Georgia Tech vs West Virginia
December 29, 1997 7:30pm at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, FL
Georgia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 237 | 27 | 210 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 |
| Joe Hamilton | 14 | 97 | 15 | 82 | 2 | 30 | 5.9 |
| Charlie Rogers | 16 | 81 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Charles Wiley | 20 | 53 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 2.4 |
| Ed Wilder | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 104 | 48 | 56 | 2 | 31 | 2.5 |
| Amos Zereoue | 17 | 101 | 17 | 84 | 2 | 31 | 4.9 |
| Marc Bulger | 5 | 3 | 31 | -28 | 0 | 3 | -5.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 36 | 0 | 274 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Joe Hamilton | 19 | 36 | 0 | 274 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 40 | 1 | 353 | 2 | 74 | 3 |
| Marc Bulger | 25 | 40 | 1 | 353 | 2 | 74 | 3 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 274 | 1 | 34 | 14.4 |
| Derrick Steagall | 7 | 112 | 0 | 34 | 16.0 |
| Harvey Middleton | 4 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 11.3 |
| Charlie Rogers | 3 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 15.0 |
| Ed Wilder | 3 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 13.7 |
| Conrad Daniels | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| Mike Lillie | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 353 | 2 | 74 | 14.1 |
| Jerry Porter | 4 | 124 | 2 | 74 | 31.0 |
| Shawn Foreman | 12 | 110 | 0 | 14 | 9.2 |
| Amos Zereoue | 5 | 55 | 0 | 29 | 11.0 |
| Pat Greene | 3 | 51 | 0 | 21 | 17.0 |
| Khori Ivy | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 49 |
| Rodney Williams | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 49 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 50 |
| Bryan Baumann | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 50 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Rogers | 3 | 60 | 23 | ||||||
| Dez White | 2 | 22 | 14 | ||||||
| Keith Brooking | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 163 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Terry | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 163 | 33 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 210 | 274 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 566 |
| Charlie Rogers | 75 | 45 | 60 | 180 | ||
| Derrick Steagall | 112 | 112 | ||||
| Joe Hamilton | 82 | 82 | ||||
| Charles Wiley | 48 | 48 | ||||
| Ed Wilder | 5 | 41 | 46 | |||
| Harvey Middleton | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Conrad Daniels | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Dez White | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Mike Lillie | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 84 | 353 | 163 | 11 | 0 | 611 |
| Nate Terry | 163 | 11 | 174 | |||
| Amos Zereoue | 84 | 55 | 139 | |||
| Jerry Porter | 124 | 124 | ||||
| Shawn Foreman | 110 | 110 | ||||
| Pat Greene | 51 | 51 | ||||
| Khori Ivy | 13 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 28 | 24 |
| Rushing | 10 | 5 |
| Passing | 15 | 15 |
| Penalty | 3 | 4 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 210 | 56 |
| Rushing Attempts | 53 | 22 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 237 | 104 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 48 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 274 | 353 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-36-0 | 25-40-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 484 | 409 |
| Total Offense Plays | 89 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-86 | 9-75 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-168 | 3-130 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.0 | 43.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0- | 2-11-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-82-0 | 6-163-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.4 | 27.2 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 35:02 | 24:58 |
| Third Down Conversions | 13 of 21 | 8 of 13 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 2 of 2 | 0 of 1 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-29 | 2-8 |
Georgia Tech
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 49 | 12 | 61 | 3.0 | 29 | 10.0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jason Bostic | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Rogers | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Caldwell | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Brian Wilkins | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Delaunta Cameron | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Tarplin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Travares Tillman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dez White | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Justin Robertson | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Rodney Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Alex Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| DeShaun Simmons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | ||||||||
| Patrick Bradford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | ||||||||
| Derrick Shepard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dan Witherspoon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | ||||||||
| Jon Muyres | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kofi Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chris Edwards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 73 | 20 | 93 | 2.0 | 8 | 11.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 50 | Steve Lippe | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 35 | David Lightcap | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Gary Stills | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||
| 52 | John Hadley | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 33 | Barrett Green | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 44 | Jason Williams | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 78 | Henry Slay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.0 | 7 | 2.0 | 9 | |||||||
| 96 | John Thornton | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 | Nate Terry | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Kerry Siverand | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Bob Baum | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jerry Porter | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Chris Edmonds | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Boo Sensabaugh | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Jamie Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 38 | K.C. Schiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Perlo Bastien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Charles Fisher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 76 | John Conte | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Ryan Brady | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 82 | Anthony Becht | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Gary Thompkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 98 | Kevin Landolt | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Charlton Forbes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:05 | GT - Ed Wilder 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Brad Chambers Good), 15-80 5:55 | 7-0 |
| 1 | 6:26 | WVU - Amos Zereoue 14 yd rush TD (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 6-61 2:39 | 7-7 |
| 1 | 2:58 | GT - Joe Hamilton 30 yd rush TD (Kick by Brad Chambers Good), 7-76 3:28 | 14-7 |
| 2 | 10:11 | GT - Mike Lillie 3 yd TD pass from Joe Hamilton (Kick by Brad Chambers Good), 12-94 4:40 | 21-7 |
| 2 | 4:45 | WVU - Jerry Porter 21 yd TD pass from Marc Bulger (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 7-51 1:53 | 21-14 |
| 2 | 0:27 | GT - Joe Hamilton 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Brad Chambers Good), 11-74 4:18 | 28-14 |
| 3 | 9:26 | WVU - Amos Zereoue 19 yd rush TD (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 7-65 2:40 | 28-21 |
| 3 | 0:42 | WVU - Jay Taylor 21 yd FG, 15-92 5:13 | 28-24 |
| 4 | 4:44 | GT - Charles Wiley 5 yd rush TD (Kick by Brad Chambers Good), 7-65 2:19 | 35-24 |
| 4 | 3:49 | WVU - Jerry Porter 74 yd TD pass from Marc Bulger (Pass by Marc Bulger Fail), 2-77 0:55 | 35-30 |
Attendance: 28,262
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
Start Time: 7:30pm
Officials: Andy Panucci (Back Judge), Rodney Shows (Field Judge), Lea Rutter (Head Linesman), Jerry Bergman (Line Judge), Gil Gelbke (Referee), Vernon Lee (Side Judge), Nels Strickland (Umpire)
Temperature: 64 • Wind: W 12-15mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Georgia Tech
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Mike Lillie |
| LT | Ken Celaj |
| LG | Jason Burks |
| C | Craig Page |
| RG | Brent Key |
| RT | Jon Carman |
| FL | Derrick Steagall |
| SE | Harvey Middleton |
| QB | Joe Hamilton |
| TB | Charles Wiley |
| FB | Ed Wilder |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Chad Wable |
| LT | Solomon Page |
| LG | Randy Dunnigan |
| C | Eric de Groh |
| RG | Bryan Pukenas |
| RT | Sam Austin |
| SE | Pat Greene |
| FL | Shawn Foreman |
| QB | Marc Bulger |
| TB | Amos Zereoue |
| FB | Leroy White |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Keith Brooking |
| CB | Jerry Caldwell |
| CB | Kofi Smith |
| ILB | Ron Rogers |
| OLB | Delaunta Cameron |
| DE | Ralph Hughes |
| FS | Jon Muyres |
| SS | Travares Tillman |
| DE | Jesse Tarplin |
| DT | Derrick Shepard |
| NG | Dan Witherspoon |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Nate Terry |
| CB | Charles Fisher |
| LB | Ryan Brady |
| MLB | John Hadley |
| WLB | Steve Lippe |
| SS | Barrett Green |
| FS | David Lightcap |
| SLB | Jamie Sweeney |
| DE | Kevin Landolt |
| DT | Henry Slay |
| NT | John Thornton |
Jason Bostic, Conrad Daniels, Charlie Rogers, Chris Edwards, Rodney Williams, Alex Thompson, DeShaun Simmons, Patrick Bradford, Dez White, Justin Robertson, Brian Wilkins, Brad Chambers
2-Jerry Porter, 3-Perlo Bastien, 7-Bryan Baumann, 8-Khori Ivy, 11-Gary Thompkins, 19-Boo Sensabaugh, 27-Kerry Siverand, 38-K.C. Schiller, 41-Chris Edmonds, 44-Jason Williams, 45-Bob Baum, 47-Jay Taylor, 54-Charlton Forbes, 55-Gary Stills, 76-John Conte, 82-Anthony Becht