Running back, Georgia Tech, 2009–11
Preston Lyons
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
Preston Lyons played running back at Georgia Tech (2009–11).
Career highs
138rushing yards, career highvs. Utah, 2011Team titles: ACC champions, 2009
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | 30 | 139 | 4.6 | 1 | 31 |
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 57 | 340 | 6.0 | 2 | 58 |
| Career | 101 | 539 | 5.3 | 3 | 58 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | 27 | RB | |
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | 27 | RB | |
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 27 | RB | 6′0″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Georgia Tech 11 games, 340 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Western Carolina | W 63–21 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at Middle Tennessee | W 49–21 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Kansas | W 66–24 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at NC State | W 45–35 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Maryland | W 21–16 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at Virginia | L 21–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at Miami | L 7–24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. Clemson | W 31–17 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 26–37 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. Georgia | L 17–31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Utah | L 27–30 | 18 | 138 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 8 |
2010 Georgia Tech 8 games, 60 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. South Carolina State | W 41–10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | atKansas | L 25–28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at North Carolina | W 30–24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs.NC State | L 28–45 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at Wake Forest | W 24–20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 42–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs.Miami | L 10–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 27 | atGeorgia | L 34–42 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
2009 Georgia Tech 11 games, 139 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 37–17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | atMiami | L 17–33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.North Carolina | W 24–7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at Mississippi State | W 42–31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at Florida State | W 49–44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 28–23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | atVirginia | W 34–9 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at Vanderbilt | W 56–31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.Wake Forest | W 30–27 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 31 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at Duke | W 49–10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs.Clemson | W 39–34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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