QB Josh Nesbitt
2010 SCHEDULE
9-4-10 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
9-11-10 at Kansas
9-18-10 at North Carolina
9-25-10 NORTH CAROLINA STATE
10-2-10 at Wake Forest
10-9-10 VIRGINIA
10-16-10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
10-23-10 at Clemson
11-4-10 at Virginia Tech (Thur.)
11-13-10 MIAMI FL
11-20-10 DUKE
11-27-10 at Georgia
Coach: Paul Johnson
20-7, 2 years

2009 Statistics

2009 RESULTS: 11-3
JACKSONVILLE ST WON 37-17
CLEMSON WON 30-27
at Miami FL LOST 17-33
NORTH CAROLINA WON 24-7
at Mississippi State WON 42-31
at Florida State WON 49-44
VIRGINIA TECH WON 28-23
at Virginia WON 34-9
at Vanderbilt WON 56-31
WAKE FOREST WON 30-27 (OT)
at Duke WON 49-10
GEORGIA LOST 24-30
ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
vs. Clemson WON 39-34
ORANGE BOWL
Iowa LOST 14-24

2009 Final Rankings
AP-13, Coaches-13, BCS-9

 


Projected 2010 record: 9-3
C Sean Bedford
GEORGIA TECH
2009 Statistical Rankings
OFFENSE
 
National
Conf.
Rushing:
2
1
Passing:
116
12
Total Off:
26
1
Sacks Allow:
5
1
DEFENSE
 
National
Conf.
Rushing:
68
8
Passing:
45
6
Total Def:
54
7
Sacks:
72
9
RETURNING LEADERS

Passing: Josh Nesbitt, 75-162-5, 1701 yds., 10 TD

Rushing: Josh Nesbitt, 279 att., 1037 yds., 18 TD

Receiving: Embry Peeples, 8 rec., 244 yds., 1 TD

Scoring: Josh Nesbitt, 18 TD, 108 pts.

Punting: Chandler Anderson, 37 punts, 42.3 avg.

Kicking: Scott Blair, 14-20 FG, 45-46 PAt, 87 pts.

Tackles: Brad Jefferson, 95 tot., 45 solo

Sacks: Steven Sylvester, 3 sacks

Interceptions: Jerrard Tarrant, 2 for 90 yds., 1 TD; Mario Butler, 2 for 2 yds.

Kickoff Returns: Orwin Smith, 37 ret., 24.0 avg., 0 TD

Punt Returns: Jerrard Tarrant, 21 ret., 13.4 avg., 2 TD

 

 
GEORGIA TECH
2010 College Football Preview
OFFENSE - 6
----RETURNING STARTERS----
DEFENSE - 8
KEY LOSSES
OFFENSE: Cord Howard-OG, Brad Sellers-OT, Jonathan Dwyer-RB (NFL), Demaryius Thomas-WR (NFL), Joseph Gilbert-OG
DEFENSE: Sedric Griffin-OLB, Morgan Burnett-ROV (NFL), Derrick Morgan-DE (NFL)

 

2010 OUTLOOK
Just what kind of coach can Paul Johnson be at the BCS level? How is this for an answer…he has been at Georgia Tech for two years (20-6), and in both seasons he has been named the ACC Coach of The Year. What should scare the rest of the league about the defending ACC Champion is that the Yellow Jackets are now in a far better position in terms of personnel than they were in 2008 when Coach Johnson took over. This team was primed to be a Top 10 preseason team before four of the best players in the entire ACC bolted early for the NFL Draft. QB Josh Nesbitt continues to lead this explosive option attack while returning as the team’s leading rusher, passer and scorer. Replacing former 2008 ACC Player of The Year Jonathan Dwyer as the star rusher will be former Louisville transfer Anthony Allen. The powerful senior has made a smooth transition from A-Back to the spot Dwyer held as the primary option. Wide out Stephen Hill steps in to replace Demaryius Thomas as the downfield threat, although replacing the skills of Thomas completely is not going to happen. The biggest question is on the offensive line, where Tech returns just two full-time starters. The Yellow Jackets seemed to adjust well to former Virginia head coach Al Groh's new 3-4 scheme, but that doesn't mean it will be easy to replace DE Derrick Morgan, a first-round NFL pick who led the ACC in sacks. DE Jason Peters and DT Logan Walls should be mainstays up front, and LB Brad Jefferson is poised for a monster year. The secondary is experienced, but a playmaker needs to emerge now that S Morgan Burnett is in the NFL. Corners Jerrard Tarrant and Mario Butler each had two picks last season. Some media members seem to forget exactly how good a Paul Johnson team can be with minimal talent levels and Tech is far beyond “minimal” in this department. The ACC Coastal Division is much more competitive compared to just two seasons ago, which only means people will continue to overlook Tech as a real contender again. That would be a major mistake.

 

2010 OFFENSE

 

 

RB Anthony Allen

 

GEORGIA TECH 2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
OFFENSE
QB Josh Nesbitt-Sr (6-1, 218) Tevin Washington-So (6-1, 203)
B-back Anthony Allen-Sr (6-0, 239) Lucas Cox-Sr (6-0, 251)
A-back Embry Peeples-Jr (5-10, 177) Orwin Smith-So (6-0, 208)
A-back Roddy Jones-Jr (5-9, 198) Marcus Wright-Jr (5-8, 180)
WR Stephen Hill-So (6-4, 195) Quentin Sims-So (6-3, 197)
WR Tyler Melton-Jr (6-0, 208) Jeremy Moore-RFr (6-3, 180)
OT Nick Claytor-Jr (6-6, 283) Phil Smith-So (6-6, 276)
OG Nick McRae-So (6-4, 296) Will Jackson-RFr (6-4, 284)
C Sean Bedford-Sr (6-1, 274) Jay Finch-RFr (6-4, 274)
OG Omoregie Uzzi-So (6-3, 305) Ray Beno-RFr (6-1, 292)
OT Austin Barrick-Sr (6-3, 279) Zach Krish-Sr (6-5, 279)
K Scott Blair-Sr (6-0, 174) Chris Tanner-So (6-0, 182)

 

2010 DEFENSE

 

 

LB Brad Jefferson

 

GEORGIA TECH 2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
DEFENSE
DE Jason Peters-Jr (6-4, 273) Euclid Cummings-RFr (6-4, 264)
DT Logan Walls-Jr (6-2, 290) T.J. Barnes-So (6-7, 355)
Ben Anderson-Sr (6-2, 273)
DE Izaan Cross-So (6-4, 287) Emmanuel Dieke-RFr (6-6, 257)
OLB Anthony Barnes-Sr (6-3, 243) Albert Rocker-Jr (6-1, 244)
ILB Anthony Egbuniwe-Sr (6-4, 250) Osahon Tongo-Sr (6-3, 252)
ILB Brad Jefferson-Sr (6-2, 242) B.J. Machen-So (6-1, 216)
OLB Steven Sylvester-Jr (6-2, 245) Brandon Watts-RFr (6-2, 237)
Julian Burnett-So (5-10, 225)
CB Mario Butler-Sr (6-1, 180) Rod Sweeting-So (6-0, 180)
CB Dominique Reese-Sr (5-11, 201) Rashaad Reid-Jr (5-10, 194)
Michael Peterson-Jr (5-11, 194)
ROV Mario Edwards-Sr (6-1, 217) Jemea Thomas-So (5-10, 189)
FS Jerrard Tarrant-Jr (6-0, 204) Cooper Taylor-Jr (6-4, 209)
P Chandler Anderson-Jr (6-0, 201) Sean Poole-RFr (6-1, 161)