Georgia Tech-Duke by the numbers
BY THE NUMBERS
1987-89
The last time Tech lost back-to-back games to Duke. They were the three seasons Steve Spurrier was coach before he left for Florida.
9
Three-and-outs this season for Tech, including three Saturday. The Yellow Jackets had 11 in all of 2014. They comprised 7.9 percent of all possessions, lowest in FBS.
2.9
Average yards per carry for the Jackets, with 60 carries for 173 yards. It was the lowest rate since the 2011 loss to Miami and the fourth lowest overall in coach Paul Johnson’s tenure.
7
Punts by Duke. The last time a Jackets opponent punted that many times was Pittsburgh (also with seven) in the 2013 season.
About the Author
Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.
