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Statistically Speaking With Dave McMahon
December 11, 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
The Georgia football team will be bowling again this year, and they'll take on Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl. The only other time the Bulldogs have played in the Independence Bowl was in 1991 when the Dawgs faced then non-SEC foe Arkansas. Georgia won that game 24-15 and were led by quarterback Eric Zeier. You can read Eric's blog right here on Georgiadogs.com
A.J. Green looks to get back on the field against Texas A&M.
Like I said, that was in 1991. Several current Bulldogs were born that year.
Georgia players born in 1991
Marlon Brown
Chris Burnette
Orson Charles
Mike Gilliard
Abry Jones
Zach Mettenberger
Richard Samuel
Chase Vasser
Shawn Williams
...plus many walk-ons
This week we also found out that three Bulldogs were named first-team All-SEC by the media and the coaches. Those players were A.J. Green, Rennie Curran and Drew Butler.
Each of these players are in a select few that have won first team All-SEC honors in their respected positions.
First team AP: All-SEC Wide Receivers
Lindsay Scott - 1981
Andre Hastings - 1992
Brice Hunter - 1993
Terrence Edwards - 2002
Reggie Brown - 2004
A.J. Green - 2008, 2009
First team AP: All-SEC Linebackers
Ben Zambiasi - 1976, 1977
Ricky McBride - 1978
Tommy Thurson - 1982
Knox Culpepper - 1984
John Brantley - 1987
Dwayne Simmons - 1991
Mitch Davis - 1992, 1993
Boss Bailey - 2002
Odell Thurman - 2003
Rennie Curran - 2009
First team AP: All-SEC Punters
Spike Jones - 1968, 1969
Drew Butler - 2009
Bulldogs in the NFL
John Kasay has been kicking in the NFL since 1991 (there's that year again), and is currently kicking for the Carolina Panthers. Last week, his three field goals and extra point led the Panthers to a 16-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His three field goals also put him over 400 field goals made in a career.
NFL kickers with 400 or more field goals
Morton Andersen - 565
Gary Anderson - 538
John Carney - 473
Matt Stover - 471
Jason Elam - 436
Jason Hanson - 420
John Kasay - 402
Men's Basketball
Georgia lost this week to St. John's in the SEC/Big East Invitational, and this was only the third time these two teams have faced each other. The first time, the Bulldogs lost 66-43 to start the 1946 season. The second meeting, however, was more memorable as Georgia defeated the then-Red Men 70-67 in the third round of the East Regional of the 1983 NCAA Tournament.
Georia scoring vs. St. John's in 1983
Terry Fair - 27
Lamar Heard - 11
James Banks - 10
Vern Fleming - 10
Gerald Crosby - 8
Donald Hartry - 4
Richard Corhen - 0
Future NBA star Chris Mullin led St. John's with 19. In the 2009 edition of the game, Trey Thompkins provided the offense by leading all scorers with 19 points. He also provided strong defense with three steals in the game.
Thompkins - Games with at least 15 points and 3 steals
12/28/08 vs. North Carolina A&T - 22 points, 4 steals
1/31/09 vs. Alabama - 22 points - 3 steals
2/9/09 vs. St. John's - 19 points, 3 steals
Second on the team in scoring was Travis Leslie with 14. He also had a career-high four blocks, which doesn't happen too often.
Bulldogs with 4 blocks in a game (past five seasons)
Trey Thompkins led the Bulldogs with 19 points against St. John's.
2009-10 season
Albert Jackson
Travis Leslie
2008-09 season
Albert Jackson - 2 times
Trey Thompkins - 2 times
Chris Barnes
2007-08 season
Albert Jackson
Dave Bliss
Rashaad Singleton
2006-07 season
Rashaad Singleton - 2 times
2005-06 season
Rashaad Singleton - 4 times
Younes Idrissi - 3 times
Bulldogs in the NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Damien Wilkins is having a big season in the rebounding department. This season through 21 games (76 rebounds) he already has more total then he did last season with Oklahoma City (70 rebounds).
He also has more double-digit rebounding games this season that in all of his other seasons combined which including 310 games and 95 starts.
Damien Wilkins double-digit rebounding games in the NBA
this season - 12 vs. Denver Nuggets
this season - 10 vs. New Jersey Nets
this season - 10 vs. Golden State Warriors
2006 - 10 vs. Los Angeles Clippers
2006 - 10 vs. Denver Nuggets
Women's Basketball
Georgia is still undefeated after posting wins this week against Georgia Tech and Tennessee State. The win over the Yellow Jackets was the 29th against Georgia Tech in Lady Bulldog history.
Most wins vs. non-SEC opponent
Georgia Tech - 29
Georgia Southern - 20
Georgia State - 16
Mercer - 15
Clemson - 12
Furman - 12
Most wins vs. any opponent
Florida - 43
Kentucky - 31
Georgia Tech - 29
Alabama - 28
South Carolina - 28
In the Georgia Tech game, Angel Robinson became the 31st Lady Bulldog to reach 1,000 career points and after a 6-point performance against Tennessee State, she stands at 1,006 in her career.
Angel Robinson 1,006 career point breakdown
389 - 2 pointers = 778 points
207 - free throws = 207 points
7 - 3 pointers = 21 points