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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Inside the numbers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you read Tim Tucker’s UGA blog yesterday, this will sound familiar.
But I thought it’d be interesting to look at some numbers from Tech’s 9-3 season.
Tech had 64 plays of 20 yards or more. Twenty of those went for touchdowns. That pretty much put to rest any concern this was a plodding offense.
Tech had 23 touchdown drives of three minutes or less.
Tech led the ACC in total offense (377.3 yards per game).
Tech is 5-1 in games decided by four points or less. Is that coaching? A little luck? Some of both?
Tech picked off 18 passes this season (tied for ninth nationally), compared to five last year. Morgan Burnett has 7 picks (tied for first nationally). A lot of the credit must go to the D-Line.
Jonathan Dwyer tied Tashard Choice’s Tech record with nine 100-yard rushing games. Choice is playing well for the Dallas Cowboys, and we’ll see Dwyer in the NFL in a few years.
Looking at the bowl matchup, Tech has the statistical edge over LSU.
Tech ranks third in the nation in rushing offense (282.3 yards per game), 22nd in rushing defense, 23rd in total defense and 22nd in scoring defense.
LSU ranks in the top 25 in only one major category. The Tigers are 17th in rushing defense, allowing 105.7 yards per game.
What stats jump out at you the most?
