Georgia Tech 28, Miami 17
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 4, 2014
Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
60°
Head Official:
Gary Patterson
Attendance:
52221
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Georgia Tech 28, Miami (Fla.) 17:
Zach Laskey rushed for 133 yards to lead the unbeaten Yellow Jackets
to a home win over the Hurricanes.
Justin Thomas was 4-of-7 for 53
yards for Georgia Tech (5-0, 2-0 ACC), whose four touchdowns came on the ground from four different players. Tony Zenon made two catches for 39 yards and scored a rushing TD for the
Yellow Jackets.
Duke Johnson carried 14 times for
100 yards and a score for Miami (3-3, 1-2), which was 1-for-5 on
third-down conversions. Brad Kaaya was 16-of-25 for 245 yards and a
touchdown but also threw a pair of interceptions.
The Hurricanes got on the board
first, ending its opening drive with Kaaya's 21-yard touchdown pass
to Braxton Berrios, but the Yellow Jackets took their first drive 62
yards on eight plays, capping it with Thomas' 1-yard scoring run.
Johnson put Miami back on top on the last play of the first quarter,
finishing a three-play, 92-yard drive with a 24-yard scoring
scamper, but Zenon's 6-yard TD run early in the second
tied the game going to halftime.
B.J. Bostic's 2-yard run midway
through the third put Georgia Tech up 21-14, but the Hurricanes
cut the deficit to three points on Michael Badgley's 27-yard field goal
late in the period. Deon Hill's 8-yard touchdown run early in the
fourth provided the final margin.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The victory
snapped Georgia Tech's losing streak to the Hurricanes at five games.
… The Yellow Jackets dominated the time of possession, 40:45-19:15. … Kaaya has thrown for at least 200 yards in four straight
games.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Miami |
|
Georgia Tech |
Duke Johnson
|
Player |
Zach Laskey
|
14 |
Attempts |
29 |
100 |
Yards |
133 |
7.1 |
Avg Yards |
4.6 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Miami
|
352 |
107 |
245 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Georgia Tech
|
371 |
318 |
53 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |