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Georgia Tech Postgame Notes
November 24, 2012 vs. #3 Georgia
Georgia Tech's Loss Today Gives the Yellow Jackets...
... a record of 6-6 heading into next Saturday's ACC Championship game
... an end to their three-game winning streak
... a 2-3 record on the road
... a 3-1 record in November
... a 39-25 record in five seasons under Paul Johnson
... a 15-12 record in road games under Johnson
... a 39-63-5 all-time record vs. Georgia
... a 13-30-1 all-time record vs. Georgia in Athens
... a 1-4 record vs. Georgia under Paul Johnson (1-2 in Athens)
... four straight losses and 11 losses in the last 12 meetings with the Bulldogs
... an 0-3 record vs. nationally-ranked teams (all on the road)
... five straight losses to ranked teams dating back to last season
... a 24-76-2 all-time record when playing ranked teams on the road
... a 6-7 all-time record when playing on November 24th, including an 0-4 mark against Georgia
... an all-time record of 205-213-24 against teams currently in the SEC
... an all-time record of 692-467-43 in 120 seasons of football
Team Notes
... Tech has played 196 consecutive games without being shut out (last time: Oct. 18, 1997 vs. Florida State)
... Sophomore B.J. Bostic became the 16th different Yellow Jacket to make his first career start in 2012
... Tech fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter for the sixth time this season
... Tech gave up 14 first-quarter points for the third time this season
... Tech's 14-0 first-quarter deficit was its largest in the first quarter since Miami led the Jackets 19-0 on Sept. 22
... Chris Tanner's career-long 38-yard field goal in the first quarter extended Tech's scoring streak to 13 straight quarters - that streak ended at 13 in the second quarter
... Tech has outscored opponents 107-92 in the first quarter this season
... Tech lost a fumble for the first time since the Nov. 3 Maryland game and had a turnover for the first time since the Nov. 10 UNC game
... Tech had two turnovers in one half for the first time since the Sept. 29 game against Middle Tennessee State; Tech entered today's game with just four turnovers over the last five games combined
... Tech trailed at halftime for the fourth time this season
... Georgia Tech faced its largest halftime deficit since Dec. 31, 2008 when it trailed LSU 35-3 at halftime of the Chick-fil-A Bowl
... Tech faced its largest halftime deficit vs. Georgia since Nov. 30, 2002 when the Bulldogs led 34-0 at intermission
... if not for a 91-yard fumble return by Presbyterian earlier this year, Georgia's 49-yard fumble return in the first quarter would have been the longest against Tech since 2001
... Tech has outscored opponents 137-90 in the second quarter this season despite getting blanked today
... Tech played an entire half without a touchdown for just the second time this season (also second half of BYU game)
... Tech gave up 30-plus points for the sixth time this season
... Tech faced its largest deficit thru three full quarters (42-3) since 2005 when it trailed Virginia Tech 48-7 entering the final stanza
... Tech did not force an opponent turnover for the first time since the season opener at Virginia Tech
... Tech scored less than 17 points for the first time this season
... Tech rushed for 300-plus yards for the fourth straight game and for the eighth time this season
... Tech threw just its fourth interception of the season
... Tech had more than 400 yards total offense for the fourth straight game and for the 10th time this season
... Tech fumbled a season-high five times (just one was lost)
... Georgia's 7.7 yards per offensive play was the highest by a Tech opponent this season
... Tech had seven fourth-down attempts, which is the most by the Jackets in at least 40 years and possibly the most in school history
... Aaron Murray's pass completion percentage (.824) was the highest by a Tech opponent quarterback since at least 1971 (minimum 10 attempts)
... The 32-point margin of defeat was the second-highest in Paul Johnson's five seasons at Tech, the largest margin of defeat since a 38-3 loss to LSU on Dec. 31, 2008
CAREER GAMES PLAYED/TECH HISTORY
53, Rashaad Reid 2008-11
53, Scott Blair 2007-10
52, T.J. Barnes 2009-12
52, Rod Sweeting 2009-12
52, Roddy Jones 2008-11
52, Steven Sylvester 2008-11
52, Mario Butler 2007-10
52, Darryl Richard 2004, 06-08
Jeremiah Attaochu, Jr., LB
... played today despite being severely hampered with the flu
... his first tackle-for-loss today gave him 10 for the season
T.J. Barnes, Sr., DT
... played in his 52nd career game, tying Rod Sweeting for the most career games played on the team and one shy of tying a Georgia Tech record
B.J. Bostic, So., RB
... made his first career start today and became the 16th different Yellow Jacket to make his first career start in 2012
Izaan Cross, Sr., DE
... made his 39th career start and returned to action after missing the Duke game with the flu
Synjyn Days, So., AB
... started the second half
Robert Godhigh, Jr., RB
... his third reception gave him a career-high in that category
... his five receptions tied for the most by any Yellow Jacket in a game this season
Isaiah Johnson, Jr., S
... his first tackle today was the 200th of his career
Vad Lee, r-Fr., QB
... threw his second interception of the season (also at UNC)
... his 32nd rushing yard today gave him 479 for his career, passing Gary Hardie for the 11th-most career rushing yards by a Tech quarterback
... his 32nd rushing yard today of course gave him 479 for the season, passing two players for the ninth-most single-season rushing yards by a Tech quarterback
... his 90th yard of total offense today gave him 1,000 for the season
David Sims, Jr., BB
... his 56th yard rushing today gave him 1,163 for his career, passing two players for 34th place on Tech's all-time career rushing list
Orwin Smith, Sr., AB
... did not play today because of an injured ankle; his status will be updated next week
... his streak of consecutive starts ends at 12; he has played in 50 career games
Rod Sweeting, Sr., CB
... played in his 52nd career game, which ties T.J. Barnes for the most on the team and is one shy of tying the Georgia Tech record
... his first tackle today was the 150th of his career
Chris Tanner, Sr., K
... his 38-yard field goal in the first quarter was a career long and made him 3-of-3 on FGAs for his career and season
... his first-quarter field goal gave him 23 points scored over the last three quarters combined
... had his first career missed field goal
Omoregie Uzzi, Sr., OG
... made his 37th career start (ranks second on the team)
Darren Waller, So., WR
... became the eighth different Yellow Jacket this season with 100 receiving yards
Tevin Washington, Jr., QB
... made his 29th consecutive start
... his fifth pass completion today was the 167th of his career, passing Todd Rampley for the 16th-most pass completions in Tech history
Brandon Watts, Jr., LB
... his fourth tackle today was the 100th of his career (he had just 36 tackles entering the 2012 season)
Today's Captains
Izaan Cross, Omoregie Uzzi, Tevin Washington
Georgia Tech won the toss and elected to defer.