Georgia Tech celebrated its annual homecoming this week, but the Yellow Jackets entered Saturday’s game as considerable underdogs against the fourth-ranked Miami Hurricanes.
Georgia Tech quarterbacks, Haynes King and Aaron Philo, finished the day with just 99 passing yards combined. But, the Yellow Jackets strong running game helped lift them to a shocking 28-23 victory, which certainly provided a boost for Saturday’s homecoming festivities. King ran for 93 yards with a touchdown and threw for a score.
Fans and students stormed the field at Bobby Dodd Stadium moments after the game clock struck zero, toppling down both field goal posts along the way.
The Hurricanes traveled to Atlanta with an unblemished record, but the loss dropped them to 9-1. The win secured the Yellow Jackets their first win over a top-five team in 15 years.
Georgia Tech overcame 347 passing yards and three touchdown passes by Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward. Miami failed to record the program’s first 10-0 start since 2017. Georgia Tech is now bowl-eligible and ended a two-game losing streak.
King, the dual-threat quarterback, was held out of the Yellow Jackets last couple of games as he recovered from a right shoulder injury.
Miami’s unbeaten run through its first nine games included three second-half comebacks. Miami beat Duke 53-31 last week only after the Blue Devils led 28-17 in the third quarter. Against Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes’ only lead was 10-7 and they trailed the rest of the way after the Yellow Jackets went up 14-10 in the second quarter.
Ward answered with a record-setting 74-yard scoring pass to Elijah Arroyo. It was Ward’s school-record 30th touchdown pass of the season. Ward had been tied with Steve Walsh, who threw 29 scoring passes in 1988.
Haynes left the game following a big hit from safety Jaden Harris on the Yellow Jackets’ next possession and didn’t return.
The Hurricanes will likely drop in the next AP top-25 and College Football Playoff rankings. The loss also dropped Miami out of a first-place tie with SMU atop the ACC standings.
Miami will return to South Florida where they will host Wake Forest in two weeks. Georgia Tech will also have a bye week, but will return to action against North Carolina State on Thursday, Nov. 21.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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