GAME NOTES• This is Georgia Tech’s 123rd season of football and the team’s all-time record is now 714-479-43.
• Tech is 177-82-5 when playing as a ranked team, and 5-8-1 when playing as the 20th-ranked team.
• The all-time series with Duke now stands at 50-32-1, including 22-19 in Durham.
• Tech is 17-16 all-time in ACC openers, 10-10 in ACC openers on the road. Under head coach Paul Johnson,Tech is 6-2 in ACC open-ers.TEAM NOTES
• Tech’s fi ve-game winning streak when playing at Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadium was snapped -- a streak that began with a 35-10 win in 2005.• Georgia Tech has scored points off eight of 10 takeaways this season, including six touchdowns.
• For the season, Tech leads 47-11 in points-off-turnover scoring.• Since the start of 2014, Tech has scored 184 points off turnovers, which are fourth-most in the FBS. Tech’s +119 points-off-turnover margin (181-62) is also fourth-best since 2014, according to ESPN.com
• Duke’s 100-yard kickoff returned for touchdown was the fi rst allowed by the Yellow Jackets since 2010 (vs. Virginia Tech).• Tech streak of rushing for 200+ yards in a game was halted at 17 -- it was the longest active streak in the FBS.INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• On Duke’s opening drive, junior LB P.J. Davis forced his fourth career fumble (fi rst this season) and sophomore DE KeShun Freeman recovered his second career fumble.
• The game-high 13 tackles by P.J. Davis were one shy of the career high 14 he had at North Carolina last season.
• Davis had led, or been tied, for the team lead in tackles in three straight games.• Harrison Butker is now 2-for-3 in career on field goals 50+ yards, with makes of 52 today at Duke and 53 last year at Georgia. His miss was a 52-yarder last year at home versus Duke.
• Butker is now 10-of-14 in his career on fi eld goal tries of 40+ yards.
• Junior QB Justin Thomas extended his streak of consecutive games with a TD pass to eight, while Tech has thrown a TD pass in 12 straight contests.
• Justin Thomas’s rushing touchdown was his third this season and 13th of his career.
• Sophomore WR Ricky Jeune caught his fi rst career touchdown pass, and fi nished the game with four catches for 91 yards and a TD -- all career-bests.
• The interception for freshman S A.J. Gray was the fi rst of his career, and was the second career for sophomore DB Lawrence Austin (his fi rst coming at Tulane last season).
• Sophomore DL Antonio Simmons made his fi rst career start, as did true freshman WR Brad Stewart.
• Senior DT Adam Gotsis made his team-leading 32nd consecutive start.
• Tech is 177-82-5 when playing as a ranked team, and 5-8-1 when playing as the 20th-ranked team.
• The all-time series with Duke now stands at 50-32-1, including 22-19 in Durham.
• Tech is 17-16 all-time in ACC openers, 10-10 in ACC openers on the road. Under head coach Paul Johnson,Tech is 6-2 in ACC open-ers.TEAM NOTES
• Tech’s fi ve-game winning streak when playing at Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadium was snapped -- a streak that began with a 35-10 win in 2005.• Georgia Tech has scored points off eight of 10 takeaways this season, including six touchdowns.
• For the season, Tech leads 47-11 in points-off-turnover scoring.• Since the start of 2014, Tech has scored 184 points off turnovers, which are fourth-most in the FBS. Tech’s +119 points-off-turnover margin (181-62) is also fourth-best since 2014, according to ESPN.com
• Duke’s 100-yard kickoff returned for touchdown was the fi rst allowed by the Yellow Jackets since 2010 (vs. Virginia Tech).• Tech streak of rushing for 200+ yards in a game was halted at 17 -- it was the longest active streak in the FBS.INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• On Duke’s opening drive, junior LB P.J. Davis forced his fourth career fumble (fi rst this season) and sophomore DE KeShun Freeman recovered his second career fumble.
• The game-high 13 tackles by P.J. Davis were one shy of the career high 14 he had at North Carolina last season.
• Davis had led, or been tied, for the team lead in tackles in three straight games.• Harrison Butker is now 2-for-3 in career on field goals 50+ yards, with makes of 52 today at Duke and 53 last year at Georgia. His miss was a 52-yarder last year at home versus Duke.
• Butker is now 10-of-14 in his career on fi eld goal tries of 40+ yards.
• Junior QB Justin Thomas extended his streak of consecutive games with a TD pass to eight, while Tech has thrown a TD pass in 12 straight contests.
• Justin Thomas’s rushing touchdown was his third this season and 13th of his career.
• Sophomore WR Ricky Jeune caught his fi rst career touchdown pass, and fi nished the game with four catches for 91 yards and a TD -- all career-bests.
• The interception for freshman S A.J. Gray was the fi rst of his career, and was the second career for sophomore DB Lawrence Austin (his fi rst coming at Tulane last season).
• Sophomore DL Antonio Simmons made his fi rst career start, as did true freshman WR Brad Stewart.
• Senior DT Adam Gotsis made his team-leading 32nd consecutive start.
