After Georgia’s impressive win vs. the Clemson Tigers, several people, including Joel Klatt, consider the Bulldogs as the top dogs of the FBS. They won’t be playing an FBS opponent this week, instead going up against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles out of the Big South/Ohio Valley Conference at the FCS level.
Both Georgia and Tennessee Tech have played one game. The Bulldogs defeated Clemson 34-3 while Tennessee Tech fell to Middle Tennessee 32-25. Let’s see how they compare statistically.
All-Purpose Yards
Georgia: 447 yards (496.5 YPG last year, 6th in FBS)
Tennessee Tech: 341 yards
Rushing Yards
Georgia: 169 yards
Tennessee Tech: 67 yards
Passing Yards:
Georgia: 278 yards
Tennessee Tech: 274 yards
Scoring Offense:
Georgia: 34 points/11 drives (3.09 points per drive)
Tennessee Tech: 23 points/11 drives (2.09 points per drive)
Sacks Allowed:
Georgia: 1 sack, 4 yards
Tennessee Tech: 2 sacks, 19 yards
Penalties:
Georgia: 7 penalties, 70 yards
Tennessee Tech: 7 penalties, 81 yards
Tennessee Tech is coming off a tough road loss to Middle Tennessee where they gave up a game-winning touchdown with 16 seconds left. Now, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitutional (subscription needed), they’ll be getting paid $475,000 to play against the top team in the nation.
UGA has a 40-game winning streak in the regular season, and they will be looking to keep it going and potentially going for the record. Georgia will look to extend its home winning streak to 26 games.