2014 Georgia Tech Football Team

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Logo-georgia.gif
Head coachTrey Chaffin
1st season, 5–7 (.417)
StadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
Year built1913
Field surfaceGrass
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
LeagueNCAA
DivisionCoastal
All-time record5–7 (.417)
ColorsOld Gold and White
         
Fight songRamblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
Up with the White and Gold
MascotBuzz
Ramblin Wreck
RivalsGeorgia Bulldogs
Clemson Tigers
Virginia Tech Hokies

For the 2014 Season, Georgia Tech hired new coach Trey Chaffin to take over the reigns after a dissapointing 5-7 record the year before. They opened with a loss to #9 Michigan, but quickly bounced back to defeat Stanford 24-14.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Rank Location Result Record
1 March 29, 2014 #9 Michigan RV Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA L 10-21 0-1
2 April 3, 2014 Stanford - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL W 24-14 1-1
3 April 12, 2014 Bye - Bye 1-1
4 April 19, 2014 at #5 USC RV Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, LA, CA L 17-42 1-2
5 April 26, 2014 at UCF - Brighthouse Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL W 42-21 2-2
6 May 3, 2014 at Virginia - Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA W 21-17 3-2
7 May 10, 2014 at Clemson RV Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC W 18-0 4-2
8 May 17, 2014 Duke RV Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA L 17-35 4-3
9 May 24, 2014 Virginia Tech - Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA L 7-38 4-4
10 May 31, 2014 at UNC - Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC L 20-63 4-5
11 June 7, 2014 at Miami - Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL L 3-24 4-6
12 June 14, 2014 Pittsburgh - Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA L 19-24 4-7
13 June 21, 2014 Georgia - Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA W 23-21 5-7
14 June 28, 2014 Bye - Bye 5-7

Stats

  • Passing
    • Tom Sinclair, QB: 145-223, 1559 yards, 5 TD, 7 INT
    • Darren Roundtree, QB: 18-39, 125 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT
  • Rushing
    • Brian Kanell, RB: 211 rushes for 1424 yards, 14 TD
    • Tom Sinclair, QB: 35 rushes for 287 yards, 4 TD
    • Dwayne Brightful, P: 1 rush for 66 yards, 1 TD
  • Recieving
    • Charlie Wilson, TE: 26 receptions for 235 yards
    • Cap Christian, WR: 52 receptions for 616 yards, 4 TD
    • Kirk Pierce, WR: 36 receptions for 340 yards, 1 TD
    • Tommy Pottios, WR: 6 receptions for 63 yards
    • Kori McClanahan, FB: 3 receptions for 25 yards
  • Defense
    • Eddie Johnson, OLB: 57 Tackles
    • Bashir Rodriguez, CB: 21 Tackles, 4 INT
    • Kay Anderson, ILB: 56 Tackles
    • Siddeeq Paschal, CB: 20 Tackles, 5 INT
    • Clayton Niklos, DE: 15 Tackles, 8 Sacks
    • Warren McNabb, SS: 5 Tackles, 1 INT
    • Mario Haik, FS: 8 Tackles
    • Steve Poole, DT: 2 Tackles, 1 Safety
    • Ralph Owen, OLB: 11 tackles
    • Curtis Martin, CB: 5 tackles
    • Bill Lee, DE: FR
  • Kicking
    • Brad Weathersby, K: 13/14 FG, Long 59, 23/23 XP

Game Summaries

Michigan
Bobby Dodd stadium was rocking Saturday for the highly anticipated debut of Coach Chaffin. The Jackets put up a valiant effort against the #9 Michigwn Wolverines. They were up 10-0 at halftime having picked off Rob Lecount three times before he fired three touchdown passes in the second half to lead the Wolverines to a 21-10 victory sending the home crowd home empty handed. The Offensive MVP was running back Brian Kanell who had 173 rushing yard on 25 rushes and a touchdown. The defensive MVP was Bashir Rodriguez who had 1 interception and 7 tackles.

Stanford
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hit the road for the first time this year, although it wasn't a road game, but a nuetral site game at Soldier Field, in Chicago the home of the Chicago Bears. The Stanford Cardinals were in the Kafkakast Bottom 10 this week, so we were hoping for an easy victory, however Stanford came out and took a 14-0 lead into the Second Quarter, However it was all Tech from there as they won 24-14 for their first victory of the 2014 Season and the first win of Coach Chaffin's career. The Offensive MVP was Brian Kanell who had 20 rushes for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Defensive MVP was Clayton Niklos who had 4 tackles, 2 of which were sacks.

USC
Coach Chaffin was very confident heading into the game versus USC that for the second straight year GT would upset them, but alas it was not so. USC dominated every facet of the game en route to a 42-17 victory. Your Jacket offensive MVP was Tom Sinclair who was 15 of 22 passing for 165 yards and had 6 rushes for 105 yards and a Touchdown. Your defensive MVP was Kay Anderson with 8 tackles.

Rankings

Legend:

Moved Up No Move Moved Down
RV = Recieving Votes
NR = Not Ranked

Poll Movement:

Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
Coaches Poll RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
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