Team Statistics
Scoring Summary (Final)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
Notre Dame (1-0) vs. Georgia Tech (0-1)
Date: Sep 02, 2006 Site: Atlanta, Ga. Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 56680
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Notre Dame.......... 0 7 7 0 - 14
Georgia Tech........ 7 3 0 0 - 10
Scoring Summary:
1st 00:35 GT - Calvin Johnson 4 yd pass from Reggie Ball (Travis Bell kick)
7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:28, UND 0 - GT 7
2nd 04:45 GT - Travis Bell 30 yd field goal
8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:29, UND 0 - GT 10
00:11 UND - Quinn, Brady 5 yd run (Gioia, Carl kick)
14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:34, UND 7 - GT 10
3rd 06:33 UND - Walker, Darius 13 yd run (Gioia, Carl kick)
14 plays, 64 yards, TOP 5:29, UND 14 - GT 10
Kickoff time: 8:13 End of Game: 11:30 Total elapsed time: 3:17
Officials: Referee: D. Capron; Umpire: J. Krogstad; Linesman: J. Ryan;
Line judge: P. Engleberts; Back judge: T. Herbert; Field judge: N. Nelson;
Side judge: T. Anderson; Scorer: T.Laverty;
Temperature: 83 deg Wind: North 5 Weather: Overcast
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Individual Statistics
Team Statistics (Final)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
UND GT
FIRST DOWNS................... 21 14
Rushing..................... 9 9
Passing..................... 11 5
Penalty..................... 1 0
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 138 119
Rushing Attempts............ 40 28
Average Per Rush............ 3.5 4.2
Yards Gained Rushing........ 164 146
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 26 27
NET YARDS PASSING............. 246 140
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 23-38-0 12-24-0
Average Per Attempt......... 6.5 5.8
Average Per Completion...... 10.7 11.7
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 384 259
Total offense plays......... 78 52
Average Gain Per Play....... 4.9 5.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 11-80 5-28
PUNTS-YARDS................... 5-252 7-337
Average Yards Per Punt...... 50.4 48.1
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 41.6 41.0
Inside 20................... 1 4
50+ Yards................... 2 3
Touchbacks.................. 1 1
Fair catch.................. 0 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-194 3-183
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 64.7 61.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 46.3 28.0
Touchbacks.................. 1 1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 4-30-0 3-24-0
Average Per Return.......... 7.5 8.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-79-0 2-35-0
Average Per Return.......... 39.5 17.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 35:25 24:35
1st Quarter................. 8:02 6:58
2nd Quarter................. 8:48 6:12
3rd Quarter................. 8:25 6:35
4th Quarter................. 10:10 4:50
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 16 2 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-3 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-14 2-19
PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 1-1
Field Goals................... 0-2 1-1
Drive Chart
Individual Statistics (Final)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
Notre Dame
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Walker, Darius 22 104 5 99 1 19 4.5
Thomas, Travis 6 19 0 19 0 6 3.2
Schwapp, Asaph 3 13 0 13 0 6 4.3
Quinn, Brady 7 28 19 9 1 16 1.3
TEAM 2 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0
Totals... 40 164 26 138 2 19 3.5
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Quinn, Brady 38-23-0 246 0 44 2
Totals... 38-23-0 246 0 44 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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McKnight, Rhema 8 108 0 44
Samardzija, Jeff 6 74 0 42
Carlson, John 4 36 0 14
Walker, Darius 4 18 0 12
Freeman, Marcus 1 10 0 10
Totals... 23 246 0 44
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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PRICE, Geoff 5 252 50.4 61 1 1
Totals... 5 252 50.4 61 1 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Zbikowski, Tom 4 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grimes, David 0 0 0 1 46 46 0 0 0
West, George 0 0 0 1 33 33 0 0 0
Totals... 4 30 17 2 79 46 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Gioia, Carl 2nd 11:43 42 yds - Missed
Gioia, Carl 4th 14:05 36 yds - Missed
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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RENKES 3 194 1 0 64.7
Georgia Tech
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
-------------------------------------------------
Reggie Ball 11 75 20 55 0 17 5.0
Tashard Choice 14 58 4 54 0 16 3.9
Rashaun Grant 3 13 3 10 0 9 3.3
Totals... 28 146 27 119 0 17 4.2
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Reggie Ball 24-12-0 140 1 45 1
Totals... 24-12-0 140 1 45 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Calvin Johnson 7 111 1 45
James Johnson 2 10 0 6
Greg Smith 1 9 0 9
Chris Dunlap 1 9 0 9
Tashard Choice 1 1 0 1
Totals... 12 140 1 45
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Durant Brooks 7 337 48.1 57 4 1
Totals... 7 337 48.1 57 4 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Chris Dunlap 0 0 0 1 17 17 0 0 0
Pat Clark 3 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rashaun Grant 0 0 0 1 18 18 0 0 0
Totals... 3 24 14 2 35 18 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Travis Bell 2nd 04:45 30 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
---------------------------------------
Yahiaoui, M. 3 183 1 0 61.0
FUMBLES: Notre Dame-None. Georgia Tech-None.
Defensive Statistics
Drive Chart (Final)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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UND 1st N45 15:00 Kickoff N45 11:04 Punt 7-0 3:56
UND 1st N18 07:46 Punt N33 05:24 Punt 5-15 2:22
UND 1st N18 03:12 Punt N13 02:03 Punt 4--5 1:09
UND 1st N46 00:35 Kickoff G25 11:43 Missed FG 9-29 3:52
UND 2nd N28 09:11 Punt N23 08:14 Punt 3--5 0:57
UND 2nd N20 04:45 Kickoff G00 00:11 *TOUCHDOWN 14-80 4:34#
UND 3rd N36 12:02 Punt G00 06:33 *TOUCHDOWN 14-64 5:29#
UND 3rd N20 02:56 Punt G18 14:05 Missed FG 8-62 3:51#
UND 4th N18 12:43 Punt G43 08:57 Punt 5-39 3:46
UND 4th N05 05:29 Punt G47 00:00 End of half 11-48 5:29
GT 1st G25 11:04 Punt G42 07:46 Punt 6-17 3:18
GT 1st G12 05:24 Punt G38 03:12 Punt 6-26 2:12
GT 1st G26 02:03 Punt N00 00:35 *TOUCHDOWN 7-74 1:28#
GT 2nd G25 11:43 Missed FG G41 09:11 Punt 5-16 2:32
GT 2nd G38 08:14 Punt N12 04:45 *FIELD GOAL 8-50 3:29#
GT 2nd G18 00:00 Kickoff G18 00:00 End of half 0-0 0:00
GT 3rd G18 15:00 Kickoff G32 12:02 Punt 5-14 2:58
GT 3rd G20 06:33 Kickoff N49 02:56 Punt 7-31 3:37
GT 4th G20 14:05 Missed FG G25 12:43 Punt 3-5 1:22
GT 4th G20 08:57 Punt G36 05:29 Punt 6-16 3:28
UND 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 08:02 08:48 08:25 10:10 16:50 18:35 35:25
3rd Down Conversions 1/4 3/5 2/3 1/4 4/9 3/7 7/16
Avg Field Position N31 N24 N28 N11 N29 N19 N25
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1
GT 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 06:58 06:12 06:35 04:50 13:10 11:25 24:35
3rd Down Conversions 1/3 1/3 0/2 0/2 2/6 0/4 2/10
Avg Field Position G21 G27 G19 G20 G24 G19 G22
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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UND 1st N45 15:00 Kickoff N45 11:04 Punt 7-0 3:56
GT 1st G25 11:04 Punt G42 07:46 Punt 6-17 3:18
UND 1st N18 07:46 Punt N33 05:24 Punt 5-15 2:22
GT 1st G12 05:24 Punt G38 03:12 Punt 6-26 2:12
UND 1st N18 03:12 Punt N13 02:03 Punt 4--5 1:09
GT 1st G26 02:03 Punt N00 00:35 *TOUCHDOWN 7-74 1:28#
UND 1st N46 00:35 Kickoff G25 11:43 Missed FG 9-29 3:52
GT 2nd G25 11:43 Missed FG G41 09:11 Punt 5-16 2:32
UND 2nd N28 09:11 Punt N23 08:14 Punt 3--5 0:57
GT 2nd G38 08:14 Punt N12 04:45 *FIELD GOAL 8-50 3:29#
UND 2nd N20 04:45 Kickoff G00 00:11 *TOUCHDOWN 14-80 4:34#
GT 2nd G18 00:00 Kickoff G18 00:00 End of half 0-0 0:00
GT 3rd G18 15:00 Kickoff G32 12:02 Punt 5-14 2:58
UND 3rd N36 12:02 Punt G00 06:33 *TOUCHDOWN 14-64 5:29#
GT 3rd G20 06:33 Kickoff N49 02:56 Punt 7-31 3:37
UND 3rd N20 02:56 Punt G18 14:05 Missed FG 8-62 3:51#
GT 4th G20 14:05 Missed FG G25 12:43 Punt 3-5 1:22
UND 4th N18 12:43 Punt G43 08:57 Punt 5-39 3:46
GT 4th G20 08:57 Punt G36 05:29 Punt 6-16 3:28
UND 4th N05 05:29 Punt G47 00:00 End of half 11-48 5:29
Participation Report
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
Notre Dame
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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9 Zbikowski, Tom 6 2 8 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
40 CRUM, Maurice 4 2 6 2.0/15 . . . . . 1.0/14 .
18 Ndukwe, Chinedum 5 . 5 1.0/3 . . . 1 . . .
30 Richardson, Mike 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . . .
26 Thomas, Travis 4 . 4 2.0/8 . . . . . . .
98 Laws, Trevor 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .
2 Walls, Darrin 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
95 Abiamiri, Victor 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
75 Frome, Chris 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
20 Lambert, Terrail 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
22 Wooden, Ambrose 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
91 Leitko, Travis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
56 Borseti, Nick 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
31 Brown, Sergio 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
60 Cullen, Casey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
52 Brockington, Joe 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
66 Landri, Derek 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
99 Talley, Ronald . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
8 McNeil, Raeshon . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Georgia Tech
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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41 Philip Wheeler 10 3 13 2.0/5 . . . . . . .
6 Pat Clark 6 2 8 1.0/2 . . . . . . .
2 Kenny Scott 7 . 7 . . . . . . . .
96 Joe Anoai 4 2 6 1.0/17 . . . . . 1.0/17 .
35 KaMichael Hall 5 . 5 . . . . . . . .
42 Adamm Oliver 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .
90 Darrell Robertson 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
23 Djay Jones 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . .
58 Gary Guyton 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .
99 Vance Walker 1 2 3 0.5/1 . . . . . 0.5/1 .
95 Darryl Richard 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
34 Avery Roberson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
4 Jamal Lewis . 2 2 0.5/1 . . . . . 0.5/1 .
88 Chris Dunlap 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
32 Jahi World-Daniels 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
10 Martin Frierson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
97 Robert Hall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
Box Score
Participation Report (Final)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
Notre Dame Georgia Tech
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
X 5 McKNIGHT WR 89 Johnson, J.
LT 68 HARRIS LT 64 Folkner, A.
LG 50 SANTUCCI LG 61 Rhodes, M.
C 78 SULLIVAN C 60 Tuminello, K.
RG 76 MORTON RG 73 McManus, N.
RT 74 YOUNG RT 68 Wrotto, M.
TE 89 CARLSON TE 80 Cooper, G.
QB 10 QUINN, B. QB 1 Ball, R.
WR 87 FREEMAN FB 40 Cox, M.
RB 3 WALKER TB 22 Choice, T.
Z 83 SAMARDZIJA WR 21 Johnson, C.
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
DE 95 ABIAMIRI DE 96 Anoai, J.
DT 98 LAWS DT 95 Richard, D.
DT 66 LANDRI DT 99 Walker, V.
DE 99 TALLEY DE 42 Oliver, A.
LB 26 THOMAS, T. LB 35 Hall, K.
LB 40 CRUM LB 41 Wheeler, P
LB 47 THOMAS, M. LB 58 Guyton, G.
CB 22 WOODEN CB 6 Clark, P.
CB 30 RICHARDSON, Mi. CB 2 Scott, K.
FS 18 NDUKWE S 4 Lewis, J.
SS 9 ZBIKOWSKI S 23 Jones, D.
Notre Dame: 2-WALLS, 6-HERRING, 8-McNEIL, 11-GRIMES, 14-RENKES, 17-PRICE, 19-WEST, 20-LAMBERT, 28-McCARTHY, 29-GAINES,
31-BROWN, S., 35-McCONNELL, 44-SCHWAPP, 45-GIOIA, 48-QUINN, S., 52-BROCKINGTON, 54-VERNAGLIA, 56-BORSETI, 60-CULLEN, 61-JANSEN,
63-TISAK, 72-DUNCAN, 75-FROME, 79-MATTES, 80-JACKSON, 90-RYAN, 91-LEITKO.
Georgia Tech: 3-Grant, R., 5-Smith, G., 7-Clark, T., 10-Frierson, M., 24-Marius, L., 28-Davis, T., 29-Williams, S.,
31-Yahiaoui, M., 32-Word-Daniels, J, 34-Roberson, A., 39-Brooks, D., 44-Tucker, T, 48-Matthews, M., 50-White, B., 54-Griffin, S.,
57-Bowen, S., 81-McGuire, X., 86-Riles, W., 87-Bell, T., 88-Dunlap, C., 90-Robertson, D., 97-Hall, R..
Box Score (Final)Play-by-Play Summary
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Notre Dame.......... 0 7 7 0 - 14 Record: (1-0)
Georgia Tech........ 7 3 0 0 - 10 Record: (0-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 00:35 GT - Calvin Johnson 4 yd pass from Reggie Ball (Travis Bell kick), 7-74 1:28, UND 0 - GT 7
2nd 04:45 GT - Travis Bell 30 yd field goal, 8-50 3:29, UND 0 - GT 10
00:11 UND - Quinn, Brady 5 yd run (Gioia, Carl kick), 14-80 4:34, UND 7 - GT 10
3rd 06:33 UND - Walker, Darius 13 yd run (Gioia, Carl kick), 14-64 5:29, UND 14 - GT 10
UND GT
FIRST DOWNS................... 21 14
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 40-138 28-119
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 246 140
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 38-23-0 24-12-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 78-384 52-259
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 4-30 3-24
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 2-79 2-35
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-50.4 7-48.1
Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards............... 11-80 5-28
Possession Time............... 35:25 24:35
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 16 2 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-3 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-14 2-19
RUSHING: Notre Dame-WALKER, Darius 22-99; Thomas, Travis 6-19; SCHWAPP,
Asaph 3-13; Quinn, Brady 7-9; TEAM 2-minus 2. Georgia Tech-Reggie Ball 11-55;
Tashard Choice 14-54; Rashaun Grant 3-10.
PASSING: Notre Dame-QUINN, Brady 23-38-0-246. Georgia Tech-Reggie Ball
12-24-0-140.
RECEIVING: Notre Dame-McKNIGHT, Rhema 8-108; Samardzija, Jeff 6-74;
Carlson, John 4-36; Walker, Darius 4-18; Freeman, Marcus 1-10. Georgia
Tech-Calvin Johnson 7-111; James Johnson 2-10; Chris Dunlap 1-9; Greg Smith 1-9;
Tashard Choice 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Georgia Tech-None.
FUMBLES: Notre Dame-None. Georgia Tech-None.
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 56680
Kickoff time: 8:13 End of Game: 11:30 Total elapsed time: 3:17
Officials: Referee: D. Capron; Umpire: J. Krogstad; Linesman: J. Ryan;
Line judge: P. Engleberts; Back judge: T. Herbert; Field judge: N. Nelson;
Side judge: T. Anderson; Scorer: T.Laverty;
Temperature: 83 deg Wind: North 5 Weather: Overcast
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Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-CRUM, Maurice 1-0. Georgia Tech-Jamal Lewis 0-1;
Joe Anoai 1-0; Vance Walker 0-1.
TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-ZBIKOWSKI, Tom 6-2; CRUM, Maurice 4-2; NDUKWE,
Chinedum 5-0; Richardson, Mike 3-2; Thomas, Travis 4-0; Laws, Trevor 2-1;
Abiamiri, Victor 2-0; Walls, Darrin 2-0; Lambert, Terrail 1-1; Wooden, Ambrose
1-1; Frome, Chris 1-1; Brown, Sergio 1-0; Brockington, Joe 1-0; Cullen, Casey
1-0; Landri, Derek 1-0; Leitko, Travis 1-0; Borseti, Nick 1-0; McNeil, Raeshon
0-1; Talley, Ronald 0-1. Georgia Tech-Philip Wheeler 10-3; Pat Clark 6-2; Kenny
Scott 7-0; Joe Anoai 4-2; KaMichael Hall 5-0; Adamm Oliver 3-2; Darrell
Robertson 2-2; Gary Guyton 3-0; Djay Jones 3-0; Vance Walker 1-2; Darryl Richard
2-0; Avery Roberson 1-1; Jamal Lewis 0-2; Jahi World-Daniels 1-0; Chris Dunlap
1-0; Martin Frierson 1-0; Robert Hall 1-0.
Game Starters:
Notre Dame
POS ## OFFENSE
X 5 McKNIGHT
LT 68 HARRIS
LG 50 SANTUCCI
C 78 SULLIVAN
RG 76 MORTON
RT 74 YOUNG
TE 89 CARLSON
QB 10 QUINN, B.
WR 87 FREEMAN
RB 3 WALKER
Z 83 SAMARDZIJA
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 95 ABIAMIRI
DT 98 LAWS
DT 66 LANDRI
DE 99 TALLEY
LB 26 THOMAS, T.
LB 40 CRUM
LB 47 THOMAS, M.
CB 22 WOODEN
CB 30 RICHARDSON, Mi.
FS 18 NDUKWE
SS 9 ZBIKOWSKI
Georgia Tech
POS ## OFFENSE
WR 89 Johnson, J.
LT 64 Folkner, A.
LG 61 Rhodes, M.
C 60 Tuminello, K.
RG 73 McManus, N.
RT 68 Wrotto, M.
TE 80 Cooper, G.
QB 1 Ball, R.
FB 40 Cox, M.
TB 22 Choice, T.
WR 21 Johnson, C.
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 96 Anoai, J.
DT 95 Richard, D.
DT 99 Walker, V.
DE 42 Oliver, A.
LB 35 Hall, K.
LB 41 Wheeler, P
LB 58 Guyton, G.
CB 6 Clark, P.
CB 2 Scott, K.
S 4 Lewis, J.
S 23 Jones, D.
Player participation:
Notre Dame: 2-WALLS, 6-HERRING, 8-McNEIL, 11-GRIMES, 14-RENKES, 17-PRICE, 19-WEST, 20-LAMBERT, 28-McCARTHY, 29-GAINES,
31-BROWN, S., 35-McCONNELL, 44-SCHWAPP, 45-GIOIA, 48-QUINN, S., 52-BROCKINGTON, 54-VERNAGLIA, 56-BORSETI, 60-CULLEN, 61-JANSEN,
63-TISAK, 72-DUNCAN, 75-FROME, 79-MATTES, 80-JACKSON, 90-RYAN, 91-LEITKO.
Georgia Tech: 3-Grant, R., 5-Smith, G., 7-Clark, T., 10-Frierson, M., 24-Marius, L., 28-Davis, T., 29-Williams, S.,
31-Yahiaoui, M., 32-Word-Daniels, J, 34-Roberson, A., 39-Brooks, D., 44-Tucker, T, 48-Matthews, M., 50-White, B., 54-Griffin, S.,
57-Bowen, S., 81-McGuire, X., 86-Riles, W., 87-Bell, T., 88-Dunlap, C., 90-Robertson, D., 97-Hall, R..
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
2006 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech (Sep 02, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga.)
ND wins the toss and will recieve. GT will defend the South.
N 1-10 N35 GT ball on GT35.
Yahiaoui, M. kickoff 53 yards to the UND12, WEST return 33 yards to the
UND45 (Scott, K.).
N 1-10 N45 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the UND48 (Wheeler, P;Lewis, J.).
N 2-7 N48 QUINN, B. pass complete to WALKER for 3 yards to the GT49 (Wheeler, P).
N 3-4 G49 QUINN, B. pass complete to SAMARDZIJA for 6 yards to the GT43, 1ST DOWN
UND (Clark, P.;Anoai, J.).
N 1-10 G43 QUINN, B. pass complete to SAMARDZIJA for 6 yards to the GT37, PENALTY
UND holding (McKNIGHT) 10 yards to the GT47.
N 1-14 G47 1st and 14.
N 1-14 G47 QUINN, B. sacked for loss of 2 yards to the GT49 (Lewis, J.;Walker, V.).
N 2-16 G49 QUINN, B. pass complete to SAMARDZIJA for 4 yards to the GT45 (Scott, K.).
N 3-12 G45 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 11:23.
N 3-12 G45 PENALTY UND false start (YOUNG) 5 yards to the 50 yardline.
N 3-17 N50 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to SAMARDZIJA.
N 4-17 N50 PENALTY UND false start (THOMAS, M.) 5 yards to the UND45.
N 4-22 N45 PRICE punt 44 yards to the GT11, Clark, P. return 14 yards to the GT25
(BROCKINGTON).
--------------- 7 plays, 0 yards, TOP 03:56 ---------------
G 1-10 G25 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 11:04 (1st).
G 1-10 G25 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 6 yards to the GT31 (THOMAS,
T.).
G 2-4 G31 Choice, T. rush for 3 yards to the GT34 (LAWS).
G 3-1 G34 Ball, R. rush for 2 yards to the GT36, 1ST DOWN GT (LANDRI).
G 1-10 G36 Ball, R. pass complete to Dunlap, C. for 9 yards to the GT45
(ZBIKOWSKI).
G 2-1 G45 Choice, T. rush for loss of 3 yards to the GT42 (NDUKWE).
G 3-4 G42 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Dunlap, C. (RICHARDSON, Mi.).
G 4-4 G42 Brooks, D. punt 40 yards to the UND18, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:18 ---------------
N 1-10 N18 NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:46 (1st).
N 1-10 N18 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 9 yards to the UND27 (Clark, P.).
N 2-1 N27 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the UND30, 1ST DOWN UND (Anoai, J.).
N 1-10 N30 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the UND33 (Oliver, A.;Anoai, J.).
N 2-7 N33 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT.
N 3-7 N33 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to SAMARDZIJA.
N 4-7 N33 PRICE punt 59 yards to the GT8, Clark, P. return 4 yards to the GT12
(McNEIL;LAMBERT).
--------------- 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:22 ---------------
G 1-10 G12 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 05:24 (1st).
G 1-10 G12 Choice, T. rush for 11 yards to the GT23, 1ST DOWN GT (NDUKWE).
G 1-10 G23 Choice, T. rush for 1 yard to the GT24 (THOMAS, T.).
G 2-9 G24 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 11 yards to the GT35, 1ST
DOWN GT (ZBIKOWSKI).
G 1-10 G35 Timeout Georgia Tech, clock 04:07.
G 1-10 G35 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Johnson, J..
G 2-10 G35 Choice, T. rush for 3 yards to the GT38 (RICHARDSON, Mi.;FROME).
G 3-7 G38 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Johnson, C..
G 4-7 G38 Brooks, D. punt 44 yards to the UND18, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:12 ---------------
N 1-10 N18 NOTRE DAME drive start at 03:12 (1st).
N 1-10 N18 QUINN, B. pass complete to CARLSON for 12 yards to the UND30, 1ST DOWN
UND (Wheeler, P).
N 1-10 N30 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to SAMARDZIJA.
N 2-10 N30 QUINN, B. sacked for loss of 17 yards to the UND13 (Anoai, J.), PENALTY
UND intentional grounding (QUINN, B.) 0 yards to the UND13.
N 3-27 N13 3rd and 27.
N 3-27 N13 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to WALKER.
N 4-27 N13 PRICE punt 61 yards to the GT26.
--------------- 4 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:09 ---------------
G 1-10 G26 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 02:03 (1st).
G 1-10 G26 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Johnson, C. (NDUKWE).
G 2-10 G26 Choice, T. rush for 16 yards to the GT42, 1ST DOWN GT (WALLS).
G 1-10 G42 Ball, R. pass complete to Smith, G. for 9 yards to the UND49
(ZBIKOWSKI).
G 2-1 N49 Choice, T. rush for 12 yards to the UND37, 1ST DOWN GT (NDUKWE).
G 1-10 N37 Grant, R. rush for 4 yards to the UND33 (ABIAMIRI).
G 2-6 N33 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 29 yards to the UND4, 1ST
DOWN GT (ZBIKOWSKI).
G 1-G N04 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 4 yards to the UND0,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:35.
Bell, T. kick attempt good.
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NOTRE DAME 0, GEORGIA TECH 7
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--------------- 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:28 ---------------
Yahiaoui, M. kickoff 65 yards to the UND0, GRIMES return 46 yards to the
UND46 (Frierson, M.).
N 1-10 N46 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:35 (1st).
N 1-10 N46 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 8 yards to the GT46 (Clark,
P.;Oliver, A.).
=====END OF 1st QUARTER=====
NOTRE DAME 0, GEORGIA TECH 7
============================
Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
N 2-2 G46 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
N 2-2 G46 SCHWAPP rush for 4 yards to the GT42, 1ST DOWN UND (Oliver, A.).
N 1-10 G42 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 5 yards to the GT37 (Clark, P.).
N 2-5 G37 WALKER rush for 2 yards to the GT35 (Wheeler, P).
N 3-3 G35 QUINN, B. pass complete to WALKER for 5 yards to the GT30, 1ST DOWN
UND (Scott, K.).
N 1-10 G30 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT.
N 2-10 G30 QUINN, B. pass complete to SAMARDZIJA for 7 yards to the GT23 (Scott, K.).
N 3-3 G23 WALKER rush for loss of 2 yards to the GT25 (Wheeler, P).
N 4-5 G25 GIOIA field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - wide right, spot at GT25, clock
11:43.
--------------- 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 06:24 ---------------
G 1-10 G25 Ball, R. rush for 6 yards to the GT31 (ABIAMIRI).
G 2-4 G31 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, J. for 4 yards to the GT35, 1ST
DOWN GT (LAMBERT).
G 1-10 G35 Grant, R. rush for 9 yards to the GT44 (LEITKO).
G 2-1 G44 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Dunlap, C..
G 3-1 G44 Grant, R. rush for loss of 3 yards to the GT41 (THOMAS, T.).
G 4-4 G41 Brooks, D. punt 53 yards to the UND6, ZBIKOWSKI return 17 yards to the
UND23 (Dunlap, C.), PENALTY GT illegal formation 5 yards to the
UND28, 1st and 10, UND ball on UND28.
--------------- 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------
N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 09:11 (2nd).
N 1-10 N28 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT.
N 2-10 N28 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT (Jones, D.).
N 3-10 N28 PENALTY UND false start (DUNCAN) 5 yards to the UND23.
N 3-15 N23 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT (Word-Daniels, J).
N 4-15 N23 PRICE punt 45 yards to the GT32, Clark, P. return 6 yards to the GT38
(CULLEN).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:57 ---------------
G 1-10 G38 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 08:14 (2nd).
G 1-10 G38 Ball, R. rush for 9 yards to the GT47 (ZBIKOWSKI;CRUM).
G 2-1 G47 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Dunlap, C..
G 3-1 G47 Choice, T. rush for 1 yard to the GT48, 1ST DOWN GT (RICHARDSON,
Mi.;TALLEY).
G 1-10 G48 PENALTY GT false start (McManus, N.) 5 yards to the GT43.
G 1-15 G43 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 45 yards to the UND12, 1ST
DOWN GT (WALLS).
G 1-10 N12 Choice, T. rush for loss of 1 yard to the UND13 (ZBIKOWSKI).
G 2-11 N13 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Johnson, J..
G 3-11 N13 Choice, T. rush for 1 yard to the UND12 (LAWS).
G 4-10 N12 Bell, T. field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 04:45.
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NOTRE DAME 0, GEORGIA TECH 10
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--------------- 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 03:29 ---------------
Yahiaoui, M. kickoff 65 yards to the UND0, touchback.
N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:45 (2nd).
N 1-10 N20 QUINN, B. rush for 2 yards to the UND22, out-of-bounds (Hall, K.).
N 2-8 N22 QUINN, B. pass complete to CARLSON for 3 yards to the UND25 (Scott, K.).
N 3-5 N25 QUINN, B. pass complete to CARLSON for 14 yards to the UND39, 1ST DOWN
UND (Robertson, D.;Wheeler, P).
N 1-10 N39 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the UND42 (Richard, D.).
N 2-7 N42 QUINN, B. pass complete to FREEMAN for 10 yards to the GT48, 1ST DOWN
UND (Jones, D.).
N 1-10 G48 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT.
N 2-10 G48 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to GRIMES.
N 3-10 G48 QUINN, B. rush for 16 yards to the GT32, 1ST DOWN UND (Guyton, G.).
N 1-10 G32 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 5 yards to the GT27.
N 2-5 G27 QUINN, B. pass complete to CARLSON for 7 yards to the GT20, 1ST DOWN
UND.
N 1-10 G20 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 00:55.
N 1-10 G20 PENALTY GT offside defense (Oliver, A.) 5 yards to the GT15.
N 1-5 G15 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to SAMARDZIJA.
N 2-5 G15 WALKER rush for 8 yards to the GT7, 1ST DOWN UND (Oliver, A.).
N 1-G G07 WALKER rush for 2 yards to the GT5 (Robertson, D.).
N 2-G G05 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 00:16.
N 2-G G05 QUINN, B. rush for 5 yards to the GT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:11.
GIOIA kick attempt good.
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NOTRE DAME 7, GEORGIA TECH 10
=============================
--------------- 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:34 ---------------
RENKES kickoff 64 yards to the GT1, Dunlap, C. return 17 yards to the GT18
(BORSETI).
G 1-10 G18 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 00:00 (2nd).
G 1-10 G18 End of half, clock 00:00.
=====END OF 2nd QUARTER======
NOTRE DAME 7, GEORGIA TECH 10
=============================
Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
G 1-10 G18 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, UND ball on UND35.
RENKES kickoff 65 yards to the GT0, Grant, R. return 18 yards to the GT18
(BROWN, S.).
G 1-10 G18 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 15:00 (3rd).
G 1-10 G18 Ball, R. pass incomplete.
G 2-10 G18 Ball, R. rush for 11 yards to the GT29, 1ST DOWN GT,
out-of-bounds (CRUM).
G 1-10 G29 Choice, T. rush for 3 yards to the GT32 (FROME).
G 2-7 G32 Ball, R. rush for loss of 1 yard to the GT31 (CRUM).
G 3-8 G31 Ball, R. pass complete to Choice, T. for 1 yard to the GT32
(CRUM;WOODEN).
G 4-7 G32 Brooks, D. punt 41 yards to the UND27, ZBIKOWSKI return 9 yards to the
UND36 (Robertson, D.).
--------------- 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:58 ---------------
N 1-10 N36 NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:02 (3rd).
N 1-10 N36 PENALTY UND false start (MORTON) 5 yards to the UND31.
N 1-15 N31 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 8 yards to the UND39 (Guyton, G.).
N 2-7 N39 WALKER rush for 8 yards to the UND47, 1ST DOWN UND (Robertson,
D.;Wheeler, P).
N 1-10 N47 WALKER rush for 12 yards to the GT41, 1ST DOWN UND (Clark, P.).
N 1-10 G41 SCHWAPP rush for 3 yards to the GT38 (Wheeler, P).
N 2-7 G38 QUINN, B. pass complete to WALKER for loss of 2 yards to the GT40 (Clark,
P.).
N 3-9 G40 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 10 yards to the GT30, 1ST DOWN
UND (Hall, K.).
N 1-10 G30 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the GT27 (Walker, V.).
N 2-7 G27 QUINN, B. pass complete to SAMARDZIJA for 9 yards to the GT18, 1ST DOWN
UND (Clark, P.).
N 1-10 G18 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to SAMARDZIJA.
N 2-10 G18 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT.
N 3-10 G18 QUINN, B. rush for 3 yards to the GT15 (Wheeler, P), PENALTY GT personal
foul (Wheeler, P) 8 yards to the GT7, 1ST DOWN UND.
N 1-G G07 1st and 7.
N 1-G G07 PENALTY UND holding (SANTUCCI) 10 yards to the GT17.
N 1-G G17 WALKER rush for 2 yards to the GT15 (Walker, V.;Roberson, A.).
N 2-G G15 QUINN, B. pass complete to WALKER for 12 yards to the GT3, PENALTY UND
illegal block (CARLSON) 10 yards to the GT13.
N 2-G G13 2nd and 13.
N 2-G G13 WALKER rush for 13 yards to the GT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:33.
GIOIA kick attempt good.
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NOTRE DAME 14, GEORGIA TECH 10
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--------------- 14 plays, 64 yards, TOP 05:29 ---------------
RENKES kickoff 65 yards to the GT0, touchback.
G 1-10 G20 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 06:33 (3rd).
G 1-10 G20 Choice, T. rush for 3 yards to the GT23 (NDUKWE).
G 2-7 G23 Ball, R. rush for 8 yards to the GT31, 1ST DOWN GT (ZBIKOWSKI).
G 1-10 G31 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Johnson, C..
G 2-10 G31 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 11 yards to the GT42, 1ST
DOWN GT.
G 1-10 G42 Choice, T. rush for 4 yards to the GT46 (ZBIKOWSKI;LAWS).
G 2-6 G46 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, C. for 5 yards to the UND49
(RICHARDSON, Mi.).
G 3-1 N49 Choice, T. rush for no gain to the UND49 (CRUM).
G 4-1 N49 Brooks, D. punt 49 yards to the UND0, touchback.
--------------- 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 03:37 ---------------
N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:56 (3rd).
N 1-10 N20 WALKER rush for 7 yards to the UND27 (Wheeler, P).
N 2-3 N27 WALKER rush for 2 yards to the UND29 (Hall, K.).
N 3-1 N29 SCHWAPP rush for 6 yards to the UND35, 1ST DOWN UND (Wheeler, P).
N 1-10 N35 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 44 yards to the GT21, 1ST DOWN
UND (Clark, P.).
N 1-10 G21 WALKER rush for 1 yard to the GT20 (Scott, K.).
======END OF 3rd QUARTER======
NOTRE DAME 14, GEORGIA TECH 10
==============================
Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
N 2-9 G20 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
N 2-9 G20 WALKER rush for 2 yards to the GT18 (Hall, K.).
N 3-7 G18 QUINN, B. pass incomplete to McKNIGHT.
N 4-7 G18 GIOIA field goal attempt from 36 MISSED - wide right, spot at GT20, clock
14:05.
--------------- 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 05:13 ---------------
G 1-10 G20 Ball, R. pass incomplete.
G 2-10 G20 Ball, R. rush for 5 yards to the GT25 (RICHARDSON, Mi.).
G 3-5 G25 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Johnson, C..
G 4-5 G25 Brooks, D. punt 53 yards to the UND22, ZBIKOWSKI return 6 yards to the
UND28, PENALTY UND illegal block (BROWN, S.) 10 yards to the UND18,
1st and 10, UND ball on UND18.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------
N 1-10 N18 NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:43 (4th).
N 1-10 N18 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the UND21 (Oliver, A.).
N 2-7 N21 PENALTY UND personal foul (HARRIS) 10 yards to the UND11.
N 2-17 N11 QUINN, B. pass complete to SAMARDZIJA for 42 yards to the GT47, 1ST DOWN
UND (Scott, K.).
N 1-10 G47 THOMAS, T. rush for 5 yards to the GT42 (Jones, D.).
N 2-5 G42 THOMAS, T. rush for 2 yards to the GT40 (Anoai, J.).
N 3-3 G40 WALKER rush for loss of 3 yards to the GT43 (Wheeler, P).
N 4-6 G43 PRICE punt 43 yards to the GT0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:46 ---------------
G 1-10 G20 GEORGIA TECH drive start at 08:57 (4th).
G 1-10 G20 Ball, R. rush for 17 yards to the GT37, 1ST DOWN GT (NDUKWE).
G 1-10 G37 Ball, R. pass complete to Johnson, J. for 6 yards to the GT43 (WOODEN).
G 2-4 G43 PENALTY GT illegal shift 5 yards to the GT38.
G 2-9 G38 Ball, R. rush for 17 yards to the UND45, 1ST DOWN GT (RICHARDSON,
Mi.).
G 1-10 N45 Ball, R. pass incomplete to Grant, R..
G 2-10 N45 Ball, R. rush for loss of 5 yards to the 50 yardline (THOMAS, T.).
G 3-15 G50 Timeout Georgia Tech, clock 06:28.
G 3-15 G50 Ball, R. sacked for loss of 14 yards to the GT36 (CRUM).
G 4-29 G36 Brooks, D. punt 57 yards to the UND7, ZBIKOWSKI return -2 yards to the
UND5 (Hall, R.).
--------------- 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 03:28 ---------------
N 1-10 N05 NOTRE DAME drive start at 05:29 (4th).
N 1-10 N05 WALKER rush for 19 yards to the UND24, 1ST DOWN UND (Roberson, A.).
N 1-10 N24 WALKER rush for 5 yards to the UND29 (Anoai, J.).
N 2-5 N29 WALKER rush for 3 yards to the UND32, PENALTY UND holding (HARRIS) 10
yards to the UND22.
N 2-12 N22 2nd and 12.
N 2-12 N22 THOMAS, T. rush for 3 yards to the UND25 (Guyton, G.).
N 3-9 N25 QUINN, B. pass complete to McKNIGHT for 19 yards to the UND44, 1ST DOWN
UND (Word-Daniels, J).
N 1-10 N44 THOMAS, T. rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline (Jones, D.).
N 2-4 N50 Timeout Georgia Tech, clock 02:03.
N 2-4 N50 THOMAS, T. rush for 1 yard to the GT49 (Wheeler, P).
N 3-3 G49 Timeout Georgia Tech, clock 01:56.
N 3-3 G49 THOMAS, T. rush for 2 yards to the GT47 (Hall, K.).
N 4-1 G47 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:10.
N 4-1 G47 QUINN, B. rush for 2 yards to the GT45, 1ST DOWN UND (Richard, D.).
N 1-10 G45 TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the GT46.
N 2-11 G46 TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the GT47.
N 3-12 G47 End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:29 ---------------
==========FINAL SCORE=========
NOTRE DAME 14, GEORGIA TECH 10
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Irish Avoid Upset, Down Georgia Tech 14-10
Sept. 2, 2006 Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery ATLANTA (AP) - Notre Dame actually won a defensive struggle, scoring just enough points to avoid a major upset at the start of its most anticipated season in years. Brady Quinn and hometown favorite Darius Walker each ran for a touchdown Saturday night as the No. 2 Fighting Irish, with their highest preseason ranking since 1994, rallied for a 14-10 victory over Georgia Tech. Notre Dame fell behind 10-0 and was on the verge of going scoreless in the opening half for the first time in nearly two years. But Quinn ran it in from the 5 on a gutsy call by coach Charlie Weis with just 11 seconds remaining. Then, taking advantage of a personal foul against the Yellow Jackets, Walker raced to the corner for a 13-yard touchdown with 6 1/2 minutes to go in the third period. There was a smattering of cheers in the crowd for the former high school star from suburban Atlanta, who finished with 99 yards rushing and caught four passes. Quinn, who finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting while breaking nearly every Notre Dame passing record last season, completed 23-of-38 for 246 yards and converted a fourth-and-1 sneak near midfield with 1:07 remaining that sealed the victory. But it was the Notre Dame defense that preserved this one, holding Georgia Tech to 259 yards and removing some of the sting from its last performance. In the Fiesta Bowl, the Fighting Irish gave up a school-record 617 yards in a loss to Ohio State. 
Georgia Tech's star receiver, Calvin Johnson, came up with seven catches for 111 yards and his team's lone TD. But he did most of his damage in the first half, coming up with two catches for 16 yards over the final two quarters against a team that ranked 103rd nationally against the pass in 2005.
Notre Dame scored the winning touchdown after a personal foul on Philip Wheeler kept the drive going.
On third-and-10 at the Georgia Tech 18, Quinn couldn't find anyone open, so he took off running. He was heading out of bounds well short of the first down when Wheeler came up and delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit while the quarterback was still in bounds.
Quinn went flying and so did the penalty flag that gave Notre Dame first-and-goal. Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey screamed at referee Dan Capron, who was nearly hit by a water bottle that came flying from the stands as he signaled the penalty.
After a holding call backed Notre Dame up, Walker got the handoff on a draw, cut to the outside and outraced Kenny Scott to the corner. Just to make sure he got in, Walker stuck the ball over the line with his right arm as he dove at the pylon.
Georgia Tech had a chance after Carl Gioia missed his second field-goal attempt of the night. Quarterback Reggie Ball broke off a couple of runs that gave the Yellow Jackets first down at the Notre Dame 45.
But a low snap led to a 5-yard sack of Ball, and he was dumped again for a 14-yard loss by Maurice Crum Jr. Georgia Tech had to punt it away, and the Fighting Irish ran out the final 5 1/2 minutes.
Georgia Tech went ahead late in the first quarter, taking advantage of its most dominating weapon. Johnson lingered at the line to haul in a short pass from Ball, then burst through two defenders and rumbled all the way to the Notre Dame 4 for a 29-yard gain.
On the very next play, Ball took a couple of steps back and simply lofted the ball toward the 6-foot-5 Johnson in the corner of the end zone. He easily outleaped helpless 5-11 cornerback Mike Richardson for the touchdown.
Johnson went deep in the second quarter, running past Darrin Walls to haul in a 45-yard pass to the Notre Dame 12. The Yellow Jackets stalled there and settled for Travis Bell's 30-yard field goal.
At that point, Notre Dame's five possessions had produced four punts and Gioia's first miss from 42 yards. Hardly the sort of production that was expected from one of the country's most dynamic offenses.
But Quinn and the Fighting Irish finally got going, converting a couple of key third-down plays before they reached the Georgia Tech 5 and called their final timeout with 16 seconds remaining in the half.
Notre Dame lined up with two receivers to one side, three to the other and no one behind Quinn. It was all a ruse, designed to spread out the Georgia Tech defense.
Quinn took one step back, then burst up the middle and dove into the end zone. If he had come up short, it's doubtful the Fighting Irish would have been able to line up for another play.
Brady Quinn throws a pass in the first half. (AP Photo)
Post-Game Notes
Sept. 3, 2006 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery NOTRE DAME TEAM NOTES Notre Dame won the toss and elected to receive. Notre Dame was ranked second in the Associated Press poll at kickoff, marking the highest AP poll position for the Irish heading into its season opener since Sept. 15, 1990. That night, the top-ranked Irish edged fourth-ranked Michigan, 28-24 at Notre Dame Stadium. Tonight's game marked the 33rd meeting between Notre Dame and Georgia Tech, with the Irish now leading the all-time series by a 27-5-1 (.833) count. Notre Dame also moves to 12-2-1 (.833) all-time at Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field, picking up its first victory at the facility since Nov. 18, 1978 (the 10th-ranked Irish earned a 38-21 win over No. 20 Georgia Tech). Notre Dame improves to 73-27-2 (.725) all-time in against teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, including a 29-18-1 (.615) mark vs. ACC opponents on the road. Georgia Tech was the first of two ACC opponents for the Irish this season (North Carolina will come to Notre Dame Stadium on Nov. 4).
Notre Dame's captains for the 2006 season are senior QB Brady Quinn (offense), senior DB Tom Zbikowski and senior LB Travis Thomas (special teams). All three men were selected for the season-long honor by their teammates, with Quinn serving as the offensive captain for the second consecutive season. Zbikowski and Thomas are first-year captains, although Thomas was selected as special teams captain for last season's opener at Pittsburgh (the special teams post was chosen by the Irish coaching staff on a week-to-week basis in 2005 before returning to a preseason vote this year).
With tonight's win, Notre Dame also improves to...
... 100-14-5 in season openers, including wins in 18 of the past 21 seasons. ... 31-7-2 in season openers on the road, including victories each of the past two seasons. ... 6-2 in its last eight season openers following a bowl game loss in the previous season. ... 6-0 on opponent's home fields in the Charlie Weis era. ... 4-0 in night games (kickoff after 5 p.m. local) during the Weis era.
Notre Dame was held scoreless in the first quarter for just the second time in Weis' tenure. The Irish also failed to score in the first quarter of a 34-10 victory over Syracuse on Nov. 19, 2005 at Notre Dame Stadium.
Notre Dame's offense struggled early, gaining a net total of 53 yards through its first 12:16 of possession time. However, the Irish bounced back well with a 14-play, 80-yard scoring drive to close out the first half, followed by a 14-play, 64-yard TD march on their opening drive of the second half (combined total of 28 plays, 144 yards, two TD in the two drives).
After converting only one of its first four third-down attempts in the first quarter, Notre Dame successfully cashed in on 6-of-8 third-down opportunities in the second and third quarters (five in a row starting late in the second period). Included in those third-down conversions was a 14-yard reception by senior TE John Carlson, a 16-yard scramble on 3rd-and-10 by senior QB Brady Quinn (both extended ND's first scoring drive late in the second quarter) and a 10-yard reception by senior WR Rhema McKnight (kept alive third-quarter march that led to 13-yard TD run by junior RB Darius Walker). For the game, Notre Dame was successful on 7-of-16 third-down chances, including half (6-of-12) after the first quarter.
The 10-point comeback was the largest of the 13-game Charlie Weis era at Notre Dame. The old mark was a seven-point rally in Weis' debut as Irish head coach last year at Pittsburgh, when the Panthers struck for an early touchdown before Notre Dame scored 42 of the next 48 points to pull clear for the victory. The last time the Irish won after trailing by more than 10 points was Sept. 6, 2003, when Notre Dame fell behind 19-0 vs. Washington State before coming back to win 29-26 in overtime at Notre Dame Stadium.
Notre Dame's defense was especially stout in the second half, limiting Georgia Tech to 71 yards of total offense. The Irish secondary also came alive, limiting Yellow Jackets WR Calvin Johnson to two catches for 16 yards after the break (he had five receptions for 95 yards and a TD in the first half).
NOTRE DAME PLAYER NOTES
Senior WR Rhema McKnight made a big splash in his return to action after nearly a year off due to a knee injury. McKnight had eight catches for 108 yards, posting his fourth career 100-yard receiving day and first since Oct. 2, 2004 vs. Purdue at Notre Dame Stadium (seven catches, 113 yards).
Junior RB and Lawrenceville, Ga., native Darius Walker finished with 99 yards rushing on 22 carries, narrowly missing what would have been his 10th career 100-yard rushing day (and eighth in the past 13 games). Last season, Notre Dame was 6-1 in games where Walker ran for at least 100 yards.
Freshman Sam Young got the starting nod at right tackle for the Irish this evening, marking the first time a Notre Dame rookie offensive lineman has started a season opener since freshmen became eligible in 1972. Young also is just the fourth freshman to start on the Irish offensive line at any point, joining an elite club that includes teammate Ryan Harris (final eight games of 2003), Brad Williams (vs. Navy and Boston College in 1996) and Mike Rosenthal (vs. Ohio State, USC and Air Force in 1995).
Freshman KR George West make a big impact the first time he touched the ball as a collegian, running back the opening kickoff 33 yards to give Notre Dame good early field position at its own 45-yard line.
Senior P Geoff Price boomed a career-long 61-yard punt in the first quarter, topping his previous best of 51 yards set in the 2004 Insight Bowl vs. Oregon State. Price also had a 59-yard punt earlier in the period and finished with a 50.4-yard average on five punts. The school record for punt average in a game is 51.6 by Joe Restic vs. Air Force in 1975. Price's performance was particularly notable considering he had only two punts (44.5-yard average) in his entire career leading up to tonight's contest.
Senior TE Marcus Freeman came up with a 10-yard reception in the second quarter, his first catch since Oct. 2, 2004, when he had two catches for 22 yards against Purdue at Notre Dame Stadium.
A total of nine freshmen made their college debuts this evening for Notre Dame: Sergio Brown, Jashaad Gaines, Richard Jackson, Raeshon McNeil, Munir Prince, Morrice Richardson, Darrin Walls, George West and Sam Young. Sophomore DB Kyle McCarthy also saw his first college action tonight as a member of the Irish kick return unit.
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