LSU - Georgia Tech

the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Wednesday, December 31st, 7:30pm Atlanta, Georgia

LSU (7-5)______SEC______60.71 Wk Opp oPts Score 1 Appalachian State -415.03 W, 41-13 3 North Texas -394.54 W, 41-3 4 Auburn -69.61 W, 26-21 5 Mississippi State -140.39 W, 34-24 7 Florida 473.27 L, 21-51 8 South Carolina 93.53 W, 24-17 9 Georgia 232.43 L, 38-52 10 Tulane -316.49 W, 35-10 11 Alabama 390.74 L, 21-27 12 Troy 51.79 W, 40-31 13 Mississippi 183.12 L, 13-31 14 Arkansas -38.58 L, 30-31

Georgia Tech (9-3)______ACC_____276.75 Wk Opp oPts Score 1 Jacksonville State -407.25 W, 41-14 2 Boston College 270.02 W, 19-16 3 Virginia Tech 283.88 L, 17-20 4 Mississippi State -140.39 W, 38-7 6 Duke -78.05 W, 27-0 7 Gardner-Webb -412.09 W, 10-7 8 Clemson 131.25 W, 21-17 9 Virginia 42.51 L, 17-24 10 Florida State 246.20 W, 31-28 11 North Carolina 228.73 L, 7-28 13 Miami (FL) 118.06 W, 41-23 14 Georgia 232.43 W, 45-42

A supremely disappointing year in Baton Rouge, while the Atlanta folks are thrilled with their new coach and his spread offense. LSU didn't beat anyone of note this year, while Georgia Tech has some solid wins on its resume - advantage Yellow Jackets. Against similar opponents, Tech rolled Georgia and Miss. State, while LSU lost to the Dawgs and were average against the Bulldogs.

Stats Matchup
Team	LSU	Georgia Tech
Points (rank)	60.71 (#53)	276.75 (#14)
Record	7-5	9-3
Opp. Points (rank)	52.95 (#52)	428.06 (#34)
Opp. Record	73-62	70-54
Points (% of Opp. Avg)	30.3 (131%)	26.2 (114%)
dPoints (% of Opp. Avg)	25.9 (105%)	18.8 (83%)
Rush Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	167.3 (120%)	282.3 (232%)
dRush Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	105.7 (71%)	116.9 (95%)
Pass Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	204.5 (110%)	95.0 (47%)
dPass Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	220.8 (106%)	195.8 (101%)
Tot Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	371.8 (113%)	377.3 (117%)
dTot Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	326.5 (91%)	312.7 (100%)
ST Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	123.8 (92%)	101.3 (81%)
dST Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	143.7 (117%)	101.2 (85%)
Penalties / Pen. Yds	6.3 / 49.1	4.9 / 44.2
TO's / TO Margin	1.7 / -4	2.0 / +5

As with other matchups this year, the LSU D is going to have to find some way to stop the Georgia Tech running attack. If they can't, they'll be in for a long night.

The Line: LSU +4.5

The Call: Georgia Tech by 10

The Result: LSU 38-3

Wow, talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Over and over and over. LSU had problems this year, but they were obviously good enough to cause and capitalize on the plethora of mistakes that the Yellow Jackets made throughout the game.