University of Georgia Athletics
Statistically Speaking With Dave McMahon
November 27, 2009 | Football
Statistically Speaking takes a deeper look at the numbers that tell the story beyond just points, touchdowns and goals. Taking a closer look at the numbers can provide insights that fans may never have noticed. Georgiadogs.com's Dave McMahon gives us some insight into all of Georgia's varsity sports in this weekly column. Click here to read previous editions.
Football
Georgia is heading into their final game of the regular season and they will face Georgia Tech in a "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate" rivalry. Twice Georgia actually started their season against Georgia Tech, losing in 1893 but getting the win in 1900.
Georgia Tech is 1 of 8 teams that Georgia has faced in 3 different centuries (1800's, 1900's and 2000's).
Teams that Georgia has faced in 3 different centuries
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Georgia leads the all-time series 59-37-5. The Bulldogs have won the decade battle in 9 of the 12 decades they have faced the Ramblin' Wreck. The 1900's, 1920's and the 1950's are the only losing decades for the Dawgs. If the Bulldogs win on Saturday, they will have won more games in a decade over Georgia Tech than ever before.
Record against Georgia Tech decade by decade
2000's: 7-2
1990's: 7-3
1980's: 7-3
1970's: 7-3
1960's: 6-4
1950's: 3-7
1940's: 6-2
1930's: 5-2-3
1920's: 2-3
1910's: 4-2-1
1900's: 2-5-1
1890's: 3-1
Another Bulldog win and Mark Richt will have 8 wins against the state rival which will tie for the most wins against any opponent.
Most wins against opponent under Mark Richt
Vanderbilt - 8
Georgia Tech - 7
South Carolina - 7
Kentucky - 7
Auburn - 6
In the last game against Kentucky, freshman Rantavious Wooten had his first 2 TD receptions of his career. Under Mark Richt, 10 different Bulldogs have had 2+ TD reception games.
Most multi-TD reception games under Mark Richt
Sean Bailey - 3
Fred Gibson - 3
Reggie Brown - 2
Terrence Edwards - 2
Mohamed Massaquoi - 2
Damien Gary - 1
Bryan McClendon - 1
Leonard Pope - 1
A.J. Green - 1
Rantavious Wooten - 1
Rennie Curran had another big game last week, racking up 13 tackles. It was his 11th career double-digit tackle game which is the most under Mark Richt. This season, he has 107 tackles which is the 7th most in a season under Mark Richt.
Most tackles in a season under Mark Richt
Thomas Davis (2003) - 138
Sean Jones (2003) - 121
Odell Thurman (2003) - 121
Rennie Curran (2008) - 115
Tony Gilbert (2002) - 114
Boss Bailey (2002) - 114
Rennie Curran (2009) - 107
Justin Houston had another sack which gives him 7 on the season which ties him for second in the SEC. It's also the eight-most by a Bulldog under Mark Richt.
Most sacks in a season under Mark Richt
David Pollack (2002) - 14
David Pollack (2004) - 12 1/2
David Pollack (2005) - 11 1/2
Marcus Howard (2007) - 10 1/2
Charles Johnson (2006) - 9 1/2
David Pollack (2003) - 7 1/2
Geno Atkins (2007) - 7 1/2
Justin Houston (2009) - 7
There are currently 4 Bulldogs that have 200+ rush yards this season. Washaun Ealey, Richard Samuel, Caleb King and Branden Smith have all eclipsed the 200 yard mark. In only two other seasons (under Mark Richt) have four Bulldogs have rushed for 200+ yards in a season.
2003 - Michael Cooper, Krugg Lumpkin, Tyson Browning and Ronnie Powell
2005 - Thomas Brown, Danny Ware, Kregg Lumpkin and D.J. Shockley
Bulldogs in the NFL
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had his best game as a professional racking up 422 passing yards and 5 TD passes including the game-winner against the Browns. He notched these milestone numbers in just his 8th career game.
Looking at the top 3 in the all-time list in passing yards and TD passes in the NFL and then look up how long it took those greats to reach these same milestones, you'll notice the former Bulldog accomplished the feat much quicker than the others.
NFL Career passing leaders: first 400-yard passing game
Brett Favre - game 29
Dan Marino - game 16
John Elway - game 42
NFL Career passing TD leaders: first time with 5 TD passes in a game
Brett Favre - game 59
Dan Marino - game 12
Peyton Manning - game 84
Men's Basketball
Senior Ricky McPhee had his best game as a Georgia Bulldog, recording a career-high (at Georgia) 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting including 4-for-5 beyond the arc against UNC Asheville. He had three 20+ point games as a member of the Gardner Webb Bulldogs. This was the first of the four games that have appeared on McPhee's home court. Three of the four have happened against schools from North Carolina. Also, all four of these were in November including two on the same date, November 24.
Career 20+ point games for Ricky McPhee
11/19/05 at North Carolina - 21 (first career game)
11/13/06 at Texas Tech - 22
11/24/06 at NC State - 20
11/24/09 vs. NC Asheville - 20
Women's Basketball
This is the 13th season in which Andy Landers has led the Lady Bulldogs to wins in the season's first 4 games. He is the only women's basketball coach Georgia has ever had to lead the Dawgs to a 4-0 start. This is one of the four seasons in which Georgia has faced a ranked opponent in a 4-0 start as they defeated Oklahoma in this season's first game.
4-0 starts in Lady Bulldog history including a ranked team
2009-10: 1 ranked team (Oklahoma)
2006-07: 1 ranked team (Stanford)
1999-00: 3 ranked teams (Virgina Tech, Boston College, UCSB)
1985-86: 1 ranked team (NC State)
Volleyball
Georgia finished its regular season with a 5-set thriller at Auburn. The Bulldogs won each of their last two matches on the road and each were 5 sets. Georgia has four, five-set match wins this season which is tied for the third most ever by a Bulldog volleyball team.
Most 5-set match wins in a season
2002 - 5
1986 - 5
2009 - 4
2008 - 4
2004 - 4
1994 - 4
1991 - 4
1990 - 4
1988 - 4
1985 - 4
