Interesting things that LSU may not know about GA Tech

**UPDATED**

1) GA Tech was projected to win three games all year and to finish next to last in the ACC Coastal Division

2) GA Tech installed a brand new offense (Triple Option), using players recruited for totally different style (Pro-Style) of play

3) GA Tech installed a brand new defense

4) GA Tech played with a limited number of scholarship players due to NCAA sanctions, players transferring with new coaches/personal reasons, players quitting football due to medical and academic reasons, etc.

5) GA Tech suffered numerous injuries to key players, at key times, during the course of the year, forcing GA Tech to play with several second and third team players, many of which were Scout and walk-on players

6) GA Tech ended the season with 75 underclassmen on the roster, including 16/22 starters who are freshmen and sophomores

7) GA Tech will start next year with only seven seniors on the team

8) GA Tech had 12 games with 64 plays that went for 20 or more yards

9) GA Tech had 9 scoring drives that took 1 minute or less

10) ACC Coach of the Year (Paul Johnson)

11) ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Jonathan Dwyer)

12) ACC Player of the Year (Jonathan Dwyer)

13) ACC 2008 James E. Tatum Award Winner (Darryl Richard)

14) BCS leading rushing offense (282/game)…Only Navy and Nevada have rushed for more yards/game than GA Tech this year

15) BCS 14th leading rusher (Jonathan Dwyer – 1328 total, 110.7/game, 7.0 avg./12TD)

16) BCS 5th leading QBRat (Jaybo Shaw – 194.0) Yes, GA Tech can pass the football

17) BCS leading Pass Interceptor (Morgan Burnett - 7, tied with 3 others)

18) GA Tech is 2 -0 against the SEC this year, averaging 40+ in scoring against them

19) GA Tech beat 5 teams playing in Bowl games this year

20) Georgia Tech has as many SEC wins (or more) as Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Arkansas, and Vanderbilt

21) Georgia Tech has beaten 2 preseason Top 10 teams: #1 Georgia and #9 Clemson

22) GA Tech started the year against LSU's former QB from last year (Ryan Perriloux) and will end the year against LSU's QB from this year (whoever he may turn out to be).

23) The ACC has 10 teams in the postseason, the most ever for any league. The SEC couldn't fill its Independence and Papajohns.com slots. The conference breakdown: The ACC has 10; the SEC has eight; the Big Ten and Big 12 have seven; the Big East, Conference USA and the MAC have six; the Mountain West, Pac-10 and WAC have five; and the Sun Belt has two. There also are two independents.