GEORGIA 41, GEORGIA TECH 34 (2OT)
Gripping drama led to a most painful and familiar conclusion.
Georgia Tech lost to archrival Georgia for the fifth consecutive year and 12th in the past 13 years in a 41-34 double-overtime loss at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets surrendered a 20-0 first-half lead, tying an ignominious school record for the largest lead ever given up in a loss. Georgia (9-4) was the perpetrator on the first occasion, overcoming the same 20-0 deficit to beat the Jackets 29-28 in 1978.
Tech (7-5) scored 10 points in the final three quarters after racing to 17 in the first 15 minutes. Georgia, meanwhile, scored on five consecutive possessions as Tech’s defense gave way to quarterback Hutson Mason and running back Todd Gurley after a fiery start.
Lost in the cause was a standout effort by defensive end Jeremiah Attaochu, who tied Greg Gathers’ school record for career sacks with a four-sack performance.
On the final play of the game, a fourth-and-5 from the Georgia 6-yard line, quarterback Vad Lee fired a pass into the end zone for wide receiver Darren Waller that was deflected into the air by linebacker Ramik Wilson. Defensive back Damian Swann batted the ball down as A-back Robert Godhigh made an attempt.
About the Author
Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.
