Game Notes:
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Georgia Tech -
SoCon Notes
The Series: The Yellow Jackets have won all five previous meetings between the two teams, all played at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Head Coach:
Geoff Collins is in his fourth season at Georgia Tech. A metro-Atlanta native, Collins was named the 20th head coach in Georgia Tech football history on Dec. 7, 2018, after recording 15 wins in two seasons as head coach at Temple. Prior to becoming head coach at Temple, Collins was one of the nation’s most respected defensive coordinators, serving in the role at Florida, Mississippi State, FIU, and his alma mater, Western Carolina. He is the only coach to ever be nominated for the Broyles Award, given to college football’s top assistant coach, at three different schools.
Geoff Collins' Record at GT: 9-25 overall (3 seasons), and 24-35 overall
Geoff Collins' record vs. Western Carolina: 0-0
Kerwin Bell's record vs. Georgia Tech: 0-0
Last Season's Record - (GT 2021): 3-9 overall, 2-5 home, 1-4 away, 2-6 ACC
GT OFFENSE: Spread Pro-Style
GT DEFENSE: 4-2-5
GT Offense - Returning/loss: 6 / 5
GT Defense- Returning/loss: 4 / 7
Collins enters his fourth year with an unhappy fan base and pressure to show progress on the field. The Yellow Jackets have almost as many personnel questions now as they did when Collins got the job (due to turnover in the coaching staff and players) and he is banking on the new assistants to make an immediate impact.
A total of 17 transfers joined Georgia Tech football this offseason, with the group of incoming transfers ranked No. 4 in the Atlantic Conference and No. 20 nationally in 247Sports’ 2022 transfer rankings.
On defense, the unit lost eight of its top 11 tacklers either to graduation or transfer and needs several players who gained experience last season to step up, particularly in the secondary and the pass-rushing positions.
The Yellow Jackets were a big underdog in its 2022 season opener against No. 4 Clemson, however, Tech gave the Tigers all they could handle for two-and-a-half quarters before falling, 41-10, in Monday night’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Tech (0-1, 0-1 ACC) trailed just 14-10 midway through the third quarter, then Clemson scored on five of its final six possessions to hand GT a loss that wasn’t quite as lopsided as the final score would make it appear. After a slow start, the Yellow Jackets’ offense hit its stride and racked up 146 yards over three series spanning the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, capped by a nine-play, 57-yard drive that culminated with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Sims to E.J. Jenkins that made it 14-10 with 9:47 to go in the third quarter.
Georgia Tech So. QB Jeff Sims completed 23-of-36 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown. He also ran 13 times for 41 yards. Georgia Tech linebacker Charlie Thomas was disqualified for targeting in the Clemson game and will sit out the first half of the WCU game.
2022 Georgia Tech (1 game)
Rushing Offense: 101 yards
Yards per game: 1019
Yards per rush: 2.4 yards
Rushing 1st downs: 5
TDs rushing: 0
Passing Offense: 164 yards or 164 yards per game
Passing 1st downs: 8
Passing Att-Comp-Int: 23-36-1
TDs Passing: 1
Total Offense: 237 yards or 237 yards per game
Fumbles-Lost: 2 - 0
3d Down Conversions: 2 of 16 (13%)
4th Down Conversions: 2 of 3 (66%)
Field goal attempts: 1 - 2
PAT-Attempts: 1 of 1
Red Zone Scores: 1 of 1
Red Zone Touchdowns: 1 of 1
On-Side Kicks: 0 - 0
Penalties-Yards: 10 - 86 - Avg. per gm 86
Punts-Yards: 2 - 284 - Avg. per gm 35
Sacks: 3 for 19 yards
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