A look at Saturday's Connecticut-Georgia Tech game
By The Associated Press
Posted 4:20AM on Friday, November 12, 2004
<p>Site _ Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000), Atlanta.</p><p>Kickoff _ 1 p.m. EST.</p><p>TV _ None.</p><p>Records _ Connecticut (5-3 overall, 2-3 Big East); Georgia Tech (5-3, 4-3 ACC).</p><p>Coaches _ Connecticut, Randy Edsall (29-36 career and at school); Georgia Tech, Chan Gailey (43-26 career, 19-15 at school).</p><p>Last Meeting _ Georgia Tech won 31-14 on Sept. 7, 2002, in Storrs, Conn.</p><p>Series _ Georgia Tech leads 1-0.</p><p>Key Players _ Connecticut, QB Dan Orlovsky (295 yards passing per game, 17 touchdowns, 12 interceptions), RB Cornell Brockington (894 yards, seven touchdowns), WR Keron Henry (42 receptions, five touchdowns), LB Alfred Fincher (Big East's leading tackler), CB Justin Perkins (two interceptions returned for touchdowns). Georgia Tech, RB Rashaun Grant (rushed for 122 yards last week and gets start with injuries to P.J. Daniels and Chris Woods), WR Calvin Johnson (30 catches, tied for ACC lead with six touchdowns), CB Reuben Houston (two interceptions in crucial win over N.C. State), LB Gerris Wilkinson (10.2 tackles per game), PK Travis Bell (semifinalist for Lou Groza Award as nation's top kicker).</p><p>Extra Points _ Both teams can become bowl eligible with a win. ... Georgia Tech has been to a bowl seven years in a row. ... The Huskies went 9-3 last season as an independent but didn't receive a bowl invitation. ... Daniels will miss his second straight game after undergoing minor knee surgery, and second-stringer Woods is out with a hamstring injury. ... Edsall was Georgia Tech's defensive coordinator in 1998, when the Yellow Jackets went 10-2 and claimed a share of the ACC championship. ... UConn is 2-2 against ACC schools since moving to Division I-A. ... The Huskies are 7-0 in November since 2001. ... Georgia Tech safety James Butler was named a semifinalist for Jim Thorpe Award as country's best defensive back.</p>