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| 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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ACC Coastal Division champion | |
ACC Championship Game, L 6–9 vs. Wake Forest | |
Gator Bowl, L 35–38 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Coastal | |
| Record | 9–5 (7–1 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Patrick Nix (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Mixed Shotgun & Ace |
| Defensive coordinator | Jon Tenuta (5th season) |
| Base defense | Zone Blitz |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Wake Forest x$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Boston College | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
Preseason
Head coach Chan Gailey returned for his fifth year at the helm of the program. Senior Reggie Ball (QB) was expected to lead the team as a seasoned veteran with three full years of starting behind him. Junior Calvin Johnson (WR) was considered by many sports writers to be the top wide receiver in the nation. Oklahoma transfer Tashard Choice (RB) found the starting job behind an experienced offensive line.
Georgia Tech was in some pre-season top 25 polls.
Pre-season awards
Preseason Football Buzz[1]
- Calvin Johnson – All-America First Team
- Joe Anoa'i – Lindy's All-ACC First Team
- KaMichael Hall – Sporting News' All-ACC First Team
- Kenny scott – Sporting News' All-ACC First Team
- Reggie Ball – Athlon's All-ACC Third Team
- Andrew gardner – Sporting News All-ACC Second Team
- Mike cox – Sporting News All-ACC First Team
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2, 2006 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Notre Dame* | ABC | L 10–14 | 56,680[2][3][4][5][6][7] | ||
| September 9, 2006 | 3:30 p.m. | Samford* |
| W 38–6 | 47,149[2][8][9][10] | ||
| September 16, 2006 | 1:30 p.m. | Troy* |
| W 35–20 | 45,637[2][11][12][13] | ||
| September 21, 2006 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia |
| ESPN | W 24–7 | 51,081[2][14][15] | |
| September 30, 2006 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Virginia Tech | No. 24 | ABC | W 38–27 | 66,233[2][16][17][18] | |
| October 7, 2006 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland | No. 18 |
| ESPNU | W 27–23 | 51,686[2][19][20][21][22] |
| October 21, 2006 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 12 Clemson | No. 13 | ESPN | L 7–31 | 82,630[2][23][24][25] | |
| October 28, 2006 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami | No. 21 |
| ABC | W 30–23 | 55,320[2][26][27][28][29] |
| November 4, 2006 | 7:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 20 | ESPNU | W 31–23 | 56,837[2][30][31][32][33] | |
| November 11, 2006 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 19 | Raycom/LFS | W 7–0 | 41,000[2][34][35][36][37] | |
| November 18, 2006 | 1:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 18 |
| W 49–21 | 46,768[2][38][39][40] | |
| November 25, 2006 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia* | No. 16 | CBS | L 12–15 | 92,746[2][41][42][43][44] | |
| December 2, 2006 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Wake Forest | No. 23 | ABC | L 6–9 | 62,850[2][45][46][47][48] | |
| January 1, 2007 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 West Virginia* |
| CBS | L 35–38 | 67,714[2][49][47][50] | |
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Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 23 | RV | RV |
| Coaches Poll | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 25T | RV |
| Harris | Not released | — | 20 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 25 | Not released | |||
| BCS | Not released | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | — | Not released | ||||||
Game summaries
Notre Dame
Pregame Line: Notre Dame −7.5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
The game began with Georgia Tech taking a 10–0 lead over the Irish.[6] Reggie Ball connected with Calvin Johnson for a touchdown and Travis Bell kicked a field goal. At the end of the first half, Notre Dame finally scored on a Brady Quinn quarterback draw.[6] The second half featured two relentless defenses. Notre Dame would score the final points in the game on a Darius Walker touchdown run.[6] The run followed a controversial late hit penalty, which took Notre Dame from 4th down to 1st down and goal.[6] The game had no turnovers and was highlighted by Calvin Johnson's 7 receptions, 110 yards receiving, and touchdown and Reggie Ball's 207 all-purpose yards.[6]
Samford
Pregame Line: Samford +37
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yellow Jackets | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Georgia Tech returned two interceptions for touchdowns for the first time since their 1966 victory over Tulane in what would turn out to be another great defensive performance. Samford only scored two field goals in the first quarter and Georgia Tech only allowed 12 yards rushing to the FCS (I-AA) school. 69 Georgia Tech players saw action in the game, including four different quarterbacks and four different tailbacks. The game was highlighted by Calvin Johnson's two touchdown catches, a Tashard Choice rushing touchdown, Reggie Ball's 92 all-purpose yards, and Djay Jones and Jamal Lewis' interception touchdowns. Djay's interception was 28 yards long and Jamal's interception was 98 yards long.
Troy
Pregame Line: Troy +17.5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
Georgia Tech needed two late interceptions from Gary Guyton and Jamal Lewis to help put down the Trojans. The game was tied 14–14 going into the fourth quarter before the Yellow Jackets got the go ahead touchdown on a play action pass to fullback Mike Cox. The next Trojan possession saw a tipped pass get intercepted by Guyton and Tech would drive down the field for a Tashard Choice rushing touchdown. Jamal Evans would score another rushing touchdown following a second GT pick by Lewis. The game was highlighted by Rashaun Grant's 53 yards and a touchdown on two end around plays, Tashard Choice's 73 yards rushing and a touchdown, Reggie Ball's single game GT QB rushing record of 138 yards, and James Johnson's 74 yards receiving with a touchdown.
Virginia
Pregame Line: Virginia +16.5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Georgia Tech ended its three-game losing streak to UVA with a dominating defensive effort and superb performances by Reggie Ball and Calvin Johnson. Reggie Ball is now 1–3 against the Wahoos and had 205 yards passing, 2 touchdown passes, and a rushing touchdown. Calvin Johnson set his personal longest touchdown reception record twice recording 58 and 66 yard touchdowns in a 165-yard effort. Tashard Choice, Rashaun Grant, and Jamaal Evans added 103 yards on 26 carries between them. Patrick Nix called three risky plays in the game. The first was a fullback pass from Mike Cox to Reggie Ball. The blocking back has never rushed for yardage but managed to complete a 17-yard pass to Ball. Rashaun Grant also received two reverse pitches from Tashard Choice, which netted only 7 yards. The defense held the Cavs to 166 yards of offense and forced three turnovers (two interceptions by Djay Jones and Jahi Word-Daniels and a fumble recovery by Jamal Lewis). The only Cavalier score was made possible by a fourth quarter fumble by Ball and Choice on a speed option. Also of note, Georgia Tech sported a white helmet and mustard uniform from the Bud Carson era (1969–1971).
Virginia Tech
Pregame Line: Virginia Tech −8.5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Yellow Jackets | 21 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| #10 Hokies | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Georgia Tech opened with 21 straight points and never relented against the Hokies. The first play from the line of scrimmage was a 59-yard pass from Reggie Ball to James Johnson. Georgia Tech would block a punt to help set up their third touchdown. The defense also added points to the effort with a Philip Wheeler strip on Sean Glennon, which was recovered by Gary Guyton and returned for a touchdown. Calvin Johnson added 115 yards and 2 touchdowns, Tashard Choice accumulated 104 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, and Reggie Ball added 211 yards of total offense to the victory.
Maryland
Pregame line: Maryland +14
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Terrapins | 10 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2006_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team
