2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Gasparilla Bowl champion
Gasparilla Bowl, W 30–17 vs. UCF
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Brent Key (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Weinke (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Sherrer (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Florida State y$	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 19 Louisville y	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 21 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	6
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	6
North Carolina	4	–	4	8	–	5
No. 20 Clemson	4	–	4	9	–	4
Duke	4	–	4	8	–	5
Miami (FL)	3	–	5	7	–	6
Boston College	3	–	5	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	6	–	7
Virginia	2	–	6	3	–	9
Pittsburgh	2	–	6	3	–	9
Wake Forest	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by Brent Key in his first full year as Georgia Tech's head coach. They played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

The season is notable for upsets of North Carolina and Miami, both of which were ranked 17th at the time of the game. In a back-and-forth shootout, Georgia Tech scored 22 points in the final 13 minutes to defeat the Tarheels 46-42. The North Carolina game was ranked as one of the 25 best games of the season by ESPN's Bill Connelly.^[1]

The Miami game was marked by Miami's decision to run the ball instead of taking a knee in the final 40 seconds, leading to a fumble recovered by Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech went on to drive 74 yards in four plays, and score a touchdown with 2 seconds on the clock to upset the previously undefeated Hurricanes.

Georgia Tech would finish fourth in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets ended the season with a win over UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl, their first bowl game and first winning record since 2018.

Offseason

NFL Draft

One Yellow Jacket was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Keion White	DE	New England Patriots	2	46

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Demetrius Knight	LB	Charlotte
Jude Kelley	K	Chattanooga
Ryan King	WR	East Carolina
RJ Adams	OL	Lackawanna College
Taisun Phommachanh	QB	UMass
Derrik Allen	S	North Carolina
Paula Vaipulu	OL	North Texas
Nate McCollum	WR	North Carolina
Dylan McDuffie	RB	Kansas
Jeff Sims	QB	Nebraska
Kalani Norris	WR	Middle Tennessee
Zamari Walton	CB	Ole Miss
Jeremiah Smith	S	Unknown
Kenny Bennett	CB	Unknown
Jalen Huff	CB	Florida Atlantic
Grey Carroll	DE	Liberty
Ben Postma	TE	Unknown
Antonio Martin	RB	Unknown
Khatavian Franks	LB	Duquesne
K.J. Miles	DE	Temple
Akelo Stone	DL	Ole Miss

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Christian Leary	WR	Alabama
Jordan Brown	OL	Charlotte
Etinosa Reuben	DL	Clemson
Abdul Janneh	WR	Duquesne
Brett Seither	TE	Georgia
Dominick Blaylock	WR	Georgia
Paul Moala	LB	Idaho
Omar Daniels	S	Kansas State
Trevion Cooley	RB	Louisville
Braelen Oliver	LB	Minnesota
Justin Brown	S	Mississippi State
Austin Dean	LB	Rutgers
Andre White Jr.	LB	Texas A&M
Chase Lane	WR	Texas A&M
Haynes King	QB	Texas A&M
Jackson Long	TE	South Florida
Eddie Kelly	DL	South Florida

^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Georgia Tech and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.^[4]^[5] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Georgia Tech with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Yellow Jackets three set conference opponents for the next four years are: Clemson, Louisville, and Wake Forest.^[6]^[7] As such, this is the first season since 1932 that the Yellow Jackets didn't play rival Duke.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	vs. Louisville	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Aflac Kickoff)	ESPN	L 34–39	36,101
September 9	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina State*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 48–13	31,452
September 16	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 23–48	64,150
September 23	6:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	The CW	W 30–16	32,528
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	L 27–38	30,097
October 7	8:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	W 23–20	58,045
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	L 23–38	35,656
October 28	8:00 p.m.	No. 17 North Carolina	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 46–42	35,945
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	The CW	W 45–17	42,606
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–42	81,426
November 18	8:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 31–22	33,332
November 25	7:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 23–31	51,447
December 22	6:30 p.m.	vs. UCF*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–17	30,281
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Louisville

Louisville Cardinals (0-0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-0) - Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	10	16	39
Yellow Jackets	0	28	0	6	34

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 1
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Indoors
Game attendance: 36,101
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Pregame line: Louisville –7 • O/U: 49.5

Game information

First quarter

12:13 LOU - Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal - 3-0 Louisville, Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:30
0:21 LOU - Brock Travelstead 30-yard field goal - 6-0 Louisville, Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:26

Second quarter

11:50 GT - Brett Seither 2-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) - 7-6 Georgia Tech, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31
9:03 GT - Trey Cooley 1-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) - 14-6 Georgia Tech, Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:43
5:42 LOU - Kevin Coleman Jr. 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) - 14-13 Georgia Tech, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21
3:17 GT - Trey Cooley 23-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) - 21-13 Georgia Tech, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
0:42 GT - Chase Lane 48-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) - 28-13 Georgia Tech, Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:12

Third quarter

8:19 LOU - Brock Travelstead 22-yard field goal - 28-16 Georgia Tech, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:34
4:41 LOU - Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) - 28-23 Georgia Tech, Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:49

Fourth quarter

8:08 LOU - Jamari Thrash 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Jack Plummer two-point pass incomplete) - 29-28 Louisville, Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:58
3:41 LOU - Jawhar Jordan 74-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) - 36-28 Louisville, Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12
2:37 LOU - Brock Travelstead 38-yard field goal - 39-28 Louisville, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22
1:07 GT - Eric Singleton Jr. 5-yard pass from Haynes King (Haynes King two-point pass incomplete) - 39-34 Louisville, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30

Statistics	Louisville	Georgia Tech
First downs	21	23
Plays–yards	65–474	70-488
Rushes–yards	34–227	38–175
Passing yards	247	313
Passing: comp–att–int	18–31–1	19–32–1
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Jack Plummer	18/31, 247 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jawhar Jordan	7 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jamari Thrash	7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	19/32, 313 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Haynes King	10 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Malik Rutherford	5 receptions, 85 yards

South Carolina State

at No. 17 Ole Miss

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	3	7	13	23
No. 17 Rebels	10	0	14	24	48

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: clear skies • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 64,150
Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
TV announcers (SECN):
Tom Hart (play-by-play)
Jordan Rodgers (analyst)
Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Pregame line: Ole Miss –17 • O/U: 61.5

Game information

First Quarter

(12:38) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 47 Yd Field Goal
Ole Miss 3–0; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:17
(3:02) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
Ole Miss 10–0; 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:15

Second Quarter

(1:09) Georgia Tech – Aidan Birr 22 Yd Field Goal
Ole Miss 10–3; 17 plays, 90 yards, 8:26

Third Quarter

(9:45) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 21 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
Ole Miss 17–3; 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:19
(6:00) Ole Miss – Jaxson Dart 6 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
Ole Miss 24–3; 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38
(2:07) Georgia Tech – Haynes King 1 Yd Run (Aidan Birr Kick)
Ole Miss 24–10; 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:47

Fourth Quarter

(10:31) Georgia Tech – Eric Singleton Jr. 15 Yd pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr Kick)
Ole Miss 24–17; 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:23
(7:45) Ole Miss – Caden Davis 45 Yd Field Goal
Ole Miss 27–17; 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:46
(5:59) Ole Miss – Jordan Watkins 68 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)
Ole Miss 34–17; 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:41
(3:40) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
Ole Miss 41–17; 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:41
(1:34) Georgia Tech – Avery Boyd 14 Yd pass from Haynes King (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Ole Miss 41–23; 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:06
(0:49) Ole Miss – Matt Jones 36 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
Ole Miss 48–23; 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:44

Statistics	Georgia Tech	Ole Miss
First downs	26	19
Total yards	474	550
Passing yards	307	251
Rushes/yards	47/167	37/299
Penalties/yards	0/0	5/40
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	39:17	20:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	28/41, 307 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jamal Haynes	19 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Eric Singleton Jr.	5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
Ole Miss	Passing	Jaxson Dart	10/18, 251 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jaxson Dart	14 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Watkins	4 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

at Wake Forest

Bowling Green

Game Five – Bowling Green Falcons (1–3) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bowling Green	7	10	21	0	38
Georgia Tech	14	0	6	7	27

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 30,097
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich & Marilyn Payne

Game information

First quarter

(14:43) GT – Eric Singleton Jr. 53-yard pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr kick) (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, :08; Georgia Tech 7-0)
(09:40) GT – Christian Leary 11-yard pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:55; Georgia Tech 14-0)
(04:16) BGSU – Camden Orth 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24; Georgia Tech 14-7)

Second quarter

(08:27) BGSU – Alan Anaya 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:29; Georgia Tech 14-10)
(02:37) BGSU – Finn Hogan 14-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:42; Bowling Green 17-14)

Third quarter

(11:33) BGSU – Connor Bazelak 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Bowling Green 24-14)
(03:13) BGSU – Terion Stewart 6-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:06; Bowling Green 31-14)
(02:28) BGSU – Deshawn Jones Jr. 45-yard interception return (Alan Anaya kick) (Bowling Green 38-14)
(00:25) GT – Malik Rutherford 15-yard pass from Haynes King (King pass failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 1:58; Bowling Green 38-20)

Fourth quarter

(01:35) GT – Abdul Janneh 16-yard pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:26; Bowling Green 38-27)

Statistics	Bowling Green	Georgia Tech
First downs	26	27
Plays–yards	438	417
Rushes–yards	45–175	32–69
Passing yards	263	348
Passing: comp–att–int	21–33–0	23–37–2
Time of possession	42:45	17:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing	Connor Bazelak	21/32, 263 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Terion Stewart	26 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Finn Hogan	6 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	23/37, 348 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS
	Rushing	Haynes King	10 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Dominick Blaylock	7 receptions, 131 yards

at No. 17 Miami (FL)

Game Six – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–3) at No. 17 Miami Hurricanes (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	0	0	14	9	23
No. 17 Miami (FL)	0	3	7	10	20

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play) and Tim Hasselbeck (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

(0:00) MIA – Andres Borregales 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 1:22; Miami 3–0)

Third quarter

(6:37) MIA – Riley Williams 22-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:59; Miami 10–0)
(3:19) GT – Haynes King 6-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; Miami 10–7)
(1:09) GT – Jamal Haynes 4-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:26; Georgia Tech 14–10)

Fourth quarter

(12:11) GT – Aidan Birr 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:03; Georgia Tech 17–10)
(10:15) MIA – Colbie Young 60-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Tied 17–17)
(6:23) MIA – Andres Borregales 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:59; Miami 20–17)
(0:01) GT – Christian Leary 44-yard pass from Haynes King, two–point conversion failed (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:25; Georgia Tech 23–20)

Statistics	GT	MIA
First downs	12	23
Plays–yards	53–250	82–454
Rushes–yards	27–99	46–166
Passing yards	151	288
Passing: comp–att–int	12–26–2	24–36–3
Time of possession	24:34	35:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	12/26, 151 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Haynes King	10 carries, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Christian Leary	1 reception, 44 yards, TD
Miami	Passing	Tyler Van Dyke	24/36, 288 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Donald Chaney Jr.	23 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Restrepo	11 receptions, 139 yards

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Boston College

No. 17 North Carolina

at Virginia

at Clemson (rivalry)

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers − Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	7	0	0	14	21
Clemson	0	21	7	14	42

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Date: November 11, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NE @ 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 81,426
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Sources:^[9]^[10]

Game information

First quarter

(6:36) Georgia Tech – Haynes King 4 yard rush, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:12; Georgia Tech 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:45) Clemson – Beaux Collins 5 yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Johnathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:51; Tied 7–7)
(7:17) Clemson – Tyler Brown 3 yard pass from Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:12; Clemson 14–7)
(1:09) Clemson – Will Shipley 32 yard rush, Weitz kick, (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:10; Clemson 21–7)

Third quarter

(7:05) Clemson – Jake Briningstool 5 yard pass from Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:33; Clemson 28–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:22) Clemson – Josh Sapp 13 yard pass from Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 0:33; Clemson 35–7)
(12:46) Clemson – Shelton Lewis 46 yard interception return, Weitz kick, (Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 1:36; Clemson 42–7)
(10:11) Georgia Tech – Donte Smith 32 yard pass from King, Birr kick, (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Clemson 42–12)
(1:49) Georgia Tech – Dylan Leonard 4 yard pass from King, Birr kick, (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 4:12; Clemson 42–21)

Top passers

CLEM – Cade Klubnik: 23–34, 205 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
GT – Haynes King: 13–31, 129 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs

Top rushers

CLEM – Phil Mafah: 17 rushes, 96 yards
GT – Jamal Haynes: 15 rushes, 104 yards

Top Receiving

CLEM – Beaux Collins: 5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
GT – Donte Smith: 2 receptions 30 yards, 1 TD

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	0	13	6	22
Yellow Jackets	7	10	7	7	31

No. 1 Georgia (rivalry)

Game Twelve– Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	7	14	10	0	31
Georgia Tech	10	3	0	10	23

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 51,447
TV: ABC

Game information

First quarter

(11:35) Haynes King 9-yard Run (Aidan Birr Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:07; Georgia Tech 7-0)
(7:23) Dominic Lovett 29-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:09; Tied 7-7)
(0:35) Aidan Birr 25-yard Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:48; Georgia Tech 10-7)

Second Quarter

(12:40) Kendall Milton 3-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Georgia 14-10)
(6:06) Aidan Birr 45-yard Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:34; Georgia 14-13)
(1:13) Daijun Edwards 3-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:46; Georgia 21-13)

Third Quarter

(5:15) Peyton Woodring 39-yardd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:45; Georgia 24-13)
(0:31) Kendall Milton 4-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:25; Georgia 31-13)

Fourth Quarter

(12:13) Aidan Birr 40-yard Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:18; Georgia 31-16)
(3:46) Haynes King 5-yard Run (Aidan Birr Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:38; Georgia 31-23)

Statistics	UGA	GT
First downs	24	22
Total yards	437	363
Rushing yards	262	205
Passing yards	175	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13-20	11-21
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Carson Beck	13/20, 175 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kendall Milton	18 carries, 156 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dominic Lovett	5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	11/20, 158 yards
	Rushing	Jamal Haynes	15 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Eric Singleton, Jr.	4 receptions, 96 yards

vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

2023 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	0	17	3	10	30
UCF	14	3	0	0	17

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NE
Game attendance: 30,281
Referee: Cravonne Barrett
TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

UCF: Javon Baker 23-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 13:37
UCF: Kobe Hudson 17-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 6:26

Second Quarter

GT: Aidan Birr 36-yard field goal, 14:17
UCF: Colton Boomer 27-yard field goal, 8:23
GT: Haynes King 5-yard touchdown run (Aidan Birr Kick), 4:23
GT: Malik Rutherford 41-yard touchdown pass from Haynes King (Aidan Birr Kick), 0:56

Third Quarter

GT: Aidan Birr 29-yard field goal, 12:07

Fourth Quarter

GT: Dontae Smith 1-yard touchdown run (Aidan Birr Kick), 13:37
GT: Aidan Birr 38-yard field goal, 4:52

Win Probability

GT 33.4%

Line

GT +4.5

Over/Under

64.5

Statistics	GT	UCF
First downs	21	19
Plays–yards	69–371	69–424
Rushes–yards	53–284	34–169
Passing yards	87	255
Passing: comp–att–int	7–13–1	17–33–1
Time of possession	33:30	26:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	7/13, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamal Haynes	18 carries, 128 yards
	Receiving	Malik Rutherford	2 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD
UCF	Passing	John Rhys Plumlee	16/29, 198 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	RJ Harvey	15 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Javon Baker	9 receptions, 173 yards, 1 TD

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v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Venues	Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904) Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902) Athletic Park Grounds (1894) The Flats (1905–1907, 1912) Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 Virginia game 2015 Florida State game 2023 Miami game
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold