Georgia Tech celebrated its annual homecoming this week, but the Yellow Jackets entered Saturday's game as heavy underdogs against the No. 4 Miami Hurricanes.
Georgia Tech quarterbacks Haynes King and Aaron Philo finished the day with just 99 combined passing yards. However, the Yellow Jackets' strong running game helped propel them to a shocking 28-23 victory, giving them momentum into Saturday's homecoming festivities.
King ran 93 yards for a touchdown and threw for a score.
Shortly after game time reached zero, fans and students stormed the field at Bobby Dodd Stadium and knocked down both field goal posts.
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Students storm the field and attempt to steal the goal posts after the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' 28-23 victory over the Miami Hurricanes at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta on Nov. 9, 2024. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
The Hurricanes traveled to Atlanta with a clean record, but the loss dropped them to 9-1. The victory gave the Yellow Jackets their first win against a top-five team in 15 years.
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Georgia Tech overcame 347 passing yards and three touchdown passes by Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward, but Miami failed to post the program's first 10-0 start since 2017. Georgia Tech clinched a bowl berth and ended its losing streak at two.
Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King, 10, is ejected during the first half of a game against Miami on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
King, a two-way quarterback, had missed the Yellow Jackets' last few games as he recovered from a right shoulder injury.
Miami remained undefeated through its first nine games, including three second-half comebacks. Last week, Miami defeated Duke 53-31 after the Blue Devils led 28-17 in the third quarter. Against Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes' only lead was 10-7, and the Yellow Jackets trailed the rest of the way after taking a 14-10 lead in the second quarter.
Ward responded with a record-setting 74-yard scoring pass to Elijah Arroyo. This was Ward's 30th touchdown pass of the season, a school record. Ward was tied with Steve Walsh, who threw 29 touchdowns in 1988.
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) scrambles in the second quarter against the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta on November 9, 2024. put on. (Brett Davis/Imagine Images)
Haynes left the game after a big 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. With this loss, Miami fell from a tie for first place with SMU at the top of the ACC standings.
Miami returns to South Florida and hosts Wake Forest in two weeks. Georgia Tech also has a bye week and is scheduled to return to action against North Carolina State on Thursday, Nov. 21.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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