GEORGIA TECH (2-0) 35, MERCER (0-2) 10
Sept. 10, 2016 • Atlanta, Ga. (Bobby Dodd Stadium)
Postgame Notes (Stats in separate email)
Team
-With the win, Georgia Tech moved to 2-0 for the fourth-straight season and seventh time in nine seasons under head coach Paul Johnson.
-Georgia Tech won its home opener for the 10th-straight year and 17th time in the last 18 years. The Yellow Jackets moved to 93-25-4 all-time in home openers.
-Georgia Tech moved to 14-1-1 all-time versus Mercer and claimed its 12th-straight win in the series, dating back to 1908. Saturday’s game was the first between the Yellow Jackets and Bears since 1938 – Mercer did not field a football team from 1942-2012.
-Georgia Tech has won back-to-back games for the first time since it opened last season with wins over Alcorn State (69-9) and Tulane (65-10).
-Georgia Tech blocked a field goal for the second time this season when Kyle Cerge-Henderson blocked a 37-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. It was Georgia Tech’s 16thblocked kick since the beginning of the 2013 season – the Yellow Jackets entered Saturday tied with BYU and Temple with the most blocked kicks by an NCAA Division I FBS team since the beginning of ’13 (15).
Individual
-Georgia Tech senior quarterback Justin Thomas scored the 17th rushing touchdown of his career in the first quarter, which moved him into a tie for fifth all-time among Georgia Tech quarterbacks and a tie for 10th overall in school history.
-With 149 yards of total offense, Thomas passed Mike Kelley (5,198 yds. – 1978-81) to move into seventh in Georgia Tech history with 5,287 yards of total offense.
-Backup quarterback Matthew Jordan had a career-high two rushing touchdowns (both from one yard out). He has three rushing touchdowns in two games this season and five in seven career games.
-One week after setting a career high with 60 receiving yards against Boston College, sophomore A-back Qua Searcy set a career high with 91 rushing yards on 7 carries (13.0 avg.).
-Georgia Tech first-career starts:
-Junior LT Andrew Marshall
-Although not technically a “starter,” junior Grant Aasen was the Yellow Jackets’ punter for the first time in his career
Sept. 10, 2016 • Atlanta, Ga. (Bobby Dodd Stadium)
Postgame Notes (Stats in separate email)
Team
-With the win, Georgia Tech moved to 2-0 for the fourth-straight season and seventh time in nine seasons under head coach Paul Johnson.
-Georgia Tech won its home opener for the 10th-straight year and 17th time in the last 18 years. The Yellow Jackets moved to 93-25-4 all-time in home openers.
-Georgia Tech moved to 14-1-1 all-time versus Mercer and claimed its 12th-straight win in the series, dating back to 1908. Saturday’s game was the first between the Yellow Jackets and Bears since 1938 – Mercer did not field a football team from 1942-2012.
-Georgia Tech has won back-to-back games for the first time since it opened last season with wins over Alcorn State (69-9) and Tulane (65-10).
-Georgia Tech blocked a field goal for the second time this season when Kyle Cerge-Henderson blocked a 37-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. It was Georgia Tech’s 16thblocked kick since the beginning of the 2013 season – the Yellow Jackets entered Saturday tied with BYU and Temple with the most blocked kicks by an NCAA Division I FBS team since the beginning of ’13 (15).
Individual
-Georgia Tech senior quarterback Justin Thomas scored the 17th rushing touchdown of his career in the first quarter, which moved him into a tie for fifth all-time among Georgia Tech quarterbacks and a tie for 10th overall in school history.
-With 149 yards of total offense, Thomas passed Mike Kelley (5,198 yds. – 1978-81) to move into seventh in Georgia Tech history with 5,287 yards of total offense.
-Backup quarterback Matthew Jordan had a career-high two rushing touchdowns (both from one yard out). He has three rushing touchdowns in two games this season and five in seven career games.
-One week after setting a career high with 60 receiving yards against Boston College, sophomore A-back Qua Searcy set a career high with 91 rushing yards on 7 carries (13.0 avg.).
-Georgia Tech first-career starts:
-Junior LT Andrew Marshall
-Although not technically a “starter,” junior Grant Aasen was the Yellow Jackets’ punter for the first time in his career
