 6-4 272 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 27 (d)+ Jared Polak LB 6-1 197 Fr. Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 87 Euclid Cummings DE 6-4 245 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Centennial) 3 (d)+ Sean Poole P 6-1 161 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Chiles) 45*+ Jason Davis DB 5-10 196 Sr.-R Duluth, Ga. (Duluth) 67*+ Steven Powers DL 6-2 232 Jr.-R Rome, Ga. (Model) 93 % Emmanuel Dieke DE 6-6 248 Fr. Riverdale, Ga. (North Clayton) 66 (d)+ Cory Pritchett LS 6-1 254 Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. (Murray County) 30 Daniel Drummond BB 6-3 253 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 39 (d)+ Justin Randolph AB 5-10 168 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell) 21** Jonathan Dwyer BB 6-0 235 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Kell) 6 (d)+ Ty Rawlings K 5-8 150 So.-R Griffin, Ga. (Spalding/Georgia Military College) 15** Correy Earls DB 6-0 200 Jr.-R Macon, Ga. (Central) 54 (d)+ Michael Ray LS 5-10 210 Sr.-R Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 33* Mario Edwards LB 6-1 216 Jr.-R College Park, Ga. (Westlake/Virginia Tech) 26** Dominique Reese DB 5-11 198 Jr.-R Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) 41* Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 255 Jr.-R Greenville, S.C. (James L. Mann/Tulsa) 89*+ Paul Reese AB 6-0 185 So.-R Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor School) 45 (d)+ Andy Elakman PK 6-0 178 Fr.-R Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 28* Rashaad Reid CB 5-10 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine) 24 (d)+ Scott Elder CB 5-9 173 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Home Schooled) 43 Lance Richardson S 6-2 195 Fr. Ware Shoals, S.C. (Ware Shoals) 30 (d)+ Colin Emerson S 6-1 195 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (South Forsyth) 44* Albert Rocker DL 6-1 241 So.-R New Market, Ala. (Sparkman) 50 Jay Finch OL 6-4 278 Fr. Acworth, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain) 29 (d)+ DeShon Scott AB 5-10 185 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Central Gwinnet) 81*+ Zach Fisher WR 6-2 204 So.-R Marietta, Ga. (Kell) 10 (d)+ David Scully K 6-1 180 Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County) 57 + Austin Flanary LB 6-1 226 Fr.-R Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain) 60*** Brad Sellers OL 6-2 257 Sr.-R Grand Prairie, Texas (Bowie) 65 Antonio Foster OL 6-4 300 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta) 11* Jaybo Shaw QB 6-0 191 So. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 68 + Zach Fraysier OL 6-3 263 Fr.-R Ball Ground, Ga. (Cherokee) 16 David Sims QB 5-11 229 Fr. St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County) 10*** Martin Frierson DB 6-2 215 Sr.-R Columbia, S.C. (Irmo) 23 Quentin Sims WR 6-3 195 Fr.-R Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 70* Joseph Gilbert OL 6-4 280 So.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) 17 Orwin Smith AB 6-0 206 Fr. Phenix City, Ala. (Central) 25 (d)+ Robert Godhigh AB 5-7 181 Fr. Acworth, Ga. (Harrison) 61 Phil Smith OT 6-6 285 Fr.-R Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit) 86 + Geoff Greco WR 6-3 221 Fr.-R Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) 6 Rod Sweeting CB 6-0 174 Fr. Locust Grove, Ga. (Luella) 54*** Sedric Griffin LB 5-11 225 Sr. Blair, S.C. (Fairfield Central) 34* Steven Sylvester LB 6-2 233 So. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 97*** Robert Hall DE 6-3 259 Jr.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville) 17 (d)+ Chris Tanner K/P 6-0 181 Fr.-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 4* (d)+ Jim Henry QB 5-11 162 So.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville) 37 Jerrard Tarrant CB 6-0 202 So.-R Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton) 72** Jason Hill DT 6-4 312 Sr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass) 22* Cooper Taylor S/LB 6-4 208 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School) 5 Stephen Hill WR 6-4 196 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Miller Grove) 8** Demaryius Thomas WR 6-3 229 Jr.-R Montrose, Ga. (West Laurens) 50 (d)+ Robert Hogan III LB 6-0 205 Fr. Newnan, Ga. (Newnan Christian) 38 Jemea Thomas DB 5-10 178 Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald) + Charlie Hollman LB 6-2 200 Fr. Sandy Springs, Ga. (Riverwood) 56** Osahon Tongo DE 6-3 247 Jr.-R Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 71*** Cord Howard OL 6-5 308 Sr.-R Phenix City, Ala. (Central) 62 Omoregie Uzzi OG 6-3 308 Fr.-R Lithonia, Ga. (Chamblee) 63 + Chase Hudson OL 6-2 268 So.-R Dacula, Ga. (Buford) 77*** Dan Voss C 6-4 296 Sr.-R Cherry Hill, N.J. (St. Joseph’s Prep) 31^ Chris Jackson AB 6-1 205 Fr.-R McDonough, Ga. (Henry County/Alabama) 96* Logan Walls DT 6-2 286 So.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County) 59* Kyle Jackson LB 6-0 230 So.-R McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 13 Tevin Washington QB 6-1 203 Fr.-R Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 52 Will Jackson OL 6-4 285 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) 32 Richard Watson BB 6-1 228 Fr.-R Tallahassee, Fla. (FAMU HS) 33 (d)+ Tyler Jarry AB 5-11 174 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 47 Brandon Watts LB 6-2 225 Fr. Tennille, Ga. (Washington County) 25** DeRon Jasper DB 6-2 213 Jr.-R Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody) 88 Antonio Wilson DE 6-6 240 Fr.-R Decatur, Ga. (Columbia) 51** Brad Jefferson LB 6-2 237 Jr. Wrightsville, Ga. (Johnson County) 3* Marcus Wright AB 5-8 173 So. San Antonio, Texas (Reagan) 64 + Mike Johnson OL 6-4 280 Fr.-R Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson) 78* Clyde Yandell OL 6-5 287 So.-R St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease) 20* Roddy Jones AB 5-9 195 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Chamblee) * Denotes number of letters earned 68 (d)+ Ben Keith DT 6-1 297 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz) + Denotes non-scholarship player 55 (d)+ Tyler Kelly OL 6-7 215 Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale) ^ Denotes transfer, eligible in 2010 % Enrolled in January, 2009 69 + Tyler Kidney OL 6-3 253 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Northview) (d) Denotes duplicate number 74* Zach Krish OL 6-5 293 Jr.-R Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 99 J.C. Lanier DT 6-4 334 Fr. Stillmore, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute) 53 + Jeff Lentz LS 6-5 242 Jr.-R Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) 4 Brandon Leslie S 6-0 206 Fr.-R Fresno, Calif. (Edison) 29 Jon Lockhart DB 6-0 191 Fr.-R Blountstown, Fla. (Blountstown)

RAMBLINWRECK.COM 2009 Georgia Tech Numerical Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1** Morgan Burnett S 6-1 210 Jr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton) 52 Will Jackson OL 6-4 285 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) 2** Mario Butler CB 6-1 182 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Nease) 52 (d)+ Corey Alford LB 5-11 220 Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Heritage) 3* Marcus Wright AB 5-8 173 So. San Antonio, Texas (Reagan) 53 + Jeff Lentz LS 6-5 242 Jr.-R Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) 3 (d)+ Sean Poole P 6-1 161 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Chiles) 54*** Sedric Griffin LB 5-11 225 Sr. Blair, S.C. (Fairfield Central) 4 Brandon Leslie S 6-0 206 Fr.-R Fresno, Calif. (Edison) 54 (d)+ Michael Ray LS 5-10 210 Sr.-R Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 4* (d)+ Jim Henry QB 5-11 162 So.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville) 55 Ray Beno OL 6-1 298 Fr. Newnan, Ga. (Newnan) 5 Stephen Hill WR 6-4 196 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Miller Grove) 55 (d)+ Tyler Kelly OL 6-7 215 Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale) 6 Rod Sweeting CB 6-0 174 Fr. Locust Grove, Ga. (Luella) 56** Osahon Tongo DE 6-3 247 Jr.-R Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 6 (d)+ Ty Rawlings K 5-8 150 So.-R Griffin, Ga. (Spalding/Georgia Military College) 57 + Austin Flanary LB 6-1 226 Fr.-R Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain) 7 Jordan Luallen QB 6-4 206 Fr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 58 B.J. Machen LB 6-1 233 Fr.-R Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) 8** Demaryius Thomas WR 6-3 229 Jr.-R Montrose, Ga. (West Laurens) 59* Kyle Jackson LB 6-0 230 So.-R McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 9** Josh Nesbitt QB 6-1 217 Jr. Greensboro, Ga. (Greene County) 60*** Brad Sellers OL 6-2 257 Sr.-R Grand Prairie, Texas (Bowie) 10*** Martin Frierson DB 6-2 215 Sr.-R Columbia, S.C. (Irmo) 61 Phil Smith OT 6-6 285 Fr.-R Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit) 10 (d)+ David Scully K 6-1 180 Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County) 62 Omoregie Uzzi OG 6-3 308 Fr.-R Lithonia, Ga. (Chamblee) 11* Jaybo Shaw QB 6-0 191 So. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 63 + Chase Hudson OL 6-2 268 So.-R Dacula, Ga. (Buford) 12** Anthony Barnes LB 6-3 230 Jr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) 63 (d)+ Tyler Morgan LS 6-3 189 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater) 12 (d)+ Jordan Conant QB 5-11 200 Fr. Winthrop, Me. (Winthrop) 64 + Mike Johnson OL 6-4 280 Fr.-R Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson) 13 Tevin Washington QB 6-1 203 Fr.-R Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 65 Antonio Foster OL 6-4 300 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta) 14** Scott Blair PK/P 6-0 180 Jr. Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 66 + Will Minter OL 6-3 351 Jr.-R Ft. Washington, Md. (Gonzaga College HS) 15** Correy Earls DB 6-0 200 Jr.-R Macon, Ga. (Central) 66 (d)+ Cory Pritchett LS 6-1 254 Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. (Murray County) 16 David Sims QB 5-11 229 Fr. St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County) 67*+ Steven Powers DL 6-2 232 Jr.-R Rome, Ga. (Model) 16 (d)+ Stephen Mann S 6-0 205 Fr.-R Malabar, Fla. (Palm Bay) 67 (d)+ Josh Aiken-Phillips OL 6-3 250 Fr.-R Lawrenceville, Ga. (Central Gwinnett/GSU) 17 Orwin Smith AB 6-0 206 Fr. Phenix City, Ala. (Central) 68 + Zach Fraysier OL 6-3 263 Fr.-R Ball Ground, Ga. (Cherokee) 17 (d)+ Chris Tanner K/P 6-0 181 Fr.-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 68 (d)+ Ben Keith DT 6-1 297 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz) 18 Anthony Allen AB 6-0 231 Jr.-R Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit/Louisville) 69+ Kevin Crosby P 6-3 191 Jr.-R Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity) 20* Roddy Jones AB 5-9 195 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Chamblee) 69 +(d) Tyler Kidney OL 6-3 253 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Northview) 21** Jonathan Dwyer BB 6-0 235 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Kell) 70* Joseph Gilbert OL 6-4 280 So.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) 22* Cooper Taylor S/LB 6-4 208 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School) 71*** Cord Howard OL 6-5 308 Sr.-R Phenix City, Ala. (Central) 23 Quentin Sims WR 6-3 195 Fr.-R Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 72** Jason Hill DT 6-4 312 Sr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass) 24* Embry Peeples AB 5-10 173 So. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 73** Austin Barrick OT 6-3 284 Jr.-R Moody, Ala. (Moody) 24 (d)+ Scott Elder CB 5-9 173 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Home Schooled) 74* Zach Krish OL 6-5 293 Jr.-R Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 25** DeRon Jasper DB 6-2 213 Jr.-R Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody) 75* Nick Claytor OT 6-6 284 So.-R Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville) 25 (d)+ Robert Godhigh AB 5-7 181 Fr. Acworth, Ga. (Harrison) 76 Nick McRae OL 6-4 286 Fr.-R Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) 26** Dominique Reese DB 5-11 198 Jr.-R Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) 77*** Dan Voss C 6-4 296 Sr.-R Cherry Hill, N.J. (St. Joseph’s Prep) 27**+Jonathan Malone AB 5-9 167 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Pope) 78* Clyde Yandell OL 6-5 287 So.-R St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease) 27 (d)+ Jared Polak LB 6-1 197 Fr. Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 79* Sean Bedford OL 6-1 274 Jr.-R Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz) 28* Rashaad Reid CB 5-10 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine) 80 Daniel McKayhan WR 6-0 198 Fr.-R Decatur, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr.) 29 Jon Lockhart DB 6-0 191 Fr.-R Blountstown, Fla. (Blountstown) 81*+ Zach Fisher WR 6-2 204 So.-R Marietta, Ga. (Kell)

29 (d)+ DeShon Scott AB 5-10 185 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Central Gwinnet) 82 + Kevin Cone WR 6-2 206 Jr.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic/Shorter College) 30 Daniel Drummond BB 6-3 253 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 83 Jeremy Moore WR 6-3 173 Fr. Austin, Texas (LBJ ) 30 (d)+ Colin Emerson S 6-1 195 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (South Forsyth) 84* Tyler Melton WR 6-0 206 So. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 31^ Chris Jackson AB 6-1 205 Fr.-R McDonough, Ga. (Henry County/Alabama) 85*+ Chandler Anderson PK/P 6-0 191 So.-R Columbus, Ga. (Shaw) 32 Richard Watson BB 6-1 228 Fr.-R Tallahassee, Fla. (FAMU HS) 86 + Geoff Greco WR 6-3 221 Fr.-R Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) 33* Mario Edwards LB 6-1 216 Jr.-R College Park, Ga. (Westlake/Virginia Tech) 87 Euclid Cummings DE 6-4 245 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Centennial) 33 (d)+ Tyler Jarry AB 5-11 174 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 87 (d)+ Onu Okebie WR 6-1 175 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Berkmar) 34* Steven Sylvester LB 6-2 233 So. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 88 Antonio Wilson DE 6-6 240 Fr.-R Decatur, Ga. (Columbia) 35* Michael Peterson CB 5-11 198 So.-R Tampa,Fla. (Jesuit) 89*+ Paul Reese AB 6-0 185 So.-R Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor School) 36* Lucas Cox RB 6-0 232 Jr.-R Lewisberry, Pa. (Red Land/Connecticut) 90 T.J. Barnes DT 6-7 341 Fr.-R Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise) 37 Jerrard Tarrant CB 6-0 202 So.-R Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton) 92* Jason Peters DT 6-4 273 So.-R Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic) 38 Jemea Thomas DB 5-10 178 Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald) 91** Derrick Morgan DE 6-4 272 Jr. Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville) 39 + Tyler Barrett S 5-10 180 Sr.-R Hagerstown, Md. (South Hagerstown) 93 % Emmanuel Dieke DE 6-6 248 Fr. Riverdale, Ga. (North Clayton) 39 (d)+ Justin Randolph AB 5-10 168 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell) 94 Izaan Cross DE 6-4 272 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 40 Julian Burnett LB 5-10 221 Fr. Macon, Ga. (Westside) 95 Christopher Crenshaw DE 6-3 238 Fr. Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County) 41* Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 255 Jr.-R Greenville, S.C. (James L. Mann/Tulsa) 96* Logan Walls DT 6-2 286 So.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County) 42 Malcolm Munroe LB 6-3 222 Fr.-R Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef) 97*** Robert Hall DE 6-3 259 Jr.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville) 43 Lance Richardson S 6-2 195 Fr. Ware Shoals, S.C. (Ware Shoals) 98** Ben Anderson DT 6-2 275 Jr.-R Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken) 44* Albert Rocker DL 6-1 241 So.-R New Market, Ala. (Sparkman) 99 J.C. Lanier DT 6-4 334 Fr. Stillmore, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute) 45*+ Jason Davis DB 5-10 196 Sr.-R Duluth, Ga. (Duluth) + Charlie Hollman LB 6-2 200 Fr. Sandy Springs, Ga. (Riverwood) 45 (d)+ Andy Elakman PK 6-0 178 Fr.-R Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 46 + Preston Lyons BB 6-0 213 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School/Colgate) * Denotes number of letters earned 47 Brandon Watts LB 6-2 225 Fr. Tennille, Ga. (Washington County) + Denotes non-scholarship player 48 Carl Miles CB 6-0 175 Fr. Miramar, Fla. (Cypress Bay) ^ Denotes transfer, eligible in 2010 % Enrolled in January, 2009 49 + Jamal Paige AB 5-10 182 Fr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) (d) Denotes duplicate number 49 (d)+ Patrick Nordmann S 5-9 175 Jr. Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas) 50 Jay Finch OL 6-4 278 Fr. Acworth, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain) 50 (d)+ Robert Hogan III LB 6-0 205 Fr. Newnan, Ga. (Newnan Christian) 51** Brad Jefferson LB 6-2 237 Jr. Wrightsville, Ga. (Johnson County)

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Overall: 3-1  ACC: 2-1  HOME: 3-0  ROAD: 0-1  NEUTRAL: 0-0  VS. TOP 25: 1-1

TEAM STATISTICS GT OPP 2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SCORING ...... 108 ...... 84 Date Opponent Site TV Attend. Time/W-L Points Per Game ...... 27.0 ...... 21.0 Sept. 5 JACKSONVILLE STATE ATLANTA ESPN360 46,131 W, 37-17 FIRST DOWNS ...... 72 ...... 62 Sept. 10 (Th) (rv/rv) *CLEMSON ATLANTA ESPN 52,029 W, 30-27 Rushing ...... 47 ...... 23 Sept. 17 (Th) (22/20) *at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. ESPN 45,329 L, 17-33 Passing ...... 19 ...... 34 Sept. 26 (22/18) *NORTH CAROLINA ATLANTA Raycom 50,114 W, 24-7 Penalty...... 6 ...... 5 Oct. 3 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. CSS 7:30 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1048 ...... 424 Oct. 10 *at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. TBA TBA Yards gained rushing ...... 1154 ...... 516 Oct. 17 *VIRGINIA TECH ATLANTA TBA TBA Yards lost rushing ...... 106 ...... 92 Oct. 24 *at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. TBA TBA Rushing Attempts ...... 207 ...... 126 Oct. 31 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. TBA TBA Average Per Rush...... 5.1 ...... 3.4 Nov. 7 *WAKE FOREST ATLANTA TBA TBA Average Per Game ...... 262.0 ...... 106.0 Nov. 14 *at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA TBA TDs Rushing ...... 8 ...... 1 Nov. 28 GEORGIA ATLANTA TBA TBA PASSING YARDAGE ...... 501 ...... 861 *ACC Game Comp-Att-Int ...... 24-53-2 ...... 69-121-5 Average Per Pass...... 9.5 ...... 7.1 Average Per Catch ...... 20.9 ...... 12.5 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss NET AVG TD Long Avg/G Average Per Game ...... 125.2 ...... 215.2 Jonathan Dwyer ...... 4 49 340 14 326 6.7 2 74 81.5 TDs Passing ...... 3 ...... 9 Josh Nesbitt ...... 4 78 352 42 310 4.0 3 23 77.5 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 1549 ...... 1285 Anthony Allen ...... 4 19 220 3 217 11.4 2 82 54.2 Total Plays ...... 260 ...... 247 Roddy Jones ...... 3 15 61 12 49 3.3 1 13 16.3 Average Per Play ...... 6.0 ...... 5.2 Tevin Washington ...... 1 6 41 1 40 6.7 0 17 40.0 Average Per Game ...... 387.2 ...... 321.2 Lucas Cox ...... 4 9 31 0 31 3.4 0 6 7.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 15-344 ...... 19-416 Preston Lyons ...... 3 7 27 0 27 3.9 0 7 9.0 Richard Watson ...... 1 4 25 0 25 6.2 0 9 25.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 7-187 ...... 4-52 Quentin Sims ...... 3 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 12 6.3 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 5-42 ...... 2-20 Marcus Wright ...... 4 6 21 3 18 3.0 0 7 4.5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 22.9 ...... 21.9 Embry Peeples ...... 3 4 11 0 11 2.8 0 5 3.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 26.7 ...... 13.0 Orwin Smith ...... 4 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 5 1.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 8.4 ...... 10.0 Stephen Hill ...... 4 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 10-3 ...... 4-2 Team ...... 4 5 0 30 -30 -6.0 0 0 -7.5 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 27-217 ...... 20-152 Total...... 4 207 1154 106 1048 5.1 8 82 262.0 Average Per Game ...... 54.2 ...... 38.0 Opponents...... 4 126 516 92 424 3.4 1 31 106.0 PUNTS-Yards ...... 14-599 ...... 19-710 Average Per Punt ...... 42.8 ...... 37.4 PASSING GP Effic C-A-I Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Net punt average ...... 36.2 ...... 26.5 Josh Nesbitt ...... 4 121.69 22-51-2 43.1 446 2 56 111.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game . . . . . 32:21 ...... 27:39 Scott Blair ...... 4 715.60 1-1-0 100.0 34 1 34 8.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 27/59 ...... 22/58 Tevin Washington ...... 1 276.40 1-1-0 100.0 21 0 21 21.0 Total...... 4 135.82 24-53-2 45.3 501 3 56 125.2 3rd-Down Pct ...... 46% ...... 38% Opponents...... 4 133.08 69-121-5 57.0 861 9 77 215.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions...... 2/4 ...... 1/4 4th-Down Pct ...... 50% ...... 25% RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G SACKS BY-Yards ...... 7-36 ...... 3-14 Demaryius Thomas ...... 4 16 362 22.6 2 56 90.5 MISC YARDS...... 0 ...... 0 Anthony Allen ...... 4 3 61 20.3 1 26 15.2 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 13 ...... 10 Stephen Hill ...... 4 2 38 19.0 0 33 9.5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 6-10 ...... 4-7 Orwin Smith ...... 4 2 26 13.0 0 21 6.5 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-1 ...... 0-1 Embry Peeples ...... 3 1 14 14.0 0 14 4.7 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... 12-17 71% . . . . .8-12 67% Total...... 4 24 501 20.9 3 56 125.2 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . 6-17 35% . . . . .5-12 42% Opponents...... 4 69 861 12.5 9 77 215.2 PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... 12-13 92% . . .10-10 100% ATTENDANCE ...... 148274 ...... 45329 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Games/Avg Per Game ...... 3/49425 . . . . .1/45329 Chandler Anderson . . . . .14 599 42.8 63 2 1 4 0 Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0 Total...... 14 599 42.8 63 2 1 4 0 Opponents...... 19 710 37.4 55 1 6 2 0 SCORE BY QUARTER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Georgia Tech 48 20 7 33 108 Jerrard Tarrant ...... 7 187 26.7 2 85 Opponents 7 24 30 23 84 Total...... 7 187 26.7 2 85 Opponents...... 4 52 13.0 0 22

RECORD Overall Home Away Neutral INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long All Games 3-1 3-0 0-1 0-0 Morgan Burnett ...... 3 40 13.3 0 21 ACC Games 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 Mario Butler ...... 1 2 2.0 0 2 vs. Coastal Division 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 Cooper Taylor ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Atlantic Division 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Total...... 5 42 8.4 0 21 Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Opponents...... 2 20 10.0 0 20

ATTENDANCE Overall Home Away Neutral KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total 193,603 148,274 45,329 -- Orwin Smith ...... 13 314 24.2 0 38 Average 48,401 49,425 45,329 -- Embry Peeples ...... 1 14 14.0 0 14 ACC Games Total 147,472 102,143 45,329 -- Anthony Allen ...... 1 16 16.0 0 16 ACC Games Avg. 49,157 51,027 45,329 -- Total...... 15 344 22.9 0 38 Opponents...... 19 416 21.9 0 40

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FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Avg/G Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Demaryius Thomas. . 4 0 362 0 0 0 362 90.5 Opponents...... 2 2 1.0 0 1 Orwin Smith ...... 4 6 26 0 314 0 346 86.5 Jonathan Dwyer . . . . 4 326 0 0 0 0 326 81.5 ------PATs ------Josh Nesbitt ...... 4 310 0 0 0 0 310 77.5 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Anthony Allen...... 4 217 61 0 16 0 294 73.5 Scott Blair ...... 0 6-10 11-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 29 Jerrard Tarrant . . . . 4 0 0 187 0 0 187 46.8 Anthony Allen ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Roddy Jones ...... 3 49 0 0 0 0 49 16.3 Josh Nesbitt ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Morgan Burnett . . . . 4 0 0 0 0 40 40 10.0 Demaryius Thomas . .2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Tevin Washington . . . 1 40 0 0 0 0 40 40.0 Jerrard Tarrant . . . .2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Embry Peeples. . . . . 3 11 14 0 14 0 39 13.0 Jonathan Dwyer . . . .2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Stephen Hill...... 4 -1 38 0 0 0 37 9.2 Roddy Jones ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Lucas Cox ...... 4 31 0 0 0 0 31 7.8 Tanner, C...... 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Preston Lyons . . . . . 3 27 0 0 0 0 27 9.0 Total...... 13 6-10 12-13 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 108 Richard Watson. . . . 1 25 0 0 0 0 25 25.0 Opponents...... 10 4-7 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 84 Quentin Sims ...... 3 19 0 0 0 0 19 6.3 Marcus Wright . . . . 4 18 0 0 0 0 18 4.5 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Mario Butler ...... 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.5 Josh Nesbitt ...... 4 129 310 446 756 189.0 Team ...... 4 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -7.5 Jonathan Dwyer . . . .4 49 326 0 326 81.5 Total...... 4 1048 501 187 344 42 2122 530.5 Anthony Allen ...... 4 19 217 0 217 54.2 Opponents...... 4 424 861 52 416 20 1773 443.2 Tevin Washington . . .1 7 40 21 61 61.0 Roddy Jones ...... 3 15 49 0 49 16.3 Scott Blair ...... 4 1 0 34 34 8.5 Lucas Cox ...... 4 9 31 0 31 7.8 Preston Lyons . . . . .3 7 27 0 27 9.0 Richard Watson . . . .1 4 25 0 25 25.0 Quentin Sims ...... 3 2 19 0 19 6.3 Marcus Wright . . . .4 6 18 0 18 4.5 Embry Peeples . . . . .3 4 11 0 11 3.7 Orwin Smith ...... 4 2 6 0 6 1.5 Stephen Hill ...... 4 1 -1 0 -1 -0.2 Team ...... 4 5 -30 0 -30 -7.5 Total...... 4 260 1048 501 1549 387.2 Opponents...... 4 247 424 861 1285 321.2

FIELD GOALS FG-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blk Scott Blair . . . . .6-10 60.0 0-0 2-3 4-6 0-1 0-0 36 0 Total ...... 6-10 60.0 0-0 2-3 4-6 0-1 0-0 36 0 Opponents ...... 4-7 57.1 0-0 2-3 1-3 0-0 1-1 53 0

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Georgia Tech Opponents Jacksonville State . . . . .(20),42 (26) Clemson ...... (24),(34),(36) (21),(53) Miami ...... (32),39 (34),26,31 North Carolina ...... 37,(34),27 32 Mississippi State ...... Florida State ...... Virginia Tech ...... Virginia ...... Vanderbilt ...... Wake Forest ...... Duke ...... Georgia ...... Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn NetYd Long Scott Blair ...... 21 1340 63.8 1 3 Chris Tanner . . . .1 59 59.0 0 0 Chandler Anderson . .1 45 45.0 0 0 Total...... 23 1444 62.8 1 3 416 43.8 26 Opponents...... 17 1095 64.4 0 2 344 44.2 25

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DEFENSE G Solo Assist Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FR-Yds FF BK Saf 37 Jerrard Tarrant ...... 4 . . . .14 ...... 9 . . . . .23 ...... 0.5-4 ...... 2 ...... 1 Morgan Burnett ...... 4 . . . .11 ...... 9 . . . . .20 ...... 1.0-1 ...... 3-40 ...... 1 ...... 51 Brad Jefferson ...... 4 . . . . .5 . . . . .14 . . . . .19 ...... 1.5-4 ...... 2 ...... 91 Derrick Morgan ...... 4 . . . .13 ...... 6 . . . . .19 . . . . .7.0-35 ...... 5.5-30 ...... 1 ...... 1-0 ...... 54 Sedric Griffin ...... 4 . . . .11 ...... 7 . . . . .18 ...... 0.5-1 ...... 1 ...... 40 Julian Burnett ...... 4 . . . .10 ...... 7 . . . . .17 ...... 0.5-2 ...... 0.5-2 ...... 22 Cooper Taylor ...... 3 . . . . .7 ...... 9 . . . . .16 ...... 1-0 ...... 26 Dominique Reese ...... 3 . . . . .9 ...... 5 . . . . .14 ...... 1.0-1 ...... 1 ...... 2 Mario Butler ...... 4 . . . .10 ...... 4 . . . . .14 ...... 1.5-3 ...... 1-2 ...... 1 ...... 97 Robert Hall ...... 3 . . . . .4 ...... 6 . . . . .10 ...... 1.5-6 ...... 0.5-1 ...... 12 Anthony Barnes ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 5 ...... 7 ...... 1 ...... 41 Anthony Egbuniwe ...... 4 . . . . .4 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 1.5-4 ...... 0.5-3 ...... 92 Jason Peters ...... 4 . . . . .3 ...... 4 ...... 7 ...... 1 ...... 28 Rashaad Reid ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 4 ...... 6 ...... 0.5-3 ...... 1 ...... 96 Logan Walls ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 34 Steven Sylvester ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 44 Albert Rocker ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 29 Jon Lockhart ...... 4 . . . . .1 ...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 42 Malcolm Munroe ...... 4 . . . . .1 ...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 90 T.J. Barnes ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 1 ...... 3 ...... 38 Jemea Thomas ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 1 ...... 3 ...... 1-0 ...... 98 Ben Anderson ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 1 ...... 3 ...... 1.0-1 ...... 82 Kevin Cone ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 1 ...... 3 ...... 36 Lucas Cox ...... 4 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 3 Marcus Wright ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 2 ...... 14 Scott Blair ...... 4 . . . . .2 ...... 2 ...... 58 B.J. Machen ...... 3 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 56 Osahon Tongo ...... 2 ...... 2 ...... 2 ...... 20 Roddy Jones ...... 3 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 15 Correy Earls ...... 3 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 6 Rod Sweeting ...... 4 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 63 Morgan, T...... 1 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 33 Mario Edwards ...... 3 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... 67 Stephen Powers ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 18 Anthony Allen ...... 4 . . . . .1 ...... 1 ...... Total...... 4 . . .133 . . . .114 . . . .247 ...... 18-65 ...... 7-36 . . . . .5-42 . . . . .12 ...... 2-0 . . . . .2 ...... Opponents...... 4 . . .143 . . . .174 . . . .317 . . . .26.0-64 ...... 3-14 . . . . .2-20 ...... 3 ...... 1 . . . . .3-2 . . . . .5 ...... 1

STARTERS JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WAKE DUKE UGA --- Offense Quarterback Nesbitt Nesbitt Nesbitt Nesbitt B-Back Dwyer Dwyer Dwyer Dwyer A-Back Allen Allen Allen Allen A-Back Peeples Jones Jones Jones Wide Receiver Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Wide Receiver Cone Cone Cone S. Hill Left Tackle Barrick Barrick Barrick Barrick Left Guard Howard Howard Howard Howard Center Bedford Bedford Bedford Bedford Right Guard Gilbert Gilbert Gilbert Gilbert Right Tackle Sellers Sellers Sellers Sellers Defense End Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Tackle Peters Peters Peters Walls Tackle Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson End Hall Hall Hall Egbuniwe Outside LB Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Inside LB Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Wolf/LB Reese Reese Reese J. Burnett Corner Butler Butler Butler Butler Corner Tarrant Tarrant Tarrant Tarrant Rover M Burnett M. Burnett M. Burnett M. Burnett Free Safety Taylor Taylor Taylor Reid

RAMBLINWRECK.COM Game-By-Game Team Statistics Georgia Tech Jacksonville State Georgia Tech Clemson Georgia Tech Miami Georgia Tech North Carolina Georgia Tech Mississippi State Georgia Tech Florida State Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Virginia Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Forest Wake Georgia Tech Duke Georgia Tech Georgia POINTS ...... 37 17 30 27 17 33 24 7 FIRST DOWNS ...... 21 20 15 13 12 21 24 8 RUSHING YARDS ...... 335 98 301 125 95 184 317 17 Rushing Attempts ...... 50 33 49 36 39 39 69 18 Average Per Rush ...... 6.7 3.0 6.1 3.5 2.4 4.7 4.6 0.9 Rushing Touchdowns . . . . 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Longest Rush ...... 74 19 82 25 21 31 39 9 PASSING YARDS ...... 162 193 117 261 133 270 89 137 Pass Completions ...... 7 23 4 15 6 20 7 11 Pass Attempts ...... 12 38 15 32 15 25 11 26 Passes Intercepted . . . . . 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 Pass Percentage ...... 583 .605 .267 .469 .400 .800 .636 .423 Average Per Attempt . . . . 13.5 5.1 7.8 8.2 8.9 10.8 8.1 5.3 Average Per Completion . . 23.1 8.4 29.2 17.4 22.2 13.5 12.7 12.5 Passing Touchdowns . . . . 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 Longest Pass ...... 56 20 39 77 56 40 33 40 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 497 291 418 386 228 454 406 154 Total Offensive Plays . . . . . 62 71 64 68 54 64 80 44 Average Gain Per Play . . . 8.0 4.1 6.5 5.7 4.2 7.1 5.1 3.5 Fumbles-Lost ...... 5-3 1-1 0-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards ...... 6-58 3-19 6-50 6-50 8-44 9-74 7-65 2-9 Punts ...... 2 7 6 6 3 1 3 5 Punt Yards ...... 102 249 220 184 137 41 140 236 Punt Average ...... 51.0 35.6 36.7 30.7 45.7 41.0 46.7 47.2 Net Punt Average ...... 51.0 23.1 30.8 16.5 34.3 21.0 39.0 44.2 Longest Punt ...... 56 50 48 37 63 41 49 55 Kickoffs ...... 7 3 7 6 4 6 5 2 Punt Returns ...... 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 Punt Return Yards ...... 87 0 85 15 0 14 15 23 Punt Return Touchdowns . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Punt Return Average . . . . 29.0 - 85.0 15.0 - 14.0 5.0 11.5 Longest Punt Return . . . . 68 - 85 15 - 14 11 22 Kick Returns ...... 3 7 6 6 4 4 2 2 Kick Return Yards ...... 85 135 108 122 111 119 40 40 Kick Return Touchdowns . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kick Return Average . . . . . 28.3 19.3 18.0 20.3 27.8 29.8 20.0 20.0 Longest Kick Return . . . . . 38 25 21 35 36 40 24 21 Interceptions ...... 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Interception Return Yards . 0 0 2 20 0 0 40 0 Interception Return TDs . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fumble Returns ...... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fumble Return Yards . . . . 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fumble Return TDs . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possession Time ...... 29:25 30:35 31:29 28:31 26:25 33:35 42:06 17:54 Third-Down Conversions . . 8-12 6-15 3-14 7-19 6-14 8-13 10-19 1-11 Fourth-Down Conversions . 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1 1-2 Red Zone Scores-Chances . 3-5 2-2 3-3 2-2 2-3 4-6 4-6 0-2 PATs Made-Attempted . . . 4-5 2-2 3-3 3-3 2-2 4-4 3-3 1-1 Two-Point Conversions . . . 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Safeties ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solo Tackles ...... 40 37 29 34 46 31 18 41 Assisted Tackles ...... 36 36 36 46 18 24 24 68 Total Tackles ...... 76 73 65 80 64 55 42 109 Tackles For Loss ...... 6.0 2.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 10.0 3.0 11.0 Tackles For Loss Yards . . . 24 2 18 8 8 30 15 24 Sacks ...... 3.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 Sack Yards ...... 20 0 9 0 0 8 7 6 Pass Break-Ups ...... 7 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 Blocked Kicks ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On-Sides Kicks ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

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RUSHING TOTAL JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA Dwyer,J. RB 49-326/2 7-95/2 18-66/0 5-7/0 19-158/0 Nesbitt,J. QB 78-310/3 14-93/1 18-91/0 14-29/0 32-97/2 Allen,A. RB 19-217/2 3-21/0 5-127/1 6-42/1 5-27/0 Jones,R. RB 15-49/1 DNP 5-11/0 6-18/0 4-20/1 Washington, T. 6-40/0 6-40/0 DNP DNP DNP Cox,L. RB 9-31/0 6-23/0 - 2-6/0 1-2/0 Lyons,P. RB 7-27/0 3-7/0 DNP 1-6/0 3-14/0 Watson, R. RB 4-25/0 4-25/0 DNP DNP DNP Sims, Q. RB 2-19/0 2-19/0 DNP - - Wright, M. 6-18/0 2-8/0 - 3-7/0 1-3/0 Peeples,E. RB 4-11/0 1-0/0 2-8/0 1-3/0 DNP Smith,O. RB 2-6/0 1-5/0 - - 1-1/0 Hill,S. WR 1--1/0 1--1/0 - - -

RECEIVING TOTAL JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA Thomas,D. WR 16-362/2 4-101/0 3-93/1 6-133/1 3-35/0 Allen,A. RB 3-61/1 1-26/1 1-24/0 - 1-11/0 Hill,S. WR 2-38/0 - - - 2-38/0 Smith,O. RB 2-26/0 1-21/0 - - 1-5/0 Peeples,E. RB 1-14/0 1-14/0 - - DNP

PUNT RETURNS TOTAL JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA Tarrant,J. 7-187 3-87 1-85 - 3-15

KICK RETURNS TOTAL JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA Smith,O. 13-314 3-85 5-94 4-111 1-24 Allen,A. 1-16 - - - 1-16 Peeples,E. 1-14 - 1-14 - DNP

INTERCEPTIONS TOTAL JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA Burnett,M. 3-40 1-0 - - 2-40 Butler,M. 1-2 - 1-2 - - Taylor,C. 1-0 - 1-0 - DNP

ALL-PURPOSE TOTAL JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA Thomas,D. 362 101 93 133 35 Smith,O. 346 111 94 111 30 Dwyer,J. 326 95 66 7 158 Nesbitt,J. 310 93 91 29 97 Allen,A. 294 47 151 42 54 Tarrant,J. 187 87 85 - 15 Jones,R. 49 DNP 11 18 20 Burnett,M. 40 - - - 40 Washington, T. 40 40 DNP DNP DNP Peeples,E. 39 14 22 3 DNP Hill,S. 37 -1 - - 38 Cox,L. 31 23 - 6 2 Lyons,P. 27 7 DNP 6 14 Watson, R. 25 25 DNP DNP DNP Sims, Q. 19 19 DNP - - Wright, M. 18 8 - 7 3 Butler,M. 2 - 2 - -

PASSING Josh Nesbitt Att Com Int Pct Yds TD Long Sacks Yards Effic. Jacksonville State 11 6 0 54.5 141 1 56 0 0 192.2 Clemson 14 3 2 21.4 83 0 39 0 0 42.7 Miami (Fla.) 15 6 0 40.0 133 1 56 2 8 136.5 North Carolina 11 7 0 63.6 89 0 33 1 6 131.6 TOTALS 51 22 2 43.1 446 2 56 3 14 121.7

Tevin Washington Att Com Int Pct Yds TD Long Sacks Yards Effic. Jacksonville State 1 1 0 100.0 21 0 21 0 0 276.4 Clemson DNP TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 21 0 21 0 0 276.4

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TACKLES JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA --- Anderson, B., DT 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 Barnes, A., W 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-0-1 0-2-2 Barnes, TJ, DT 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 Burnett, J., LB 5-4-9 0-1-1 4-0-4 1-2-3 Burnett, M., S 3-2-5 1-0-1 6-2-8 1-5-6 Butler, M., CB 1-0-1 0-2-2 4-2-6 5-0-5 Earls, C., S 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 Edwards, M., W 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP Egbuniwe, A., DE 0-1-1 2-1-3 1-0-1 1-1-2 Griffin, S., LB 5-2-7 2-3-5 2-2-4 2-0-2 Hall, R., DE 0-3-3 0-3-3 4-0-4 INJ Jefferson, B., LB 1-4-5 1-7-8 3-1-4 0-2-2 Lockhart, J., S 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 Machen, B.J., LB 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP Morgan, D., DE 4-1-5 7-3-10 1-0-1 1-2-3 Munroe, M., LB 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Peters, J., DE 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-1 1-1-2 Powers, S., DE 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP Reese, D., W 4-1-5 1-2-3 4-2-6 INJ Reid, R., CB 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-2-3 Rocker, A., DT 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 Sweeting, R., CB 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Sylvester, S., LB 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 Tarrant, J., CB 3-1-4 4-3-7 5-4-9 2-1-3 Taylor, C., S 2-4-6 3-5-8 2-0-2 INJ Thomas, J., S 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 Tongo, O., DE 0-2-2 DNP DNP 0-0-0 Walls, L., DT 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-1-1 Others Allen, A., RB 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Blair, S., K 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 Cone, K., WR 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 Cox, L., RB 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 Jones, R., RB DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Morgan, T., LS DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 Wright, M., RB 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 Solo-Assists-Total

SACKS JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA --- Burnett, J., LB 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Egbuniwe, A., DE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-4 Hall, R., DE 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 INJ Morgan, D., DE 2.0-17 3.0-9 0-0 0.5-4 Sacks-Yards

TFLs JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA --- Anderson, B., DT 0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 Burnett, J., LB 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Burnett, M., S 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Butler, M., CB 0-0 0.5-2 0-0 1.0-1 Egbuniewe, A., DE 0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0.5-3 Griffin, S., LB 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hall, R., DE 0.5-1 0-0 1.0-5 INJ Jefferson, B., LB 0-0 0.5-1 1.0-3 0-0 Morgan, D., DE 2.5-18 4.0-13 0-0 0.5-4 Reese, D., W 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 INJ Reid, R., CB 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-3 Tarrant, J., CB 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-4 Tackles For Loss-Yards

INTERCEPTIONS JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA --- Burnett, M., S 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-40 Butler, M., CB 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 Taylor, C., S 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Interceptions-Yards

FUMBLE REC. JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA --- Morgan, D., DE 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Thomas, J., S 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fumble Recoveries - Return yards

FORCED FUMBLES JSU CLEM MIAMI UNC MSU FSU VT UVA VANDY WFU DUKE GA --- Barnes, A., W 1 0 0 0 Jones, R., RB 0 1 0 0 Interceptions-Yards

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GEORGIA TECH SCORING DRIVES PLAYS OF 20 YARDS OR MORE Opponent Qtr Score Scoring Play TD Play Plays Yards Time No. Opponent Player(s) Play Down/Dist. Yds Jacksonville St. 1 Touchdown Jonathan Dwyer 74-yard run 1 74 0:18 1 Jacksonville St. Jonathan Dwyer Run 1st & 10 *74 1 Field Goal Scott Blair 20-yard FG 5 20 2:31 2 Jacksonville St. Nesbitt to Thomas Pass 1st & 10 56 1 Touchdown Jonathan Dwyer 5-yard run 9 73 3:49 3 Jacksonville St. Nesbitt to Allen Pass 1st & 10 *26 2 Touchdown Josh Nesbitt 10-yard run 4 73 1:46 4 Jacksonville St. Washington to Smith Pass 1st & 10 21 4 Touchdown Nesbitt to Allen 26-yard pass 7 62 2:47 5 Clemson Anthony Allen Run 1st & 10 *82\ Clemson 1 Touchdown Anthony Allen 82-yard run 1 82 0:13 6 Clemson Blair to Thomas Pass 4th & 13 *34 1 Touchdown Blair to Thomas 34-yard pass 6 43 3:05 7 Clemson Anthony Allen Run 1st & 10 32 2 Field Goal Scott Blair 24-yard FG 9 68 4:24 8 Clemson Nesbitt to Thomas Pass 2nd & 9 20 4 Field Goal Scott Blair 34-yard FG 12 69 5:46 9 Clemson Josh Nesbitt Run 2nd & 9 23 4 Feidl Goal Scott Blair 36-yard FG 7 47 1:55 10 Clemson Nesbitt to Allen Pass 3rd & 9 24 Miami 1 Field Goal Scott Blair 32-yard FG 13 45 6:51 11 Clemson Nesbitt to Thomas Pass 3rd & 11 39 3 Touchdown Anthony Allen 3-yard run 7 60 3:43 12 Miami Josh Nesbitt Run 2nd & 13 21 4 Touchdown Nesbitt to Thomas 56-yard pass 4 80 2:17 13 Miami Nesbitt to Thomas Pass 3rd & 9 39 North Carolina 1 Touchdown Roddy Jones 13-yard run 9 88 4:30 14 Miami Nesbitt to Thomas Pass 3rd & 10 *56 2 Field Goal Scott Blair 34-yard FG 5 15 1:55 15 North Carolina Jonathan Dwyer Run 1st & 10 35 4 Touchdown Josh Nesbitt 1-yard run 8 38 3:31 16 North Carolina Josh Nesbitt Run 2nd & 9 21 4 Touchdown Josh Nesbitt 10-yard run 17 76 8:15 17 North Carolina Nesbitt to Hill Pass 2nd & 5 33 18 North Carolina Jonathan Dwyer Run 3rd & 6 39 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES * Touchdown Opponent Qtr Score Scoring Play TD Play Plays Yards Time Jacksonville St. 2 Touchdown Ivory to Robinson 20-yard pass 7 47 2:47 OPPONENT PLAYS OF 20 YARDS OR MORE 4 Field Goal Patrick Tatum 26-yard FG 14 71 6:14 No. Opponent Player(s) Play Down/Dist. Yds 4 Touchdown Ivory to Bonner 7-yard pass 11 75 2:14 1 Jacksonville St. Ivory to Robinson Pass 1st & 10 *20 Clemson 2 Touchdown Parker to Spiller 63-yard pass 1 63 0:09 2 Clemson Parker to Spiller Pass 1st & 10 *63 3 Touchdown Parker to Allen 9-yard pass 7 57 3:07 3 Clemson Parker to Ford Pass 3rd & 7 *77 3 Touchdown Parker to Ford 77-yard pass 3 80 1:23 4 Clemson C.J. Spiller Run 1st & 10 25 4 Field Goal Richard Jackson 21-yard FG 7 72 2:41 5 Clemson Parker to M. Jones Pass 2nd & 8 37 4 Field Goal Richard Jackson 53-yard FG 7 30 2:30 6 Clemson Parker to Ford Pass 3rd & 3 21 Miami 1 Touchdown Harris to Byrd 40-yard pass 4 75 1:39 7 Miami Harris to Hankerson Pass 3rd & 10 35 2 Touchdown Harris to Epps 13-yard pass 13 71 5:54 8 Miami Harris to Byrd Pass 1st & 10 *40 2 Field Goal Matt Bosher 34-yard FG 8 61 3:29 9 Miami Harris to Byrd Pass 1st & 10 29 3 Touchdown Javarris James 3-yard run 6 60 3:10 10 Miami Harris to Benjamin Pass 1st & 10 20 3 Touchdown Harris to Graham 14-yard pass 9 52 4:59 11 Miami Graig Cooper Run 3rd & 1 31 North Carolina 4 Touchdown Yates to Highsmith 40-yard pass 4 60 1:01 12 North Carolina Yates to Highsmith Pass 3rd & 1 *40 * Touchdown

GEORGIA TECH IN 2009 GT Opp. Plays of 20-plus yards ...... 18 . . . . .12 Plays of 30-plus yards ...... 11 ...... 7 Plays of 50-plus yards ...... 4 ...... 2 Touchdown plays of 20-plus yards ...... 5 ...... 5 Touchdown plays of 50-plus yards ...... 3 ...... 2 Touchdown drives of 3:00 or less ...... 5 ...... 6 Touchdown drives of 2:00 or less ...... 3 ...... 4 Touchdown drives of 1:00 or less ...... 2 ...... 1 Touchdown drives of 5 plays or less ...... 4 ...... 4 Touchdown drives of 10 plays or more ...... 1 ...... 2 Touchdown drives of 1 play ...... 2 ...... 1

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RESULT OF TURNOVERS GEORGIA TECH PUNT-BY-PUNT Georgia Tech Chandler Anderson Opponent Qtr Turnover (Player) Defender Led To Pts Opponent Qtr From To YDS Return NET FP Jacksonville State 2nd Fumble (Nesbitt) Davis Touchdown 7 Jacksonville St. 1 GT30 JS24 46 Downed 46 JSU24 2nd Fumble (Washington) Horton Punt 0 3 GT41 JS03 56 Downed 56 JSU03 3rd Fumble (Nesbitt) Booker Field Goal 3 Clemson 2 CU39 CU12 27 Downed 27 CU12 Clemson 1st Interception (Nesbitt) McDaniel Punt 0 2 GT45 CU07 48 15 33 CU22 4th Interception (Nesbitt) McDaniel Field Goal 3 2 GT47 CU17 36 OB 36 CU17 3 GT28 CU42 30 OB 30 CU42 Opponents 3 CU41 CU00 41 TB 21 CU20 Team Qtr Turnover (Player) Defender Led To Pts 3 GT38 CU24 38 OB 38 CU24 Jacksonville State 1st Fumble (Young) J. Thomas Field Goal 3 Miami 1 GT44 UM29 27 Downed 27 UM29 2nd Interception (Ivory) M. Burnett Fumble 0 2 GT37 EZ 63 TB 43 UM20 Clemson 1st Interception (Parker) Taylor Touchdown 7 2 GT30 UM23 47 14 33 UM37 2nd Interception (Parker) Butler Punt 0 North Carolina 1 GT47 NC07 46 1 45 NC08 North Carolina 2nd Fumble (Team) Morgan Field Goal 3 2 GT42 NC09 49 22 27 NC31 3rd Interception (Yates) M. Burnett Touchdown 7 3 GT18 NC37 45 FC 45 NC37 4th Interception (Yates) M. Burnett End of Game 0

Georgia Tech’s five turnovers have resulted in 13 opponent points. Opponent’s seven turnovers have resulted in 20 Georgia Tech points.

POSSESSIONS

Georgia Tech ------How Possession Ended ------Opponents ------How Possession Ended ------Opponent No. TD FG FGA Punt TO Clock Downs 3&Out Pts PPP Team No. TD FG FGA Punt TO Clock Downs 3&Out Pts PPP Jacksonville St. 13 5 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 37 2.85 Jacksonville St. 13 2 1 1 7 2 1 0 3 17 1.31 Clemson 16 3 3 3 6 2 2 0 3 30 1,88 Clemson 15 3 2 2 6 2 0 2 3 27 1.80 Miami 9 2 1 2 ^4 0 0 1 2 17 1.89 Miami 10 4 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 33 3.30 North Carolina 11 3 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 24 2.18 North Carolina 10 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 4 7 0.70 Mississippi St. Mississippi St. Florida State Florida State Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Virginia Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Wake Forest Wake Forest Duke Duke Georgia Georgia TOTAL 49 13 6 10 15 5 5 1 9 108 2.20 TOTAL 48 10 4 7 19 7 3 2 10 84 1.75 ^ Includes safety when kicked ball out of own end zone

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TEAM Georgia Tech High Georgia Tech Low Opponent High Opponent Low Points ...... 37 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 17 at Miami (9.17) ...... 33 by Miami (9.17) ...... 7 by North Carolina (9.26) Points/half ...... 31 (1st) vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) . . . .3 (1st) at Miami (9.17) ...... 20 (2nd) by Clemson (9.10) ...... 0 (1st) by North Carolina (9.26) Points/quarter ...... 21 (1st) vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 0, four times ...... 16 (3rd) by Miami (9.17) ...... 0, seven times First downs ...... 24 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 12 at Miami (9.17) ...... 21 by Miami (9.17) ...... 8 by North Carolina (9.26) First downs by rushing . . . . .18 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 6 at Miami (9.17) ...... 8 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 2 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 8 by Miami (9.17) First downs by passing . . . .7 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 4, three times ...... 13 by Miami (9.17) ...... 5 by North Carolina (9.26) First downs by penalty . . . . .2 at Miami (9.17) ...... 1 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 3 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 0 by Miami (9.17) ...... 2 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 1 vs. Clemson (9.10) Net yards rushing ...... 335 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 95 at Miami (9.17) ...... 184 by Miami (9.17) ...... 17 by North Carolina (9.26) Rushing attempts ...... 69 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 39 at Miami (9.17) ...... 39 by Miami (9.17) ...... 18 by North Carolina (9.26) Average per rush ...... 6.7 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 2.4 at Miami (9.17) ...... 4.7 by Miami (9.17) ...... 0.9 by North Carolina (9.26) Rushing touchdowns ...... 3 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 1 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 1 by Miami (9.17) ...... 0, three times ...... 3 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 1 at Miami (9.17) Net yards passing ...... 162 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 89 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 270 by Miami (9.17) ...... 137 by North Carolina (9.26) Pass completions ...... 7 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 4 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 23 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 11 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 7 vs. North Carolina (9.26) Pass attempts ...... 15 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 11 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 38 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 25 by Miami (9.17) ...... 15 at Miami (9.17) Passes had intercepted . . . .2 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 0, three times ...... 2 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 0 by Miami (9.17) ...... 2 by North Carolina (9.26) Passing touchdowns ...... 1, three times ...... 0 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 3 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 1 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 3 by Miami (9.17) Total offense ...... 497 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 228 at Miami (9.17) ...... 454 by Miami (9.17) ...... 154 by North Carolina (9.26) Total offensive plays ...... 80 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 54 at Miami (9.17) ...... 71 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 44 by North Carolina (9.26) Average gain per play . . . . .8.0 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 4.2 at Miami (9.17) ...... 7.1 by Miami (9.17) ...... 3.5 by North Carolina (9.26) Fumbles ...... 5 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 0 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 2 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 0 by Miami (9.17) Fumbles lost ...... 3 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 0, three times ...... 1 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 0 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 1 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 0 by Miami (9.17) Total turnovers ...... 3 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 0 at Miami (9.17) ...... 3 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 0 by Miami (9.17) ...... 0 vs. North Carolina (9.26) Penalties ...... 8 at Miami (9.17) ...... 6 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 9 by Miami (9.17) ...... 2 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 6 vs. Clemson (9.10) Penalty yards ...... 65 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 44 at Miami (9.17) ...... 74 by Miami (9.17) ...... 9 by North Carolina (9.26) Punts ...... 6 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 2 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 7 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 1 by Miami (9.17) Punting average ...... 51.0 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 36.7 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 47.2 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 30.7 by Clemson (9.10) Net yards per punt ...... 51.0 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 30.8 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 44.2 by North Carolina (9.26) ...... 16.5 by Clemson (9.10) Avg yards punt return . . . . .85.0 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 0.0 (0) at Miami (9.17) ...... 15.0 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 0.0 by Jacksonville State (9.5) Avg yards per KO return . . .28.3 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 18.0 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 29.8 by Miami (9.17) ...... 19.3 by Jacksonville State (9.5) Interceptions ...... 2 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 0 at Miami (9.17) ...... 2 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 0, three times ...... 2 vs. North Carolina (9.26) Possession time ...... 42:06 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 26:25 at Miami (9.17) ...... 33:35 by Miami (9.17) ...... 17:54 by North Carolina (9.26) Sacks ...... 3 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 0 at Miami (9.17) ...... 2 by Miami (9.17) ...... 0 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 3 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 0 by Clemson (9.10) Field goals ...... 3 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 1, three times ...... 2 by Clemson (9.10) ...... 0 by North Carolina (9.26) Field goal attempts ...... 3 vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 2 vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 3 by Miami (9.17) ...... 1 by Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 3 vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 2 at Miami (9.17) ...... 1 by North Carolina (9.26)

INDIVIDUAL Georgia Tech Opponent Most rushing attempts ...... 32, Josh Nesbitt vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 20, C.J. Spiller of Clemson (9.10) Most net rushing yards ...... 158, Jonathan Dwyer vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 93, Graig Cooper of Miami (9.17) Most rushing touchdowns ...... 2, Jonathan Dwyer vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 1, Javarris James of Miami (9.17) ...... 2, Josh Nesbitt vs. North Carolina (9.26) Most pass attempts ...... 15, Josh Nesbitt at Miami (9.17) ...... 38, Marques Ivory of Jacksonville State (9.5) Most pass completions ...... 7, Josh Nesbitt vs. North Carolina (9.26) Most passes had intercepted ...... 2, Josh Nesbitt vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 2, Kyle Parker of Clemson (9.10) ...... 2, T.J. Yates of North Carolina (9.26) Most passing yards ...... 141, Josh Nesbitt vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 270, Jacory Harris of Miami (9.17) Most touchdowns passing ...... 1, three times ...... 3, Kyle Parker of Clemson (9.10) ...... 3, Jacory Harris of Miami (9.17) Most receptions ...... 6, Demaryius Thomas at Miami (9.17) ...... 6, James Wilkerson of Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 6, Erik Highsmith of North Carolina (9.26) Most yards receiving ...... 133, Demaryius Thomas at Miami (9.17) ...... 109, Jacoby Ford of Clemson (9.10) Most touchdown receptions ...... 1, three times ...... 1, nine times Most punts ...... 6, Chandler Anderson vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 7, Patrick Tatum of Jacksonville State (9.5) Highest punting average ...... 51.0, Chandler Anderson vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 47.2, Grant Schallock of North Carolina (9.26) Most punt returns ...... 3, Jerrard Tarrant vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 2, Da’Norris Searcy of North Carolina (9.26) ...... 3, Jerrard Tarrant vs. North Carolina (9.26) Most punt return yards ...... 87, Jerrard Tarrant vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 23, Da’Norris Searcy of North Carolina (9.26) Most kickoff returns ...... 5, Orwin Smith vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 3, three times Most kickoff return yards ...... 111, Orwin Smith at Miami (9.17) ...... 78, C.J. Spiller of Clemson (9.10) Most field goals ...... 3, Scott Blair vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 2, Richard Jackson of Clemson (9.10) Most field goal attempts ...... 3, Scott Blair, two times ...... 3, Matt Bosher of Miami (9.17) Most all-purpose yards ...... 158, Jonathan Dwyer vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 234, C.J. Spiller of Clemson (9.10) Longest rush ...... 82 (TD), Anthony Allen vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 31, Graig Cooper of Miami (9.17) Longest pass play ...... 56, Nesbitt to Thomas vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 77 (TD), Jacoby Ford of Clemson (9.10) ...... 56, Nesbitt to Thomas at Miami (9.17) Longest punt return ...... 85 (TD), Jerrard Tarrant vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 22, Da’Norris Searcy of North Carolina (9.26) Longest kickoff return ...... 38, Orwin Smith vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 40, Mike James of Miami (9.17) Longest interception return ...... 21, Morgan Burnett vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 20, DeAndre McDaniel of Clemson (9.10) Longest field goal ...... 36, Scott Blair vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 53, Richard Jackson of Clemson (9.10) Longest field goal attempt ...... 42 (miss), Scott Blair vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 53 (made), Richard Jackson of Clemson (9.10) Most solo tackles ...... 7, Derrick Morgan vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 6, two times Most total tackles ...... 10, Derrick Morgan vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 11, Kendric Burney of North Carolina (9.26) Most sacks ...... 3.0, Derrick Morgan vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 1.0, Quinton Coples of North Carolina (9.26) Tackles-for-loss ...... 4.0, Derrick Morgan vs. Clemson (9.10) ...... 2.5, two times Forced fumbles ...... 1, Anthony Barnes vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 1, five times ...... 1, Roddy Jones vs. Clemson (9.10) Fumble recoveries ...... 1, Jemea Thomas vs. Jacksonville State (9.5) ...... 1, three times ...... 1, Derrick Morgan vs. North Carolina (9.26) Interceptions ...... 2, Morgan Burnett vs. North Carolina (9.26) ...... 2, DeAndre McDaniel of Clemson (9.10)

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No. Name G/GS JS CL MI NC MS FS VT VA VND WF DU GA -- 18 Allen,A...... 4/4 START START START START 98 Anderson,B. . . .4/4 START START START START 85 Anderson,C. . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 Barnes,A. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 90 Barnes,T. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 73 Barrick,A. . . . .4/4 START START START START 79 Bedford,S. . . . .4/4 START START START START 14 Blair,S...... 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 Burnett,J. . . . .4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 1 Burnett,M. . . .4/4 START START START START 2 Butler,M. . . . .4/4 START START START START 75 Claytor,N...... 3/- XXX XXX XXX ... 82 Cone,K. . . . .4/3 START START START XXX 36 Cox,L...... 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 94 Cross,I...... 3/- XXX XXX ... XXX 21 Dwyer,J. . . . .4/4 START START START START 15 Earls,C...... 3/- XXX XXX ... XXX 33 Edwards,M. . . .3/- XXX XXX XXX ... 41 Egbuniwe,A. . . .4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 81 Fisher,Z...... 2/- XXX ...... XXX 57 Flanary,A...... 1/- ...... XXX ... 68 Fraysier,Z...... 1/- XXX ...... 10 Frierson,M. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 70 Gilbert,J...... 4/4 START START START START 86 Greco,G. . . . .1/- XXX ...... 54 Griffin,S...... 4/4 START START START START 97 Hall,R...... 3/3 START START START ... 72 Hill,J...... 1/- XXX ...... 5 Hill,S...... 4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 71 Howard,C. . . .4/4 START START START START 51 Jefferson,B. . . . .4/4 START START START START 20 Jones,R. . . . .3/3 ... START START START 74 Krish,Z...... 1/- XXX ...... 53 Lentz,J...... 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 29 Lockhart,J. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 Lyons,P...... 3/- XXX ... XXX XXX 58 Machen,B. . . .3/- XXX XXX XXX ... 27 Malone,J. . . . .1/- XXX ...... 80 Mckayhan,D. . . .2/- XXX ... XXX ... 91 Morgan,D. . . .4/4 START START START START 63 Morgan, T. . . . .1/- ...... XXX 42 Munroe,M. . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Nesbitt,J. . . . .4/4 START START START START 49 Paige,J...... 2/- XXX ...... XXX 24 Peeples,E. . . . .3/1 START XXX XXX ... 92 Peters,J. . . . .4/3 START START START XXX 35 Peterson,M. . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 67 Powers,S. . . . .1/- XXX ...... 26 Reese,D. . . . .3/3 START START START ... 89 Reese,P. . . . .1/- XXX ...... 28 Reid,R...... 4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 44 Rocker,A. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 60 Sellers,B. . . . .4/4 START START START START 23 Sims, Q. . . . .3/- XXX ... XXX XXX 17 Smith,O. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 61 Smith,P...... 2/- XXX ... XXX ... 6 Sweeting,R. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 Sylvester,S...... 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 1T Tanner, C. . . . .1/- ...... XXX 37 Tarrant,J. . . . .4/4 START START START START 22 Taylor,C...... 3/3 START START START ... 8 Thomas,D. . . .4/4 START START START START 38 Thomas,J. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 Tongo, O. . . . .2/- XXX ...... XXX 62 Uzzi, O...... 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 77 Voss, D...... 3/- XXX XXX ... XXX 96 Walls, L. . . . .4/1 XXX XXX XXX START 13 Washington, T. . . .1/- XXX ...... 32 Watson, R. . . .1/- XXX ...... 3 Wright, M. . . . .4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX

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GAME #15/15 Georgia Tech 37 GAME #15/13 Georgia Tech 30 Jacksonville State 17 rv/rv Clemson 27 1 September 5, 2009  Atlanta, Ga. 2 September 10 (Thursday), 2009  Atlanta, Ga. Bobby Dodd Stadium  46,131 Bobby Dodd Stadium  52,029

Jonathan Dwyer ran for two touchdowns, and No. 15 Georgia Tech had 335 Scott Blair threw a touchdown pass off a fake field goal, then booted a 36- yards rushing in a 37-17 victory against Jacksonville State. yard kick with 57 seconds remaining as the 15th-ranked Yellow Jackets rallied The Yellow Jackets rested many of their starters in the second half with Clem- to beat Clemson 30-27 after squandering a 24-point lead. son visiting Bobby Dodd Stadium on Thursday. Georgia Tech (2-0, 1-0 ACC) pulled itself back from the brink of a potentially Dwyer, the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, scored on the devastating loss that looked like an easy victory early on. The Yellow Jackets first play from scrimmage, taking an option pitch for a 74-yard touchdown. He raced to a 24-0 lead 4 1/2 minutes into the second quarter. finished with 95 yards rushing on seven carries, including a 5-yard touchdown But Clemson (1-1, 0-1) scored 27 straight points, taking its first lead of the later in the first quarter. Johnson kept Dwyer on the sideline for the entire sec- night on Richard Jackson's 53-yard field goal with 11:33 to go. ond half. Georgia Tech, which did nothing offensively through most of the second and Jacksonville State trailed 31-7 at halftime, scoring on Brooks Robinson's 20- third quarters, finally regrouped for a 69-yard drive that set up Blair's tying kick, yard flea-flicker TD catch. a 34-yarder with 5:40 left. Then, after a holding penalty on Clemson's Thomas After Dwyer's first score, Jacksonville State fumbled away the ensuing kickoff Austin wiped out Kyle Parker's 38-yard completion to Jacoby Ford, the Yellow when Anthony Barnes knocked the ball loose from Jamal Young, and Jemea Jackets got a chance to win it. Thomas recovered at the Gamecocks 23. Tech's Demaryius Thomas caught four passes for 101 yards. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Clemson ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 6 ...... 27 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Georgia Tech ...... 21 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 6 ...... 30 Jacksonville State ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 10 ...... 17 Georgia Tech ...... 17 ...... 14 ...... 0 ...... 6 ...... 37 Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays TOP Score GT 1st 09:27 Allen 82 yd run Blair kick 1-82 0:13 0-7 Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays TOP Score GT 1st 06:55 Tarrant 85 yd punt return Blair kick 0-14 GT 1st 14:42 Dwyer 74 yd run Blair kick 1-74 0:18 0-7 GT 1st 02:38 Thomas 34 yd pass from Blair Blair kick 6-43 3:05 0-21 GT 1st 12:05 Blair 20 yd field goal 5-20 2:31 0-10 GT 2nd 10:29 Blair 24 yd field goal 9-68 4:24 0-24 GT 1st 02:38 Dwyer 5 yd run Blair kick 9-73 3:49 0-17 CU 2nd 10:13 Spiller 63 yd pass from Parker Jackson kick 1-63 0:09 7-24 JSU 2nd 08:27 Robinson 20 yd pass (Ivory) Tatum kick 7-47 2:47 7-17 CU 3rd 09:49 Allen 9 yd pass from Parker Jackson kick 7-57 3:07 14-24 GT 2nd 06:35 Nesbitt,J. 10 yd run Blair kick 4-73 1:46 7-24 CU 3rd 04:57 Ford 77 yd pass from Parker Jackson kick 3-80 1:23 21-24 GT 2nd 00:55 Tarrant 68 yd punt return Blair kick 7-31 CU 4th 14:17 Jackson 21 yd field goal 7-72 2:41 24-24 JSU 4th 13:33 Tatum 26 yd field goal 14-71 6:14 10-31 CU 4th 11:33 Jackson 53 yd field goal 7-30 2:30 27-24 GT 4th 10:45 Allen 26 yd pass (Nesbitt) Blair kick failed 7-62 2:47 10-37 GT 4th 05:40 Blair 34 yd field goal 12-69 5:46 27-27 JSU 4th 00:45 Bonner 7 yd pass (Ivory) Tatum kick 11-75 2:14 17-37 GT 4th 00:57 Blair 36 yd field goal 7-47 1:55 27-30

JSU GT RUSHING CU GT RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ...... 20 . . . . .21 Georgia Tech Att Yds TD FIRST DOWNS ...... 13 . . . . .15 Georgia Tech Att Yds TD Rushing ...... 8 . . . . .13 Dwyer 7 95 2 Rushing ...... 5 . . . . .10 Allen 5 127 1 Passing ...... 9 ...... 7 Nesbitt 14 93 1 Passing ...... 7 ...... 4 Nesbitt 18 91 0 Penalty ...... 3 ...... 1 Washington 6 40 0 Penalty ...... 1 ...... 1 Dwyer 18 66 0 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 98 . . . .335 Watson 4 25 0 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 125 . . . .301 Jones 5 11 0 Rushing Attempts ...... 33 . . . . .50 Jax State Att Yds TD Rushing Attempts ...... 36 . . . . .49 Peeples 2 8 0 Average Per Rush ...... 3.0 . . . .6.7 Middleton 11 59 0 Average Per Rush ...... 3.5 . . . .6.1 Clemson Att Yds TD Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 3 Young 5 25 0 Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 1 Spiller 20 87 0 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 121 . . . .338 George 7 18 0 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 145 . . . .311 Ellington 3 21 0 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 23 . . . . .3 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 20 . . . . .10 Harper 4 12 0 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 193 . . . .162 PASSING NET YARDS PASSING ...... 261 . . . .117 Parker 7 4 0 Completions-Attempts-Int . . . .23-38-1 .7-12-0 Georgia Tech A-C Yds TD Int Completions-Attempts-Int . . . .15-32-2 .4-15-2 Average Per Attempt ...... 5.1 . . . .13.5 Nesbitt 6-11 141 1 0 Average Per Attempt ...... 8.2 . . . .7.8 PASSING Average Per Completion ...... 8.4 . . . .23.1 Washington 1-1 21 0 0 Average Per Completion ...... 17.4 . . .29.2 Georgia Tech A-C Yds TD Int Passing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 1 Jax State A-C Yds TD Int Passing Touchdowns ...... 3 ...... 1 Nesbitt 3-14 83 0 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...... 291 . . . .497 Ivory 23-38 193 2 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...... 386 . . . .418 Blair 1-1 34 1 0 Total offense plays ...... 71 . . . . .62 Total offense plays ...... 68 . . . . .64 Clemson A-C Yds TD Int Average Gain Per Play ...... 4.1 . . . .8.0 RECEIVING Average Gain Per Play ...... 5.7 . . . .6.5 Parker 15-31 261 3 2 Fumbles: Number-Lost ...... 1-1 . . . .5-3 Georgia Tech Rec Yds TD Fumbles: Number-Lost ...... 2-0 . . . .0-0 Spiller 0-1 0 0 0 Penalties: Number-Yards ...... 3-19 . . .6-58 Thomas 4 101 0 Penalties: Number-Yards ...... 6-50 . . .6-50 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 7-249 . .2-102 Allen 1 26 1 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 6-184 . .6-220 RECEIVING Average Yards Per Punt ...... 35.6 . . .51.0 Smith 1 21 0 Average Yards Per Punt ...... 30.7 . . .36.7 Georgia Tech Rec Yds TD Net Yards Per Punt ...... 23.1 . . .51.0 Peeples 1 14 0 Net Yards Per Punt ...... 16.5 . . .30.8 Thomas 3 93 1 Inside 20 ...... 0 ...... 1 Jax State Rec Yds TD Inside 20 ...... 1 ...... 2 Allen 1 24 0 50+ Yards ...... 1 ...... 1 Wilkerson 6 70 0 50+ Yards ...... 0 ...... 0 Clemson Rec Yds TD Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 0 Smith 4 27 0 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 1 Ford 5 109 1 Fair catch ...... 1 ...... 0 Young 3 14 0 Fair catch ...... 4 ...... 0 Spiller 4 69 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS ...... 3-196 . .7-459 Shaw 3 12 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS ...... 6-397 . .7-411 Ashe 2 18 0 Average Yards Per Kickoff . . . . .65.3 . . .65.6 Bonner 2 26 1 Average Yards Per Kickoff . . . . .66.2 . . .58.7 Jones 1 37 0 Net Yards Per Kickoff ...... 37.0 . . .46.3 Robinson 1 20 1 Net Yards Per Kickoff ...... 48.2 . . .41.3 Palmer 1 16 0 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 0 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD . .0-0-0 . .3-87-1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD .1-15-0 . .1-85-1 Average Per Return ...... 0.0 . . . .29.0 Average Per Return ...... 15.0 . . .85.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD .7-135-0 .3-85-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD .6-122-0 .6-108-0 Average Per Return ...... 19.3 . . .28.3 Average Per Return ...... 20.3 . . .18.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD . . .0-0-0 . . .1-0-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD . .2-20-0 . .2-2-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD .2-2-0 . . .0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD .0-0-0 . . .0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards ...... 0 ...... 0 Miscellaneous Yards ...... 0 ...... 0 Possession Time ...... 30:35 . .29:25 Possession Time ...... 28:31 . .31:29 1st Quarter ...... 6:45 . . . 8:15 1st Quarter ...... 10:57 . . 4:03 2nd Quarter ...... 8:06 . . . 6:54 2nd Quarter ...... 4:32 . .10:28 3rd Quarter ...... 9:43 . . . 5:17 3rd Quarter ...... 6:28 . . . 8:32 4th Quarter ...... 6:01 . . . 8:59 4th Quarter ...... 6:34 . . . 8:26 Third-Down Conversions ...... 6 of 15 .8 of 12 Third-Down Conversions ...... 7 of 19 .3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 . .0 of 0 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 2 . .1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-2 . . . .3-5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-2 . . . .3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 . . . .3-20 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 . . . .3-9 PAT Kicks ...... 2-2 . . . .4-5 PAT Kicks ...... 3-3 . . . .3-3 Field Goals ...... 1-1 . . . .1-2 Field Goals ...... 2-2 . . . .3-3 2009 Game Summaries

GAME #14/13 Georgia Tech 17 GAME rv/rv Georgia Tech 17 #22/20 Miami 33 #22/18 North Carolina 33 3 September 17, 2009  Miami Gardens, Fla. 4 September 26, 2009  Atlanta, Ga. Land Shark Stadium  45,329 Bobby Dodd Stadium  50,114

Jacory Harris completed 20 of 25 passes for 270 yards and three touch- Josh Nesbitt ran for two touchdowns and Georgia Tech held the ball for 42 downs, and the 20th-ranked Hurricanes put an emphatic end to a four-game los- minutes, its highest total in 13 years, to beat No. 22 North Carolina 24-7. ing streak against No. 14 Georgia Tech with a 33-17 victory. Georgia Tech was ranked No. 14 before its 33-17 loss at Miami last week. Miami outgained Georgia Tech 453-228. Graig Cooper ran for 93 yards, Georgia Tech opened in a 4-3 scheme instead of the 4-2-5 it ran last week. Javarris James rushed for 72 more and a touchdown, and LaRon Byrd caught The third linebacker helped; the Yellow Jackets held North Carolina to 154 yards five passes for 83 yards and another score. on only 44 plays. Miami held the Yellow Jackets to 95 yards rushing -- nearly half of those on Georgia Tech held the ball for 42 minutes, 6 seconds --- its best mark since a the game's first drive. Tech's reigning ACC player of the year, fullback Jonathan 1996 win over Wake Forest. Dwyer, was slowed by a shoulder injury and finished with 7 yards on five carries. Jonathan Dwyer ran for 158 yards in his first 100-yard game of the season. Josh Nesbitt completed 6 of 15 passes, all to Demaryius Thomas, for 133 He showed no sign of the shoulder injury that limited him to five carries for 7 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. yards against Miami. Harris led Miami to scores on its first three possessions, the Hurricanes led Nesbitt added a career-high 32 carries for 97 yards. Georgia Tech had 317 24-3 early in the third quarter after James scored from 3 yards out to cap a yards rushing in its spread-option offense while holding North Carolina to 17. 60-yard, six-play drive, and the Hurricanes sauntered off celebrating their most North Carolina's only touchdown came on Yates' 40-yard pass to Erik High- significant win in years. smith early in the fourth quarter. Georgia Tech then put the game away with a 17-play, 76-yard touchdown Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score drive, capped by Nesbitt's 10-yard run. The drive lasted 8:15. Georgia Tech ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 17 Burnett's second interception ended Carolina's final drive with 1:34 left. Miami ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 16 ...... 0 ...... 33

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays TOP Score Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score GT 1st 08:09 Blair, 32 yd field goal 13-45 6:51 3-0 North Carolina ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 7 UM 1st 06:30 Byrd 40 yd pass from Harris Bosher kick 4-75 1:39 3-7 Georgia Tech ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 24 UM 2nd 13:33 Epps 13 yd pass from Harris Bosher kick 13-71 5:54 3-14 UM 2nd 05:45 Bosher 34 yd field goal 8-61 3:29 3-17 Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays TOP Score UM 3rd 11:50 James 3 yd run Bosher kick 6-60 3:10 3-24 GT 1st 09:03 Jones 13 yd run Blair kick 9-88 4:30 0-7 GT 3rd 08:07 Allen 3 yd run Blair kick 7-60 3:43 10-24 GT 2nd 06:26 Blair 34 yd field goal 5-15 1:55 0-10 UM 3rd 03:08 Graham, 14 yd pass from Harris Bosher kick 9-52 4:59 10-31 GT 4th 13:31 Nesbitt 1 yd run Blair kick 8-38 3:31 0-17 UM 3rd 00:32 TEAM safety 10-33 NC 4th 12:30 Highsmith 40 yd pass from Yates Barth kick 4-60 1:01 7-17 GT 4th 08:37 Thomas 56 yd pass from Nesbitt Blair kick 4-80 2:17 17-33 GT 4th 04:10 Nesbitt 10 yd run Tanner kick 17-76 8:15 7-24

GT Miami RUSHING NC GT RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ...... 12 . . . . .21 Georgia Tech Att Yds TD FIRST DOWNS ...... 8 . . . . .24 Georgia Tech Att Yds TD Rushing ...... 6 ...... 8 Allen 6 42 1 Rushing ...... 2 . . . . .18 Dwyer 19 158 0 Passing ...... 4 . . . . .13 Nesbitt 14 29 0 Passing ...... 5 ...... 4 Nesbitt 32 97 2 Penalty ...... 2 ...... 0 Jones 6 18 0 Penalty ...... 1 ...... 2 Allen 5 27 0 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 95 . . . .184 Wright 3 7 0 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 17 . . . .317 Jones 4 20 1 Rushing Attempts ...... 39 . . . . .39 Dwyer 5 7 0 Rushing Attempts ...... 18 . . . . .69 Lyons 3 14 0 Average Per Rush ...... 2.4 . . . .4.7 Miami Att Yds TD Average Per Rush ...... 0.9 . . . .4.6 Wright 1 3 0 Rushing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 1 Cooper 17 93 0 Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 3 UNC Att Yds TD Yards Gained Rushing ...... 159 . . . .198 James 14 72 1 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 52 . . . .346 Draughn 7 26 0 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 64 . . . . .14 Benjamin 1 13 0 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 35 . . . . .29 Houston 6 24 0 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 133 . . . .270 Chambers 2 12 0 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 137 . . . .89 Completions-Attempts-Int . . . . .6-15-0 .20-25-0 Completions-Attempts-Int . . . .11-26-2 .7-11-0 PASSING Average Per Attempt ...... 8.9 . . . .10.8 PASSING Average Per Attempt ...... 5.3 . . . .8.1 Georgia Tech A-C Yds TD Int Average Per Completion ...... 22.2 . . .13.5 Georgia Tech A-C Yds TD Int Average Per Completion ...... 12.5 . . .12.7 Nesbitt 7-11 89 0 0 Passing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 3 Nesbitt 6-15 133 1 0 Passing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 0 UNC A-C Yds TD Int TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...... 228 . . . .454 Miami A-C Yds TD Int TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...... 154 . . . .406 Yates 11-26 137 1 2 Total offense plays ...... 54 . . . . .64 Harris 20-25 270 3 0 Total offense plays ...... 44 . . . . .80 Average Gain Per Play ...... 4.2 . . . .7.1 Average Gain Per Play ...... 3.5 . . . .5.1 RECEIVING Fumbles: Number-Lost ...... 3-0 . . . .0-0 RECEIVING Fumbles: Number-Lost ...... 1-1 . . . .2-0 Georgia Tech Rec Yds TD Penalties: Number-Yards ...... 8-44 . . .9-74 Georgia Tech Rec Yds TD Penalties: Number-Yards ...... 2-9 . . . .7-65 Thomas 3 35 0 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 3-137 . . .1-41 Thomas 6 133 1 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 5-236 . .3-140 S. Hill 2 38 0 Average Yards Per Punt ...... 45.7 . . .41.0 Miami Rec Yds TD Average Yards Per Punt ...... 47.2 . . .46.7 Allen 1 11 0 Net Yards Per Punt ...... 34.3 . . .21.0 Byrd 5 83 1 Net Yards Per Punt ...... 44.2 . . .39.0 Smith 1 5 0 Inside 20 ...... 0 ...... 0 Epps 3 37 1 Inside 20 ...... 1 ...... 1 UNC Rec Yds TD 50+ Yards ...... 1 ...... 0 Cooper 3 32 0 50+ Yards ...... 2 ...... 0 Highsmith 6 107 1 Touchbacks ...... 1 ...... 1 Benjamin 3 29 0 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 0 Little 2 24 0 Fair catch ...... 0 ...... 0 James 2 12 0 Fair catch ...... 1 ...... 1 Boyd 2 5 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS ...... 4-243 . .6-375 Hankerson 1 35 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS ...... 2-127 . .5-331 Draughn 1 1 0 Average Yards Per Kickoff . . . . .60.8 . . .62.5 Graham 1 14 1 Average Yards Per Kickoff . . . . .63.5 . . .66.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff ...... 31.0 . . .44.0 Johnson 1 14 0 Net Yards Per Kickoff ...... 43.5 . . .54.2 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 0 Hill 1 14 0 Touchbacks ...... 0 ...... 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD . .0-0-0 . .1-14-0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD .2-23-0 . .3-15-0 Average Per Return ...... 0.0 . . . .14.0 Average Per Return ...... 11.5 . . . .5.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD .4-111-0 .4-119-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD .2-40-0 . .2-40-0 Average Per Return ...... 27.8 . . .29.8 Average Per Return ...... 20.0 . . .20.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD . . .0-0-0 . . .0-0-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD . . .0-0-0 . .2-40-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD .0-0-0 . . .0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD .0-0-0 . . .0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards ...... 0 ...... 0 Miscellaneous Yards ...... 0 ...... 0 Possession Time ...... 26:25 . .33:35 Possession Time ...... 17:54 . .42:06 1st Quarter ...... 8:54 . . . 6:06 1st Quarter ...... 3:31 . .11:29 2nd Quarter ...... 6:45 . . . 8:15 2nd Quarter ...... 8:09 . . . 6:51 3rd Quarter ...... 6:19 . . . 8:41 3rd Quarter ...... 2:37 . .12:23 4th Quarter ...... 4:27 . .10:33 4th Quarter ...... 3:37 . .11:23 Third-Down Conversions ...... 6 of 14 .8 of 13 Third-Down Conversions ...... 1-11 . . .10-19 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 2 . .0 of 0 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 2 . .1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-3 . . . .4-6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 0-2 . . . .4-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 . . . .2-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-6 . . . .1-7 PAT Kicks ...... 2-2 . . . .4-4 PAT Kicks ...... 1-1 . . . .3-3 Field Goals ...... 1-2 . . . .1-3 Field Goals ...... 0-1 . . . .1-3