NO. 12/11 NOTRE DAME (6-1) 31, GEORGIA TECH (5-3) 13
October 19, 2024 • Atlanta, Ga. (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
Postgame Notes
October 19, 2024 • Atlanta, Ga. (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
Postgame Notes
Team Notes
- Georgia Tech fell to 5-3 on the season, while No. 12/11 Notre Dame moved to 6-1.
- The defeat evened Georgia Tech’s record against nationally ranked opponents under head coach Brent Key at 5-5.
- Georgia Tech fell to 6-31-1 all-time against Notre Dame. The loss was Georgia Tech’s fourth-straight in the series.
- Georgia Tech’s 64 rushing yards were a season low (prev.: 98 at Louisville – Sept. 21). The Yellow Jackets, who had 616 rushing yards over their previous two games (245 vs. Duke, 371 at North Carolina), entered the game ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and No. 25 nationally in rushing offense (204.4 ypg).
- For the second-straight week, Georgia Tech was plagued by miscues on special teams. The Yellow Jackets did not convert on two field goal attempts (one bad snap, one block), allowing Notre Dame to convert a fourth-down-and-8 with 22 yards on a fake punt and a fourth-down-and-4 with 4 yards on a fake field goal.
- Georgia Tech was without arguably its top players on offense (QB Haynes King) and defense (LB Kyle Efford), who were both out of action due to injury. King had his streak of 20-consecutive starts snapped (he had started every game since he arrived at Georgia Tech in 2023) and Efford had streaks of 21-straight games played and 14-consecutive starts snapped.
Individual Notes
- Making the third start of his career (first since No. 12, 2022 vs. Miami), r-So. QB Zach Pyron had 314 yards of total offense (269 passing, 45 rushing). He was the Yellow Jackets’ leading passer and rusher.
- Pyron’s 269 passing yards marked a career-high (prev.: 253 at Virginia Tech – Nov. 5, 2022).
- r-Jr. WR Malik Rutherford (4 rec., 32 yds.) caught a pass for the 24th game in a row, which is tied for the 7th-most consecutive games with a reception in Georgia Tech history. It is Tech’s longest streak since Demaryius Thomas had a reception in 29-consecutive games from 2008-09.
- r-Sr. WR Abdul Janneh, Jr.’s 60-yard reception in the third quarter was his longest in two seasons at Georgia Tech (prev.: 33 at Wake Forest – Sept. 23, 2023). The 60 receiving yards were also his single-game high as a Yellow Jacket (prev.: 47 at Wake Forest – Sept. 23, 2023).
- Pyron’s 60-yard completion to Janneh was also his career long (prev.: 56 to Nate McCollum at Virginia Tech – Nov. 5, 2022).
- Sr. DL Zeek Biggers’ five tackles were a season high (prev.: 3 – 2X, most recently at North Carolina – last Saturday).
- Biggers’ two tackles for loss were a career high (prev.: 1.5 vs. Bowling Green – Sept. 30, 2023).
