Off on the Right Foot
September 6, 2009
Weekly Report Posted: November 01, 2009 20:23
Today we had a great start to our 2009 season. I'm really proud of how the guys played but we still have a lot to work on. We knew Texas was a great team obviously and we had to play good to beat them and we did that. I was really proud of how our guys responded to adversity early. After we failed to convert on the fourth-and-1 I felt like our guys easily could have mailed it in right there but we kept fighting. The biggest thing we need to improve on is finishing and capitalizing on opportunities. We had them on their heels early and just couldn't get it into the endzone and let them back in it with the drive before the half. You look at it and if you punch it in those four times in the redzone all of a sudden it's 28-0 at half and it's game over. But overall a great job now we have to turn around with a big one on Thursday night against Clemson. Thank You.
Jackets Shock Third-Ranked 'Horns
The Jackets headed into the 8th toughest place to play, (as rated by ESPN TPTP Index) DK Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium, and came out victorious. The 31-24 final was tightened after a late Texas touchdown. Georgia Tech really dominated throughout but an inability to score touchdowns early and a long drive before the half caused the game to remain close. The Yellow Jackets were lead by reigning ACC Player of the Year Jonathan Dwyer who rushed for over 130 yards on 30 attempts. The next game for GT will come on a Thursday night at home against rival and constant thorn Clemson at home.
Week 1 Players of the Week
ACC Offensive Player Of The Week
Jonathan Dwyer - FB, Georgia Tech
30 Car, 133 yds, 3 TDs, 1 rec, 19 yds,
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Josh Bynes - MLB , Auburn
12 Tkls (6 TFL), 3 Sacks, ForFumb
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Taylor Potts - QB , Texas Tech
35-55, 560 yds, 15 car, 22 yds, 6 Total TDs
ACC Defensive Player Of The Week
Derrick Morgan - LE, Georgia Tech
10 Tkls (5 TFL), 2 Sacks, FF
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Boise State Broncos |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 17 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 18 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 19 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 20 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 22 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Boise State Broncos |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 17 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 18 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 19 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 20 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 22 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| ACC Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Florida State | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Miami | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Boston College | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Clemson | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Virginia | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Duke | 1-0 | 0-0 |