2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Yellow Jackets are led by 3rd year head coach Paul Johnson and will play their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

September 41:00 PMSouth Carolina State*No. 17

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3W 41–10 51,668 September 1112:00 PMat Kansas*No. 17

• Memorial Stadium
• Lawrence, KS

FSNL 25–28 46,907 September 1812:00 PMat North Carolina

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

RaycomW 30–24 58,500 September 2512:00 PMNorth Carolina State

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

ESPNL 28–45 48,825 October 27:00 PMat Wake Forest

• BB&T Field
• Winston-Salem, NC

ESPNUW 24–20 30,263 October 93:30 PMVirginia

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

ESPNUW 33–21 48,016 October 163:30 PMMiddle Tennessee*

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3W 42–14 40,652 October 233:30 PMat Clemson

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, SC

ABC/ESPNL 13–27 75,000 November 47:30 PMat Virginia Tech

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, VA

ESPN   November 13TBAMiami (FL)

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

  November 20TBADuke

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

  November 27TBAat Georgia*

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

 

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Receiving Votes

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP	16	15	RV	RV				RV		--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	17	17	RV	RV				RV		--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	--	--	--	--	--	--
BCS	Not released									--	--	--	--	--	--

Regular season

South Carolina State

See also: South Carolina State Bulldogs

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1 2 3 4 Total South Carolina State 3 0 7 0 10 • #16 Georgia Tech 7 13 14 7 41 Date: September 4 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:00 PM Game attendance: 51,668

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets opened their season with a victory against the Bulldogs of South Carolina State, 41-10. This match up pitted two defending conference champions against each other. The Jackets winning the ACC championship with a record of 11–3 and the Bulldogs the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship in the FCS with a record of 10-2. The Jackets opened the scoring 35 yard run by quarterback Joshua Nesbitt. Nesbitt became the focus of the offense that lost the leading receiver, Demaryius Thomas, and leading rusher, Jonathan Dwyer, from last year's team. He finished the day with 130 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Rounding out the scoring were B-back Roddy Jones with two touchdown runs and backup quarterback Tevin Washington with one touchdown run. Tech's option offense worked well gaining 384 total yards, 372 of those coming on the ground.

South Carolina State's offense although not scoring a lot was able to move the ball on the new Al Groh 3-4 Defensive scheme. The Bulldogs were led by Asheton Jordan who ran for 125 yards on 17 carries and set up the Bulldogs' only touchdown with a 55-yard run to the Georgia Tech 3 in the third quarter. Quarterback Malcolm Long then scored from a yard out. Long was 11-25 passing for 94 yards. On the day SCSU amassed total 272 yards. The other score came when a 17-play drive stalled at the Georgia Tech 5 yard line and Blake Erickson converted a 28-yard field goal.

Kansas

See also: 2010 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1 2 3 4 Total #15 Georgia Tech 7 10 0 8 25 • Kansas 7 7 7 7 28 Date: September 11 Location: Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Game start: 12:00 PM Game attendance: 46,907

After a disappointing loss last week to North Dakota State the Jayhawks of Kansas tried to spark a change by starting freshman QB Jordan Webb. On the first drive Webb was able to move the ball by completing several short passes. The drive stalled after a sack by Isaiah Johnson. The Jackets marched down the field and Nesbitt scored on a ten yard run.

The Jayhawks took advantage of a kickoff out of bounds scoring after a couple of runs and a hand full of passes. Evening the score 7-7. Kansas then scored on a play action pass taking a 14-7 lead. The Jackets added another score on a Nesbitt run and a field goal before the half. Taking the lead 14-17. After the half Kansas added a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown giving them a 28-17 lead.

When the Yellow Jacket defense stopped Kansas and forced the Jayhawks to punt. The Jackets got the ball in good field position because of a fair catch interference penalty. A passer interference penalty moved GT to the brink of field goal range. But an false start penalty on a fourth down with three yards to go left the jackets in a passing situation and just out of comfortable field goal range. The subsequent slant route was on target yet Stephen Hill was unable to hold on to make the completion.

Georgia Tech rushed for 356 yards and racked up 407 yards of offense, but the defense could not stop Kansas' newly arraigned QB and the Jayhawk offense. Josh Nesbitt and Stephen Hill connected on a 52 yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, followed by a two point conversion which put the game at 28-25. On the day Kansas had a total of 320 yards, 179 in the air and 141 on the ground. James Sims another freshmen getting his first start led the Jayhawks in rushing with 101 yards on 17 carries. Anthony Allen led the Jackets in with 89 yards on 11 carries.

North Carolina

See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia Tech 14 3 7 6 30 North Carolina 10 7 7 0 24 Date: September 18 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 12:00 PM Game attendance: 58,500

After receiving the opening kickoff the Tarheels moved the ball down the field. Completing several passes and countering with quick runs. With senior running back Johnny white finding holes and running hard. A defensive that didn't show much resistance during the drive stiffened inside of 10 yards to hold UNC to a field goal.

After the ensuing kick off it only took two plays with a modest game before Orwin Smith was able to take a pitch the length of the field for the touchdown. Leaving the Jackets ahead 3-7. UNC next scored on a long pass to Eric Highsmith who was left open on a blown coverage by a young safety. Roddy Jones was then able to score a receiving touchdown pass, making it 10-14.

Yates was finding ways to get the ball to receivers and the receivers were finding ways to make catches. Taking the ball 80 yards on the next drive and sneaking it in from the 1 yard line. The Jackets countered with a field goal to end the half, leaving it even at 17. The first miscue came from Georgia Tech when they fumbled a pitch when Roddy Jones slipped while in motion and lost pitch relationship. Giving the Tarheels good field position they took a 24-17 lead on a run by White. Another fumble on their next drive caused Georgia Tech to punt. Then a fumble by Yates after running into his fullback returned the ball to the Jackets.

A big third down pass with eleven yards to go saw Nesbitt find Jones after scrambling. Jones escaped down to the five yard line. Tech found the end zone after a run by Allen and a Nesbitt keeper. Bringing the score to 24-24.

On its next drive UNC was forced to punt. This drive saw the Jackets only incompletion which came when Embry Peeples caught the pass but was unable to stay in bounds. This setup Scott Blair with a 46 yard field goal which he was able to convert. Giving them 27-24 lead. The Tarheels next drive was ended when Zack Pianalto fumbled a completed pass. The Jackets were able to add another field goal before the end of the game.

North Carolina State

See also: 2010 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1 2 3 4 Total • NC State 7 10 14 14 45 Georgia Tech 0 7 7 14 28 Date: September 25 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:00 PM Game attendance: 48,825

Coming back from a 31-14 deficit in the fourth quarter, Georgia Tech offered a fighting chance at defeating North Carolina State when Jerrard Tarrant returned a Russell Wilson interception for a touchdown with 12:25 remaining. Josh Nesbitt found a wide open Tyler Melton early in the final quarter to cut the N.C. State lead to ten at 31-21. Tarrant's interception came on N.C. State's ensuing drive. Tech earned itself a swivel of momentum as it strove to garner victory at Bobby Dodd Stadium. However, N.C. State and superstar quarterback Russell Wilson responded by scoring two touchdowns against Tech's vulnerable secondary to seal victory for the wolfpack in Atlanta.

Wake Forest

See also: 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia Tech 3 3 0 18 24 Wake Forest 3 7 3 7 20 Date: October 2 Location: BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC Game start: 7:00 PM Game attendance: 30,263

Trailing 17-6 in the fourth quarter, Georgia Tech bested Wake Forest on the strength a comeback led by Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt, A-back Embry Peeples, and WR Correy Earls to shock the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Following a Scott Blair 43 yard field goal, Georgia Tech found itself at 4th and 5 on Wake Forest's thirty yard line, where Josh Nesbitt found Embry Peeples for a Touchdown pass. Tech needed to convert a two point conversion to tie the game. Paul Johnson and the Yellow Jackets did just that, executing the same play it ran against the University of Georgia in Athens on November 29, 2008 - when it tied that ballgame at 28. The Tech defense allowed Wake Forest to earn a field goal on the next drive. However, on Tech's ensuing drive, veteran Quarterback Josh Nesbitt took the team on his shoulders, leading the Tech offense down the field. Nesbitt converted a 4th and 5 in the process with a twenty yard scramble for a first down. To cap off the thrilling comeback, Nesbitt found senior wideout Correy Earls on a slant route with 15 seconds left in the endzone. Tech took the lead 24-20. The win preserved Coach Johnson's streak of zero consecutive losses, and increased his record to 23-9 at Georgia Tech.

Virginia

See also: 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 0 7 7 7 21 • Georgia Tech 3 10 14 6 33 Date: October 9 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 3:30 PM Game attendance: 48,016

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1 2 3 4 Total Middle Tennessee 0 7 0 7 14 • Georgia Tech 7 7 21 7 42 Date: October 16 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 3:30 PM

Clemson

See also: 2010 Clemson Tigers football team

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1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 0 6 7 0 13 • Clemson 10 7 7 3 27 Date: October 23, 2010 Location: Clemson, SC Game start: 3:30ET Game attendance: 75,000

Virginia Tech

See also: 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1 2 Total Georgia Tech 0 Virginia Tech 0

Miami

See also: 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1 2 Total Miami 0 Georgia Tech 0 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA

Duke

See also: 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1 2 Total Duke 0 Georgia Tech 0 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA

Georgia

See also: 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1 2 Total Georgia Tech 0 Georgia 0

External links

• GT Athletic Department's official site