Georgia Tech celebrated its annual homecoming this week, but the Yellow Jackets entered Saturday’s game as huge 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 a strong running game by the Yellow Jackets helped them to a 28-23 victory, providing a boost to Saturday’s homecoming festivities. King ran for 93 yards for a touchdown and threw for a score.
Fans and students flooded the field at Bobby Dodd Stadium moments after the game clock struck zero, knocking down both goalposts along the way.
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Students storm the field and try to grab a goal after the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets’ 28-23 victory over the Miami Hurricanes at Bobby Dodd Stadium Nov. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
The Hurricanes went to Atlanta with an unblemished record, but the loss dropped them to 9-1. The victory ensured the Yellow Jackets their first win over a top five team in 15 years.
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Georgia Tech racked up 347 passing yards and three touchdown passes with Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward. Miami failed to record the program’s first 10-0 start since 2017. Georgia Tech is now eligible to bowl and snap a two-game losing streak.
Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (10) runs back during the first half of the game against Miami on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
King, a dual-threat quarterback, has been sidelined for the past few games by the Yellow Jackets as he rehabs a sprained right shoulder.
Miami’s unbeaten run through its first nine games included three second-half comebacks. Miami beat Duke 53-31 last week after the Blue Devils took a 28-17 lead in the third quarter. Against Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes only led 10-7 and trailed the other way after the Yellow Jackets went up 14-10 in the second quarter.
Ward responded with a record-setting 74-yard pass to Elijah Arroyo. It was the school’s 30th passing touchdown of the season. Ward was tied with Steve Walsh, who threw 29 passes in 1988.
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) runs against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the second quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta Nov. 9, 2024. (Brett Davis/Imagn Photos)
Haynes left the game following a hit by safety Jaden Harris on the Yellow Jackets’ next possession and did not return.
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The Hurricanes will likely drop in the next AP top-25 and College Football Playoff rankings. The loss also dropped Miami out of first place and SMU at the top of the ACC.
Miami will return to South Florida to 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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