Team
·Georgia Tech moved to 3-0 for the fourth time in the last six seasons (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016). Prior to 2011, Georgia Tech was 3-0 just four times in 40 seasons since 1971 (1984, 1990, 2001 and 2005).
·Georgia Tech moved to 20-15-3 all-time versus Vanderbilt. The Yellow Jackets have won six-straight games in the series (dating back to 10-10 tie in 1965) and are 12-0-1 against the Commodores since World War II (last GT loss: 14-7 in 1941).
·Georgia Tech outgained Vanderbilt, 511-275, with a 289-85 advantage in rushing yards and a 222-190 edge in passing yards. Georgia Tech averaged 8.1 yards per play, compared to 4.5 for Vanderbilt.
·Georgia Tech scored on its first offensive play (an 81-yard touchdown pass from senior QB Justin Thomas to sophomore BB Marcus Marshall). It was the first time that Georgia Tech scored on its first offensive play since it scored on 70-yard pass from Tevin Washington to Zach Laskey at Virginia on Sept. 15, 2012.
·The opening touchdown was the first time that Georgia Tech scored on a one-play drive since Oct. 25, 2014 at Pittsburgh (65-yard run by Matthew Jordan).
·The 81-yard touchdown was Georgia Tech’s longest play from scrimmage since an 82-yard touchdown pass from Vad Lee to Jeff Greene vs. Presbyterian on Sept. 8, 2012.
·Georgia Tech has held each of its first three opponents of the season to 14 points or less for the first time since 2001.
Individual
·The 81-yard touchdown on the game’s opening play was the longest pass of Thomas’ 39-game career (prev.: 79 yards at Pittsburgh, Oct. 25, 2014).
·The 81-yard reception was the longest play from scrimmage of Marshall’s career (prev.: 64-yard run vs. Alcorn State, Sept. 3, 2015).
·The 81-yard reception nearly doubled the number of receiving yards that Marshall had totaled in 13 career games coming in (42).
·True freshman BB Dedrick Mills scored on runs of 15, 4 and 5 yards to become the first Georgia Tech player with three rushing touchdowns since Patrick Skov vs. Alcorn State on Sept. 3, 2015. It was the 41st time in Georgia Tech history that a player had three rushing touchdowns in a game.
·Redshirt freshman Dorian Walker returned the first interception of his career 64 yards in the fourth quarter.
·Georgia Tech moved to 3-0 for the fourth time in the last six seasons (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016). Prior to 2011, Georgia Tech was 3-0 just four times in 40 seasons since 1971 (1984, 1990, 2001 and 2005).
·Georgia Tech moved to 20-15-3 all-time versus Vanderbilt. The Yellow Jackets have won six-straight games in the series (dating back to 10-10 tie in 1965) and are 12-0-1 against the Commodores since World War II (last GT loss: 14-7 in 1941).
·Georgia Tech outgained Vanderbilt, 511-275, with a 289-85 advantage in rushing yards and a 222-190 edge in passing yards. Georgia Tech averaged 8.1 yards per play, compared to 4.5 for Vanderbilt.
·Georgia Tech scored on its first offensive play (an 81-yard touchdown pass from senior QB Justin Thomas to sophomore BB Marcus Marshall). It was the first time that Georgia Tech scored on its first offensive play since it scored on 70-yard pass from Tevin Washington to Zach Laskey at Virginia on Sept. 15, 2012.
·The opening touchdown was the first time that Georgia Tech scored on a one-play drive since Oct. 25, 2014 at Pittsburgh (65-yard run by Matthew Jordan).
·The 81-yard touchdown was Georgia Tech’s longest play from scrimmage since an 82-yard touchdown pass from Vad Lee to Jeff Greene vs. Presbyterian on Sept. 8, 2012.
·Georgia Tech has held each of its first three opponents of the season to 14 points or less for the first time since 2001.
Individual
·The 81-yard touchdown on the game’s opening play was the longest pass of Thomas’ 39-game career (prev.: 79 yards at Pittsburgh, Oct. 25, 2014).
·The 81-yard reception was the longest play from scrimmage of Marshall’s career (prev.: 64-yard run vs. Alcorn State, Sept. 3, 2015).
·The 81-yard reception nearly doubled the number of receiving yards that Marshall had totaled in 13 career games coming in (42).
·True freshman BB Dedrick Mills scored on runs of 15, 4 and 5 yards to become the first Georgia Tech player with three rushing touchdowns since Patrick Skov vs. Alcorn State on Sept. 3, 2015. It was the 41st time in Georgia Tech history that a player had three rushing touchdowns in a game.
·Redshirt freshman Dorian Walker returned the first interception of his career 64 yards in the fourth quarter.
