Game notes: Louisville at Georgia Tech
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The matchup
- Louisville (4–3, 3–2 in conference) at Georgia Tech (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Bobby Dodd Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their fifth meeting; the series is even at 2–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 21, 2024: Louisville 31, Georgia Tech 19.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2018: Georgia Tech 66, Louisville 31.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2024: Louisville 31–19 (at Louisville); 2023: Louisville 39–34 (neutral site); 2020: Georgia Tech 46–27 (at Georgia Tech); 2018: Georgia Tech 66–31 (at Louisville).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Louisville
- Louisville is 4–3 (3–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 38–41 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss; W 59–13 vs. Villanova; W 41–31 vs. No. 16 SMU; L 27–30 vs. Wake Forest; L 28–31 at NC State; W 44–20 vs. Florida State; W 34–26 at Syracuse.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Louisville is No. 23 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Brohm is two wins from 100 as a head coach (98 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Jeff Brohm is 32–15 in his fourth season at Louisville and 98–59 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Brohm is 2–0 against Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Lincoln Kienholz (QB): 1,844 passing yards, 10 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Brown (RB): 568 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- T.J. Capers (LB): 53 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Brown needs 99 yards to pass Howard Stevens (2,723, 1971–72) for sixth on Louisville’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,625 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Isaac Brown needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Ken Porco (24, 1957–59) for 10th on Louisville’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 22 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1992, Louisville lost to No. 5 Texas A&M 40–18.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Georgia Tech
- Georgia Tech is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–14 vs. Colorado; L 24–45 vs. No. 18 Tennessee; W 44–11 vs. Mercer; L 27–34 at Stanford; W 28–25 vs. Duke; L 24–34 at Virginia Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia Tech is No. 80 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Key is 29–24 in his fifth season at Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Key is 0–2 against Louisville.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Alberto Mendoza (QB): 1,528 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justice Haynes (RB): 462 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tae Harris (S): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Birr holds Georgia Tech’s career record in field goals with 64 and counting, past Travis Bell’s 61 (2004–07).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1936, Georgia Tech lost to No. 20 Auburn 13–12.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Brent Key is 0–2 against Jeff Brohm’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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