Georgia Tech 66, Kansas 24 Game #3 • Sept. 17, 2011 Attendance: 42,025 • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Ga.
Texas Tech 45, Kansas 34 Game #4 • Oct. 1, 2011 Attendance: 39, 621 • Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kan.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets used a combination of big plays and a stifling running attack to set the tone Saturday afternoon, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks 66-24. In an impressive offensive display, the Yellow Jackets collected a total of 604 rush yards and 164 pass yards, which combined for the most offensive yards ever given up by a Kansas defense. The Jayhawks finished with 362 total yards of offense, compared to 768 for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech’s 604 yards on the ground was the most ever allowed by a Kansas defense. The Yellow Jackets set the tone from the start, scoring on their first offensive play of the game, a 95-yard touchdown from junior running back Orwin Smith. The run was the longest touchdown rush in the program’s history and was the third-consecutive game the Yellow Jackets scored on their first offensive play. The Jayhawks kept the game close through the first half though, scoring on a pair of rushing touchdowns by freshman running back Darrian Miller. After an Alex Mueller field goal to end the first half, the Jayhawks entered the halftime locker room trailing 24-17. The Yellow Jackets entered the second half on a mission, scoring on the first six drives of the half and capitalizing on a 42-0 run that would prove to be insurmountable. Kansas sophomore Jordan Webb found five different receivers and finished 11-of-19 for 148 passing yards, while freshman Darrian Miller and sophomore James Sims led the Kansas rushing attack, combining for 93 of the Jayhawks’ 151 rushing yards. For the second-straight game, junior D.J. Beshears led the Jayhawk receivers with 65 receiving yards off of five catches.
A combination of Texas Tech’s offense and defense shutdown the Kansas football team in the second half en route to a 45-34 Red Raider victory in the Big 12 opener for both teams. After leading 27-24, Kansas managed just seven points in the second half and was outscored 21-7. Kansas sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb had an unusually rough day as he threw his first interceptions (three) on the year. On the day, Webb finished 16-of-22 for 239 yards and three touchdowns, one of which was the result of the only points in the second half, a 10-yard pass to tight end AJ Steward with 3:30 to play. The game could not have started any better for the Jayhawks. Before Texas Tech even managed a first down, the Jayhawks already had amassed 116 yards of offense and 13 points just 4:37 into the ball game. KU junior wide receiver, D.J. Beshears took the opening kickoff 42 yards to set the Jayhawks up with excellent field position. The drive was capped off by an 11-yard touchdown run by sophomore James Sims. However, the extra point was blocked giving KU a 6-0 lead. Kansas would score on its first three offensive possessions of the game with the second coming on a 51-yard scamper from freshman Brandon Bourbon. The rushing touchdown was the first of his career. Bourbon led the Jayhawks with 101 yards on 10 carries on the day, which is his first career 100-yard game.
Score By Quarter Kansas (2-1) Georgia Tech (3-0)
1 2 3 4 -F 7 10 0 7 - 24 14 10 28 14 - 66
Scoring Summary GT – 1st (12:33) – Smith 95 run (Moore kick) KU – 1st (7:09) – Miller 10 run (Muller kick) GT – 1st (0:06) – Jones 4 run (Moore kick) KU – 2nd (9:03) – Miller 11 run (Muller kick) GT – 2nd (7:32) – Sims 19 run (Moore kick) GT – 2nd (0:39) – Moore 24 FG KU – 2nd (0:00) – Mueller 28 FG GT – 3rd (14:39) – Peeples 63 run (Moore kick) GT – 3rd (10:34) – Smith 67 pass from Washington (Moore kick) GT – 3rd (6:55) – Jones 52 pass from Washington (Moore kick) GT – 3rd (3:30) – Sims 21 run (Moore kick) GT – 4th (11:44) – Days 2 run (Moore kick) GT – 4th (5:13) – Perkins 3 run (Moore kick) KU – 4th (2:24) – Turzilli 10 pass from Mecham (Mueller kick)
Team Statistics GT KU First Downs 19 24 Rushing 42-151 50-604 Passing 17-27-0 4-7-0 Passing Yards 211 164 69-362 57-768 Total Offense Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-0 Penalties 1-5 5-40 Punts 7-330 1-37 Punt Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 10-176 4-71 Possession 32:23 27:37
Kansas Rushing - Miller 11-52, Sims 11-40, Lewis 10-26, Pierson 6-18, Webb 3-15, Bourbon 1-(-1) Passing - Webb 11-19-0-148, Mecham 6-8-0-63 Receiving - Beshears 5-65, Biere 4-40, Turzilli 3-37, Jackson 2-23, Mundine 2-22, Pick 1-17, Sims 1-7 Sacks - McDougald 1-11 Tackle Leaders - Johnson 11, McDonald 7, Brown 5, Terry 4, Agostinho 4
Georgia Tech Rushing - Smith 5-157, Peeples 5-110, Jones 4-72, Sims 9-70, Days 9-68 Passing - Washington 4-7-0-164 Receiving - Smith 2-108, Jones 1-52, Hill 1-4 Sacks - Watts 1-1 Tackle Leaders - Burnett 9, Sylvester 8, Sweeting 6, Drummond 6
Score By Quarter Texas Tech (4-0) Kansas (2-2)
1 7 20
2 17 7
3 21 0
4 0 7
-F - 45 - 34
Scoring Summary KU – 1st (13:10) – Sims 11 run (kick blocked) KU – 1st (10:23) – Bourbon 51 run (Mueller kick) KU – 1st (3:39) – Pick fumble recovery in end zone (Mueller kick) TTU – 1st (1:35) – Washington 1 run (Carona kick) TTU – 2nd (14:22) – Ward 40 pass from Doege (Carona kick) TTU – 2nd (10:48) – Franks 13 pass from Doege (Carona kick) TTU – 2nd (7:54) – Carona 46 field goal KU – 2nd (0:47) – Lewis 19 pass from Webb (Mueller kick) TTU – 3rd (11:23) – Stephens 8 run (Carona kick) TTU – 3rd (5:21) – Stephens 1 run (Carona kick) TTU – 3rd (2:49) – Ward 18 pass from Doege (Carona kick) KU – 4th (3:30) – Steward 10 pass from Webb (Mueller kick)
Team Statistics
TTU KU 28 26 First Downs Rushing 40-164 51-239 29-46-1 16-22-3 Passing Passing Yards 366 239 86-530 73-478 Total Offense Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-1 Penalties 17-154 8-67 Punts 5-186 3-118 Punt Returns 1-1 3-(-7) Kickoff Returns 5-109 7-165 Possession 28:43 31:17
Kansas Rushing - Bourbon 10-101, Sims 24-85, Pierson 9-46, Webb 6-7, Lewis 1-1, Matthews 1-(-1) Passing - Webb 16-22-3-239 Receiving - Biere 4-48, Pick 4-31, Beshears 3-76, Sims 2-30, Miller 1-25, Lewis 1-19, Steward 1-10 Sacks - Agostinho 1.0-7 Tackle Leaders - S. Johnson 12, Terry 12, Willis 8, Bakare 8, Walker 8
Texas Tech Rushing - Stephens 26-124, Washington 6-30, Doege 4-8, Williams 4-2 Passing - Doege 29-46-1-366 Receiving - Douglas 4-98, Ward 4-71, Marquez 4-55, Torres 3-30, Franks 3-29, Stephens 3-23, Zouzalik 2-23, Amaro 2-16, Washington 2-5, Kennard 1-12, Swindall 1-4 Sacks - Hubert 1.0-5 Tackle Leaders - Davis 14, Cobb 11, Hubert 9, Hyder 7
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