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January 1st, 2010 12:05 am EST
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Event – 2010 Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
Time & Date – 8 pm, Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Venue – Land Shark Stadium, Miami, Florida
It’s one of five gigantic battles in the Bowl Championship Series, and the 76th Orange Bowl has honored the Yellow Jackets and the Hawkeyes with invites.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is excited to make its sixth Orange Bowl appearance. The Yellow Jackets have won three and lost two, most recently losing 27-12 to the Florida Gators in 1967.
The University of Iowa is happy to return to the Orange Bowl after an unsuccessful debut. The Hawkeyes played against the USC Trojans in 2003, but lost 38-17.
With a history dating back to 1892, Georgia Tech earned its 3rd division title this year, its 16th conference title also this year, and its 3rd national title in 1990. The Yellow Jackets have a 22-15 bowl games record and an all-time winning percentage of .597.
With a history dating back to 1889, Iowa earned its 13th conference title in 2004 and its 1st national title in 1921. The Hawkeyes have a 12-10-1 bowl games record and an all-time winning percentage of .530.
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Here’s a look at how Georgia Tech and Iowa did in the regular season.
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS
The Yellow Jackets finished 1st in the Coastal Division and 1st in the Atlantic Coast Conference with an Associated Press ranking of #9 and an 11-2 (7-1 ACC) record. The offense brought in 57 touchdowns and averaged 442.7 yards per game, while the defense allowed only 37 touchdowns and an average of 357 yards per game. Quarterback Josh Nesbitt completed 73 of 153 passes for a 47.7 percent completion rate, running back Jonathan Dwyer led in rushing with 1,346 yards, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas reached the top of receiving with 1,154 yards, and safety Morgan Burnett was king with 4 interceptions in total.
IOWA HAWKEYES
The Hawkeyes finished 2nd in the Big Ten Conference with an Associated Press ranking of #10 and a 10-2 (6-2 Big Ten) record. The offense brought in 29 touchdowns and averaged 330.8 yards per game, while the defense allowed only 17 touchdowns and an average of 286.7 yards per game. Quarterback Ricky Stanzi completed 154 of 275 passes for a 56.0 percent completion rate, running back Adam Robinson led in rushing with 775 yards, wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos reached the top of receiving with 687 yards, and defensive back Tyler Sash was king with 6 interceptions in total.
Will Georgia Tech add a win to its 3-2 Orange Bowl record, or will Iowa leave its loss behind and win the second time around?
Last year the Yellow Jackets finished tied for 1st in their division with an Associated Press ranking of #22 and a 9-4 (5-3 ACC) record. Georgia Tech faced the LSU Tigers in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, but was defeated 38-3.
The Hawkeyes finished 2008 tied for 4th in their conference with an Associated Press ranking of #20 and a 9-4 (5-3 Big Ten) record. Iowa faced the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Outback Bowl, and won 31-10.
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Sources: http://sports.yahoo.com/, http://wikipedia.org/, http://espn.go.com/, http://ncaafootball.com/, and http://www.nationalchamps.net/.

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