Postgame Notes
Team Notes
· Georgia Tech recovered a fumble on its own 26 yard line with 26 seconds to go in the game, then drove 74 yards in four plays, capped by a 44-yard touchdown pass from r-So. QB Haynes King to Jr. WR Christian Leary with one second left to lift the Yellow Jackets to a heart-stopping 23-20 win over No. 17 Miami (Fla.).
· With the win, Georgia Tech evened its record at 3-3 overall on the season and moved to 2-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
· Miami lost for the first time this season to fall to 4-1 overall and 0-1 in ACC play.
· The win was Georgia Tech’s third-straight road victory over a nationally ranked ACC opponent (prev.: 26-21 at Pitt on Oct. 1, 2022 and 21-17 at No. 13/11 North Carolina on Nov. 19, 2022).
· Georgia Tech won for the second time in its last three games at Miami. Prior to its 28-21 overtime win over the Hurricanes on Oct. Oct. 19, 2019, Georgia Tech had been 0-5 all-time vs. Miami at Hard Rock Stadium.
· Georgia Tech evened its all-time record vs. Miami at 14-14, but beat the Hurricanes for just fourth time in the last 14 meetings.
· Miami’s 20 points were its fewest of the season (prev.: 38 vs. Miami (Ohio) – Sept. 1).
· Georgia Tech held Miami to three points in the first half. The Hurricanes came into the game averaging 23.8 first-half points per game.
· Georgia Tech is the first Miami opponent to hold the Hurricanes scoreless in the first quarter of a game this season.
· Miami’s 453 yards of total offense were its second-lowest total of the season (season low: 451 vs. Texas A&M – Sept. 9).
Individual Notes
· Leary’s touchdown reception was his second at Georgia Tech (prev.: 11 yards vs. Bowling Green last Saturday) and the third of his collegiate career (he also caught an 11-yard touchdown pass as a true freshman for Alabama vs. Arkansas on Nov. 20, 2021).
· r-Sr. LB Paul Moala forced the fumble that was recovered by DL Kyle Kennard with 26 seconds remaining in the game. The forced fumble was Moala’s first as a Yellow Jacket and the third of his collegiate career (he had one for Idaho in 2022 and one for Notre Dame in 2019).
· r-Jr. WR Dominick Blaylock’s 34-yard reception in the third quarter was his longest as a Yellow Jacket (prev.: 23 vs. South Carolina State – Sept. 9).
· Jr. DB LaMiles Brooks’ interception in the second quarter was his first of the season and fourth of his career.
· r-So. DB Ahmari Harvey’s interception in the third quarter was the first of his career (14th career game).
· r-Sr. DB Jaylon King’s interception in the fourth quarter was his team-leading third of the season and fifth of his career.
· King’s 66-yard interception return was the longest by a Yellow Jacket since current Dallas Cowboy Juanyeh Thomas’ 95-yard INT return at Louisville on Oct. 5, 2018.
· r-Jr. DB K.J. Wallace’s forced fumble on the final play of the game (which was recovered by r-Sr. DB Myles Sims to seal the victory) was his second forced fumble of the season and his career (prev.: at Wake Forest – Sept. 23).
