Virginia Tech 23, Georgia Tech 21
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 12, 2015
Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
58°
Head Official:
Riley Johnson
Attendance:
48522
By The Sports Xchange
Running back Travon McMillian had a big night, helping Virginia Tech erase an early two-touchdown deficit and beat Georgia Tech 23-21 Thursday in Atlanta.
The Hokies recovered a Georgia Tech fumble in Yellow Jackets territory and subsequently took their first lead, 23-21, on McMillian's 4-yard run with seven minutes to play. McMillian finished with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.
Virginia Tech botched the extra point on McMillian's fourth-quarter touchdown run, leaving the margin at two points.
Georgia Tech then marched into Hokies territory with less than a minute to play but wound up turning over the ball on downs.
The Yellow Jackets got off to a fast start. A long pass from quarterback Justin Thomas to wide receiver Ricky Jeune set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Marcus Allen for a 7-0 lead two minutes into the game.
Georgia Tech extended the margin to 14-0 on running back Clinton Lynch's 4-yard touchdown run at the end of the first quarter.
McMillan scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter, and Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Brewer hooked up with wide receiver Isaiah Ford on a 17-yard touchdown pass to send the game to halftime tied 14-14.
Georgia Tech (3-7, 1-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) regained the lead early in the third quarter on Brant Mitchell's 32-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Virginia Tech got a 29-yard field goal from kicker Joey Slye in the middle of the third period to slice the deficit to 21-17.
After dropping four of five and having coach Frank Beamer announce this is his last season, the Hokies (5-5, 3-3 ACC) have won two straight. They host No. 23 North Carolina next week.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Virginia Tech |
|
Georgia Tech |
Cam Phillips
|
Player |
Ricky Jeune
|
6 |
Receptions |
1 |
95 |
Yards |
58 |
15.8 |
Avg Yards |
58.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Virginia Tech
|
343 |
165 |
178 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
Georgia Tech
|
258 |
161 |
97 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |